DTVHINDISurya called this player as Virat’s replacement, said- he took full advantage of his opportunity
Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has praised Tilak Verma, who scored two consecutive centuries while batting at number three in the T20 series against South Africa. Surya said that the responsibility given to this young batsman was fulfilled by him well. India won the series 3-1 by registering a big win of 135 runs in the fourth and final match. Virat Kohli batted at number three for Team India in T20 for a long time, whereas before retiring from T20I, Virat Kohli opened in this format. Since then many batsmen have been tried at number three. Rishabh Pant opened in the T-20 World Cup, but Team India did not get much success there. It was a great opportunity for Tilak and he took full advantage of it – Suryakumar Yadav Suryakumar has also batted at this number but he decided to send Tilak at number three in the last two matches against South Africa and the 22-year-old player took full advantage of it. Surya said in the press conference after the match, “The thought was revolving in my mind that a player batted at number three for a long time and achieved great success.” SKY said, “So it was a great opportunity for a young batsman and he took full advantage of it. We both talked about it and he took the responsibility. He was ready as soon as he spoke. The way he batted here was amazing. Hopefully he continues to perform well not only in T20 but in all formats. Surya Kumar said, “We had played some T20 International matches before winning the T20 World Cup. We talked about what kind of cricket we have to play to move ahead.” He said, ”In IPL we play for different teams but when we play for India, it is the same. We want to perform as we do for our franchise teams. We want to play that kind of cricket. After the T20 World Cup, we moved forward following the same things.
‘Thank you for giving you the opportunity’, Naveen Ul Haq released from LSG shares emotional post
LSG has not retained Afghanistan’s fast bowler Naveen Ul Haq. Naveen-ul-Haq (Pic Source-Twitter) Before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the franchises have announced their retained players. Lucknow Super Giants has also released the list of its retained players. However, the name of Afghanistan’s fast bowler Naveen Ul Haq is not there in it. Lucknow Super Giants have retained uncapped Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni along with Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi. Now Naveen Ul Haq has posted a post on social media on not being retained and expressed his gratitude to LSG. The Afghan pacer wrote, Grateful for this opportunity and to be a part of this amazing team for the last 2 seasons. My best wishes will always be with everyone involved in this team, management staff and people working behind the scenes in the future and I will not forget the LSG Brigade. Thank you all. Let us tell you that Naveen-ul-Haq played 18 matches for LSG in two seasons, in which he took 25 wickets at an economy of 9.16. Franchise released KL Rahul Lucknow Super Giants have taken many big decisions before the mega auction, one of which is not to retain captain KL Rahul. The franchise has released KL Rahul from the squad, under whose leadership LSG made it to the playoffs for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. However, the 2024 season was disappointing. LSG’s top retention was Nicholas Pooran and it is expected that he will be the captain of the Lucknow franchise in the upcoming season. Last season, Lucknow was eliminated before the knockout. Out of 14 matches, it won seven and lost seven. She stood seventh with 14 points. She could not reach the playoffs due to net run rate.
“What an opportunity it was to score my first Test century” – Sachin Tendulkar shared a heart-touching post for Rachin and Sarfaraz.
Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century in the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. Rachin Ravindra & Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this test match, Team India’s middle order batsman Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century. With this century, Sarfaraz has now become the new troubleshooter of Team India. Sarfaraz Khan scored his first Test century against New Zealand at a time when the team needed it most. Sachin Tendulkar, who is called ‘God of Cricket’ also praised his century innings. Sarfaraz, who was out for 0 in the first innings of the Test match against New Zealand in Bangalore, has put India in a strong position by scoring a century in the second innings. On the basis of his innings, Team India is close to gaining the lead over New Zealand. Sachin Tendulkar shared this special post for Rachin Ravindra and Sarfaraz Khan Sachin Tendulkar posted on X on Sarfaraz Khan’s century and wrote, “Sarfaraz Khan, what an opportunity this was for you to score your first Test century when India needed it most!” Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Sachin also praised New Zealand’s centurion Rachin Ravindra. Sachin Tendulkar wrote for Rachin Ravindra, “Cricket connects us to our roots. Rachin Ravindra has a special connection with Bangalore, where his family hails from! Another century to his name.” The Master Blaster concluded, “There are exciting times ahead for these two talented youngsters.” Cricket has a way of connecting us to our roots. Rachin Ravindra seems to have a special connection with Bengaluru, where his family hails from! Another century to his name. And Sarfaraz Khan, what an occasion to score your first Test century, when India needed it most!… pic.twitter.com/ER8IN5xFA5 — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 19, 2024 Talking about the match, before the fourth day’s play was stopped due to rain, the brilliant batting of Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant brought India back into the match. Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his Test career, while Rishabh Pant is at the crease scoring his 12th Test half-century. There was also a century partnership between the two for the fourth wicket. Sarfaraz is present at the crease after scoring 125 runs and Pant has scored 53 runs. India is now 12 runs behind New Zealand and has 7 wickets in hand. It will be interesting to see how Team India, which was once looking far behind in this Test match, will make a comeback from here.
ENG vs SL, 1st Test: “I was just waiting for the opportunity and…”, Dan Lawrence’s statement after getting a place in the playing XI
I’m just going to enjoy these few weeks and hopefully score some runs – Dan Lawrence Dan Lawrence (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The England cricket team is going to play a three-match Test series at home against Sri Lanka from August 21. England’s Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the series due to injury, Ollie Pope will be seen captaining in place of the all-rounder. Meanwhile, the host team has announced the playing 11 for the first Test match against Sri Lanka. In place of Jack Crowley, Dan Lawrence will be seen opening with Ben Duckett in the series. Let us tell you, Jack Crowley was injured in the Test series against West Indies. At the same time, Dan Lawrence has got a place in the team after two full years. Ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka, Lawrence said he was just waiting for an opportunity and it has finally come. He stressed that he will score runs and put his claim for selection in the future. Hopefully I will score some runs – Dan Lawrence Dan Lawrence, speaking on ESPNcricinfo, said, I was just waiting for an opportunity and wherever it was I wanted to grab it. So I’ll just enjoy these few weeks and hopefully score some runs and put myself in contention for selection in the future. Dan Lawrence made his Test debut against Sri Lanka and then came on the tour of India in 2021, but could not perform well. Dan scored 149 runs in 6 innings, after which he did not get a chance again. Speaking further, Lawrence said, I think in my first stint I showed glimpses of what I can do. I was definitely inconsistent. There were some glimpses of what I can do and some low scores. But I think that was due to being very young. I was not fully confident about my game at that time and it was all very challenging. So I want to make a fresh start. England’s playing 11 for the first Test against Sri Lanka Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir
T20 World Cup 2024: I was fortunate to get the opportunity to captain this unit, says Rohit Sharma
Rohit has thanked the fans for their support during the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Instagram) Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has thanked the fans for the support they received during the T20 World Cup 2024. Also, Rohit has said that he is very lucky to have got the opportunity to captain this champion unit. It is worth noting that under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India won the T20 World Cup title after 17 years. Before Rohit, India won the first season of the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. So after winning the T20 World Cup, the Indian team reached India on 4th July. After reaching India, the first thing that Team India did was to meet PM Narendra Modi in Delhi and after that in the evening, along with the felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, a victory parade was also seen on Marine Drive. Also, now a big statement from Captain Rohit has come out regarding this victory. I was fortunate to get the opportunity to captain this unit: Rohit Sharma Let us tell you that India has won the T20 World Cup for the second time by defeating South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup. Rohit said after the felicitation ceremony in Mumbai, as quoted by The Hindu- I want to thank the Indian cricket fans on behalf of my team and BCCI. Rohit further said- Ever since we reached India, we have seen how much this World Cup means to them. For the last 11 years, they have wanted the trophy back in India. The fans were more eager to win the trophy than we were. This team is special and I am fortunate to have got the opportunity to captain this unit.
PBKS vs MI: Rohit Sharma has a golden opportunity to create history in today’s match.
Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Rohit Sharma’s 250th match in IPL: Today the 33rd match of IPL 2024 will be played between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. This match will be played at Punjab’s home ground Mullanpur. So far this season, both the teams have been able to achieve only 2-2 wins. In this match, all eyes are going to be on Rohit, he had scored a brilliant century against CSK in the last match of Mumbai Indians. This match is going to be special for Rohit, in this match Rohit is going to make a new record. Rohit Sharma has a golden opportunity to create history Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma will play his 250th match in IPL today. After this, Rohit will become the second player to play 250 matches in IPL. Earlier this feat was done by former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni. Dhoni is the only player to play more than 250 matches in IPL. Dhoni has played 256 matches in IPL so far. Both these players have won the IPL title 5-5 times under their respective captaincy. Now MS Dhoni is playing for CSK under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad while Rohit is playing under the leadership of Hardik Pandya. Rohit Sharma has played 249 matches so far. In such a situation, he will play his 250th IPL match against Punjab today. Rohit Sharma, who made his debut in IPL in 2008 i.e. the first season, has played 249 matches so far. Batting in 244 innings of these matches, he has scored 4932 runs at an average of 30.1 and strike rate of 131.22. During this period he has scored 2 centuries and 42 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has taken 15 wickets in bowling.It is noteworthy that Rohit Sharma is among those players of IPL who have taken a hat-trick and scored a century in batting. Rohit Sharma has so far played for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians in IPL. Currently he is a part of Mumbai Indians. How many matches has Virat Kohli played in IPL? Talking about Virat Kohli, he has played 244 matches in this tournament so far. Kohli is still away from the 250 matches mark. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma will be the second player after Dhoni to touch this special figure.
SA20 will be played only for four weeks a year and there will be plenty of opportunity to play Test cricket: Graeme Smith
South Africa has to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand from 4 February. Graeme Smith. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The second edition of the SA20 is starting from January 10 and the tournament will be played till February 10. South Africa has to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand from 4 February. This is the reason why Cricket South Africa has announced its B team for the two-match Test series against New Zealand. In fact, many experienced players of South Africa will be seen playing in the upcoming season of SA20 and that is why Cricket South Africa has included many young players in the team in the two-match Test series against New Zealand. There are 7 uncapped players in this team. There are many people who have strongly criticized this South African team. Not only this, Cricket South Africa is also being heavily criticized for the fact that many players are giving more importance to T20 cricket instead of Test matches. Now former South African captain Graeme Smith has given his side regarding this. According to him, both Test cricket and SA20 can be played together. He also said that SA20 will only be played for four weeks and there is plenty of time throughout the year to play Test cricket. ODI cricket may also face a lot of challenges: Graeme Smith According to Sportsstar, Graeme Smith said, ‘SA20 is played only for four weeks a year and I don’t think it will cause any problem to anyone. Due to this franchise league tournament, South Africa will get many such young players who will be seen playing for the national team in international cricket in the future. I think it is only a matter of four weeks and there are still a lot of chances left to play Test cricket. Regarding ODI cricket, Graeme Smith said, ‘There are two more World Cups which have been sold to broadcasters. in South Africa in 2027 and in India in 2021. ODI cricket may also have to face a lot of challenges in the middle of this cycle. People are no longer enjoying watching the game which is slowing down. This can be said by looking at Test cricket and many people are enjoying T20 a lot and it is also becoming very successful. Not only Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have also traded these players 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test cricket which are impossible to forget These 5 star cricketers can earn crores even by modeling IPL 2024: After taking over the captaincy of MI, Hardik Pandya will do whatever he wants, see playing XI 5 test matches which ended in the fewest overs IPL 2024: This strong…
