IND vs NZ: Who will win silver among batsmen or bowlers? Know the pitch report of Wankhede Stadium
The third match of the series between India and New Zealand will be played at Wankhede Stadium from November 1. Wankhede Stadium Pitch (Social Media: Photo Source: The final match of the three-Test series between India and New Zealand is to be played at Wankhede, Mumbai from November 1 (Friday). The Kiwi team has already won the series. The Indian team will now take the field with the intention of saving its reputation. After winning two consecutive matches, the morale of the Kiwi team will be high. Now the Kiwi team will be eyeing a clean sweep of the series. The Indian team has good experienced players in the batting and bowling departments, but the performance of all those players in this series has not been up to par. The batsmen of the Indian team need to give their best in the third test. Nothing like this was seen in the Bengaluru and Pune test matches. This was the reason why Team India lost. IND vs NZ India vs New Zealand Mumbai Test Pitch Report The pitch at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is made of red soil. This gives bounce to fast bowlers and the ball also comes easily on the bat. There is not going to be much help for the spinners on the first day. However, later on the spinners play an important role and they become a problem for the batsmen in the last two days. Something similar can be seen in the Tests of India and New Zealand also. IND vs NZ India vs New Zealand Mumbai Test Weather Report There should not be any problem regarding rain during this test match. There is almost no chance of rain on all five days of the match. Fans will get a chance to watch the entire match. The Indian team would like to keep the hopes of the World Test Championship final alive by winning this match. IND vs NZ: Where to watch India vs New Zealand third test This match between the two teams can be watched live on TV and OTT. This match can be watched live on Sports 18. Apart from this, this match can also be watched live on Jio Cinema. This match can be seen live on Jio’s website and application. According to Indian time, this match will start at 9.30 am. The toss is to take place at 9 am.
IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will now have to score runs: Basit Ali
Both these players will be seen to perform brilliantly in the third Test starting from November 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Source X) Currently, Team India is playing a three-match Test series against New Zealand. So far two matches have been played between these two teams and New Zealand has won both of them. On behalf of Team India, captain Rohit Sharma and experienced batsman Virat Kohli have not been able to leave their mark in this Test series. However, both these players will be seen to perform brilliantly in the third Test starting from November 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Before the start of the third and final Test, former Pakistan player Basit Ali has given a big statement regarding Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. According to him, if Team India has to win this match then it is very important for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to score runs. Basit Ali shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will have to score runs now. No matter what the pitch. It is very important for Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul all to score runs. Let us tell you that in the four innings of the two Tests played against New Zealand, on one hand Rohit Sharma has scored only 62 runs, while on the other hand Virat Kohli has scored 88 runs. Team India should choose a fast bowler in its playing XI: Basit Ali The former player further said, ‘Red soil is ready for New Zealand. People are saying that New Zealand will clean sweep Team India but I do not think so. Team India will give Diwali gift to New Zealand by winning the Mumbai Test. Team India must select a fast bowler in its playing XI in the Mumbai Test. Kuldeep Yadav should also be given a chance. It is very important for Team India to win the third test and they will also have to do their homework properly. After this India will go to Australia to play Border-Gavaskar Trophy. If Team India goes to Australia after the clean sweep, then they may have to face a lot of problems. 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-
IPL 2025: KKR is going to make a big play in retention, the report shocked the cricket world
Andre Russell and Shreyas Iyer Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, Kolkata Knight Riders have taken a shocking decision. According to reports, the defending champion is going to release captain Shreyas Iyer and star all-rounder Andre Russell. It is being told in the report that the franchise held several meetings with Shreyas Iyer, but no consensus could be reached. Earlier there were talks that the Indian batsman was in touch with two other franchises to get a better deal. There have been talks of Russell’s exit in the last few days. Earlier it was expected that he would be the first retention of the franchise. However, the all-rounder decided to part ways with the franchise. It is believed that KKR management will use the right to card in the auction to bring him back into the setup. Meanwhile, KKR is set to retain Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty as capped players. KKR won the title in 2024 Sunil Narine was retained for only Rs 6 crore before IPL 2022 and proved to be the most important player for the team in 2024. KKR won the title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the final. Rinku Singh, on the other hand, has created a separate connection and fan base with KKR. The 27-year-old player has scored 893 runs for the team in 46 IPL matches at a strike rate of 143.33. If Russell is out, Rinku Singh will be seen in the role of finisher. Varun Chakraborty has proved to be KKR’s trump card in the last few years. He helped the team reach the final in the 2021 IPL. Whereas in the last two editions, Varun has taken 41 wickets in 29 matches. He was the second leading wicket taker in the 2024 season. In the uncapped category, KKR will retain Harshit Rana and talks are going on with Ramandeep Singh.
SRH will also retain Travis Head and Nitish Reddy to complete five retentions.
All franchisees have to submit their respective retention lists by 31st October. Travis Head and Nitish Reddy Sunrisers Hyderabad had a stellar performance in IPL 2024. The team had scored the biggest total in IPL history of 287 runs against RCB. Not only this, SRH scored 250+ thrice during the tournament. However, even after reaching the finals, she could not win the trophy. They lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in the title match. SRH has won the only title in 2016. Before the mega auction, all the franchises would like to choose their best squad. According to the report of ESPNcricinfo, Sunrisers Hyderabad have made their top three retentions in the form of Heinrich Klaasen, captain Pat Cummins and Abhishek Sharma. Along with this, the team will also retain Travis Head and Nitish Reddy. Let us tell you that in IPL 2024, Travis Head was the highest run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored 567 runs in 15 innings. On the other hand, Nitish Reddy also scored 303 runs in 11 innings in the middle order at a strike rate of 142.92. Maximum 6 players will be retained Talking about retention rules, a franchise can retain a maximum of six players including one uncapped player. The price of each player has been fixed and the top three capped players will get Rs 18 crore, Rs 14 crore and Rs 11 crore respectively. The next three players including the uncapped player will get Rs 18 crore, Rs 14 crore and Rs 4 crore respectively. However, the BCCI has given flexibility in the pricing process by allowing teams to be as flexible as they wish in salary allocation for players. Let us tell you that all-rounder Nitish Reddy has been included in the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The selectors are seeing the potential of the next Hardik Pandya in him. And Nitish has also shown his ability. All franchisees have to submit their respective retention lists by 31st October.
KL Rahul left LSG..! These franchises including RCB and CSK want to join the team
According to media reports, KL Rahul has decided to leave Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Kl Rahul (Photo Source: IPL franchises have to submit the list of their retained players by the evening of October 31, 2024. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul has decided to leave the franchise. Lucknow started its journey from the IPL 2022 season, under the captaincy of KL Rahul, he took the team to the playoffs in the first two seasons. But the last season was very disappointing for the franchise, the team finished seventh in the points table. For this reason KL Rahul left Lucknow According to media reports, KL Rahul has decided to leave Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Let us tell you, after the defeat in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad last season, there was a heated argument on the field between Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjeev Goenka and KL Rahul. However, in August this year, Rahul came to Kolkata to meet Sanjeev Goenka, after which it seemed that everything was fine between the two. The LSG owner had also described the cricketer as a part of his family. Let us tell you, before the IPL 2022 mega auction, the franchise had included Rahul in the team for a hefty sum of Rs 17 crore. According to the Times of India report, a source said, LSG was ready to offer Rahul the top retention bracket, but Rahul decided to move on due to personal and professional reasons. At present, there are four franchises that have expressed their interest in him – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. Talking about KL Rahul’s IPL career, he has scored 4,683 runs in 132 matches at an average of 45.47 and strike rate of 134.61. He has scored 4 centuries and 37 half-centuries so far. His highest score in IPL is 132, which he made against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020.
ICC Test Batting Rankings: Rohit Sharma’s worst ranking since December 2018
Rohit was in the top-10 between February 27, 2021 and February 21, 2023. Rohit Sharma (Source X) ICC has recently released new batting rankings, in which many changes have been seen. There has been a tremendous decline in the ranking of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Before the New Zealand series, the T20 World Cup-winning captain was ranked 15th in the ICC Men’s Test batting rankings. But after a very poor performance in three out of four innings of the ongoing Test series, he dropped nine places to 24th. This is the lowest ranking of Rohit Sharma in the last 6 years. After Rohit’s innings of 63* and 5 runs against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 2018, he had reached 44th position. And after scoring a few centuries against South Africa in October 2019, he made a tremendous improvement in his ranking, reaching 17th position. Not only this, Rohit was in the top-10 between February 27, 2021 and February 21, 2023. He achieved an all-time high rating of 813, which came in September 2021. This was a time when he was the fifth best Test batsman in the world. In the ongoing Test batting rankings, his teammates Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have also dropped six and five places to reach 14th and 11th position respectively. Kagiso Rabada overtook Jasprit Bumrah On the other hand, if we talk about bowling rankings, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has snatched the first place from India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He has now reached the top in the men’s test bowling rankings. Rabada is performing brilliantly against Bangladesh. He recently took nine wickets in the first Test of the series. Pakistan’s Noman Ali has also shown his talent in the Test bowling rankings. After his brilliant performance in two test matches against England, he has reached the top-10.
WI vs ENG, 1st ODI Match Prediction: Who will win in the first ODI match between West Indies and England?
The first ODI match between West Indies and England will be played on 31 October. WI vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) WI vs ENG, 1st ODI Match Preview (Match Preview): England And West Indies The first match of the three-match ODI series between 31st October To antigua Will be played in. England last played an ODI series against Australia in September, in which the team suffered a 3-2 defeat under the captaincy of Harry Brook. With England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler still recovering from his calf injury, Liam Livingstone will captain the team in the ODI series against the West Indies. West Indies recently suffered a 2-1 defeat in the ODI series of the Sri Lanka tour. Shai Hope will be seen taking charge of the team. At the same time, the board has included Shimron Hetmyer in the squad, who was not a part of the Sri Lanka tour due to personal reasons. Match Details (Sri Lanka vs West Indies Match Details): WI vs ENG Head-to-Head Records ODI (Head to Head Records): Pitch Report: There will be a balanced competition between ball and bat on the pitch of Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 229 runs. Here the teams batting in the second innings have won more matches. Here the captain can choose to bat first after winning the toss. Probable Playing XIs: West Indies: Braden King, Evan Lewis, Shai Hope (captain and wicketkeeper), Sherfane Rutherford, Casey Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Matthew Ford, Gudakesh Moti, Alzarri Joseph. England: Phil Salt, Will Jaques, Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), Jacob Batchelor, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts, Ollie Stone See here- West Indies vs England 1st ODI Dream11 Prediction Probable Best Batter of the Match – Sherfane Rutherford West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford can be seen batting brilliantly against England. He had scored 204 runs in the last ODI series against Sri Lanka. Probable Best Bowler of the Match – Reece Topley Reece Topley can be seen bowling well in the first ODI against West Indies. The pitch favors fast bowlers, which Topley will want to take advantage of. WI vs ENG, 1st ODI Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team bats first will win the match. Scenario 1 West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first Powerplay Score- 50-60 Score of first innings- 220-330 West Indies won Scenario 2 England won the toss and chose to bat Powerplay Score- 60-70 Score of first innings- 230-240 England won
ICC appoints Sumati Dharmavardhan as new chairperson of Anti-Corruption Unit
Sumati Dharamvardhan will take charge from November 1 ICC Logo (Photo Source: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Sumati Dharmavardhan as the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Unit. Sumati Dharmavardhan will replace Sir Ronnie Flanagan, who is retiring after 14 years in the post. Sumati Dharamvardhan will take charge from November 1 While releasing the official statement ICC wrote, The Chairman of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing and leading the ACU, which is managed at the executive level by the General Manager-Integrity. Shri Dharam Vardhan will take charge of this post from November 1, 2024.” Talking about the previous role of Sumathi Dharmawardhana, she has worked as Additional Solicitor General in the Attorney General Department of Sri Lanka. As a part of this, he has represented the government and its sports ministry in several legal issues. Dharmavardhan has also worked with Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. As a component of this, he has been part of the investigation panel related to corruption in sports and has also overseen the prosecution under the Prevention of Offenses in Sports Act. The tenure of ACU head Alex Marshall is also ending in November. ACU chief Alex Marshall is also due to end his seven-year term at the end of November. His role was primarily to monitor initiatives to reduce the presence of corruption in cricket. This included investigating suspicious activities, enforcing anti-corruption regulations, as well as educating players and officials regarding the topic of integrity in cricket. Marshall has previously been a senior police officer in the United Kingdom. His main purpose in joining the ICC’s ACU was to use his background in law enforcement, and it has been quite successful in protecting the interests of cricket on the global stage.