DTVHINDISteve Smith will be seen captaining Washington Freedom in the upcoming MLC season, read the big news
The upcoming season of Major League Cricket is starting from 6 July Steve Smith (Image Credit- Twitter X) Before the start of the upcoming season of Major League Cricket (MLC), franchise Washington Freedom has given a big responsibility to former Australian team captain and legendary batsman Steve Smith. Let us tell you that in the upcoming season, the franchise has handed over the command of the team to Smith. The franchise has given this information through social media. While posting a post, Washington Freedom wrote in the caption – 𝘖𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, Smudge is all set to lead the squad in the upcoming MLC 2024. See this social media post of the franchise 𝘖𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 🫡 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 is all set to lead the Freedom squad for #MLC2024 #WashingtonFreedom #SteveSmith pic.twitter.com/VeGvqyaGSQ — Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) July 3, 2024 It is worth noting that under his captaincy, Smith has led Australia to victory in 21 Tests, 30 ODIs and 4 T20 matches. This will be the first time that Smith will be seen captaining in the MLC. It will be interesting to see how he is going to perform. In this team, Smith will be seen playing with fellow Australian cricketer Moses Henriques. However, the franchise’s decision could be quite interesting as Smith has shown excellent performance in captaincy, especially when he was the captain of the Australian national team. Apart from this, he has also led IPL team Rising Pune Super Giants (RPS) to the finals of the 2017 season and has also captained Rajasthan Royals in some matches. On the other hand, if we talk about the tournament, then this exciting season is starting from July 6. The first match will be played between defending champion MI New York and Seattle Orcas. Whereas Washington Freedom’s first match is going to be played on July 7 against MI New York. Talking about the team’s performance last season, they finished in third place, winning 3 out of the 5 matches played last season. However, the team would like to improve its performance in the upcoming season.
Kane Williamson resigns, an era ends…! No player from FAB 4 is a captain now
An era has come to an end after Kane Williamson’s decision to step down from captaincy. None of the four Fab-4 players are captains now. Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli and Joe Root (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first round of the tournament is over. The Super-8 round is starting today (19 June), after which the semi-finals will be played on 27 June and the final on 29 June. For the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, the New Zealand team has been eliminated from the tournament after the group stage round. With this, the team’s dream of winning the World Cup has been shattered once again. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson has announced to leave the captaincy of white ball cricket. He has also rejected the central contract offered by the board. The entire cricket world is surprised by this decision of Kane Williamson. An era has come to an end today after this decision of Kane Williamson. None of the four players of Fab-4 is a captain now. The Fab-4 players include Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root. These four players have waved their flag in every format while representing their respective countries. Kane Williamson became the all-format captain of New Zealand in 2016 After the retirement of Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson was appointed captain of all three formats of New Zealand in March 2016. Under the captaincy of Williamson, the team won its first ICC title in 2021 by defeating India in the World Test Championship. After which Kane Williamson left the captaincy of the Test format in December 2022 and has also left the captaincy of white ball cricket after the team was out of the T20 World Cup 2024. Steve Smith became Australia’s all-format captain in 2015 after Michael Clarke. But then he had to step down from the captaincy after the ball-tampering scandal in 2018. England player Joe Root became the full-time Test format captain in 2017. But then he resigned in 2022 due to England’s poor performance. Virat Kohli has captained India in all formats from 2014 to 2022. Kohli had announced to leave the captaincy of the T20 format after the T20 World Cup 2021. The board did not want two different captains in T20 and ODI formats. Due to which Kohli was removed from the ODI captaincy in December 2021 and Rohit Sharma was appointed captain. Virat Kohli then also left the captaincy of the Test format in January 2022. Take a look at the captaincy records of FAB-4- Player Tenure Match Victory Garland Tie Draw Win/Lose Ratio Winning Percentage Losing percentage Virat Kohli 2013-2022 213 135 60 3 11 2.25 63.38 28.16 Kane Williamson 2012-2024 206 107 84 2 8 1.27 51.94 40.77 Joe Root 2017-2022 64 27 26 0 11 1.03 42.18 40.62 steve smith 2014-2024 104 55 39 0 7 1.41 52.88 37.5
Steve Smith got scared after seeing Mayank Yadav’s fast bowling, said- When he comes to Australia….
RCB vs LSG (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Team India will tour Australia in November 2024. Before the start of the tour, Australia’s legendary batsman Steve Smith has given a big statement. Hearing his statement, it seems that Steve Smith is already looking forward to facing the new pace sensation Mayank Yadav. Let us tell you that LSG’s speedster has created a fear among the batsmen with his fast bowling in the Indian Premier League. Mayank troubled the PBKS and RCB batsmen with his fast pace and won the Player of the Match award in two consecutive matches. Mayank has moved to second place in the IPL 2024 Purple Cap list after taking six wickets in just two matches. Steve Smith stressed the difference between bowling four overs and bowling 20 overs. Smith also said that the way Yadav hits the ball in the right area is commendable. Steve Smith praised Mayank Yadav fiercely Speaking on Star Sports, Steve Smith said, “There is a difference between bowling four overs and bowling 20 balls. Mayank Yadav’s progress has been quite good from what I have seen so far. So he is bowling in good areas, bowling good short lines and the same is the case with these young players.” The Australian veteran batsman further said, “And you look at all those balls. There wasn’t a single slow ball, so you don’t have to worry about it at this stage. You can have it in this arsenal. We haven’t seen it yet, but you can probably count on it. You can come inside the line or maybe give a little space and go, use the speed and let it come to you. Let us tell you that Mayank bowled the ball at a speed of 156.7 kilometers per hour in the match against RCB and broke his own record. His fastest ball recorded in the last match was 155.8 KMPH. With this, he has now become the bowler who bowled the fastest ball in IPL 2024.
Steve Smith came to Hardik’s defence, said- no one knows what he is going through
Nothing is going well for Hardik Pandya right now in IPL 2024 Hardik Pandya and Steve Smith Nothing is going good for Hardik Pandya at the moment in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Mumbai Indians have lost their first matches under his captaincy. At the same time, he has had to face bad behavior from fans. However, meanwhile, Hardik has been suggested by Australian batsman Steve Smith to stop the BOO. Steve Smith believes that this behavior of the fans towards Hardik is ‘irrelevant’, because no one knows what the player is going through. He also said that the MI captain needs the support of his teammates, including former captain Rohit Sharma. There is no one from outside in that changing room – Steve Smith “I would try and just say stop it,” Smith said on ESPNcricinfo’s timeout show. This is all irrelevant. No one outside knows what you are going through. There is no one from outside in that changing room. He further said that, personally it does not bother me. I do not care. But of course players hear these things and hear things and everyone has their own feelings and a right to have that reaction. So is it affecting them (heartily)? It is possible it’s possible. Steve Smith talked about his experience of playing in IPL 2017 and said that, it was an enjoyable season and I think we had some success that year (2017), which also helped us. But MS was very good at whatever he did. He was supportive, he helped me in every possible way.
IPL 2024: I am confident that SRH will perform tremendously in the upcoming season under the captaincy of Pat Cummins: Steve Smith
According to Steve Smith, whenever Pat Cummins has been given the responsibility of captaincy, he has performed very well. Steve Smith and Pat Cummins. (Photo Source: Twitter) Australia’s experienced batsman Steve Smith is confident that Pat Cummins will play the role of captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad very well in the Indian Premier League 2024. According to Steve Smith, whenever Pat Cummins has been given the responsibility of captaincy, he has performed very well. Let us tell you, Pat Cummins captains the Australia Test and ODI team in international cricket. Pat Cummins has been appointed captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2024, replacing Aiden Markram. Let us tell you, Pat Cummins was included in their team by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.75 crore in the Indian Premier League 2024 auction. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s performance under the captaincy of Aiden Markram was very poor in the Indian Premier League 2013. The team had won only four out of 14 matches and had scored only eight points in the league stage matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad were at the bottom position in the Indian Premier League 2023 points table. According to PTI report, Steve Smith said about Pat Cummins, ‘I think Pat Cummins will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad very well. Daniel Vettori is also the head coach of the team and both of them together have done excellent work for the Australian team. Sunrisers Hyderabad will perform well this time under the captaincy of Pat Cummins: Steve Smith Steve Smith further said, ‘Whenever Pat Cummins has been given the role of captaincy, his game has improved and he has performed very well. I would like to see how Sunrisers Hyderabad performs under his captaincy this year. Indian Premier League 2024 starts from 22nd March. The first match of this fantastic tournament will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sunrisers Hyderabad will play its first match against Kolkata Knight Riders on March 23 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. 5 legendary players of world cricket who played in IPL 2023, but will not play in IPL 2024 See the list of one weak player from each team in IPL 2024 How Rohit Sharma saved the career of these 3 players from Jos Buttler? These 5 unbreakable records of IPL history: Don’t know when they will be broken? Most Ranji Trophy: 5 teams which have won Ranji Trophy the most number of times Not Jadeja, Dhoni can make these 3 players captain after retirement IPL 20024: These 5 players were out of IPL due to injury CSK, MI, RCB… Know which IPL team has changed its captain 15 times IPL 2024: Will any of these 5 players win the Purple Cap this season? 5 Indian players who scored 1000 runs in Test cricket in the fewest innings
NZ vs AUS: Steve Smith made this special record in the Wellington test match, leaving Mark Waugh behind.
The first match of the ongoing two-match Test series between New Zealand and Australia is being played in Wellington. Steve Smith (Image Credit- cricket.com.au) The first match of the ongoing two-match Test series between New Zealand and Australia is being played at Basin Reserve, Wellington. Let us tell you that in this match, former Australian cricket team captain and veteran batsman Steve Smith has made a special record in his name. Steve Smith made this special record in his name Let us tell you that Steve Smith has taken a total of two catches in this match, and after this he has reached the second position in terms of taking the most catches in Test cricket for Australia. Smith has left behind former Australian legend Mark Waugh. In the match, he took brilliant catches of Will Young and Kane Williamson. With these two catches, Steve Smith has completed 182 catches in 108 Test matches. After making this amazing record, he has left Mark Waugh (181 catches) behind in terms of taking most catches in Test cricket for Australia. So, the name of former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is present at number one in this list. It is noteworthy that Ponting holds the record of taking 196 catches in 168 matches of Test cricket. Looking at Smith’s Test cricket, it seems that he will make this record of Ricky Ponting in his name this year. Top 5 players who took most catches in test cricket from Australia Ricky Ponting 196 catches (168 test matches) Steve Smith 182* catches (108 Test matches) Mark Waugh 181 catches (128 test matches) Mark Taylor 157 catches (104 test matches) Allan Border 156 catches (156 test matches) On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, at the end of the third day, New Zealand has scored 111 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings after 41 overs. Kiwi team still needs 258 runs to win. Currently, Daryl Mitchell is present at the crease with 12* and Rachin Ravindra with 56*.
‘He can only open’ Michael Vaughan gave a shocking statement regarding Steve Smith’s batting in T20 cricket
Smith is no longer Cricket Australia’s first choice in T20 format Steve Smith (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Australia cricket team’s experienced batsman Steve Smith has been one of the best batsmen of modern day cricket. However, after making an impact in Test and ODI cricket, he has not been able to prove himself in the shortest format of the game i.e. T20 International cricket. However, he was reinstated into Australia’s T20 squad after performing well in the Big Bash League 2022, and he also opened the batting in two matches during the T20 series against India in November 2023. On the other hand, a big statement has come out from former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan on his batting while opening. Vaughan says that he is just an opening batsman in his place in T20 cricket. Michael Vaughn gave a big statement Let us tell you that regarding Steve Smith’s batting in T20 format, Michael Vaughan quoted Fox Sports as saying – I think his place in this format is only in the opening. Because he can use his playing skills well in the first 6 overs. He is a brilliant player, but if he doesn’t open then I don’t think he should play this format. If you have to play him, then make him bat in top 2, it will be very good for you. He can score 80 or 90 runs for you in 50 balls. Vaughan further said – The advantage will be that if he (Smith) bats in the powerplay, there will be no pressure on the middle order. In this format, you need such players who keep hitting from 6 overs to 20 overs. But I think he is a brilliant player in the first six overs, because at that time there are only two players outside 30 yards.
AUS vs WI, 3rd ODI Match Prediction: Know which team has the upper hand and who can win today’s match
The third match of the ODI series between Australia and West Indies will be played on 6 February. AUS vs WI (Photo Source: X/Twitter) AUS vs WI 3rd ODI Match Prediction in Hindi: Australia (AUS) And West Indies (WI) The third match of the ODI series between will be played on 6 February. The Australian team defeated West Indies by 83 runs in the second match of the series. By winning the second match, Australia has taken a 2-0 lead in the series and also captured it. Batting first, Australia scored 258 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Sean Abbott played the highest innings of 69 runs for the team. Chasing the target, West Indies were all out for 175 runs in 43.5 overs. Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott took maximum 3-3 wickets. AUS vs WI Match Details: Match Information AUS vs WI Pitch Report: Manuka Oval The pitch is considered best for batting. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 300 runs. Due to which a high-scoring match can be seen here. AUS vs WI Head to Head Records in ODIs: Head to Head Records total matches played 148 Australia won 78 West Indies won 61 no result 3 AUS vs WI Probable Playing XI: Probable Playing 11 Australia (AUS): Jake Fraser-McGuirk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Short, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood West Indies (WI): Alick Athanase, Justin Greaves, Kjorn Ottley, Shai Hope (wk & captain), Casey Carty, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Wade, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Moti, Oshane Thomas AUS vs WI 3rd ODI Match Prediction: Probable Best Performers: AUS vs WI 3rd ODI Match Prediction: Probable best batsman Cameron Green: In the last match, Cameron Green had scored 33 runs in 41 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Cameron Green can be seen batting brilliantly in the third ODI. AUS vs WI 3rd ODI Match Prediction: Probable best bowler Sean Abbott: In the last match, Sean Abbott took 3 wickets for 40 runs in 10 overs. Sean Abbott also played an inning of 69 runs for the team. Sean Abbott can once again be seen performing brilliantly. AUS vs WI 3rd ODI Match Prediction: Who will win the match The Australian team will register victory in the third ODI against West Indies.
AUS vs WI Dream11 Prediction in Hindi, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips and Pitch Report for 3rd ODI
The last match of the ODI series between Australia and West Indies will be played on 6 February. Australia Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) AUS vs WI 3rd ODI Dream 11 Prediction in Hindi: Australia (AUS) And West Indies (WI) The third match of the ODI series between will be played on 6 February. In the second match of the series, Australia had registered a spectacular victory by 83 runs. Batting first, Australia scored 258 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Sean Abbott played the highest innings of 69 runs for the team. Chasing the target, West Indies were all out for 175 runs in 43.5 overs. Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott took maximum 3-3 wickets. By winning the second match, Australia has taken a 2-0 lead in the series and also captured it. AUS vs WI Match Details: Match Information AUS vs WI Pitch Report: Manuka Oval The pitch is considered best for batting. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 300 runs. Due to which a high-scoring match can be seen here. AUS vs WI Head to Head Records in ODIs: Head to Head Records total matches played 148 Australia won 78 West Indies won 61 no result 3 AUS vs WI Probable Playing XI: Probable Playing 11 Australia (AUS): Jake Fraser-McGuirk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Short, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood West Indies (WI): Alick Athanase, Justin Greaves, Kjorn Ottley, Shai Hope (wk & captain), Casey Carty, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Wade, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Moti, Oshane Thomas AUS vs WI Dream 11 Fantasy Suggestions: For the third ODI match between Australia and West Indies AUS vs WI Dream 11 Team 1: Dream 11 Head to Head wicket keeper- Shai Hope, Josh Inglis batsman- Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Casey Carty Allrounder- Sean Abbott, Cameron Green bowler- Josh Hazlewood, Gudakesh Moti, Alzarri Joseph, Adam Zampa Captain- Shai Hope Vice Captain- Sean Abbott AUS vs WI Dream 11 Team 2: Dream 11 Grand League wicket keeper- Shai Hope, Josh Inglis batsman– Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Casey Carty allrounder– Sean Abbott, Cameron Green bowler– Josh Hazlewood, Gudakesh Moti, Alzarri Joseph, Adam Zampa Captain- Sean Abbott Vice-Captain- Cameron Green
AUS vs WI Dream11 Prediction in Hindi, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips and Pitch Report for 2nd ODI
The second match of the ODI series between Australia and West Indies will be played on 4 February. Cameron Green (Photo Source: X/Twitter) AUS vs WI, 2nd ODI Dream 11 Prediction in Hindi: Australia And West Indies The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and Pakistan will be played on 4 February. Host Australia has taken a 1-0 lead by winning the first match of the series by 8 wickets. In the first ODI, West Indies team was all out for 231 runs in 48.4 overs. Casey Carty (88) and Roston Chase (59) scored. Xavier Bartlett took the maximum of 4 wickets. Australia chased the target in just 38.3 overs. Cameron Green (77) and Steve Smith (79) played innings. Before the second ODI, Australia has released Xavier Bartlett from the squad, Josh Hazlewood has been included in the team in his place. Meanwhile, Travis Head has been rested from the series due to workload management. AUS vs WI Match Details: Match Information AUS vs WI Pitch Report: Fast bowlers will be seen getting good help at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The spinners will also get a good turn. There will be good contact between the ball and the bat. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 310 runs. AUS vs WI Head to Head Records in ODIs: Head to Head Records total matches played 144 Australia won 77 West Indies won 61 no result 3 AUS vs WI Probable Playing XI: Probable Playing 11 Australia: Josh Inglis (wk), McKenzie Harvey, Cameron Green, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Short, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa. West Indies: Alick Athanase, Justin Greaves, Casey Carty, Shai Hope (captain and wicketkeeper), Kavem Hodge, Roston Chase, Hayden Walsh Jr., Romario Shepherd, Matthew Fourard, Gudakesh Moti, Oshane Thomas, AUS vs WI 2nd ODI Dream 11 Fantasy Suggestions: For the 2nd ODI match between Australia and West Indies AUS vs WI Dream 11 Team 1: Dream 11 Head to Head wicket keeper- Josh Inglis, Shai Hope batsman- Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Casey Carthy Allrounder- Cameron Green, Roston Chase bowler- Gudakesh Moti, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood Captain- Steve Smith Vice Captain- Cameron Green AUS vs WI Dream 11 Team 2: Dream 11 Grand League wicket keeper- Josh Inglis, Shai Hope batsman– Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Casey Carty Allrounder- Cameron Green, Roston Chase bowler– Gudakesh Moti, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood Captain- Cameron Green Vice Captain- Roston Chase
