DTVHINDI(Exclusive) India is the best team in the world right now: Ian Bell
Ian Bell was seen playing for India Capitals in the third season of LLC. Ian Bell (Image Credit- Twitter X) Ian Bell, former middle order batsman of the England cricket team, was seen commanding the India Capitals in the ongoing third season of Legends League Cricket. However, his team had to be eliminated after losing against Toyam Hyderabad in the eliminator match. So, in a special interview with Crictracker on the sidelines of the six-team tournament, Ian Bell has talked about different and big issues of cricket. In this interview, he has described the Indian team as the best team in the world at present. Let us tell you that Bell has played 118 Tests, 161 ODIs and 8 T20 matches for England, during which the cricketer scored a total of 13331 runs. Here’s CricTracker’s exclusive interview with Ian Bell. Which Indian player would you like to play in your national team? Obviously Virat Kohli and I would have no objection to Bumrah in our bowling attack. If you could swap your cricket career with any player, who would it be and why? Would I swap? I don’t know if I would do it or not, but who would I admire? I have been watching players like Virat Kohli and players like Joe Root for a long time. His long game and long skills are commendable. I think you admire the way Virat handles the pressure of expectations and continues to perform well. Which legend would you like to select in your team in this league? MS Dhoni, just to play in his team. Obviously I played a lot of cricket against him. But it would be great to share the dressing room with him for just one game. According to you, what is the biggest rivalry in cricket? Growing up in England, the Ashes is something you grow up watching and wanting to play. But when you watch India vs Pakistan, it is an amazing rivalry and there have been some amazing matches. There are excellent cricketers on both sides. Do you think the India-Australia rivalry is now getting closer to the Ashes? For me, India is the best team in the world at the moment. Australia, India and England, both at home and abroad, are the three teams that are powerhouses in Test cricket. When the series is of two or three matches, you can avoid certain things. But if there is a five-Test series, the best team will win. I am really looking forward to watching the India vs Australia series, it is going to be interesting. India has everything to win.
(Exclusive) “It would be nice to share the dressing room with him…”, Ian Bell wants to see MS Dhoni in LLC
We will have to talk to the people (LLC administration) and see if we can include him (MS Dhoni) in the team – Ian Bell Ian Bell & MS Dhoni (Photo Source: Instagram/Getty Images) Former England legend Ian Bell was seen captaining India Capitals in Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2024. India Capitals had made it to the playoffs with three wins and 8 points from 7 matches, but the team was eliminated from the tournament after losing the match by 7 wickets against TOYAM Hyderabad in the eliminator. Meanwhile, recently Ian Bell expressed his desire to see former Indian captain MS Dhoni in Legends League cricket. Bell says that it would be great to share the dressing room with Dhoni. We need to talk to (LLC administration) – Ian Bell During an exclusive chat with CricTracker, Ian Bell was asked which legend would he pick to play in the LLC? Responding to which he said, “Oh MS Dhoni, just to play in his team… obviously I have played a lot of cricket against him. He has a lot of presence, a calm nature. But sharing the dressing room for a match would be great… pretty cool. So, we have to talk to the people (LLC administration) and see if we can include him in the team.” The former English cricketer believes that Dhoni’s presence in the dressing room will help the players a lot. Talking further he said, “But just hearing their experiences and seeing their calmness under pressure would be amazing…” MS Dhoni will be retained as an uncapped player in IPL 2025 Questions are continuously being raised regarding the future of MS Dhoni in IPL 2025. Recently, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kashi Vishwanathan had given a big statement that the franchise would hardly use the uncapped player rule for Dhoni. Under the new retention policy of IPL 2025, CSK can retain Dhoni only as an uncapped player. Because he has not played any international match for the last five years. Dhoni last played for India in the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup. At the same time, he had announced his retirement from international cricket in 2020. Let us tell you that if CSK retains Dhoni as an uncapped player, then Thala will get Rs 4 crore instead of Rs 12 crore.
“He has helped me a lot…”, Jamie Smith thanks mentor Ian Bell after maiden international century
Young English batsman Jamie Smith scored his first international century in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Jamie Smith (Photo Source: The first match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played in Manchester from August 21. By the end of the third day’s play, the Sri Lankan team has scored 204 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings and the team is leading by 82 runs. Young English batsman Jamie Smith scored his first international century in the first Test against Sri Lanka. When Smith came to bat, the team had lost 4 wickets for a score of 125 in the first innings. He then played some important partnerships with Harry Brook and Chris Woakes, with the help of which England scored 358 runs in the first innings. Meanwhile, after scoring a century, Jamie Smith thanked mentor Ian Bell. Smith said that Bell played the role of a throwdown specialist for him before matches, which helped him improve. Ian Bell has helped me a lot – Jamie Smith England’s 24-year-old young batsman Jamie Smith said while talking on Cricbuzz, Bailey (Ian Bell) has helped me a lot over the last few years, both at Lions and Birmingham Phoenix. I am really grateful for the knowledge he gave me and when I had my eye on the Test series, he became my throwdown specialist. I think it’s great when people want to be with you and help you. Even if they are in the opposing side. So I am grateful for his help. Let us tell you, despite the presence of Jonny Bairstow and Ben Fox, the team management kept faith in Jamie Smith. Smith also performed well in the Test series against West Indies. Ian Bell said a big thing in praise of Smith Former great player Ian Bell says that Jamie Smith will become a world-class player for England in the future. He said, He’s going to be a world-class player for England. He’s class and now we have to find ways to get him out in this series. I think I’ve played a small part in his development, but I’ve seen a guy who’s worked very hard.
Watch Video: James Anderson rings the bell before the start of the first Test between ENG vs SL in Manchester
Former England great James Anderson was present at the stadium as a special guest, he rang the bell to start the match at his home ground. James Anderson (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The first match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played at the Old Trafford Cricket Stadium, Manchester from August 21. Former England legend James Anderson was present at the stadium as a special guest, he rang the bell to start the match at his home ground, the video of which is going viral on social media. In the video, James Anderson is seen on the big screen of the ground and the fans present there are seen standing on their seats and clapping for the legend. Watch that video of James Anderson here- Just a 🐐 ringing the bell to get the Test underway.#ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/Dfbeh48Olr — England’s Barmy Army August 21, 2024 Talking about James Anderson’s brilliant Test career, he has taken 704 wickets in 188 matches, including 32 five-wicket hauls. He is the third highest wicket-taker in the Test format. Anderson has also represented England in 194 ODIs and 19 T20 matches. Sri Lankan team seems to be in trouble after winning the toss and batting first In the Manchester Test against England, Sri Lanka captain Dhananjay de Silva won the toss and decided to bat first, which seems to be proving wrong. The team lost three wickets at a score of 6 runs in just 7 overs. Gus Atkinson first sent Dimuth Karunaratne (2) to the pavilion in the sixth over. Then Chris Woakes sent Nishan Madushka (4) and Angelo Mathews to the pavilion on a duck in the seventh over. The partnership between Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal seemed to be flourishing again. But then in the 16th over, Mark Wood gave a big blow to the opponents by dismissing Kusal Mendis for 24 runs. After this, Dinesh Chandimal (17), Kamindu Mendis (12) and Prabhat Jayasuriya (10) also returned to the pavilion cheaply. Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva held the innings together from one end and scored 74 runs in 84 balls with the help of 8 fours in the first innings. He lost his wicket to Shoaib Bashir in the 51st over.
Sri Lanka appoints Ian Bell as batting coach for England tour
Sri Lanka Cricket said Ian Bell will join the squad from August 16, and will remain with the team until the end of the three-Test series. Ian Bell of Warwickshire. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Sri Lanka has appointed former English batsman Ian Bell as batting coach for the England tour starting on August 21. He will remain with the team till the end of the tour. Sri Lanka Cricket said that Ian Bell will join the team from August 16, and will remain with the team till the end of the three-Test series. Let us tell you, for a long time there were reports that before the England tour, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board could appoint an experienced player as its batting coach. Now before the start of this tour, the team has entrusted this important responsibility to Ian Bell. Talking about Ian Bell, he is a very experienced player and is also counted among the best batsmen in the world. Sri Lanka Cricket Board CEO Ashley de Silva said, ‘We have appointed Ian so that the players can get important information about the conditions there. Ian has a lot of experience of playing in England and we believe that his input will help our team in this important tour.’ This series is important for both teams in terms of the World Test Championship 2023-25. Sri Lanka (50 points) are fourth in the WTC points table, while England (36.54 points) are sixth. Ian Bell has been given an important responsibility Let us tell you, Ian Bell has scored 7,727 runs in 205 Test innings while playing for England at an excellent average of 42.69. He has 25 half-centuries and 15 centuries to his name. Ian Bell’s performance has also been very good in first class and he has scored more than 20,000 runs in 524 innings. The best thing about Ian Bell is that he knows the conditions of England very well and Sri Lanka will benefit a lot from this. Recently, Sri Lanka won the ODI series against India by 2-0. This is the real status of Pakistan..! Match tickets are being sold for peanuts This player has won the most “Player of the Series” awards The coach had caught hold of Sehwag’s collar, Veeru got furious and then… Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024?
VIDEO: James Anderson’s family rang the bell during his last Test match, watch the video
There is a tradition of ringing the bell before the start of the match at Lord’s ground. James Anderson (Image Credit- Twitter X) The West Indies cricket team is currently on a tour of England for a three-match Test series. So this tour has started today with the first Test match on Wednesday, 10 July. Let us tell you that before the start of this Test match, England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson had announced that this is going to be the last match of his cricket career. So before this match of Anderson, an emotional moment was witnessed on the historic ground of Lord’s, which is called the Mecca of cricket. Let us tell you that before the start of this match, Anderson’s family marked the special moment by ringing the bell present in the stadium. There is a tradition of ringing the bell outside the bowlers bar in the pavilion before the start of a Test match at Lord’s ground, which Anderson’s family was seen doing today on the day of his last Test match. So as soon as this incident happened in the stadium, its video went viral on social media in no time. Watch this amazing video of this incident Special moments this morning 🥰🔔#EnglandCricket , @Jimmy9 pic.twitter.com/zEatqbhphq — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 10, 2024 Anderson just 9 wickets away from creating history in Test cricket Let us tell you that if James Anderson takes 9 wickets in the first test match against West Indies being played at Lord’s, then he will become the second highest wicket taker in the history of test cricket. It is worth noting that Anderson currently has 700 wickets to his name. Whereas former Australian spinner Shane Warne is at second place with 708 wickets. Also, after James Anderson’s retirement, an era will come to an end in England cricket history. Let us tell you that Anderson, who started his career in the year 2002, has closely seen the competition in Test cricket and the development of T20 cricket.
ENG-W vs NZ-W: England beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in the third ODI, Lauren Bell took five wickets
England has whitewashed New Zealand in the ODI series. Lauren Bell (Image Credit- Twitter X) The New Zealand women’s cricket team is currently on a tour of England, where a three-match ODI series was going on between the two teams. Let us tell you that the third and last match of this ODI series was played on 3 July between England Women and New Zealand Women at County Ground Bristol. So, England won this rain-interrupted match by 5 wickets. Also, after this victory, England white-washed New Zealand in the three-match ODI series. Fast bowler Lauren Bell played an important role in helping England win this match, who took five wickets in the third ODI. Lauren Bell took five wickets If we give you information about the third ODI match, then the host team England won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first. New Zealand’s women’s cricket team scored 211 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 42 overs. For the team, opener Suzie Bates scored 24 runs and Amelia Kerr scored a brilliant half-century of 57 runs. Apart from this, captain Sophie Devine scored 43 and Brooke Halliday scored 31 runs. Also, if we talk about England’s bowling, Lauren Bell took five wickets giving 37 runs in 9 overs, while Kate Cross got 2 wickets. After this, when England came out to chase the target of 212 runs given by New Zealand, they achieved this target by losing five wickets in 38.4 overs. For the English team, Nat Seward Brunt played a match-winning innings of 76* runs, while wicketkeeper Amy Jones scored 50 runs. Apart from this, Alice Capsey also remained unbeaten by scoring 35* runs. Talking about New Zealand’s bowling, Hannah Rowe got 2 wickets and Molly Penfolt, Amelia Kerr and Brooke Halliday got 1-1 wickets.
