This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today.
1. Ben Stokes Test Records: Ben Stokes’s great feat, created history by breaking a 43-year-old record
Ben Stokes opened for England on the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston. As soon as he came to the crease, he entertained cricket lovers with his explosive batting. Ben Stokes hit 9 fours and 2 sixes in 28 balls and scored an unbeaten 57 runs at a strike rate of 203.57. He completed his half-century in just 24 balls. With this, he made a big record in his name. Stokes has become the fastest player to score a half-century in the history of England Test cricket.
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first batsman to do this in the year 2024, equaled Virat Kohli’s record
The year 2024 has been very good so far for Indian young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. He has become the first batsman in the world to score a thousand runs in 2024. Yashasvi Jaiswal has completed 1000 runs in a calendar year at the age of just 22, with this he has equaled Virat Kohli in terms of scoring 1000 runs in a calendar year at the youngest age for India.
3. VIDEO: Ashwin gets a taste of his own medicine, narrowly escapes being mankaded in TNPL
A match was played between Dindigul Dragons and Nellali Royal Kings on Sunday in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL 2024). In this match, Ravichandran Ashwin got a taste of his own medicine. Ashwin is known for running out batsmen at the non-striker end. Ashwin has done this from the Indian Premier League to international cricket. However, in the TNPL, he himself narrowly escaped getting caught in this matter.
4. “I have already heard people talking in the dressing room”- Rahul Dravid on cricket being included in the Olympics
Former Team India legend and coach Rahul Dravid expressed his full support for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games during his visit to Paris on Sunday. The former player revealed that there is a lot of excitement about this among the current cricketers. He called it a big moment for India and cricket.
5. “This is the template we want to play with” – Suryakumar explains India’s approach in the T20 format
Suryakumar Yadav said after Sri Lanka vs India 2nd T20 match, “We talked about what kind of cricket we want to play before the start of the tournament. This is the ‘template’ we want to move forward with.” He further said, “A score of less than 160 would have been good in bad weather. Rain helped us. The way the boys batted was fantastic.
6. ENG vs WI: Captain Ben Stokes made a big statement praising Mark Wood’s performance in the Edgbaston Test match
During the post-match after the end of the third Test match against West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Ben Stokes said about Mark Wood – I think he (Mark Wood) really deserves the awards he has received. Whenever he wears the England T-shirt, he always tries to prove himself amazing in the game. He is a lion-hearted player, as a captain you can see him bowling for 45 minutes or more.
7. A month after winning the T20 World Cup, SKY again said something special about his catch
On 29 June 2024, Team India won the T20 World Cup, where under the captaincy of Rohit, the Indian team defeated South Africa in the title battle. During this, Suryakumar Yadav took a very important catch, about which he has now given a statement again and this video has been shared on Team India’s social media.
8. Hardik Pandya has started topping in terms of giving reactions, shows amazing swag after taking wickets
Hardik Pandya has no regrets about losing the T20 captaincy of Team India, where this player is performing diligently on the field. In the ongoing T20 series against Sri Lanka, Pandya is showing his strength with the bat as well as the ball, meanwhile one of his reactions has gone viral on social media.
9. DDCA announces first season of Delhi Premier League
DDCA has announced the first season of Delhi Premier League. This great tournament will be played in the second half of August and all its matches will be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Many great players can be seen performing brilliantly in it. The auction of Delhi Premier League franchise will be held on 28 July in New Delhi. The total amount of sale of 6 men’s teams is Rs 49.65 crore.
10. Ishan Kishan got a bit into fashion and that is why he is not getting a place in the Indian team: Basit Ali
Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has recently given his opinion on the unavailability of excellent wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan in the Indian team. According to Basit Ali, Ishan Kishan has shifted his focus from the game and started focusing more on fashion. Let us tell you, Ishan Kishan has not been seen playing for the Indian team for a long time.