DTVHINDIBefore the start of BGT, Navjot Singh Sidhu gave big suggestions to Indian batsmen to deal with spin.
Navjot Singh Sidhu gave such suggestions to counter spin- Rohit Sharma & Navjot Singh Sidhu (Photo Source: The performance of Team India’s batsmen in the Test series against New Zealand was quite disappointing. The batsmen struggled against spin throughout the series and could not perform well even against the fast bowlers. India’s batting line-up faltered badly on the spinning pitches of Pune and Mumbai and the team scored 156,245, 263 and 121. Meanwhile, before the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has revealed some techniques to help Indian players improve their game. Navjot Singh Sidhu gave these suggestions to counter spin Navjot Singh Sidhu’s old advice regarding playing spin has resurfaced, which is going viral on social media. He further added to this with a four-point “playbook” for the Indian batsmen while tweeting on social media on November 6. Navjot Singh Sidhu first advised to “move forward often to confuse the spinner’s mind, it will force him to guess”. He suggests that by moving forward on the pitch, batsmen can disrupt the bowler’s rhythm and foil his plans. His second point is “Point of No Return” – the point of the bowler’s delivery. “Make sure you move when it is at the point of no return (point of delivery). “It comes from instinct and hours of practice.” Playing spin on turning tracks – 1 stepping out often to the spinner to clutter his mind, keep him guessing…. 2 ensure that you step out when he is at a point of no return (point of delivery), it comes with instinct and hours of practice 3 watch his wrist like a hawk till the… — Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) November 6, 2024 Sidhu then continued his suggestion by asking the batsmen to look closely at their hands before throwing the ball. “Keep an eye on your wrist like a hawk till the end to code the delivery,” he said, adding that this will help batsmen understand which way the ball will turn and adjust their reaction accordingly. Lastly, Sidhu advised to have a little forward movement so that both front foot and back foot are ready to explore the shot. “A small initial forward movement allows you to adjust to playing the ball late and moving back and forth,” he explained, adding that committing too early can put the batsman in a precarious position. “Swoop or commit, and you are at the mercy of the bowler – like a dying duck in a storm,” he warned.
Ricky Ponting advised Babar Azam to follow Virat Kohli, gave a big reason
Babar was rested from the remaining two Test matches against England due to poor form. Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. (Photo by Michael Steele-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam has been struggling with poor form for some time. Due to this poor form, he was rested from the two Test matches against England. He played in the first test match, but could not do anything special with the bat. Meanwhile, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has advised Babar Azam to follow the footsteps of Virat Kohli. Let us tell you that Pakistan had to face defeat against England in the first Test match of the home Test series. After this, the host team won both the matches and won the series 2-1. Like Babar, Virat Kohli was also struggling with form in 2022, but 2023 was a great season for him. That’s why Ricky Ponting feels that Kohli can help Babar regain his form to some extent. Babar Azam has not scored any half-century in his last 18 test innings. He said in the ICC review, the biggest challenge is how they bring Babar back into their team. They have to find a way to get Babar back into form and back into their (Test) team. Maybe Babar needs to step away for a while and stop even trying. Close the kit bag for a while and think about something else. Then hopefully he will come back refreshed. He further said that, you know, when you look at Babar’s statistics, it is somewhat similar to what we were talking about earlier for Virat Kohli. Virat took a break from the game for some time and returned refreshed. Babar also needs the same thing. Hopefully, we will again see Babar like before in his career. Let us tell you that Babar Azam has not scored any half-century in his last 18 Test innings. Babar’s average in the last 9 Tests since the start of the 2023 season has been 20.70, which is very disappointing.
Neither Virat, nor Rohit; This player will score the most runs in BGT 2024-25, Ponting made a big prediction
Ricky Ponting made a big prediction regarding the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. India Australia Ricky Ponting (Photo Source: Twitter) The five-match Test series between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is starting from November 22. There is a lot of talk going on in the cricket world right now regarding this series. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has made a big prediction regarding this series. Ponting has named the two players who, according to him, can score the most runs in this series. Ricky Ponting has selected one Indian and one Australian player. In fact, Ponting, while talking in the ICC review, said that the top scorers in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 could be Rishabh Pant and Steve Smith. Rishabh Pant now has the experience of playing in Australia, while Steve Smith is already Australia’s star player and he knows his conditions. Ricky Ponting made a big prediction regarding BGT 2024-25 Ricky Ponting said, “I think Smith, the fact that he has moved back from opening batsman to No. 4 probably makes him feel that he has more to prove. He has to prove that he can give his best at number four. At the same time, with Rishabh Pant coming back into the team and possibly batting in the middle order when the shine and hardness of the ball reduces a bit and the form he is in, I would also pick him as the leading run scorer.” Ricky Ponting has also told who is going to win this series. However, they have already predicted this and are still sticking to the same prediction. Ricky Ponting has said that Australia will win 3-1 in this series played under the World Test Championship. Regarding India’s bowling, Ponting said, “There has been a huge difference in that bowling group because of Mohammed Shami. Even at that time (in August) there was some speculation whether Shami would be fit or not. I think the biggest challenge for India will be to take 20 wickets in every Test match. I think they will bat well here with the current batsmen, but their problem is going to be in bowling.
All is not well between Punjab Kings and Arshdeep Singh!, big report comes out
Punjab Kings did not retain Arshdeep Singh before IPL 2025 mega auction Arshdeep Singh (Pic Source-Twitter) Recently all the franchises have submitted their respective lists of retained players for IPL 2025. At the same time, Punjab Kings have also retained only two of their uncapped players Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. All the remaining players have been released, including the name of Arshdeep Singh. Now news is coming about Arshdeep that he can be a part of the mega auction. This thing is getting more strength because if reports are to be believed, Arshdeep has stopped following Punjab Kings on social media. Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has unfollowed Punjab Kings on Instagram. Since then, reactions from fans have been pouring in on social media. Punjab Kings did not want to spend big money on Arshdeep According to reports, Punjab Kings were in no mood to spend Rs 18 crore to retain Arshdeep Singh. Therefore the franchise released him. He became a part of Punjab Kings in 2019. Then Arshdeep used to get a salary of Rs 20 lakh per season from 2019 to 2021. After this, Arshdeep Singh got a salary of Rs 4 crore per season from IPL 2022 to 2024. Talking about it, Arshdeep Singh has performed brilliantly for Punjab in the IPL. He took 19 wickets in the 2024 season. He is also known for his lethal yorkers in the death overs. He has played 8 ODI and 56 T20 International matches for India so far, in which he has taken 12 wickets and 87 wickets respectively. Arshdeep Singh took the maximum of 17 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2024. Talking about Punjab Kings, the franchise has not been able to win the IPL trophy even once. The team is in a mood to enter with a lot of changes regarding 2025. After retaining Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, Punjab Kings have Rs 110.5 crore and 4 RTM available in their purse.
“Big shots after two-three dot balls…”, Sunil Gavaskar got angry on the mentality of Indian batsmen.
Veteran player Sunil Gavaskar has given a big statement regarding the mentality of Indian batsmen. Sunil Gavaskar & Team India (Photo Source: The performance of Team India’s batsmen in the Test series against New Zealand was quite disappointing. The batsmen struggled against spin throughout the series and could not perform well even against the fast bowlers. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli scored 91 and 93 runs respectively in the series. At the same time, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan looked in good form but could not score runs with consistency. Team India is going to play a five-match Test series against Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from November 22. The form of Indian batsmen remains a matter of concern before the start of the series. Meanwhile, former veteran player Sunil Gavaskar has given a big statement regarding the mentality of Indian batsmen. He said that there was a problem in temperament, due to which the team lost the series. There is more problem of temperament – Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Gavaskar believes that the mentality of the players is that if they play a few dot balls then they start playing aerial shots, which is not required in red ball cricket. He stressed that Bharti was losing wickets quickly due to its risk-taking mentality. Sunil Gavaskar while talking on India Today said, Certainly the problem of temperament is more because the temperament is like this now and this is again the legacy of white-ball. Are there two or three dot balls? We have to try to put pressure on the bowlers. So go for the bigger shot, if it’s spectacular then go for the aerial shot. But where the ball is doing something, these chances are very less. So when the technique is there, the temperament is thinking that I can do this because the boundaries are small. The bats are very good, the players are also strong, so we can deliver it in the stands. Let us tell you, if Rohit Sharma and Company are to reach the final of the World Test Championship, they will have to win four out of five matches of the upcoming Test series against Australia.
IPL 2025: MS Dhoni will not play… whether he is the captain or not, he will always be a mentor for the team – Ponting’s big prediction
MS Dhoni (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Former Australia captain and new head coach of Punjab Kings, Ricky Ponting has told whether Chennai Super Kings (CSK) can adopt its own formula to manage MS Dhoni’s workload management in IPL 2025. He praised the former CSK captain for playing for so long in the Indian Premier League. CSK has retained Dhoni for Rs 4 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Former India and Chennai captain Dhoni was retained as an uncapped player as he last played an international match five years ago. Ricky Ponting has made a big prediction regarding 43-year-old Dhoni. Ponting says that CSK will not field Mahi in all the matches in IPL 2025. Before IPL 2025, Ricky Ponting gave a big statement regarding MS Dhoni. Ricky Ponting feels that in order to increase Dhoni’s impact in the upcoming season of IPL, he will be given rest sometimes so that the workload can also be managed. Ponting said in the recent episode of ICC Review, “Two seasons ago he probably had his worst season but then he bounced back last year. He made an impact in some matches like the old MS Dhoni. I think it will be the same now. They may not field him the entire season. They can think of keeping him out of the match and giving him rest to ensure his best performance.” Let us tell you that under the leadership of Dhoni, CSK has won five IPL trophies. MS Dhoni had handed over the CSK captaincy to Rituraj Gaikwad before IPL 2024. However, the Chennai team was not successful in reaching the playoffs last season. CSK stood fifth in the points table. Ponting said, “Whichever team he is in, whether he is the captain or not, he will always be a mentor and leader for that team. Even if he is playing or sitting outside. His height is so big. Dhoni is important for Chennai as he provides leadership on and off the field.”
India A vs Australia A, first unofficial test: Host made a big revelation, India A has nothing to do with the ball tampering issue
Australia A defeated India A by 7 wickets in the first unofficial Test match played at Mackay. Ishan Kishan vs AUS A (Photo Source: Australia A defeated India A by 7 wickets in the first unofficial Test match played at Mackay. In the first unofficial test match, all the players from Australia A performed well and played an important role in the victory of their team. However, during the match, the India A team was accused of tampering with the ball. According to officials, India A players tampered with the ball to create pressure against the hosts, due to which its shape also changed. Now Cricket Australia has confirmed that they do not have any evidence that the ball has been tampered with and also the India A team has nothing to do with this matter. The India A team were unhappy with the umpire’s decision to change the ball when the Australia A team had almost won the match. Wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan also kept talking to the field umpire regarding this matter. A source from the India A team told The Indian Express, ‘Our players did not tamper with the ball in any way. There were 3 marks on the ball when it was changed. Looking at it, it seemed as if it had been hit by a nail. Our players have nothing to do with it and they told the same thing to the umpire also. The former player also presented his side regarding this matter. Former player Ian Healy gave his side on this matter and told Senq that, ‘When you see that the team is complaining about changing the ball then you also feel something is wrong. India A wanted to put pressure on Australia A team by doing reverse swing. The target was not very big and the hosts were also well ahead in the match. The host batsmen batted really well and played an important role in their team’s victory. I am very happy with his performance. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
“Australia will be a different challenge…”, Captain Rohit Sharma’s big statement before the start of BGT
Sitting with every person and telling them what to do or how to correct their mindset is going to be challenging – Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Team India had to face 0-3 defeat in the three-match Test series at home against New Zealand. After 24 years, a team has whitewashed India in their home Test series. The defeat against the Kiwis has changed many things for the Indian team. The team’s place in the World Test Championship final seemed assured. But now the team will have to win all four matches of the upcoming five-match Test series against Australia at any cost to play the final. The team has come to second place in the points table after the defeat against New Zealand. Meanwhile, before the start of Australia tour, a big statement of Indian captain Rohit Sharma has come out. He said that playing in Australia will be different from other challenges, the players know their game and have their own mentality for every match. It is going to be challenging- Rohit Sharma According to Times of India, Rohit Sharma told, We talk a lot about the game, but sitting down with every individual and telling them what to do or how to correct their mentality is going to be challenging. They come with a certain mindset, a certain way of thinking about their game. This has brought them success in the past. But we all understand that Australia is going to be a different ball game. Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy are playing for the first time in the Indian team for Australia tour. The Indian captain said that the atmosphere in the dressing room will be easy for the young players, because they will be playing in Australia for the first time. For young players who haven’t been there before, it will be important to create an environment where they are comfortable and not intimidated by where they are playing and who they are playing against. It is important that from our side, we keep telling them that this is another place to play cricket. IND vs AUS: Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Series Schedule First Test- 22-26 November, Perth, 7:50 am (Indian time) Second Test- 6-10 December, Adelaide, 9:30 am (Indian time) Third Test- 14-18 December, Brisbane, 9:30 am (Indian time) Fourth Test- 26-30 December, Melbourne, 5:00 am (Indian time) Fifth Test- 3-7 January, Sydney, 5:00 am (Indian time)
In international women’s cricket, 400 matches will be played between 11 teams in the 2025-29 FTP cycle, ICC made a big announcement.
The International Cricket Council has announced the Women’s Future Tour Program (FTP) from 2025 to 2029. Team India Womens (Photo Source: The International Cricket Council has announced the Women’s Future Tour Program (FTP) from 2025 to 2029. On this basis, the fourth season of the ICC Women’s Championship will also be played. Not only this, some main ICC tournaments and some triangular series will also be included in it. The second Women’s FTP will run from May 2025 to April 2029, which is a collective effort of the ICC support members and its aim is to play as many matches as possible in all three international formats. About 400 matches have been confirmed in all three formats. All formats have seen a significant increase compared to the previous year (2022-2025) and according to this FTP the ICC tournament will be played in a six-team tournament each year with the Champions Trophy for the first six teams in 2027. Many people have been eagerly waiting for this important tournament for a long time. Apart from this, other ICC programs are also included like ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India in 2025, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2026 and also the 2028 edition of the same tournament. The number of teams participating in the Women’s Championship has increased to 11, which was earlier played between only 10 teams. In the Women’s Championship, all the teams will play 8 series against other teams. This series will be played the same way as it is being played this season, four series at home and four away. A total of 132 ODI matches will be played in 44 series which will include all three matches. This will also ease the way for qualification for the ICC Women’s World Cup and all the teams will get a chance to perform brilliantly. ICC’s General Director of Cricket presented its stand ICC General Manager of Cricket Wasim Khan said, ‘We are all very excited. This new women’s FTP is going to be awesome. All the teams will be seen performing tremendously in this. Zimbabwe has been included as the 11th team. FTP will prove to be very helpful for teams and fans as well. All members are very happy with the upcoming FTP and we are also planning a triangular series in ICC events. All the fans will have a lot of fun in this round and I have full hope that all the teams will also be fully prepared to perform well. We would like to thank all the board members for approving the FTP. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who…
Big news: BCCI in action mode after the crushing defeat against New Zealand, these 4 senior players may be discharged!
If India does not qualify for the WTC final, all four senior players may be released. (Photo Source: X) BCCI officials are not happy with the performance of the Indian team in the three-match Test series against New Zealand on home soil. The Rohit Sharma-led team could not put any kind of pressure on the visiting team and suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat in the series. This is India’s first whitewash on home soil in 24 years. A lot has been said in recent times about the future of Test cricket. However, after the defeat in this home series, BCCI feels that the time for massive changes is coming soon. Questions are being raised on the form of senior cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja and according to a source close to BCCI, this could be their last home Test series. Furthermore, the source also said that the upcoming Australia series is extremely important and if the team is unable to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, immediate action will be taken and changes will be seen in the England series next year. If India does not qualify for the WTC final… A senior BCCI source said, the stock will definitely be taken and it may be of informal nature as the team leaves for Australia on November 10. But it has been a big defeat, but the Australia series is around the corner and the team has already been announced, so there will be no tinkering. The source further said, but if India does not qualify for the WTC final, it is possible that all four super seniors may not travel to the UK for the upcoming five-Test series. In such a situation, all four have probably played their last Test together on home ground.
