DTVHINDIThree main reasons why Ben Stokes’ captaincy is over-rated
In the fifth Test match played in Dharamshala, India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs. Ben stokes. (Photo by MICHAEL STEELE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) In the fifth Test match played in Dharamshala, India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs. In this match, all the players of the Indian team performed very well. Talking about England, the players failed to leave their mark. England Test team captain Ben Stokes failed to captain well in this series. Not only this, England’s baseball completely failed in front of the Indian team. Ben Stokes’ captaincy has been praised by many people but he had to face a lot of trouble in this Test series played against India. It was seen many times in this series that Ben Stokes was making a big mistake in an attempt to remove the pressure from himself. Today we will tell you the three main reasons why Ben Stocks’ captaincy is over-rated. 1- Has been seen getting upset against bigger teams Ben Stokes and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: Getty Images) England has won most of the Test series at home under the captaincy of Ben Stokes. His record in Test series at home has been quite good. However, Ben Stokes has faced a lot of problems in captaincy in the Test series against Australia and South Africa. Even in Ashes 2023, Ben Stokes failed to captain well. Not only this, England also lost the five-match Test series played against India by 4-1.
WTC Points Table: Team India reached the top after defeating England 4-1 in the Test series, know the condition of other teams
Team India has reached first place in the WTC points table. India vs England, 5th Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) The fifth match of the ongoing Test series between India and England (IND vs ENG), ended today on March 9 in Dharamshala. Let us tell you that in this match, the Indian team has defeated England in a one-sided manner by a huge margin of an innings and 64 runs. Along with winning this match, India has also won the Test series by 4-1. On the other hand, after this test match, the Indian cricket team has got a big advantage in the points table of the ongoing World Test Championship. After this win against England, the Indian team has reached the first place in the WTC Points Table. At present, Team India has 74 points after 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in 9 matches and has reached the first position. Team India’s winning percentage is 68.51. At present, it is at the first position in the points table, while the New Zealand cricket team is at the second position, which currently has a total of 36 points, while the winning percentage of the Kiwi team is 60. Also, Australia cricket team is present at number three. Australia currently has 78 points in 11 matches with 7 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Although Australia may have more points than India and New Zealand, its win percentage is 59.09, due to which it is in third place. Also, if Australia manages to win the ongoing second Test match against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, then it may reach second place. See the status of World Test Championship after India’s victory over England India strengthens their position at the top of the WTC points table after a comprehensive win in the fifth test vs England #RavichandranAshwin #KuldeepYadav #RohitSharma #ShubmanGill #YashasviJaiswal #INDvENG #INDvsENG #WTC25 #Tests #Cricket #SBM pic.twitter.com/31Ds9byZkX — SBM Cricket (@Sbettingmarkets) March 9, 2024
Twitter reactions: NZ vs AUS at the end of play on Day 2 of the 2nd Test match
New Zealand has a lead of 40 runs over Australia at the end of the second day’s play. New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter The second match of the currently ongoing two-match Test series between New Zealand and Australia is being played at the Hagley Oval ground in Christchurch. Let us tell you that today on March 9, the second day of the game has ended, on which cricket fans are seen giving a special reaction. To give you information about the day’s game, today Australia started playing at 124/4, and after adding 132 more runs in the innings, the Kangaroo team’s first innings was all out. For Australia, only Marnus Labuschagne could play the best innings of 90 runs in the first innings. Apart from this, no other player could score more runs. Although all the players got good starts, no one was able to convert it into a big score. So, excellent bowling was seen from New Zealand, especially from Matt Henry. Henry dismissed 7 Australian players for 67 runs in 23 overs. Apart from this, captain Tim Southee, debutant Ben Seers and Glenn Phillips got one wicket each. On the other hand, at the end of the day, New Zealand has scored 134 runs at the loss of 2 wickets after 50 overs in the second innings. Currently, Tom Latham is at the crease with 65* and Rachin Ravindra with 11*. The Kiwi team has taken a lead of 40 runs over Australia on the basis of first innings. So till now Will Young 1 and Kane Williamson have returned to the pavilion after scoring 51 runs. So far, fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have got one wicket each from Australia. See how the fans reacted after the second day’s play ended. Matt Henry 7-69. Nice. #nzlvaus #ausvnz @BLACKCAPS @TheACCnz pic.twitter.com/1GiGeAcfLF — Graham Farmer (@gravyonsports) March 9, 2024 #UPDATE New Zealand vs Australia Test Match 2: Day 2:#NZvAUS #NZvsAUS #AUSvsNZ #AUSvNZ #Australia #NewZealand #Cricket #Score808 pic.twitter.com/tZ81gBRukf — Score808 (@Score808_) March 9, 2024 We call him Sir Smith!#stevesmith #testcricket pic.twitter.com/Z6u3QtCnyc — Smith Singh ♡ (@theedgbaston144) February 29, 2024 Aus have taken a massive lead of 90, massive considering the low score of NZ in the first innings. NZ will need 340 in the 3rd innings to stand a chance. Anything less than 240 will be an easy chase #AUSvNZ #AusvNZ #CricketTwitter — PRCricketchat (@PRcricketchat) March 9, 2024 Nathan Lyon has scored more runs in this series than Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey.#NZvAUS #AUSvNZ — Ashish Kumar (@ashhuisbad) March 9, 2024 Kane Williamson is looking good!But, against my team.#NZvAUS #NZvsAUS #AUSvNZ #AUSvsNZ — Sharon Solomon (@BSharan_6) March 9, 2024 Minnow basher and home track bully williamson scored 77 runs in 4 innings in this series😭😭#AUSvNZ #AUSvsNZ — 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐮☆ (@Starr_Kidddd) March 9, 2024 “Just wow! Pat Cummins strikes on his first ball of the spell, dismissing Kane Williamson for 51. Talk about making an impact! #AUSvNZ ” pic.twitter.com/QItDjMBx4k — Hemant (Sports Active) (@hemantbhavsar86) March 9, 2024 Is it…
IND vs ENG: James Anderson created history in Dharamshala by taking the wicket of Kuldeep Yadav, achieved a special achievement in Test cricket.
With this, Anderson has become the first fast bowler in the world to touch the figure of 700 wickets in Test cricket. James Anderson. (Image Source: Getty Images) England’s great fast bowler James Anderson became the third bowler to take 700 wickets in Test cricket by dismissing Kuldeep Yadav on the third day of the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamsala. With this, Anderson has become the first fast bowler in the world to touch the figure of 700 wickets in Test cricket. Before Anderson, veteran bowlers of Sri Lanka and Australia, Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne have done wonders in Test cricket. Anderson achieved this feat in 348 innings of 187 matches. Anderson also holds the world record for bowling the most number of balls as a fast bowler in Test cricket. He has bowled approximately 40 thousand balls in his 21 year long Test career. Anderson, who is currently playing his 400th international match, took his 699th wicket on the second day when he dismissed set batsman Shubman Gill. After that he achieved this historic feat by dismissing Kuldeep Yadav on the third day of the test match. Let us tell you that, James Anderson is the oldest player to take 700 wickets in Test cricket. The English fast bowler achieved this feat at the age of 41 years and 223 days, whereas before him Shane Warne had held the record of taking 700 wickets at the age of 37 years and 104 days, whereas when Muralitharan had completed 700 wickets, his Age was 35 years 88 days. When this Test series between India and England started, Anderson had 690 wickets in this format. He did not get a chance to play in the Hyderabad Test, England entered that match with the only fast bowler Mark Wood. The English team had made a great start to the series by winning that match. Since that match, Anderson has played all 4 matches. Bowlers who took most wickets in test cricket- Muttiah Muralitharan- 800Shane Warner- 708James Anderson- 700Anil Kumble- 619Stuart Broad- 604 700 wickets in tests, to put into perspective, out of all the overs you’ve bowled, 116.4 overs have been wickets. Well done @jimmy9,#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/erQ6VTyLWP — DK (@DineshKarthik) March 9, 2024 Massive respect Jamie Anderson .700 wickets and still strong at age 41 motiv🏾.Congratulations!! — Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) March 9, 2024 The first time I saw Anderson play was in Australia in 2002, and his control over the ball looked special. Nasser Hussain spoke very highly of him back then and today, I am sure, he would say, “Maine bola tha” — that he had called it so early. 700 test wickets is a stellar… pic.twitter.com/GijfRXYvoY — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 9, 2024 What a great bowler? @jimmy9 !Congratulations on your 700 test wickets. Monumental effort! A true testament of fitness, passion for the game and skill! Well done👏🙌 #INDvENG — Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) March 9, 2024 An exemplary example of Longevity, skill and fitness..doff your hat to The Burnley Express …Jimbo scales 700 .. Absolutely…
IND vs ENG: Sarfaraz Khan celebrated half century by giving flying kiss to family
India has taken a strong lead over England in the ongoing 5th Test match in Dharamsala. Sarfaraz Khan (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 5th match of the ongoing Test series between India and England is being played at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala from March 7. Let us tell you that in this match, the Indian bowlers have bundled out England’s first innings for just 218 runs. On the other hand, the Indian batsmen have performed amazingly on this day of the game. After the centuries of captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan has also played a brilliant inning of 56 runs in the middle order. So Sarfaraz Khan is seen celebrating his half-century innings in a special way. Sarfaraz has given a flying kiss to his family present in the stadium on the completion of his half-century. On the other hand, within no time the reaction of Sarfaraz’s celebration went viral on social media. See this reaction of Sarfaraz Khan Third half century in Tests for Sarfaraz Khan 👏 📸: Jio Cinema pic.twitter.com/2xgWKALXFs — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) March 8, 2024 Rohit and Gill played century innings for India
NZ vs AUS: Matt Henry’s big statement on New Zealand’s batting collapse in the second test match
In the second test match, New Zealand’s first innings was reduced to just 162 runs. New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter The second match of the ongoing two-match Test series between New Zealand and Australia (NZ vs AUS) is being played today from March 8 at the Hagley Oval ground in Christchurch. Let us tell you that in this match, Australia has won the toss and decided to bowl first. So while batting first in the match, New Zealand’s first innings was reduced to just 162 runs in 45.2 overs in front of Australia’s excellent bowling. Also, this is the third time when New Zealand has been all out within 200 runs in three innings of the ongoing Test series. It is noteworthy that in the first test match held in Wellington, the Kiwi team was restricted to 179 and 196 runs respectively. However, in this Test match, fast bowler Matt Henry made a partnership of 55 runs with captain Tim Southee, and took the team’s score forward. So Henry played an innings of 29 runs in 28 balls. With this, he has become the highest run scorer for New Zealand in this series. So now he has given a big statement on New Zealand’s batting collapse in this match. Matt Henry gave a big statement Let us tell you that on New Zealand’s batting collapse in the first innings of the second Test match against Australia, Matt Henry quoted ESPN Cricinfo as saying – There is nothing to worry about. I think we have some fantastic world class players in our batting line-up. They have been fantastic the last few years. Henry further said- I have no doubt that he will prove to be great in future and will perform well. This was the first day of the test match, a lot of spin was seen with the ball. And they (Australia) have bowled well also. This is what happens when you face world class players. Some days will be their days too.
VIDEO: Ben Stokes came to bowl in international cricket after 251 days, broke the hitman’s baton on the very first ball
Rohit Sharma was out after playing a brilliant inning of 103 runs. Rohit Sharma and Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter) IND vs ENG 5th Test: The last match of the ongoing five-match Test series between India and England is being played in Dharamshala from March 7. Let us tell you that in this match, Indians bowled brilliantly and reduced England’s first innings to just 218 runs. So after defeating England early, the Indian team started playing ahead of 135 runs on the second day of the game. However, in today’s match, Indian captain and hitman Rohit Sharma has been clean bowled by a ball from Ben Stokes, the video of which is going viral on social media very fast. Let us tell you that ever since Stokes became the captain of the England team, he has been seen bowling very little. So he was not seen bowling even in the first four matches of the ongoing Test series, but seeing the excellent partnership between Rohit and Gill for the second wicket, Stokes came to bowl, and in the 62nd over of India’s first innings. Stokes clean bowled Rohit on the very first ball with a total score of 103 runs. Also, let us tell you that Stokes came to bat in Test cricket after about 251 days. Watch the video of Stokes taking Rohit’s wicket ben stokes 🫢 pic.twitter.com/13dMcD2R8G — Saksham¹⁸ (@18kingvk) March 8, 2024
IND vs ENG: Ravi Ashwin gave a heart-touching speech on Devdutt Padikkal’s test debut, watch video
Padikkal was successful in making his debut in the 5th test match against England. Devdutt Padikkal (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 5th match of the ongoing Test series between India and England is being played today from March 7 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamshala. Let us tell you that this match has been very special for two players of the Indian team. First, for experienced Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and second for young left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal. This was Ashwin’s 100th international match, whereas Padikkal was successful in making his debut in this match. On the other hand, Ashwin has given a heart-touching statement on Padikkal’s debut, the video of which is going viral on social media very fast. Ashwin gave a big statement on Padikkal’s debut Let us tell you that regarding this statement of Ashwin, BCCI has also posted a video on its official Cricket X account. According to this video, Ashwin says- As a very small child, who has come on the field. Through T20 cricket, he has achieved what people dream of. He has emerged as one of the cricket stars of the state, but he has also gone through times that will always be difficult for the youth. Earlier, he could not make his debut due to physical problem, but when he came here, it was in limbo whether he would play or not. His life has been very kind, but he has struggled a lot for it. Maybe that’s the one thing that makes you tough as a person and a cricketer. India restricted England to 218 runs in the first innings. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, the first innings of England, which won the toss and batted first, was reduced to just 218 runs in 57.4 overs in front of the excellent bowling of India. For India, in the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav took maximum 5 wickets, while R Ashwin got 4 wickets. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja also took 1 wicket.
IND vs ENG 2024: Ricky Ponting praised ‘Master of Spin’ Ashwin, who created history in the Dharamshala Test.
Ricky Ponting praised R Ashwin’s extraordinary talent. R Ashwin and Ricky Ponting. (Image Source: X) England’s Test tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former Australian captain and commentator Ricky Ponting (Ricky Ponting) by Ravichandran Ashwin (Ravichandran Ashwin) has said that the Indian off-spinner is a master of spin in every situation. Ravichandran Ashwin has registered his name in the history of Indian cricket today on March 7, as he has become the 14th Indian player to play 100 Test matches. He achieved this feat during the ongoing fifth and final Test against England at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Ravichandran Ashwin is a master of spin in all conditions: Ricky Ponting Meanwhile, Ricky Ponting praised the extraordinary talent of R Ashwin. Furthermore, the former Australian legend recalled his coaching stint with Ashwin at Delhi Capitals (DC), describing the Indian off-spinner as a spin master. Ricky Ponting said in the ICC review, “He is a master of spin in all conditions. He has been an incredible cricketer, and there is no doubt about that. I got a chance to work with him for a few years with Delhi Capitals and I enjoyed working with him. He has a lot of theories and philosophies on the game, which I really like. He has always done things a little differently and done things his own way.” ‘His development as a bowler has always continued’ Ricky Ponting further said, “But his development as a bowler has always continued. When I was training him, one thing I loved about him was that he thought about his achievements at the end. He might be working on doing something different, like a slight change in his action or a change in grip or a different delivery. He’s never been one of those guys who’s just looking for ways to get better.”
IND vs ENG 5th Test: Thanks to Kuldeep’s charismatic bowling, England collapsed for 218 runs in the first innings.
Jack Crawley played the best innings of 79 runs for England. India vs England, 5th Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) Currently, the last match of the five-match Test series between India and England (IND vs ENG) is being played at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala from March 7. Let us tell you that in this match, the first innings of the England cricket team, which won the toss and batted first, collapsed for just 218 runs in front of the Indian bowling. So in the same match, Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav broke the back of the middle order along with the top order of England. Kuldeep Yadav showed the way to the pavilion to four of the five top order batsmen of England. Kuldeep pushed England on the back foot by taking the wickets of Jack Crawley (79), Ben Decatt (27), Ollie Pope (11), Jonny Bairstow (29) and Ben Stokes (0) in the match. Kuldeep took five wickets for 72 runs in 15 overs in the match. So this is Kuldeep’s 5th five wicket haul in test cricket. Apart from Kuldeep, experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was playing his 100th match, took 4 wickets for 51 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja got only 1 wicket. Jack Crawley was England’s top scorer
