DTVHINDIBGT 2024-25: “Strength is sometimes weakness…”, former cricketer gave great advice to Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli
The form of Rohit and Virat remains a matter of concern for the team before the upcoming Test series against Australia. Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Getty Images) Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had disappointing performances in the Test series against New Zealand, scoring 91 and 93 runs respectively in the series. The form of both the senior players remains a matter of concern for the team before the upcoming Test series against Australia. Meanwhile, former Indian opener K Srikkanth has advised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to spend some time at the crease before scoring runs. Virat will not face any problem with Australian pitches – K Srikanth K Srikanth believes that even though Virat has not played much big innings in the last few matches, he will not be troubled by the bounce provided by the Australian pitches. According to Times of India, K Srikanth said, “The best thing about Virat is his determination and hunger to achieve more. The bounce provided by Australian pitches is not something that should bother Virat. , The former player has asked Rohit Sharma to be more cautious. Recently, Rohit has had to struggle against fast bowlers. In the series against New Zealand, fast bowlers took his wicket four times out of 6. Srikanth also believes that Rohit’s signature pull shot can also become his weakness. The way he was in a hurry to mistime his favorite pull-shot. Even if you are an aggressive opening batsman, it is important to give yourself a little more time in the middle, especially in Australia. In Australia your strength can sometimes become your weakness. Rohit just needs to be a little careful.” India’s squad for BGT 2024-25- Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar IND vs AUS: Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Series Schedule First Test- 22-26 November, Perth, 7:50 am (Indian time) Second Test- 6-10 December, Adelaide, 9:30 am (Indian time) Third Test- 14-18 December, Brisbane, 9:30 am (Indian time) Fourth Test- 26-30 December, Melbourne, 5:00 am (Indian time) Fifth Test- 3-7 January, Sydney, 5:00 am (Indian time)
BGT 2024: Rituraj Gaikwad did not get a place in Team India, the former player gave a tough class to BCCI
Team India will play a 5-match Test series against Australia, starting from November 22 in Perth. Ruturaj Gaikwad (Pic Source-X) Former player Krishnamanchari Srikkanth is unhappy that brilliant batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has not been included in the Indian team for the T20 series against South Africa and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Let us tell you that Rituraj Gaikwad’s performance so far in international cricket for Team India has been excellent. Whenever he has been given a chance, the young player has won the hearts of all the fans by batting tremendously. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the third highest ranked Indian batsman in T20 rankings after Suryakumar Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal. However, despite this, he has neither been included in Team India for the T20 series against South Africa nor in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Krishnamanchari Srikanth shared a video on his official YouTube channel and said, ‘I am not able to understand at all about Rituraj. I feel bad for them. What will they do? If Ruturaj has scored a century then he should be included in the T20 team. The young batsman scored two first class centuries but did not get a chance. He has scored runs continuously but the team management is not giving him opportunities. Where is that player going now? Former player gave a big statement regarding Rituraj Gaikwad Krishnamanchari Srikkanth further said, ‘Abhimanyu Easwaran has batted brilliantly in domestic cricket and I am not raising any questions about it at all. But what about Rituraj? It is not clear what the board’s plan is regarding him. Just look at the mentality of this player and tell me what else he has to do to join the team? The three-match T20 series against South Africa is starting from 8 November. After this, Team India will play a 5-match Test series against Australia, which will start from November 22 in Perth. If Team India wants to secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship, then they will have to win the upcoming 5-match Test series against Australia by a big margin. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
T20 World Cup 2024: Before the final, Krishnamachari Srikkanth compared Rohit Sharma to Kapil Dev, read the big news
The final match between India and South Africa will be played today on 29th June. Kris Srikkanth and Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) This is the third time under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy that the Indian cricket team has reached the finals of ICC tournaments. Rohit took over the reins of the team after Virat Kohli, and after that not only he but the team also started playing aggressive cricket. On the other hand, ahead of India’s final match with South Africa in the ongoing T20 World Cup, former Indian player and 1983 World Cup champion Krishnamachari Srikkanth has been seen comparing Rohit Sharma with former captain and legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, under whose captaincy India won the World Cup for the first time. Srikanth compared Rohit to Kapil Let us tell you that in a discussion with Star Sports before India’s match against South Africa, Srikkanth said – I do not like to compare cricket eras and captains, but I have brought for you a similarity between the 1983 World Cup and this World Cup. In this World Cup, see who is leading the team as a leader. As a leader, Rohit Sharma said, I will lead, I will play risky shots. He has played some great shots and great innings so far. Kapil did something similar at that time. Srikkanth further said- As a team, you need every player. Be it Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar or even Akshar Patel’s 10-12 runs. The best thing is that he (Rohit) is using his bowlers properly. He captained brilliantly against England, and brought in Axar Patel in the fourth over, and he took the big wicket of Jos Buttler. This is the same thing that Kapil Dev did. Everyone is contributing to the success of the team.
“He should not play T20 cricket anymore…”- Former Indian player scolded Babar Azam
In the T20 World Cup 2024, captain Babar Azam has scored only 122 runs in four matches for the team. Babar Azam and Kris Srikkanth (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The T20 World Cup 2024 has been nothing less than a nightmare for Pakistan. In the first two matches, the team had to face embarrassing defeats against the USA and India. Then in the match against Canada, the team kept the hopes of Super-8 alive by registering its first win. But the team suffered a major setback when the match between the USA and Ireland was cancelled due to rain. The runner-up of the last edition was out of the Super-8 race even before playing the last match of the group stage round. Pakistan will have to play a qualifier tournament to participate in the next T20 World Cup. Babar Azam has been everyone’s target ever since Pakistan was eliminated from the T20 World Cup. Be it captaincy or personal performance, fans and veteran players are trolling Babar fiercely. Meanwhile, former Indian veteran player K. Srikkanth has given a big statement about Babar. Srikkanth says that Babar Azam should not play T20 cricket anymore. He has also raised questions about the strike rate. Babar Azam’s strike rate is only 112-115- K Srikkanth Cricket expert K. Srikkanth, while talking about Babar Azam during Cricket Live on Star Sports before the Pakistan vs Ireland match, said, ,I don’t think Babar should play T20 cricket. I mean you can’t do this tuk-tuk all the time in T20 cricket. They say Babar scored 4,000 runs like Virat or Rohit, but his strike rate is only 112-115. Former India batter Kris Srikkanth says Babar Azam should retire from T20 cricket. Agree? No? pic.twitter.com/AO9yvMneHX — Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) June 17, 2024 Pakistan somehow managed to win by 3 wickets while chasing 107 runs in the last match of the group stage against Ireland. The team had lost 7 wickets at a score of 95. Babar Azam then led the team to victory by playing an unbeaten innings of 32 runs in 34 balls at a strike rate of 94.12. In the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, captain Babar Azam has scored only 122 runs in four matches for the team.
“Is Dhoni 42?… He should play till IPL 2026”- K Srikanth said after seeing MSD’s innings.
MS Dhoni played a stormy inning of 37 runs in the match against CSK. MS Dhoni (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) On Sunday, March 31, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played a brilliant innings in the match against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Visakhapatnam. Former cricketer K Srikanth was surprised to see his innings. Although CSK lost the match, this inning of Dhoni was the main attraction of the match. Dhoni came out to bat for the first time this season and played a brilliant innings. However, Dhoni did not show any pressure in the run chase and he scored 37 runs in just 16 balls and his innings included 4 fours and 3 big sixes. Srikanth praised this innings of Dhoni on his YouTube channel. He said that he was left speechless while watching the brilliant innings of the former CSK captain. He said, “I don’t know how to express it. On one hand, as a Dhoni fan, I am very happy, in a way… what a knock! At the age of 42, someone is killing like this, he is killing and that too without any worry. Vintage Dhoni! In 2005, he scored a century against Pakistan at the same ground, being out for 0 in the first match of his international career. In his second match (fifth), he destroyed the Pakistan attack.” Dhoni can play IPL for two more years: K Srikanth The former selector also said that Dhoni’s innings proved to be a moral victory for CSK and their fans. Srikkanth has also claimed that Dhoni is still the best Indian wicketkeeper. they believe That despite being 42 years old, Dhoni can play IPL for the next 2 years. He said, “To be honest, Delhi bowled well. But, Dhoni’s batting was sensational. Yes, CSK lost. But it was a moral victory for CSK fans because everyone was waiting for the chance to see Dhoni bat.” Regarding Dhoni’s keeping, the former cricketer said, “In terms of keeping, he is still the best Indian keeper. He is still catching the balls of the spinners. He is still India’s best wicketkeeper. Number 1 is Dhoni, number 2 is Wriddhiman Saha, both of them are still the best. He made it so easy. He is keeping well, he is batting well, he is running well between the wickets. Is he 42 years old? I think, he will play IPL for 2 more years.
‘Don’t recruit such a coach’ Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticizing Tamil Nadu coach Sulakshan Kulkarni
Kulkarni held Tamil Nadu captain Sai Kishore responsible for the defeat against Mumbai in the ongoing Ranji semi-finals. Kris Srikkanth (Photo Source: Twitter) The second semi-final match of the ongoing Ranji Trophy was played between Mumbai and Tamil Nadu. In the match, Tamil Nadu, which won the toss and batted first, had to face defeat. Regarding Tamil Nadu’s defeat in the match, team coach Sulakshan Kulkarni had said that Tamil Nadu had to face defeat in the match because of the decision making of captain R Sai Kishore. On the other hand, Sulakshan Kulkarni also received a lot of criticism in the cricket world for the coach blaming the captain for the team’s defeat. Players like Dinesh Karthik and Hemang Badani were seen supporting Sai Kishore. All of them say that it is not logical to hold any one player responsible for the defeat. On the other hand, now former Indian cricketer and former BCCI selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth has given a big statement on this issue. Srikanth says that such coaches should not be recruited. Srikanth gave a big statement Let us tell you that while defending R Sai Kishore, Chris Srikanth said through his YouTube channel – This is not right at all. Dear Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA), please do not recruit such coaches from outside states. After the defeat in the semi-final match of Ranji Trophy against Mumbai, the coach of Tamil Nadu was quoted by Times of India as saying – I told him (Sai Kishore) that if we win the toss, we will bowl first. This was my last conversation with the captain before the toss and it happened about five to seven minutes before he went on the field for the toss. He won the toss and suddenly decided to bat first and everyone in the dressing room was shocked. The opposing team was also surprised.
If Rohit Sharma says I am available, how will you remove him- K Srikkanth
Former Team India cricketer K Srikkanth Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are expected to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to start from June 1. Let us tell you that Rohit and Virat have not played a single match in this format since the T-20 World Cup semi-finals. But he has been recalled to the team for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan. Srikanth said that if Rohit is available for selection then the team management cannot exclude him. He said the 36-year-old player is sad after losing to Australia in the ODI World Cup final and would like to retire with the T20 World Cup, which will be held in West Indies and USA. Srikkanth also said that, Virat Kohli will definitely feature in the tournament as he is in great form. K Srikkanth’s big statement regarding Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli In a video on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth said, “Virat Kohli is sure. He is in great form. Rohit Sharma is probably confident about how he scored in the World Cup. He will regroup and try to perform well in the IPL. If Rohit Sharma says I am available, you cannot say that you will drop him. At the end of the day, Rohit Sharma is also hurt by the fact that he has lost a World Cup. He would like to retire at least with the World Cup in hand. He was there in the 2007 World Cup. He would like to do something similar, win the World Cup and then retire. Virat Kohli, considered one of the greatest players of all time, has not yet won the T20 World Cup. He was the top run-scorer in the last edition of the T20 World Cup and is in ‘great form’ at the moment. Regarding him, Srikant had said that, “Virat Kohli would definitely like to win the T20 World Cup. Apart from this, the T20 World Cup took place only 13 months ago last year. Virat Kohli was in extraordinary form. If they say they’re available, I don’t think you can skip them. Also read: This aggressive South African batsman retired from Test cricket with immediate effect.
“India is an overrated team in Test and T-20” – Srikanth created a sensation with his statement.
Indian Test Team. (Photo Source: SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP, Sydney Seshibedi – Gallo Images/Getty Images) After having a forgettable time on the cricket pitch in 2023, Team India will be looking to make a fresh start in the new year. They face South Africa in the second Test today on Wednesday, January 03 at Newlands, Cape Town. The Rohit Sharma-led side suffered a defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the opening game in Centurion and are now looking for a win to level the series. Let us tell you that India is the number one ranked Test team with 118 rating. However, they have failed to win consecutive World Test Championship finals. Former India cricketer Krishnamachari Group is also not very happy with India’s Test performance and has called them an ‘overrated team’. He believes that when Virat was the captain, the team was doing well in Test cricket for 2-3 years. K Srikanth called India an overrated team in Test and T-20. Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, “We are overrated in Test cricket. I think it was the 2-3 year phase…when Virat Kohli was the captain of the team, we were excellent. We dominated in England, we fought hard in South Africa, we won in Australia. We had a good phase for 2-4 years.” Srikanth further said, ‘We have to forget the ICC rankings. We’re always number 1-2, 1-2. It is a mix of overrated cricketers and cricketers who have not performed to their potential. Or some players like Kuldeep (Yadav) who have not got enough opportunities. If you want to be the best team, you must be able to become a giant on home grounds. This is what we did when Rishabh Pant was firing. Talking about India’s performance in limited overs cricket, the former cricketer said that ‘India is more overrated in T20 cricket. ODI cricket, we are a great team. What happens in the semi-finals and finals in ODI is a one-time match. It is a factor of luck, a lot depends on luck in these matches. Also read: Know everything about Aamer Jamal’s record-breaking innings of 82 runs
“Exclude Shardul Thakur from the team and bring this spinner in the team” – K Srikkanth’s demand for the second test match.
Ahead of the second Test match against South Africa, former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth demanded the inclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin in India’s playing eleven. Ashwin got a chance to play in the first Test due to Jadeja’s back spasm. In the Centurion Test, Ashwin bowled economically, conceding only 41 runs in 19 overs and taking just one wicket. Srikanth asked to choose Ashwin instead of Shardul Thakur. He believes that Jadeja and Ashwin together can put pressure on the Proteas batsmen. Despite India opting for a four-man pace attack in the opening Test, the former India opener suggested that Ashwin can team effectively with Jadeja as he bowls economical and can help India against South Africa in the upcoming Cape Town Test. Can present a challenge to the lineup. Ashwin is a better player than Shardul Thakur – K Srikanth Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, “I will still give a chance to Ashwin. I believe Ashwin is better than Shardul Thakur. I will play Ashwin instead of Shardul. Even if he doesn’t take five wickets, he will definitely take some (wickets). Probably, he will form a good combination with Jadeja and bowl tightly. These two can work together and take 4-5 wickets, you never know. That will be enough, he will have done his job.” It is noteworthy that the second and final Test is going to start from January 3 in Cape Town. In such a situation, Team India can consider changes in its playing eleven with the aim of leveling the series. Talking about the team combination, the 64-year-old stressed on the need for fairness and also talked about not dropping Prasidh Krishna after one match.
