“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.”
Team India got a big blow before BGT 2024, this star fast bowler got injured once again.
Mayank Yadav’s personal coach Devendra Sharma presented his side regarding the condition of the young fast bowler. Mayank Yadav (Photo Source: While playing for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2024, Mayank Yadav had given a stellar performance and won the hearts of all the fans. He troubled the batsmen of the opposing team a lot by bowling lethally. Not only this, the young fast bowler recently made his international debut for Team India against Bangladesh. Let us tell you that due to injury during the Indian Premier League 2024, Mayank Yadav had to be ruled out of this important tournament. However, after recovering from the injury, Mayank Yadav left his mark in international cricket also. This is the reason why the Board of Control for Cricket in India has also included this young fast bowler in the Indian team for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Let us tell you that Mayank Yadav has once again got injured. Mayank Yadav’s personal coach Devendra Sharma presented his side regarding the condition of the young fast bowler. According to Telegraph India, Devendra Sharma said, ‘It is not that Mayank has suffered this injury now but he has been advised to stay away from cricket at this time because in January 2025, he will be called for the ODI series against England. Have to make a comeback in Team India. BCCI official also presented his side regarding Mayank Yadav’s injury. BCCI official said, ‘Mayank Yadav is having a lot of back pain, he may have a stress fracture. He is being closely monitored at the National Cricket Academy. It is possible that Mayank Yadav will be seen playing in the fourth or fifth round of Ranji Trophy but it is difficult to say anything about it right now. Here is Team India’s squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Mohammed Siraj. , Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Traveling Reserve: Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini 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-
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Australia ODI squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. Australia T20 squad: Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. 7) Who became the Player of the Series in the Emerging Asia Cup, Abhishek for India; Tilak created a stir Afghanistan A won the Emerging Asia Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka A by seven wickets in the final match on Sunday. Sediqullah Atal played an important role in making Afghanistan champion. Sediqullah Atal was named Player of the Series for his excellent batting throughout the tournament. Whereas for India, Abhishek Sharma scored the most runs in the tournament. 8) Indian team is missing a player like Pujara, Chopra called Kohli’s form a matter of tension. Indian team’s experienced batsman Virat Kohli is struggling to score runs in the longer format of the game. Against Bangladesh and then New Zealand, he scored runs but could not maintain his dominance. For some time now, he has not had any big innings with his bat and due to this, questions are being raised on his form. Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has given his reaction on the performance of Virat Kohli. At the same time, he believes that there is no one in the Indian team who plays like Cheteshwar Pujara, everyone is playing aggressive cricket, which will not work. 9) BCCI amended the rules related to penalty runs in domestic cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently introduced an amendment to the penalty run rule in domestic cricket, so that the game can be further improved. Under the new guidelines, state cricket associations have been informed that sudden contact of the ball with equipment or objects that have fallen from a fielder will no longer be considered illegal fielding. This is a notable change from the previous interpretation of Rule 28.2.3, which imposed a harsher penalty.
“Rohit is a great captain” – His friends came out in support of Hitman
India has lost the Test series against New Zealand under the captaincy of Rohit. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian team is currently trailing 2-0 in the three-match Test series against New Zealand. India had to face defeat in the home Test series after 12 years. After the loss of this Test series, Rohit Sharma’s captaincy is continuously being criticized. In such a situation, Shikhar Dhawan has come forward in support of Rohit and shown sympathy. Rohit Sharma’s friend and former opening partner Shikhar Dhawan does not consider New Zealand’s defeat as a matter of concern. Dhawan believes that it is unfair to question Rohit after losing just one series. He told India Today, “We do not feel the pressure you are talking about. Although there is pressure in the game, we are not affected by victory or defeat. It’s part of the game.” Shikhar Dhawan gave a big statement in defense of Rohit Sharma Shikhar Dhawan defended Rohit, saying, “I think this is neither a fair nor a practical approach to anything.” India had to face defeat against New Zealand by 8 wickets in Bengaluru and by 113 runs in Pune. With this, India’s streak of winning 18 consecutive Test series at home was broken. Dhawan, who retired from international and domestic cricket in August, said, “As a cricketer, we do not think like this. Rohit is a great captain. It is not just a matter of victory or defeat. The team has a bond with its captain and the team members respect him a lot.” The last Test of the India vs New Zealand series will be held in Mumbai from 1 to 5 November. India has to play five test matches on Australia tour from 22nd November. There is a high possibility that captain Rohit may miss the first one or two Test matches of the Australia series due to personal reasons. However, BCCI did not say anything officially in this regard while announcing the squad. At the same time, while giving a statement about India’s prospects in the upcoming Australia tour, Dhawan has expressed more expectations from Team India.
BGT 2024: MSK Prasad is also very disappointed after not seeing Cheteshwar Pujara in Team India in the upcoming Test series against Australia.
Cheteshwar Pujara’s record in Australia has been tremendous. He has scored 993 runs in 11 matches at an average above 47, which includes three centuries and five half-centuries. Cheteshwar Pujara (Image Credit- Twitter) Former chief selector of India MSK Prasad believes that Team India will miss Cheteshwar Pujara a lot in the upcoming 5-match Test series against Australia. Let us tell you that the five-match Test series between Team India and Australia is starting from November 22. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has recently announced Team India for the upcoming 5 match test series. In the list of experienced batsmen, only the names of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are there. Many people were quite surprised to see that experienced player Cheteshwar Pujara has not been included in Team India in the upcoming 5-match Test series. Cheteshwar Pujara’s performance in international cricket has always been excellent and even now the great batsman is in his best form. Recently, Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 9th double century in an important Ranji Trophy match against Chhattisgarh. MSK Prasad said, ‘Cheteshwar Pujara recently scored a double century in Ranji Trophy. He also has experience and the strength that Team India needs in Australia would also be provided by Pujara. I think that if he had to select Nitish Reddy, he would have played the young player in at least one match for India A. Cheteshwar Pujara will not be seen playing in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 Let us tell you that Cheteshwar Pujara’s record in Australia has been tremendous. He has scored 993 runs in 11 matches at an average above 47, which includes three centuries and five half-centuries. On the last day of the fourth Test match of the 2020-21 series, Cheteshwar Pujara played a valuable inning of 56 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane, due to which even the Australian bowlers got quite worried. Team India had won this test series by 2-1. Cheteshwar Pujara failed to show a strong performance in the final of the World Test Championship 2023 and after that he was never included in Team India. 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-