DTVHINDIKane Williamson resigns, an era ends…! No player from FAB 4 is a captain now
An era has come to an end after Kane Williamson’s decision to step down from captaincy. None of the four Fab-4 players are captains now. Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli and Joe Root (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first round of the tournament is over. The Super-8 round is starting today (19 June), after which the semi-finals will be played on 27 June and the final on 29 June. For the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, the New Zealand team has been eliminated from the tournament after the group stage round. With this, the team’s dream of winning the World Cup has been shattered once again. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson has announced to leave the captaincy of white ball cricket. He has also rejected the central contract offered by the board. The entire cricket world is surprised by this decision of Kane Williamson. An era has come to an end today after this decision of Kane Williamson. None of the four players of Fab-4 is a captain now. The Fab-4 players include Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root. These four players have waved their flag in every format while representing their respective countries. Kane Williamson became the all-format captain of New Zealand in 2016 After the retirement of Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson was appointed captain of all three formats of New Zealand in March 2016. Under the captaincy of Williamson, the team won its first ICC title in 2021 by defeating India in the World Test Championship. After which Kane Williamson left the captaincy of the Test format in December 2022 and has also left the captaincy of white ball cricket after the team was out of the T20 World Cup 2024. Steve Smith became Australia’s all-format captain in 2015 after Michael Clarke. But then he had to step down from the captaincy after the ball-tampering scandal in 2018. England player Joe Root became the full-time Test format captain in 2017. But then he resigned in 2022 due to England’s poor performance. Virat Kohli has captained India in all formats from 2014 to 2022. Kohli had announced to leave the captaincy of the T20 format after the T20 World Cup 2021. The board did not want two different captains in T20 and ODI formats. Due to which Kohli was removed from the ODI captaincy in December 2021 and Rohit Sharma was appointed captain. Virat Kohli then also left the captaincy of the Test format in January 2022. Take a look at the captaincy records of FAB-4- Player Tenure Match Victory Garland Tie Draw Win/Lose Ratio Winning Percentage Losing percentage Virat Kohli 2013-2022 213 135 60 3 11 2.25 63.38 28.16 Kane Williamson 2012-2024 206 107 84 2 8 1.27 51.94 40.77 Joe Root 2017-2022 64 27 26 0 11 1.03 42.18 40.62 steve smith 2014-2024 104 55 39 0 7 1.41 52.88 37.5
IND vs ENG: Virat and Rohit are the two best batsmen of the modern era: Joe Root
Virat Kohli has not yet participated in this Test series but he will be seen playing for the Indian team in the upcoming matches. Joe Root and Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Pic Source-Twitter) England’s experienced batsman Joe Root has given a big statement about the Indian team’s brilliant batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. According to Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the most important aspects of the Indian Test team and England will have to get both these players out as soon as possible if they want to win this Test series. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli was included in the Indian team in the Test series being played against England. However, Virat Kohli is going to become a father once again and that is why he had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India that he will be unavailable for the first two Tests. Virat Kohli has not yet participated in this Test series but he will be seen playing for the Indian team in the upcoming matches. Rohit Sharma’s performance so far in this Test series has been quite good. Even though Rohit Sharma has not been able to score big in the first two Tests, his captaincy has been praised by everyone. Joe Root on Jio Cinema said, ‘Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the two best batsmen of the modern era. We know how good both these players are and both of them are the most senior players in the Indian batting lineup at present. All you want is to take the wickets of these two players as soon as possible and hold on to the match. We will try to keep both these players calm in this entire series: Joe Root Joe Root further said, ‘It has happened many times when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have made big scores but this time we will try to keep both these batsmen calm in the entire series.’ According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, Virat Kohli will also be unavailable in the third and fourth Tests to be held in Rajkot and Ranchi. Till now no official statement has come from BCCI regarding this, but now Virat Kohli can be seen playing only in the fifth Test from India. 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 Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets against India in test format 4 Indian players who scored a double century in test cricket at the youngest age These batsmen have scored more runs in IPL than MS Dhoni.
The era of goodness is no more, giving the ball back to the wicketkeeper proved costly for Hamza Shaikh
England U19 won this match by 146 runs. Hamza Shaikh (Pic Source-Twitter) Currently the U19 World Cup 2024 tournament is being played. The 38th match of Super 6 was played between England and Zimbabwe today i.e. on 3 February at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. However, a controversial moment was seen in the first innings of this match. In fact, England’s young batsman Hamza Sheikh was given Obstructing the Field on one ball. All this happened in the 17th over of England’s innings when Ryan Simbi’s ball was defended by the English batsman. The ball hit his bat and hit the batsman’s leg. As soon as the batsman caught the ball and threw it back towards the wicketkeeper, the opposing team immediately appealed. Let us tell you, Law 37.4 of cricket states: ‘The batsman is obstructing the field, if at any time the ball is in play and without the consent of a fielder, he may use his bat or his hand to return the ball to any fielder. Uses any part of the person.’ This means that if the batsman tries to pass the ball to the players of the opposing team without informing them, he will be considered out. After this, both the umpires immediately went to the third umpire for the decision and Sheikh was given out. The young English batsman was also surprised as to why he was given out. Not only this, the England team was also unhappy with this decision. Here’s the video: England U19 batsman Hamza Shaikh was given out obstructing the field 😳pic.twitter.com/QLK93LXN2i — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) February 3, 2024 Talking about the match, the England team scored 237 runs after losing 7 wickets in 50 overs. Charlie Ellison scored 76 runs while Haydon Mustard contributed 41 runs. Theo Wylie played a valuable inning of 61 runs. In reply, Zimbabwe was all out for 91 runs and England U19 won the match by 146 runs. For Zimbabwe, Panashe Taruvinga played a valuable inning of 38 runs while Campbell Macmillian scored 10 runs. Apart from these two players, no other batsman from the team could cross the 10-run mark. Tajim Ali took 7 wickets for England. Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets against India in test format 4 Indian players who scored a double century in test cricket at the youngest age These batsmen have scored more runs in IPL than MS Dhoni. Australia Cricket Awards 2024: Know which player won which award? Those 5 legendary batsmen who could never score a century in IPL 5 Indian batsmen who have made the highest score in Test cricket against England IND vs ENG: See Team India’s playing XI for the second test match IPL 2024: These franchises got a big blow, these star players were out..! These 5 teams have won the most test matches on Indian soil Players who scored the most runs while opening for India in Tests
