1. Announcement of Team India’s captain till T20 World Cup 2026! Hardik Pandya is out

According to reports, Suryakumar Yadav may be handed over the captaincy of the T20 team in place of Hardik Pandya till the 2026 T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya was the vice-captain of India in the T20 World Cup 2024 under Rohit Sharma and by now it was natural for him to become the captain. But it has come to light that Suryakumar, who captained India in eight T20 matches against Australia and South Africa last year, is the first choice of new head coach Gautam Gambhir and selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar.

2. “Now everything will be for the tricolour”- Gautam Gambhir got emotional while leaving KKR

Gautam Gambhir, who made KKR the champion in IPL 2024, has been appointed by BCCI as the next head coach of Team India. Gautam Gambhir’s relationship with KKR is very old, because he made this team the IPL champion twice while captaining it and now when he returned in the role of mentor, the team became champion again. This is the reason why Gautam Gambhir looked very emotional while leaving Kolkata and KKR and has said that whatever he does now, he will do it for the tricolor.

3. Joe Root’s big revelation, said- England should not have toured Australia for Ashes 2021/22

Let us tell you that recently in an interview with Wisden, while recalling that series, Joe Root said – Surely we should not have gone there (Australia) for the Ashes series last time, should we look back. Thinking about Covid, the last time we went it was just about keeping the game going.

4. Cricketer was attacked twice late at night, “Car windows were broken and stones were thrown…”- CCTV video surfaced

English cricketer James Vince’s house has been attacked twice and his entire family is scared. James lives with his wife and two children in a town near the headquarters of Hampshire Cricket Club. James’ house has been attacked twice on 15 April and 11 May.

5. ENG vs WI: England announced playing XI for the second Test match against West Indies

England has announced the playing eleven for the second Test match against West Indies starting on 18 July. Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir have got place in this team.

6. Natasha Stankovic left home with her son, video surfaced from the airport

Amid divorce rumours with Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya, Natasa Stankovic was spotted leaving Mumbai with son Agastya on Wednesday morning, July 17. Natasa also shared her photos packing her bags on her Instagram account. After that, her photos and videos have surfaced directly from the airport.

7. New Zealand cricket is going in a slightly different direction at the moment: Tom Latham

According to ESPN Cricinfo, Tom Latham said, ‘It seems to me that the direction New Zealand cricket is heading to right now is a slightly different place. Franchise leagues are coming up rapidly and this is affecting New Zealand cricket a lot. Everyone is in different boats and it seems very difficult to understand their future at this time.

8. Mohammed Shami may be seen returning to the field soon

Team India’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been away from cricket for a long time. He is out of the Indian team due to a leg injury. However, after recovering from the injury, he is trying hard to make a comeback these days. Meanwhile, the fast bowler has shared a video on social media in which he is seen practicing bowling.

9. BCCI rejected all the names suggested by Gautam Gambhir for the support staff

BCCI has recently appointed Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of Team India. After the appointment of the head coach, everyone’s eyes are now on who will be in the support staff of Team India. Now who will be the batting coach, bowling coach and fielding coach of the Indian team. There is suspense about this. The most debate between the head coach and the management is about the bowling coach. It is believed that Abhishek Nair’s appointment as assistant coach is almost certain and T Dilip can once again be seen playing the role of fielding coach. Gautam Gambhir has so far suggested a total of five names to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the bowling coach, but all the names have been rejected by the board.

10. Vitality Blast 2024: Lancashire sign George Dockrell for the remainder of the season

Ireland cricket team all-rounder George Dockrell has joined the Lancashire team for the remaining Vitality Blast 2024 season. Let us tell you that the club has signed this contract with Dockrell as a quota of foreign players. So after this contract, Dockrell will be seen playing directly for the team in the Vitality Blast T20 match against Notts Outlaws at Emirates Old Trafford. Apart from this, he is also expected to be available for the team in the knockout matches to be held in September.