Talking about finger spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon are my favourite players: Rangana Herath
Rangana Herath has taken over 1000 first-class wickets, while he has 500 international wickets and 400 Test wickets to his name. Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) Rangana Herath is considered one of the best spinners not only in Sri Lanka but in the world. His performance has always been very good in international cricket. Let us tell you, Rangana Herath has taken more than 1000 wickets in first class while he has 500 international wickets and 400 test wickets to his name. Recently a white ball series was played between Sri Lanka and India. While India won the T20 series 3-0, Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2-0. After the end of this white ball series, Rangana Herath named those spinners of today’s era who have impressed him a lot. Rangana Herath played an important role in Sri Lanka’s victory in the 2014 T20 World Cup. He took five wickets for Sri Lanka in a low-scoring match against New Zealand and helped his team qualify for the playoffs. According to Cricblog, Rangana Herath said, ‘If you talk about finger spinners, I would like to name Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon. Another spinner is South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj. I also like watching Kuldeep Yadav bowling. Talking about Sri Lanka, Prabhat Jayasuriya has bowled very well so far. There are many other names but they are not coming to my mind at the moment. Sri Lanka’s spinners bowled very well in the ODI series against India Let us tell you, in the recently concluded ODI series against India, Sri Lankan spinners bowled brilliantly and took 27 wickets. Sri Lankan spinners left their mark against the Indian batsmen and won the hearts of many fans. In this series, Indian spinners took a total of 16 wickets. While Washington Sundar took 5 wickets in the three-match ODI series, Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets. Many former players of the Sri Lankan team praised the team a lot. 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 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
‘Whatever happens will be seen’ Kapil Dev talking to Anshuman Gaekwad who is battling blood cancer
Recently BCCI has extended its hand to help Gaikwad. Kapil Dev and Anshuman Gaekwad (Image Credit- Twitter Former Indian cricket team captain Anshuman Gaikwad is currently battling a deadly disease like blood cancer in England. At the same time, some time ago, his fellow cricketer and World Cup champion captain Kapil Dev had appealed to the fans and BCCI for help. Along with this, Kapil had also announced that he is going to give his pension to Anshuman. On the other hand, now a video of Kapil Dev is going viral on the internet, in which he is seen talking to Anshuman Gaikwad and encouraging him. Kapil Dev talked to Anshuman Gaekwad Let us tell you that according to the viral video, Kapil Dev said to Anshuman – Hello Anshu, I know you are going through a tough time, but it does not matter. We all have gone through tough times in life. I remember all the good days. The first time I played the Manu Dulla Gold Cup under your leadership, you were my captain. And I remember when I was the captain, you scored 200 runs against Pakistan in Jalandhar. So remember the good memories, because hard times come and go, but I know you are a warrior. Come on, be happy now. Try to live your life with all that God has given you and I wish you keep getting better and happier. We all have to go one day, but the best thing about being a human is to fight the same way you fight on the cricket field. We hope to see you soon. We will all celebrate your speedy recovery and have a good time. Just take care of yourself. Watch this video of Kapil Dev From Kapil Dev to Aunshuman Gaekwad…both played under each other’s captaincy. Today, Aunshuman is battling cancer and we all pray he recovers. I gave up drinking ten years ago. Won’t mind a drink with a friend who has a generous heart. Get well soon Aunshu… pic.twitter.com/i8eatv1ZS5 — Vijay Lokapally 🇮🇳 (@vijaylokapally) July 23, 2024
‘Hitting from the first ball’ Ricky Ponting talking about the changes taking place in T20 cricket
T20 cricket has become easier for batsmen than bowlers. Ricky Ponting (Image Source: Getty Images) The new format of cricket, T20 cricket, has changed a lot in today’s times. In modern day cricket, there is no longer an equal competition between the ball and the bat, but now the batsmen are liking this format more. In today’s T20 cricket, batsmen are seen batting at a stormy pace. Batsmen have changed the current scenario of the game. Every day some batsman is seen playing new shots. So there was a time when a score of 200 runs was considered the winning total in T20 cricket, but now even a score of 250 runs has started falling short to win the match. So in the ongoing IPL, new records are being made in terms of runs every other day. Also, this season Sunrisers Hyderabad has created history by scoring 287 runs in an innings. Looking at this score, it seems that the day is not far when the score of 300 runs will be seen in T20 cricket. On the other hand, now in the ongoing IPL season, Delhi Capitals team head coach and former Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting has given a big statement regarding the continuous changes in T20 cricket. Ricky Ponting gave a big statement regarding the changes taking place in T20 cricket. Let us tell you that while talking about the changes in T20 cricket, in a discussion with ESPN Cricinfo, Ricky Ponting said – I did not think that a score of 300 would ever be possible, but it looks like it is going to happen now. It’s not like that anymore in T20 cricket where you go in and take a few balls to get set. Now when a player comes to bat, he starts hitting from the first ball. Ricky Ponting further said – Matthew Hayden has been telling me that friend, I am telling you that this is the future of T20 cricket, but I still keep telling him that no, it is not so.
VIDEO: Virat Kohli was seen talking to spin legend Muralitharan before the match against SRH.
Before this match, the eyes of many fans will be fixed on RCB’s star batsman Virat Kohli. The 35-year-old Virat has been one of the most in-form batsmen not only for his team but throughout the tournament. With 319 runs in six matches, Kohli is currently on top in the race for the Orange Cap. In such a situation, his fans would like Kohli to perform similarly in the upcoming matches. Just before the clash between RCB and SRH, Kohli was seen chatting with Hyderabad’s spin bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan. Let us tell you that this match is a must win match for Bengaluru and just before this, Virat and Muralitharan were seen talking for a long time. Its clip is also going viral on social media. Virat Kohli interacted with M Muralitharan during the practice session today🤍 pic.twitter.com/xBFmmuMlZA — 𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙣𝥂 (@wrognxvirat) April 14, 2024 Talking about Royal Challengers Bangalore, the team’s performance so far in the ongoing IPL 2024 (Indian Premier League) has been disappointing. After playing six matches in the tournament, RCB has managed to win only one match so far and have lost the remaining five. Their only win so far in IPL 2024 has come against Punjab Kings, which was their second match this season. After losing four consecutive matches, the team will face Sunrisers Hyderabad and under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, RCB will be eyeing to register its second win of this season. Currently, RCB are at the last position in IPL 2024 with two points from six matches. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, is in the race for a place in the playoffs. With three wins and six points in five matches, SRH team is currently at fourth position in the points table.