DTVHINDIThis former Baroda coach lashed out at Hardik Pandya for not participating in domestic cricket
Hardik is often criticized for not participating in domestic cricket. Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) According to the latest media reports, Indian cricket team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya may be seen playing for Baroda in the upcoming domestic cricket tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy. During this time, the selectors of the Indian cricket team will be seen keeping a close eye on the all-rounder and his fitness. It is worth noting that Hardik often faces criticism for not participating in domestic cricket. He was last seen playing T20 cricket for Baroda in the year 2016, while he last played a first class match for his domestic team in the year 2018. However, since 2015, he has been seen playing IPL continuously, and during this time he emerged as an important player for Team India. At the same time, Pandya played an important role in Team India’s victory in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. On the other hand, former Baroda cricket team coach Dav Whatmore has been seen criticizing the star player for not participating in domestic cricket. Whatmore says that Baroda’s star cricketer no longer plays for Baroda. Dav Whatmore lashed out at Hardik Pandya Let us tell you that recently while talking on a Pakistani YouTube channel Pak Passion, Dav Whatmore said – There are still some players who do not play white ball cricket. For example, in my last few years at Baroda, Hardik Pandya has never played white ball cricket. I am always surprised that he is called Baroda’s all-rounder, but he has not played for Baroda for years. This is something he is doing. Whatmore further said – But recently I have seen that BCCI wants cricketers to play in the other two formats along with Ranji Trophy, to ensure that they are watching cricket as cricket.
BCCI announced the schedule of the domestic season with major changes, toss was removed from this tournament
BCCI Logo (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The BCCI on Thursday announced the schedule of men’s and women’s domestic tournaments for the upcoming 2024/25 season. This season fans will get to see some big changes in domestic cricket. The Ranji Trophy will be held in two phases, with the league stage in October and the knockouts in February. The domestic season will begin on September 5 with the prestigious red-ball cricket tournament, the Duleep Trophy. This will be followed by the Irani Trophy in October. Limited overs cricket will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will begin on November 23. This will be followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which will begin on December 21. The Deodhar Trophy has been dropped from the schedule once again, which was last added after a gap of four years. BCCI removes toss from CK Nayudu Trophy Talking about the changes in the domestic season, BCCI has proposed a new change for the CK Nayudu Trophy, in which the toss is being abolished. Instead of the toss in this tournament, the visiting team will have the privilege of batting or bowling first. Regarding this, BCCI issued a press release saying, “The domestic season 2024-25 has been carefully planned, taking into account several factors to strengthen the core of domestic cricket while prioritizing the well-being of the players.” Apart from this, the women’s domestic season will start with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy on October 17. The knockout rounds will start from November 6. After this, the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy will be played from November 17 to November 27. The Senior Women’s ODI Trophy will be held from December 4 to 30 while the Multi Day Challenger Trophy will be played from March 18 to April 1.
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) appointed Dhawal Kulkarni as bowling mentor for the upcoming domestic season
The Mumbai Cricket Association has appointed Kulkarni as the bowling mentor for all age-group teams for the upcoming domestic season. Dhawal Kulkarni (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Mumbai cricket team won the Ranji Trophy title for the 42nd time by defeating Vidarbha in March this year. After winning the trophy, former Indian bowler Dhawal Kulkarni announced his retirement. Now Dhawal Kulkarni is going to be seen in a new role for the Mumbai cricket team. The Mumbai Cricket Association has appointed Kulkarni as the bowling mentor for teams of all age groups for the upcoming domestic season. Mumbai Cricket Association secretary gave important information Mumbai Cricket Association secretary Ajinkya Naik, while talking to Times of India, has officially informed about the appointment of Dhawal Kulkarni as bowling mentor for the upcoming domestic season. He also talked about honoring legendary player Sunil Gavaskar. Ajinkya Naik said,We have decided to appoint Dhawal Kulkarni as the bowling mentor for the upcoming season. At the same time, Amol Kale (MCA president) proposed, and the Apex Council unanimously approved, to honour Sunil Gavaskar on the occasion of his 75th birthday.’ Whatever I do in the future will be around cricket – Dhawal Kulkarni Announcing his retirement after winning the Ranji Trophy 2024, Dhawal Kulkarni had said that whether it is coaching or any other role, he would definitely like to come back to the game again. Dhawal Kulkarni while talking at the press conference said, ‘I haven’t thought much about it but cricket has given me so much that I want to give it back to the game, whether it is coaching or whatever role I get. I want to give it back to cricket. So, whatever I do in the future, it will be around cricket.’ Dhawal Kulkarni has taken 285 wickets in 96 first-class matches in his 16-year domestic career. He has taken 223 wickets in 130 matches in List-A cricket and 154 wickets in 162 T20 matches. While playing for India, he has taken 19 wickets in 12 ODIs and 3 wickets in two T20 matches.
Hardik Pandya, who proved to be a flop in IPL, got this big punishment! Now domestic tournaments will have to be played
Pandya is captaining Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Getty Images) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has recently given a big statement regarding many major issues going on around the Indian cricket team. So in this matter, the selection of all-rounder Hardik Pandya in Team India, only the IPL performance has been the biggest topic of discussion. So, this statement of Jay Shah regarding Hardik Pandya has come after he got the central contract from BCCI. It is noteworthy that Hardik has been promoted to Grade A in the central contract, whereas the best cricketers Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who kept IPL above domestic cricket, have not got a place in it. On the other hand, now after Hardik Pandya’s flop performance in IPL, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said that Hardik is an important cricketer for Team India and us in white ball cricket, but now he has played in domestic tournaments like Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Will have to participate. Impact player is a testing case in IPL: Jay Shah Also, regarding the impact player rule issued in IPL, Jay Shah quoted Cricbuzz as saying – Impact player is a matter of testing. After this new rule, two more new players are getting a chance to show their talent in the tournament. We will continue to discuss the impact player rule with franchisees and shareholders, but this is not a fixed rule. However, when Jay Shah was asked a question about being in the race for the post of ICC President at the end of this year, he maintained silence. He has also indicated that this time the final match of the World Cup Test Championship can be held outside England.
Know why after the announcement of Pakistan team for T20 series against New Zealand, Mohammad Hafeez wrote – RIP Pakistan Domestic Cricket
The five-match T20 series between New Zealand and Pakistan is starting from April 18. Mohammad Hafeez (Image Credit- Twitter X) The five-match T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand (PAK vs NZ) has started. Let us tell you that the first match of this series will be played today, April 18, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, when the Pakistan cricket team was announced for this series against the Kiwi team, a tweet by former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who was the director of Pakistan Cricket Team (Men’s) at that time, went viral very fast. In this viral tweet, Hafeez had written RIP Pakistan Domestic Cricket. However, now after his tweet went viral, Hafeez has revealed the reason for writing so in front of the cricket fans. So let us give you information about this big reason. It is noteworthy that when the senior selection team of Pakistan cricket team had announced the Pakistan team against the Kiwi team, the name of Usman Khan was included in it, who was second in terms of scoring the most runs in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League. Stayed at the place. But after this, Hafeez has given a big statement saying that including such players with the team, who are not a part of domestic cricket. That is discouraging for those players who are working hard in domestic cricket. Also, let us tell you that apart from Usman Khan, the board has also given place to Imad Wasim and Mohammad Aamir in the T20 series against the Kiwi team, who have recently withdrawn their retirement. Mohammad Hafeez gave a big statement Let us tell you that while talking to Cricket Pakistan regarding this decision of Pakistan cricket team, Mohammad Hafeez said – I respect the talent of Usman Khan very much, but he is not a part of Pakistan’s cricket system. After such a decision, how will you motivate thousands of cricketers who work hard day and night. Your criteria for team selection is not domestic performance. Therefore, I had tweeted that after including these players in the team, you have ruined your domestic cricket.
BCCI formed three-member committee to strengthen domestic cricket
In recent times, BCCI has been continuously working to improve domestic cricket. BCCI (Photo Source: Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a very important step to improve the structure of domestic cricket. Let us tell you that in the recently held Apex Council meeting of BCCI, a three-member committee has been formed to improve domestic cricket. The three members of the committee include former veteran Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar. It is noteworthy that Dravid is currently working as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Agarkar is currently the Chairman of Selectors of BCCI, while Laxman is working as the Chief of the National Cricket Academy. That’s why this committee was formed If sources are to be believed, the primary function of this committee is to provide recommendations and suggestions to increase the quality and competitiveness of India’s domestic cricket tournaments. So, according to the kind of experience these three former players have, they are the most suitable people for this role. After the formation of this committee, a senior BCCI source was quoted by Times of India as saying – For some time now, many issues have come to light regarding the conduct of men’s domestic cricket. The main problem in this was that due to bad weather and rain in December-January last year, most of the matches of North India were canceled or reduced. Suggestions have been sought from Dravid, Laxman and Agarkar for improvement in men’s domestic cricket. Also, let us tell you that BCCI has constituted another two-member committee which includes Treasurer Ashish Shelar and Deputy Secretary Devjit Saikia. This committee will be seen making efforts to bring the union territory Daman and Diu into the cricket ecosystem of the country.
IPL 2024: Will Shubman Gill be able to withstand the pressure as a captain, what is his record in domestic cricket? Know everything here
Shubman Gill has some experience of captaincy in domestic cricket Shubman Gill (Photo Source: Twitter) Now only a few days are left for the start of IPL 2024. Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers will clash in the opening match of the tournament. Talking about Gujarat Titans, they will play their first match against Mumbai Indians on 24th March. However, this time the team will be led by Shubman Gill. Actually, after the IPL auction, Mumbai Indians traded Hardik Pandya to Gujarat Titans. In such a situation, Shubman Gill was made the captain in place of Hardik, who made Titans champion in their first season itself. Let us tell you that Shubman Gill will captain a team for the first time in IPL. He was marked as a leader during his time with Kolkata Knight Riders. However, he has never actually taken charge as captain or even vice-captain in the IPL before. Vice-captain at under-19 level Gill was the vice-captain of the Indian Under-19 team in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, which India won under the leadership of Prithvi Shaw. In the same tournament, Gill made his mark in world cricket by scoring 372 runs in five innings at an average of 124 and strike rate of 112.38. Captaincy experience in domestic cricket Shubman Gill has some experience of captaincy in domestic cricket. He was the captain of India Blue during the 2019/20 Duleep Trophy tournament. However, he did not achieve much success. The team stood third. Even with the bat, Gill scored only 15 runs in two matches. A few months later, Gill led India C in the 2019/20 Deodhar Trophy and achieved success as captain and batsman. India C finished as runners-up, while Gill scored 145 runs in three matches. He captained Punjab in two matches during the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Punjab won both those matches. Before that, Gill had captained India A in a four-day match against South Africa A in 2019. Gill last captained India A on the New Zealand tour in 2020. He led in three 50 over games and the team won every match. In such a situation, now it remains to be seen whether he is able to bear the burden of captaincy in IPL or not and how is his performance as captain.
Seeing the children, Rishabh Pant also became a child, entered the domestic field with his face hidden
Rishabh Pant is ready to return to cricket from IPL. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Instagram) Indian team’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is ready to return to cricket from IPL. He is working hard at NCA to regain his full fitness. Delhi Capitals Cricket Director Sourav Ganguly also said that approval from NCA is awaited. Meanwhile, Pant has posted an Insta story on his official Instagram account of playing marbles with children, which has gone viral on the internet. In that story, he has posted a video, in which he has covered his face with a cloth and is playing marbles with children. He wrote in the caption, “After ages quite random i neighbourhood” Rishabh Pant’s Insta story (Image Credit- Instagram) Pant is fully expected to play in this season of IPL, but he needs the green signal from NCA. Sourav Ganguly recently told that March 5 is important for Pant. On this day, Pant may get the green signal from the National Cricket Academy (NCA). A terrible car accident happened in 2022 Let us tell you that on December 30, 2022, Pant was badly injured in a car accident. The accident was so severe that his car caught fire. He had deep injuries all over his body and the ligament of his right knee was torn. However, BCCI provided full support in his treatment and gradually his health improved. Ever since he met with an accident, he has been away from cricket. It has been more than a year since he played cricket. Now his return to cricket is being predicted soon. Now time will tell when he returns and if he does, how will his performance be.
BPL 2024: Keshav Maharaj leaves domestic cricket and New Zealand Test, sets tour of Bangladesh
Keshav Maharaj will not be able to participate in the domestic four-day competition this week. Keshav Maharaj. (Photo Source: Getty Images) South African left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (Keshav Maharaj) has signed a contract with Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Fortune Barishal. Keshav Maharaj released bpl 2024 He is scheduled to reach Chattogram on February 13 to play for Fortune Barishal. Let us tell you, Maharaj is participating in BPL for the first time. The 34-year-old spin all-rounder is arriving in Bangladesh for the ongoing BPL 2024, a day before the start of the New Zealand vs South Africa second Test match in Hamilton. Let us tell you, the South African cricket team had to face defeat by 281 runs against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui, and they are trailing 0-1 in the two-match Test series. Keshav Maharaj will leave domestic cricket and play in BPL 2024 Cricket South Africa (CSA) has sent very less experienced players to New Zealand for the Test series due to SA20 204. Meanwhile, Keshav Maharaj’s SA20 2024 campaign came to an end on 10 February, with his team Durban Super Giants losing to Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final. But Maharaj would not have been available for the Hamilton Test starting on February 13 anyway, as Cricket South Africa (CSA) policy requires players to spend a week at the host venue to acclimatise to the conditions. CSA did not allow players to play in ILT20 2024? According to reports, some South African players taking part in the SA20 2024 had expressed their desire to play in the final week of the ongoing ILT20 2024, but they did not request a NOC as the CSA was not ready for it. On the other hand, Keshav Maharaj will also not be able to take part in the domestic four-day competition resuming in South Africa this week. Fortune Barishal have reached the top four in the points table of the ongoing BPL 2024, and they have four important matches left in the tournament, where Maharaj can prove to be a big help for them. 3 Australian players who have won POTM awards the most number of times in T20I 5 players who made the biggest scores in ODI cricket for Sri Lanka Five best innings played by Indian captains in Under-19 World Cup 4 Indian bowlers who became number 1 bowler in test cricket List of batsmen who remained not out most number of times in IPL Top 4 Indian bowlers who took 150 wickets in least number of test matches List of foreign players earning big from IPL 2024 5 bowlers who have dismissed Joe Root the most number of times in Test cricket Fast bowlers who have taken more than 150 wickets for India in Test cricket Which player has scored the most runs for his franchise, see the complete list
It’s surprising how someone can be fit to practice but not play domestic cricket – Irfan Pathan
Ishan Kishan has not been available for selection for quite some time. Irfan Pathan & Ishan Kishan (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Team India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has shared his opinion regarding Ishan Kishan’s absence from international cricket after the break during the recent two-match Test series in South Africa. Actually, Irfan Pathan has made a post on social media which is going quite viral. Pathan has targeted the player who is out of the team due to not being fit but is seen practicing on the field. Seeing what Irfan has posted, fans are guessing that the former cricketer has taken a dig at Ishan Kishan through his tweet. Let us tell you that the wicketkeeper-batsman had withdrawn his name from the two test matches against South Africa. Irfan Pathan made a surprising tweet about Ishan Kishan After that he has not yet made himself available for the England series. Meanwhile, coach of Team India Rahul Dravid Has emphasized that the team management wants Kishan to play some form of cricket before returning to the national team. Recently, Ishaan was seen practicing with Hardik Pandya. At the same time, now Irfan Pathan has expressed his opinion by posting on the social media platform X (earlier Twitter). Irfan believes that if a player is not fit then how can he go to practice. Irfan wrote in his post, “It is surprising how someone can be fit to practice but cannot play domestic cricket.. What does this mean?” In fact, after winning the second Test match against England, when coach Rahul Dravid was asked about Ishaan, the coach had said that he had asked for rest during the South African tour. At the same time, Rahul Dravid had also said about Ishaan’s return that if he would have to play some domestic cricket before returning to the team. Only then will he be selected in the team. However, even after this message from the team management and Rahul Dravid, Ishaan was not seen playing in Ranji Trophy. Some reports have also claimed that nothing is right between the team management and Ishan Kishan as of now.
