DTVHINDI‘You are expected to do this’ Rahul Dravid on his fiery celebrations after T20 World Cup win
Dravid’s coaching tenure with Team India ended after the T20 World Cup 2024. Rahul Dravid (Source X) The Indian cricket team won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. During this time, Rohit Sharma was the captain of the Indian cricket team and the coaching was handled by former Indian veteran cricketer Rahul Dravid. After winning the debut season of the T20 World Cup in 2007, the Indian cricket team won the trophy after nearly 17 years. With this, the drought of not winning the ICC trophy for 13 years also finally ended. So at the same time, this victory was one of the biggest moments of Dravid’s coaching with Team India, because the way Team India was eliminated after losing the important matches of T20 World Cup 2022 and World Cup 2023, there was a lot of pressure on Dravid. But when the Indian cricket team under Dravid’s coaching won the T20 World Cup trophy by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the final, Dravid’s dream also came true. Let us tell you that despite being a great player, Dravid had never won the World Cup for the Indian team as a player or coach before this. But when his dream came true, Dravid’s happiness knew no bounds. After lifting the T20 World Cup trophy in his hands, Dravid, known for his humble nature, was seen in a very enthusiastic manner. This celebration of Dravid after winning the T20 World Cup trophy also went viral. So now Dravid has given a big reaction on this celebration of his. Rahul Dravid reacted on T20 World Cup celebration Let us tell you that recently, Rahul Dravid, as quoted by ICC, said- Most of the times, I try to control my emotions as a coach. You are expected to do this, when I did this, there was a lot of happiness and relief in it.
“Ashwin’s biggest desire is to win the IPL trophy as a captain” – Baba Indrajit
Under the captaincy of Ashwin, Dindigul Dragons won the Tamil Nadu Premier League tournament for the first time. R Ashwin (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Tamil Nadu batsman Baba Indrajith has praised Ravichandran Ashwin’s incredible leadership skills in Dindigul Dragons’ (DD) title campaign in the recently-concluded Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) season. Both the players played a key role in helping the team win their maiden TNPL title. The ever-reliable Babarjit finished as the third-highest run-scorer of the tournament with 286 runs in 10 matches at an average of 40.85 and a strike rate of 133.02. Meanwhile, Ashwin scored 252 runs at an average of 36 and a strike rate of nearly 152 and was fifth on the list of highest run-scorers. Let us tell you that under Ashwin’s captaincy, Dindigul Dragons have won the title of the tournament for the first time. The Dindigul Dragons team was barely able to qualify for the playoffs by finishing fourth in the points table. In an interview with Cricket.com, Baba Indrajit praised Ashwin’s leadership and said that Ashwin’s biggest desire is to win the IPL trophy as a captain. “Definitely everyone will look at him as a captain, his cricket sense is very good. He always thinks about being one step ahead of the batsman or bowler. He has all the leadership qualities, I think his dream is to win the IPL trophy as a captain.” Ashwin made the team a champion by taking it out of difficult situations DD needed to win three consecutive play-off matches to win the title and Ashwin scored a hat-trick of half-centuries in these 3 matches and helped the team achieve the glory of becoming champion. In bowling too, he took nine wickets at an average of 27.55 and an economy of less than seven. Ashwin may play the role of captain in IPL 2025 At present, many teams need a captain in the upcoming mega auction. In such a situation, after winning the Tamil Nadu Premier League, the franchise owners will definitely keep an eye on him. Let us tell you that this 37-year-old experienced spinner has captained Punjab Kings (PBKS) in two IPL seasons in 2018 and 2019, but on both occasions the team missed the playoffs.
Good days have returned for Sri Lanka cricket, these three positive things happened for the Lankan team amidst the series win
Sri Lanka won the bilateral series against India after 27 years. Srilanka Cricket (Pic Source-X) Sri Lanka defeated India by 110 runs in the third ODI played on 7 August and won this spectacular series by 2-0. Sri Lankan players performed very well in this entire series. Not only this, Sri Lanka won the bilateral series against India after 27 years. The best thing for Sri Lanka in this ODI series was that their spinners bowled very well and put pressure on the Indian team’s batsmen. India’s batsmen failed to make a mark in this series. The Sri Lankan team will be very happy with its performance. With this, today we tell you about three positive things that were seen in this historic ODI series win for Sri Lanka. 1- Strength in the top order Avishka Fernando (Pic Source-X) In this series, there was a lot of pressure on the top 3 batsmen of Sri Lanka because the team’s performance against the Indian bowlers has been very poor in the recent past. However, in this ODI series, the trio of Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis batted very well and did not lose their wickets quickly against the Indian bowlers. In the first two ODIs, one of these three batsmen batted for about 20 to 25 overs and scored runs consistently for the team. In the third and final ODI, all three batsmen troubled the Indian team’s fast bowlers a lot. In the third ODI, Avishka Fernando played a match-winning innings of 96 runs while Kusal Mendis scored 59 runs. Pathum Nissanka played an innings of 45 runs.
After Sri Lanka’s historic win against India, captain Charith Aslanka made a big statement, said- Now I am a…
Sri Lanka has won the ODI series against India after 27 years. Charith Asalanka (Image Credit- Twitter The last and third match of the ongoing ODI series between Sri Lanka and India was played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, August 7. Let us tell you that in this match, host Sri Lanka achieved a big victory and won the match by 110 runs. So after this victory, Sri Lanka not only won the ODI series, but also won a bilateral series against the Indian cricket team after 27 years. On the other hand, now a big statement has come from Sri Lankan team captain Charith Asalanka on this victory of Sri Lanka. Charith Aslanka made a big statement Speaking to the official broadcaster after the end of the third ODI against India, Aslanka said, “I am a happy captain at the moment. The team has done everything right throughout the series.” We all knew they are a strong batting order and we wanted to back our strengths, spin was our strength and we backed it. They are in a good mood right now and our coach (Sanath Jayasuriya) is very proactive. The boys really enjoyed the team atmosphere. On the other hand, after Sri Lanka’s historic win against India, the team’s interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya has also made a big statement. Jayasuriya said after the match – It was a very long wait because I played that series in 1997 and a lot of runs were scored in that series. That was the last series we won against India. After 27 years I am part of the team and I am very happy to be part of these boys. They are a very good group of players and talented and the whole country must have seen what we can do.
SL vs IND, 3rd ODI: Fernando missed a century, debutant Riyan Parag took 3 wickets, India will have to score 249 runs to win
Batting first against India, Sri Lanka has put 248 runs on the board. SL vs IND, Riyan Parag (Photo Source: Getty Images) SL vs IND, 3rd ODI: 1st Innings Highlights: The last match of the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India is being played on 7 August at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The host team won the toss and batted first and scored 248 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Avishka Fernando scored the highest 96 runs, while debutant Riyan Parag took the maximum 3 wickets for India. SL vs IND: Sri Lanka scored 41 runs in the powerplay without losing any wicket Sri Lanka’s performance in the powerplay of the third ODI against India was good. The team scored 41 runs without losing any wicket. Pathum Nissanka scored 19 runs in 34 balls and Avishka Fernando scored 21 runs in 26 balls in the powerplay. India got its first success in the 20th over In the third ODI, Indian bowlers had to struggle for a long time to take wickets. Axar Patel gave the team its first success by dismissing Pathum Nissanka on the last ball of the 20th over. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando had an 89-run partnership for the first wicket. Nissanka tried to play a slog-sweep shot, but got a top-edge and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant took a good catch at cover. Pathum Nissanka scored 45 runs in 65 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. Avishka Fernando missed the century After losing the first wicket at a score of 89, Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando took charge. Both batsmen played an important partnership of 82 runs for the second wicket. Avishka Fernando missed out on scoring a century due to the brilliant bowling of debutant Riyan Parag. Parag gave the team another big success by dismissing Fernando in the 36th over of the innings. Avishka Fernando faced 102 balls and scored 96 runs with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes. SL vs IND: The performance of Sri Lanka’s middle order was shameful Sri Lanka’s middle order batsmen – captain Charith Asalanka (10), Sadeera Samarawickrama (0), and Janith Leyanage (8) – all three batsmen failed to make a respectable score. Charith Asalanka was dismissed by Riyan Parag in the 38th over of the innings. Sadeera Samarawickrama lost his wicket to Mohammad Siraj in the 39th over and Janith Leyanage lost his wicket to Washington Sundar in the 43rd over. Kusal Mendis played a half century innings Kusal Mendis played an innings of 59 runs with the help of 4 fours in 81 balls. He lost his wicket against Kuldeep Yadav on the fourth ball of the 49th over of the innings. Kamindu Mendis played an unbeaten innings of 23 runs in 19 balls for the team. Debutant Riyan Parag performed brilliantly with the ball Riyan Parag took 3 wickets for 54 runs in a spell of 9 overs against Sri Lanka. Parag dismissed Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka and Dunith Welalage. Mohammad Siraj, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington…
SL vs IND, 3rd ODI Match Prediction: Who will win the 3rd ODI match between Sri Lanka vs India?
The third match of the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India will be played on August 7 SL vs IND (Photo Source: X/Twitter) SL vs IND Match Preview: The last match of the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India will be played in Colombo on August 7. The first match of the series between the two teams was a tie, while in the second match the host team defeated India by 32 runs. Sri Lanka batted first in the match and scored 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. In response, Team India, despite a good start, was all out for 208 runs in 42.2 overs while chasing the target. Jeffrey Vandersay took 6 wickets for 33 runs in his spell. SL vs IND Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records Match 170 Sri Lanka won 58 india won 99 no result 11 Tie 2 Pitch Report: The pitch of R. Premadasa Stadium is considered favorable for batsmen. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 225 runs. After winning the toss, the captain can decide to bat first here. Probable Playing XIs: Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Welalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batsman)- Rohit Sharma scored 64 runs in 44 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes in the second ODI. The Indian captain can play a big innings in the third ODI as well. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Washington Sundar took three wickets for 30 runs in 10 overs in the last match. He can also bowl brilliantly in the last match of the series. SL vs IND Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team wins the toss will win today’s match Scenario 1 Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 260-270 Sri Lanka registered a win Scenario 2 India won the toss and chose to bat Powerplay score- 60-70 First innings score- 280-290 India registered a win
Was this celebration planned in advance? Rahul Dravid spoke openly about the emotional moment after the T20 World Cup win
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid claimed that he had no plans to show the emotions that came out during the 2024 T20 World Cup celebrations with the Indian team. Rahul Dravid (Source X) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid is not someone who shows a lot of emotion on the field. However, after India’s seven-run win over South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados, Dravid showed his other side. He celebrated wildly with the trophy. He tried to stay away from the limelight for as long as possible, but when Virat Kohli handed him the trophy, he showed a side of himself that surprised everyone after the hard-earned win. When asked about his behavior, Dravid revealed that he had not planned any of what he did on the field and he was just happy with India’s win. He said that as a coach, he always tried to keep his emotions in check, but at that moment, he wanted to celebrate with the team and his coaching staff as everyone had worked very hard for this trophy. Former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid claimed that he had no plans to show the emotions that were expected during the 2024 T20 World Cup celebrations with the Indian team. Notably, India ended their 11-year wait for the ICC trophy by defeating South Africa by seven runs in the final. Rahul Dravid said on Star Sports “You don’t plan these things. Most of the time, I try to keep my emotions in check as a coach and that’s what’s expected of you. But at that moment, I was really happy for the team. I was happy for the boys. I was happy for the support staff. So many people who had worked really hard with me.” You need a bit of luck to go your way: Rahul Dravid “I was with the team for 2.5-3 years and we came close to winning many times, be it the semi-final of the last T20 World Cup in Australia, the World Test Championship final or the 50-over World Cup final in India, and we couldn’t get the win in those crucial moments. In such situations, you need a bit of luck and a bit of fortune and that’s what happened to us that day.”
SL vs IND: Velalage-Mendis played important innings, Sundar took 3 wickets, India will have to score 241 runs to win
Sri Lanka batted first in the second ODI and scored 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets SL vs IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) SL vs IND, 2nd ODI: 1st Innings Highlights: The second match of the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India is being played in Colombo on 4 August. The host team won the toss and batted first and scored 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Avishka Fernando (40) and Kamindu Mendis (40) jointly scored the most runs for the team. At the same time, Washington Sundar took the maximum of 3 wickets for India. Sri Lanka scored 42 runs in the powerplay after losing one wicket The Sri Lankan team lost a wicket on the very first ball of the innings. Mohammad Siraj sent in-form batsman Pathum Nissanka to the pavilion on a golden duck. Nissanka tried to defend, but got an outside edge and wicketkeeper KL Rahul took a good catch. Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel bowled well in the powerplay, due to which Sri Lanka was able to score 42 runs after losing one wicket. A good partnership between Fernando and Mendis for the second wicket The pair of Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis kept Sri Lanka in a good position in the game. But Washington Sundar broke the partnership of both and gave India a big breakthrough. Sundar dismissed Avishka Fernando in the 17th over of the innings. There was a good partnership of 74 runs for the second wicket between Fernando and Mendis. Avishka Fernando scored 40 runs in 62 balls. Then Sundar also tightened the screws on Kusal Mendis (30) in the 19th over. Sri Lanka lost 3 wickets at the score of 79. Half of Sri Lanka’s team returned to the pavilion at a score of 136 Sadeera Samarawickrama (14), Janith Liyanage (12) and captain Charith Asalanka (25) failed to make big scores. The hosts were reduced to 136 for 6 in 34.5 overs. 72 runs partnership for the seventh wicket between Velalage and Kamindu Mendis After losing 6 wickets at the score of 136, Dunith Velalage and Kamindu Mendis took charge. There was a crucial partnership of 72 runs for the seventh wicket between the two batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav gave a big blow to Sri Lanka by dismissing Velalage in the 47th over. Dunith Velalage scored 39 runs in 35 balls with the help of one four and two sixes. Kamindu Mendis scored 40 runs in 44 balls with the help of 4 fours, he was run out by Shreyas Iyer in the last over of the innings. Washington Sundar bowled brilliantly Washington Sundar was India’s most successful bowler in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. Sundar took the maximum of 3 wickets for 30 runs in 10 overs. Sundar took the wickets of Avishka Fernando (40), Kusal Mendis (30) and Charith Asalanka (25). Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets for 33 runs in 10 overs. Mohammad Siraj and Akshar Patel took 1 wicket each.
TNPL 2024: Final, DD vs LKK Match Prediction: Who will win the match between Lyca Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons?
The Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 final will be played between Dindigul Dragons and Lyca Kovai Kings. DD vs LKK (Photo Source: Getty Image) DD vs LKK Match Preview: The final match of Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 will be played between Dindigul Dragons and Lyca Kovai Kings at Chepauk on August 4. Lyca Kovai Kings finished first in the points table at the end of the group stage with 6 wins in 7 matches and Dindigul Dragons finished fourth with four wins and three losses in 7 matches. Lyca Kovai Kings reached the finals by defeating IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans by 7 wickets in Qualifier-1. On the other hand, Dindigul Dragons made it to the finals by defeating IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans by 9 wickets in Qualifier-2. DD vs LKK Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records Match 8 Dindigul Dragons won 5 Lyca Kovai Kings won 3 no result 0 Tie 0 Pitch Report: The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk is quite slow, spinners will get more help here. The decision to bowl first after winning the toss here can be right. Probable Playing XIs: Dindigul Dragons: Vimal Kumar, Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajit (wicketkeeper), Bhupati Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), Subot Bhati, S. Dinesh Raj, Varun Chakravarthy, VP Diran, P Vignesh, Sandeep Warrier Lyka Kovai Kings: Sujay, Suresh Kumar (wicketkeeper), Sai Sudarshan, U Mukilesh, M. Shahrukh Khan (captain), Ram Arvind, Atiq ur Rahman, Mohammed Mohammed, Manimaran Siddharth, Valiyappan Yudhveswaran, J Subramanian Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batsman)- Dindigul Dragons batsman Shivam Singh can be seen batting brilliantly in the final. Shivam Singh has scored 436 runs in the last 10 matches. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Dindigul Dragons bowler Varun Chakravarthy can be seen bowling brilliantly. Varun has taken 11 wickets in the last 10 matches. DD vs LKK Today’s Match Prediction: Lyca Kovai Kings will win today’s match Scenario 1 Lyca Kovai Kings won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 45-55 First innings score- 165-175 Lyca Kovai Kings won Scenario 2 Dindigul Dragons won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 170-180 Lyca Kovai Kings won
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.
