These 7 Tests in cricket history, which were cancelled without even a single ball being bowled
infoNew Zealand vs Afghanistan. (Photo Source: X(TWitter/BlackCapz) The only Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was to be played in Greater Noida from September 9. But due to rain, wet outfield and poor arrangements, not a single ball could be bowled in the first 4 days. The toss could not even take place during the four days of the match. Now it seems quite possible that this match will now be cancelled without a toss. If this match is cancelled without a ball being bowled, then the name of this match will be recorded in history. This will be the 8th such test match in cricket history which will be cancelled without a ball being bowled. Before this, there have been 7 such matches which have been cancelled without a ball being bowled. The first such case happened in 1890, when the Old Trafford test match between Australia and England was cancelled. While in a similar manner, the last and 7th test match was cancelled in 1998. In this article, we will tell you about those seven Test matches which were cancelled without a toss. Let us tell you which are those seven matches. Test No.: 34 – Australia vs England, Old Trafford, Manchester Test number 34 was the first match to be cancelled due to rain. The toss of this match did not even take place. Test No.: 264 – Australia v England, Old Trafford, Manchester Test number 264a was also cancelled due to rain. There was no toss. Test No.: 675 – Australia vs England, Melbourne Cricket Ground During Test No. 675a, it started to rain just as the players were entering the field. Discussions took place between the MCC manager, the Australian Board and 2 MCC officials and it was concluded that a limited overs match should be played and the match was subsequently declared the first ODI. Test No: 1113 – New Zealand v Pakistan, Carisbrook, Dunedin In Test No. 1113a, due to heavy rain, the match was abandoned on 3 February 1989. Also, it was planned that an ODI would be played on 6 February 1989 and the ODI was played as scheduled. Test No.: 1140 – England v West Indies, Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Test number 1140a was cancelled due to rain. On the 5th day of this match, an ODI match was played. Test No.: 1434 – Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad The Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Test was abandoned without a toss taking place. Test No.: 1434 – New Zealand v India, Carisbrook, Dunedin Test No. 1434B was abandoned on day 3. It was decided that an unofficial one-day match would be played on the fourth day. Beta Beta Features
Before the start of the first test match against Bangladesh, great news came out, Rohit had played a great innings last time in Chepauk
The first match of the upcoming Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played from September 19 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian cricket team is going to be seen in action very soon. Let us tell you that Bangladesh is coming on a tour to India. On this tour, Bangladesh will be seen playing a two-match Test series and then a three-match T20 series. The first Test match between India and Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) will be played from 19 September at the M Chidambaram Chepauk Cricket Stadium in Chennai. However, before the start of this match, a very happy news has come out for the Indian cricket team. Let us tell you that captain Rohit Sharma, who led the Indian team during the Test series, played a brilliant innings on this ground for the last time. Rohit played a great innings last time in Chepauk Let us tell you that India played the second match of the Test series held during England’s tour of India in the year 2021 at the Chepauk Stadium. In the first innings of this match, Rohit batted brilliantly and played a brilliant innings of 161 runs in 231 balls. Rohit hit 18 fours and 2 sixes during this innings. On the basis of Rohit’s innings, India scored 329 runs in the first innings and won the match by a huge margin of 317 runs against England. Now Rohit would like to perform in a similar way in the first Test match against Bangladesh to be held in Chepauk. Rohit Sharma scored a fantastic 161 runs against England when India played a Test last time at Chepauk 👊 – India will kick start their home season at Chepauk on the 19th. pic.twitter.com/tOQbjEx1kO — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) September 11, 2024 Full schedule of Bangladesh tour of India 1st Test September 19-23: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 2nd Test: September 27-October 1: Green Park, Kanpur 1st T20 October 6: New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Gwalior 2nd T20 October 9: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 3rd T20I: October 12: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad However, it will be interesting to see how Bangladesh will perform against India after defeating Pakistan in the two-match Test series in its own home?
IND vs BAN: “I am feeling bad, when big players come…”, former veteran made a big statement about Rahul vs Sarfaraz
Honestly, I feel bad for Sarfaraz Khan. But this happens many times in Test cricket – Krishnamachari Srikkanth KL Rahul, Kris Srikanth, and Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Indian cricket team is to play a two-match Test series at home against Bangladesh from September 19. The BCCI has announced the squad for the first Test, but choosing the playing 11 is going to be a big headache for head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma. Because there will be competition among the players for some positions. In the middle order, Sarfaraz Khan will compete with KL Rahul for the number-5 spot, while the team has two wicketkeeping options in Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant. Meanwhile, former Indian player and BCCI chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes that the team management will put KL Rahul ahead of Sarfaraz Khan because he is a big player. That’s why the former legend feels bad for the young batsman Sarfaraz Khan. If a big player returns, you will have to lose your place- Chris Srikanth Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kris Srikkanth said, Honestly, I feel bad for Sarfaraz Khan. But this happens many times in Test cricket. You may be playing well but when a big player returns, you will have to lose your place, for example Rishabh Pant is returning due to which Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan are losing their place because KL Rahul is coming. Kris Srikkanth feels that KL Rahul will be preferred over Sarfaraz due to his overseas record. Sarfaraz Khan has played only one Test series so far, that too at home against England earlier this year. In the back of the mind, they are also keeping the Australia series. New Zealand is also coming. KL Rahul has done well overseas, he has done well in Australia. BCCI has not released Sarfaraz from the Duleep Trophy squad BCCI has made changes in the teams for the second round of Duleep Trophy. The players who have been selected in the team for the first Test against Bangladesh have been released from the Duleep Trophy. However, Sarfaraz Khan and Yash Dayal have been retained for the second round of Duleep Trophy. The reason behind not releasing Sarfaraz Khan is believed to be that he may not get a chance in the playing 11 of the Test against Bangladesh. The second round of Duleep Trophy 2024 will be played in Anantapur from September 12. At the same time, the first Test match between India and Bangladesh will be played in Chepauk from September 19. Team India’s squad for the first Test against Bangladesh- Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal
Ricky Ponting compared Rishabh Pant with MS Dhoni in Test cricket, know what he said?
Pant has scored a total of 2271 runs in 33 Test matches played at an average of 43.67. Ricky Ponting and Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter Star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is an important part of the Indian cricket team in red ball cricket. Pant has played some memorable innings for Team India in the biggest format of the game, including his 89* innings played at the Gabba in 2021. 26-year-old Pant has played a total of 33 Test matches for the Indian team so far, in which he has scored five centuries, which is very close to the 6 centuries scored by former Indian captain MS Dhoni in 90 Test matches. Pant has achieved this feat in one-third fewer matches than Dhoni. On the other hand, now former Australian captain and legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting has made a big statement comparing Rishabh Pant with Dhoni. Ponting says that Pant is a serious cricketer, and this is reflected in his batting. Ricky Ponting compared Rishabh Pant to Dhoni Let us tell you that recently in a discussion with Sky Sports, Ricky Ponting said – We all have seen him (Pant) playing and heard him in the stump mic. He is a great character of the group. He loves his cricket, he is a match winner, that’s what he is. Ponting further said- He has 4-5 Test centuries and has also reached 90 figures 9 times, which is much better than Dhoni’s Test matches played (90). What a good character he is in cricket. He is a serious cricketer. On the other hand, if we give you information about Pant’s Test career, he has scored a total of 2271 runs in 33 Test matches played at an average of 43.67. Pant has also scored 5 centuries. On the other hand, Dhoni has scored a total of 4876 runs in 90 Test matches at an average of 38.09. During this period, only 6 centuries have come from Dhoni’s bat.
Rohit Sharma: Hitman’s dominance seen in ICC Rankings, enters top 5 in ODIs and Tests
Rohit Sharma reached number five in the ICC Test rankings with a rating of 751. Rohit Sharma (Pic Source-X) Rohit Sharma ICC Ranking: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has returned to the top 5 in the Test rankings. Rohit has returned to the top 5 in the Test rankings for batsmen for the first time since September 2021. Rohit was the highest-ranked Indian batsman in the Test rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. Apart from this, Rohit’s name is present in the top 2 in the ODI rankings. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal played a key role in India’s series win over England earlier this year. Jaiswal scored 712 runs in the record-breaking series, which included two centuries and three half-centuries. Rohit also scored two centuries and scored 400 runs. Team India has not played any Test match since then, yet all these players have managed to keep themselves in the top-10. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has gained one place and is now at number five with a rating of 751. Yashasvi Jaiswal has also reached number six with a rating of 740. At the same time, Virat Kohli has also gained one place and is at number seven with a rating of 737. All these players managed to register a jump in their rankings without playing a Test and will now be seen in action in the Test series against Bangladesh from September 19. The dominance of Indian batsmen was also seen in the ODI rankings If we talk about ODI rankings, there are three Indian batsmen in the top 5. Rohit is at number two in this list with 765 rating points. Shubman Gill is at number three. His rating point is 763. At number three is the name of legendary batsman Virat Kohli. Virat has 746 rating points.
“I don’t see anything for Shreyas Iyer in Tests at the moment”- Big statement by Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra and Shreyas Iyer (Pic Source-Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the upcoming Test match against Bangladesh three days ago, in which many players have returned to the team. Left-arm fast bowler Yash Dayal has also been included in the team for the first time. However, one name that was missing from the list was that of Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has made a big statement about Iyer. The former batsman believes that Iyer will not get a chance to play Test for the next few days. India toured Bangladesh in 2022, Aakash Chopra talked about Iyer’s performance in that series. However, he rightly pointed out that his performance has not been that good since then. Chopra says that for this reason, Iyer may not be thinking much about Test cricket right now. Shreyas Iyer will not get a place in Test cricket right now- Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra, while answering a question asked by a commentator in a video uploaded on YouTube recently, said, “It is interesting that the last time we beat Bangladesh in Bangladesh, Shreyas Iyer played a very crucial performance in the last match. We won because he played a crucial innings, but since then, the world has changed. I don’t see any prospects for Shreyas Iyer in Tests at the moment.” Talking about Iyer’s position in the team, Chopra said that there were at least three players from the current setup whom he could think of who would not get a place for the first Test, which shows how far Iyer is in this race. The former cricketer further said, “Whoever is there will not be able to play all the matches. Those who are part of this team, including Sarfaraz, KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel. I think they themselves will not be able to get into the playing XI. So where will Shreyas Iyer come in this?”
PAK vs ENG: England announced 17-man team for Pakistan tour, 33-year-old veteran returns
England’s tour of Pakistan starts from October 7, 2024. England Test Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) Just days after the completion of the recent three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced a 17-member squad for the tour of Pakistan. England’s tour will begin with the first match on October 7, 2024. So in this England team, 33-year-old experienced spinner Jack Leach has returned to the team, who has been out of the England cricket team for a long time. Let us tell you that Leach played his last Test match against India in Hyderabad in January. After this, he was continuously out of the team, but now he has been successful in making a comeback in the team. Apart from this, this team includes most of the same players who have been included in the team against Sri Lanka. However, uncapped Durham bowling all-rounder Brydon Carse and Essex wicketkeeper batsman Jordan Cox have also managed to make it to the 17-member team. Also, this team includes 8 such players who were part of the England team that toured Pakistan in 2022. At that time, England had won the Test series 3-0 by sweeping Pakistan in its own home. So now England will tour Pakistan this time with similar expectations. England’s full squad for the three-match Test series against Pakistan Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jordan Cox, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Brydon Curse, Josh Hall, Matthew Potts, Gus Atkinson, Ollie Stone, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir. Full schedule of Pakistan vs England Test series 1st Match, 7-11 October- Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan 2nd Match, October 15-19- National Stadium, Karachi 3rd Match, October 24-28- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi