DTVHINDIMorne Morkel’s brother Albie Morkel made a big statement on becoming the bowling coach of the Indian cricket team, know what he said here?
Morkel will take over this responsibility from Bangladesh tour Albie Morkel and Morne Morkel (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel was appointed the new bowling coach of the Indian cricket team last week. He will be seen handling this responsibility in Team India from the Bangladesh tour along with new head coach Gautam Gambhir. On the other hand, a big statement has come from Morne Morkel’s elder brother Albie Morkel on his appointment in the Indian cricket team. The former legendary South African all-rounder says that it is a matter of good fortune to get such a role in the Indian cricket setup, and there is no scope for mistake here. Let us tell you that in the Indian cricket team, Morne Morkel is going to replace former bowling coach Bharat Arun and Paras Mhambrey, who is a well-known name in coaching in the cricket world along with domestic cricket. On the other hand, Morkel has worked with the Pakistan cricket team internationally before joining the Indian team. Apart from this, he has also worked with Gambhir for Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. Albie Morkel made a big statement about Morne Morkel Let us tell you that in a recent interview to Mid-day, Albie Morkel said- Needless to say, being in the coaching staff of the Indian team is probably the biggest responsibility or coaching job. The passion for the game and the success the team has achieved in the past makes it a job in which there is no scope for error. Morkel further said- He (Morne Morkel) will be surrounded by some very good players who have achieved a lot. So I think for him, it is a matter of earning their trust. Trust can help him reach his full potential. On the other hand, if we give you information about Morne Morkel’s international cricket career, he has played 86 Tests, 117 ODIs and 44 T20 matches for South Africa, in which he has taken 309 Test, 188 ODI and 47 T20 wickets.
ENG vs SL, 1st Test: “I was just waiting for the opportunity and…”, Dan Lawrence’s statement after getting a place in the playing XI
I’m just going to enjoy these few weeks and hopefully score some runs – Dan Lawrence Dan Lawrence (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The England cricket team is going to play a three-match Test series at home against Sri Lanka from August 21. England’s Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the series due to injury, Ollie Pope will be seen captaining in place of the all-rounder. Meanwhile, the host team has announced the playing 11 for the first Test match against Sri Lanka. In place of Jack Crowley, Dan Lawrence will be seen opening with Ben Duckett in the series. Let us tell you, Jack Crowley was injured in the Test series against West Indies. At the same time, Dan Lawrence has got a place in the team after two full years. Ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka, Lawrence said he was just waiting for an opportunity and it has finally come. He stressed that he will score runs and put his claim for selection in the future. Hopefully I will score some runs – Dan Lawrence Dan Lawrence, speaking on ESPNcricinfo, said, I was just waiting for an opportunity and wherever it was I wanted to grab it. So I’ll just enjoy these few weeks and hopefully score some runs and put myself in contention for selection in the future. Dan Lawrence made his Test debut against Sri Lanka and then came on the tour of India in 2021, but could not perform well. Dan scored 149 runs in 6 innings, after which he did not get a chance again. Speaking further, Lawrence said, I think in my first stint I showed glimpses of what I can do. I was definitely inconsistent. There were some glimpses of what I can do and some low scores. But I think that was due to being very young. I was not fully confident about my game at that time and it was all very challenging. So I want to make a fresh start. England’s playing 11 for the first Test against Sri Lanka Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir
“I think I am one of the best spinners in the country”- This Tamil Nadu cricketer created a sensation with his statement
R Sai Kishore has played three T20 matches for India. Sulakshan Kulkarni and R Sai Kishore. (Image Source: SportsStar) Left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore, who plays domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, has made a surprising statement. He says that he is one of the best spinners currently in the country. After leading his team to the final of the Ranji Trophy, Sai Kishore played in IPL 2024, but he suffered a neck injury in the middle of the tournament and was away from cricket for a long time. After this, Sai Kishore appeared in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and performed well. After this, he got some break and he trained in it. Now he has made a lot of headlines on social media with his statement. Let us tell you that Sai Kishore will now be seen playing in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament. R Sai Kishore gave a surprising statement Speaking to The New Indian Express, Sai Kishore said, “I feel very confident because I have never trained like this before. Maybe I would have trained like this before coming to the IPL. Waking up at 4 am, training and then bowling. I have not put in so many hours in the last four-five years as I have put in this pre-season. During the IPL, you don’t get time, you focus on recovery. After the TNPL, I got a 15-20 day break and I used it in the best way.” R Sai Kishore will be seen captaining the TNCA XI in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament. He is going to play with players like Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Rahul Chahar in the Duleep Trophy. Sai Kishore, who has played three T20 Internationals, said, “I think I am one of the best spinners in the country. Put me in a Test match, I am ready. So, I am not too worried. Jadeja is there, I have never played with him. I have been with him at CSK but never played with him in the red ball format. It will be a good learning experience in terms of what he does. In saying that, I feel confident. So, I am more prepared than ever.”
“I want my father not to watch any match”- Naseem Shah’s statement before the test match against Bangladesh
The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played from August 21. Naseem Shah (Image Source: Twitter) The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start tomorrow on 21 August. Pakistan team’s fast bowler Naseem Shah will be seen playing Test cricket after a long time. Naseem Shah has now also been included in the playing eleven. Naseem Shah played his last Test for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in July last year. In such a situation, after a long gap of one year, he will be seen playing in the white jersey. Meanwhile, before the start of the first Test match against Bangladesh, Naseem Shah has made some shocking statements. The fast bowler said that sometimes he feels like he is playing two matches simultaneously. Apart from this, Naseem Shah said that, Whenever he is about to play a big match, he calls his brothers to make sure that their father does not watch it. It feels like I am playing two matches simultaneously- Naseem Shah Naseem Shah said in an interview to Cricbuzz, “There is a lot going on behind the scenes in the life of a cricketer, which people are not aware of.” He further said, “Many times, you just look for small moments of happiness. My father is going through some health problems. There was a time when he didn’t know anything about cricket, but now he watches every ball and gets sad when we lose. So, before every big match, I call my brothers and make sure that our father doesn’t watch the match. I fear this could lead to some major health complications. This pressure is like I am playing two matches simultaneously.” Naseem Shah made his Test debut at the age of 16. In 2019, he played a Test match against Australia at Gabba. He is still 21 years old. So far he has played 17 Test matches for Pakistan. Apart from this, in the limited overs format, he has played 14 ODIs and 28 T20 matches for Pakistan.
Pat Cummins is already excited about playing cricket in LA Olympics 2028, gave a big statement
I am hopeful because I will be 35 by then: Cummins Pat Cummins (Photo Source: Cricket is going to return to the Olympics once again after about 128 years. It is worth noting that recently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has included cricket in the Olympics to be held in Los Angeles in the year 2028. On the other hand, now a big statement has come from Australia cricket team captain and veteran fast bowler Pat Cummins about playing cricket in the Los Angeles Olympics. Cummins says that by that time he will be 35 years old and he is confident that he will be able to participate in the Olympics. Pat Cummins gave a big statement Let us tell you that while talking on Fox Sports recently, Pat Cummins said – Watching the Olympics has excited all of us. You want to be a part of it right in the middle. I would love to be on that side (on LA28). I think I will be 35 or so at that time, so hopefully I will still be there or around that. Cummins further said- Honestly, right now, it feels very far away. Maybe once we get closer and start building into it, everyone will be ready to get a little more excited. On the other hand, for your information, let us tell you that cricket has been included in the Olympics only after two years of continuous discussion with the International Cricket Council (ICC) committee organising the Olympics in Los Angeles. This time it will be played in men’s and women’s categories. All the matches will be played in T20 format in the upcoming Olympics. After this, cricket is likely to become more popular on the world stage. It will be interesting to see which teams will win gold, silver and bronze medals in the upcoming Olympics.
Aravinda de Silva gave a shocking statement, said, Sri Lanka is no longer as aggressive as before…
Arvind was part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 World Cup Aravinda de Silva (Image Credit- Twitter Former veteran player and captain of Sri Lankan cricket team Aravinda de Silva has recently made a big statement about the Sri Lankan cricket team. Aravinda says that the current Sri Lankan team does not play aggressive cricket like the earlier Lankan teams used to play. Also, the former chief selector says that according to the approach with which England is playing cricket in Test cricket today, no one can easily defeat England in their home. It is worth noting that at this time the Sri Lankan cricket team is on a tour of England for a three-match Test series. So now the first match of this series between the two teams will be played at Old Trafford ground in Manchester from August 21. However, before the start of this match, Arvind has given a big statement. Arvind de Silva gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently while talking to inews.co.uk, Arvind de Silva said – Sri Lanka is currently playing a game like no other team in history. We had an identity, people knew how Sri Lankan cricketers play the game and teams wanted to emulate it. I don’t think we have any team at the moment that plays like that. Arvind further said- I am enjoying the way England is playing cricket at the moment. They are playing very aggressive cricket. Whether they are bowling or batting. England is really adopting a positive mindset and they are getting results for it. It is difficult to win in England, but it is definitely not impossible.
‘He is a world class player’ English cricketer made a big statement praising Yashasvi Jaiswal
The England cricket team was on a tour of India for a five-match Test series at the beginning of the year Yashasvi Jaiswal (Image Credit- Twitter Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young left-handed batsman of the Indian cricket team, has made a name for himself in the world of cricket in a very short time. By performing well in IPL 2022 and 2023, he was successful in making his Test debut for the Indian team. So, within a short time, Jaiswal was also successful in making his debut in both the remaining formats for Team India. Also, when Jaiswal was selected for the five-match home Test series against England earlier in the year, everyone was worried about how the 22-year-old would perform against a strong and experienced team like England. But Jaiswal gave a befitting reply to all the critics and performed brilliantly against England and made headlines with his performance. Also, in a match of that series, Jaiswal surprised everyone by hitting 3 consecutive sixes in an over against England’s former experienced fast bowler James Anderson. On the other hand, now praising this performance of Jaiswal, a big statement has come from England opener Ben Duckett. Duckett says that Jaiswal is a world class player. Ben Duckett made a big statement about Yashasvi Jaiswal Let us tell you that recently Ben Duckett said about Yashasvi Jaiswal – I was really praising Yashasvi Jaiswal for his batting. I said that he is a world class player, but no one talked about it. Jaiswal played well throughout the series and he was incredible. On the other hand, if we give you information about Jaiswal’s performance in the five-match Test series against England, he scored a total of 712 runs in 9 innings at an average of 89 and a strike rate of 79.91. Also, during this period, 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries came from Yashasvi’s bat.
“I have no hope”- Why did Sarfaraz Khan give such a statement before the Bangladesh Test series
Sarfraz will aim to perform well in both tournaments and keep himself ready for the upcoming Test series against India. However, he knows that with the return of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul in the middle order, his place in the playing XI is not guaranteed. Sarfaraz Khan gave a big statement regarding Bangladesh Test series “I have no expectations… but if the opportunity comes, I will be ready. I have always been doing this and I see no reason to change it,” Sarfaraz Khan was quoted as saying by the Indian Express. He further added, “Some get a break very early in their career. Some have to wait. In my case, I am lucky that it took time because I got a chance to spend a lot of time in domestic cricket and that experience helped me become a better batsman.” The Mumbai batsman further said, “When I debuted, I was nervous for the first three balls. But after that, I was in control. Whatever I used to do at the domestic level, I was doing the same in Test cricket. I was very clear in my mind. I was not looking at the opposition or the bowler.”
After retaining the first position in the ICC ODI batting rankings, the former player made a funny statement about Babar Azam
Former player Basit Ali has recently raised questions on the International Cricket Council. Babar Azam (Pic Source x) Former player Basit Ali has recently raised questions on the International Cricket Council. He raised this question when Pakistan team’s best batsman Babar Azam retained the first position in the ICC ODI batting rankings. Basit Ali jokingly said that Babar Azam would be very happy that he has retained the first position in the latest ICC rankings. Basit Ali said this while sharing a video on his official YouTube channel. Basit Ali said, ‘When I saw the ICC ODI batting rankings, Babar Azam was at the top. Rohit Sharma was in second place and Shubman Gill was in third place. Virat Kohli was in fourth place. After this I did not see many names because Travis Head and Rachin Ravindra were not there. I think the ICC does not want to see Babar Azam performing well. Babar Azam will be very happy that he is the number 1 batsman in the ODI rankings. Who gives this ranking? In what way are Babar Azam and Shubman Gill in this list?’ What kind of ranking does ICC give: Basit Ali The former player further said, ‘Babar Azam played his last ODI in the World Cup last year. In that World Cup, we also saw Virat Kohli, Travis Head, Quinton de Kock and Rachin Ravindra. They scored three to four centuries in this tournament. Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman scored centuries from Pakistan. Babar Azam did not score a single century. Babar Azam scored his last century against Nepal during the Asia Cup. What kind of ranking do they give? People in ICC are enemies of Babar Azam. If you ask Babar who should be in the first position right now, he will choose Travis Head or Virat Kohli. He will not even take his own name. There will be no Impact Player rule in IPL 2025..! Jay Shah gave a big statement Yuvraj Singh had a heart attack because of Sourav Ganguly…! This is the real status of Pakistan..! Match tickets are being sold for peanuts This player has won the most “Player of the Series” awards The coach had caught hold of Sehwag’s collar, Veeru got furious and then… Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL
“Broadcasters who are paying a lot of money…”, Jay Shah made a big statement about the future of the Impact Player rule
The negative thing is that this is eliminating the role of the all-rounder and the positive thing is that this gives Indian players a chance to showcase their talent – Jay Shah Jay Shah (Photo Source; Getty Images) The Impact Player Rule is making a lot of headlines in the entire cricket world. During IPL 2024, many senior players had expressed their displeasure over this rule. Players and coaches are not in favor of continuing this rule. Since then, there is speculation that this rule will not be retained in IPL 2025. Meanwhile, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has given a big statement regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the Impact Player rule. We will decide in a few days- Jai Shah In IPL 2024, we got to see the highest total (287/3) in the history of the league and many big high-scoring matches under the Impact Player rule. Due to this rule, the difficulties for the bowlers increased and at the same time the role of all-rounders also almost ended. According to Times of India, Jay Shah, while talking about the future of the impact player rule in IPL, said, We had a long discussion about this in a recent meeting with the franchise owners. The impact player rule has its pros and cons. The negative thing is that it is eliminating the role of the all-rounder and the positive thing is that it gives the Indian player a chance to showcase his talent. We should also think about the broadcasters, who are paying a lot of money. But as an administrator, the game is important for me, we will decide in a few days. Jai Shah also gave a big statement regarding the mega auction Jay Shah was also asked about player retention ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, to which he replied, We have listened to everyone and now the decision is up to us. We have to look at both Majority and Minority. Some teams don’t want a mega auction and those franchises whose teams are uncertain want a mega auction. As a fan I feel consistency is important. But changing things makes it interesting and helps the game move forward.
