This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today.
1) Watch Video: Kieron Pollard wreaked havoc in The Hundred tournament, hit five consecutive sixes against Rashid Khan
West Indies’ veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard hit five consecutive sixes in a single set off Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan in a match of The Hundred on Saturday. Pollard batted explosively in Rashid’s set during the match played between Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave. There are five balls in a set of Hundred and Pollard hit sixes on all of them. Kieron Pollard had a very slow start in this match, at one time he was struggling by scoring 6 runs in 14 balls, but he scored 30 runs in a set off Rashid Khan.
2) “Whenever they select me, I will go and play”, Samson expressed his pain after being dropped from the ODI series against Sri Lanka
Team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson’s international career has been full of ups and downs. Samson made his debut for India almost a decade ago, but he has been able to play only 30 T20 and 16 ODI matches so far. Sanju Samson manages to make a place in the Indian team by performing well in domestic cricket and IPL, but when he gets a chance, he is unable to take advantage of it.
3) Shakib Al Hasan’s stubbornness caused loss to the team, the umpire expelled him from the tournament
Shakib Al Hasan often remains in the headlines due to his angry attitude. He gets angry on the field anytime about his point. Something similar was seen during the Global T20 Canada League recently. Due to his stubbornness, there was a lot of uproar in the eliminator match of the league and in the end, due to his stubborn attitude, his team had to be out of the tournament. The eliminator match of Global T20 Canada 2024 was to be played on Friday, August 9 between Bangla Tigers Mississauga and Toronto Nationals, but due to bad weather the match kept getting delayed.
4) ‘Rohit Sharma is the best batsman in the world right now’ Former Pakistani player praises the Indian captain
Indian cricket team captain and world cricket’s Hitman, Rohit Sharma is one of the best batsmen in the world. Cricket experts say that Rohit has a few milliseconds more than other players. It is also said that no one can play the pull shot better than Rohit. On the other hand, now a big statement has come from former Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Mohammad Zahid praising Rohit.
5) Can MS Dhoni play as an uncapped player in IPL 2025? What is R Ashwin’s opinion on this question, know here
Before the start of IPL 2025, a scenario also came to the fore, can MS Dhoni play as an uncapped player in the upcoming season? Fierce spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has given his interesting opinion on this possibility. Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “Will Dhoni play as an uncapped player? This is a big question mark. The point is correct. He has not played international cricket for many years. He has retired. So he is an uncapped player. He is not a capped player. Can a player like Dhoni play as an uncapped player? This is a topic of a different discussion. Obviously if someone talks about Dhoni, he will talk about this.”
6) “I am not defending Virat, but…”- DK on Kohli’s poor form in Sri Lanka series
After a brilliant performance in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli took a short break and after that he joined the Indian team for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. However, Kohli did not appear in his best form in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. He could not score a single half-century in this series. The most surprising thing was that He was out LBW in all three matches. After tying the first ODI, Sri Lanka managed to register surprise wins against India in the second and third ODIs by 32 and 110 runs respectively.
7) MS Dhoni: MS Dhoni’s complaint was made to BCCI’s Ethics Committee, the board sought a reply by August 30
A big news related to former Team India captain MS Dhoni is coming out. A formal complaint has been filed with the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) in Dhoni’s name. The complainant, Rajesh Kumar Maurya, a resident of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, has filed the charge under Rule 39 of the BCCI Ethics Committee. The complaint is related to the Rs 15 crore fraud case filed by Indian cricketer MS Dhoni in a Ranchi civil court against a person named Mihir Diwakar. The BCCI’s Ethics Committee has sought a reply from Dhoni in this regard by August 30.
8) Chahal is slowly being dropped from Team India, but even after that this spinner is tension free
Team India fans feel very sorry for Yuzvendra Chahal, the reason for which is that this player did not get a chance in the final 11 even after being selected in the team. But it seems that these things do not matter much to Chahal now, in this context Yuji remains happy in his own fun and shows his happy avatar to the fans.
9) Virat Kohli is printing notes even while sitting in London, he is rapidly expanding his restaurant business in India
Virat Kohli, apart from being a great cricket player, is also a successful businessman, where Kohli has invested his money in different places. In such a situation, Virat is rapidly expanding his business in India, in this episode he has launched his new restaurant in a special city.
10) Yuvraj Singh is getting more stylish with increasing age, has created a sensation with his new avatar
As long as Yuvraj Singh played international cricket, he was called the Sixer King. Apart from his game on the 22 yards, this player was also famous for his stylish style, and this swag of Yuvi is still intact. A glimpse of which was recently seen on social media, and his new look is also being liked by the fans.