DTVHINDISophie Devine made a big announcement, will resign from the captaincy of New Zealand after T20 World Cup 2024
Sophie Devine has captained the New Zealand team in 56 T20 matches. The team has won 25 of these matches while it has faced defeat in 28. Sophie Devine. (Photo by Will Russell-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) Veteran player Sophie Devine will resign from the captaincy of New Zealand’s T20 team after the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you, this tournament will be played in the month of October. However, the best thing for the New Zealand team is that Sophie Devine will be seen captaining the ODI team. Sophie Devine has captained the New Zealand team in 56 T20 matches. The team has won 25 of these while they have lost 28. One match ended in a tie. After Amy Satterthwaite stepped down from the captaincy in 2020, Sophie Devine has played this role quite well. Let us tell you, Sophie Devine is New Zealand’s second-highest run-scorer in T20 format. She made her debut in 2006 and has scored 3268 runs in 135 matches so far. According to Devine, she wants to keep her workload balanced and that is why she has taken this decision. Sophie Devine said, ‘I feel very honored that I was given the captaincy of the New Zealand team in both formats. I have enjoyed another workload a lot but sometimes it is quite challenging. After leaving the T20 post, my focus and strength will increase and at the same time I will be able to understand many things to the players who will captain the team in the future.’ I am not ready to step down from ODI captaincy yet: Sophie Devine The brilliant player further said, ‘I am not yet fully ready to step down from the captaincy of the ODI team. But I will not be with my team all the time and that is why I think that leaving the captaincy of one format will also give time to other captains.’ New Zealand women’s team head coach Ben Sawyer said, ‘Sophie is one of the aggressive captains and we feel very happy that her captaincy gives a lot of strength to the team inside and outside the field. She is one of the experienced players of New Zealand. She has a lot of knowledge of the game and the young players have also learned a lot from her. I can understand that it will not be so easy for Sophie Devine to take this decision but I fully support her.’ Highest wicket taker for India in International Cricket Virat Kohli’s 10 expensive watches and their prices, know here- Dinesh Karthik will rock LLC, join this team for the upcoming season List of batsmen who hit the most T20 sixes in 2024- Pakistan’s luck is bad, they have not won a Test match for 1294 days These 5 Indian cricketers are addicted to alcohol Shikhar Dhawan did this trick to win the ‘Golden Bat’ 5 big records of Shikhar Dhawan, in this case he is ahead of Kohli Shaheen Afridi became a father, his wife gave birth to a…
Despite getting the T20 captaincy, Suryakumar Yadav is getting greedy, now he wants one more thing in the team, said- “Me too…!”
Suryakumar will be seen playing for Mumbai Cricket Association in the Buchi Babu Tournament against TNCA XI in Coimbatore on Tuesday (August 27). Suryakumar Yadav (Photo Source: Getty Images) After Rohit Sharma retired from T20, Suryakumar Yadav was appointed the captain of Team India’s T20 format. In the series against Sri Lanka, Suryakumar Yadav led Team India in this format and also helped India win the series. Despite being made the captain of the team, Suryakumar Yadav has said that one of his wishes remains unfulfilled. Suryakumar Yadav wants a place in the Test team According to Suryakumar Yadav, he wants to get a place in India’s Test team again. Let us tell you that, to get a place in the Test team, Buchi Babu will play domestic cricket. Not only this, Suryakumar said that joining the Test team is not in his hands, but playing in the domestic competition is in his hands, so he wants to perform well so that he can be selected in the team. What did Suryakumar say about returning to the Test team? “There are many players who have worked hard to make their place in the Test team. I also want to make a place in that Test team. After making my debut for India in Tests, I got injured. Many players got opportunities and did well. They are the players who deserve a chance at this time. Going forward, if I have to play, it is not in my control. Right now the only thing in my control is that I play this tournament (Buchi Babu), then play Duleep Trophy and then we will see what happens.” When is Duleep Trophy and Buchi Babu Tournament starting? The Duleep Trophy will start on September 5. Suryakumar will play in this series. Before the Duleep Trophy, Suryakumar will be seen playing for Mumbai Cricket Association in the Buchi Babu Tournament against TNCA XI in Coimbatore on Tuesday. Suryakumar Yadav’s Test debut Surya made his Test debut for Team India in 2023. He played the Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia. However, he got a chance to play only one match.
“He should not run after captaincy…”, former Pakistani cricketer slammed Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is a top-class bowler and he should focus only on that – Basit Ali Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah is an important player in the Indian fast bowling attack in all three formats, the bowler has many times taken the team out of difficult situations and led them to victory. Bumrah recently expressed his desire to become the captain of Team India, he says that fast bowlers like Kapil Dev and Imran Khan have performed well as captains and have also won the World Cup for their respective teams. Former Pakistan player Basit Ali has expressed his displeasure over Jasprit Bumrah’s statement. Basit Ali says that the veterans first established themselves as all-rounders and then became captains. Therefore, Bumrah should not have any interest in becoming a captain. Jasprit Bumrah should focus on bowling only- Basit Ali Former Pakistani player Basit Ali while talking on his YouTube channel said, Regarding Jasprit Bumrah’s statement, it is exactly like Babar Azam likes captaincy. In my opinion, he should not run after captaincy. He is a top-class bowler and he should focus on that only. He gave the example of Kapil Dev and Imran Khan’s captaincy. Although they became all-rounders, that is why they succeeded as captains. They were not appointed captains when they came to their teams as a bowler. This is the difference between a bowler and an all-rounder. Making a big prediction, Basit Ali further said that Bumrah can become the captain next year. There are very few fast bowlers who are good captains or coaches. My best wishes to Bumrah. Maybe he will become the captain after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Jasprit Bumrah captained Team India in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the Edgbaston Test against England in 2022. At the same time, he also led the team in the T20 series of the Ireland tour in 2023.
“Is he not even a candidate for Test captaincy?”- Former cricketer raises questions on Pant not getting the captaincy in Duleep Trophy
Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced four teams for the Duleep Trophy 2024 on Wednesday, August 14. Apart from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all senior cricketers including Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav will take part in the tournament. However, none of these senior cricketers have been named as captains. Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer have been handed the captaincy for the Duleep Trophy 2024. Former cricketer Aakash Chopra was particularly surprised by Pant not being named captain of any team. Pant will play under the captaincy of Abhimanyu Easwaran in this tournament, which is fine according to Chopra, but given Pant’s impact in red-ball cricket, he expects the 26-year-old to be in the race to become India’s captain in the coming days. Aakash Chopra made a big statement on Rishabh Pant becoming the captain In a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said, “Rishabh Pant is not the captain. He has been selected in Abhimanyu Easwaran’s team. He is playing under the captaincy of Abhimanyu Easwaran, which is absolutely fine. However, is Rishabh Pant not a candidate for Test captaincy as well? I am a little surprised.” The former cricketer further said, “I personally do not agree with this because you have seen the best form of Rishabh Pant as a Test cricketer. He is the only wicketkeeper in the history of Indian cricket to have scored centuries in South Africa, England and Australia in Tests. He said, “Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and even Abhimanyu Easwaran are captains, but Pant is not the captain and in my opinion this is a big deal.” Let us tell you that Pant will play his first red-ball match after suffering multiple injuries following a car accident in December 2022. He is in the scheme of things for the upcoming Bangladesh Tests and the Duleep Trophy will be the perfect opportunity for him to prove his potential.
“I never played cricket for captaincy”- Big statement by Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi (Image Credit- Twitter X) While talking to the media in Karachi, Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi said that at this time his priority is to win matches for Pakistan rather than wanting to become the captain. Actually Shaheen Afridi was appointed Pakistan’s T20I captain after Babar Azam left the captaincy. Meanwhile, Afridi has stressed that captaincy is not in my hands, performing well is in my hands. Shaheen Afridi gave a big statement regarding the captaincy controversy (Shaheen Afridi Captaincy) When Shaheen Afridi was asked about captaincy on Khel Shell, he said, ‘For me, Pakistan comes first, then my team and then lastly I myself. I don’t think much about the past, my job is to stay in the present. If your present is good, then you can be fully prepared for the future. Captaincy is not in my hands. Shaheen further said, ‘I have never played cricket for captaincy in my career, I honestly just want to play for Pakistan, which I will do.’ Under Afridi’s captaincy, Pakistan lost the series against New Zealand 1-4. At the same time, a few months before the 2024 T20 World Cup, the captaincy was taken away from Shaheen and given back to Babar. Under Babar’s captaincy, the Pakistan team could not progress beyond the league round. There were many reports regarding the T20 World Cup, which claimed that the Pakistan team was divided into factions. There was a lot of discord between Shaheen and captain Babar. There was also news about Shaheen that he had misbehaved with the support staff. At the same time, in the ODI World Cup 2023, the Pakistan team also failed to reach the semi-finals.
“He is the captain of the bowlers”- Axar Patel said about Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy
Akshar Patel took two wickets in the first T-20 match. Axar Patel & SuryaKumar Yadav (Photo Source: Team India’s star all-rounder Akshar Patel said that the newly appointed captain of the T20 team Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the bowlers. He gives freedom to the bowlers to follow their strategy. Akshar also said that in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka, the Indian team will try to try as many combinations as possible in batting. Akshar Patel praised the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav Led by Suryakumar, India got off to a great start by winning the first T20 International against Sri Lanka by 43 runs on Saturday. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Axar Patel emphasized the positive impact of SKY’s constant encouragement on the bowlers. Axar said, “I played with Surya bhai (as captain) in the last Australia series. I know he is the captain of the bowlers. He (sort of) gives you a free hand to decide first. Whenever you hit a boundary, he comes and says it was a good ball. He keeps giving you inputs. As a player, I have a good relationship with him.” Axar recalled the five-match T20 series against Australia in India last year, which India won 4-1. He observed Yadav’s consistent leadership style. “As a captain, I also played with him in the last five matches (against Australia) and when I was playing today, I didn’t feel much change,” he said. In the first T20, Suryakumar Yadav also showed his strategic skills in the first three overs. Akshar explained how captain Surya’s strategic suggestions helped the team focus on taking wickets despite the opposition team scoring early runs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Ruturaj Gaikwad was given the captaincy of the team with the hope of winning the trophy
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Photo Source: Twitter) Rituraj Gaikwad took over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Gaikwad carried out this responsibility very well. Rituraj has also performed brilliantly for Team India. He performed well in the Zimbabwe tour, although he was not selected in the T20 or ODI team for the Sri Lanka tour. His fans were very disappointed by this, but now there is good news for them. Maharashtra Cricket Association has now decided to make him the captain. The responsibility of the Maharashtra team was earlier on the shoulders of Kedar Jadhav, which will now be handled by Rituraj. Rituraj Gaikwad as captain
“I am not surprised…”- Ashish Nehra said on Hardik Pandya not getting the captaincy
Ashish Nehra and Hardik Pandya. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former India fast bowler and Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra said that he is not surprised by the Indian team management’s decision not to appoint Hardik Pandya as the new T20 captain. Nehra said that he understands the thinking of chief selector Ajit Agarkar and newly appointed coach Gautam Gambhir in choosing Suryakumar Yadav as the new T20 captain. Hardik Pandya, who will lead India in T20 in 2023, was Rohit Sharma’s deputy in the victorious World Cup campaign in the USA and West Indies in June. While Hardik was expected to replace Rohit as T20 captain, later after Rohit’s retirement from T20, the BCCI announced Suryakumar as the new T20 captain for the upcoming three-match series in Sri Lanka. Ashish Nehra is not surprised by Hardik Pandya not being made captain Regarding Hardik not being made the captain, Ashish Nehra said, “No, I am not surprised. When it comes to cricket, such things keep happening. Yes, Hardik Pandya was the vice-captain in the World Cup, but at the same time, a new coach has also come. Every coach and every captain has different ideas. At this time, his (Gambhir’s) ideas are in the same direction.” The former Indian fast bowler further said, “I think Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir have made it clear, it is good. He is a format game There have been fewer ODIs game Hardik Pandya will continue to be a very important player for Indian cricket in white-ball cricket. When you have him, you can have 4 fast bowlers. He brings a different balance to the team and keep in mind, there is no more dominant player in international cricket. Not just Hardik Pandya, but when you have so many matches, there are changes. Even Rishabh Pant has captained, KL Rahul has also captained.
Ajit Agarkar doubts Hardik Pandya’s captaincy ability, this is why he was stripped of the captaincy
According to a Hindustan Times report, BCCI chief selector, Ajit Agarkar was unsure about Pandya’s ability as a captain as he noted flaws in his captaincy with GT and MI in the IPL. Notably, the all-rounder was also named as India’s vice-captain for the World Cup 2023 and had to leave the tournament midway after getting injured in a match against Bangladesh. Gautam Gambhir is not sure about Hardik Pandya’s bowling in ODI format However, he has captained India in 16 T20Is and three ODIs when permanent skipper Rohit Sharma was not available. The 30-year-old sought a break from the upcoming white-ball tour after a tough T20 World Cup campaign but the management turned down the request. He has been included in the T20I squad and earlier, head coach, Gautam Gambhir reportedly expected the cricketer to prove his bowling fitness to stay in the ODI format. Gambhir had expressed uncertainty about Pandya’s fitness to bowl 10 overs in ODIs and asked the right-arm pacer to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Mumbai Indians’ new captain Hardik Pandya has not played any ODIs since the World Cup 2023 and has also not been included in the 50-over squad for the Sri Lanka tour. India will play three ODIs and as many T20Is against Sri Lanka, with the first T20I starting on July 27. To everyone’s surprise, BCCI has dropped Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma from any format for the Sri Lanka tour and Riyan Parag is part of both squads.
Former Indian cricketer supports Hardik, says- ‘He has not done anything wrong that he should not get the captaincy’
Suryakumar has been made the captain in place of Hardik for the T20 series against Sri Lanka Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) On Thursday, July 18, the BCCI announced the Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour. SuryaKumar Yadav was appointed the captain of the T20I team, while Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the ODI team. However, the most surprising thing during this time was that Hardik Pandya was removed from the vice-captaincy and Shubman Gill was given this responsibility. Let us tell you that Hardik was the vice-captain of the T20 World Cup 2024 winning team and after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from T20I, he was being considered as the next captain. But Suryakumar Yadav surpassed the experienced all-rounder. Meanwhile, Mohammad Kaif respected Suryakumar’s batting talent, but he feels that Hardik’s experience as a captain should have been taken into account. Now, a new coach has come, there will be new planning – Mohammad Kaif Mohammad Kaif was quoted by Times of India as saying, Hardik has captained Gujarat Titans for 2 years and in his very first year he made it to the finals… Hardik has experience of captaining a T20I team. He was also the vice-captain in the T20 World Cup. Now, a new coach has come, there will be new planning. He said, ‘Surya is also a good player, he has been playing for years, I hope he will handle the responsibility of captaincy well. But, I think he should have supported Hardik.’ Continuing his talk, Kaif said, Gambhir is an experienced captain and coach. He understands cricket very well. I think Hardik has not done anything wrong that he should not get the captaincy. Mohammad Kaif said, he has experience. He has captained in IPL and has won the trophy for a new team (Gujarat Titans) with new and young faces, which is a big thing. He worked from ground zero in IPL and led Titans to victory. I think he deserved the captaincy. So let’s wait and see now.
