IND vs BAN: “Champion’s Approach shown…”, Sanjay Manjrekar’s statement in praise of captain Rohit Sharma
This is the legacy that Rohit Sharma will leave behind as captain – Sanjay Manjrekar Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo Source: Getty Images) The last match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is being played from September 27 at Green Park, Kanpur. The first three days of play were abandoned due to rain and a wet outfield. Team India again made this match exciting with its aggressive play on the fourth day. On the fourth day, Bangladesh team was reduced to 233 runs in the first innings. After this, Rohit Sharma and company were seen batting in T20 style in the first innings. India created history by scoring the fastest 50, 100, 200 and 250 runs in Test cricket. India declared the innings at 285/9 in 34.4 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (72), Shubman Gill (39), Virat Kohli (47) and KL Rahul (68) played explosive innings. Meanwhile, former Indian player and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar is praising the mentality of Indian captain Rohit Sharma on the fourth day. Manjrekar praised the Indian batting and called it the team’s champion approach. Sanjay Manjrekar said something special about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy Cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar while speaking on ESPNcricinfo said, This is the legacy that Rohit Sharma will leave behind as captain. He thinks so. A strong team, one of the top-2 teams in the world, showed a champion approach, realizing that a lot of time had been wasted. And he leads by example, just like he did in the 50-over World Cup. So, this is what Rohit Sharma will leave as his contribution to Indian cricket. He was happy to put his wicket at stake- Manjrekar Indian captain Rohit Sharma put the team above himself, he was ready to put his wicket at stake to score quick runs. Sanjay Manjrekar is very happy with Rohit Sharma’s approach. You just do something for the team and play to win. He does not face any problem in this process, like in the 50 over World Cup… he did not score a big century. Even here, he was happy to put his wicket on the line and suddenly we have a Test match that India can win. You have to appreciate Rohit Sharma for this.
‘He has shown some great skills in his short Test career’, Paul Collingwood praises Jamie Smith
Collingwood compared Smith to former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist Jamie Smith (Pic Source-X) England cricket team assistant coach Paul Collingwood has praised wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith, who performed brilliantly in the second innings of the third Test against Sri Lanka. Collingwood also compared Smith to former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. Paul Collingwood compared Smith’s performance to Gilchrist and said that having an explosive batsman like him in the middle order can have a big impact on the opposition team. “It’s exciting when he comes on. He’s definitely an entertainer. You go back to the days when Gilchrist used to come on for Australia. When someone has the ability to do something like that, it can cause trouble for the opposition. He has shown some great skills in his short Test career,” Collingwood was quoted as saying by Sportskeeda. Sri Lanka beat England in the third test Talking about the third match between England and Sri Lanka, it was played at Kennington Oval Stadium from 6 September. Where Sri Lanka defeated England by 8 wickets. However, before this match, England had won the series by defeating Sri Lanka in the first two matches. Let us tell you that on the third day, England’s team was reduced to just 156 runs in 34 overs. In this way, Sri Lanka got a target of 219 runs. In response, Sri Lanka won the match by scoring 219 runs in 40.3 overs. Pathum Nissanka batted brilliantly and played an unbeaten innings of 127 runs. During this innings, Nissanka hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. For England, wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith scored 67 runs in the second innings and helped the team reach a respectable score.
“Ravindra Jadeja has shown that he is a first class player”: Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch said on Jadeja – “Ravindra Jadeja is a versatile player, due to which he is very effective. Ravindra Jadeja (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Chennai Super Kings bowlers bowled brilliantly on Sunday and finally achieved victory against Punjab Kings. Chennai bowlers defended the score of 167 runs and Punjab team could score only 138 runs, on the basis of which Chennai won the match by 28 runs. With this win, Chennai gained 2 points and reached the third position in the points table. After 5 consecutive defeats against Punjab Kings in IPL, Chennai Super Kings finally got victory. IPL champion Chennai had defeated Punjab Kings in the IPL on 16 April 2021, after which it now managed to win in the year 2024. Ravindra Jadeja’s ball caught fire against Punjab Kings CSK bowlers did not allow even a single Punjab batsman to stay on the field for long. Despite Chennai’s three big bowlers being out of the team, CSK won on the strength of the bowling unit. Chasing the target of 168 runs, it seemed that Punjab would win easily, but Chennai gave its best performance. Tushar Deshpande shocked Punjab by taking two wickets in the second over from Chennai and from here the team started losing wickets. After this came the return of Ravindra Jadeja who quickly dismissed the Punjab batsmen. Jadeja took maximum 3 wickets for Chennai, and this match was like a revival match for Jaddu. This season was not that special for Jadeja but his performance in the important match for Punjab shows how versatile he is. Australian player Aaron Finch is very happy to see this performance of Jadeja. These are some of the things he said on their date. Speaking on Star Sports Cricket Live, Finch said on Jadeja- “Ravindra Jadeja is a versatile player, which is why he is very effective. He would like to take more and more wickets in the season ahead. He has been economical throughout the tournament, conceding less than eight runs per over. By taking three wickets today he showed that he is an excellent player. Taking three wickets for just 20 runs when Punjab Kings was chasing the target of 170 runs is fantastic. This shows why he is one of the best players in the world.”