DTVHINDIICC Test Batting Rankings: Rohit Sharma’s worst ranking since December 2018
Rohit was in the top-10 between February 27, 2021 and February 21, 2023. Rohit Sharma (Source X) ICC has recently released new batting rankings, in which many changes have been seen. There has been a tremendous decline in the ranking of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Before the New Zealand series, the T20 World Cup-winning captain was ranked 15th in the ICC Men’s Test batting rankings. But after a very poor performance in three out of four innings of the ongoing Test series, he dropped nine places to 24th. This is the lowest ranking of Rohit Sharma in the last 6 years. After Rohit’s innings of 63* and 5 runs against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 2018, he had reached 44th position. And after scoring a few centuries against South Africa in October 2019, he made a tremendous improvement in his ranking, reaching 17th position. Not only this, Rohit was in the top-10 between February 27, 2021 and February 21, 2023. He achieved an all-time high rating of 813, which came in September 2021. This was a time when he was the fifth best Test batsman in the world. In the ongoing Test batting rankings, his teammates Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have also dropped six and five places to reach 14th and 11th position respectively. Kagiso Rabada overtook Jasprit Bumrah On the other hand, if we talk about bowling rankings, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has snatched the first place from India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He has now reached the top in the men’s test bowling rankings. Rabada is performing brilliantly against Bangladesh. He recently took nine wickets in the first Test of the series. Pakistan’s Noman Ali has also shown his talent in the Test bowling rankings. After his brilliant performance in two test matches against England, he has reached the top-10.
IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli played the worst shot of his career: Sanjay Manjrekar gave a surprising statement
Virat Kohli failed to bat well and was out after scoring one run. IND vs NZ (Pic Source-X) On the second day of the second Test match being played between Team India and New Zealand, experienced batsman Virat Kohli failed to bat well and was out after scoring one run. Virat Kohli played very bad shots in this match due to which he had to lose his wicket. Let us tell you that Mitchell Santner bowled a low full toss to Virat Kohli, on which the Indian batsman played a very simple shot and he lost his wicket. Former player Sanjay Manjrekar has given his side on social media regarding this shot of Virat Kohli. According to Sanjay Manjrekar, Virat Kohli himself must have been very disappointed with this shot. Sanjay Manjrekar made a tweet on his official social media account, ‘Oh Dear, Virat Kohli himself would know that he played the worst shot of his career and the experienced player was out. Feeling bad for him because he came out to bat with a positive mindset. Here is the former player’s tweet: Oh dear! Virat will know himself that he has just played the worst shot of his career to get out. Got to feel for him…coz as always he came out with solid & honest intent. — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 25, 2024 Indian team is in very bad condition If we talk about the match, Team India is in a bad situation at the moment. Till the lunch break of the second day’s play, Team India has scored only 107 runs after losing 7 wickets. The top order of the Indian team failed to bat strongly in this match. Apart from Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant also got out after scoring 18 runs while Shubman Gill scored 30 runs with the help of two fours and a six. Yashasvi Jaiswal also contributed 30 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma was out after opening his account on the first day of the game, while Ravichandran Ashwin also returned to the pavilion on a personal score of four runs. If the team wants to make a comeback in this match, then they will have to form an important partnership from here. Now it remains to be seen which player from the host side plays valuable innings for his team? List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will…
Top 10 Worst Fielders in Cricket: See the list of 10 worst fielders in the world – 3 Indian players are also included
All of them gave their best performance in batting and bowling for their country but performed very poorly in fielding. Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Top 10 Worst Fielders in Cricket: In the history of cricket, many great players have reached the pinnacle of greatness by scoring runs and wickets. However, there are some cricketers who have made shameful records in their name due to laziness and poor fielding. All of them have performed their best in batting and bowling for their country but have performed very poorly in fielding. In this article, we will tell the names of those 10 cricketers of the world who are very bad fielders- 10. Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Soumitra Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Former Indian captain and one of the opening batsmen Sourav Ganguly may have won matches for the team with the bat, but when it came to fielding, he was a liability on the team. Ganguly was a bad catcher and his dive was very awkward. 9. Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga, famously known as the Yorker King, is at the top in bowling. But when it comes to fielding, he is in the list of very bad fielders. Malinga used to make mistakes in judging the direction of the ball. If he was not a good bowler, he would probably not have got any place in the team. 8. Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) One of the fastest bowlers in the world, Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar used to scare the best batsmen with his fast bowling. However, he used to be a lazy player when it came to running behind the ball to stop a boundary. 7. Javagal Srinath Javagal Srinath. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images) Javagal Srinath was one of the best fast bowlers in the world for more than a decade. He was also one of India’s greatest bowlers, but there is no doubt that he was a poor fielder. Batsmen would often take two runs when the ball came to him. 6. Morne Morkel Morne Morkel of South Africa. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) South African players are usually known for their excellent fielding, however, fast bowler Morne Morkel was different. Morne, who has been one of the best fast bowlers in the world, was a liability for the team as a fielder. Due to his tall stature, he was neither able to save runs quickly nor take good catches. He often made easy catches difficult, which is a characteristic of a poor fielder. 5. Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath and Ricky Ponting. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath is one of the greatest players in the world. But his fielding was a big problem for the Australian team. He was the worst fielder from the Australian team of his time. 4. Arjuna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga. (© Getty Images) Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga is one of the…
Appointing Babar Azam as captain again was the worst decision of PCB: Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad criticised the decision to re-appoint Babar Azam as captain Babar Azam and Ahmed Shehzad (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Pakistan team has been knocked out of T20 World Cup 2024 as USA vs Ireland match was cancelled due to rain. Babar Azam and Co had a very disappointing start to this edition and lost both their opening matches. But they registered a win against Canada. However, for Pakistan to qualify for the Super 8s, it was necessary for USA to lose against Ireland and Pakistan to win their last group stage match, but rain dashed Pakistan’s hopes. Pakistani fans have suffered a big shock as soon as the Pak team was out and they have openly expressed their disappointment on social media. Apart from this, former Pakistani cricketers have also criticized Babar Azam’s team. At the same time, experienced cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has criticized the decision to appoint Babar Azam as the captain again. Let us tell you that after Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ODI World Cup last year, Babar Azam left the captaincy of the team in all three formats. However, earlier this year, the PCB again appointed him as the captain of white ball cricket in place of Shaheen Afridi. Ahmed Shahzad has strongly criticized this decision of the PCB and called it the worst decision. That was the worst decision by the PCB chairman- Ahmed Shehzad “Making Babar Azam the captain again was the worst decision by the PCB chairman as he was a tried and tested captain. Wahab Riaz has handled things in a very unprofessional manner,” Shahzad told Geo News. He said, “If you look at their cricket in the last four years, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi and Fakhar Zaman have been consistent. There is also Haris Rauf. He has got more time than he should have. There is factionalism in the team and there is a lack of leadership.” Shahzad also criticized Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. He said, “They say we are learning from our mistakes; what are you learning? Against Canada, you had to improve your net run rate and Rizwan scored the slowest half-century. Babar Azam also scored 33 runs at run-a-ball. Individual milestones have destroyed our cricket and the state of our cricket is because of them.”
“The worst thing that has happened in white ball cricket is the arrival of two new balls….”- Gambhir lashed out at ICC.
Gautam Gambhir. (Image Source: GG Instagram) Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is always known for his outspoken style and making bold statements. Recently he has criticized the International Cricket Council (ICC). He talked about a rule change that eliminated the art of spin bowling in ODI cricket. Gambhir has said that the worst thing that has happened in cricket is that in ODI cricket, 50 overs are bowled with two new balls. Let us tell you that in order to increase the power hitting ability in ODI cricket, ICC introduced a rule allowing two new balls in ODI matches in 2011. Gambhir has also targeted the ICC and said that if I had my way, I would remove the two-ball rule. Let us tell you that with the arrival of two new balls, the importance of finger spinners has gradually reduced in ODI cricket. Gautam Gambhir targeted ICC KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir “The worst thing that has happened in white-ball cricket is the introduction of two new balls,” he said in the Kutty Talks with Ashwin show on R Ashwin’s YouTube channel. I am saying this because with one decision you have taken away the entire skill of a finger spinner, be it a left arm spinner or an off spinner. You have two new balls and five fielders inside. How do you expect a finger spinner to be able to take any help from the pitch and be included in the final 11? This is the worst thing in white-ball cricket.” Gambhir has admitted that the white ball career of R Ashwin and Nathan Lyon has been short because they do not get any support from the ball and the pitch. He said, “I have said it everywhere. This rule has taken away the two best finger spinners in the world who should have played more white ball cricket, you (Ashwin) and Nathan Lyon. The reason you guys didn’t play was because there was nothing for you, despite all these odds on a flat track with power hitters on short boundaries and also with DRS.”
