DTVHINDIWatch Video: Shoaib Akhtar lookalike Imran Muhammad’s bowling action video goes viral
The video is from the match between IAS Invincibles and Yallah Shabab Giants in Oman D10 League, in which Imran Muhammad’s bowling style and appearance resembles Shoaib Akhtar. Shoaib Akhtar’s look-alike Imran Muhammad (Source Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar is one of the most popular players to have graced the game. The fast bowler was known for his unique hairstyle and bowling action, which was different from the rest. Also known as the Rawalpindi Express, Akhtar is one of the most successful bowlers in Pakistan cricket history. However, in the ever-evolving world of cricket, Shoaib Akhtar’s name is no longer remembered by anyone. Known for his blistering pace and dangerous bowling, the “Rawalpindi Express” left an indelible mark on the game during his two-decade-long career. Recently, a viral video of his lookalike Imran Muhammad has brought back memories of Akhtar’s glorious past. This fast bowler looked exactly like Akhtar’s early days in international cricket. Right-arm fast bowler Imran shows the same hairstyle and bowling action as Shoaib Akhtar. Let’s watch Shoaib Akhtar Lookalike Bowler Video This video is from the match between IAS Invincibles and Yallah Shabab Giants in the Oman D10 League, in which Imran Mohammad’s bowling style and appearance resembles Shoaib Akhtar. Imran has become an internet sensation since this video, and fans are calling him Shoaib Akhtar’s lookalike. 30-year-old Imran Mohammad hails from Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. At the age of 18, he left his village and settled in Muscat, Oman to fulfill his cricket dreams. Currently, Imran works installing CCTV cameras during the day and fulfills his passion of playing cricket in the evening. You can watch the viral video here: He’s more Shoaib Akhtar than Shoaib Akhtar himself… pic.twitter.com/cXKQGgNgbn — Prashanth S (@ps_it_is) September 19, 2024 Shoaib Akhtar holds the record for bowling the fastest ball Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as the ‘Rawalpindi Express’, began his career in 1997 where he intimidated batsmen with his dangerous pace and precise yorkers. He took 178 wickets in 46 Tests, and his last Test was against India in Bengaluru in 2007. He took 247 wickets in ODI cricket, while he took 19 wickets in 15 T20 matches. Shoaib Akhtar still holds the record for bowling the fastest ball, which he bowled at a speed of 161.3 kmph against England batsman Nick Knight in the 2003 World Cup.
IND vs BAN: “Bowling always comes first for me…”, Ashwin’s statement after scoring a century and taking 6 wickets in the Chennai Test
I mostly think like a bowler, but when I go out on the field with the bat in my hand, I have tried to think like a batsman – R Ashwin R Ashwin (Photo Source: Getty Images) Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first Test match against Bangladesh by 280 runs. The hero of India’s victory was Ravichandran Ashwin who scored a century in the first innings and took 6 wickets in the second innings at his home ground Chennai. In the first innings, Team India lost 6 wickets at a score of 144, from where the team needed a big partnership. Ashwin along with Ravindra Jadeja shared a 199-run partnership for the seventh wicket. He scored 113 runs in 133 balls and Ravindra Jadeja scored 86 runs in 124 balls. Ashwin could not take a single wicket in the first innings but then he made up for it in the second innings. He took 6 wickets for 88 runs in 21 overs. After the win against Bangladesh, Ashwin said that wickets mean more to him because bowling comes first for him. He said that batting comes naturally to him and even though he has struggled at times, he enjoys it. I think like most bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin After the victory in the first Test match against Bangladesh, Ravichandran Ashwin said, The innings on Day 1 was quite special, I didn’t realise it until Day 2. I am glad that I took a couple of wickets today as well. I make my living by bowling, so bowling always comes first. I think like a bowler most of the time, but when I go out on the field with the bat in my hand, I have tried to think like a batsman. Batting is something that comes naturally, but I still struggle with letting my thoughts get ahead of me sometimes. I have tried to manage it. Over the last few years, I have managed to separate the two, but it is a process. The last match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played in Kanpur from October 27.
Why was Shakib Al Hasan bowling with a swollen finger? Find out
Bangladesh batting coach David Hemp surprisingly revealed that he was not aware of Shakib’s injury. Shakib Al Hasan (Photo Source: Shakib Al Hasan: The Indian team defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test match of the two-match Test series. India had challenged Bangladesh to score 515 runs to win and took a 1-0 lead in the Test series by bowling out Bangladesh for 234 runs in the second innings. Bangladesh had expressed its trust in some senior players on this tour but none of them could live up to the expectations. One name among them is Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib Al Hasan was playing the match despite injury Shakib Al Hasan scored only 32 runs in the first innings and 25 runs in the second innings for Bangladesh. He also proved to be expensive in bowling, where he first bowled a spell of 8 overs in which he gave 50 runs without taking any wicket. After that, in his second chance too, he proved to be the most expensive without taking any wicket, he gave 79 runs in 13 overs. However, the reason behind his poor bowling was his injury, about which even the team coach was not aware. Murali Kartik, who was on the broadcast, said, “After watching and knowing him for so long, I went up to him and asked the reason why he didn’t bowl enough.” “Since I have known him for a long time, I went and asked him the reason for not bowling much. So he told me that the finger with which he bowls on his left hand has undergone surgery, it is swollen and there is no movement in it. As a spinner you should feel the finger but he is not feeling anything. Apart from this, he also has a problem in the shoulder and in such a situation, especially in Tests, it is difficult to bowl.” Bangladesh coach is unaware Bangladesh batting coach David Hemp surprisingly revealed that he was not aware of Shakib’s injury, leading to speculations over the all-rounder’s fitness. When asked about the veteran Bangladesh star’s injury, Hemp simply said- “No, I don’t know anything about it at all, sorry.”
Know how Jasprit Bumrah mastered bowling leg-breaking yorkers?
Bumrah is known for his excellent yorker bowling under pressure situations Jasprit bumrah (Image Credit- Twitter X) If bowling yorkers in cricket is an art, then Jasprit Bumrah is its greatest artist. Bumrah is the best fast bowler in world cricket, who can destroy any batting lineup single-handedly. And what can be said about bowling leg-breaking yorkers in a pressure situation of the match. Let us tell you that before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir had declared Bumrah as the best bowler in the world in all three formats. But one thing must be coming to your mind that what is it that differentiates Bumrah from the rest of the bowlers in the world? So let’s try to answer this question of yours: Former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel has shared his views on Bumrah’s bowling with the fans, who have seen Bumrah’s development very closely. Let us tell you that recently while talking to Jio Cinema, Parthiv said, as quoted by Times of India – Bumrah has the ability to understand the game and the power to throw the right delivery under pressure. This is one thing that sets him apart from the rest of the bowlers in the world. I have seen him bowl since he made his debut in first-class cricket. He was primarily an inswing bowler, but now you can see how he progresses. He has mastered the distance, the yorker length, the leg-breaker. He has really worked hard on it. He works a lot in the nets to bowl a delivery. Bumrah has 10 wickets to his name Let us tell you that Bumrah has played only 36 test matches for Team India, in which he has taken a total of 163 wickets at an average of 20.49. During this, Bumrah has taken five-wicket haul 10 times. Bumrah’s best in test cricket is 6-27. Apart from this, he has taken four wickets in the ongoing test match against Bangladesh, which includes two bowled and two caught out.
IND vs BAN: Bowling and batting are two different sports in the same match: Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin batted brilliantly and played a valuable inning of 113 runs in 133 balls with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes. Ravi Ashwin (Pic Source-X) The first test match between India and Bangladesh has started in Chennai. In the first innings of this match, Ravichandran Ashwin batted brilliantly for the Indian team and scored a valuable innings of 113 runs in 133 balls with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes. He did not spare any bowler of Bangladesh during this innings. Not only this, Ravichandran Ashwin had a brilliant partnership of 199 runs for the seventh wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, due to which the host made a comeback in the match. Ravichandran Ashwin could not leave his mark with bowling in the first innings and he could not take even a single wicket. Let us tell you that Ashwin is the second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket for India after Anil Kumble. He has agreed that bowling and batting in the same match are very different games. According to ESPNcricinfo, Ravichandran Ashwin said, ‘Bowling and batting are different sports in the same game. It is not possible to keep doing one thing continuously while the other thing is not happening continuously. At this time I see both of them in a different way and that is why when I came out to bat, the only thing going on in my mind was to bring the game in my favor.’ At this point I just want to enjoy my game: Ravichandran Ashwin The experienced player further said, ‘I keep myself happy by answering the critics with my performance. The most important thing for me at this time is that I can enjoy my game. I just want to play my game happily and make a significant contribution to my team.’ So far in this first Test, the Indian team is in a very good position and they would definitely want to win this match. In their first innings, Bangladesh team was all out for 149 runs while Team India scored 376 runs in their first innings. The hosts are currently in a very good position in the second innings as well. Against which team has Virat Kohli scored the most Test centuries? Will Hardik Pandya return to Test cricket? Batsmen with most centuries in WTC 2023-25 Shakib Al Hasan is ahead of Rohit in wealth, net worth crosses 600 crores… Hardik Pandya is the owner of these 8 expensive cars These 7 great batsmen have not been able to score a single century in the ODI format Virat Kohli’s generosity, gifted his bat to this youngster Luxury car, luxurious house… you will be shocked to know the net worth of Suryakumar Yadav These 7 teams have not played the Champions Trophy even once so far Travis Head Net Worth: India’s villain earns this many crores in a year
VIDEO: What should we call this bowling of Glenn Phillips? He surprised the cricket world by waving the ball like a snake
Phillips bowled this in the ongoing first Test match against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test (Image Credit- Twitter/X) New Zealand cricket team’s all-rounder Glenn Phillips has rotated a ball in the match in such a way that a snake rotates its body during its movement. The video of this ball thrown by Phillips is rapidly going viral on social media. Let us tell you, this video is from the first match of the ongoing Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. It can be easily seen in the video that in the 35th over, Philip bowled a ball to Sri Lankan captain Dhananjay de Silva, which he went to defend. Dhananjay is not able to read the ball properly and he tries to play it as if it was a normal spin but the ball bowled by Phillips takes so much turn that it hits the wicket directly. Phillips sent Dhananjay back to the pavilion on a total score of 11 runs. De Silva was also stunned after getting out. See how Glenn Phillips made the ball dance to his tune AN ABSOLUT PEACH FROM GLENN PHILLIPS…!!!pic.twitter.com/n0tdYBX9mY — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 18, 2024 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test, Day 1 result On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, then the host Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. By the time of stumps on the first day, the team has scored 302 runs at the loss of 7 wickets after 88 overs. Ramesh Mendis 14* and Prabhat Jayasuriya are present at the crease at this time. Kamindu Mendis batted brilliantly for the Sri Lankan team and scored 114 runs in 173 balls with the help of 11 fours. Apart from this, wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis also scored 50 runs. However, apart from this, no other player was able to play a big innings. Talking about the bowling of the Kiwi team, William O’Rourke got the maximum of 3 wickets, while Glenn Phillips took 2 wickets. Apart from this, Tim Southee and Ejaz Patel got 1-1 wickets each.
“Only if there is a strong bowling line-up…”, Gautam Gambhir said a big thing while praising Virat Kohli’s captaincy
The great thing you did was that you (Kohli) created a very strong bowling unit – Gautam Gambhir Virat Kohli & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Getty/X) A new era of Indian Test cricket began under Virat Kohli’s captaincy. India won 40 out of 68 Test matches, which is the most Test matches won by any Indian captain in history. Kohli changed the nature of the team and focused on the growth of fast bowlers. During Virat Kohli’s tenure, bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav dominated in overseas conditions. Meanwhile, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir has praised Virat Kohli for building a strong bowling line-up during his tenure. Virat has created a strong bowling unit – Gautam Gambhir During a conversation with BCCI, Gautam Gambhir told Virat Kohli, The great thing you did was that you built a very strong bowling unit. Test matches are won by taking 20 wickets. Unless you have a strong bowling line-up (one cannot win) and that is what makes you the most successful Test captain of the country. Credit goes to you. As a batsman, it is easy to have a strong six, seven batsmen, but the way you identified and more importantly, your attitude on the field with the fast bowlers. Winning overseas with bowlers like Shami, Bumrah, Ishant, Umesh. Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, India has won Test matches in England, South Africa and Australia, where the team used to struggle earlier. Let us tell you, Team India was number-1 in the ICC Test rankings from 2017-2021. Bumrah is the most complete bowler across all formats: Virat Kohli Talking about the bowling culture of Team India, Virat Kohli emphasized that Ishant Sharma has played more than 100 Test matches for India. While Zaheer Khan is one of the legendary players. He described Bumrah as an all-format bowler and Mohammed Shami as the most important player in the Test team. When you talk about Ishant Sharma, the first thing that comes to my mind is the match he played against Ricky Ponting (during the 2007-08 tour) in Perth. If you talk about his cricket career, Ishant Sharma has played more than 100 Test matches for India. Zaheer Khan has taken a lot of wickets for India in Test cricket and was brilliant in the 50-over World Cup. Mohammed Shami is not a world famous bowler because he is a great T20 bowler. He is one of the best Test bowlers in the world and what he did in the 50-over World Cup has increased his importance even more. Bumrah is the most complete bowler in all formats.
Deepti Sharma’s bowling will be important in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Veda Krishnamurthy
Women’s T20 World Cup is starting from 3 October Deepti Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. It is worth noting that this time the tournament is starting from October 3 in the UAE hosted by Bangladesh. At the same time, India will start its campaign in this tournament with a match against New Zealand on October 4. Apart from this, the Indian women’s cricket team also has to play league matches against teams like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. The top two teams in the group will make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. So now before the start of this mega tournament, Indian batsman Veda Krishnamurthy has made a big statement about the Indian team and especially Deepti Sharma. Krishnamurthy says that Deepti’s bowling is going to be important in the tournament. It is worth noting that recently Deepti Sharma was seen playing for London Spirit in Women’s The Hundred. In this tournament, Deepti performed brilliantly under pressure and won the team its first title by hitting a six. In the entire tournament, Deepti scored 212 runs and also took 8 wickets at an excellent average of 6.85. Veda Krishnamurthy gave a big statement about Deepti Sharma Let us tell you that in a recent discussion with Star Sports, Veda said- She will definitely be important, and her bowling will be very important. If the pitch helps, I think she will be more lethal in those conditions as well. It’s been over a decade now, she made her debut in 2014, and she has evolved as a cricketer every year. She has reached a point where she has become a very important part of the Indian team, no matter the format.
“Dhoni didn’t bat much in the nets, he preferred bowling”- Aakash Chopra narrated a funny anecdote about Mahi
Aakash Chopra recalls how MS Dhoni’s breathtaking shot stunned him. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) Before MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik debuted for India as a wicketkeeper-batsman. While Dhoni later went on to become the most successful wicketkeeper-batsman, Karthik’s place in the team suffered due to his unavailability. With the competition getting tough, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra revealed that the Ranchi batsman used to bowl to Karthik in the nets. Indian player Aakash Chopra also shared a funny anecdote related to Dhoni. He said that while playing for India A, Dhoni played a shot which he did not practice in the nets. It was in 2004, when Aakash Chopra and MS Dhoni were in Bangalore for India A’s camp. Akash Chopra made a big revelation about MS Dhoni Akash Chopra, while recalling his old days with MS Dhoni, said that ‘Dhoni and I have a very old relationship. I had played for India by then. We had a camp in Bangalore. When I reached the hotel, I was told that Dhoni is my roommate. I was told that he is from Ranchi. I had seen Dhoni playing in the Deodhar Trophy earlier as well. Where he had scored a lot of runs. Apart from this, I did not know him much at that time. Then we were roommates in Bangalore for a month. Dhoni was carefree. While playing for India, he played a reverse sweepshot against a Pakistani bowler named Iftikhar Anjum which was beyond my imagination. Because I had never seen Dhoni hit such a shot in the nets. Dhoni did not bat much in the nets. He used to bowl to other batsmen in the nets except Dinesh Karthik. Akash further said, ‘Dhoni’s phone used to ring a lot. But he never picked up the phone. ‘Once I asked Dhoni what time he sleeps. He said that you can sleep whenever you feel like it. Dhoni was a non-vegetarian and I was a vegetarian. But he ate vegetarian food for 1 month for me. He was also very shy at that time.’
It is a good thing that there are many quality senior players in the team and it is very important for us to support them: India’s new bowling coach Morne Morkel made a big statement
Team India now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh which starts from September 19. Morne Morkel (Pic Source-X) The Board of Control for Cricket in India has appointed Morne Morkel as the new bowling coach of Team India. Team India now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh which starts on 19 September. The first Test between these two teams will be played in Chennai and Morne Morkel has also joined the Indian team ahead of the upcoming series. Morne Morkel was seen spending a lot of time with Akash Deep and other young fast bowlers in Chennai. Let us tell you that after the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, India has to play a three-match Test series against New Zealand and a five-match Test series against Australia. All these series will be very important for Team India. After the first day’s practice session, Morne Morkel said that Team India is lucky that they have many quality senior players and this is making their work very easy. Morne Morkel also praised Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. BCCI has released a video in which Morne Morkel said, ‘I understand that there is a hope to win and I have experienced this a lot during my playing days. I am sharing the knowledge of fighting this thing with all the young players. The senior players will be seen performing brilliantly and our plan is to support them. We would like to give them the right advice and also play an important role in the team’s victory.’ ⏪ Feeling after being named Bowling Coach🏏 Goals for an exciting home season 🍲 Savoring Indian Food 😃 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 – By @RajalArora WATCH 🎥🔽 #INDvBAN , @mornemorkel65 , @IDFCFIRSTBank — BCCI (@BCCI) September 14, 2024 It was a special moment for me that I was being appointed the bowling coach of the Indian team: Morne Morkel Morne Morkel said, ‘When I came to know about this, I locked myself in the room for 5 minutes. I first talked to my father and did not go to my wife. Mostly it is said that you should go and ask your wife but I went to my father. I have been a fan of cricket for many years and this was really a special moment for me. I enjoyed it for the first 5-7 minutes and then told my family that I have been appointed as the bowling coach of the Indian team. They were also very happy with this. Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, these 8 famous cricketers wear jersey number 10 Bad news for fans, cricket will be banned in Afghanistan Indian batsman who hit the most sixes in Tests against Bangladesh- Players who scored most centuries in Tests between IND vs BAN- List of players who scored most runs in the powerplay of T20I in 2024- Ishan Kishan suddenly entered the Duleep Trophy and then scored a century Players who have won the most “Player of the Match” in WTC- Know how is Virat Kohli’s record in the test…
