“Exclude Shardul Thakur from the team and bring this spinner in the team” – K Srikkanth’s demand for the second test match.
Ahead of the second Test match against South Africa, former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth demanded the inclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin in India’s playing eleven. Ashwin got a chance to play in the first Test due to Jadeja’s back spasm. In the Centurion Test, Ashwin bowled economically, conceding only 41 runs in 19 overs and taking just one wicket. Srikanth asked to choose Ashwin instead of Shardul Thakur. He believes that Jadeja and Ashwin together can put pressure on the Proteas batsmen. Despite India opting for a four-man pace attack in the opening Test, the former India opener suggested that Ashwin can team effectively with Jadeja as he bowls economical and can help India against South Africa in the upcoming Cape Town Test. Can present a challenge to the lineup. Ashwin is a better player than Shardul Thakur – K Srikanth Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, “I will still give a chance to Ashwin. I believe Ashwin is better than Shardul Thakur. I will play Ashwin instead of Shardul. Even if he doesn’t take five wickets, he will definitely take some (wickets). Probably, he will form a good combination with Jadeja and bowl tightly. These two can work together and take 4-5 wickets, you never know. That will be enough, he will have done his job.” It is noteworthy that the second and final Test is going to start from January 3 in Cape Town. In such a situation, Team India can consider changes in its playing eleven with the aim of leveling the series. Talking about the team combination, the 64-year-old stressed on the need for fairness and also talked about not dropping Prasidh Krishna after one match.
There was a big ruckus in the American Premier League, umpires refused to officiate in the match.
American Premier League (Photo Source: Twitter) Ahead of the ongoing American Premier League (APL) semi-finals, organizer Jay Mir got into a heated argument with hotel staff in Houston. During this, Jai Mir used abusive language but why this debate took place is not yet known. According to reports, the umpires also refused to enter the field before the semi-finals. The organizers were said to have called the police but no arrests were made but “they were thrown out of the ground”, according to a statement. The APL noted on its social media handles that the umpires have held the semi-finals hostage, alleging that Danny Khan, Vijaya Prakash Mallela and Brian Owens were “blackmailing” the organizers and demanding more money for umpiring in the knockouts. Was doing. More drama from the team hotel. American Premier League organizer Jay Mir is seen here in a profanity laced exchange with hotel desk staff that are housing the visiting teams in Houston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/mIcJjtnIm2 — Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) December 30, 2023 There was a big ruckus in the American Premier League, the matter reached the police. Organizers clarified that the umpires were given a down payment of US$30,000 but still refused to take the field. APL wrote on its Danny Khan, Vijaya, Brian Owens were told that they cannot blackmail and keep semis hostage as an umpire, but these greedy umpires did not listen, at which point they had to let the match continue. He was asked to do so and he refused and stopped the match. At which point the police took the hostage.” Danny Khan ,Vijaya ,Brian Owens were told that they cannot black mail and hold the semi hostage as an umpire but these greedy umpires didn’t budge at which point they were asked to leave so the match goes on and they refused and held the match hostage at which point cops called — American Premiere League (APL) (@APLCRICKETUSA) December 31, 2023 The post further added, “And these greedy umpires were thrown off the field. An umpire should never hold a match hostage, especially when they know it is a playoff and should not harass the league owner by blackmailing them.” Renowned cricket journalist Peter Della Penna later shared the statements of the umpires in which Vijaya told the entire story. It was claimed that the umpires have not been paid for their services and police were called in demanding their salaries. Also read: This former England cricketer is not tired of praising Rishabh Pant
SA v IND: “Please bowl him a little early in the next match…”- Irfan Pathan’s special plan to dismiss Dean Elgar
Dean Elgar & Irfan Pathan (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan questioned the team’s strategy against former South African captain Dean Elgar in the opening Test of the two-match series in Centurion. Playing in his last series after announcing his retirement, the 36-year-old blew away India’s bowling with a brilliant inning of 185 runs off 287 balls. His innings gave the host team a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. Due to his innings, South Africa had to bat only one innings in the test match. South Africa won the match Winning by an innings and 32 runs, they took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. While talking to Star Sports after that match, Irfan Pathan said that Dean Elgar is weak against the short pitch ball and he is not able to score runs easily there. But the Indian bowlers could not take that advantage against them. Please bowl short pitch balls to Dean Elgar a little sooner in the next match – Irfan Pathan Pathan said, “Elgar has trouble against short pitch balls. When he was batting at 60-70 runs, you bowled him short balls. In the next match, please bowl them short balls quickly. He was out on short balls 4 times against Australia. I also talked about it in the commentary. You have to bowl very well in the second match to level the series.” Let us tell you that, this was Elgar’s 14th Test century in 85 matches and his second century against India, his batting average in 14 Test matches against India was 43.30. With Temba Bavuma injured, the left-handed batsman will captain South Africa in the second Test starting on January 3 in Cape Town. Also read: Richa Ghosh’s innings of 96 runs went in vain, India lost by 3 runs
NZ vs BAN: 3rd T20I Match Prediction: Know which team has the upper hand and who can win today’s match
The third T20 match will be played between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Sunday 31 December. NZ vs BAN (Photo Source: NZ vs BAN: 3rd T20I: The third T20 match of the series will be played between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Sunday 31 December. Bangladesh defeated New Zealand on their own soil in the first T20I to achieve their first T20I win and take a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match was lost to rain. After this, the third match has become very important for both the teams. At present, the confidence of Bangladesh team is sky high, due to this the Kiwi team will face the challenge of leveling the series. On the other hand, Bangladesh is on the verge of creating history by winning this match. Pitch Report- The pitch at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui is batsman-friendly. The boundary of this ground is 60 to 70 meters, which makes the work of the batsmen easy. In the beginning, fast bowlers are likely to get swing. However, batting is expected to become easier as the match progresses. The spinners will get more help in the second innings than in the first innings. Therefore, a fierce competition can be seen between the ball and the bat. Match Details- New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I Venue- Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Date and Time – Sunday, December 31 at 5:30 am Live Streaming- Amazon Prime Video NZ vs BAN head-to-head record Total matches- 19 New Zealand’s win- 14 Bangladesh’s victory- 04 No Result- 01 First played – 3 February 2010 Last played- December 29, 2023 NZ vs BAN Probable Playing XI- New Zealand- Daryl Mitchell, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Ben Sears. Bangladesh- Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Afif Hossain, Ronnie Talukdar, Tauheed Hridoy, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib, Mustafizur Rahman. NZ vs BAN Probable Best Performers- Probable best batsman: Liton Das In the first match, Liton Das batted brilliantly for Bangladesh, while fellow batsmen lost their wickets after getting starts. He played an unbeaten inning of 42 runs in 36 balls and led the team to victory. He would like to perform well with the bat in the third match also. Probable best bowler: Mahedi Hasan Mahedi Hasan gave a brilliant all-round performance. He took two wickets with the first ball. After this, while chasing the target, he also scored important 19 runs in 16 balls. Therefore, he would like to deliver match-winning performances even in the decider. Today’s match prediction: Bangladesh will win the match read this also- Viral Pic: Bigg Boss fame Abdu Rozic met MS Dhoni, picture went viral like wildfire on social media
IND-W vs AUS-W: A terrible accident happened in India vs Australia second ODI match; Sneh Rana returned from the field groaning in pain
Indian cricket team needs 259 runs to win. India Women. (Image Source: X) India Women vs Australia Women: Indian women’s cricket team And Australia women’s cricket team is currently facing each other in the second match of the ongoing three-match ODI series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this match, Australia women’s cricket team captain Alyssa Healy won the toss and decided to bat first. Australia posted 258 runs for the loss of 8 wickets on the board thanks to half-centuries from Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry. However, a scary incident came to light during this inning, where two players of the Indian women’s cricket team collided with each other and fell on the field. Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar collided with each other in the live match The incident occurred in the 25th over of Australia’s innings, when Sneh Rana at backward point and Pooja Vastrakar at point hit a well-timed shot by Beth Mooney to save the boundary at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. -Collided badly with another. After this collision, both the Indian all-rounders were seen in shock and the medical team immediately rushed to the field for initial treatment. Read here: SA vs IND 2023-24: India suffered a big blow; This star all-rounder got badly injured during the net session before the Cape Town Test. During this time, entire Indians gathered and tried to help both of them. Although Pooja Vastrakar was not injured, Sneh Rana appeared to be in a lot of pain and had to leave the field after initial treatment and application of ice packs. Watch the video of that scary incident here: pic.twitter.com/GaoDni3xFj — Virat Sharma (@ViratSharm39743) December 30, 2023 If we talk about the match, the Indian cricket team needs 259 runs to win and currently their score is one wicket for 45 runs. Earlier, Deepti Sharma had taken the top five wickets for India, and Shreyanka Patil and Sneh Rana took one wicket each. 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia
IND-W vs AUS-W, 2nd ODI Match Prediction: Know which team has the upper hand and who can win today’s match
Phoebe Lichfield, Alyssa Healy (c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashley Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Alanna King, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt, Darcy Brown. IND-W vs AUS-W Best performers of both the teams in this match (Probable Best Performers) Probable best batsman: Phoebe Litchfield (Australia) Phoebe Litchfield can be the best batsman in the second ODI between India and Australia. The opening batsman is in sensational form at the moment and played a good innings for the team in the first ODI and emerged as the player of the match. Litchfield scored 78 runs in 89 balls and shared a 148-run partnership with Ellyse Perry for the second wicket. Probable best bowler: Georgia Wareham (Australia) Georgia Wareham can prove to be an excellent bowler in the upcoming ODI. The Australian leg spinner played a key role for his team in the opening ODI, taking 2 wickets for 55 runs in his nine-over spell. Prediction of today’s match: The team batting in the second innings will win today’s match.
Indian team’s luck is going bad, after losing the test match in Centurion, Rohit Sharma and company got another big blow.
The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from January 3. Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India have been fined for slow over rate in the first Test match against South Africa played in Centurion. Let us tell you, South Africa won this first test match by an innings and 32 runs. The performance of the Indian team was quite disappointing in this match. Not only this, the Indian team has now fallen to sixth place in the rankings of the World Test Championship. After the end of the match, match referee Chris Broad also imposed a huge fine on the Indian team. According to Chris Broad, the Indian team had bowled two overs less and that is why this fine has been imposed on them. At present the Indian team has 14 points. If the Indian team has to secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship for the third consecutive time, then it is very important for them to win the second and final Test match against South Africa and the five-match Test series against England by a long margin. In the first Test match played against South Africa, KL Rahul scored a brilliant century in the first innings for the Indian team and Virat Kohli batted very well in the second innings. However, the bowlers of the Indian team could not bowl well. Not only this, team captain Rohit Sharma was also very disappointed with his team’s bowling. He himself gave the statement that apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no other bowler could leave his mark in this match. It is very important for the Indian team to win the second and final test match. The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from 3 January. Even though Rohit Sharma and the rest of the team may not have performed well in the first match, they will have to bat and bowl strongly in the second test. Avesh Khan has been included in the Indian team in place of Mohammed Shami for the second test match. Talking about South Africa, all the players of the team had performed very well in the first test and they would like to continue their form further. Dean Elgar was awarded the Player of the Match award for his valuable innings. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain…