“I will never play for PBKS” – This statement of Krishnappa Gautam created a sensation on social media.
Krishnappa Gowtham. (Photo Source: Instagram) The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After the retention list of each franchise was released on October 31, Punjab Kings retained only two players in the form of Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. With this, PBKS became the team with the highest purse amount to enter the mega auction and they have Rs 110.5 crore in their purse. As the Punjab-based franchise gets a chance to bid for their favorite player, their former player Krishnappa Gautam has expressed concern over the team culture. Gautam was a part of PBKS in the 2020 season, that season they bought Gautam for Rs 6.20 crore. The Karnataka batsman, who spent only one season with the team, has now revealed that he never wants to play for Punjab Kings. Krishnappa Gautam gave a big statement regarding Punjab Kings franchise While talking to Cricket.com, Gautam said, “I am just very honest. Because, I never had a good experience with them. There are other things, not just about cricket. There are other things too. As a cricketer I don’t want to be treated like this. I think there’s more. It’s what I wear on my sleeve when I play for a team. It always happens that I give 100 per cent and more than 100 per cent on the field. I never hold anything back, but I won’t do that either. If Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) select me, I will not give them more than 100 percent. Punjab Kings has released the entire team with the aim of making the team a strong team again. He has also appointed former Australia captain and Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting as his new head coach. Notably, PBKS has not won any IPL trophy so far and has reached the final of the tournament only once, in 2014.
‘Did not leave Delhi Capitals for money…’, Rishabh Pant’s post before IPL auction created an uproar on social media
Rishabh Pant will enter the mega auction before IPL 2025. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Instagram) India’s star wicketkeeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has broken his silence on not being retained by Delhi Capitals. He has made it clear in a tweet that he did not leave Delhi Capitals for money. Pant responded to a video by Star Sports, in which Sunil Gavaskar was explaining the reason behind Delhi not retaining their captain ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. In the video, Sunil Gavaskar said that, I believe that there may be a disagreement between Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant regarding the retention fee of the wicketkeeper-batsman. The former batsman also said during this time that Capitals may try to buy Pant back in the mega auction to be held on 24 and 25 November. This one tweet by Rishabh Pant created an uproar on social media After this, Rishabh Pant reacted to this video and said that he did not leave the Delhi Capitals team for money. Pant has given his reply on a video of Gavaskar. Pant, who was the star batsman of Delhi Capitals, wrote in this post – I can definitely say that my retention was not about money. My retention wasn’t about the money for sure that I can say 🤍 — Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 19, 2024 Gavaskar told Star Sports- I think Delhi Capitals would like Rishabh Pant back in their team. Sometimes, when a player has to be retained, there are negotiations between the franchises and the players regarding the expected fees. As some of the players who have been retained by their franchises have demanded a higher No. 1 retention fee. So obviously I think there might be some disagreement there, but I think Delhi would want Rishabh Pant back. Talking about IPL retention, Delhi Capitals retained four players before the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They retained Axar Patel for Rs 16.5 crore, Kuldeep Yadav for Rs 13.5 crore, South African star all-rounder Tristan Stubbs for Rs 10 crore and uncapped wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel for Rs 4 crore.
Sanju Samson created history in Johannesburg, became the first batsman in the world to achieve this feat.
Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes in 56 balls in the fourth T20 match. Sanju Samson (Photo Source: Getty Images) The last match of the T20 series between South Africa and India is being played in an exciting manner in Johannesburg. Batting first, India put 283 runs on the board, this is the team’s second highest total in T20. Sanju Samson who was seen playing the role of opener in this series. He made a great start to the series by scoring a century in the very first match, but then created a shameful record by getting out on a duck in the next two matches. Sanju Samson has made a big record in his name by scoring a century against South Africa in the fourth T20 match. Let us tell you, not only legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, no batsman in the world has been able to come close to this record. Sanju Samson became the first batsman to score 3 centuries in a calendar year By scoring a century in the fourth T20 against South Africa, Sanju Samson has become the first batsman in the world to score three centuries in a single calendar year in T20 International. Let us tell you, this is also Sanju’s third century in the last five T20 innings. Sanju had scored his first century this year in the last series against Bangladesh. He played an inning of 111 runs in 47 balls in the last match of the series against Bangladesh. Then he created history by scoring a century in the first and last match of the T20 series against South Africa. SANJU SAMSON – FIRST PLAYER IN HISTORY TO SCORE 3 T20I CENTURIES IN A CALENDAR YEAR. pic.twitter.com/3H9LWlMF1Z — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 15, 2024 Record partnership between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma In the fourth T20 match against South Africa, there was a partnership of 210* runs for the second wicket between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma. This is the highest partnership by India for any wicket in T20 International. And it is the third highest partnership for any wicket by a full members team in T20 International. Sanju played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes in 56 balls. At the same time, Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 120 runs in 47 balls with the help of 9 fours and 10 sixes.
Haryana’s Anshul Kamboj created history, did this feat in Ranji Trophy after 39 years
Haryana fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has registered his name in the history of Ranji Trophy on Friday. He became the first bowler in 39 years to take all 10 wickets in an innings. He achieved this remarkable feat in the match between Haryana and Kerala at Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli on Friday. Kamboj is only the third bowler in the storied history of the tournament to achieve this spectacular feat. The 23-year-old bowler destroyed the Kerala batting line-up with his excellent bowling. He took all 10 wickets for 49 runs in his spell, which restricted Kerala to 291 runs in their first innings. Before Anshul, Premangshu Chatterjee of Bengal had taken 10 wickets for 20 runs against Assam in 1956. Whereas Pradeep Sundaram of Rajasthan had achieved this feat by giving 78 runs against Vidarbha in 1985. Kamboj is the sixth Indian bowler to take 10 wickets in overall first class cricket. Before him, veteran spinners Anil Kumble, Subhash Gupte and Debashish Mohanty have achieved this feat. Apart from this, this is the best bowling figure made by any bowler while playing for Haryana. Earlier, Joginder Sharma had taken eight wickets against Vidarbha in the 2004/05 season. Best bowling figures in Ranji Trophy history: 10/20 – Premangshu Chatterjee – Bengal vs Assam (1956-57) 10/49 – Anshul Kamboj – Haryana vs Kerala (2024-25) 10/78 – Pradeep Sundaram – Rajasthan vs Vidarbha (1985-86) Best bowling performance in an innings in first class cricket for India 10/20 – Premanshu Chatterjee (1957) 10/46 – Debasis Mohanty (2001) 10/49- Anshul Kamboj* (2024) 10/74 – Anil Kumble (1999) – Test 10/78 – Pradeep Sundaram (1985) 10/78 – Subhash Gupte (1954) Who is this Anshul Kamboj? Born in Karnal, Haryana, Kamboj is a right-handed fast bowler as well as a right-handed batsman. He came into the news during the 2023–24 Vijay Hazare Trophy, when he took 17 wickets in 10 matches. Recently, while playing for India C in the Duleep Trophy, he took 8 wickets in an innings, becoming the third player to do so in the history of the tournament.
India created another history, became the first team to do so in a calendar year
Tilak Verma scored a brilliant century in the third T20 against South Africa. Team India (Photo Source: Getty) The year 2024 has been full of ups and downs for the Indian cricket team. This year, Team India performed brilliantly in T-20 cricket, they ended their ICC trophy drought by winning the T-20 World Cup 2024 this year. In such a situation, Team India has achieved a feat this year and has created history in T-20 cricket. In the third T20 against South Africa, India batted first and scored 219 runs. This marked India’s eighth score of over 200 in T20 matches in 2024. This is the highest 200+ score made by any team in a calendar year. This is a new world record, no team has been able to do this before. SA vs IND: This was the condition of the third T20 match Electing to bat first after losing the toss, India had a bad start. The team lost the wicket of Sanju Samson on the second ball of the first over. Sanju was out without opening the account. Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring 50 runs in 25 balls. There was a partnership of 107 runs between Abhishek and Tilak. Captain Suryakumar Yadav could score only one run in 4 balls. Hardik Pandya was out after scoring 18 runs. Rinku could score only 8 runs in 13 balls. Ramandeep was out after scoring 15 runs in 6 balls. In the first match, India won by 61 runs, while in the second match, South Africa made a spectacular comeback and won the match by 3 wickets. The South African team, which came out to chase the target of 220 runs, had a good start. There was a partnership of 27 runs for the first wicket between Reeza and Ryan. Rickelton was out after scoring 20 runs in 15 balls. Riza scored 21 runs in 13 balls. Tristan Stubbs was out after scoring 12 runs in 12 balls. Aiden Markram contributed 29 runs in 18 balls. David Miller was out after scoring 18 runs in 18 balls. Heinrich Klaasen scored 41 runs in 22 balls. Marco Yansen was out after playing a stormy innings of 54 runs in 17 balls. Gerald returned unbeaten after scoring two runs and Andile 5 runs.
Champions Trophy: PCB created ruckus by sending a letter to ICC, wrote – “Whether India plays or not, but not hosting…”
PCB has written a letter to ICC asking why India does not want to send its team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. IND vs PAK (Photo Source: Getty Images) Pakistan Cricket Board is facing a lot of problems at this time. Because India has refused to tour Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. According to reports, if Pakistan does not withdraw from hosting, then the tournament can be played in hybrid model. All India’s matches will be played in Dubai and if the team reaches the final then the match will be held in Dubai. At the same time, if PCB refuses to host the Champions Trophy, then the entire tournament can be held in South Africa. Meanwhile, now another big news is coming out. According to Pakistan media, PCB has written a letter to ICC asking why India does not want to send its team to Pakistan. Pakistan will not give up hosting under any circumstances According to a media report, the source said, BCCI has not given any reason behind its decision of not touring Pakistan, so the next step of PCB to resolve this issue can be taken only after knowing them. The source also said that, in the letter sent by the Pakistan Board to the ICC, it has been clearly stated that whether India plays in the tournament or not, Pakistan will not give up hosting the Champions Trophy under any circumstances. India does not tour Pakistan due to security reasons. The team last toured Pakistan in 2008. Let us tell you that India had earlier refused to tour Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023, after which the hybrid model was adopted and the team played all the matches in Sri Lanka. India and Pakistan will not be in the same group According to Pakistani media reports, PCB will also talk to ICC about not keeping India and Pakistan in the same group in the Champions Trophy. Let us tell you, in the schedule that has already been prepared, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand have been placed in Group-A. Champions Trophy schedule has not been announced The Champions Trophy is to be played from February 19 to March 9, but the schedule has not been announced yet. India has refused to tour Pakistan. Will the tournament be held in hybrid model or not? If it happens, where will it happen? Or will it be in some other venue? Due to all these things, there is a delay in releasing the schedule.
This Indian cricketer’s son got his gender changed, created a stir by posting VIDEO on social media
Sanjay Bangar Son (Photo Source: Insta) Aryan, son of former Indian batting coach and cricketer Sanjay Bangar, shared his 10-month hormonal transformation journey on social media, which is currently going viral on social media. However, after the video went viral, he is now It has been deleted. In an Instagram reel, 23-year-old Aryan had shared pictures after hormone replacement therapy along with former India captains MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli and some old pictures with his father. After hormonal transformation, Aryan has also changed his name to Anaya. There is still a post on his Instagram related to his transformation. Who is this Sanjay Bangar’s son Aryan/Anaya? Let us tell you that Aryan/Anaya is a cricketer like his father, he lives in Manchester, England and plays cricket there only. However, till now he has not got a chance on any big stage. In a video shared on his Instagram, it can be seen that he is a left-handed batsman. However, after this transformation his cricket career is completely over. He has written about it in a post on Instagram. Body changes and lack of rules and regulations regarding trans women playing international cricket have been cited as the reasons for this. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has recently announced a policy change that will ban transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in senior women’s domestic cricket, effective from 2025. This rule will apply to the top two levels of women’s cricket. Which includes major domestic leagues and competitions such as The Hundreds women’s competition.
AUS vs PAK: Pakistan created history, defeated Australia in their own home after 22 years
AUS vs PAK (Photo Source: The third and decisive ODI of the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia was played in Perth today. In this match, Pakistan has defeated Australia by eight wickets. With this victory, Pakistan has also won the series 2-1. For the first time after 22 years, Pakistan has defeated Australia at home in a bilateral ODI series. Like both the matches of the series, the Pakistani fast bowlers dominated the final ODI as they bowled out the host team for only 140. After this, Pakistan got off to a great start by Sam Ayub (42) and Abdullah Shafiq (37) and the Pakistani team won the match in just 26.5 overs. Earlier in 2002, Pakistan had played a bilateral ODI series in Australia for the first time and they had won 2-1 in this three-match series. In this series too, Pakistan had lost the first match and then by winning two consecutive matches, they made a spectacular comeback and won the series. Here too the bowlers played an important role in winning the next two matches. AUS vs PAK: This was the condition of the third ODI match Talking about the match, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and chose bowling. This decision of the captain proved to be correct and the Australian team collapsed for 140 runs. Although there were no senior players in this team, still these players came home after playing good cricket. Only four bowlers bowled for the Pakistan team. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah got 3 wickets each and Haris Rauf got two wickets. For Australia, Sean Abbott scored 30 runs and Matthew Short scored 22 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could score more than 20 runs. For Pakistan, Sam Ayub scored 42 runs, while Abdullah Shafiq played an inning of 37 runs. Captain Mohammad Rizwan returned unbeaten after scoring 30 runs and Babar Azam scored 28 runs. Lance Morris took 2 wickets for Australia.
Aaron Finch came to the defense of Rohit Sharma, wife Ritika Sajdeh saluted, created an uproar on social media
Aaron Finch and Rohit Sharma, Ritika Sajdeh. (Source – Getty Images/Ritika Sajdeh) Indian captain Rohit Sharma may reportedly miss the first Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, which begins on November 22 at the Optus Stadium in Perth. There is speculation that he and his wife Ritika Sajdeh are expecting their second child. Because of this he may be out of the first test. According to media reports, Rohit has applied for paternity leave. However, he is in the list of players who will fly to Australia on Sunday, November 10, while another group is scheduled to leave for Australia on Monday. Ever since there was talk of Rohit Sharma leaving the test matches, cricket experts have been giving some statements regarding him. Aaron Finch gave his reaction to Sunil Gavaskar’s statement Team India’s former veteran batsman Sunil Gavaskar has now given a sharp reaction on Rohit Sharma. Sunil Gavaskar clearly said that if Rohit Sharma is not available for the first and second test matches, then in such a situation he should not be the captain. The vice captain should get command of the team in the series. It is important for any captain to play the first match of the series. Former Australia captain Aaron Finch expressed his disagreement with this statement of Sunil Gavaskar and supported Rohit Sharma. Finch believes that if Rohit Sharma is not available for the birth of his child, then it is his personal decision. Ritika Sajdeh’s reaction to this statement of Aaron Finch was amazing which is now going viral on social media. Ritika Sajdeh’s reaction on Aaron Finch’s statement went viral Aaron Finch expressed his disagreement with Sunil Gavaskar and said, ‘I disagree with Sunny. Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian team. If you have to stay home because your wife is going to have a baby, then this is a very beautiful moment. In this matter you can take as much time as you want. Ritika reacted to this statement of Aaron Finch with a salute emoji.
VIDEO: Famous Krishna created a stir with his bowling in Australia, will he get a chance in Perth Test?
Prasidh Krishna took 4 wickets in the first innings of the second unofficial Test against Australia-A. Prasidh Krishna (Photo Source: Getty Images) The second unofficial Test match of the two-match Test series between Australia A and India A was being played in Melbourne from 7 November. Chasing the target of 168 runs, the Australian team won by 6 wickets and captured the series 2–0. Even though the Kangaroo team may have won the series and the match, the brilliant bowling of Prasidh Krishna remains a topic of discussion at this time. The fast bowler took the wickets of Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft in the first over of the second innings. Let us tell you, both the Australian players are in the race for a place in the team for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, because Steve Smith will be seen batting back at number-4. Prasidh Krishna dismissed two batsmen for a golden duck Prasidh Krishna showed Marcus Harris the way to the pavilion on a golden duck on the very second ball of Australia’s second innings. Harris tried to drive but got an inside edge and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel took a good catch. Then on the very next ball, the new batsman Cameron Bancroft, who came to the crease, was out LBW. While chasing the target of 168 runs, Australia-A lost two big wickets at the score of just 2 runs. Watch the video of Prasidh Krishna’s brilliant bowling here- Marcus Harris🦆Cameron Bancroft Prasidh Krishna removes two Test contenders on consecutive balls in the first over #AUSAVINDA pic.twitter.com/5bOOhC7Fqj — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 9, 2024 Australia-A team won on the strength of Sam Kontas’ 73* runs and Beau Webster’s unbeaten 46-run innings. Prasidh Krisha was the most successful bowler for India in the second innings, taking two wickets. Prasidh also bowled brilliantly in the first innings, taking 4 wickets for 50 runs in 16 overs. Prasidh Krishna may get a chance in Perth Test The first match of the five-match Test series between Australia and India will be played in Perth from November 22. Meanwhile, the discussion is going on in full swing as to who will be the third fast bowler along with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Harshit Rana was one of the contenders, but due to his excellent performance against Australia-A, now Prasidh Krishna seems to be the first choice of the team. Take a look at India’s squad for BGT 2024-25- Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar