DTVHINDI
Cricket highlights: Know the key stats, social trends and latest news of today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is today.
Cricket highlights of 29 August 2024:
Today’s Top News: Today’s top cricket news
- Shaheen Afridi has been dropped from Pakistan’s playing XI for the second Test against Bangladesh starting on August 30.
- Pucovski, who was only 26 years old and had played one Test match for Australia, was forced to retire on the advice of the medical panel.
- Jacob Oram has been appointed as New Zealand’s new bowling coach.
- Sunil Gavaskar will be commentating for 7Cricket in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today?
#ShaheenAfridi
Pakistan was defeated by Bangladesh in the first Test match. At the same time, Shaheen Afridi’s exclusion from the team’s playing 11 in the second Test match is no less than a shock for the fans. This is because the absence of a great bowler like Afridi can become a weak link for the Pakistan team.
#Will Pucovski
26-year-old Pukowski was forced to take retirement on the advice of the medical panel, due to which the hashtag of his name was trending. Let us tell you that 26-year-old Pukowski was being called the next star of Test cricket.
Today’s Stats and Records: Any big records were broken or made in cricket on this day
Due to it being a non-cricketing month, no records have been made or broken at the moment.
On This Day: Which cricketer’s birthday is on 29 August?
- 1857 Sandford Schultz (England)
- 1913 Len Butterfield (New Zealand)
- 1923 Hiralal Gaekwad (India)
- 1980 Mohammed Sheikh (Kenya)
Cricket Highlights: What happened on this day in cricket history?
- 2017: West Indies win their first Test in England in 17 years.
- The word ‘Ashes’ was first used on home soil after England’s defeat to Australia at the Oval on 29 August 1882. In other words, the rivalry named ‘Ashes’ between England and Australia began in history on 29 August.
