“Do you eat soaked almonds in the morning or not”- Virat asked Rohit a funny question through Gambhir
Since the morning of Wednesday, September 18, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli have been trending on the internet. Actually, both the players were seen doing an interview before the first Test against Bangladesh starting on Thursday. The trailer of this interview went viral on social media within minutes and discussions have started in the cricket world about the interview of these two. In the video released by BCCI, the conversation between Gambhir and Kohli was full of happiness, laughter, memories and passion for each other’s game. Meanwhile, when the interview of both the players was about to end, Gambhir revealed that the next player he would talk to is Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Apart from this, the head coach asked if Virat has any questions for Rohit. During this, Virat asked some funny questions for Rohit. Virat Kohli asked a funny question to Rohit Sharma Serious: The next guest will be Rohit Sharma, so what do you want me to ask Rohit? What should be the first question to him? Kohli: I think this is a very simple question for Rohit whether you eat soaked almonds in the morning or not? Serious: Eleven o’clock at night instead of eleven in the morning? Kohli: Yes, be careful, AM should not become PM… then this will be the question for you In the conversation, Gambhir has termed Kohli’s 183-run innings played in the Asia Cup as the best innings played by an Indian batsman. Gambhir talked about Kohli and said, “The innings played against Pakistan in the Asia Cup was the best innings played by an Indian. I have seen you making your debut in South Africa, a very good important innings on a difficult wicket against West Indies in the Champions Trophy in England..”
“Virat Kohli will score a lot of runs against Bangladesh” – Suresh Raina made a big prediction
Virat Kohli will be seen playing in the test series against Bangladesh. Suresh Raina & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: After a nine-month break from Test cricket, Virat Kohli will be seen playing for the first time in the Bangladesh series. Team India has to play 10 Test matches in the coming few months and all these matches are going to be important keeping in mind the World Test Championship. If India has to play the final of this WTC cycle, then Virat’s form in these 10 Test matches is going to be very important for the team. Virat Kohli will rain runs in Bangladesh series- Suresh Raina Before the start of the series, former veteran batsman Suresh Raina has made a big prediction. Raina believes that Virat Kohli’s bat will do well in the upcoming series. Quoted by Times of India, Raina said, “Rohit Sharma is a great captain. He has also proved this. Under his leadership, Team India has won the T20 series. However, everyone’s attention will be on Virat Kohli’s return to Test cricket. Kohli likes Test cricket a lot, he also respects this format.” Raina says that Team India has to play a total of 10 matches before the final match of the World Test Championship. Here Virat Kohli’s bat will work well and he will prove to be decisive for the country. In the upcoming series, the Indian team has to face teams like Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia. Kohli’s performance will improve further against the good bowling attack of the opposition team. Suresh Raina said that Virat Kohli excels under pressure. He will be the center of action during the tournament. The opposition team definitely has a strong fast bowling lineup, but you should remember that Kohli has shown his full potential against bowlers like Haris Rauf. He likes challenges and I am sure he will shine in front of the people in the upcoming series. India will be eyeing another WTC final India currently top the WTC points table with a win percentage of 68.52%. However, they have lost the last two consecutive WTC finals against New Zealand and Australia. India will look to secure their place in the final again by registering series wins in the upcoming series against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia.
IND vs BAN Test Series: These 5 Bangladeshi players will be the biggest threat to Team India
Let’s take a look at 5 Bangladeshi players who can play a key role in the Test series against India: Bangladesh Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) IND vs BAN Test Series: 5 Players to watch out from Bangladesh: Many Bangladeshi players can prove to be a challenge for the Indian team in the Test series starting between India and Bangladesh from September 19. Recently, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0, which has rung alarm bells for the Indian team as well. Let’s take a look at those 5 Bangladeshi players who can play an important role in the Test series against India: IND vs BAN Test Series: These 5 Bangladeshi players will be a threat to India! 1. Nazmul Hossain(captain) Najmul Hossain Shanto. (Image Source: BCB) The first name in the list is Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hussain, who is one of the biggest threats to Team India. Under Nazmul’s leadership, Bangladesh won its first overseas Test series after 15 years. He also scored a century against New Zealand. Also, his batting and leadership qualities can prove to be decisive against India. 2. Nahid Rana (fast bowler) Nahid Rana (Image Credit- Twitter Bangladesh’s fast bowler Nahid Rana can create problems for Indian batsmen with his speed of 145-150 kmph. The bowling of Nahid Rana, who took four wickets in the second Test against Pakistan, will be a big challenge for India. Nahid has been placed at number two because during their net sessions, Indian batsmen are practicing to deal with this bowler. 3. Shadman Islam(Opening Batsman) Shadman Islam. (Photo Source: Twitter) Shadman Islam is the opener of Bangladesh and he played a crucial innings of 93 runs in the Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan. The opening pair of Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan can make a big difference against the Indian bowlers. That is why he has been placed at number 3. 4. Hasan Mahmud (fast bowler) Hasan Mahmood (Source X) 24-year-old Hasan Mahmud is adept at swinging the ball at a speed of 135 kmph. Hasan proved his ability by taking five wickets in the second Test against Pakistan. He can wreak havoc with his swing bowling against India. 5. Mehdi Hasan (All-rounder) Mehidy Hasan. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Mehdi Hasan has performed well against India in both Tests and ODIs. Mehdi performed brilliantly with both bat and ball in the 2022 ODI series. His all-round abilities can play an important role in Bangladesh’s victory against India. This young and talented team of Bangladesh can prove to be a tough opponent for India.
Jaiswal increased Rohit’s tension, struggled against the fast bowler in the nets, had a long conversation with Virat
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X) Yashasvi Jaiswal struggled against the pacers in the nets on Sunday, September 15, ahead of the start of India’s first Test against Bangladesh. The Test match will be played at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Seeing Yashasvi Jaiswal struggling in the nets, former captain Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir had a word with the youngster to help him regain his confidence. Let us tell you that Jaiswal failed to make an impact in the first class match in the current season as well. In the Duleep Trophy match, he returned to the pavilion cheaply on the balls of Avesh Khan and Khalil Ahmed. Before the match against Bangladesh in Chennai, Jaiswal practiced a lot against Bumrah. However, he looked troubled against net bowlers like Simarjit Singh, Gurnur Brar and Gurjanpreet Singh along with Bumrah. The ball took the outside edge of his bat many times. Yashasvi Jaiswal got bowled by Jasprit Bumrah in the nets According to a report in the Indian Express, Kohli was standing near the centre-square of the MA Chidambaram Stadium waiting for his turn to bat, where this incident took place. During this time, Jasprit Bumrah bowled Jaiswal by uprooting his middle stump in the nets. The ball hit the stump between Jaiswal’s bat and pad. After this, Jaiswal was seen talking to Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli was probably telling this young player about his shortcomings. Kohli and Jaiswal batted for about an hour in the net session. During this, Bumrah also troubled Kohli. Kohli, however, played some brilliant cover and on drives. Jaiswal looked comfortable against spin bowlers. Still, during the practice session, Jaiswal’s confidence seemed to be shaken and he was not able to adjust to the swing and bounce. However, he used his feet well against the spinners and hit some brilliant square cuts. After this, Rishabh Pant, who came for practice, did not hesitate to play aggressive shots while batting against left-arm spinners. Indian players also did fielding practice during this time, in which priority was given to the practice of catching catches in the slips.
Delhi’s new sports stadium Dwarka will be ready by September 2027, DDA made a big disclosure
Covering 50.4 acres of land in Dwarka Sector 19B, the stadium will be developed under a public private partnership between the DDA and real estate firm Omaxe. Dwarka Stadium (Pic Source-X) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has announced that the construction of the famous Dwarka Stadium will begin by the end of 2024. Not only this, the Dwarka Stadium will be completely ready by 2027. The Dwarka Stadium project inaugurated by former Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in September 2022 is a major milestone for the city of Delhi. Covering 50.4 acres of land in Dwarka Sector 19B, the stadium will be developed under a public private partnership between the DDA and real estate firm Omaxe. This will be DDA’s first sports infrastructure project under such a model with partnership. At the heart of the complex will be an international cricket-cum-football stadium with a seating capacity of 30,000 spectators. However, the facilities are not limited to just major sports. According to The Times of India, a DDA official said, ‘It will be an integrated multisports zone comprising an international cricket-cum-football stadium with a seating capacity of 30,000, indoor multisports facilities with a seating capacity of 2,000, a club house facility with a minimum membership of 3,000, and other facilities for swimming, tennis, badminton, squash, table tennis, etc.’ We want that more and more international events should be played here: DDA official The DDA official said, “All sports facilities developed at the site will be available to users without the need for membership. Non-members can access the facility on a pay-and-play basis and will be allowed a minimum of 25% of the capacity of the facilities.” The project, estimated to cost INR 350 crore, is designed to be more than just a sports venue. It will include around 3.5 lakh square feet of commercial facilities, including retail space, a hotel and office areas, all of which will be available on a 99-year lease. The construction of this stadium helped many players a lot. Virat Kohli’s generosity, gifted his bat to this youngster Luxury car, luxurious house… you will be shocked to know the net worth of Suryakumar Yadav These 7 teams have not played the Champions Trophy even once so far Travis Head Net Worth: India’s villain earns this many crores in a year Bangladesh can snatch the number-1 title in WTC from Team India Players who scored the fastest double century in Test cricket- Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, these 8 famous cricketers wear jersey number 10 Bad news for fans, cricket will be banned in Afghanistan Indian batsman who hit the most sixes in Tests against Bangladesh- Players who scored most centuries in Tests between IND vs BAN-
Before the Test series against Bangladesh, King Kohli practiced hard in the nets against Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin
Team India now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh, which starts from September 19 in Chennai. Virat Kohli (Pic Source-X) Team India now has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh which is starting from 19 September in Chennai. Both the teams will be seen performing brilliantly in the upcoming Test series. Before this Test series, experienced Indian batsman Virat Kohli was seen batting brilliantly against Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin in the nets. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli failed to perform well in the ODI series played against Sri Lanka. The experienced batsman will definitely want to leave his mark in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. Apart from Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal was also seen practicing in the nets against Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin. All the fans will definitely have their eyes on Yashasvi Jaiswal. According to a PTI report, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has been seen practising hard against spinners. This is because Chennai is a place where spinners get a lot of help and Bangladesh has a very strong spin bowling attack. Team India’s bowlers have also practiced hard in Chennai. Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant and Mohammad Siraj also participated in it. It will not be so easy to defeat India in their home and Bangladesh will also know this very well. Bangladesh recently won the Test series against Pakistan Let us tell you that, Bangladesh recently won the two-match Test series against Pakistan by 2-0. In this Test series, all the players from Bangladesh performed very well. Now the next goal of the Bangladesh team will be to defeat Team India in their own home. While the first Test between these two teams will be played in Chennai, the second Test will be held in Kanpur. After this, a three-match T20 series will be played between these two teams. Virat Kohli has retired from the T20 format after the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Luxury car, luxurious house… you will be shocked to know the net worth of Suryakumar Yadav These 7 teams have not played the Champions Trophy even once so far Travis Head Net Worth: India’s villain earns this many crores in a year Bangladesh can snatch the number-1 title in WTC from Team India Players who scored the fastest double century in Test cricket- Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, these 8 famous cricketers wear jersey number 10 Bad news for fans, cricket will be banned in Afghanistan Indian batsman who hit the most sixes in Tests against Bangladesh- Players who scored most centuries in Tests between IND vs BAN- List of players who scored most runs in the powerplay of T20I in 2024-
OTD in 2011: Rahul Dravid played his last ODI for India, Kohli did this feat on England soil
Former Indian legend Rahul Dravid played his last ODI for India on September 16, 2011. Rahul Dravid & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Indian veteran player Rahul Dravid played his last ODI match for India on 16 September 2011. This match was played between India and England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. In this match, Virat Kohli scored his first century on English soil. This was the fifth and last ODI match of the series. Team India was trailing 0-2 in the series and was playing only for honour. Rahul Dravid came to bat at number-3 England won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian openers Parthiv Patel and Ajinkya Rahane gave the team a good start. There was a partnership of 52 runs for the first wicket between the two. Rahane was out after scoring 26 runs in 47 balls, after which Rahul Dravid came to bat at number-3. The Cardiff fans gave a rousing welcome to Dravid as he was playing his last match in the white-ball format. After three overs, Parthiv Patel was out after scoring 19 runs and then Virat Kohli came to the field. Both Rahul Dravid and Virat were facing the English bowlers with great ease. Rahul Dravid scored 69 runs in the last ODI Rahul Dravid was moving towards a century but was dismissed in the 42nd over by Graeme Swann after scoring 69 runs off 79 balls. He also shared a crucial 170-run partnership with Virat Kohli. This was the biggest partnership made by Dravid against England. Earlier, he had shared a 169-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar in 2002. The partnership between Kohli and Dravid was the fourth-highest partnership for any wicket by India against England at that time. After Rahul Dravid was out, all the England players congratulated him for his wonderful career. When he was returning to the pavilion, the fans as well as the Indian players stood up and clapped. Virat Kohli scored his first century on England soil Virat Kohli scored 107 runs in 93 balls, scoring his first century on English soil. Batting first, India scored 304 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. England chased the target of 241 (DLS target) runs in 32.2 overs with 6 wickets and 10 balls to spare.
Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Travis Head calls Shubman Gill the future of India, says “he is a superstar”
Australia’s explosive batsman Travis Head has also praised the talent of Shubman Gill and said that he is the most skilled batsman against spin. Shubman Gill (Photo Source: Team India has returned to the field after about one and a half months. Practice has started for the upcoming Test and T20 series with Bangladesh. After this series, India will play a Test series with New Zealand and then the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played against Australia. The Indian team is all set to tour Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. This series is going to be very important for both the countries as both the teams can play the final of the World Test Championship in 2025. However, before the series, opener Travis Head has praised Shubman Gill a lot. Shubman Gill is a young batsman of Team India in all three formats. So far he has played many memorable innings for India. Now Travis Head has also praised Shubman Gill’s talent and said that he is the most skilled batsman against spin. Speaking to Star Sports, he said, “Shubman Gill is a superstar. He has played some great innings. His batting against spin is excellent. He is a great player.” Shubman Gill is part of the Bangladesh series The Indian team is ready to host a 2-Test series against Bangladesh on home soil from September 19. Gill has also managed to make it to the Indian team’s squad for the first match. After the Test series, a 3-match T20 series will be played between India and Bangladesh from October 6. However, Shubman Gill will not play in this series. A BCCI source told PTI that he will be given rest to deal with the workload. Gill led the Indian team in the 5-match T20 series played against Zimbabwe. Under his captaincy, India won this series 4-1. Shubman Gill career stats Shubman Gill has played 25 Test matches for India so far and has scored 1492 runs at an average of 35.52. Apart from this, Gill has scored 2328 runs in 47 ODIs at an average of 58.20. At the same time, in 21 T20 matches, he has scored 578 runs at an average of 30.42.
“No team will take them lightly”- Gavaskar warns Rohit & Co ahead of Bangladesh series
The first test match between India and Bangladesh will be played from 19 September. Sunil Gavaskar and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: Getty Images/X) Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has given a strong warning to Rohit Sharma and company before the start of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The Indian team will play the first Test match against Bangladesh from September 19. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India is preparing vigorously for this Test series. The first Test match is to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Bangladesh team recently clean swept Pakistan in the two-match Test series in Pakistan. Keeping that in mind, Gavaskar has warned Team India including Rohit Sharma that they should not make the mistake of taking Bangladesh lightly. Let us tell you that, two years ago in the Test match played in Dhaka, Bangladesh had put India in trouble, however Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin together led Team India to victory. Sunil Gavaskar warned Rohit and company Gavaskar wrote in his column in Mid-Day, ‘Bangladesh has shown how strong they are by defeating Pakistan in both the Test matches played in Pakistan. Not only this, when Team India visited Bangladesh two years ago, even then this team gave a tough fight to India. Now after winning the Test series against Pakistan, their morale is high and now they would like to defeat India.’ Gavaskar further said, ‘They have some good players and some young cricketers have also impressed, who are not afraid of the opposing team. Now whichever team plays against them will not take them lightly, because they know that Bangladesh has defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the Test series. This series will be worth watching.’ The Indian team has to play a total of 10 important Test matches in the coming few months. First of all, it has to play two Test matches against Bangladesh, then three Test matches against New Zealand on its home ground, while then the team has to tour Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where it will have to play five Test matches. These 10 Test matches are going to be very important for India in terms of the World Test Championship.