DTVHINDI“We have seen miracles happening with this team”- Umesh Yadav said on GT’s hope of reaching the playoffs
The ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season has been full of ups and downs for Gujarat Titans (GT). GT’s performance in the last two seasons was quite good. After winning the 2022 title and finishing as runners-up in 2023, GT have had a very disappointing performance this season and their chances of reaching the playoffs are slim. However, the team’s experienced bowler Umesh Yadav has still not given up hope and has faith in the team’s ability to secure a place in the playoffs. GT kept their playoff dreams alive with a crucial win in the last game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and remain in the race for a playoff spot. Gujarat has 10 points with five wins from 12 matches. However, considering the net run rate (-1.063), Gujarat’s chances of reaching the playoffs depend heavily on favorable results in other matches. GT has two matches left in the current season, which are against Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. I hope GT will reach the playoffs- Umesh Yadav Umesh Yadav was quoted by NDTV as saying, “There are a lot of possibilities. The plan is to play our matches and try to win both the (remaining) matches. If we try to win by a good margin. Even Gill says he has seen miracles happen with this team. Yadav further said, “We are trying our best. If there is an upset for the top teams, and we get to 14 points, then… everyone wants to be there. The Vidarbha fast bowler got this hope after seeing GT’s remarkable performance in his debut season. The Titans made their debut during the 2022 edition of the cash-rich league and won the trophy under the leadership of Hardik Pandya. In the next edition, they managed to reach the finals, but lost there to CSK, the defending champions.
IRE vs PAK 2024: Iftikhar Ahmed has full hope that Pakistan team will bounce back after the embarrassing defeat against Ireland
Ireland team had defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the first T20 match. Iftikhar Ahmed (Image Credit- Twitter Pakistan cricket team is currently on Ireland tour for a three-match T20 series. So, the first match of this T20 series was played yesterday, Friday, May 10, between the two teams at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin. Let us tell you that in this match, Ireland cricket team surprised everyone and defeated Pakistan cricket team by 5 wickets. There was a lot of criticism in the cricket world for Pakistan’s crushing defeat against Ireland. However, now Pakistani all-rounder player Iftikhar Ahmed has given a big statement regarding this crushing defeat of the team. Iftikhar has full hope that his team will make a great comeback in the second T20 match. Iftikhar Ahmed gave a big statement Let us tell you that while talking about the first T20 match between Pakistan vs Ireland, Iftikhar Ahmed said – When I came out to bat in that match, the team needed runs, and I played my real cricket. In the first T20 match, our team did not perform as per its nature. We fielded poorly and gave away some boundaries as well. But this is part of the game and we hope to bounce back in the second T20 match. Iftikhar Ahmed further said – Looking at the quality in our team, we can make a comeback against Ireland. After this we will gain confidence to play cricket in England and then in the T20 World Cup 2024. On the other hand, let us give you information about the ongoing T20 series between Pakistan and Ireland, now the second T20 match between the two teams will be played in Dublin on May 12. This will be a do or die match for Pakistan, whereas if Ireland wins this match then it will win the T20 series.
‘His fitness has improved a lot’ Babar Azam has full hope that Haris Rauf will make a great comeback after injury
Haris Rauf has been selected in the T20 series against Ireland. Haris Rauf in Melbourne stars. (Photo Source: Mike Owen/Getty Images) Pakistan cricket team’s T20 captain Babar Azam is hopeful that fast bowler Haris Rauf is going to make a great comeback after injury. Let us tell you that for some time now Haris has been out of Pakistan cricket team due to shoulder injury. Haris suffered this injury while playing for Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League 2024. However, even before the PSL, Haris’s performance in the ICC World Cup 2023 was not anything special. He gave runs at an economy of 6.74 in that tournament. So after this he refused to go to Australia for the Test series with the Pakistan cricket team. After this, Haris’s central contract was canceled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). However, now he is about to make a comeback in competitive cricket, and can be seen playing in the 3-match T20 series against Ireland starting from May 10. So before this, veteran batsman Babar Azam has given a big statement regarding Haris’ injury. Babar Azam gave a big statement regarding Haris Rauf’s injury Let us tell you that before the start of the T20 series against Ireland, Babar Azam said in a press conference – Haris Rauf’s fitness has improved a lot. I was not expecting him to recover so quickly. He is positive about his participation in the tournament and is very motivated to succeed. Babar further said- There is pressure on him because there is a lot of talk about him, but I think he will make a great comeback with strength. When you return from injury, you can make a huge impact both mentally and physically.
The entire team is incredibly supportive of Meg Lanning and hope everything is well with her: Ellyse Perry
Lanning has won 7 World Cups for Australia Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry (Image Credit- Twitter Australia’s veteran all-rounder Ellyse Perry has given a big statement praising the courage of former captain Meg Lanning. It is noteworthy that some time ago, Lanning had revealed that she was going through the problem of eating food, and wanted to help the women facing this problem in the country. Let us tell you that Perry and Lanning have played cricket together for years, and both the cricketers have been important members of the Australian women’s cricket team in the last decade. Perry and Lanning have won 7 World Cups together for Australia. So in November last year, Lanning had taken retirement from cricket due to poor physical condition, but Perry is still active in international cricket. Recently, Lanning had said about his condition on The Howie Games podcast – At that time exercise had become like an obsession. It was because I was mentally avoiding it. I was throwing away my headphones, not keeping my phone with me. No one could contract me. I liked that time because I felt in control. At that time I felt that I was eating food, but it was not enough. But now I am more aware of it. Alice Perry gave a big statement about Meg Lanning On the other hand, reacting to Lanning’s statement, Elise Parry said at the launch of CA’s Women and Girls Action Plan at the MCG – I think that as Meg Lanning’s teammate, first and foremost, The entire team is incredibly supportive of him and very much hopes that everything goes well for him. His well-being, that’s the most important thing.
‘Return to Team India is far away…’- Shardul Thakur does not have any hope even after scoring a century…!
Shardul Thakur’s last test match for India was against South Africa in January 2022. Shardul Thakur (Photo Source: Mumbai player Shardul Thakur had scored a brilliant century against Tamil Nadu in the semi-final match of Ranji Trophy 2024. Shardul Thakur faced 105 balls and scored 109 runs in the first innings with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes. Shardul Thakur also took 4 wickets while bowling and won the title of Player of the Match. Mumbai has secured a place in the final by defeating Tamil Nadu by an innings and 70 runs. Despite match-winning performances for Mumbai, Shardul Thakur feels that his return to Team India is still a long way off. Scoring a century is a big relief – Shardul Thakur Shardul Thakur’s last Test match for India was against South Africa in January 2022, since then he has been out of the team. Shardul Thakur was not selected for the five-match Test series against England. Shardul Thakur says that the century in Ranji Trophy has given him a sigh of relief after being dropped from Team India. Shardul Thakur also says that the team for the fifth Test against England has been announced, and the IPL is also about to start. Due to which he will have to wait to return to international cricket. Shardul Thakur, while speaking after the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Tamil Nadu, had said, ‘I think a comeback at the international level is still a long way off because the squad for the fifth Test has been announced and after that, we are going into the IPL so it is a long way off. Talking about his century against Tamil Nadu, Shardul Thakur said, ‘I’m not thinking that far. But yes, scoring a century is a big relief and it was very important for the team at that time.
Will Pucovski still did not give up hope of returning to Australia team, scored a century in Sheffield Shield
This player has played 1 test match against India Will Pucovski. (Photo by Ryan Pierce/Getty Images) Australia cricket team’s 26-year-old young cricketer Will Pucovski has still not given up hope of returning to the senior team. Let us tell you that Pucovski, who made his Test debut against India in the year 2021, has recently performed well in the domestic tournament Sheffield Shield cricket. The cricketer played an excellent century of 131 runs in 302 balls against New South Wales while playing for Victoria at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 19 February. So, thanks to this strong innings of Pucovski, the match ended in a draw. Also, after this innings, he has given a big statement regarding his return to the senior Australian team. Will Pucovski gave a big statement Let us tell you that after this brilliant innings in Sheffield Shield, in an interview given to Sen Radio, Will Pucovski said – I know where I am at the moment, this century will be the second opportunity in my career to return to the team. I see it in form. I am very happy for the support that I have received from my state, teammates and people around me. Pucovski further said- I hope that I can return the trust that people had in me when it would not have been easy to do. I was very close to giving up on my career. But I am happy where I am today. On the other hand, if we tell you about the cricketer career of Will Pucovski, till now he has been able to play only 1 test match for the Australian national team. Pucovski played this match on the tour of India, when Team India won the Border-Gavaskar Test series by achieving a historic win at Gabba in the year 2021.
IND vs ENG: Hope Virat Kohli and his family are okay: Chris Woakes
Virat is not able to play in the test series against England due to personal reasons Chris Woakes and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter) England cricket team’s veteran fast bowler Chris Woakes has given a big statement about Indian cricket team’s experienced player Virat Kohli. Vox says that he hopes that Virat Kohli and his family are fine at this time. It is noteworthy that at present the five-match Test series between India and England is going on. So, King Kohli was included in Team India’s squad for the first two Test matches of this series, but after that he did not play in these matches due to personal reasons. However, after this, Kohli was expected to return in the remaining three matches, but now due to personal reasons he has not been selected in Team India for the remaining three matches. BCCI has informed that due to personal reasons Kohli will not be able to participate in this series and it supports this decision of Kohli. Chris Woakes gave a big statement Let us tell you that quoting ANI, Chris Woakes said about Virat Kohli – Obviously the fans will be disappointed. It would have been amazing for me to see Virat Kohli playing in this series. I hope Virat Kohli and his family are fine. For now I just hope that whenever he returns to cricket, he does well. We are very fortunate that he played with us in so many matches. Apart from this, regarding the ongoing Test series between India vs England, Vox said – This has been a great series to watch the match. I hope that the England cricket team will like to play in India. This is a great place to play cricket. Also I think some exciting Test matches are coming. 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 Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets against India in test format
IND vs ENG: “I hope he will perform well in the coming matches” – Pietersen said for out-of-form Gill
Shubman Gill’s bat is not working in the Test series at the moment. Shubman Gill & Kevin Pietersen (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has supported out-of-form Shubman Gill after his poor performance in the opening Test against England in Hyderabad. After consecutive poor Test series in West Indies and South Africa, the 24-year-old scored 23 and 0 in the first Test against England The focus on Gill increased because India suffered a crushing 28-run defeat and the team is now trailing 0-1 in the five-match series. Speaking to Geo Cinema after the first Test, Pietersen said that Gill will play the next Test in Visakhapatnam and added that he was happy to see the youngster batting. I am not at all worried about Shubman Gill’s performance – Kevin Pietersen Pietersen said, “I don’t think you can drop someone from the team by playing one Test match. He will definitely play in Vizag and let’s see how he prepares for the next Test. Don’t sideline Shubman Gill and don’t say that he can’t play. He can play. When you talk about emotions, he gives me a feeling of immense happiness and joy when he comes out to bat. I want to see him bat.” Kevin Pietersen admitted that Shubman Gill’s Test figures are much lower than those of a batsman of his calibre, yet he remains confident in his ability. Peterson said, “The averages are not looking good and it is not good to see these figures. You don’t want to see them. But there is a reason why he is batting at number 3, it is because of the kind of player he is and what he can do. So I am not too worried about getting out twice. I am worried about his performance in the second and third Test.”
Hope we can make Indian fans proud in SA20: Keshav Maharaj
Experienced South African player Keshav Maharaj is captaining DSG in the SA20 tournament. Keshav Maharaj. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Experienced South African player Keshav Maharaj is captaining DSG in the SA20 tournament. Under his captaincy, Durban Super Giants have performed very well in this tournament so far. However, Keshav Maharaj has made a big revelation about his challenges in this tournament. Durban Super Giants defeated Faf du Plessis captained Joburg Super Kings at home. In this match, Keshav Maharaj bowled very well for the Durban team and took 2 wickets for 17 runs. Keshav Maharaj played an important role in Durban’s victory in this match. However, after the match was over, he gave a special message for the Indian fans. Keshav Maharaj said in the match interview after the match played between Durban Super Giants and Joburg Super Kings, ‘Looking at the wicket, we felt that scoring runs here is not going to be so easy. The good thing for us was that we took wickets of the opposition team at regular intervals. This increased the pressure on them and we won the match. I think the players of our team performed very well inside the field. We all try not to put pressure on each other and play according to our plan. All the fans support us in Durban and it feels great to see. We are trying to entertain as many people as possible in Durban. Hope we get similar love from all the spectators in the upcoming match also: Keshav Maharaj Keshav Maharaj further said, ‘It was quite surprising to see that on Monday night, many people supported us by sitting in the stadium. I hope that all the fans support us like this in the upcoming matches also. We will continue to play the same cricket we are playing and will continue to win matches. Durban Super Giants have played three matches in this tournament so far and have won all three. Currently the team is on top of the SA20 points table. 5 Indian players who have scored the most centuries in Test cricket against England Top 4 players who have scored most consecutive half centuries in T20 cricket 5 players who have taken the most catches in T20i cricket 4 players who have bowled the most dot balls in cricket (all-format and active players) 5 Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in their career in first class cricket Top 5 batsmen who scored double century in first class cricket IND vs AFG: Captain Rohit Sharma will give chance to these 11 players, see playing XI Not only Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have also traded these players 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history
Ajinkya Rahane has not given up hope of returning to Test cricket, said- My aim is to play 100 Test matches.
However, Rahane is not ready to accept defeat yet. The veteran batsman recently opened up about his goals and expressed his desire to play 100 Test matches for the country. Let us tell you that the 35-year-old player has so far represented India in 85 Test matches, in which he has scored 5077 runs at an average of 38.46. He told that he also wants to win Ranji Trophy for his team this season. My aim is to win Ranji Trophy and play 100 test matches- Ajinkya Rahane “I want to perform well for Mumbai, one match at a time,” Ajinkya Rahane was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times. My aim is to win the Ranji Trophy and the bigger aim is to play 100 Test matches.” Talking about the qualities required to be successful in international cricket, Rahane said that the mindset has to be right. He said that every cricketer has more or less the same qualities but the team management focuses on good mentality. He further explained that how a cricketer deals with failure also matters in international cricket. Rahane further said, “It is all about mentality. Your game doesn’t change suddenly. Ultimately, the batsman has to see the ball and play. But it’s about the mindset when you’re there… what you’re thinking… that’s different for each person. How you prepare, what process you follow… all these little things matter. You can’t just think about batting and bowling. Your mindset must be right at the international level. How mentally strong you are is also important. How you handle momentum is how you handle failure. All these things matter.” Also read: IND vs AFG, 2nd T20I: This team will win in the explosive match between India and Afghanistan!
