T20 World Cup 2024: Drop-in pitches installed at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that this time the Multination Tournament will be played jointly hosted by West Indies and USA from June 2. However, compared to the West Indies, the USA lacks a bit of cricket infrastructure. But before the Multination Tournament, ICC seems to be reducing this shortfall quite rapidly. In this sequence, drop-in pitches have been installed at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York today. Let us tell you that just like the drop in pitches are prepared in Adelaide Oval, Australia, these pitches were being prepared in Florida since December last year. Also, these matches have been prepared from Tahoma Bermuda’s number 31 special grade grass. The construction of the pitches was overseen by Adelaide Oval Turf Solutions and US-based sports turf specialist Landtec Group. The pitches were being taken special care of for the last three months. A total of four pitches have been laid in the middle ground of the stadium, while there are 6 more pitches in the stadium complex on which teams can practice. On the other hand, after the installation of the pitch in the stadium, ICC Head of Events Chris Tetley said – The installation of these pitches is the final form of the project, which is unprecedented in international cricket. We have taken a deliberate and planned approach to this project, utilizing the best in the business in Damien Hough to ensure we have the best possible playing pitches for the eight World Cup matches in New York. Let us tell you that on June 3, the first and overall fourth match between Group D team South Africa and Sri Lanka will be seen on this ground. The stadium has been designed on the lines of state of art, which has a capacity of 34 thousand spectators.
IPL 2024: KL Rahul once again shines at Ekana Cricket Stadium, plays important half-century for LSG
KL Rahul played a valuable inning of 76 runs for Lucknow against Rajasthan with the help of eight fours and two sixes in 48 balls. KL Rahul (Pic Source-X) Currently, the great match of Indian Premier League 2024 is being played between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. In this spectacular match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first. Team captain KL Rahul batted very well for Lucknow Super Giants and scored important runs for his team. Let us tell you, KL Rahul’s performance so far in IPL 2024 has been very good and he batted well for the Lucknow team. KL Rahul played a valuable inning of 76 runs for Lucknow against Rajasthan with the help of eight fours and two sixes in 48 balls. He did not spare any Rajasthan bowler and hit hard against all of them. Let us tell you, the start of Lucknow team was not so good in this match and their two wickets fell for 11 runs within two overs. However, after this Rahul batted very well and scored an important half-century for his team. Not only this, Rahul also made an important partnership of 115 runs with Deepak Hooda for the third wicket. Because of this innings of the captain of the Lucknow team, the host is in a strong position against Rajasthan. KL Rahul shines once again at Ekana Cricket Stadium KL Rahul’s performance has always been very good in Lucknow. Talking about Rajasthan Royals, they have performed very well this season. So far, they have played 8 matches in IPL 2024, out of which the team has won 7 while they have faced defeat in one. In the Indian Premier League 2024 points table, Rajasthan Royals are at the first position with 14 points. Talking about Lucknow Super Giants, so far they have won 5 out of eight matches while the team has lost in 3. Lucknow Super Giants is at fourth position in the points table of IPL 2024. 5 Australian players who scored half century in 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 creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
“Indian cricket should not give him so much importance…”- Irfan Pathan said about Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is struggling with poor form in IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya & Irfan Pathan (Photo Source: X/Twitter/Getty Images) Hardik Pandya is captaining Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, but neither his captaincy nor his individual performance has been good this season. Due to poor form, Hardik’s place in the Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024 is at stake. Meanwhile, former Indian veteran player Irfan Pathan has given a big statement regarding Hardik Pandya. Cricket commentator says that the Indian management should not give priority to Hardik Pandya as an all-rounder player at the international level, as he has so far failed to give his best in ICC tournaments. Hardik Pandya has not made that much impact at the international level – Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan said in the press room show, Ticket to World Cup on Star Sports, ‘Indian cricket needs to make it clear that they should not give him (Hardik Pandya) as much priority as they have given so far, because we have still not won the World Cup. And if you think you are a primary all-rounder, you have to make that kind of impact at the international level. As far as the all-rounder is concerned, he has not made that much impact at the international level, we are only thinking about the potential. Giving the example of the Australian team, Irfan Pathan stressed that the Indian management will have to stop giving priority to any one player. Because everyone in the team is a superstar, and if the team doesn’t do that they will never win big tournaments. Irfan Pathan further said, ‘We are getting confused between IPL performance and international performance. That’s a big difference, first of all he has to play the whole year. Indian cricket needs to stop doing this. Stop prioritizing individuals, if you do, you won’t win big tournaments. What Australia has been doing for many years is that they are really prioritizing the team game. Making everyone a superstar, there is no one superstar, everyone in the team is a superstar.
‘Two bouncer rule is quite good’ Devon Conway supports the new rule included in T20 cricket
Devon Conway is not playing in IPL 2024 due to injury Devon Conway. (Photo Source: Twitter/Chennai Super Kings) New Zealand cricket team’s opening batsman Devon Conway has supported the two-bouncer rule recently introduced in T20 cricket. It is noteworthy that Conway is currently recovering after getting injured in the home T20 series against Australia. So due to this injury, he has been ruled out of the ongoing IPL 2024. But now the cricketer has supported the rule of two bouncers in 1 over, which has been included in T20 cricket to help the bowlers. Conway says this rule is quite good. Devon Conway supports two bouncer rule Let us tell you that in a recent interview with Sportstar, Devon Conway said – The two bouncer rule is quite good for the bowlers to face the long standing challenge in T20 cricket. It is a valuable addition to the game. These rules have enabled the bowlers as they can now reduce the guessing factor by the batsmen. Conway further said- After this rule, bowlers are able to put some pressure on the batsman in different situations of the match. This rule is applicable in IPL, and we have seen some benefits of this rule here. I don’t see why this can’t be the ideal situation in international cricket now. On the other hand, if we give you information about Conway, he is currently recovering from his injury. Also, there is every possibility of him playing for New Zealand team in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Also, these days he can be seen cheering for his team Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. Well, now it will be worth watching that when is Conway going to return to cricket?
Former Pakistan captain suddenly retired from international cricket, wrote these things in an emotional post
Maroof has said goodbye to 17 years long cricket career Bismah Maroof of Pakistan. (Photo by Gary Prior-IDI/IDI via Getty Images) Former captain of Pakistan women’s cricket team, Bismah Maroof has suddenly announced her retirement from international cricket. Some time ago he had decided to step down from the captaincy of the team and now Maroof has said goodbye to his 17-year long cricket career. He has given information about his retirement through social media post. Bismah Maroof made an emotional post and wrote, for 17 years cricket has been not just a game but a passion. A dream came true and it was a journey of unlimited growth. With emotions I say goodbye to the journey of representing Pakistan at the international level. In the post, he further thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board, captain, coach, fellow players, support staff, friends and family members for supporting him in this journey. Bismah Maroof also thanked his fans. Pakistan Zindabad! pic.twitter.com/6otSXiXnnI — Bismah Maroof (@maroof_bismah) April 25, 2024 Made debut for Pakistan in 2006 Let us tell you that Bismah Maroof has represented Pakistan in 136 ODI and 140 T-20 matches. In 132 ODI innings, he scored 3369 runs at an average of 29.55, which included 21 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has scored 2893 runs in 134 T-20I innings. This includes 12 half-centuries. Bismah commanded the Pakistan team in 34 ODI matches and 62 T-20 matches. In this, the team won 16 ODIs and 27 T-20 Internationals. Let us tell you that Maroof made his international debut in 2006 against arch-rivals India in Jaipur. She last appeared in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies women’s team at home. In that series, host Pakistan lost 0-3. However, Bismah Marup had scored 91 runs in the series. She is also part of the T20I squad against West Indies Women for the three-match series starting on April 26. But there is a question regarding his availability after his retirement.