“Bowlers like Ajaz Patel will be found in every local club” – Mohammad Kaif blasts the Kiwi spinner.
Mohammad Kaif speaking and Ajaz Patel. (Source – Getty Images) Former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif has recently given a shocking statement on New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel. Ijaz played an important role in the Kiwi team’s historic 3-0 Test series win over India. This statement of Kaif has now suddenly come into limelight. In this match played at Wankhede Stadium, Ajaz Patel performed brilliantly and continued his excellent record. The New Zealand team became the first team to achieve a whitewash in a Test series of three or more matches on Indian soil. The feat was achieved largely thanks to his spin bowling, with Patel becoming the team’s leading wicket-taker in the series with 15 wickets, including 11 at the Wankhede Stadium alone. However, in a video shared on social media, Mohammad Kaif dismissed Patel’s achievements. Mohammad Kaif gave a surprising statement regarding Ejaz Patel In the video shared on his X account, Mohammad Kaif said, “Ajaz Patel did not bowl well. If you look at the pitch map, he bowled two full-toss, two short balls and two length deliveries, but still managed to take wickets. Bowlers like Ajaz Patel will be found in every local club.” Ajaz Patel has taken 23 wickets in two matches in Mumbai. However, till date he has not played even a test match on New Zealand soil. Kaif further said about Glenn Phillips, “Glenn Phillips is a part-timer and he does not know how to bowl good balls. We lost to part-timers, not quality spinners. People should say that Ajaz Patel has taken 22 wickets at Wankhede Stadium. He could not even land the ball properly. Ajaz Patel bowled only two good balls in an over and took wickets. The defeat in the final test is shameful. There were no good bowlers in the New Zealand team in the Mumbai Test. Kaif only praised Mitchell Santner, who took 11 wickets in Pune. Kaif said, “Santner bowled well. The bowling he bowled in Pune was a classic Test match performance.”
Pant is the best wicketkeeper batsman in Test cricket, his best is yet to come – Mohammad Kaif
Rishabh Pant (Pic Source-X) Team India has made a great start in the Test series against Bangladesh. India played great cricket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 19 September and after four days of play, the team managed to register a victory of 280 runs. After this victory, Team India managed to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Pant scored a century in the second innings of the first Test match, while he also made an important contribution in the first innings. The last Test match of the two-match series is to be played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27. Rishabh Pant also played his last Test series against Bangladesh. Team India went on a tour of Bangladesh in late 2022. After returning from there, Pant’s car had a terrible accident while going to his home. Former Team India cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that Pant is not in his prime form yet, yet he is the biggest match winner of Team India. Mohammad Kaif gave a big statement in praise of Rishabh Pant In an interview to Times of India, Kaif said, ‘When the England team came to India, Rishabh Pant was not in the team. Pant, who comes to bat at number five or six, is the biggest match winner for Team India at this position. He has played many match-winning innings. No one can forget his innings at Gabba. He has scored centuries in difficult conditions in South Africa and England.’ Kaif further said, ‘Talking about stats, I think Pant is the best wicketkeeper batsman for Test cricket. No one in the Indian think tank thinks about anyone other than Rishabh Pant. His best is yet to come. When he turns 27, his batting will improve further and then he will hit his prime form. Rishabh Pant’s best is yet to come, especially in Test cricket.’ It is worth noting that Pant has also equaled former India captain MS Dhoni’s record for scoring the most Test centuries for India as a wicketkeeper, with both players having six centuries to their name. Pant achieved this feat in 34 Test matches, scoring 2419 runs so far, while Dhoni, who played 90 Tests in his entire career, scored 4876 runs and scored six centuries.
Exclusive: “I have never seen him drop a catch…”, Mohammad Kaif calls Rishabh Pant the best fielder
Mohammad Kaif praised Team India’s fielding coach T. Dilip and stressed that the level of fielding has increased because of him. Mohammad Kaif (Photo Source: Instagram) Former Indian player Mohammad Kaif is playing for Gujarat Giants in Legends League Cricket 2024. Gujarat won their first match against Urbanisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. After the match, Mohammad Kaif talked about many things in an exclusive interview with CricTracker. Mohammad Kaif praised Team India’s fielding coach T. Dilip and stressed that because of him the level of fielding in the team has increased. He also described Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant as the best fielders of the Indian team. Exclusive interview of Mohammad Kaif with CricTracker- First question: How was the match? Answer: I think the way Morne van Wyk played was amazing to watch. It was a tough pitch, day match. He kept wicket for the first 20 overs, then opened the innings and finished the match. So, so far in this LLC I have not seen such a great innings. Second question: What changes have you seen in the fielding of the team after T. Dilip came to India? Answer: They are doing a very good job. They have a big role. Suryakumar Yadav took a catch in the T20 World Cup, which was the turning point. So they have done a very good job and the level of fielding has gone up. The Indian team has performed well. Third question: According to you, who are the top-2 fielders of India? Answer: India is the world champion, Ravindra Jadeja is among the top-2 fielders of India. Jadeja has become an even better fielder with age. People say that with age you become slow, but Jadeja is a perfect example that if you focus on fitness, your performance improves, his fielding has improved. The second name I will take is Rishabh Pant, as a wicketkeeper, I have never seen Rishabh Pant drop a catch.
Former Indian cricketer supports Hardik, says- ‘He has not done anything wrong that he should not get the captaincy’
Suryakumar has been made the captain in place of Hardik for the T20 series against Sri Lanka Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) On Thursday, July 18, the BCCI announced the Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour. SuryaKumar Yadav was appointed the captain of the T20I team, while Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the ODI team. However, the most surprising thing during this time was that Hardik Pandya was removed from the vice-captaincy and Shubman Gill was given this responsibility. Let us tell you that Hardik was the vice-captain of the T20 World Cup 2024 winning team and after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from T20I, he was being considered as the next captain. But Suryakumar Yadav surpassed the experienced all-rounder. Meanwhile, Mohammad Kaif respected Suryakumar’s batting talent, but he feels that Hardik’s experience as a captain should have been taken into account. Now, a new coach has come, there will be new planning – Mohammad Kaif Mohammad Kaif was quoted by Times of India as saying, Hardik has captained Gujarat Titans for 2 years and in his very first year he made it to the finals… Hardik has experience of captaining a T20I team. He was also the vice-captain in the T20 World Cup. Now, a new coach has come, there will be new planning. He said, ‘Surya is also a good player, he has been playing for years, I hope he will handle the responsibility of captaincy well. But, I think he should have supported Hardik.’ Continuing his talk, Kaif said, Gambhir is an experienced captain and coach. He understands cricket very well. I think Hardik has not done anything wrong that he should not get the captaincy. Mohammad Kaif said, he has experience. He has captained in IPL and has won the trophy for a new team (Gujarat Titans) with new and young faces, which is a big thing. He worked from ground zero in IPL and led Titans to victory. I think he deserved the captaincy. So let’s wait and see now.
“He doesn’t go out on the field with the players…”- Mohammad Kaif credits this instead of Gautam Gambhir for KKR’s stellar performance
We always talk about Gautam Gambhir, but he cannot get on the field with the players- Mohammad Kaif Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammad Kaif (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Kolkata Knight Riders are playing brilliantly in the 17th season of IPL. The team won 9 out of 14 matches in the league stage and finished first in the points table with 20 points. The team has again reached the final by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in Qualifier-1. KKR will play the final match on 26 May against either Rajasthan Royals or Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mentor Gautam Gambhir is being given all the credit for Kolkata’s excellent performance in this season of IPL. However, former Indian player Mohammad Kaif has given all the credit to captain Shreyas Iyer instead of Gambhir. Shreyas Iyer has been there with the players- Mohammad Kaif Cricket commentator Mohammad Kaif believes that Gautam Gambhir does not come to the field with the players, this work is done by captain Shreyas Iyer. Due to which the credit for the excellent performance of Kolkata Knight Riders should be given to the captain. Mohammad Kaif, while talking to Hindustan Times, said, ‘We always talk about Gautam Gambhir, but he cannot get on the field with the players. Shreyas Iyer has been there with the players and this will help him grow as a person and a player.’ They are the team to beat in IPL – Kaif Mohammad Kaif believes that KKR is a balanced team, and the team has excellent players in both departments. Talking further, Kaif said, ‘I think KKR is a very balanced team. A team that wins the tournament should have good bowlers, KKR have bowlers. You saw how (Mitchell) Starc bowled against SRH in Qualifier 1, it is a balanced team. KKR have covered all the bases in terms of batting and bowling. They are the team to beat in IPL, they are far ahead.
IPL 2024: ‘It was a flop show in Lucknow’ Mohammad Kaif after LSG’s defeat against DC
Delhi had won by 19 runs. Mohammad Kaif (Image Credit- Twitter X) After losing by 19 runs against Delhi Capitals (DC), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)’s hopes of making the playoffs of the ongoing IPL 2024 season have suffered a blow. Let us tell you that yesterday on 14th May, the 64th match of the ongoing season between the two teams was played at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Batting first in this match, Delhi scored a total of 208 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs, but when Lucknow came to chase the target given by Delhi, it was able to score only 189 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated overs. , and they lost the match by 19 runs. On the other hand, now after Lucknow’s defeat against Delhi, former Indian cricketer and well-known cricket commentator Mohammad Kaif has given a big statement. Kaif says that there was a flop show from Lucknow in the match. Mohammad Kaif gave a big statement after Lucknow’s defeat against Delhi Let us tell you that after the defeat of Lucknow Super Giants against Delhi Capitals, Mohammad Kaif said on Star Sports – Take the video analyst’s computer and throw it away. He did not go into the match with any statistics. If I tell you the statistics of this year, in the four matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium, the team batting first has won. You won the toss and said you would field first. Kaif further said- Lucknow’s biggest mistake in the match was the decision taken by KL Rahul at the time of toss. In such a situation, question marks will also be raised on the team’s bowling, Lucknow had everything to win the match. But I believe that it was a complete flop show from Lucknow’s side.
Mohammad Kaif selected the Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024, this player was given place in place of Rinku Singh.
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter) Former Indian cricket team cricketer Mohammad Kaif has selected 15-member Team India for the T20 World Cup 2024. It is noteworthy that the T20 World Cup is going to start just one week after IPL 2024. This time this multinational tournament is starting from June 2 under the joint hosting of USA and West Indies. So before this Kaif has selected the Indian team. However, in this team, Kaif has selected young batsman Ryan Parag, who is performing brilliantly for Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing IPL season, in place of Rinku Singh. Also, Kaif has given place to Rishabh Pant as wicketkeeper. Apart from this, Kaif has also given place to all-rounder Shivam Dubey in his team. In a discussion with Star Sports, Mohammad Kaif said- I will go with Shivam Dubey. He has been in great form in the IPL this season and plays spin brilliantly. He takes the game forward very well after six overs. I will take the name of Riyan Parag. He is playing very well and deserves to be in the team. On the other hand, if we give you information about the performance of Riyan Parag in the ongoing season, he has scored a total of 332 runs in 9 matches played for Rajasthan at an average of 55.33 and an excellent strike rate of 159.62. Meanwhile, Rinku Singh has made his debut for Team India and has scored a total of 356 runs at an average of 89 in the 11 T20 matches played. Mohammad Kaif’s 15-member Indian squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dubey, Ryan Parag and Mohammed Siraj. .
“He has a special quality, he can get the best out of anyone” – Mohammad Kaif said about Dhoni
Kaif highlights how Tushar Deshpande MS Dhoni (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif is very impressed with the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni. Kaif talked about how players like Tushar Deshpande and Ajinkya Rahane grew under Dhoni’s captaincy and took their performance to the next level. The former cricketer highlighted that both the players did not have a very good IPL career before moving to CSK. But his career changed only after coming to CSK. During a conversation on a show on Star Sports, Tushar Deshpande said, “You can talk about the cameos of Tushar Deshpande and Ajinkya Rahane, especially in the final.” I can say that these are players who do not have a good record in IPL, but when they go to Dhoni and Chennai, I wonder what happens to them, what kind of special guidance they get that everyone wants to play well. Starts. Dhoni has this quality which helps players to be fit, alert and play well for the team.” Now Irfan Pathan gave his opinion regarding MS Dhoni Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan was also present in the discussion and talked about the difficulties that MS Dhoni might face as a captain in the IPL 2024 season. Deepak Chahar will be back in action, but his form may not be that good due to his return from injury. He said, “This time Deepak Chahar is coming back from injury, Pathirana’s performance for Sri Lanka has not been good, the form is also not very good, Conway has also got injured. Now if your 3 or 4 key players are injured or their form is not good then the challenge of team management becomes more difficult. So there is a challenge for MS Dhoni but since we know Dhoni is a mastermind, he will do something and manage as he does every year.”
‘Give him ODI debut also’ Mohammad Kaif gave a big statement praising Yashasvi Jaiswal
We have seen Jaiswal performing consistently in IPL and Ranji: Kaif Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammad Kaif (Image Credit – Twitter Recently the five-match Test series between India and England has ended. During this series, some young players of the Indian team made headlines by performing brilliantly. Among these youngsters, the performance of left-handed batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal was very good. Jaiswal batted brilliantly at an average of 89 and scored a total of 712 runs in the 9 innings played during this series. For this tremendous performance, he was also awarded the Player of the Series award. On the other hand, impressed by this brilliant performance of Jaiswal, a big statement of former Indian cricketer and commentator Mohammad Kaif has come out. Kaif says that Jaiswal should get a chance in ODI cricket also. Mohammad Kaif gave a big statement praising Jaiswal Let us tell you that regarding Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammad Kaif said on Star Sports’ show Follow the Blues – This sample size is small, but we have been watching Jaiswal for many years. We have seen him perform in IPL and Ranji. He has done wonders in the IPL and is an incredible player. Kaif further said- However, he has not made his ODI debut yet. Give him ODI debut also. He is a player of every format. You can talk about his Test, ODI and T20 cricket. As a complete batsman, he has an attacking game along with defence. When he makes up his mind, he can bat straight from first to sixth and seventh gear. In Test cricket, hitting a legend like James Anderson for three sixes in three consecutive balls shows how capable a batsman he is. CSK, MI, RCB… Know which IPL team has changed its captain 15 times IPL 2024: Will any of these 5 players win the Purple Cap this season? 5 Indian players who scored 1000 runs in Test cricket in the fewest innings IPL 2024: These 5 players can win Orange Cap this season If IPL 2024 flops, these 5 players will be out of T20 World Cup. 5 teams who have made it to the Ranji Trophy finals the most number of times IPL 2024: Which team’s captain is getting the highest salary…? These 5 Indian greats never got a chance to captain in international cricket IPL 2024: 5 CSK players injured, Dhoni’s tension increased Top 5 players who took most catches in test cricket from Australia