DTVHINDIMS Dhoni wanted to retire after his first Test century, VVS Laxman made a big revelation
MS Dhoni played 90 Test matches for India in his career, in which he scored 4876 runs with the help of 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries. MS Dhoni (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is considered one of the legendary players of the cricket world. India has won three ICC trophies under Dhoni’s captaincy, he is the only captain in the world to do such a feat. MS Dhoni made his international cricket debut for India in 2004. Dhoni first led India in the T20 format. Then he got the captaincy of the team in ODI and Test formats. Just two years after becoming the Test captain, Dhoni wanted to retire from the longest format of the game. Let us tell you the whole story behind this- VVS Laxman had revealed this about MS Dhoni Former Indian veteran player VVS Laxman had told during an interview given to Star Sports a few years ago that, after scoring his first Test century of his career against Pakistan in Faisalabad in 2006, MS Dhoni had talked about retiring from the format and all the players in the dressing room were shocked to hear this joke. VVS Laxman said, I remember when Dhoni came back to the dressing room after scoring a century and he shouted loudly, “Now I will announce my retirement. I have hit a century in Test cricket, that’s it, friend. I don’t want anything from Test cricket anymore.” We were all shocked to hear this but this is what makes him Dhoni. The match was drawn due to Dhoni’s innings Talking about that Test match between Pakistan and India, Pakistan scored 588 runs in the first innings. Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi scored centuries in that match. MS Dhoni scored his first Test century while making a great partnership for the sixth wicket with Irfan Pathan. Dhoni scored 148 runs and due to his innings, India was successful in drawing the match. MS Dhoni played 90 Test matches for India in his career, in which he scored 4876 runs with the help of 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries. At the same time, under his captaincy, he has made India win 27 out of 60 Test matches.
Cricket Australia has made a special plan for the 150th anniversary of Test cricket, a special match will be played
The 150th anniversary of Test cricket will be celebrated in the year 2027. Ben Stokes Australia Cricket Team (Photo Source: Twitter) Test cricket will complete 150 years in the year 2027. Cricket Australia has prepared a strong plan to celebrate the anniversary of Test cricket with great pomp. For this, the plan of Australia and England has come out. Both the teams will clash in a single Test match on the anniversary. This match will be held at the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Let us tell you that the first match in Test history was played between Australia and England in 1877, which was held at the Melbourne ground. The on-field rivalry between Australia and England has been going on for a long time, which is known as the Ashes. The Ashes is the oldest series. However, it is not clear now whether the only Test to be played on the 150th anniversary will be a part of the Ashes or not. Earlier, when Test cricket completed 100 years in 1977, a match was played between England and Australia at the MCG. The Australian team captained by Greg Chappell defeated England by 45 runs at that time. Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Nick Hockley said that a Test match will be organized at the MCG on the 150th anniversary in March 2027, which will be a wonderful celebration of the longest format of cricket. We will eagerly wait to host England on that occasion. Boxing Day test matches will be played for the next seven years The MCG will not only host the match on the 150th anniversary but will also host Boxing Day Tests for the next seven years. Cricket Australia has revealed the venues for men’s international matches until 2030-31. The Test is played in the New Year at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). CA has also decided to continue this tradition. Hockley said that we are delighted to confirm the long-term hosting rights, which will provide certainty about the venues for some great cricket matches over the next seven years. We are confident that the best cricket will be played at the right time in the best venues across the country.
OTD in 2018: Rishabh Pant made his Test debut on this day, see some special innings played by him
Pant is currently known for playing aggressive Test cricket RISHABH PANT (Image Credit- Twitter X) Rishabh Pant, the star wicketkeeper batsman of the Indian cricket team and famous by the nickname of Spider, made his debut for Team India on this day in the year 2018 in the biggest format of the game i.e. Test cricket. In his debut Test match, Pant scored a total of 25 runs in both innings. It is worth mentioning that this match was the third match played at Trent Bridge Nottingham during India’s 2018 England tour. In the first innings of this match, Pant scored 24 runs, while in the second innings he was out after scoring 1 run. Pant was dismissed by Stuart Broad in India’s first innings, while in the second innings he was dismissed by James Anderson. India won the match by 203 runs. On the other hand, since his debut in Test cricket, he has managed to establish his place in the Indian team. Also, at present, Pant is known for playing Test cricket in his aggressive style. Also, in the year 2021, when India achieved a historic victory against Australia at Gabba, who can forget the unbeaten innings of 89* played by Pant during that time. Well, apart from this innings, Pant has played some special innings in Test cricket, information about which is given below. RISHABH PANT MADE HIS TEST DEBUT “OTD in 2018” – here are some of his iconic innings: 159* at Sydney146 at Edgbaston114 at Oval101 at Ahmedabad100* at Newlands89* at the Gabba93 at Mirpur97 at Sydney96 at Chinaswamy92 at Rajkot92 at Hyderabad91 at Chepauk pic.twitter.com/6C29MRBgNP — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) August 18, 2024 A look at Rishabh Pant’s cricket career On the other hand, if we tell you about the Test career of 26-year-old Rishabh Pant, till the time of writing the news, he has played 33 Test matches for Team India, in which he has scored a total of 2271 runs at an average of 43.67 and a strike rate of 73.61. Also, during this period, 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries have come from Pant’s bat. So in white ball cricket, Pant has played 31 ODIs and 76 T20 matches for the Indian team, in which he has scored 871 and 1209 runs respectively. Pant can now be seen playing for the Indian team in the home Test and T20 series against Bangladesh starting from 19 September.
Bangladesh suffered a big blow before the start of the Test series against Pakistan, star player was out
The two-match Test series between Bangladesh and Pakistan will start from August 21 Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Image Credit- Twitter Bangladesh cricket team has suffered a major setback before the start of the two-match Test series against Pakistan. The team’s regular opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy has been ruled out of the tour due to injury. Mahmudul has suffered a groin injury, due to which he is out of this tour of Bangladesh. Also, let us tell you that the cricketer suffered this injury while playing a match against Pakistan Shaheens before the main tour of the team. On the other hand, regarding the player’s injury, Bangladesh Cricket Team’s Chief Physician Debashish Chowdhury was quoted by Cricbuzz as saying – We have received a mail regarding Mahmudul stating that he has suffered an injury to his right groin and as a result he is being rested for three weeks. Had a great performance against Pakistan Shaheens Recently, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, playing for Bangladesh A, performed brilliantly against Bangladesh Shaheens before Bangladesh’s main Test match against Pakistan. In this match played in Islamabad, he scored 65 runs in the first innings, but he got injured while fielding and could not come to bat in the second innings. However, before this he had scored 69 and 65 runs in a four-day match against Pakistan Shaheens. But now he will not be able to play in the two-match Test series against Pakistan starting on August 21. Let us tell you that the first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. After this, the second Test match will be played between the two teams at the National Stadium in Karachi from August 30.
Ben Stokes got very angry on the journalist’s accusation, tweeted this on social media
Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka due to injury. Ben Stokes (Photo Source: X/Twitter) England Test captain Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury while batting during the match between Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers in The Hundred. Due to this injury, Stokes has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, recently a sports journalist has accused Ben Stokes of prioritizing The Hundred over county cricket through social media. Stokes has become very angry with the behavior of the journalist and has reprimanded him by tweeting. I have played 3 Championship games for Durham this year- Ben Stokes Sports journalist Scott Wilson wrote about Ben Stokes on social media, So Ben Stokes isn’t allowed to play any county cricket for Durham during the summer, but he could still mess around in the circus that is The Hundred, where he injured his hamstring and is now out of action for the entire summer season. Ben Stokes gave a strong reply to Wilson and reminded him that he had played three championship games for Durham. Stokes tweeted, Chief Sports Writer???I played in 3 championship games for Durham this year. Chief Sports Writer???I played 3 Championship games for Durham this year — Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) August 14, 2024 Stokes played matches against Lancashire, Somerset and Worcestershire in May and June this year. While bowling, he took 18 wickets in these three matches, including one five-wicket haul and two four-wicket hauls. At the same time, Ben played innings of 2.18, 0, 56, and 26 runs with the bat. Ollie Pope will captain the Test series against Sri Lanka Ollie Pope has been appointed captain of England for the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, following Ben Stokes’ injury. England Squad- Ollie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood The first match of the Test series between England and Sri Lanka will be played in Manchester from August 21. After this, the second Test will be played at Lord’s from August 29 and then the third match will be played at the Oval from September 6.
August 17 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. (Image Credit- Instagram) 1) MS Dhoni will play as an uncapped player in IPL 2025, BCCI is going to bring back the old rule
‘He is a world class player’ English cricketer made a big statement praising Yashasvi Jaiswal
The England cricket team was on a tour of India for a five-match Test series at the beginning of the year Yashasvi Jaiswal (Image Credit- Twitter Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young left-handed batsman of the Indian cricket team, has made a name for himself in the world of cricket in a very short time. By performing well in IPL 2022 and 2023, he was successful in making his Test debut for the Indian team. So, within a short time, Jaiswal was also successful in making his debut in both the remaining formats for Team India. Also, when Jaiswal was selected for the five-match home Test series against England earlier in the year, everyone was worried about how the 22-year-old would perform against a strong and experienced team like England. But Jaiswal gave a befitting reply to all the critics and performed brilliantly against England and made headlines with his performance. Also, in a match of that series, Jaiswal surprised everyone by hitting 3 consecutive sixes in an over against England’s former experienced fast bowler James Anderson. On the other hand, now praising this performance of Jaiswal, a big statement has come from England opener Ben Duckett. Duckett says that Jaiswal is a world class player. Ben Duckett made a big statement about Yashasvi Jaiswal Let us tell you that recently Ben Duckett said about Yashasvi Jaiswal – I was really praising Yashasvi Jaiswal for his batting. I said that he is a world class player, but no one talked about it. Jaiswal played well throughout the series and he was incredible. On the other hand, if we give you information about Jaiswal’s performance in the five-match Test series against England, he scored a total of 712 runs in 9 innings at an average of 89 and a strike rate of 79.91. Also, during this period, 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries came from Yashasvi’s bat.
“He has to follow the rules, play domestic cricket”- Jay Shah said on Ishan Kishan’s arbitrariness
BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently admitted that he had removed both these cricketers from the central contract to send them a message. He said that harsh punishment was necessary as it would bring them back to red ball cricket. Now after the Buchi Babu tournament, Ishan Kishan will also be seen playing in the Duleep Trophy tournament starting from September 5. Shah also said that if a player gets injured and is dropped from the Test team, he will have to prove himself again in the domestic circuit before joining the national team. He gave the example of Ravindra Jadeja, who is the only A+ grade cricketer to play in the Duleep Trophy. Jay Shah sent a strong message regarding Ishan Kishan Jai Shah was quoted by Times of India as saying, “If you look at the Duleep Trophy team, apart from Rohit and Virat, others will play. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan are playing Duleep Trophy because of the strict measures taken by me,” Jai Shah told Times of India. He further said, “We have been a bit strict. When Ravindra Jadeja was injured, I called him and asked him to play domestic matches. Now it is certain that whoever goes out due to injury can come back to the Indian team only after proving his fitness in domestic cricket.” BCCI secretary Jay Shah has given a short but clear message regarding Ishan’s return. He says that any player hoping to return to the national team will have to give importance to domestic cricket. He clearly said that Ishan will have to follow the rules of the board. Shah said, “He will have to follow the rules. He will have to play domestic cricket.”
WI vs SA 2024, 2nd Test, Day 2 Review: South Africa in strong position after half-centuries from Aiden Markram and Kyle Verreyyne
At the end of the second day, South Africa has taken a lead of 239 runs over the host team. WI vs SA 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) South Africa is currently on a tour of West Indies for a two-match Test series. Currently, the second Test match is being played between the two teams at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. So today on Saturday, 17 August, the second day of the game ended. After the end of the second day, the Proteas team has got a strong hold on the hosts on the basis of half-centuries by Aiden Markram and Kyle Verreyyne. Verreyyne is currently at the crease with 50* runs and Wiaan Mulder with 34* runs. Whereas Aiden Markram has been dismissed after scoring 51 runs. South Africa takes a lead of 239 runs over West Indies If we tell you about the second day of the game, West Indies started playing after losing 7 wickets for 97 runs on the first day. After this, Gudakesh Moti, who was batting on 11 runs, was caught out LBW by the player of the match of the first match, Keshav Maharaj. After this, Jomel Warken, who came to bat, was caught out by Kagiso Rabada at the hands of Keshav Maharaj on zero runs. So after this, Jayden Seals was lbw to zero by fast bowler Nandre Burger. However, after this, Caribbean fast bowler Shamar Joseph played a brilliant innings of 25 runs in 27 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six, due to which West Indies managed to reach a total score of 144 runs. After this, South Africa came out to bat in the second innings on the second day of the game and openers Tony de Giorgio (39) and Aiden Markram (51) made a brilliant partnership of 79 runs for the first wicket. Tony was caught out by Jayden Seals at the hands of wicketkeeper Joshua de Silva. Then Gudakesh Moti got West Indies their second success by getting Markram out LBW. After this, Tristan Stubbs, who was looking good, was caught out by Jayden Seals at the hands of wicketkeeper Joshua de Silva on a total score of 24 runs. After this, captain Temba Bavuma got out for 4 runs and David Waddingham got out for no runs by Jayden Seals.
August 16 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. Virat And Team India (Image Credit-X) 1) Viral: Rohit Sharma got a tribute on Independence Day, university students made a special dance video
