Virat Kohli will be seen batting explosively against the Kiwi spinners in the Wankhede Test, Jadeja and Kuldeep have shown class in the nets.
Team India now has to play the third and final Test match against New Zealand from November 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Virat Kohli (Pic Source-X) Indian team’s experienced batsman Virat Kohli has been seen facing a lot of trouble against spin bowling for some time now. No matter what the format, Virat Kohli has failed to bat brilliantly against the spinners. Team India now has to play the third and final Test match against New Zealand from November 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Before the third Test, Virat Kohli was seen practicing hard in the nets against left-arm spinners. In the Test match played against New Zealand in Pune, Virat Kohli was seen facing a lot of trouble against Mitchell Santner in both the innings. Not only this, the Kiwi bowler had dismissed Virat Kohli in both the innings. According to the report of The Indian Express, Virat Kohli is sweating profusely against the spinners in the nets for the third Test. Not only this, he also played very strong shots against left arm spinners. He went ahead and hit big shots against Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. Virat Kohli would like to make a big score for his team at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Let us tell you that till now Virat Kohli has scored only 88 runs in four innings of the two Tests played against New Zealand. Now in the third test match to be played between these two teams, it is very important for Virat Kohli to make a big score for Team India. This is also because if Team India wants to secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship, then it is very important for them to win the upcoming third Test against New Zealand. Not only this, after this three-match Test series, Team India also has to play a five-match Test series against Australia, which is starting from 22nd November. Apart from Virat Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma will also have to perform brilliantly. 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-
IND vs NZ: Who will win silver among batsmen or bowlers? Know the pitch report of Wankhede Stadium
The third match of the series between India and New Zealand will be played at Wankhede Stadium from November 1. Wankhede Stadium Pitch (Social Media: Photo Source: The final match of the three-Test series between India and New Zealand is to be played at Wankhede, Mumbai from November 1 (Friday). The Kiwi team has already won the series. The Indian team will now take the field with the intention of saving its reputation. After winning two consecutive matches, the morale of the Kiwi team will be high. Now the Kiwi team will be eyeing a clean sweep of the series. The Indian team has good experienced players in the batting and bowling departments, but the performance of all those players in this series has not been up to par. The batsmen of the Indian team need to give their best in the third test. Nothing like this was seen in the Bengaluru and Pune test matches. This was the reason why Team India lost. IND vs NZ India vs New Zealand Mumbai Test Pitch Report The pitch at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is made of red soil. This gives bounce to fast bowlers and the ball also comes easily on the bat. There is not going to be much help for the spinners on the first day. However, later on the spinners play an important role and they become a problem for the batsmen in the last two days. Something similar can be seen in the Tests of India and New Zealand also. IND vs NZ India vs New Zealand Mumbai Test Weather Report There should not be any problem regarding rain during this test match. There is almost no chance of rain on all five days of the match. Fans will get a chance to watch the entire match. The Indian team would like to keep the hopes of the World Test Championship final alive by winning this match. IND vs NZ: Where to watch India vs New Zealand third test This match between the two teams can be watched live on TV and OTT. This match can be watched live on Sports 18. Apart from this, this match can also be watched live on Jio Cinema. This match can be seen live on Jio’s website and application. According to Indian time, this match will start at 9.30 am. The toss is to take place at 9 am.
ICC Test Rankings: Kagiso Rabada became number-1 Test bowler by defeating Bumrah, Ashwin-Jadeja also suffered loss
Kagiso Rabada topped the Test bowling rankings with 860 rating points. Kagiso Rabada & Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: ICC Test Rankings: Kagiso Rabada has become the number-1 bowler in the ICC Men’s Test bowling rankings, overtaking Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Rabada had shown a brilliant performance in the first match of the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh, for which he has been rewarded. Rabada took three wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings. Kagiso Rabada also took his 300th Test wicket during the first Test against Bangladesh. He is the third fastest South African bowler (11817 balls) to achieve this feat. Kagiso Rabada reached first place with 860 rating points. Kagiso Rabada reached the first position in the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings for the first time in 2018. He remained at number-1 position till February 2019. The thing to note is that Rabada has been continuously in the top-10 in the rankings recently. After taking 9 wickets against Bangladesh, he left behind Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood and Ashwin and secured the first position with 860 rating points. Josh Hazlewood (847) is at second place, Bumrah (846) is at third place and Ashwin (831) is at fourth place. Pakistani spinner Noman Ali reached 9th place On the other hand, Pakistan’s spin bowlers Noman Ali and Sajid Khan have also benefited, who recently performed brilliantly in the Test series against England. Noman Ali took 11 and 9 wickets in two matches, Sajid took 9 and 10 wickets in two matches. Noman Ali achieved a career-high ranking of 9th. While Sajid has jumped 12 places to reach 38th position. ICC Men’s Latest Test Bowling Rankings Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) – 860 rating Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 847 rating Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 846 rating R Ashwin (India) – 831 rating Pat Cummins (Australia) – 820 rating Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 801 rating Prabhat Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 801 rating Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 776 rating Noman Ali (Pakistan) – 759 rating Matt Henry (New Zealand)- 743 rating Rachin Ravindra and Saud Shakeel took a long jump England’s legendary batsman Joe Root is still at first place in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings. Kiwi batsman Rachin Ravindra played brilliantly in the first two test matches against India. He has jumped 8 places to 10th position. At the same time, Saud Shakeel of Pakistan made a huge jump of 20 places and has reached 7th position. ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings Joe Root (England) – 903 rating Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 813 rating Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 790 rating Harry Brook (England) – 778 ratings Steve Smith (Australia)- 757 rating Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 728 rating Saud Shakeel (Pakistan) – 724 rating Marnus LaBution (Australia) – 720 rating Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 716 rating Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)- 711 rating
“People give credit to Rishabh Pant but the real hero of 2021 BGT win was Pujara” – Tim Paine’s surprising statement
Cheteshwar Pujara & Tim Paine (Photo Source: Former Australian captain Tim Paine recently opened up about how important Cheteshwar Pujara’s role was in India’s memorable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy win. Paine said that Pujara played the most important role in that series win but people still give his credit to Rishabh Pant. In the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, after suffering a humiliating defeat in Adelaide, India, without their regular captain Virat Kohli and several key senior players, made a spectacular comeback and won the series 2-1. On the 2020-21 Australia tour, Team India won the last Test match of the series, which was played at the Gabba ground, by three wickets, in which Rishabh Pant played the match-winning innings. That innings of Rishabh Pant was recorded in the pages of history. Pant is considered the hero of the 2020-21 Australia vs India Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has a different opinion about it. He believes that because of Cheteshwar Pujara, Team India had captured the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy. The player who won the series for India in the last series was Cheteshwar Pujara – Tim Paine Tim Paine said on the Grade Cricketers podcast, ‘From what I remember, a lot of people talk about Rishabh Pant, in the last series in Australia, but the man who won the series for India was Cheteshwar Pujara. He had demoralized us and our fast bowlers. He was continuously getting the ball hit on his body, but was getting up again and again. It still has its place in Test cricket. Let us tell you that in the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pujara may not have scored a century, but he spent a long time at the crease, and tired the Australian bowlers. Pujara had scored 271 runs in the four-match Test series, of which 77 was his best score. Whereas Rishabh Pant had scored 274 runs in the series.
“I am very desperate to play right now” – Ishan Kishan said about his return to Team India
Ishan Kishan (Photo Source: There was a time when wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan was an important part of India’s limited overs set-up. Even though he was not able to be a part of the playing eleven, his name was always in the squad. But in the last one year things have changed a lot. He has been out of the Indian team for a long time. He played his last international match 11 months ago. Ishan Kishan decided to take a sudden break from the South Africa tour in December 2023. Since then Ishaan did not return to Team India. Besides, Ishaan was also dropped from his central contract by BCCI. However, Ishaan is now desperate to return to international cricket once again. Ishan Kishan is desperate to make a comeback in Team India After being out of Team India for the last one year, Ishan Kishan said that he has learned a lot in this time. Ishan Kishan told Times of India, “I am very desperate to play at the moment. Whenever I get a chance, I will thrash the bowlers. I will play with full force. I am very desperate to play international matches. I know what happens in team meetings when someone returns to the team. There is light banter and I am very excited about those things too. Whenever I get a chance, I will play with all my might.” The wicketkeeper further said, “I have matured a lot in the last few months. The way I look at this game now, my perception is very different from before. The laughter and jokes will continue. But now I know where to stop so that it doesn’t hinder my game. I am now moving forward with a more mature mindset and the break has taught me a lot about this. “I am having the best time of my life.” 26-year-old Ishaan is part of the India A squad for the Australia tour. He recently caught the attention of BCCI by playing some excellent innings in Duleep Trophy and Ranji Trophy. If Ishaan manages to perform well for India A on the Australia tour, then he can make a comeback in international cricket soon.
“Winning this series at any cost…”- Harmanpreet Kaur’s big statement after defeating New Zealand 2-1
Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the third ODI and captured the series 2-1. Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo Source: Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the third ODI and captured the series 2-1. In the match played in Ahmedabad, New Zealand, batting first, was all out for 232 runs in 49.5 overs. In response, the Indian team chased the target in just 44.2 overs. Smriti Mandhana played an inning of 100 runs in 122 balls and captain Harmanpreet Kaur played an unbeaten inning of 59 runs in 63 balls. This victory is very special for the Indian women’s team, because the team had failed to reach the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup in UAE. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur spoke openly about the team’s performance after the series win. Happy that we were able to bounce back after losing the last game – Harmanpreet Kaur Harmanpreet stressed that you want to give 100 percent in every match, but sometimes things don’t go your way. The team discussed many things in the team meeting and got the result they wanted. The entire team is very happy with this. Harmanpreet Kaur while talking at the post match presentation said, It was important for us because we wanted to win this series at any cost. As I said in the morning, we discussed a lot of things and are really happy that we were able to make it happen today. Whenever we play, we always want to give our 100% but sometimes things don’t go your way. As a professional cricketer, you need to keep pushing yourself and keep moving forward. We discussed these things in the team meeting, so really happy that we were able to bounce back after losing in the last game. Harmanpreet further talked about the team’s fielding. The women’s team is continuously working hard to improve its fielding skills. “Always talk about our fielding, it is an area we need to work hard on. We are working hard, but until we become the best fielding team, we are just waiting for the results.”
MI can retain these players including Hardik, Bumrah – Harbhajan Singh made a big prediction
The performance of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 was very disappointing. Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: Instagram) Team India’s former veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has asked which players can Mumbai Indians (MI) retain before the mega auction of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season? Discussed this. Mumbai India’s performance in the last three seasons was not good. Rohit Sharma was the captain for two seasons and Hardik Pandya was the captain last season, but the team still could not perform well. Now what will be the team’s strategy for the next three years? This will be decided by what decision the team takes in retention. However, meanwhile, Harbhajan expressed uncertainty about the franchise retaining former captain Rohit Sharma. However, he stressed that if the team decides to retain the fourth player, Rohit’s name should undoubtedly be there. Harbhajan Singh gave a big statement regarding MI’s IPL retention. Harbhajan Singh said in the Star Sports show, “Mumbai Indians is a team which has not performed well in the last two-three years. MI has been a champion team, a very good team, and as far as I know, they will definitely be thinking about building a team for the future, but that doesn’t mean they won’t add experienced players this year. . Last year they made Hardik Pandya the captain and I think he will definitely be retained. Jasprit Bumrah will also be retained and Suryakumar Yadav will also be retained.” Bhajji further said about Rohit Sharma, “However, the question is whether Rohit Sharma will be retained? He has just won the World Cup as captain, so I think he should be retained, and he will be retained. This will make four players and if there is a fifth player, then Tilak Verma will be retained. Tilak Verma is one of those players who will be very useful in winning matches for Mumbai Indians in the future.” He further said, “Talking about bowling, I don’t think they would like to retain anyone else apart from Bumrah, so Nehal Wadhera can be a good option for them as an uncapped player. That is why he should be selected.”