Mohammed Shami increases BCCI’s problems, may be out of test series against England
Mohammed Shami. (Photo Source: Twitter) Team India’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami may remain out of the first two Tests of the five-match series against England starting from January 25. He recently revealed that he played with pain during the ODI World Cup 2023, after which he was advised to take a break from the game. Currently, he is recovering from an ankle injury, which also ruled him out of the two-match Test series against South Africa. According to reports, the 33-year-old player has not started bowling in the nets yet. BCCI officials are hopeful that the fast bowler will undergo his fitness test at the NCA before making a place in the Test team. If he passes the test, Shami will join the team in Rajkot for the third Test. Will not be able to play the first two test matches against England – BCCI official A BCCI source was quoted by the Indian Express as saying, “Shami has not even started bowling yet, he will have to go to NCA to prove his fitness. It is difficult for him to play in the first two Tests against England. For the first two Test matches against England, Prasidh Krishna or Mukesh Kumar can be included in the playing eleven in place of Shami. In the second Test against the Proteas at Newlands, Cape Town, Kumar performed well with the ball, while Prasidh was decent. Captain Rohit Sharma was not happy with his performance in the first Test of the series in Centurion. Except Shami, all other Test cricketers are fit for the blockbuster series against England. The team is set to reunite in Hyderabad after the series against Afghanistan. The T2oI series against Afghanistan will end on January 17.
If Rohit Sharma says I am available, how will you remove him- K Srikkanth
Former Team India cricketer K Srikkanth Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are expected to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to start from June 1. Let us tell you that Rohit and Virat have not played a single match in this format since the T-20 World Cup semi-finals. But he has been recalled to the team for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan. Srikanth said that if Rohit is available for selection then the team management cannot exclude him. He said the 36-year-old player is sad after losing to Australia in the ODI World Cup final and would like to retire with the T20 World Cup, which will be held in West Indies and USA. Srikkanth also said that, Virat Kohli will definitely feature in the tournament as he is in great form. K Srikkanth’s big statement regarding Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli In a video on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth said, “Virat Kohli is sure. He is in great form. Rohit Sharma is probably confident about how he scored in the World Cup. He will regroup and try to perform well in the IPL. If Rohit Sharma says I am available, you cannot say that you will drop him. At the end of the day, Rohit Sharma is also hurt by the fact that he has lost a World Cup. He would like to retire at least with the World Cup in hand. He was there in the 2007 World Cup. He would like to do something similar, win the World Cup and then retire. Virat Kohli, considered one of the greatest players of all time, has not yet won the T20 World Cup. He was the top run-scorer in the last edition of the T20 World Cup and is in ‘great form’ at the moment. Regarding him, Srikant had said that, “Virat Kohli would definitely like to win the T20 World Cup. Apart from this, the T20 World Cup took place only 13 months ago last year. Virat Kohli was in extraordinary form. If they say they’re available, I don’t think you can skip them. Also read: This aggressive South African batsman retired from Test cricket with immediate effect.
January 7- Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.
This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. (Photo Source: Getty Images) 1) A new earthquake is about to come in Indian cricket, selectors do not want to see Rohit and Kohli together in T20Is. The Indian cricket team’s recently concluded South Africa tour has ended on a good note. Let us tell you that during the Test series of this tour, the team has made history by winning the Cape Town Test match. So now once again after red ball cricket, in white ball cricket, the Indian team is going to face the Afghanistan cricket team in a three-match T20 series. ,Read full news, 2) ‘When benefits stop…’- Kieron Pollard targeted Mumbai Indians through this post IPL 2024 The excitement among the fans is at its peak. After the mini auction, the squads of all the teams have been revealed, the fans are very excited to cheer for their favorite team. Before the start of IPL, Mumbai Indians team remains a topic of discussion. But Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard has posted something on social media, due to which it seems that he has targeted Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya. ,Read full news, 3) After retiring from Test and ODI cricket, David Warner said to all his fans- ‘Thank you’ Australia’s experienced batsman David Warner has retired from international Test and ODI cricket after the three-match Test series played against Pakistan. Let us tell you, David Warner batted very well for Australia in many important matches and played an important role in his team’s victory. ,Read full news, 4) Pujara’s bat is making noise in Ranji Trophy, showed mirror to selectors by scoring double century Indian cricket team’s experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has made a strong case for his comeback in Test cricket by scoring a record double century in Ranji Trophy. Pujara, playing for Saurashtra against Jharkhand in Rajkot, scored his 17th double century in first-class cricket during a Ranji Trophy match. ,Read full news, 5) Ashwin slammed Michael Vaughn for criticizing the Indian team for not winning ICC tournaments. Last week, former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan had said about the Indian cricket team that it has failed to perform as per expectations. And despite having talent and resources, it has not been able to win any major ICC tournament in the last decade. ,Read full news, 6) MS Dhoni’s business partner revealed the truth, rejected the allegations of fraud and said – he was trying to defame me… Former Indian player Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is soon ready to entertain the fans in IPL 2024. But at this time Dhoni has to make rounds of court. Dhoni had taken legal action against Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Biswas of Arka Sports and Management Limited. ,Read full news, 7) The first win of the year gave peace to captain Rohit Sharma, the passion to win will remain in 2024 Team India captain Rohit Sharma is now trying to get his life back on track, and…
Pujara’s bat is making noise in Ranji Trophy, showed mirror to selectors by scoring double century
Cheteshwar Pujara (Image Credit- Twitter Indian cricket team’s experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has made a strong case for his comeback in Test cricket by scoring a record double century in Ranji Trophy. Pujara, playing for Saurashtra against Jharkhand in Rajkot, scored his 17th double century in first-class cricket during a Ranji Trophy match. Let us tell you that India will face England in the five-match Test series starting from January 25 and the team is expected to be announced soon. This double century can play an important role in the selection of Cheteshwar Pujara and considering his recent form, he can get a place in Team India for the upcoming Test series. Pujara scored his 17th century in first class cricket With his 17th double century, Pujara moved into joint fourth place with Herbert Sutcliffe and Mark Ramprakash in the list of most double centuries in first-class cricket. Sir Donald Bradman tops this list with 37 double centuries and England’s Wally Hammond is at second place with 36 double centuries. ! A spectacular 2⃣0⃣0⃣ in Rajkot from the Saurashtra batter! Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/xYOBkksyYt#RanjiTrophy , #SAUvJHA , @IDFCFIRSTBank , @saucricket , @cheteshwar1 pic.twitter.com/ofLZSf2qcl — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) January 7, 2024 This was Cheteshwar Pujara’s 61st century in first class cricket, apart from this he has also scored 77 half-centuries. Let us tell you that these statistics of Pujara also include Test records, because Test cricket statistics are also included in first class cricket. If Pujara scores some more big innings this season, then he is going to stake a claim to be in the Test team again. Pujara was dropped from the test team Pujara also played List A cricket for Saurashtra in November-December 2023, but his performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy was not good. Earlier, he had not performed well in the final of the World Test Championship 2023, due to which he was not selected in Team India for the West Indies tour and recently on the South Africa tour also, Shubman Gill played at number three. Also read: So can Steve Smith get an important role in the Australian team?
T20 World Cup: “When you play in West Indies and USA, you will need these players there”- Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan Team India (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that India will need the experience of senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the 2024 T20 World Cup to be held in West Indies and America in June. Both the players have not played a single T20I match since the 10-wicket defeat against England in the 2022 World Cup semi-final. Since then, the team management and selection committee have continuously given opportunities to young players in this format. After missing out on winning the title with a crushing defeat in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, the upcoming T20 World Cup is being considered as another important opportunity for Kohli and Rohit to win the ICC trophy. However, looking at the kind of team with which Team India has played the T20 World Cup since the 2022 World Cup, it is still not certain whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play in the upcoming T20 World Cup or not. However, Irfan Pathan believes that the team management should give a chance to Rohit and Virat in the team for T-20 World 2024. Playing of Virat and Rohit depends on their fitness – Irfan Pathan During a conversation on a show on Star Sports, Irfan Pathan said that, “Personally, I would love to see Virat on the field because when we talk about two years ago, he was definitely not in his best form. But the last IPL and T20 was one of the most amazing tournaments for him, Also, when you are playing in countries like West Indies and USA, no one knows about the pitch there, and here you will need experienced players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma both on and off the field. “ He further said, “Playing of both the players also depends on the team management and their fitness, but I would like to see both of them on the field, especially when Rohit has also changed his form and he is scoring a lot of runs in ODI cricket. Have been.” Also read: Pat Cummins’ magic continues even in the year 2024
“It is good that the match ended so quickly and no player got injured” – DK’s statement regarding the Cape Town Test.
Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: Twitter) Experienced Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik believes that if the Cape Town Test match had lasted longer, it would have become even more difficult to bat on the pitch there. In fact, in the recently concluded test match between South Africa and India, Team India won by 7 wickets. This test match did not last even for two days. In this way it became the shortest match in the history of Test cricket. A total of 642 balls were bowled in this entire test match. Meanwhile, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has also given his reaction regarding the pitch and he did not seem happy with the pitch of the second test. In fact, after the end of this test match, the Cape Town pitch is being criticized everywhere. It’s good that the Cape Town Test match ended early – Dinesh Karthik Speaking to Cricbuzz about the Cape Town pitch, Dinesh Karthik said, “If more cracks had opened up on the pitch over time, batting could have been really difficult. It would have been difficult in such a way that the batsmen could have suffered body injuries. So in a way, it’s good that the match ended so quickly and no players were injured. Dinesh Karthik also said that, Jasprit Bumrah’s six wickets swung the momentum back in India’s favour. The momentum quickly shifted in favor of the hosts after the Proteas took six wickets without giving away any runs and wrapped up the Indian innings. The wicketkeeper batsman further said, “We needed seven wickets and the Test could have gone either way. But he (Bumrah) comes and takes five wickets and shows that he is on a mission. Some of the greatest bowlers in the world would be envious of his stats. I can promise that right now there will be no batsman in the world who would want to bat against him.” Also read: Melbourne Stars got a big shock in the ongoing BBL season
“Having captaincy or not will not make any difference” – Irfan Pathan said about Rohit’s batting.
Team India’s former star all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that Rohit Sharma will adopt the same aggressive attitude in IPL 2024 which he had adopted in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Let us tell you that Mumbai Indians (MI) bought Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans (GT) before the IPL 2024 auction. Later, he appointed Baroda all-rounder (Hardik Pandya) as his captain in place of Rohit for the upcoming edition of this cash rich league. Under the captaincy of Rohit, Mumbai Indians have won five IPL titles. During a discussion on Star Sports, Pathan was asked whether Rohit will play more freely in IPL 2024 since he is no longer the captain. Responding to this, Irfan said, “Weren’t there captaincy restrictions on him in the 50-over World Cup? There too he was the captain and played with an amazing strike rate. I think it will not make any difference whether there is captaincy or not. He has changed his outlook for some time now, it will make a difference in a short time. I think he will continue that template.” The former Indian all-rounder said that Rohit’s positive batting approach has benefited him a lot in recent times. Irfan said that, “It took him about a year and a half to achieve that template. Earlier, Rohit Sharma used to take his time for the first two or three overs and then score runs quickly. In the last two years, he took the responsibility and said that he will score fast runs from the first over and he has started getting the results now.”
Jaiswal is troubled by the fear of being dropped from the Test team, that is why he is praising captain Rohit a lot.
He further said, “Rohit Sharma helps me maintain a positive mindset, and we need to score runs quickly against the new ball. I just wanted to give a good start and that was all I had in mind because we had to win the match.”
Rohit and Virat are ready to play T20 series, now the future of their T20I career is in the hands of selectors.
After the end of the South Africa tour, Team India now has to play a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. Team India will be announced soon for this series. At this time, there is only one question in everyone’s mind whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play for Team India in this T20 series or not. Meanwhile, a recent report said that veteran Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have expressed their desire to play in the upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan. Let us tell you that, since the 2022 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not played a single T20 match for India. The selection committee is scheduled to meet on Friday to finalize the squad for the three T20 matches starting with Afghanistan on January 11, followed by a five-match Test series against England on January 25. Fans are eagerly waiting to see Rohit and Kohli playing in a T-20 match on the field once again. However, with key players like Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav unavailable due to injuries, the selection committee will be faced with the challenge of appointing a new captain for the T20Is. Additionally, the committee is considering resting fast bowling pair Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming matches against Afghanistan. Both Siraj and Bumrah played important roles in India’s recent win over South Africa, ending the two-match Test series with a draw. In such a situation, the selection committee will try to keep Bumrah and Siraj fit for the Test series against England by giving them rest. India’s three-match T20 series against Afghanistan is scheduled to begin on January 11 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. After this, the second and third T20 matches will be played on January 14 and 17 at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore and M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru respectively. Also read: Unlike other teams, India never complained about the pitch.