“He is the captain of the bowlers”- Axar Patel said about Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy
Akshar Patel took two wickets in the first T-20 match. Axar Patel & SuryaKumar Yadav (Photo Source: Team India’s star all-rounder Akshar Patel said that the newly appointed captain of the T20 team Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the bowlers. He gives freedom to the bowlers to follow their strategy. Akshar also said that in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka, the Indian team will try to try as many combinations as possible in batting. Akshar Patel praised the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav Led by Suryakumar, India got off to a great start by winning the first T20 International against Sri Lanka by 43 runs on Saturday. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Axar Patel emphasized the positive impact of SKY’s constant encouragement on the bowlers. Axar said, “I played with Surya bhai (as captain) in the last Australia series. I know he is the captain of the bowlers. He (sort of) gives you a free hand to decide first. Whenever you hit a boundary, he comes and says it was a good ball. He keeps giving you inputs. As a player, I have a good relationship with him.” Axar recalled the five-match T20 series against Australia in India last year, which India won 4-1. He observed Yadav’s consistent leadership style. “As a captain, I also played with him in the last five matches (against Australia) and when I was playing today, I didn’t feel much change,” he said. In the first T20, Suryakumar Yadav also showed his strategic skills in the first three overs. Akshar explained how captain Surya’s strategic suggestions helped the team focus on taking wickets despite the opposition team scoring early runs.
VIDEO: Ashish Nehra made fun of Jaiswal, said if Virat-Rohit were here then you would still be in the nets…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic Source-X) India started the series in a great way by defeating host Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the first T20 International match at Pallekele on Saturday. Batting first, the Indian batsmen scored more than 200 and put the home team under pressure. But after the match, Ashish Nehra said something about Yashasvi Jaiswal that even Yashasvi Jaiswal was surprised to hear. Now its video is going viral on social media, in which Yashasvi is seen just smiling on Ashish Nehra’s question. Actually, after the first match of the three-match T20 series being played between India and Sri Lanka, Ashish Nehra made fun of Yashasvi. In the viral video, it can be seen that there was a conversation between former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja and him regarding the match. Then Yashasvi Jaiswal joined the field through video call and Ajay Jadeja asked what difference does it make when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are on the field? Before Yashasvi could answer this question, Nehra jumped in and laughingly said that as Jadeja asked what difference does it make when Rohit-Virat are on the field… so I think whatever strokes I have seen of yours, you would have had to play them in the nets. As soon as Nehra said this, Jaiswal also started laughing. Nehraji never disappoints. PS When we see fierce batting, @YUVSTRONG12 is always on our mind 🔥🔥#SonySportsNetwork #SLvIND #AshishNehra , @ybj_19 pic.twitter.com/y1gAo1RmiT — Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) July 27, 2024 In this match, the pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal (40) and Shubman Gill (34) gave a stormy start to Team India, batting first, adding 74 runs in the first 6 overs. After this, captain Suryakumar Yadav wreaked havoc and scored 58 runs in 26 balls. India put 213 runs on the board for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. The Sri Lankan team, chasing the target of 214 runs, got a stormy start from the opening pair of Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis (45) and added 84 runs for the first wicket. But after the dismissal of both the batsmen, the Sri Lankan team kept losing wickets at regular intervals. In the end, the host team collapsed for 170 runs in 19.2 overs. For India, Riyan Parag took three wickets for five runs in 1.2 overs. Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel took two wickets each.
“Nobody is bigger than the game and the team”- Sanjay Manjrekar’s post about Gautam Gambhir went viral like fire
After Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir has become the head coach of Team India. Sanjay Manjrekar and Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Getty Images) Gautam Gambhir will start his tenure with Team India as head coach from today (July 27). With the end of the T20 World Cup 2024, Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach also ended. After this, Gautam Gambhir was appointed the next head coach of Team India and under him, Team India is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka. On this tour of Sri Lanka, Team India will play three-match ODI and Test series. Before the start of this series, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has made a surprising tweet about Gautam Gambhir. In fact, ever since Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of Team India, there has been such statements in the media that Team India has not got a bigger coach than Gambhir till date. However, Manjrekar does not seem to agree with this. He says that no coach or player can be bigger than the team. This tweet of Sanjay Manjrekar rapidly went viral on social media Sanjay Manjrekar posted a tweet, “No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten and Rahul Dravid. Coaches were there when India won the World Cup in 1983, 2007, 2011 and 2024. It’s really about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. It’s time we stop thinking there is a direct connection between the two.” No coach, Lalchand Rajput, Gary Kirsten & Dravid. Coaches when India won WCs in 1983, 2007, 2011 & 2023. It’s really about Indian cricket, not who the coach is. Time we stop thinking there is a direct correlation. — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 27, 2024 When the Indian team led by Kapil Dev won the World Cup in 1983 by defeating the two-time defending champion West Indies, the team did not have a head coach at that time. Whereas, when Team India became the champion of the T20 World Cup in 2007, Lalchand Rajput was the director of the team, because Greg Chappell was removed 6 months ago after the poor performance in the ODI World Cup. However, during the 2011 ODI World Cup, the head coach of the winning team was Gary Kirsten. This was the first time that Team India won the World Cup and a head coach was present with the team. After this, now it has happened in 2024 that the head coach was with the team and the team became the world champion. This is the reason why Gautam Gambhir has a big responsibility on his shoulders, because in the coming time India has to win many ICC tournaments.
Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Final: India’s final match will be against this team, not Pakistan, see full details
Renuka Singh Thakur (Source X) Both the semi-final matches of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 were played on 26 July. The first ‘semi-final’ match of the tournament was played on 26 July between the Indian women’s team and the Bangladesh women’s team in Dambulla. Here the Indian women’s team managed to win by 10 wickets with 54 balls remaining. With this, they also secured their place in the final. India defeated Bangladesh in the first semi-final In the first ‘semi-final’ match, after winning the toss and batting first, the Bangladeshi women’s team scored 80 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Only two batsmen from the opposition team were able to reach double figures. Batting at number four for the team, Nigar Sultana scored the highest 32 runs. Apart from her, Shorna Akhtar played an unbeaten innings of 19 runs in 18 balls. Renuka Singh took the maximum of 3 wickets while bowling fiercely in the ‘semi-final’ match on behalf of the Indian women’s team. Apart from her, Radha Yadav also took 3 wickets, but she was a little more expensive than Renuka. Apart from these two bowlers, Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma took 1-1 wickets respectively. The Indian women’s team easily achieved the target of 81 runs set by the opposing team in 11 overs without losing any wicket. Opening the innings for the team, Smriti Mandhana scored an unbeaten half-century of 55 runs in 39 balls. Apart from her, Shefali Verma returned unbeaten after scoring 26 runs in 28 balls. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in the second semi-final The second ‘semi final’ match of the tournament was played between the women’s team of Sri Lanka and Pakistan. In this match, after losing the toss and batting first, the Pakistan women’s team managed to score 140 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. While chasing the target, the Sri Lankan women’s team achieved this target at the loss of 7 wickets in 19.5 overs. While chasing the target, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu played the highest half-century innings of 63 runs with the help of 9 fours and 1 six in 48 balls. The final match will be played on July 28 The final match of the tournament will now be played on 28 July between the Indian women’s team and the Sri Lankan women’s team at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. Let us tell you that India has won this trophy 8 times so far and this will be their ninth final. Earlier, Bangladesh had won the trophy by defeating India in the final of the 2018 Women’s Asia Cup.
Arshdeep Singh may get a chance to play in Border-Gavaskar, BCCI is preparing a special plan
The Indian selectors are considering picking left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh in the Test squad, although he has only played for India in the limited-overs format so far. He impressed everyone during India’s T20 World Cup win and there are talks that he could be included in the Test squad for the Australia tour later this year. The Punjab and Punjab Kings fast bowler was the highest wicket-taker in the recent tournament along with Afghanistan fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi. Both the bowlers took 17-17 wickets in that tournament. Now it is believed that after his brilliant performance in the white ball, he may get promoted to red ball cricket. Arshdeep Singh may get a chance in the upcoming Test series against Australia The selectors are very impressed with Arshdeep’s ability to swing the ball in limited overs cricket, so he can prove to be very effective on the Australia tour. A source told the Times of India, “Arshdeep has performed impressively in white ball cricket for India. He may be asked to play some red ball matches starting with the Duleep Trophy from September 5 to increase his chances of selection for the Australia tour. There is every possibility that he can prove to be a trump card for India along with (Jasprit) Bumrah in Australia.” The source further added that, “In fact, the selectors are keen to have the option of another left-arm pacer at least in the white-ball squad, which is why Khaleel Ahmed toured Zimbabwe and has been selected for both the ODIs and T20Is in Sri Lanka.” Let us tell you, the Indian team will tour Australia at the end of this year. For the first time on this tour, a 5 match Border Gavaskar Test series will be played between India and Australia. Let us tell you, the last two times Team India has been successful in defeating Australia at their home. This time India will be eyeing to defeat the Kangaroos at their home for the third consecutive time.
July 24- Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav (Pic Source-X) 1) Women’s Asia Cup T20: Why was the captain of Team India suddenly changed before the match, know the reason? In Asia Cup 2024, the Indian women’s team played its last group stage match against Nepal on 23 July. But in this match, Smriti Mandhana came to captain in place of Harmanpreet Kaur. In this match, the Indian team entered the field with a big change. Smriti Mandhana was made the captain of the Indian team in place of Harmanpreet Kaur, because it was decided to rest the regular captain of the team Harmanpreet Kaur in this match. 2) ‘It amazes me that…’- Baroda coach criticises Hardik Pandya Hardik will play for his domestic team Baroda in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy as the BCCI wants to monitor his fitness in the ODI format. Let us tell you that the all-rounder got a place in the T20 team for the Sri Lanka tour but was not selected in the ODI squad. At the same time, former Baroda coach Dave Whatmore has criticized Hardik for not playing domestic cricket for many years. 3) Ajinkya Naik becomes the new president of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), loss or benefit to the players? Ajinkya Naik has won the election for the post of President of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). Ajinkya Naik defeated Sanjay Naik in this election. In this election, Ajinkya Naik got 221 votes while Sanjay Naik got 114 votes. The election of the President of Mumbai Cricket Association is considered very prestigious. In this election, Sanjay Naik, the candidate sponsored by Mahayuti, faced defeat. Ajinkya Naik, the candidate sponsored by Mahavikas Aghadi, has won. 4) Sri Lanka suffered a big blow before the T20 series, star fast bowler is out, has an excellent record against India
VIDEO: Gautam Gambhir was seen spending time with Sanju Samson in the practice session, gave batting tips
Sanju Samson & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: The Indian cricket team sweated it out on the field in its first practice session before the white ball series against Sri Lanka. Gautam Gambhir started performing his duties a day after reaching Sri Lanka. The Indian team took part in its first practice session under the leadership of Gambhir. India is scheduled to play a three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka from July 27, after which an equal number of ODI series will also be played. Let us tell you that the Indian team will play under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav in T20, while Rohit Sharma will lead the team in ODIs. After becoming the head coach, Gambhir led the team during the training session and inspected the practice session. During this, the players did light practice which included fielding practice, running and ball catching practice. During this, the players of the team were seen talking to the new captain of the T20 International team, Suryakumar Yadav. Gautam Gambhir was seen giving batting tips to Sanju Samson during the training session Let us tell you that during this practice session, Gautam Gambhir spent time with all-rounder Shivam Dubey on the field after talking to Sanju Samson who was practicing batting. Gambhir also gave some batting tips to Samson. It is known that Samson was a part of the 15-member Indian team of the T20 World Cup, but he did not get a chance to play a single match during the tournament. Team India’s new beginnin-💴💴💙🇮🇳@ArohiThatte gives us some insight into #MenInBlue‘s day 1️⃣ training session 🏏#SonySportsNetwork #SLvIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/eI0PViYgEq — Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) July 24, 2024 Although Samson has been selected in the T20 squad, the team already has a wicketkeeper batsman in the form of Rishabh Pant. In such a situation, it is not clear whether the captain of Rajasthan Royals will be included in Team India’s playing eleven or not. It is very unfortunate that Samson made his T20 debut for India in 2015 at the age of only 20. In the last 9 years, he has been able to play only 28 matches for Team India. Now it remains to be seen how many opportunities Sanju Samson gets on this tour of Sri Lanka. The first T20 match of the series between India and Sri Lanka will be played on 27 July.
PCB gave a big tension to ICC, this trick was used to call India to Pakistan for Champions Trophy
The Champions Trophy will be played under the hosting of Pakistan in 2025. Champions trophy 2025 (Image Credit- Twitter The ICC Champions Trophy will be played in 2025 under the hosting of Pakistan. A total of 8 teams will participate in this tournament. There is no clarity on whether the Indian team will go to Pakistan for this Champions Trophy or not. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it clear that the government will decide on playing in Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been trying to convince the BCCI for a long time. However, PCB has now given up this tension and has adopted a new strategy. PCB has handed over the task of convincing India to come to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy to the International Cricket Council (ICC). Let us tell you that in the Asia Cup held last year under the hosting of PCB, India played all its matches in Sri Lanka on the basis of ‘hybrid model’. However, there is no clarity on whether the ‘hybrid model’ will be adopted in the Champions Trophy or not. Although the Champions Trophy budget was approved at the recent ICC meeting in Colombo, the schedule and format were not discussed. The ICC has kept supplementary expenses in its tournament budget to deal with any situation, including the possibility of the Indian team playing its matches outside Pakistan. This report came out regarding Champions Trophy According to media reports, a PCB source said, “The PCB has now done what was expected of it as the host of the Champions Trophy. It has submitted the draft schedule and format of the competition and has also submitted the budget for the competition.” He said, “Now it is up to the ICC how quickly they circulate, discuss and finalise the schedule of the Champions Trophy. The PCB has suggested in the draft schedule to host all the matches of India in Lahore including the semi-finals (if India qualifies) and the final.”
“Suryakumar Yadav will not play in Champions Trophy 2025”- Aakash Chopra made a big prediction
Suryakumar Yadav has not been able to perform as expected in ODI cricket so far. Suryakumar Yadav and Aakash Chopra. (Image Source: BCCI/X) Suryakumar Yadav, one of the world’s most dangerous batsmen in T20 cricket, has not yet been able to perform as expected in ODI cricket. The ICC Champions Trophy is to be held in February and March next year. The Champions Trophy will be played in ODI format. Former Indian cricketer and famous commentator Aakash Chopra has made a big prediction about Suryakumar Yadav. Chopra believes that T20 batsman Suryakumar Yadav will not play in the Champions Trophy because he is not fitting into the ODI team. Let us tell you that BCCI has recently appointed Suryakumar as the captain of the Indian T20 team. He beat Hardik Pandya in the race for captaincy. However, Surya did not get a place in the ODI squad against Sri Lanka. Aakash Chopra made a big prediction about Suryakumar Yadav When Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar was asked about this in the press conference, he said in clear words that Surya will remain a part of the T20 setup for now. Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Suryakumar Yadav was part of the team that reached the ODI World Cup 2023 final. He was also in the team that played the T20 World Cup 2024 final. He took a wonderful catch of David Miller. However, Surya is no longer a part of the ODI team. In such a situation, when questions were asked about Surya, it was said that he is a great and special player but will be seen playing only in T20 Internationals. His name was not considered in ODIs. If his name is not being discussed and the Champions Trophy is about to come. So you can assume that Suryakumar will not be seen in the Champions Trophy. The former cricketer said that Shubman Gill is sure to play in the Champions Trophy. Chopra said, “Gill will be seen in the Champions Trophy. He (Agkar) said that Gill is a player of all three formats. Gautam Gambhir (head coach) also believes that if a player of all three formats is found then there is nothing wrong. Gill’s captaincy has also been seen. Whatever captaincy he has done, it has been liked. Therefore, he has also been made the vice-captain.
VIDEO: Jemima Rodriguez joined her fans in Sri Lanka, video of her singing went viral
Meanwhile, India will take on Nepal Women in their third and final Group A match at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday, July 23. With four points and an impressive net run rate of +3.298, India are almost assured of a place in the semi-finals. Jemim hasn’t had much to do in the two matches the team has played so far in the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup. She remained unbeaten on six off three balls against Pakistan as India Women reached the target of 109 in 14.1 overs. In the match against UAE, Jemimah was dismissed after scoring 14 runs off 13 balls. She struggled to get going and did not hit a single boundary in the innings.