‘Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid’, many people from the cricket world gave many good wishes to the head coach of the Indian team on his birthday.

Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid is celebrating his 51st birthday today i.e. on 11 January. Rahul Dravid. (Image Source: BCCI) Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid is celebrating his 51st birthday today i.e. on 11 January. Rahul Dravid is counted among the best batsmen in the world. He has played 164 Test matches, 344 ODIs and one T20 for India. Rahul Dravid has scored 24,064 runs in 504 international matches at an average above 45. This includes 48 centuries and 145 half-centuries. Not only this, Rahul Dravid has also captained the Indian team in 69 ODIs and 28 Tests. Out of these, the Indian team has won 42 ODI matches and 8 Test matches. Rahul Dravid is also called The Wall of Indian Cricket. He is one of the few players who has scored more than 10000 runs in both Test and ODI formats. There are many such matches which Rahul Dravid has single-handedly won for the Indian team. Many people wished Rahul Dravid on his birthday. Happy Birthday, Rahul sir 🎂Wishing you loads of happiness and success 🙌 — Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) January 11, 2024 Happy birthday Rahul bhai. May you have an amazing year ahead. pic.twitter.com/3UPsMxUcmI — KL Rahul (@klrahul) January 11, 2024 Happy birthday to my teammate and friend, Rahul Dravid. Wishing you the best of health and happiness. May this year bring lots of joy and success. pic.twitter.com/KNAdvYegSs — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 11, 2024 Happy Birthday to the cricketing maestro, Rahul Dravid! A stalwart of the game, your journey has been a testament to skill, patience, and unwavering commitment. Your selflessness, humility, and dedication have left an indelible mark, not just on the field, but as a role model… pic.twitter.com/ekKfYzOQ13 — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 11, 2024 I won’t be surprised if searching synonyms for solidity, reliability or perfection shows pictures of Rahul Dravid. Happy birthday Coach! pic.twitter.com/BLrCzUCuLE — DK (@DineshKarthik) January 11, 2024 The craftsmen were told to build a strong wall, we think they did a fair job here 😉 Happy Birthday, Rahul Sir 💙#TeamIndia #RahulDravid pic.twitter.com/gvNFsLGPsx — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) January 11, 2024 509 intl. matches👏24,208 intl. runs4⃣8⃣ intl. hundreds 💯 Here’s wishing Rahul Dravid – Former #TeamIndia Captain and present Head Coach of India (Men’s team) – a very Happy Birthday 🎂👏 pic.twitter.com/6yuh9aL5my — BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2024 Indian fans since 1996: Birthday wishes to the think tank of #TeamIndiaRahul Dravid! pic.twitter.com/jQubKiEDXB — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) January 11, 2024 Meticulous, modest, dependable… the words that define him are endless, just like his innings 🔥 Happy Birthday to 🇮🇳’s greatest wall, Rahul Dravid 💙 pic.twitter.com/P0QQWpfujK — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) January 11, 2024 Trees also have k̶a̶a̶n̶ names. Happy birthday, legend💗 pic.twitter.com/5cVAThF45P — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 10, 2024 Rahul Dravid had coached the U19 Indian team in the 2018 World Cup as a coach. Not only this, he coached the senior Indian team in the ICC World Test Championship and ICC ODI World Cup 2023. It was under the coaching of Rahul Dravid that the Indian team made it to…

20 year old youth will understand that India needs players like Rohit and Virat to win the T20 World Cup – AB de Villiers

Virat and Rohit have returned to the T-20 team after 14 months. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (Image Credit- Twitter) India’s three-match home T20I series against Afghanistan is an important assignment for both the teams ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. This is the last T20 match for India before this T20 World Cup. Regular captain Rohit Sharma and charismatic batsman Virat Kohli have been recalled to the team for this series against Afghanistan. Both these legendary batsmen played their last T20I match for India in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup against England. Since then, in these 14 months, India has tried many young players. Out of which some managed to perform well while some could not take advantage of the opportunity. AB de Villiers gave a big statement regarding the return of Virat and Rohit to the T-20 team. Meanwhile, South African great batsman AB de Villiers has supported the decision to recall Rohit and Kohli and said that the young players will understand the importance of both the legendary players. In a video on his YouTube channel, AB de Villiers said that, “I understand (criticism over the selection of Rohit and Kohli), but at the end of the day, it is a Cricket World Cup. If Virat Kohli is good enough then he will have to play. I don’t care whether he is managing his career because of age or not. Young players of 20 years will understand that India needs players like Rohit and Virat to win the T20 World Cup. I wish I had that management when I was 35. De Villiers further said, “I think India has shown its intention by including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in its T20 team. They are clearly thinking about the T20 World Cup.” Let us tell you that, The first T20 match between India and Afghanistan will be played on Thursday, January 11 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. Also read: Even cold could not stop Team India’s practice session

January 10- Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.

This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. MSK Prasad, IPL and Aakash Chopra. (Image Source: X/Instagram) 1. IPL 2024: IPL can start from March 22, then WPL will be played in New Delhi and Bangalore. The upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) can start from March 22. So this time too it will be played in home and away format only. However, despite the Lok Sabha elections, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to hold the tournament in the Indian subcontinent. ,Read the full news here, 2. Know why Ishan Kishan was not selected for the T20 series against Afghanistan The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had recently announced the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, where there was a lot of discussion over the non-selection of Ishan Kishan. When Kishan was asked why he is not playing cricket at the moment, he cited mental health as the main reason behind this. Now a senior BCCI official has given a very shocking statement regarding this. ,Read the full news here, 3. Rashid Khan did Moye Moye with the Afghan team, a spin shot from 22 yards went wide. Afghanistan has suffered a big setback before the T20I series against India. Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan will not play in the T20I series against India. Afghanistan had announced its team for this T20I series, in which Rashid Khan was also included. ,Read the full news here, 4. Alyssa Healy created history, became the first Australian cricketer to achieve this feat The decisive and last match of the three-match T20I series was played between the Indian women’s cricket team and the Australia cricket team on January 9 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. With this match, Australian captain Alyssa Healy got her name registered in history. She has become the first Australian, male or female, to play 150 T20 International matches. ,Read the full news here, 5. The final squad of T-20 World Cup will be announced only after seeing the form of the players in IPL: MSK Prasad India’s former chief selector MSK Prasad, in an exclusive interview with Star Sports, made a big revelation about the selection strategy of the Indian team for the T20I series against Afghanistan and then the T20 World Cup 2024. MSK Prasad said that to make a place in the team for the T20 World Cup 2024, it is very important for the Indian players to perform well first in the T20I series against Afghanistan and then in the IPL 2024. ,Read the full news here, 6. Another cricketer died after being hit on the head by a ball, silence spread in the sports world On January 8, a cricketer was hit on the head by a ball at Matunga Major Dhadkar Maidan. There was a match going on between two other teams on the same ground and the ball of the same match hit the cricketer on his head. Kutchi Community Veteran Cricket…

The final squad of T20 World Cup will be announced only after seeing the form of the players in IPL: MSK Prasad

According to him, it is very important for the players to perform well in this format before the T20 World Cup, first in Afghanistan and then in the IPL. MSK Prasad. (Photo Source: Twitter) In an exclusive interview with Star Sports, former chief selector MSK Prasad made a big revelation regarding the selection strategy of the Indian team for the T20 series against Afghanistan and the subsequent T20 World Cup. According to him, it is very important for the players to perform well in this format before the T20 World Cup, first in Afghanistan and then in the IPL. Let us tell you, a three-match T20 series is to be played between India and Afghanistan from January 11, for which the Indian team has been announced. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the Indian T20 team. Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining the Indian team while Virat Kohli will look to score important runs for his team in this format. Hardik Pandya will not play in the series against Afghanistan due to injury, while KL Rahul has been rested and Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma have been included in the team as wicketkeepers in his place. MSK Prasad said, ‘I think Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been given some rest after the South Africa tour. This was also necessary because both of their players had performed very well in the ICC ODI World Cup. He definitely should have got a break. Now both these players would like to perform well against Afghanistan. I believe that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will definitely be a part of the T20 World Cup and they should start playing from this series. MSK Prasad further said, ‘The question arises that why both these players did not play after the last T20 World Cup? They were given rest because after this the team had to play the ODI World Cup and both these players had to perform well in ODIs. And that’s what they did. This is the reason why other young players got more and more opportunities. The team management and selectors are thinking right. At that time he had to focus on ODI cricket and World Test Championship. Now we are moving towards T20 cricket and their focus should be on this format. Former Indian selector expressed his views regarding the final team of T20 World Cup Regarding the final team of T20 World Cup 2024, MSK Prasad said, ‘I think players like Virat and Rohit and Shami, Bumrah, Siraj, Jadeja and Hardik should definitely be included in the team. These are all important aspects of the team. There are some other places where I would like to keep Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson. If KL Rahul does wicketkeeping then who will be your second keeper? What if Rishabh Pant is fit or Ishan Kishan is ready? If both these players remain fit then who will play in the top order? I don’t think we need a player like him in the top order. We need someone in the…

Another cricketer died after being hit on the head by a ball, silence spread in the sports world

The name of the cricketer who suffered a head injury was Jayesh Salva and his age was 52 years. Bat and Ball. (Photo Source: Getty Images) On January 8, a cricketer was hit on the head by a ball at Matunga Major Dhadkar Maidan. There was a match going on between two other teams on the same ground and the ball of the same match hit the cricketer on his head. Kutchi Community Veteran Cricket Competition is being played on this ground. The name of the cricketer who suffered a head injury was Jayesh Salva and his age was 52 years. Salva was fielding where the second match was being played. The batsman of the second match played the full shot very fast. Salva did not see the ball at all and it hit him straight on his head. He was immediately taken to Zion Hospital where he was declared brought dead. According to Times of India, the eyewitness said, ‘Salva had fallen down after which he was immediately taken to the hospital where he was declared dead.’ Also read: New Zealand appoints Andre Adams as bowling coach for T20I series against Pakistan Both these matches were part of the Kutchi Visa Oswal Vikas Legend Cup, a T20 tournament for players aged 50 years and above. Rohit Gangar, who was a part of this tournament, told about this incident. This is how this accident happened According to Hindustan Times, Rohit Gangar said, ‘We had two matches on Monday afternoon, one at Dadar Union and the other on the pitch of Dadar Parsi Colony. Savala was playing for Gala Rocks against Master Blasters and was stationed there when the DPC match batsman hit the shot. The ball hit him on the back of his head, exactly where Australia’s Phil Hughes was hit and died. Meanwhile, the police announced that they have registered an accidental death report and have ordered an autopsy to ensure that the death was not intentional. However, there was no such evidence in the report. IND vs AFG: Captain Rohit Sharma will give chance to these 11 players, see playing XI Not only Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have also traded these players 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test cricket which are impossible to forget These 5 star cricketers can earn crores even by modeling IPL 2024: After taking over the captaincy of MI, Hardik Pandya will do whatever he wants, see playing XI 5 test matches which ended in the fewest overs

9 January – Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.

Meanwhile, BCCI has announced the official sponsor for the matches to be held in India. Reliance soft drink company Campa and home electronic appliances manufacturing company Atomberg Technologies will be the new sponsors of Team India. (Read full news here) 4- Usman Khawaja does not want to sacrifice Steve Smith for the replacement of David Warner. Australia cricket team’s star opener Usman Khawaja (Usman Khawaja) by Steve Smith (Steve Smith) has shared his views on the news of possibly replacing David Warner in the Test team. Usman Khawaja believes that it is not a good idea to disturb the set batting position of Steve Smith and play him as an opener in the batting lineup of Australia Test team. (Read full news here) 5- David Warner’s book will reveal the biggest secret of cricket, know which case will be exposed? David Warner talked about plans to write an autobiography during an interview with Adam Gilchrist and former England captain Michael Vaughan on the Prairie Club Fire podcast. Warner told that the book will contain details of his cricket journey. There will also be things regarding the Sandpaper Gate controversy in 2018 due to which he was banned for 12 months. (Read full news here) 6- Former English player claims, WTC has caused a lot of damage to Test cricket. Former England cricketer Mark Butcher has given a big statement regarding the World Test Championship. He himself is very upset to see the decline of Test cricket. According to Mark Butcher, the World Test Championship has harmed Test cricket further instead of improving it. (Read full news here) 7- Mohammed Shami honored with Arjuna Award; Mother’s eyes moist after seeing Indian cricketer receiving the award from President Draupadi Murmu Indian cricket team’s star fast bowler Mohammed Shami (Mohammed Shami) was honored with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Draupadi Murmu today on 9 January 2024. (Read full news here) 8- Mohammed Shami spoke about his recovery Team India’s veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami has said that he is trying his best to recover from his ankle injury and be available for selection for the upcoming home Test series against England. The five-Test series will start from January 25 in Hyderabad. (Read full news here) 9- “Lalit Modi threatened to end my career”- Another shocking revelation by Praveen Kumar regarding IPL 2008. Former Indian fast bowler Praveen Kumar recently revealed how he did not want to represent Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. The 37-year-old showed reluctance to join RCB as the city was far away from his hometown. He said that Delhi is his favorite place as the city is very close to his home town Meerut. (Read full news here) 10- ACB announced the schedule of Afghanistan cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka and home series against Ireland. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on 8 JanuaryAfghanistan Cricket Team) announced the schedule of the upcoming all-format tour of Sri Lanka and the home series against Ireland in February–March. The Afghanistan…

Due to preparations for T20 World Cup 2024, BCB may change the schedule of Test series against Zimbabwe

The top official of Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that a decision regarding this matter will be taken in the coming days. Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 1st Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is considering postponing the upcoming two-match Test series against Zimbabwe to ensure an early trip to the US and allow the team to get accustomed to the conditions there ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you, for the first time West Indies and USA are organizing T20 World Cup together which will be played this year. The top official of Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that a decision regarding this matter will be taken in the coming days. Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Cricket Operations Chairman Jalal Yunus told Cricbuzz, ‘It is not that we will postpone the 2-match Test series against Zimbabwe. We will definitely play this test series against them but a decision has to be taken as to when it will be organised. Not only this, Bangladesh Premier League is starting from 19th January. After this tournament, Bangladesh has to play series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at home. Sri Lanka will also tour Bangladesh Sri Lanka has to play a two-match Test series, 3-match ODI and three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe. After this, Zimbabwe will come to Bangladesh where a two-match Test and five-match T20 series will be played between these two teams in a month. Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is expected to arrive here on January 20. After this, BCB and Hathurusingha are expected to meet and make their plans regarding T20 World Cup 2024. In 2018, Bangladesh played a match against West Indies in Florida. There are many players in the current team who were not part of that tour. Zimbabwe is currently playing a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. After this, a three-match T20 series will also be played between these two teams. IND vs AFG: Captain Rohit Sharma will give chance to these 11 players, see playing XI Not only Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have also traded these players 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test cricket which are impossible to forget These 5 star cricketers can earn crores even by modeling IPL 2024: After taking over the captaincy of MI, Hardik Pandya will do whatever he wants, see playing XI 5 test matches which ended in the fewest overs

Sourav Ganguly advocated for Rohit, gave full support for captaincy in T20 World Cup

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the T20 team after almost two years. Sourav Ganguly and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: BCCI/X) India announced the squad for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan and Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the T20 team after almost two years. Both players played their last match against England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022. After this, he did not play in any series, hence speculations started that perhaps the team management is now thinking ahead of him. In Rohit’s absence, Hardik Pandya was given the captaincy and there was talk that he would also be the captain in the upcoming T20 World Cup. However, after Hardik got injured, Suryakumar Yadav led the Indian team in the last two series. Since now he is also injured, the team management decided to recall Rohit Sharma. Rohit should captain in T20 World Cup – Sourav Ganguly Now recently, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly also supported Rohit as the captain of the team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Ganguly said that, definitely Rohit should captain in the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli should also be there. Virat Kohli is a great player, even if he is making a comeback in the T20 team after a long gap, it will not hurt. Let us tell you that Kohli and Rohit have scored 4008 and 3853 runs respectively in T20I. In the last T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli was in very dangerous form and was the highest run scorer in the tournament. He had scored 296 runs with the help of 4 half-centuries. The three-match T20 series against Afghanistan will begin from Thursday, January 11 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. Whereas T-20 World Cup 2024 will start from June 1 in West Indies and America. Also read- Pakistan’s high performance coach Grant Bradburn resigns from post after embarrassing defeat in Australia

‘Hopefully they will play good cricket and reach at least Super 8’ Gautam Gambhir on South Africa in T20 World Cup 2024

South Africa could not make it to the Super Four in T20 World Cup 2022 South Africa and Gautam Gambhir (Image Credit- Twitter Former Indian cricket team opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has given a big statement regarding the performance of South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024. Gambhir says that he is hopeful that the Proteas team will be successful in reaching the Super 8 by performing brilliantly in the upcoming Multination Tournament. It is noteworthy that this time the T20 World Cup will be played jointly by West Indies and USA from June 1. So, this time South Africa has been placed in Group D along with teams like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal, which are known for upsets. Gautam Gambhir gave a big statement Let us tell you that during a conversation with Star Sports regarding South Africa in the upcoming T20 World Cup, Gambhir said – It seems that this time also he will not be able to perform, but who knows that this time South Africa will face that death. be saved from. I hope they do well in the upcoming tournaments because you want to see them in the Super 8. You want to see a tournament where you will be challenged. Apart from this, Gambhir further said – It is not going to be easy for South Africa to play cricket in the group in which you have said that South Africa will be in. Because in T20 cricket you get only limited opportunities to prove yourself. But I hope they will play good cricket this time and at least reach Super 8. Well, now it will be worth watching how South Africa is going to perform in the upcoming tournament? So, if we talk about South Africa’s performance in the last T20 World Cup, they were out of the Super 12 round. Also read- Know which player taught Muttiah Muralidaran to throw the “second ball” 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test cricket which are impossible to forget These 5 star cricketers can earn crores even by modeling IPL 2024: After taking over the captaincy of MI, Hardik Pandya will do whatever he wants, see playing XI 5 test matches which ended in the fewest overs IPL 2024: This strong playing XI of RCB will now bring the trophy to the franchise. Top 10 teams making lowest scores against India in Test cricket