DTVHINDIBGT 2024-25: Dhruv Jurel made a big revelation, told which players he considers as his idol.
Dhruv Jurel is all set to perform brilliantly in the upcoming 5-match Test series against Australia. Dhruv Jurel (Photo Source: Indian team’s young wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel is all set to perform brilliantly in the upcoming 5-match Test series against Australia. Let us tell you that the first test match between these two teams is starting from 22nd November in Perth. Recently, Dhruv Jurel took the names of those players from whom the great player has always been encouraged. He took the names of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag and many legendary players. Jurel told Star Sports, ‘Virender Sehwag! My family watched him carefully in the beginning. AB de Villiers because he has a lot of shots and Mahendra Singh Dhoni because he is of calm nature. Aggressive game of Virat Kohli and excellent shots of Rohit Sharma. I have learned a lot from many cricketers. I remember we used to set our alarm whenever there were matches in Australia, New Zealand or England. This is because the time here and there is quite different. I was always excited and now I am here. I hope that I also get a chance to play and I am fully prepared to perform well. It is absolutely true that this is a very difficult tour: Dhruv Jurel The young player further said, ‘There is no doubt that this is a very difficult tour, especially after the last series. We are all very excited and there is a lot of enthusiasm within everyone. All the players are fully prepared to give their 100 percent. We are also looking carefully at the upcoming challenge and I am confident that we will perform well in it. The upcoming test series is very important for Team India. This is also because if the team has to secure its place in the finals of this cycle of the World Test Championship, then they will have to perform well and win at least four Tests. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction
Sachin Tendulkar expressed disappointment over Team India losing the series against New Zealand, told the reason for the defeat!
The Indian team was criticized a lot for its disappointing batting during the series. Sachin Tendulkar (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Indian team suffered a crushing defeat on home soil on Sunday, October 3, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Visiting New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs in the third Test and made a 3-0 clean sweep in the series. For the first time since 2000, India has been whitewashed at home. Apart from this, New Zealand became the first team to be whitewashed in a series of more than two test matches. The Indian team was criticized a lot for this disappointing batting. Except Sarfaraz Khan, no other batsman scored a century. Tendulkar praised Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant for their half-century innings in the third Test and gave credit to New Zealand for the victory. He even said that the team should introspect. Here is Sachin Tendulkar’s post Tendulkar tweeted from the Was it a lack of preparation, was it poor shot selection, or was it a lack of match practice? Shubman Gill showed resilience in the first innings and Rishabh Pant was brilliant in both innings – his footwork made complete difference to a challenging surface. That was fantastic. Full credit goes to New Zealand for their consistently good performance throughout the series. Winning 3-0 in India is as good a result as you can get. Losing 3-0 at home is a tough pill to swallow, and it calls for introspection. Was it lack of preparation, was it poor shot selection, or was it lack of match practice? @ShubmanGill showed resilience in the first innings, and @RishabhPant17 was brilliant in both innings— his… pic.twitter.com/8f1WifI5Hd — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 3, 2024 When did India fail to achieve a target below 200 in Tests? Target opposition venue Year 120 west indies bridgetown 1997 147 New Zealand Wankhede 2024 176 Sri Lanka galle 2015 194 England edgbaston 2018 New Zealand successfully defended the lowest total Target opposition venue Year 137 England wellington 1978 147 New Zealand Wankhede 2024 176 Pakistan abu dhabi 2018 241 Australia Hobart 2011 246 England The Oval 1999
This Indian bowler told why he is not able to talk to Dhoni, saying – “I am from the front…”
Mohsin Khan has revealed that the former Indian captain has been his lifelong idol MS Dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter X) Whenever India’s greatest captains are counted, MS Dhoni’s name comes at the first place. Under his leadership, Team India has won three different ICC trophies, which include the T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy title in 2013. Apart from being a great captain, Dhoni is also known for his explosive batting. He has played many explosive innings for India. Apart from this, he has also batted brilliantly in IPL. That’s why the bowlers start sweating while on their crease. Meanwhile, Indian bowler Mohsin Khan has revealed that the former Indian captain has been his lifelong idol. Speaking on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast, Mohsin Khan opened up about his admiration for Dhoni and the impact the great wicketkeeper-batsman has had on his career. Recalling Dhoni’s match-winning six in the 2011 ODI World Cup final, he said that it is his favorite even today. I am not able to talk in front – Mohsin Khan Mohsin Khan said, “Dhoni bhai is my idol. “Those who hit sixes go last.” “I was just 13 or 14 years old at that time and was watching the final match. As soon as he hit a six, it seemed as if Diwali was being celebrated everywhere.” When asked why he did not express his admiration to Dhoni, Mohsin admitted that he was too nervous to approach the legend. He said smilingly, “I become happy just by seeing them from a distance. I am not able to talk in front. But seeing them makes me happy.” It is noteworthy that discussions are going on about MS Dhoni playing in the upcoming IPL. However, recently Dhoni has spoken about this in a program. According to ESPNcricinfo, Dhoni said at an event organized in Goa, I want to enjoy whatever cricket I have been able to play in my last few years.
At last the curtain has been lifted from the secret! Dhoni told what is ‘Thala for a region’, watch video
After retirement, Dhoni is now seen playing only in IPL. MS Dhoni (Pic Source-X) A video of former Indian cricket team captain and veteran cricketer MS Dhoni is going viral on social media very fast. In this video, Dhoni is seen reacting to the famous meme ‘Thala for a region’. It is noteworthy that whenever anything good happens in cricket, Dhoni’s fans associate it with the meme ‘Thala for a Reason’. Well, Dhoni has now given a big reaction regarding this. MS Dhoni gave a big statement Let us tell you that in the viral video on the internet, MS Dhoni said- I know about it, but I do not know what is the reason behind it. I don’t know if it’s funny or if it’s going to pull my leg. It’s a name, no matter what. But I think my fans have turned it into something that’s in my favor. That’s how I feel and I’ve got amazing fans. Dhoni further said- I will just say this, I do not need to open my mouth or say anything. In other words, if they think someone is asking me, they take care of it, so I stay quiet. I enjoy my life. I want to play good cricket and that’s it for me. That’s just the way it is. Watch this viral video of Dhoni MS Dhoni talking about ‘Thala for a reason’.pic.twitter.com/DOw42mMfFL — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 25, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about Dhoni, after retiring from international cricket in the year 2020, Dhoni is now seen playing only in IPL. Dhoni has made Chennai Super Kings champion five times under his captaincy. However, information has not been revealed yet whether he will be seen playing in IPL 2025 or not.
“We want to build bench strength in bowling”- Captain Rohit Sharma told the future plan of Team India.
Due to injury, Mohammed Shami has been away from cricket for several months. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: When BCCI announced Team India for the three-Test series against New Zealand, four reserve players were included in the squad, which everyone was surprised to see. Three out of those four were fast bowlers. No one understood why three fast bowlers were kept in the team as reserve players. Along with Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna, Nitish Reddy has also been selected as reserve for the ongoing three-match Test series against New Zealand and they will travel with the team and will also be seen practicing with the players. Now captain Rohit Sharma has given a long term plan regarding this and said that the team has a strong group of batsmen and he wants to create a similar group in fast bowling also. Rohit Sharma gave a big statement regarding traveling reserve players Captain Rohit said in the press conference before the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru, “There are a lot of options when it comes to batting. We want to do the same in bowling also. We want to build bench strength where if anything happens to anyone tomorrow, we don’t have to worry. The captain further said, “We want to keep Mayank, Harshit and Nitish with us, because we are thinking of taking them to Australia, we want to build bench strength, especially with fast bowlers. We have 8 or 9 options, not just 3 or 4. Like batting, we want more options in bowling also.” “We don’t want to be too dependent on a few players,” he added. It is not right to do this. Looking at the future, we want to try to ensure that we get the right players.” This is why India has fast bowlers Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna for the three Test matches against New Zealand. Present as a reserve player for the series. Rohit said, “Tomorrow if we feel that he is ready to play that role (in place of the injured fast bowler) then he should be ready for it. Of course he played some matches before our announcement.
IND vs BAN: Suryakumar Yadav told us that India is defending 160-170 runs, not 300: Ravi Bishnoi
It was a good surface to bat on: Bishnoi Ravi Bishnoi (Image Credit- Twitter X) The third match of the T20 series between India and Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) was played on 12 October at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Let us tell you that in this match, Team India has defeated Bangladesh in a one-sided manner by 133 runs. After winning the toss in the match, the Indian team batted first and set a target of 298 runs for Bangladesh to win due to the brilliant innings of Sanju Samson (111) and Suryakumar Yadav (75). So when Bangladesh set out to chase this target, it could score only 164 runs. On the other hand, after the end of this match, a big statement from spinner Ravi Bishnoi has come out. Vishnoi says that before the start of the match, Suryukmar had told us that we are defending 160-170 runs, not 300. Ravi Vishnoi gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the end of the third T20 match between India and Bangladesh, Ravi Vishnoi quoted India Today as saying – When we came out to bowl, Suryakumar Yadav told us that we are defending 160-170, 300. No, because it will help us prepare for later matches which will have such scores. It was a good surface to bat on, but that was our mentality. Vishnoi further said- This is the new generation and you can see what is the difference. The target was 298 runs and look how we attacked and bowled them out for 160 runs. The approach is that when you’re on top, stay on top. With this Indian team, we have been told by the management that every day is a new day. Once tomorrow’s match is done, it’s done, we can’t live with it.
MS Dhoni told the reason for being a fan of Rafael Nadal, read big news
After retiring from cricket, now Dhoni is seen playing only in IPL. MS Dhoni and Rafael Nadal (Image Credit- Twitter Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has decided to put an end to his huge career. It is noteworthy that the veteran tennis player has announced on Thursday, October 10 that the upcoming Davis Cup tournament to be held in November is going to be the last tournament of his career. Nadal has won a total of 22 Grand Slam titles during his cricket career. So Nadal has fans all over the world. Also, for your information, let us tell you that former Indian captain and finishing master MS Dhoni is also a big fan of Nadal. Dhoni is a big fan of Rafael Nadal Let us tell you that during a program in the year 2017, Dhoni had revealed how big a fan of Nadal he is. In this program, Dhoni quoted News 18 as saying – Somehow I have always been his (Nadal) number 2 fan. It’s not intentional, it just happens. You know, I was a fan of Andre Agassi and he was No. 2 at the time. Steffi Graf, she was No. 2, then Nadal was No. 2. Of course, now he has come to number 1. Dhoni further said- But I think his never-say-die attitude is great. Even if he is at the last moment of the game, at the last point, he will still give his best. This is something that is important, don’t give up until you get results. So, Nadal is the best for me. He never gives up and gives his best no matter what the situation. On the other hand, if we give you information about Dhoni, he has retired from the game in the year 2020. Now he is seen playing only in IPL. So now the news is coming that he can play for Chennai Super Kings five times in the upcoming season of IPL.
Varun Chakraborty told the secret of success after the match-winning spell against Bangladesh, know how he made a comeback?
“Earlier I was a side-spin bowler, but now I have become a complete over-spin bowler,” Varun Chakravarthy told the press conference after the match. Varun Chakravarthy (Image Credit- Instagram) After a spectacular comeback and match-winning performances as he returned to international cricket after three years, Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy reveals the secret of his recent success that has led to him being called up to the national team once again. Playing his first international match since the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, Chakraborty took three match-winning wickets as the young Indian team recorded a comfortable eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first T20I in Gwalior on Sunday. How did Varun Chakraborty make a comeback? Speaking on his success in recent years, the 33-year-old player said that the change from side-spin bowling to over-spin bowling helped him achieve more success. “Earlier I was a side-spin bowler, but now I have become a complete over-spin bowler,” Varun told the post-match press conference. The spinner said he worked on this type of bowling for more than two years, starting with some testing in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and Indian Premier League. He further said, “It is a small technical aspect of spin bowling, but it took me more than two years. I gradually tested it in TNPL and IPL. Although the mental aspect also had to be worked on, the bulk of the effort I put in was on my technical side.” During his time away from the Indian team, he became one of the main bowlers for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, teaming up with West Indies T20 superstar spin legend Sunil Narine. After a poor 2022 season, in which he took just six wickets in 11 matches, he made a strong comeback in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, in which he took 20 and 21 wickets respectively. In the 2024 IPL, his partnership with Narine in spin bowling and average of 19.14 played a crucial role in the franchise’s first IPL win in 10 years and third title overall.
IND vs BAN: Serious conversation between Varun Chakraborty and head coach, former coach told what might have happened
Varun Chakaravarthy & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Team India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty returned to the national team after a gap of 1066 days. He played his last match for India during the 2021 T20 World Cup, where India’s performance was very disappointing. In his comeback match against Bangladesh in Gwalior on Sunday, he recorded his best performance of 3 for 31, contributing to India’s seven-wicket win in the first T20I of the three-match series. However, even in this match, Varun Chakraborty’s start was not that good. He gave away 15 runs in the very first over of his spell. However after this Made a comeback by dismissing Tauheed Hridoy in the second over and Jaker Ali in the third over. After the match, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was seen talking to Chakraborty for a long time. Ravi Shastri decoded the conversation between Gautam Gambhir and Varun Chakraborty After the end of the match, a very serious conversation was seen between Gambhir and Varun, which Ravi Shastri tried to decode. 33 year old spinner Varun and Gambhir have worked together before also. When Kolkata Knight Riders won the 2024 IPL title, Gambhir was the mentor of this franchise team and Varun also plays for the same team. Team India’s former head coach and current commentator Ravi Shastri, seeing this conversation, said, ‘You can see that Varun Chakraborty and Gautam Gambhir are talking to each other. Varun took three wickets, Gautam must have watched Varun’s bowling closely in KKR also. Maybe Gautam was talking to him about bowling and at what speed he was bowling. Shastri further said, ‘Or he might be telling as to which fielding he should bowl. Morne Morkel is also present there, who can improve Varun’s game a lot. IPL 2024 was very good for Varun, he took 21 wickets in 14 matches.
Rinku Singh told the secret of God’s Plan tattoo, it has a connection with a life changing moment.
Rinku Singh has told the secret of his God’s Plan tattoo. Rinku Singh God’s Plan Tattoo Team India’s powerful batsman Rinku Singh recently got a tattoo on his left hand. He has got God’s Plan written in the middle of the sun in the tattoo. The sun on his hand also has a special meaning, it has a special connection with the five sixes studded in the IPL. He himself has told the secret of God’s Plan tattoo. Rinku gave a memorable victory to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by hitting five consecutive sixes against Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2023. He did this feat in Yash Dayal’s over. Rinku made a lot of headlines after that. He considers five six as a life changing moment and hence he has got it tattooed on his hand. Rinku Singh told the story behind her tattoo In the video shared by BCCI on Saturday, Rinku said, “Everyone knows that I say God’s plan. It is famous. I got a permanent tattoo of what I say. People know me somewhat by this name. I got God’s Plan tattooed in the middle of the sun. But the important thing about this tattoo of mine is the five six. Wherever I hit five sixes, I have kept it in the tattoo. I hit two sixes in the cover and two in the front direction. Was blown near one leg. From there my life changed and people started knowing me. So I thought I would get a tattoo of him.” Rinku Singh talking about his new tattoo of GOD’S PLAN.pic.twitter.com/YkWhJd1WJb — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 5, 2024 After IPL 2023, Rinku got a chance to debut in international cricket. He played his first international match against Ireland in August 2023. He has played two ODIs and 23 T20 matches for India so far, scoring 55 and 418 runs respectively. Rinku can now be seen playing in the India vs Bangladesh T20 series, which is going to start from Sunday (6 October). The first T20 of the three-match series will be played in Gwalior.
