DTVHINDIThere was a lot of debate in the selection meeting! There was a lot of drama before Surya was made the captain, players were called
Rohit and Virat have returned to the team for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Jay Shah and Hardik Pandya. (Image Source: BCCI/X) BCCI recently announced the squad of Team India for the Sri Lanka tour starting from 27th July. Three ODIs and three T20 series will be played between the two teams on this tour. The selectors took a lot of time to announce this series. It is believed that there was a lot of debate between Gautam Gambhir, who recently became the head coach of Team India, and the selectors and only then the team was announced for this tour. This selection meeting of Team India lasted for several hours over two days. If reports are to be believed, there were differences of opinion as well as heated debates in the meeting. During the meeting itself, many players were called and discussions were held with them about long term planning. It is being said that, Surya being selected as the vice-captain before Hardik in captaincy and Gill being selected as the vice-captain before Rahul in ODIs is a very important step taken for the future of Indian cricket. The Indian Express report claims that this selection meeting was different from all other meetings as it was full of heated debates and disagreements. Phone calls were made to the players and the long term planning of the team management was explained to them. Players showed more trust in Suryakumar Yadav than Hardik Pandya According to the Indian Express report, there was also a view in the team selection meeting that not making the current vice-captain of the T20 team, i.e. Hardik Pandya, the captain would be unfair to him. Especially when he has performed amazingly during the World Cup. An Indian Express report claims that due to the trust of the players, the scales tilted in favor of Suryakumar Yadav. The report states that the ‘feedback’ received by the BCCI was that the players ‘trusted Yadav more than Pandya’ and were comfortable working under him. Surya’s man management is said to have impressed the selectors. When Ishan Kishan was about to leave the Indian camp midway through the South Africa tour last year, Yadav tried to convince him to stay back.
Pakistan cricket team will be seen playing a lot of cricket, PCB announced the packed season of 2024-25
Champions Trophy 2025 will be played this time under the hosting of Pakistan Pakistan Team (Pic Source: X) The Pakistan cricket team will be seen playing a lot of action-packed cricket in the coming time. Let us tell you that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the team’s cricket schedule for the 2024-25 season. Pakistan’s home cricket season will start with a Test series against Bangladesh, and after that it has to play Test series against England and West Indies respectively. So this is going to be the busiest domestic season of red ball cricket for Pakistan in the last two decades. Before the upcoming season, Pakistan has never played so many matches. This time Pakistan will be seen playing a total of 7 Test matches at home, which are also going to be a part of the season of the World Test Championship. Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy next year It is worth noting that this time Pakistan has the right to host the Champions Trophy. This time the top 8 teams of world cricket will be seen playing in the multi-nation tournament. Pakistan cricket team is the defending champion of the tournament. However, there is no clarity yet on whether the Indian team will go to Pakistan for this tournament. If Team India does not go on a tour to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, then its matches may be held in either Sri Lanka or UAE. See Pakistan’s home cricket season schedule 2024-25 Test series against Bangladesh Aug 21 – Aug 25, 1st Test, Rawalpindi Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2nd Test, Karachi Test series against England October 7 – October 11, 1st Test, Multan October 15 – October 19, 2nd Test, Karachi October 24 – October 28, 3rd Test, Rawalpindi Test series against West Indies January 16 – January 20, 1st Test, Karachi January 24 – January 28, 2nd Test, Multan Tri Series- vs New Zealand and South Africa February 8 – Pakistan v New Zealand, Multan February 10 – New Zealand v South Africa, Multan February 12 – Pakistan v South Africa, Multan February 14 – Final, Multan champions trophy February 19 – March 9
“We are all very happy for Rahul bhai… he has done a lot for Indian cricket…”- Hitman praised head coach Dravid
This was Rahul Dravid’s last match as head coach. Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Getty Images) As soon as Team India was made the champion of T20 World Cup 2024, captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from this format. Rohit Sharma is now 37 years old and he wants to give a chance to young players in this fast-paced format. Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach has also ended with Team India. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma was asked some questions about Rahul Dravid in the post-match press conference. He won everyone’s heart by answering this. No, no, it’s good. We are all very happy for Rahul bhai. He has done so much for Indian cricket. When he was playing and even now when he is coaching, he has done a lot in these three years. As a coach, he has worked so hard with the team, he has made it very clear to the boys what their role is. What they have to do. He keeps talking to the boys who are not in the team and also those who are at home, and keeps telling them what is happening in the team. He has done a lot for the team. All 11 players are a force and when they play together, it will become a big force. Rahul Dravid also said a big thing in praise of Rohit Sharma Let us tell you that, earlier when Rahul Dravid was asked about the best quality of Rohit Sharma, he said that he will remember Rohit Sharma not as a cricketer or a captain but as a human being. Let us tell you, this partnership of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid started in 2021 which ended with the T20 World Cup 2024. Rahul Dravid on Rohit Sharma’s T20I retirement, “I will forget cricket and captaincy and remember him as a human being. What impresses me is the kind of person he is, the respect he has given me, the kind of care and commitment he had for the team, the kind of energy he spent and he never backed down. For me, this will be the person I will miss the most, he is a great cricketer and a great captain.”
Aiden Markram looked very happy after reaching the final, praised his players a lot
Under the captaincy of Aiden Markram, South Africa has reached the final of the T20 World Cup. Aiden Markram (Photo Source: Getty Images) In the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets and made it to the final of an ICC World Cup for the first time. In this match, Afghanistan batted first and set a target of just 57 runs for South Africa to win. The African team created history by achieving this score in just 8.5 overs. Aiden Markram looked very happy after reaching the final On the other hand, South Africa captain Aiden Markram looked very happy after reaching the World Cup final for the first time. Aiden Markram said after the match, “It feels good. Not only the captain takes you here, but the efforts of the entire team are also very big. There are many people behind the scenes too. It is fortunate to lose the toss, we would have batted too. We played the ball really well, put the ball in the right areas and kept it very simple. The bowlers did a fantastic job for us. It was challenging to bat, no batsman would lie and tell you it was easy. We had a bit of luck and then we had a few partnerships. We have had some close matches and some people at home would have woken up with grey hair early. Glad to have had a bit more rest today.” On South Africa playing the World Cup final for the first time, Markram said that we have not got such an opportunity before. There is nothing to be afraid of. Markram further said, “This is another step for us, this is an opportunity that we have never got before, there is nothing to be afraid of. This victory means a lot, we have some world class players in our team but as I said, it takes the whole team to perform like this.” Let us tell you that South Africa has been playing ODIs since 1992 and T20 World Cup since 2007. In the last 32 years, the team has reached the semi-finals 8 times in which this is their first victory.
There is still a lot to come for USA cricket after the T20 World Cup: Corey Anderson
USA is out of the ongoing T20 World Cup Corey Anderson (Image Credit- Twitter X) The co-host USA team has performed brilliantly in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. After performing brilliantly in the league stage, the team qualified for the Super 8 and surprised everyone by winning against a big team like Pakistan. However, USA could not continue the performance of the league stage in the Super 8. In the Super 8, it was badly defeated first by West Indies, South Africa and then by England. So after the crushing defeat against England, USA’s journey in the ongoing T20 World Cup came to an end. On the other hand, while talking about the performance of the USA team in the tournament, the team’s experienced all-rounder Corey Anderson has made a big statement. Anderson says that there is a lot left for USA cricket even after the T20 World Cup. Corey Anderson made a big statement Let us tell you that during the post match conference after the defeat against England in Barbados, Corey Anderson said – Making it to the Super 8 was obviously a historic opportunity for USA. The players are disappointed at being out of the tournament. I am also injured along with them. When you play this game, your reputation is always at stake. You never want to lose badly. We are disappointed that we know we can perform better against these big teams but we are not able to do so. But in the end we can feel proud of what we have done in the tournament. We have attracted the attention of the whole world towards USA in this tournament. I am proud of what the team has done in this T20 World Cup. USA has a good cricket future and there is a lot more for USA cricket even after the T20 World Cup.
“We need to do a lot of work…”- Afghanistan head coach says before facing India in Super-8
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott says there are a lot of areas the team needs to work on. Jonathan Trott (Photo Source: Getty Images) T20 World Cup 2024: The Afghanistan cricket team had a great start to the tournament by winning all three matches of the group stage. The team defeated Uganda and Papua New Guinea and registered a big win against New Zealand. But in the last match of the group stage against hosts West Indies, Afghanistan had to face a humiliating defeat by 104 runs. In the match, West Indies batted first and scored 218 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. In response, Afghanistan was all out for 114 runs in 16.2 overs while chasing the target. After this defeat, the team now has to face India on June 20 in the first match of the Super-8 round. Afghanistan is part of Group 1 along with Australia, Bangladesh and India. Before the match against India, head coach Jonathan Trott said that there are many areas on which the team needs to work. Jonathan Trott furious at the team’s performance against West Indies Head coach Jonathan Trott is very disappointed with both Afghanistan’s batting and bowling in the match against West Indies. Speaking at the post-match presentation after the match, he said, ‘We need to work a lot on, if we don’t start an over well, then be able to get out of an over and try to stop it. Jonathan Trott further said, ‘Today we had a total of two overs in which 60 runs were scored and this changed the course of the game to a great extent. There is a lot of pressure in the next 18 overs, although this is the reality, this is the black and white part of the game. Yes, in terms of batting, I am disappointed, and we could not get even a little closer to the target.’
Before the match against Ireland, Pakistani players had a lot of fun with children in Florida
PCB has shared a video on its official social media account in which the team players can be seen having a lot of fun with children in Florida. Pakistan Team (Pic Source- Instagram) The performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has been quite ordinary so far. They have won only one match in this tournament so far while they have suffered defeats against India and America. Let us tell you, Pakistan won its only match against Canada in this important tournament. Now if the team has to make its place in the Super 8 of this important tournament, then they will have to win the upcoming match against Ireland. Not only this, before this they will also have to pray that the Ireland team defeats USA in the match to be played today i.e. on 14 June. Pakistan has to play a match against Ireland on 16 June. However, before this match, today i.e. on 14th June, the Pakistan team was seen interacting with children in Florida. The Pakistan Cricket Board has shared a video on its official social media account in which it can be seen that the players of the team are having a lot of fun with the children in Florida. Not only this, the Pakistani players also gave them autographs and also played cricket with the children. Here is the video: So far five teams have confirmed their place in the Super 8. So far from the four groups, India, Australia, West Indies, Afghanistan and South Africa have qualified for the Super 8. India has qualified from Group A and if Pakistan has to make its place in the Super 8, then they will have to defeat Ireland by a big margin. Not only this, if America defeats Ireland in Florida, then Pakistan’s dream of reaching the Super 8 will be completely over. In the match played against Canada, all the players from Pakistan had performed very well and played an important role in their team’s victory. In the match played against India, the team’s batsmen performed very poorly while the team had to face defeat in the Super Over against America. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
T20 World Cup 2024: Akeel Hussain is very happy with his match-winning spell against Uganda, praises himself a lot
Akil Hossain took 5 wickets for 11 runs in four overs against Uganda. Akeal Hossain (Pic Source-X) In a great match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies defeated Uganda by 134 runs. In this match, the best spinner from West Indies, Akil Hussain bowled very well and completely destroyed the batting lineup of Uganda. Akil Hussain took 5 wickets for 11 runs in four overs against Uganda. In this match, West Indies batted first and scored 173 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which Uganda was all out for 39 runs in 12 overs. Akeel Hussain is very happy with his bowling spell. After the match ended, he made a big revelation about his bowling. According to ESPNcricinfo, the West Indies spinner said, “I am working a lot here. We attended a camp before the World Cup. Not only this, I am also working a lot with Sunil Narayan. He is a very close friend of mine. When you are getting success, you have to work even harder. All the players are doing their homework properly. The player should always be a step ahead.” We have been playing very good cricket for the last 12 years: Akeel Hossain Akeel Hussain further said, ‘Today I worked a lot on my length and that is why I took wickets at regular intervals. I knew very well that if I bowl on my length, the batsmen will have a lot of trouble against me. You should bowl well by understanding the pitch and you cannot miss your length. The best thing about us is that we have been playing good cricket consistently for the last 12 months. There are many areas where we still have to improve ourselves. I am hopeful that we will be seen playing even better cricket in the future. West Indies has performed very well in this tournament so far. Now the team has to play its next match against New Zealand on June 13. West Indies has played two matches in this tournament so far and has won both of them. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
The veteran who had pointed a finger at Hardik’s performance during IPL 2024 has now praised him a lot
Hardik Pandya had to face heavy criticism during IPL 2024 Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: BCCI) Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya had to face heavy criticism during IPL 2024. A large section of fans did not support Hardik when he switched from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians and became the captain. Apart from this, his form was also poor during IPL 2024, due to which fans trolled him. However, with the arrival of the T20 World Cup, Hardik Pandya has returned to his rhythm. In India’s first match against Ireland, he proved his ability and bowled brilliantly. He took three wickets for 27 runs in his four-over spell. Sunil Gavaskar is very impressed with his performance and has praised Hardik a lot. He bowled four consecutive overs, which is commendable: Sunil Gavaskar Speaking on Star Sports, Sunil Gavaskar said, “Playing for India is a big deal. The way he was running was quite impressive. He bowled four consecutive overs, which is commendable. It is not like he bowled two overs and took a break.” On his performance against Ireland, Hardik said that I really liked the first wicket. Generally, I did not hit the ball on the stumps often, my tendency is to bowl back of length. But on this wicket I needed to bowl a lot more full length to stay in the game. Yes, if you bowl short, the ball can go in the air. Talking about the India vs Ireland match, the Ireland batsmen fell to their knees in front of the Indian bowlers. The Irish team collapsed for 96 runs in 16 overs. In reply, India achieved the target in 12.2 overs by losing two wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant half-century. Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten 36 runs.
“He is such a player who can single-handedly take away the match from the opposition team”- Shakib is praising Rohit a lot
An exciting match is expected between the Men in Blue and the Bengal Tigers at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on June 01. Shakib spoke about how Sharma led the Indian team in the 50-over World Cup. In a video shared by Star Sports, Shakib Al Hasan said, “I think the way he has led India in the last few years has been fantastic. His record as a captain is tremendous. I think all the players respect him as a leader of the team. He is a player who can single-handedly take away the match from the opposition team.” Rohit Sharma has participated in all the seasons of T20 World Cup Bangladesh will enter the tournament on the back of a disappointing performance, having recently lost the T20I series to co-hosts USA by a margin of 1-2. In contrast, the Men in Blue will be coming into the tournament after playing an intense Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Bengal Tigers’ first practice match against the United States of America (USA) was cancelled due to heavy rain and this match against India will be their second practice match before the tournament. India, on the other hand, will play only one practice match before the tournament begins. Both Rohit and Shakib are the only two players who have played in all the editions of this T20 World Cup so far. The 37-year-old all-rounder is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the tournament with 47 wickets. While Rohit is the fourth-highest run-scorer in the tournament with 963 runs in 36 innings.
