DTVHINDIThis English batsman’s luck shone after being bought by RCB in the mega auction, he got the ECB central contract.
RCB bought this player for Rs 2.6 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Jacob Bethell (Image Credit- Twitter The fortunes of young English cricketer Jacob Bethell, who was recently bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2025 mega auction, have brightened. It has only been a few days since he made his Test cricket debut for England that the 21-year-old player has received a two-year central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). With this contract, Batal was now seen playing cricket in the English team with established players like Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. Also, let us tell you that in the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last month, RCB had bought the young player for Rs 2.6 crore. He can be seen opening with Virat Kohli in the upcoming season. This 21 year old young cricketer recently made his debut in Test cricket against New Zealand. So before this, he has also made ODI and T20 debut in the domestic white ball series against a strong team like Australia. According to Cricbuzz reports, apart from Jacob Batlle, the ECB has also extended the contracts of England’s bowling trio Joffra Archer, Matthew Potts and Brayden Curse till 2026. Cricketers who got central contract of ECB 2024-25 for two years: Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Mark Wood (Durham). for one year: Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jack Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ollie Stone (Nottinghamshire), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty shone in the first T20 against Bangladesh, Mayank Yadav also put pressure on Bangladesh batsmen.
For Team India, Arshdeep Singh took three wickets for 14 runs in 3.5 overs, while Varun Chakraborty took three wickets for 31 runs in four overs. Arshdeep Singh (Pic Source-X) Currently, the first match of the three-match T20 series between Team India and Bangladesh is being played in Gwalior. In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision has proved correct so far and Bangladesh was all out for 127 runs in 19.5 overs. Team India’s bowlers bowled brilliantly in the first match and completely destroyed Bangladesh’s batting lineup. In the first T20 match currently being played by Bangladesh, captain Nazmul Hasan Shanto scored 27 runs in 25 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six. Let us tell you that Bangladesh did not have such a good start in the first T20 and wicketkeeper batsman Liton Das was out after scoring four runs. Not only this, Parvez Hussain also returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs. Towhid Hridoy also failed to score big for Bangladesh and was out after scoring 12 runs. Experienced player Mahmudullah was out on a personal score of one run. Zakir Ali scored 8 runs. However, for Bangladesh, Mehdi Hasan Miraz batted brilliantly and made a valuable contribution of 35* runs with the help of 3 fours in 32 balls. Rishad Hussain scored 11 runs while Taskin Ahmed played an inning of 12 runs. For Team India, Arshdeep Singh took three wickets for 14 runs in 3.5 overs, while Varun Chakraborty took three wickets for 31 runs in four overs. Mayank Yadav also bowled well in his debut match and took one wicket for 21 runs in four overs. Apart from Mayank Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar also took one wicket each. Team India needs 128 runs to win the first T20. If Team India wants to win the first T20 against Bangladesh, then they will have to score 128 runs in 20 overs. The best thing for India is that their batsmen are in great form at the moment and they would definitely like to put pressure on the Bangladesh bowlers. The host bowlers have played their role very well and now the batsmen will also have to perform brilliantly. Now it remains to be seen how Team India achieves the target of 128 runs? Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders can retain these 6 players Bowler who took fastest 300 test wickets for India- IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians can retain these 6 players
Yashasvi Jaiswal shone with the bat in Harare, won the Player of the Match award with his explosive batting
India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the fourth T20 match Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic Source-X) The fourth T20 match was played between India and Zimbabwe at Harare Cricket Stadium, where Shubman Gill and company won by 10 wickets. With this, the visiting team has won the series by taking a 3-1 lead. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who batted explosively in the match, was chosen as the Player of the Match. Let us tell you that in the match, Team India won the toss and invited Zimbabwe to bat first. Openers Madhevere and Marumani batted strongly and added 63 runs for the first wicket. However, both were out after scoring 25 and 32 runs respectively. After this, no one could do anything special except captain Sikandar Raza. He played a quick innings of 46 runs in 28 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. Yashasvi Jaiswal played an incredible innings In this way, Zimbabwe’s team scored 152 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Khalil Ahmed took the maximum of 2 wickets from India’s side. In response, Indian team’s openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batted brilliantly while chasing the target. Both of them took the team to the target of 153 runs without losing any wicket. The most important contribution in this was of Yashasvi Jaiswal. He played an unbeaten innings of 93 runs in 53 balls, which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. However, he remained away from the century. Still, he was awarded the Player of the Match award for his incredible batting. Apart from this, Shubman Gill also played a captaincy innings and returned unbeaten by scoring 58 runs in 39 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. With this victory, India has taken a 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. The last and fifth match of the series will be played in Harare tomorrow on 14 July.
