DTVHINDIIs Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I form a matter of concern? Aakash Chopra before the fourth T20 match against South Africa
The fourth T20 match between South Africa and India will be played today on 15 November at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Aakash Chopra and Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credit- Twitter The Indian cricket team is currently on South Africa tour, where the T20 series between the two teams is going on. So the last match of this series will be played today, Friday, 15 November, at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. However, before the start of this match, former Indian cricket team opener and well-known cricket commentator Akash Chopra has given a big statement regarding the form of Suryakumar Yadav. It is noteworthy that Surya’s performance this year has been full of ups and downs in the shortest format of the game. So in the last three matches played against South Africa, he has been able to score only 26 runs. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement Before the fourth T20 match to be held between South Africa and India in Johannesburg, through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said – Is Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I form a matter of concern? Why are people asking this question, is this a problem? Let’s go over his numbers. In 2021, his average was 34 and strike rate was 155, he played only 11 innings. In the year 2022, Suryakumar Yadav scored 1164 runs at an average of 46 and strike rate of 187. In 2023, he scored 733 runs at an average of around 49 and there also his strike rate is 155. Surya played well. However, there have been 17 innings in 2024 in which he has scored only 429 runs. The strike rate is still above 150, but the average has become 26.8, he has definitely scored four half-centuries, but in terms of average, it is not like Surya of old. On the other hand, if we talk about this series, the Men in Blue have a 2-1 lead over the host team. It will be worth watching how captain Surya is going to perform in the last match of this series?
BGT 2024-25: “There is a strong need to play practice matches…”, Sanjay Manjrekar expressed concern over India’s current form.
Not having practice matches can make a difference, especially this time because of the form and confidence with which the team is going to Australia – Sanjay Manjrekar Team India & Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Indian team is going to play the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia from November 22 in Perth. The team is currently working hard for the first Test in Perth. Before the start of the series, it was announced that Team India would not play a single practice match. India had to suffer a humiliating 3-0 defeat against New Zealand in the last Test series. Let us tell you, after 24 years, a team clean-swept India at home. Team India’s form remains a matter of concern due to poor performance in the series against New Zealand. In view of this, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar gave his opinion regarding India’s form and the need for practice matches. Practice matches are decreasing in recent times- Sanjay Manjrekar Before the Test series against Australia, the Indian team was scheduled to play an intra-squad match against India A, but it was cancelled. Sanjay Manjrekar feels that players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would have liked to play some practice matches before the series, especially with the kind of form the team is in right now. The former cricketer also talked about India-A’s struggle against Australia-A despite being in form at home. Sanjay Manjrekar while speaking on ESPNcricinfo said, Not having practice matches could make a difference, especially this time with the kind of form and confidence the team is going into in Australia. The trend in recent times has been that practice matches are becoming less frequent, but on this particular tour we saw India A batsmen struggle despite being in form in Indian conditions. So yes, India was in dire need of playing more practice matches. Sanjay Manjrekar also emphasized on how the Indian team can take advantage of not playing practice matches. The team has often performed better when they have not played many practice matches before the series. India can respond to the fact that the team performed better when they were given fewer practice matches. In the 90s, we played many practice matches and still lost to Australia 0-4. I think the Indian batsmen are getting used to the conditions, but this time there are a lot of young players. “Maybe the previous team didn’t need the experience, but I think we needed some matches here, and I think Virat and Rohit would have liked to play practice matches.”
“There is no concern about him becoming ICC chairman”- PCB President said about Jay Shah
Jay Shah has become the chairman of ICC, he will take charge from December 1. Mohsin Naqvi & Jay Shah (Photo Source: Getty Images) A few days ago, Jay Shah was elected unopposed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He will start his tenure from December 1, 2024. Since he became the chairman, such statements are coming out in which it is being told that, Pakistan Cricket Board i.e. PCB has a problem with Jay Shah becoming the ICC chairman, the board is not happy with his decision to become the chairman? Now the statement of PCB President Mohsin Naqvi has come out on this. Mohsin Naqvi said that there is no concern about BCCI Secretary Jay Shah becoming the ICC Chairman. At the end of last month, Jay Shah was elected unopposed as the ICC President. The current President Greg Barclay did not want his third term. In such a situation, elections were to be held, but no other contender stood before Jay Shah, so he was elected unopposed as the ICC Chairman. PCB President Mohsin Naqvi gave a big statement on Jay Shah becoming ICC Chairman PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi also spoke about Jay Shah becoming ICC chairman and the next Asian Cricket Council meeting. “We are in touch with Jay Shah; there are no concerns about him becoming ICC chairman. The ACC meeting is on September 8 and 9,” Naqvi told reporters, as quoted by Geo News. Naqvi also confirmed that he will not be present at the meeting and said, “I will not be able to attend the meeting and Salman Nasir will attend it. Matters related to the new chairman will be finalised in the meeting.” Jay Shah will take over as ICC chairman on 1 December 2024. He is the youngest person to become ICC chairman. He is the fifth person from India to become the ICC chief after Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan and Shashank Manohar. Pakistan is to host the ICC Champions Trophy next year, but it is believed that as soon as Jay Shah becomes the ICC chairman, he can announce the decision that Team India will not go to Pakistan to play the ICC Champions Trophy and Team India’s matches will be held at neutral venues.
“It is a matter of concern that….”- Statement of former legendary cricketer after losing the ODI series against Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli (Pic Source-X) After losing the ODI series against Sri Lanka 2-0, former Indian opener and current expert Wasim Jaffer has expressed concern. Jaffer’s concern is not about the fact that Team India lost the series but he has expressed his concern about the Indian team’s preparations before the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan next year. He says that playing only three ODIs before the Champions Trophy is a matter of concern for India. Actually, the Champions Trophy is to be held in February-March next year and after the Sri Lanka tour, India will have only three ODIs to prepare for this tournament, which they have to play against England in 2025. Wasim Jaffer wrote on X, ‘Sri Lanka played better cricket and deserves to win the series. I am not worried that India lost the series. Winning and losing is a part of the game. However, it is a matter of concern that India has only 3 ODIs left before the Champions Trophy.’ SL played better cricket and deserve the series win. It doesn’t worry me that India lost a series. Wins and losses are part of the game. However it’s a point of concern that India has just 3 ODIs before the Champions Trophy. #SLvIND — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 7, 2024 Let us tell you, after 1997, the Sri Lankan team has been successful in winning the ODI series against India. The first match of this three-match series was a tie. After this, the host team won the next two matches in a one-sided manner. In the second ODI, Jeffrey Vandersay performed brilliantly with the ball, while in the third ODI, Dunith Wellalage wreaked havoc. Wellalage was also awarded the Player of the Series award for his excellent performance. SL vs IND: Status of third ODI match Talking about the third ODI match, Sri Lanka won the toss and scored 248/7. Avishka Fernando scored the highest 96 runs in 102 balls for Sri Lanka. Apart from him, Pathum Nissanka contributed 45 and Kusal Mendis contributed 59 runs. In response, Team India was all out for 138 runs in just 26.1 overs. Rohit scored the highest 35 runs for India. Washington Sundar was dismissed after scoring 30 runs and Virat Kohli was dismissed after scoring 20 runs. India lost five wickets at the score of 73 runs. Dunith Welalage bowled the best in his career for Sri Lanka. He took 5 wickets for 27 runs in 5.1 overs.
PCB is taking Test cricket lightly, former player expressed concern
Pakistan now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh and after this the team will play a three-match Test series against England. Salman Butt. (Photo Source: YouTube) Former player Salman Butt believes that the Pakistan Cricket Board and other players are not giving as much priority to the Test format as they are giving to the other two formats. Let us tell you, Pakistan now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh and after that the team will play a three-match Test series against England. Cricket Pakistani journalist questioned Salman Butt on the fact that the team has many spin options in the Test format who can perform well but despite that they are not being given a chance. On this, the former player has strongly criticized the other players and said that they are not playing matches regularly in domestic cricket and this is a very wrong thing. Salman Butt said, ‘Should we give priority to Test cricket? Why are we so worried about the combination all of a sudden? We just don’t want to play this format. Our players are not playing first class cricket consistently. Our cricket board is the only one in the world that is saying that we should play two T20 matches instead of one Test match.’ According to Salman Butt, present-day Pakistani players are not giving much importance to Test cricket and are more focused on white ball cricket. The former player also slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board over Babar Azam’s captaincy Salman Butt said about Babar Azam’s captaincy, ‘He is not a born leader. But the problem is what contribution have you made that has made things even easier? You included those two players in the team who criticized you fiercely on TV. After this the board changed its captain and then after two series you brought Babar Azam back to the role of captain. You yourself are dividing the team into different parts.’ Let us tell you, the performance of the Pakistan team was very poor in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and it failed to make it to the Super 8. Babar Azam’s captaincy was also criticized by many people and he also batted very poorly. 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? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Virat Kohli’s poor start in T20 World Cup 2024, is this a matter of concern for India? Know what the experts say
Virat Kohli has scored just 5 runs in three matches so far Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Indian management’s decision to open the innings with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup 2024 has not proved right so far. The team management has kept specialist opener Yashasvi Jaiswal out of the playing XI to make Virat-Rohit open. However, Kohli has not been able to perform well while opening so far. He has scored just 5 runs in three matches. He was dismissed after scoring 1 run against Ireland. While he returned to the pavilion without scoring 4 runs against Pakistan and against America. Earlier, Kohli had scored a flurry of runs in IPL 2024. He was the highest run-scorer (741) in the tournament. But his bat has been silent in the T20 World Cup. He got out on a duck for the first time in an ICC event against America off Saurabh Netravalkar’s bowling. It would be fair to say that Kohli did not give much time to adjust to the difficult pitch of New York and hence he got out early on three occasions. There is nothing to worry about- Sunil Gavaskar Now many legends and cricket experts have come forward in support of Virat Kohli. Supporting Kohli, Australian batsman Steve Smith said on Star Sports, “It has been tough for batsmen, especially those batting in the upper order, against the new ball. I will not say much about it. We know that Virat is a superstar. I am sure he will score runs in the upcoming matches.” On the other hand, Sunil Gavaskar supported Kohli and said, well, when you are playing for the country, there is no bigger motivation than this. He has performed well for India in the last few years. He has won many matches for India. This is just the beginning, there is still a long way to go in the tournament. There is Super-8, then the semi-finals and hopefully the finals as well. He said that he knows that he just has to show a little patience and have a little faith in himself. There is nothing to worry about. He will recover sooner or later. He has to show faith in himself and he has enough of it.
T20 World Cup 2024: Sri Lankan captain Wanindu Hasaranga expresses concern over travel and logistics
Sri Lanka is going to face South Africa in T20 World Cup today Wanindu Hasaranga (Image Credit- Twitter X) Amid the ongoing T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka cricket team’s veteran spin bowler and captain Wanindu Hasaranga has expressed concern. Let us tell you that today on June 3, Sri Lanka is going to start its T20 World Cup campaign with a match against South Africa. However, before the start of this match, Sri Lankan captain Hasaranga has expressed concern about travel and logistics. Let us tell you that Sri Lanka reached the ground three hours in advance for the training session before the match against South Africa, while it takes them a total of 90 minutes to reach the ground from the hotel. Wanindu Hasranga expressed concern Let us tell you that before the match against South Africa, Sri Lanka cricket team captain Wanindu Hasaranga said in the pre-match conference – It is not like that, if we play under the lights, then we are ready to play under the lights at 10.30. The only concern for this match is that we have to reach the ground early. We had to come at 7.30 am because we were quite far from the ground. It takes 1 hour 30 minutes for the team to reach here from the hotel. This is our only concern. Let us tell you that earlier in a report about Hasranga, it was said that Sri Lanka had earlier taken off from Florida to New York with a delay of 12 hours. According to the newswire, Sri Lanka was supposed to reach New York by Friday evening, but the team reached New York on Saturday morning. After this, Sri Lankan captain Hasranga has expressed concern to the ICC about poor travel and logistics. Sri Lanka Cricket Team for T20 World Cup 2024 Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellallage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Mathisha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka. Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viasakanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Zenith Liyanage.
IPL 2024: Even though DC has given a crushing defeat to RR, these 3 aspects are still a matter of concern for the team.
Even though Delhi Capitals have won the match against Rajasthan, there are still some areas where they desperately need to improve themselves. Delhi Capitals (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) In an important match of the Indian Premier League 2024 played on May 7, Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, all the players from Delhi team performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Even though Delhi Capitals have won the match against Rajasthan, there are still some areas where they desperately need to improve themselves. Today we will tell you about three main things which Delhi will have to improve in the upcoming matches. 1- Poor performance of the fast bowling lineup of Delhi Capitals Khaleel Ahmed. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) For Delhi, against Rajasthan Royals, Kuldeep Yadav gave only four runs in the 18th over and took two important wickets. Because of his bowling, the brilliant spinner was awarded the Player of the Match award. This is not the first time that a spinner has played an important role in the victory of Delhi Capitals. The spinners have performed very well for the team in IPL 2024 but the fast bowlers have failed to leave their mark. In some matches, the fast bowlers of Delhi team have bowled very well but mostly they have been seen giving away runs. Khalil Ahmed has bowled very well in the powerplay but he has not been able to leave his mark in the death. Not only this, Anrich Nortje’s performance has been very poor this season. It is very important for Delhi’s fast bowlers to bowl well in the remaining matches.
