DTVHINDIThere was a big ruckus in the American Premier League, umpires refused to officiate in the match.
American Premier League (Photo Source: Twitter) Ahead of the ongoing American Premier League (APL) semi-finals, organizer Jay Mir got into a heated argument with hotel staff in Houston. During this, Jai Mir used abusive language but why this debate took place is not yet known. According to reports, the umpires also refused to enter the field before the semi-finals. The organizers were said to have called the police but no arrests were made but “they were thrown out of the ground”, according to a statement. The APL noted on its social media handles that the umpires have held the semi-finals hostage, alleging that Danny Khan, Vijaya Prakash Mallela and Brian Owens were “blackmailing” the organizers and demanding more money for umpiring in the knockouts. Was doing. More drama from the team hotel. American Premier League organizer Jay Mir is seen here in a profanity laced exchange with hotel desk staff that are housing the visiting teams in Houston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/mIcJjtnIm2 — Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) December 30, 2023 There was a big ruckus in the American Premier League, the matter reached the police. Organizers clarified that the umpires were given a down payment of US$30,000 but still refused to take the field. APL wrote on its Danny Khan, Vijaya, Brian Owens were told that they cannot blackmail and keep semis hostage as an umpire, but these greedy umpires did not listen, at which point they had to let the match continue. He was asked to do so and he refused and stopped the match. At which point the police took the hostage.” Danny Khan ,Vijaya ,Brian Owens were told that they cannot black mail and hold the semi hostage as an umpire but these greedy umpires didn’t budge at which point they were asked to leave so the match goes on and they refused and held the match hostage at which point cops called — American Premiere League (APL) (@APLCRICKETUSA) December 31, 2023 The post further added, “And these greedy umpires were thrown off the field. An umpire should never hold a match hostage, especially when they know it is a playoff and should not harass the league owner by blackmailing them.” Renowned cricket journalist Peter Della Penna later shared the statements of the umpires in which Vijaya told the entire story. It was claimed that the umpires have not been paid for their services and police were called in demanding their salaries. Also read: This former England cricketer is not tired of praising Rishabh Pant
Cricket Australia announced the best Test XI of the year 2023, Virat-Rohit were not given place.
Usman Khawaja and Dimuth Karunaratne have got place as openers in the playing XI. Australia Test Team (Image Credit- Twitter) Cricket Australia recently announced the Best Playing XI for the entire 2023, featuring stellar performances in red-ball cricket. Pat Cummins, who led Australia to the World Test Championship in June, has been named as the captain of the Test XI. Ireland’s wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker got a place as wicketkeeper in 2023 for his excellent performance. Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad, who retired after the Ashes, also got a place in this team. Talking about the batting unit, Australia’s legendary batsmen Usman Khawaja and Dimuth Karunaratne have got a place in this team as openers. While Khawaja ended 2023 with a batting average of 52.60, Karunaratne scored 608 runs at an average of 60.80 and thus, earned a place in the team. At number three, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson got the place, this year he managed to score 696 runs in seven matches. Talking about the middle order, it was Joe Root and Harry Brook who really stood out with England’s buzz-ball playing technique, and both of them scored more than 1,500 runs in total, including eleven half-centuries and three centuries. . Next in line is Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker, who scored 351 runs in four matches at an average of close to 44. Only two Indian players got place in the playing XI The lower-middle order includes Indian all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Jadeja scored 281 runs in the year and took 33 wickets, while Ashwin took 41 wickets at an impressive average of 17.10. Pat Cummins has been made the captain of this team. Notably, Cummins had a stellar year by leading the way in the WTC final win in England as well as the Ashes series win against England. Also, top fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who played just four matches in 2023 but impressed everyone by taking 20 wickets at a similar average to Ashwin, was named to lead the pace attack. England’s Stuart Broad, who retired from international cricket after a successful Ashes tour as well as a good Test against Ireland, taking 38 wickets at an average of 26.28, has also been named in the Best XI of 2023 by Cricket.com.au. Place was given. Cricket Australia’s best test XI of 2023: Usman Khawaja, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pat Cummins (c), Kagiso Rabada, Stuart Broad. Also read: Irfan Pathan told the most special plan to dismiss Dean Elgar
“Rishabh Pant is a box office cricketer and his comeback…”- Statement of the former England cricketer
Pant, who was sidelined due to a serious car accident last year, is currently undergoing rehab to regain fitness. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Instagram) Former England captain Nasir Hussain has expressed hope of the return of India’s star young cricketer Rishabh Pant in the year 2024. Pant, who was ruled out due to a serious car accident last year, is currently undergoing rehab to regain fitness and is aiming to make a comeback before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and America. Hussain, the biggest fan of Pant’s aggressive approach, is eagerly awaiting the return of the 26-year-old player. He believes that Pant will make a comeback in 2024 and play great cricket. The wicketkeeper-batsman is known for his aggressive style. Many fans are also waiting for Pant’s strong comeback on the cricket stage. Apart from this, he also revealed how former Australia captain and Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has been keeping a close eye on Rishabh Pant for a long time. “It was a serious accident,” Nasser Hussain said in a video shared by the ICC. The entire world held its breath and there has been a slow recovery. You follow on social media, on my phone and from the first steps to the gym scenes and then the scenes of him playing. Ricky (Ponting) is following him closely. I traveled with Ricky for the Ashes, and Ricky was messaging him to see how the progress was going and he’s a box office cricketer.” Rishabh Pant’s accident happened on 30 December 2022 On the morning of December 30, 2022, a tragic incident shook the hearts of Indian cricket fans as Rishabh Pant met with a horrific car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun Highway. After this, a CCTV footage shows that when he was going to his home to celebrate New Year with his family, his car collided with a divider and that is why the accident happened. After this the Uttarakhand batsman managed to escape with the help of local people but he needed immediate medical attention. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) report revealed the seriousness of Pant’s injuries, stating that he suffered two cuts on his forehead and a torn ligament in his right knee. There were bruises as well as scratches on his right wrist, ankle and toes. This incident shocked the fans, but despite serious injuries, Pant survived and this was a big relief for everyone. Also read: Australia announced the team for the third test against Pakistan!
SA v IND: “Please bowl him a little early in the next match…”- Irfan Pathan’s special plan to dismiss Dean Elgar
Dean Elgar & Irfan Pathan (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan questioned the team’s strategy against former South African captain Dean Elgar in the opening Test of the two-match series in Centurion. Playing in his last series after announcing his retirement, the 36-year-old blew away India’s bowling with a brilliant inning of 185 runs off 287 balls. His innings gave the host team a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. Due to his innings, South Africa had to bat only one innings in the test match. South Africa won the match Winning by an innings and 32 runs, they took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. While talking to Star Sports after that match, Irfan Pathan said that Dean Elgar is weak against the short pitch ball and he is not able to score runs easily there. But the Indian bowlers could not take that advantage against them. Please bowl short pitch balls to Dean Elgar a little sooner in the next match – Irfan Pathan Pathan said, “Elgar has trouble against short pitch balls. When he was batting at 60-70 runs, you bowled him short balls. In the next match, please bowl them short balls quickly. He was out on short balls 4 times against Australia. I also talked about it in the commentary. You have to bowl very well in the second match to level the series.” Let us tell you that, this was Elgar’s 14th Test century in 85 matches and his second century against India, his batting average in 14 Test matches against India was 43.30. With Temba Bavuma injured, the left-handed batsman will captain South Africa in the second Test starting on January 3 in Cape Town. Also read: Richa Ghosh’s innings of 96 runs went in vain, India lost by 3 runs
IPL 2024: Now the franchise is regretting buying these 9 players in the auction, is beating its head
In this article, we will take a look at the worst buys made by each franchise in the IPL 2024 auction. These are all players who will be under a lot of pressure to justify the price tag. The worst purchases made by each team in IPL 2024 (Team-wise worst buys in the IPL 2024 auction) 9. Sameer Rizvi (Chennai Super Kings) Sameer Rizvi (Photo Source: Twitter) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) came into the IPL 2024 auction in search of a good Indian batsman to replace Ambati Rayudu in the playing eleven. They had the option of buying players like Karun Nair and Manish Pandey, both of whom have good technique and immense experience of playing domestic cricket and IPL. However, the CSK franchise has made a comeback against Uttar Pradesh based on some good batting performances in the UP T20 League. Sameer Rizvi Decided to spend more than Rs 8 crore on. Rizvi has been dubbed the ‘right-hand man of Suresh Raina’ and has received a lot of support even from Raina himself. It now remains to be seen how Rizvi performs under the pressure of the price tag and as a replacement for Rayudu.
“He must have learned a lot by having players like Rohit Sharma….”- Former English captain said about Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill (Pic Source-TWITTER) Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain was recently asked to choose the young cricketers whom he considers to be the future superstars of the game. The former England captain immediately picked India’s Shubman Gill and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra and explained why these two players can rule the cricket world in the future. However, Nasir Hussain also believes that Gill would have learned a lot by batting with Indian captain Rohit Sharma, calling the young player a super talent and a big star for the future of Team India. Nasir Hussain praised Shubman Gill fiercely In the video shared by ICC, Nasir Hussain said, “I am going with Shubman Gill. I think three-quarters, nine-tenths of them in 2023 were very good. Having players like Rohit Sharma at the other end, he must have learned a lot. Maybe, in the end, that illness bothered him a bit and his form deteriorated. He is a super talent and he is going to be the next sensation for India in the coming years. Hopefully 2024 will be good for him.” Furthermore, Hussain lauded the performance of youngster Rachin Ravindra, who impressed everyone with his performances in the ODI World Cup 2023 and finished the tournament as one of the leading run-scorers of the competition. Hussain expressed hope that Ravindra will continue his excellent performance in future also. Hussain said, “And the man who lit up the World Cup was Rachin Ravindra. Before going to the World Cup, I saw him for a while in England. He came in lower down the order at Lord’s and created a stir all around. I thought, he can play. When he was given a chance in the top order, he performed brilliantly there. Hopefully, he will continue his form.” Also read: What is Hardik Pandya proving by posting the video with his son?
Viral Video: This video of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli spread like wildfire on social media, what is special in it?
Virat scored a half-century in the second innings of the Centurion Test. Rohit and Kohli (Photo Source: twitter) The Boxing Day Test match was recently played between South Africa and India at the Super Sports Park in Centurion. In this match, the Indian team had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. After this defeat, Team India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa was also shattered. Let us tell you that till date India has not been able to win the Test series in South Africa even once. Along with Team India, cricket fans are also very saddened by the shameful defeat in Centurion. In such a situation, a video of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is going viral on social media, seeing which one can definitely feel happy for a few moments. Let us tell you that the Indian team lost on the third day itself, in the second innings Team India was reduced to just 131 runs, in which Virat Kohli played an inning of 76 runs. Team India lost the last wicket in the form of Virat Kohli and when he was returning to the dressing room, captain Rohit Sharma patted him on the back. When Virat was returning, Rohit Sharma stood up and clapped and appreciated his innings by patting him on the back. Let us tell you that the only half-century from India in the second innings came from the bat of Virat. Watch that video of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma here Rohit Sharma appreciated Virat Kohli 🫶❤️ pic.twitter.com/QGrb0VSRFq — Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) December 29, 2023 After the defeat in this Test match, the Indian team has slipped to sixth place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table. After losing the test match, today ICC also fined Team India 10 percent for slow over rate. The Centurion Test was not at all good for Rohit Sharma as a captain and batsman. Rohit Sharma was out after scoring five runs in the first innings and was out without opening the account in the second innings. India scored 245 runs in the first innings, in reply South Africa scored 408 runs in the first innings. Team India was limited to 131 runs in the second innings. Apart from Virat and Shubman (26), no other batsman could touch double figures. Also read: Good days have come for Sanju Samson…
WTC Points Table 2023-25: After losing the Centurion Test, Team India suffered another blow, India fell to fifth position.
Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India suffered a humiliating defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first match of the two-match Test series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. This defeat not only shattered India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa, but also brought down Rohit Sharma’s team from the top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India were unbeaten in the 2023-2025 cycle of the WTC before the first Test against the Proteas. The Asian team had won one Test and drawn the other against West Indies in July. Now, they have tasted defeat for the first time and have slipped to fifth place with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points (PCT). Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma & Co. topped the table with 12 points and 100% win percentage. SA v IND: Status of World Test Championship points table of Centurion Test match After South Africa in the points table, Pakistan is at second place with 22 points and 61.11 percentage points in 3 matches. New Zealand is at third position with 12 points and 50 percentage points in 2 matches. After this is Bangladesh. Bangladesh has 12 points and 50 percentage points from 2 matches. The Indian team is at fifth position with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points in 3 test matches. Talking about the first test of the series, on the basis of KL Rahul’s excellent century, Team India managed to score 245 runs in its first innings against South Africa. When the South African team came to bat in the first innings, the pitch was a little easy for batting. Dean Elgar scored a brilliant 185 runs for the African team. South Africa took a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. In the second innings too, the performance of the Indian batsmen was very poor and they were out for just 131 runs. Virat Kohli fought single-handedly for the team in the second innings, scoring 76 runs in 82 balls. While Kagiso Rabada performed brilliantly by taking five wickets in the first innings, Nandre Berger stole the limelight. Also read: Khiladi Kumar understands Shikhar Dhawan’s pain
