DTVHINDI‘We hurt the confidence of our batsmen’: Harbhajan Singh on Test cricket ending in a 2-3 draw
Let’s know what Harbhajan Singh said Harbhajan Singh (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has recently been seen criticizing the Indian management. In this criticism, Harbhajan has blamed the management for preparing spin-friendly pitches when Test matches end in 2-3 days. On the other hand, pitches are always a topic of discussion when it comes to Test matches, especially in India, when big teams like Australia and England come to India to play. The Indian management always focuses on making such pitches that help the host team. So sometimes, not only foreign teams face difficulty in batting on spin friendly pitches, but Indian batsmen also seem to be quite troubled. Big batsmen like Virat Kohli have also been affected by this in the recent past. It is worth noting that among the players who have played more than 8 Test matches in India after the year 2020, only Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja have an average above 40. But now giving a big statement on this, Harbhajan has said that pitches play an important role in the game, but when the pitch starts turning from 3-4 days in a Test match, this is not seen now. And due to this the confidence of the batsmen has decreased. Harbhajan Singh gave a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview to Sports Tak, Harbhajan Singh said- We have started playing on pitches that take more turn. We wanted to win and we won but do we want to win in two and a half days? I think, if we had prepared normal pitches that would have started turning from the third and fourth day, we would have still won but the batsmen would have got time to settle in. We would not have been discussing the problems our batsmen have against spinners. We have hurt the confidence of our batsmen, because on those pitches anyone gets out cheaply.
Suresh Raina wants to see this close friend of his playing in IPL 2025
MS Dhoni played as a wicketkeeper batsman in IPL 2024. Suresh Raina $25 million (2.05 billion INR) Former Team India cricketer Suresh Raina believes that MS Dhoni should also play in IPL 2025, this will benefit his team a lot. Raina said that the presence of MS Dhoni gives a lot of support to the players on the field. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings captain Rituraj Gaikwad also gets help from Dhoni on the field. Right now he will need Dhoni’s guidance for one more year. There are also many reports about MS Dhoni’s retirement after IPL 2024, but no official announcement has been made. Dhoni himself has indicated that his playing future in the league depends on the upcoming IPL rules and regulations, especially the rule related to retained players. Suresh Raina’s statement on MS Dhoni While talking to Sports Tak, Suresh Raina said, I want MS Dhoni to play in IPL 2025. I am saying this keeping in mind his batting in the last season. I think Ruturaj Gaikwad needs another year to learn captaincy, the way he captained and a lot of things were said after the defeat to RCB. However, Ruturaj has performed brilliantly. Earlier this month, at an event in Hyderabad, Dhoni had said that he would take a decision on his IPL career after the announcement of the new rules. Fans also want Dhoni to participate in the IPL this time too. On the other hand, if we talk about Suresh Raina, he will be seen playing in the Legends League Cricket 2024, in which he will lead the Urbanrisers Hyderabad. The tournament is starting from September 20. The event will see a title battle between six teams. In the last IPL season, Dhoni played a vital role as a finisher, scoring 161 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 220.55. Despite CSK finishing fifth, his performance is a testament to his skill and leadership.
Rahul Dravid’s son Samit selected for Team India for the first time, BCCI announced the squad
Rahul Dravid’s son Samit Dravid has been selected in the Indian team for the first time. Rahul Dravid Samit Dravid (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Samit Dravid India Under-19 squad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, 31 August announced the schedule and the Indian Under-19 team for the upcoming multi-format series against Australia. In this team, Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, has been selected in the Under-19 team for the first time. Samit Dravid is part of both the ODI and four-day squads. This Under-19 series between India and Australia will start from September 21. Three ODIs and two four-day matches will be played between India and Australia. For this series, Uttar Pradesh’s middle order batsman Mohammad Aman has been made the captain of the 50 overs team, while Madhya Pradesh’s Soham Patwardhan will captain the team for the four-day matches. Samit Dravid recently played his first senior men’s T20 tournament in Karnataka, Maharaja T20 Trophy. There he is a part of the Mysore Warriors team. Batting in the middle order, Samit has scored 82 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 114 so far and today his team Mysore Warriors has a semi-final match. India Under-19 team will play three 50-over matches against Australia Under-19 in Puducherry on 21, 23 and 26 September, followed by two four-day matches in Chennai on 30 September and 7 October. India’s squad for the home multi-format series against Australia Squad for ODI series: Rudra Patel (VC) (GCA), Sahil Parakh (MAHCA), Kartikeya KP (KSCA), Mohammed Aman (C) (UPCA), Kiran Chormale (MAHCA), Abhigyan Kundu (WK) (MCA), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK) (SCA), Samit Dravid (KSCA), Yudhajit Guha (CAB), Samarth N (KSCA), Nikhil Kumar (UTCA), Chetan Sharma (RCA), Hardik Raj (KSCA), Rohit Raj Awat (MPCA), Mohammed Enan (KCA) Squad for the four-day series: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Bihar CA), Nitya Pandya (BCA), Vihan Malhotra (VC) (PCA), Soham Patwardhan (C) (MPCA), Kartikey KP (KSCA), Samit Dravid (KSCA), Abhigyan Kundu (WK) (MCA), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK) (SCA), Chetan Sharma (RCA), Samarth N (KSCA), Aditya Rawat (CAU), Nikhil Kumar (UTCA), Anmoljit Singh (PCA), Aditya Singh (UPCA), Mohammed Enan (KCA)
ENG vs SL: England in a strong position after the end of the second day’s play, Sri Lanka’s first innings was limited to this many runs
England have bundled out Sri Lanka for 196 in the first innings. England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: The second day of the second test match being played between England and Sri Lanka at the historic Lord’s ground ended today on Friday, 30 August. After the second day’s play, England has gained a strong hold over Sri Lanka. In reply to England’s first innings of 427 runs, Sri Lanka’s first innings was limited to just 196 runs. On the basis of the first innings, the Sri Lankan team lagged behind the host team by 231 runs. After this, at the end of the second day, England has scored 25 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 7 overs in the second innings. Sri Lanka’s first innings were restricted to 196 runs Earlier in the match, after England was all out for 427 runs in 102 overs in the first innings, Sri Lanka started batting in the first innings. However, after this, the entire Sri Lankan team was reduced to just 196 runs in 55.3 overs against England’s brilliant bowling. For Sri Lanka, only Kamindu Mendis was able to play a big innings of 74 runs. Apart from this, no other player was able to score more runs. Sri Lanka’s first wicket fell in the 7th over of the innings, when Nissan Madhushka was bowled out by Chris Woakes on a total score of 7 runs. After this, Sri Lanka continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Chamika Karunaratne 7, Pathum Nissanka 12, Angelo Mathews 22, Dinesh Chandimal 23 and captain Dhananjay de Silva could not even open the account, he was caught out by Gus Atkinson at the hands of Chris Woakes. At the end of the second day, England has scored 25 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 7 overs in the second innings. At present, opener Ben Duckett 15* and captain Ollie Pope are present at the crease with 2* runs. Dan Lawrence was caught out against Lahiru Kumara after scoring 7 runs. With this, England now has a strong lead of 256 runs over Sri Lanka. Another delightful day at Lord’s 🤗 pic.twitter.com/Yt1t79Cxto — England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 30, 2024
“Should we do training or swimming..” Afghanistan captain joked after seeing water filled in Delhi ground, read full statement
“Boys, we should have brought swimming equipment with us. We are not going here to play. This is a good place for swimming,” Hashmatullah Shahidi was quoted as saying by the Indian Express. Cricket Pitches (Source X) Afghanistan team will be in Greater Noida from September 9 Afghanistan is set to play a one-off Test match against New Zealand at the Shaheed Vijay Pathik Stadium in K. What makes this match interesting is that it will be a ‘home’ match for Afghanistan due to the political situation in their country. However, as soon as the team reached Delhi for practice, they faced some major problems due to the bad condition of the ground because of the rain. Due to the continuous rain in the city, the outfield of the Greater Noida Stadium got wet and the training pitch was flooded. The groundsmen were trying to dry the pitch with the help of two table fans. Notably, there is no super sopper on the ground and there are not enough covers to protect the field beyond the 30-yard circle. Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahid made fun of the wet ground The condition of the ground prompted heavy criticism from Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahid, who jokingly remarked that they should have brought swimming gear as it was a good place to swim. “Boys, we should have brought swimming gear with us. We are not going here to play. This is a good place for swimming,” Shahidi said, according to the Indian Express. Addressing the ground staff, the Afghanistan captain joked that they are used to such conditions but what will they say when the New Zealand team comes on the field. The Afghan captain said, Sir, we are used to it, but what will you answer to the people of New Zealand? This will be the first Test match at this stadium in Greater Noida. Earlier in 2017, five ODIs and three T20 matches were played between Afghanistan and Ireland at this stadium. Earlier in July, the BCCI gave the Afghanistan Cricket Board an NOC to host its home matches in India after a gap of four years. Afghanistan was initially scheduled to host Bangladesh in a full-fledged series against Bangladesh, consisting of three Tests and a few white-ball games. However, due to the extreme heat wave in North India during this period, the series was postponed.
When the former England captain tried to belittle Kohli by comparing him with Joe Root, fans lashed out at him on social media
Recently, Root scored the 33rd century of his Test career. Virat Kohli and Joe Root (Image Credit- Twitter Former England cricket team captain Joe Root has created history by scoring the 33rd century of his career in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the historic Lord’s ground in London. After this century, he has jointly come on the first position in terms of scoring the most centuries for England. Root has equaled former English captain Alastair Cook. This is Root’s 6th century of his career at Lord’s. So in the match, when he was batting on 99 runs, he completed his century in 162 balls by hitting a boundary against Lahiru Kumara. After this, after scoring 143 runs, he played a shot against Milan Rathnayak and got caught by Pathum Nissanka at point. At the time of Root’s dismissal, England had scored 308 runs and England is currently in a better position in the match after the end of the first day. On the other hand, after Joe Root’s excellent innings, former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan was seen comparing Root with the test career of former Indian captain and run machine Virat Kohli. Let us tell you that Vaughan has posted a photo on his official X account comparing the Test careers of Virat and Root. In the caption of this photo, he wrote – Good Morning India. As soon as he shared this post on social media, the anger of the fans reached the seventh sky. After this, cricket fans were seen scolding Michael Vaughan on social media itself. See how fans taught Michael Vaughan a lesson Morning India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Ax5g75yLyS — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 30, 2024 Let’s see in Eng vs ind series. — Sandeep (@singhsandeeep) August 30, 2024 Test Centuries in Australia – Virat Kohli- 6Joe Root – 0 😭 First ask him to score a century in Australia, then compare — 🜲 (@HereforVK18) August 30, 2024 Great now show me Joe Froot’s limited overs career. Root’s a Home track bully scored 70% of his centuries in England — Cheems Bond 𝕏 (Parody) (@Cheems_Bond_007) August 30, 2024 Joe Root will have to take two births to match Virat Kohli’s 80th international century. — Alok Singh (@Thakurbhaiyaa) August 30, 2024 You forgot to count the number of 4s.They are very important, Michael.Remember, they got you a World Cup. — Dr. Devashish Palkar (@psychidiaries) August 30, 2024 Morning UK 🇬🇧 Test 100s (Outside Home) 16 – Steve Smith (out of 32)15 – Virat Kohli (out of 29)13 – Joe Root (out of 33)13 – Kane Williamson (out of 32) pic.twitter.com/DuEcDCqoW9 — Secular Chad (@SachabhartiyaRW) August 30, 2024 Kohli dominates in all 3 formats and league Root 1 format bully — Andleeb Akhtar (@viratkohli_un) August 30, 2024 Show me one such innings or shot of joe root. ‘Shot of an emperor’ Remember Vanghney? pic.twitter.com/sBH80xuAq7 — Pallavi🥂 (@PalluSays) August 30, 2024
“Can’t take them lightly…”, Bhajji and Raina warned Team India before the Test series against Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a great spin bowling attack and some good players who have performed well for a long time – Suresh Raina Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh & Team India (Photo Source: Instagram/Twitter) Team India has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home from 19 September next month. Bangladesh has not won a single Test match against India so far, but the team cannot be taken lightly. Recently, under the captaincy of Nazmul Hussain Shanto, Bangladesh registered its first Test win against Pakistan. Before the Test series against Bangladesh, most of the Indian players are going to play in the upcoming season of the Duleep Trophy. Former veteran player Suresh Raina is very happy with this decision of the BCCI, and he says that the series against Bangladesh will be a good rehearsal for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be held later this year. Bangladesh has the best spin bowling attack – Suresh Raina Suresh Raina while talking to Hindustan Times said, Now the team will be formed for the Test. It is a good initiative of BCCI to have top players playing in Duleep Trophy. When you play cricket with red ball, you get to know many things. You cannot take Bangladesh lightly as they have a great spin bowling attack and some good players who have performed well for a long time. This series will be a great practice match for the Australia tour. We can’t even beat Bangladesh: Harbhajan Singh Veteran former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh stressed that since Bangladesh won the Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan by 10 wickets, Team India should not take them lightly. It will be a great series. The Indian cricket team is very capable and has potential. However, we cannot beat Bangladesh either, they have beaten Pakistan in the first Test of the series at home. Sometimes smaller teams also perform well in matches. The first match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played from September 19 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Whereas, the second Test will be played from September 27 at Green Park, Kanpur.
PAK vs BAN: Pakistan announced 12-member team for the second Test match against Bangladesh, see which players got a place?
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first Test match. Pakistan test cricket team (Image Credit- Twitter PAK vs BAN 2nd Test: Bangladesh cricket team is currently on a tour of Bangladesh for a two-match Test series. So now the second match of the ongoing Test series between the two teams will be played from August 30, Friday. On the other hand, Pakistan cricket team has announced a 12-member team for this match a day in advance. This match between the two teams will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given this information through a post on its official X account. Also, Pakistan has not given place to fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, who played in the last match, in this team. Pakistan’s 12-man squad for the second Test match against Bangladesh: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafiq, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad. Bangladesh registered a historic win over Pakistan It is worth noting that the Bangladesh cricket team surprised everyone by winning the first Test match against host Pakistan by 10 wickets which started on 21 August. So now when it will play the second Test match against Shan Masood and company from 30 August, its eyes will be on winning the Test match and winning the Test series against Pakistan for the first time. Also, let us tell you that when Bangladesh won against Pakistan, it was Bangladesh’s first victory in the history of Test matches played between the two teams. This victory of Bangladesh over Pakistan surprised the cricket world. Because at one time it seemed that the first Test match would end in a draw, but Bangladesh defeated the Pakistan team by 10 wickets on the basis of excellent bowling on the fifth day of the game.
August 29 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. Sanju Samson (Image Credit- Instagram) 1) This West Indies bowler left cricket, who was banned due to dirty comments on Root West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has retired from international cricket. He informed his fans about this through a post on social media. The 36-year-old player made his debut for West Indies in 2012 and in his 12-year long career, he played 59 Tests, 25 ODIs and two T20 Internationals, taking a total of 202 wickets. 2) How much salary will Jai Shah get after becoming ICC Chairman, know full details here Like the BCCI, the ICC also does not pay any fixed salary to its officials and compensates them through various allowances, benefits and reimbursements. The ICC has not given full details of its payment structure, but Shah is expected to receive a salary once he takes charge. Shah can earn money from meetings, tours and all cricket-related work during this period. 3) R Ashwin selected his all-time IPL XI, did not make Rohit the captain Team India’s star spinner R Ashwin has recently selected his all-time IPL-XI. In this team, he has included 7 Indians including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni and has also given place to 4 foreign players. Ashwin has chosen MS Dhoni, not Rohit Sharma, as the captain of his all-time IPL playing XI. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Suryakumar Yadav, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Rashid Khan, Sunil Narine, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga 4) “Babar Azam’s ranking should come down in ODIs too”, why did Basit Ali call Babar’s downfall a boon In his new YouTube video, Basit said about Babar’s ranking that, “The biggest news for me is Babar Azam coming to number 9 in the ICC rankings. This is a very good thing for Babar Azam. His ranking should also come down in ODIs. He is not the number 1 batsman in ODIs. Now Babar will have a hunger to score runs. If he is still not hungry to perform, then this will lead him to face very bad things going forward. The announcement of the rankings by the ICC before the second Test can prove to be a boon for Babar.” 5) I want to become the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in the coming years: Lakshya Sen Lakshya Sen was asked in the TRS podcast that you are called the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton, so do you take this as a compliment? On this Lakshya said, “Why not, I mean if he is saying this then it is a good thing, but it is also true that he has done a lot for Indian cricket and yes, I want to become the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in the coming years.” 6) “Let’s copy this thing from India…” What is Pakistan Cricket Board planning to steal from Team India?
Is LSG going to spend 50 crores for Rohit? Know what team owner Sanjiv Goenka said
Sanjiv Goenka. (Photo by Indranil Bhoumik//Mint via Getty Images) Rohit Sharma was removed from the captaincy of Mumbai Indians before the last IPL season and Hardik Pandya was appointed as the new captain of the team in his place. After this decision of the franchise, the fans of this team were also seen very angry. After this, there was speculation on social media that Rohit might leave Mumbai Indians before IPL 2025. Meanwhile, news also came that Lucknow has saved Rs 50 crore to buy Rohit. Now a big statement has come from LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka regarding these rumours. Recently, during an interview on Sports Tak, Sanjiv Goenka was asked whether it is true that he has kept a purse of Rs 50 crore for himself to buy Rohit. Sanjiv Goenka believes that any team will benefit from a player like Rohit Sharma, but it would not be right to spend such a huge amount on him. Sanjeev Goenka gave a big statement on buying Rohit Sharma Sanjeev Goenka said that “Nobody knows whether Rohit Sharma is participating in the auction or not? It depends on whether Mumbai Indians will release Rohit. Still, if Rohit participates in the auction and if you spend 50 percent of the purse amount on him, then how will you be able to buy other players. Everyone wants a good player and captain. It depends on what you have and what you can do with it?” Let us tell you that before IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants has appointed former Indian veteran fast bowler Zaheer Khan as the new mentor of the team. Earlier Gautam Gambhir was the mentor of LSG but last season Gambhir joined his old team Kolkata Knight Riders. Now Zaheer Khan will be seen in this new role.
