“He has done a good job as captain of LSG…”, said Jonty Rhodes about KL Rahul
The way he leads the team and the kind of setup and approach he has is fantastic – Jonty Rhodes KL Rahul & Jonty Rhodes (Photo Source: Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, Lucknow Super Giants performed brilliantly in the first two seasons and made it to the playoffs. But the performance of the franchise in IPL 2024 was disappointing, the team finished seventh with seven wins in 14 matches, 14 points. Before the IPL 2025 auction, there are reports that the franchise may release KL Rahul. Let us tell you, last season, after the defeat in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, there was a tussle between owner Sanjeev Goenka and Rahul on the field. However, Sanjeev Goenka has dismissed all speculations and called KL Rahul an integral part of the team and his family. Meanwhile, LSG fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has made a big statement praising Rahul’s captaincy and approach. Jonty Rhodes said a big thing about KL Rahul’s captaincy Jonty Rhodes, while speaking on India Today, said, I think if you look at the record as a captain of a new franchise, reaching the playoffs every time, as he has done. That is something that means a lot to his captaincy. The way he leads the team and the kind of setup and his approach is fantastic. Speaking further, Jonty Rhodes said, Look at Rohit and Dhoni’s record as captains, the trophies they have won and the consistency they have shown to win trophies. From LSG’s point of view, reaching the final, winning the trophy, it can be just one thing. Mumbai Indians are one of the most successful IPL franchises with five titles, but the team had to struggle for many years to win the first title. The franchise won the first title in 2013. Jonty Rhodes believes that Lucknow Super Giants are also struggling just like Mumbai right now.
KCL 2024: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal inaugurates the first season of Kerala Cricket League
The first season of Kerala Cricket League is starting from 2 September Mohanlal (Image Credit- Twitter X) The first season of the Kerala Cricket League was inaugurated today on 31 August, Saturday in the presence of Malayalam superstar actor Mohanlal, who is also the brand ambassador of this league. Let us tell you that this program was seen today at the Greenfield International Cricket Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman was also present on this occasion. Apart from this, Kerala Cricket Association President Jayesh George, Secretary Vinod S Kumar and Chairman Nazar Machan were also present in the inaugural ceremony. It is worth noting that the first season of Kerala Cricket League is starting from 2nd September. The final match of the tournament will be played on 18th September at Greenfield International Cricket Stadium. A total of 33 matches will be played for the title battle between the 6 teams participating in the tournament. Talking about the names of these teams, they are Trivandrum Royals, Kochi Blue Tigers, Thrissur Titans, Calicut Globstars, Kollam Sailors and Alleppey Ripples. According to Manorama Media, the first match will be played between Alleppey Ripples and Thrissur Titans on 2 September. Apart from this, the second match will be played between Trivandrum Royals and Kochi Blue Tigers. The league stage of the tournament will end on 16 September. Also, the semi-final of the tournament will be played on 17 September and the final match will be played on 18 September. Sanju Samson will not play in the first season Also, for your information, let us tell you that Indian wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson, who is among the icon players of the tournament, is not a part of the first season of the tournament. Apart from this, no fee will be charged from the fans to watch the matches in the stadium during the first season of Kerala Cricket League. Cricket fans will be able to enjoy these matches in the stadium absolutely free.
DPL 2024: South Delhi Superstars captain Ayush Badoni played a stormy innings, scored 165 runs in just 55 balls, hit record sixes
Thanks to this innings of Badoni, North Delhi Strikers got a target of 309 runs to win. Ayush badoni (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the first season of the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL), fans are witnessing new records every day. Now, in match number 23 of the ongoing tournament, Indian cricketer and all-rounder Ayush Badoni, who plays for Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL, has created a storm. Let us tell you that today on 31st August, Saturday, in this match, South Delhi Superstars captain Ayush Badoni batted in a stormy style and played a brilliant innings of 165 runs in just 55 balls. During this innings, Badoni was seen raining fours and sixes, Badoni hit 8 fours and 19 skyscraper sixes during his innings. For your information, let us tell you that this is the highest number of sixes hit in an innings in a T20 match. AYUSH BADONI HAS JUST SCORED 165(55) WITH 19 SIXES 🤯🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/3SpihBALNL — Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) August 31, 2024 South Delhi Superstars set a record target for North Delhi Strikers On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, then in this match being played at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi, South Delhi Superstars, batting first, have scored 308 runs for the loss of five wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Apart from Ayush Badoni’s innings of 165 runs, opener P Arya also played a brilliant innings of 120 runs, while S Ray contributed 11 runs. Apart from this, no other player could score more runs. On the other hand, if we talk about the bowling of North Delhi Strikers, P Vijayran took 2 wickets and S Solanki took 3 wickets. Due to this innings of Badoni, South Delhi Superstars have given the biggest target in the history of the tournament to North Delhi Strikers. Well, now it will be interesting to see whether North Delhi Strikers are able to achieve this huge target given by South Delhi Superstars or not?
IPL 2025: Arun Dhumal will call a meeting, final decision will be taken next week regarding the future of Impact Player rule
Big news is coming that the impact player rule is likely to remain in the next season of IPL as well. Impact Player Rule Sign, (Photo Source: IPL in 2025 Impact Player Rule Will it be retained or not? This discussion is going on in full swing. During the last season, many senior players had expressed their displeasure over this rule. Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that due to this, all-rounders are suffering. On the other hand, Virat Kohli believes that the rule does not give the right balance to the game. Recently, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin supported the rule and said that it is necessary for strategy. Meanwhile, big news is coming that the impact player rule is likely to remain in the next season of IPL as well. BCCI is going to take a final decision on the future of the rule next week. There will be a meeting next week IPL chairman Arun Dhumal is currently busy with ICC responsibilities, due to which the meeting is not being held. But according to recent reports, Arun Dhumal is going to call a meeting next week regarding the Impact Player Rule. A BCCI source told InsideSport, There has been no debate on the impact player rule. As is the case with all new rules, we seek feedback from stakeholders. The franchises have given their feedback and so have some players, we value their feedback. But the final decision has to be taken by the IPL chairman. The Impact Player Rule was introduced in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 with the aim of making the matches more exciting. After a successful trial, it was introduced in IPL 2023. At the same time, in IPL 2024, due to this rule, totals of more than 200 became common. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah believes that this rule has both advantages and disadvantages. According to Shah, the negative thing is that this is eliminating the role of all-rounders and the positive thing is that this gives Indian players a chance to showcase their talent.
“He is like family…”, said Sanjiv Goenka on KL Rahul’s future in LSG
KL Rahul has been an important part of the Super Giants family. He has been there since the beginning – Sanjiv Goenka Sanjeev Goenka & KL Rahul (Photo Source: Lucknow Super Giants’ performance in IPL 2024 under the captaincy of KL Rahul was disappointing. During the season, there was a lot of commotion and tension between owner Sanjiv Goenka and captain KL Rahul. Ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025 auction, there are reports that LSG may release Rahul. Also, his former franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore may show interest in buying him. Let us tell you, before the IPL 2022 mega auction, Lucknow Super Giants bought Rahul for Rs 17 crore. Amidst speculations of KL Rahul’s retention, LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka has made a big statement. Goenka says that Rahul is an integral part of the team and he is like family to him. KL Rahul has been an important part of the Super Giants family- Sanjiv Goenka Amidst the news of KL Rahul’s release from LSG, Sanjeev Goenka recently invited KL Rahul to dinner in Kolkata, the pictures of which are going viral on social media. Speaking at a recent press conference, Goenka said, I am surprised that this meeting is getting so much attention. As I said earlier, we have not considered retention until the BCCI makes a rule. All I can say is that KL has been an important part of the Super Giants family. He has been there from the beginning, has played a very important role. For me personally, he is like family and will remain family. Sanjeev Goenka further talked about IPL retention, he said that there is enough time and a decision has to be taken carefully as the future of the team depends on it. We have the entire time of September, October and November to take a decision. We should wait for the retention policy to come. We have not even thought about the future team, whether the retention will be three-four-five or six, we do not know. Let’s see, there is enough time, whatever decision we take today will have an impact on the future, so a decision has to be taken after a lot of thought and consideration.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan announced the squad, this player will captain in place of Nida Dar
Pakistan Cricket Board has removed Nida Dar and handed over the captaincy to Fatima Sana. Fatima Sana (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in the UAE from 3 to 20 October. The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming tournament. The board has removed Nida Dar and handed over the captaincy to Fatima Sana. Pakistan’s performance was poor in the recent Women’s Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka, perhaps that is why the board has changed the captain. 22-year-old Fatima is going to lead the team in an ICC T20I tournament for the first time. She has previously led Pakistan in two ODIs. Pakistan lost one match, while in one match the team won in the super over against New Zealand. Fatima has played 41 ODIs and 40 T20 matches for Pakistan so far. Pakistan did not make many big changes Pakistan has retained most of the players from the Asia Cup 2024 squad. Only one change has been made in the squad, Sadam Shamas has returned to the team, who was part of the last T20 World Cup. Shamas has replaced wicketkeeper-batsman Naziha Alvi. In Pakistan’s squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Alia Riaz, Muniba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hasan, Sadaf Shamas, Nidar Dar and Fatima Sana are the 10 players who have played in the previous Women’s T20 World Cup. The selectors have also included uncapped fast bowler Tasmia Rubab in the squad. ,@imfatimasana named Pakistan captain for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 🚨 Our squad for the marquee event 🇵🇰#BackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/NWoF6RmyVH — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 25, 2024 Pakistan Squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024- Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gul Feroza, Iram Javed, Muniba Ali (wicketkeeper), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Arub Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan Traveling Reserve: Naziha Alvi(wicketkeeper) Non-Traveling Reserve: Rameen Shamim and Umm-e-Hani In the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan Women’s team is in Group A along with India, Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.
WI vs SA, 2nd T20I Match Prediction: Who will win the 2nd T20I match between West Indies and South Africa?
The second T20 match between West Indies and South Africa will be played on August 26. WI vs SA (Photo Source: Getty Images) WI vs SA Match Preview: West Indies And South Africa The second match of the T20 series between 26 August To Brian Lara Cricket Stadium, Trinidad It will be played in. Host West Indies has taken a 1-0 lead by winning the first match of the series by 7 wickets. In the first T20 match, after losing the toss and batting first, South Africa scored 174 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Tristan Stubbs scored the highest 76 runs in 42 balls with the help of 8 fours and 3 sixes and Patrick Kruger scored 44 runs in 32 balls. Matthew Forde took the maximum 3 wickets for West Indies. West Indies achieved a spectacular victory by chasing the target in just 17.5 overs. Shai Hope scored 51 runs in 36 balls. At the same time, Nicholas Pooran played an unbeaten innings of 65 runs in 26 balls. WI vs SA Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records Match 24 West Indies won 12 South Africa won 12 no result 0 Tie 0 Pitch Report: The pitch of Brian Lara Cricket Stadium will be seen supporting bowlers more than batsmen. Spinners will dominate in the middle overs. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 128 runs. Probable Playing XIs: West Indies: Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Akeel Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Moti, Matthew Forde South Africa: Ryan Riccolton (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Donovan Ferreira, Patrick Kruger, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Bartman, Quen Mphaka Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batsman)- West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran played an unbeaten innings of 65 runs in 26 balls with the help of 2 fours and 7 sixes in the first T20 match. Pooran can maintain his excellent form in the second match as well. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Akeel Hossein took one wicket for 22 runs in 4 overs in the first T20 match. He can bowl brilliantly in the second T20 as well. WI vs SA Today’s Match Prediction: West Indies will win today’s match Scenario 1 West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 35-45 First innings score- 155-165 West Indies won Scenario 2 South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay score- 50-60 First innings score- 160-170 West Indies won