August 04 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
According to a Cricbuzz report, Ishan has made himself available for the upcoming domestic season and the Jharkhand State Cricket Association has included the 26-year-old in a list of 25 pre-season probables. Ishan has reportedly decided to play domestic cricket after the advice of some of his ‘well-wishers and national selectors’. Ishan is also being said to be a strong contender for the captaincy of Jharkhand.
Haris Rauf still remembers Virat Kohli’s havoc at MCG, fan reminded him of Pakistani bowler during the match
When the Pakistani fast bowler was fielding, a fan near the boundary line said, ‘Haris bhai, do you still remember Melbourne? Do you remember Virat’s two sixes?’ Haris Rauf And Virat Kohl (Photo Source: Twitter) Indian team’s experienced batsman Virat Kohli played a match-winning innings in a great match against Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 played on 23 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He won the hearts of all the fans with his innings. Not only this, Virat Kohli hit two sixes on two consecutive balls in the 19th over of Haris Rauf, which the Pakistani fast bowler still remembers very well. Let us tell you, in the important match of ICC T20 World Cup 2022, India needed 28 runs in the last 8 balls. After this, the experienced batsman of the Indian team hit two consecutive sixes to Haris Rauf. Due to these two sixes, India made a comeback in the match and won it. Not only this, these two sixes hit by Virat Kohli on the ball of Haris Rauf are still remembered very well by all the cricket fans. Haris Rauf was participating in Major League Cricket. When the Pakistani fast bowler was fielding, a fan near the boundary line said, ‘Haris bhai, do you still remember Melbourne? Do you remember Virat’s two sixes?’ Here is the video: A fan in Pakistan mock Haris rauf for the 2 sixes by king Kohli pic.twitter.com/2O4X2UW4iH — VIKASH CHOUDHARY (@vikashbenda18) August 2, 2024 Virat Kohli’s class is different from others: Haris Rauf Haris Rauf praised Virat Kohli a lot. He praised him 1 month after the World Cup and called Virat Kohli a class player. According to Cricket Pakistan, Haris Rauf said, ‘This was his class and the way he played these two shots, I don’t think any other player in the world can play like this. If Dinesh Karthik or Hardik Pandya had hit such shots to me, I would have been very sad but this was Virat Kohli and his class is really different from everyone else.’ 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
“Whenever we get a chance to meet….we spend some time in a corner away from everyone…”- MS Dhoni spoke about his relationship with Virat
MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli Legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni recently opened up about his relationship with batting superstar Virat Kohli. He spoke openly about their relationship both on and off the field. Dhoni, the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman who led India to victory in two World Cups, has always been known for his calm nature and strategic genius. On the other hand, Kohli emerged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time under Dhoni’s captaincy. Recently MS Dhoni had come to Hyderabad to participate in a program. During this, Dhoni made many revelations about his relationship with Virat. Dhoni said that whenever he meets Kohli, he talks to him in private. He also said that playing with Virat has been fun. During this event, Dhoni said, we played for India for a very long time. Kohli is one of the greats when it comes to world cricket. It was fun to bat a lot with him in the middle overs. Because we used to take a lot of two and three runs in the match. So it was always fun. MS Dhoni said a big thing about Virat Kohli Mahi further said, “We meet very rarely, but whenever we get a chance to meet, we go to a corner and talk for a while away from everyone. We talk about what is going on. That is why our relationship is like this.” Meanwhile, Dhoni was last seen in the IPL 2024 season after undergoing a successful knee surgery. He scored 161 runs in 11 innings at an average of 53.66 and a strike rate of 220.54 with his best score being 37* and he hit a total of 14 fours and 13 sixes in the season.
“There is no point in creating a ruckus”- Former Pakistani legend said on India coming to Pakistan for Champions Trophy
Champions trophy 2025 (Image Credit- Twitter Saqlain Mushtaq reacts to Team India, Champion Trophy 2025: Former veteran spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has given his reaction on India coming to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Champions Trophy will be played in Pakistan in February-March next year. Pakistan is preparing to host its first ICC tournament since the 1996 ODI World Cup, which is a major milestone for the country’s cricket. Regarding this, BCCI has already made it clear that it will not send Team India to Pakistan to participate in the tournament without the permission of the government. This decision of BCCI has angered Pakistani fans as well as some former cricketers there. Now former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has given his sharp reaction on this matter. Saqlain Mushtaq made a big statement on India’s visit to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy Mushtaq believes that it does not matter whether the Indian team will come to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy or not. He is confident that the ICC will take the right steps to make the tournament a success. Cricket Pakistan quoted Saqlain Mushtaq as saying, ‘The simple thing is that if India wants to come, it can come. If they don’t want to come, that’s okay. There is no point in making a fuss about it. It will not make any side good or bad. It is an ICC event and they will look into the matter, as they should. Let us tell you that Pakistan also got the hosting of Asia Cup 2023. But Team India refused to go to Pakistan to play the tournament. After this the tournament was played in a hybrid model, under which Sri Lanka was also made the co-host of the tournament. Team India played all its matches in Sri Lanka. The BCCI has proposed to the ICC to conduct the Champions Trophy 2025 under a hybrid model. If this happens, the Indian team will play all its matches in Sri Lanka or the UAE.
India’s batting lineup crumbled in front of Sri Lanka’s bowlers, first ODI ended in a tie
The first ODI match played today i.e. on 2 August was a tie. SL vs IND (Pic Source-X) The first ODI match played today i.e. on 2nd August was a tie. Both these teams performed very well in this match. Let us tell you, at one time India was in a very good position in this match but Sri Lankan bowlers brought their team back in this match. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 230 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka scored 56 runs in 75 balls with the help of 9 fours. Apart from Pathum Nissanka, Dunith Wellalage contributed 67* runs in 65 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. Wanindu Hasaranga scored 24 runs while Janith Liyanage played an innings of 20 runs. Wicketkeeper batsman Kusal Mendis and captain Charith Aslanka contributed 14-14 runs. For India, Akshar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets each while Mohammad Siraj, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar took one wicket each. All the bowlers did their job well. The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie The Indian team, which came out to chase the target, got off to a very good start and there was an important partnership of 75 runs for the first wicket between captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill failed to score big in this match and was out after scoring 16 runs. However, captain Rohit Sharma batted very well and played an aggressive innings of 58 runs in 47 balls with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes. Rohit Sharma did not spare any Sri Lankan bowler and hit hard against all of them. Veteran batsman Virat Kohli scored 24 runs while Shreyas Iyer returned to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs. Despite a good start, India was in a very difficult situation at one time and they lost their five wickets for 132 runs. After this, KL Rahul and Akshar Patel batted very well and made an important partnership for their team. There was an important partnership of 57 runs for the 6th wicket between these two players. KL Rahul played an innings of 31 runs in the first ODI. Talking about Axar Patel, he scored 33 runs. Shivam Dubey played a valuable innings of 25 runs but he failed to make his team win. India scored 230 runs after losing all its wickets. Captain Charith Aslanka and Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets each for Sri Lanka. Gautam Gambhir Rohit with arshdeep #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/ILnM748KXR — Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) August 2, 2024 “WHY DID ARSHDEEP SINGH DO THAT” , #indvssl pic.twitter.com/tTVam9odoX — adu (@cricfootadnan) August 2, 2024 OUTSTANDING COMEBACK BY SRI LANKA! 1ST ODI. Sri Lanka vs India – Match Tied…!!!#INDvsSL , #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/goYMVmJDnR — 𝐒◆𝐧𝐠𝐫✓𝐦 ⚚ (@shinedid_SAM) August 2, 2024 Match tied at Colombo!🤯🇮🇳🇱🇰 What a comeback by Sri Lanka to tie the game 🙌🏻#INDvsSL #indvsslodi #ODIs #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #ShivamDube #IndianCricket #SriLankaNewsToday #srilankancricket #hasaranaga #asalanka #matchtied #gauthamgambhir #cricketlovers #CricketUpdate pic.twitter.com/rdqWijld6V — Sreerag S (@__S__r__e_e)…
SL vs IND: “Amazing FITNESS….”- Virat Kohli caught the catch while diving, video went viral
During the first ODI against Sri Lanka, 35-year-old Virat Kohli took a diving catch but unfortunately the ball missed the edge and the batsman was declared not out. SL vs IND, Virat Kohli Catch (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The first match of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and India is being played in Colombo on 2 August. The hosts have batted first and have set a target of 231 runs for Team India. Virat Kohli is known for his amazing fitness, his energy never seems to be less in both the innings of the game. Along with this, due to his fitness, he also makes difficult catches in the field easy. During the first ODI against Sri Lanka, 35-year-old Virat Kohli took a diving catch but unfortunately the ball missed the edge and the batsman was declared not out. Virat Kohli always surprises everyone with his top-class fielding The 27th over of Sri Lanka’s innings was bowled by Washington Sundar. On the third ball of the over, Sundar dismissed Pathum Nissanka (56). On the next ball, new batsman Dunith Welalage tried to play a sweep shot. Virat Kohli was stationed at second slip, and he completed the catch while keeping his eyes on the ball. Washington Sundar appealed for LBW and the on-field umpire gave Velalage out. Dunith Velalage took the review, which showed that the ball missed the stumps. Watch the video of Virat Kohli’s catch here- Virat Kohli’s reflexes 🥵 #ViratKohli #INDvsSLpic.twitter.com/iK23LTEzV8 — Ayush (@ayriick_) August 2, 2024 Dunitha Velalage played an unbeaten innings of 67 runs Sri Lankan batsmen were seen struggling in the first ODI against India. On the basis of half-century innings of Pathum Nissanka and Dunith Velalage, the team was able to reach a respectable total of 230 runs. Dunith Velalage played an unbeaten innings of 67 runs with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes in 65 balls. At the same time, Akshar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took the maximum of 2-2 wickets for India.
SL vs IND, 1st ODI: Nisanka-Velalage hit half-centuries, India need to score 231 runs to win
Batting first against India, Sri Lanka scored 230 runs for the loss of 8 wickets SL vs IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) SL vs IND, 1st ODI: 1st Innings Highlights: The first match of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and India is being played on 2 August at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the host has scored 230 runs on the board for the loss of 8 wickets. Dunith Wellalage played the highest unbeaten innings of 67 runs. Sri Lanka scored only 37 runs in the powerplay after losing one wicket Batting first against India, Sri Lanka suffered the first blow in the third over. Mohammad Siraj sent opener Asitha Fernando (1) to the pavilion. Due to the excellent bowling of Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Shivam Dubey in the powerplay, Sri Lanka was able to score 37 runs at the loss of one wicket. Kusal Mendis, Samarawickrama and captain Asalanka’s bat also did not work After losing their first wicket inside the powerplay, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis added 39 runs for the second wicket. Kusal Mendis (14) was trapped LBW by Shivam Dube in the 14th over of the innings. Then, Axar Patel took the wicket of Sadira Samarawickrama (8) in the 19th over, Samarawickrama hit the ball straight towards Shubman Gill stationed at cover, Gill made no mistake and took an easy catch. And the host team suffered the third big blow at the score of 60. Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka (14) also failed to make an impact, losing his wicket to Kuldeep Yadav in the 24th over of the innings. Half of Sri Lanka’s team returned to the pavilion at a score of 101 Washington Sundar gave India the fifth and big success by dismissing Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka LBW in the 27th over of the innings. Nissanka played an innings of 56 runs in 75 balls with the help of 9 fours. Dunitha Velalage played a half-century innings There was an important partnership of 41 runs for the sixth wicket between Zenith Liyanage and Dunith Velalage. Zenith Liyanage scored 20 runs in 26 balls. Whereas, Wanindu Hasaranga scored 24 runs in 35 balls. Dunith Velalage played an unbeaten innings of 67 runs with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes in 65 balls. Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took 2-2 wickets each For India, Akshar Patel took two wickets for 33 runs in 10 overs. Akshar Patel took the wickets of Sadira Samarawickrama (8) and Junith Liyanage (20). Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 46 runs in 8 overs. Apart from these, Mohammad Siraj, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar took 1 wicket each.