DTVHINDIWTC 2023-25 Cycle: Know which 2 teams out of 9 teams can secure their place in the final
Currently, in the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, a two-match series is being played between Pakistan and Bangladesh while a three-match Test series is being played between England and Sri Lanka. India Test Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) After the end of T20 World Cup 2024, Test cricket is back again. India defeated South Africa in the final of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and won the trophy of this great tournament. Now the entire focus of the Indian team will be on winning the trophy of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle as well. Currently, in the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, a two-match series is being played between Pakistan and Bangladesh while a three-match Test series is being played between England and Sri Lanka. Earlier, a Test series was played between South Africa and West Indies. South Africa won the 2-match Test series 1-0. At this time, the question arising in everyone’s mind is which two teams will secure their place in the final of this cycle. Let us tell you, till now 13 series have been played in this cycle and still 14 more series are left. 1- India India Test Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian team is currently at the top of the World Test Championship points table with a win percentage of 68.52%. However, they still have to play a five-match Test series against Australia. The last time the Indian team secured its place in the final of the World Test Championship, their win percentage was 58.8%. If they want to remain in the first position in the World Test Championship points table, then the team will have to gain 63 more points. The team gets 12 points for winning the Test and if the match ends in a tie, then they get four points. India has to play a five-match Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home. Apart from this, they also have to tour Australia.
VIDEO: Shan Masood lost his temper after getting out in a controversial manner, clashed with the umpire in the middle of the field and then…
In the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh, Shan Masood was able to score only 11 runs in 6 balls. Shan Masood (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi from August 21. Batting first after losing the toss, Pakistan got off to a bad start, the team lost three wickets at a score of just 16. Meanwhile, there is a ruckus over the wicket of Pakistani captain Shan Masood. Shan Masood clashed with the umpire after losing his wicket, the video of which is going viral on social media. Let us tell you the whole matter- Shan Masood was completely beaten by Shoriful Islam’s ball Pakistan lost its first wicket in the fourth over. Hasan Mahmud sent Abdullah Shafique (2) to the pavilion. After this, captain Shan Masood came to bat at number three. Shoriful Islam bowled the seventh over of the innings. On the fifth ball of the over, Shan Masood was completely beaten, the ball went between his bat and pad. As soon as the ball went through the gap, Bangladesh wicketkeeper Liton Das caught it and the whole team started celebrating. But the onfield umpire refused to give him out. The third umpire declared him out After the umpire’s decision, Bangladeshi captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto took DRS and the third umpire declared Shan Masood out. The umpire felt that the ball was touching the edge of the bat while coming out of the gap. But this matter was a bit confusing as the spike was visible after the ball went a little away from the bat. Shan Masood became angry after being declared out and he was seen arguing with the onfield umpire. Watch the video here- Controversial decision of Shan Masood. What’s your opinion? #PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/HmlLwITi1g — Usman Jamil (@thtpakistaniguy) August 21, 2024 In the first innings of the first test against Bangladesh, the Pakistani captain was able to score only 11 runs in 6 balls. Let us tell you, at this time the third umpire Michael Gough is on the target of Pakistani fans. Fans are criticizing the umpire fiercely through social media. Fans believe that the third umpire has been too hasty in giving the decision.
Babar Azam failed in the first test against Bangladesh, Pakistani batsman got out on 0 for the first time at home in test cricket
In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Babar Azam (Pic Source-X) Currently, the first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi. In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Their decision has been excellent so far and Pakistan has lost three important wickets till the tea break on the first day. In this match, experienced batsman Babar Azam from Pakistan failed to score big and was out without opening his account. Babar Azam’s wicket was taken by Bangladesh’s best fast bowler Shoriful Islam. Babar Azam came to bat at number four in this match. He defended the first ball very well but the second ball hit his bat and went to Bangladesh wicketkeeper Liton Das. Liton Das took the catch of Babar Azam very well. Pakistan has lost three wickets for just 16 runs. Here is the video: 🔔 ka king gone for a duck 🤡#BabarAzam #PAKvsBAN #PakistanCricket #apple #Iran #ImranKhan pic.twitter.com/sxVNvYDD0r — ズﾑ乃ﾉ尺 (@BadassKK) August 21, 2024 So far, apart from Babar Azam, brilliant opener Abdullah Shafiq was dismissed for two runs in their first innings while captain Shan Masood scored 6 runs. Till the tea break of the first day’s play, Shoriful Islam has taken two wickets while Hasan Mahmood has taken one wicket. Talking about Babar Azam, his performance in international cricket has been very poor for some time now. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and it could not secure its place in the Super 8. However, the host would definitely want to win the Test series currently being played against Bangladesh. Even though Pakistan team did not have a good start in the first Test, they still have many players who can play crucial innings and take their team to a respectable score. Breaking: Jay Shah will now leave BCCI and become the chairman of ICC…! List of top-5 batsmen who scored the most centuries in WTC- A film will be made on Yuvraj Singh, know who will play the character..? The most unlucky player of Team India, one over ruined his career List of batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in WTC- This captain has won the most matches for his country in Test cricket Pat Cummins is very desperate to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is a star in every format When Hardik was being abused in IPL, the atmosphere in the dressing room was like this
SM Trends: Know about the best tweets of 21 August which are going viral very fast
The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh has started in Rawalpindi. In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Social Media Trends Of 21 August The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh has started in Rawalpindi. In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. The match started late due to bad weather. Pakistan’s start against Bangladesh has not been so good and they have lost three important wickets. The team’s experienced batsman Babar Azam returned to the pavilion without opening his account. The first test match between Sri Lanka and England has started at Old Trafford in Manchester. In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. However, this decision has proved wrong so far and the team has lost its three important wickets within the first 7 overs. However, Sri Lanka will look to make a strong comeback in this first Test. The team has many players who can be seen batting well in this Test match. Proud support staff after watching the team win the ODI series vs Sri Lanka. An incredible achievement by this young@IrishWomensCricteam💪☘️ pic.twitter.com/OifZe6KT3g — Ed Joyce (@edjoyce24) August 21, 2024 🚨 HUGHES RE-SIGNS FOR 2025! We are delighted to announce that overseas batter Daniel Hughes has re-signed for the 2025 season! Dan will be available for all of our County Championship and T20 Vitality Blast fixtures. —Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) August 21, 2024 The great Naveen in kabul Jan for shpageeza tournament Band e Amir dragon match day today 👍❤️ pic.twitter.com/zMUeJ7vgCp — Aftab Alam 55 (@aftabalam55786) August 21, 2024 Ollie Pope has three weeks to prove he is heir to Ben Stokes. test cricket@TimesSport@SkyCricket — Mike Atherton (@Athersmike) August 21, 2024 You’re the naughtiest nephew but also the cutest, so you’re forgiven Abhyuday and Abhi bhaiya from Aryamaan kaul. #happybirthday #newphewlove #brothers #stayblessed #siddharth55 pic.twitter.com/cqgaGVzIhZ — Siddharth Kaul (@iamsidkaul) August 21, 2024 IYKYK @AlternativeMUFC pic.twitter.com/BX2J93FUfQ — Sam Billings (@sambillings) August 20, 2024 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/33T6bRoTJB — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) August 20, 2024 ICYMI: England and Sri Lanka have announced their playing XIs ahead of the first Test in Manchester 🏏#WTC25 , #ENGvSL — ICC (@ICC) August 21, 2024 Bangladesh Tour of Pakistan 2024Bangladesh 🆚Pakistan | 1st test Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bowl first 🇧🇩#BCB #cricket #BDCricket #Bangladesh #PAKvBAN #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/i4q2iBxSJ5 — Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) August 21, 2024 Babar Azam dismissed for a 2 ball duck. – Pakistan 16/2 against Bangladesh! pic.twitter.com/Twm3mDqW7I — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 21, 2024 Piyush Chawla talking about Virat Kohli’s nature. (2 Sloggers). – The icon of World Cricket!pic.twitter.com/NLqZaBRi9u — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 21, 2024 Breaking: Jay Shah will now leave BCCI and become the chairman of ICC…! List of top-5 batsmen who scored the most centuries in WTC- A film will be made on Yuvraj Singh, know who will play the character..? The most unlucky player of Team India, one over ruined his career List of batsmen who hit the most sixes for…
We need to improve the atmosphere of our dressing room…: Shan Masood made a big statement before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh
The two-match Test series against Bangladesh is starting from August 21. Shan Masood (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Shan Masood’s captaincy career in international Test cricket did not start so well. As a captain, Pakistan lost 0-3 in the three-match Test series against Australia this year. However, now Shan Masood will look to captain well in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Shan Masood is focusing on winning the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. Earlier, the best fast bowler Naseem Shah had agreed that the Pakistan team has been struggling with poor form for some time and he also expressed his opinion on the fact that players should support each other in difficult times. Now Pakistan Test team captain Shan Masood has expressed his opinion on this. Let us tell you, the two-match Test series against Bangladesh is starting from August 21. Both these matches will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. In the press conference before the first Test match, Shan Masood said, ‘Our full focus and my personal belief is that we should perform well together. As a captain, my job is to remove the pressure on the players and Jason also believes the same. Everything starts from the dressing room. We should maintain a good atmosphere in the dressing room so that the players do not face any problems. Our goal is that the players do not feel any kind of pressure and they can enjoy their game in a great way. Pakistan team is fully prepared for the upcoming test series The Pakistan team is fully prepared for the upcoming Test series. In the World Test Championship 2023-2025 cycle, the Pakistan team is at the sixth position in the points table. Talking about Bangladesh, it is at the eighth position in the points table. The performance of the Pakistan team has not been so good in international cricket for some time and it is very important for them to win the upcoming Test series. This will also boost their confidence a lot. There are many players in the team who would like to perform well against Bangladesh. A film will be made on Yuvraj Singh, know who will play the character..? The most unlucky player of Team India, one over ruined his career List of batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in WTC- This captain has won the most matches for his country in Test cricket Pat Cummins is very desperate to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is a star in every format When Hardik was being abused in IPL, the atmosphere in the dressing room was like this Players who won the Player of the Match in the final of Champions Trophy- Sachin was about to punch Rahul Dravid in the dressing room…! Know the whole story
August 20 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. (Image Credit- Instagram) 1) Maharaja T20 Trophy: This batsman who has scored a triple century for Team India hit a stormy century Maharaja T-20 Trophy tournament is being played these days at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this tournament, Team India’s experienced batsman Karun Nair played a stormy innings yesterday. The captain of Mysore Warriors hit a lot of sixes and fours against Mangalore Dragons. Nair scored an unbeaten 124 runs in 48 balls at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. During this, 9 sixes and 13 fours came from his bat. Let us tell you that this is the same Karun Nair who scored a triple century for India in Test cricket. 2) IPL 2025: Zaheer Khan is going to leave Mumbai Indians and become the coach of this IPL team!
“I play 2 matches at the same time…” Why does Naseem Shah make his father switch off the TV before a big match, you won’t believe it
Naseem Shah spoke about how the sport had an adverse effect on his father Abbas’s health. Naseem Shah (Image Source: Getty Images) Pakistan’s top fast bowler Naseem Shah has said that whenever he is about to play a big match, he makes sure his brothers understand that their father should not watch the match. Naseem Shah has gained immense popularity and a lot of praise during his five-year international career. Naseem is the youngest fast bowler to take a Test five-wicket haul and a hat-trick against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the age of just 16. Unfortunately, injuries have plagued his fledgling career and he also missed the 2023 ODI World Cup. Naseem Shah does not allow his father to play matches Naseem, in a recent interview, opened up about the family aspect of his career and how the sport has taken a toll on his father Abbas’s health. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Naseem said, “My father is going through some health issues. There was a time when he didn’t know anything about cricket, but now he watches every ball and gets sad when we lose. So, before every big match, I call my brothers to make sure that our father doesn’t watch the match. I fear this might lead to some major health issues. It’s like I am playing two matches simultaneously.” Naseem further said, “There is a lot going on behind the scenes in the lives of cricketers that people are not aware of. Sometimes you just look for small moments of happiness.” How is the reaction of the family when they lose the match to India? Naseem said, “People come up to me in restaurants and ask why we lost. Even my relatives have asked me about this. I understand that their emotions are fueled by social media and as a player, all I can do is listen to them.” Naseem will take the field in the first match of the two-Test series against Bangladesh on August 21 in Rawalpindi.
“I want my father not to watch any match”- Naseem Shah’s statement before the test match against Bangladesh
The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played from August 21. Naseem Shah (Image Source: Twitter) The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start tomorrow on 21 August. Pakistan team’s fast bowler Naseem Shah will be seen playing Test cricket after a long time. Naseem Shah has now also been included in the playing eleven. Naseem Shah played his last Test for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in July last year. In such a situation, after a long gap of one year, he will be seen playing in the white jersey. Meanwhile, before the start of the first Test match against Bangladesh, Naseem Shah has made some shocking statements. The fast bowler said that sometimes he feels like he is playing two matches simultaneously. Apart from this, Naseem Shah said that, Whenever he is about to play a big match, he calls his brothers to make sure that their father does not watch it. It feels like I am playing two matches simultaneously- Naseem Shah Naseem Shah said in an interview to Cricbuzz, “There is a lot going on behind the scenes in the life of a cricketer, which people are not aware of.” He further said, “Many times, you just look for small moments of happiness. My father is going through some health problems. There was a time when he didn’t know anything about cricket, but now he watches every ball and gets sad when we lose. So, before every big match, I call my brothers and make sure that our father doesn’t watch the match. I fear this could lead to some major health complications. This pressure is like I am playing two matches simultaneously.” Naseem Shah made his Test debut at the age of 16. In 2019, he played a Test match against Australia at Gabba. He is still 21 years old. So far he has played 17 Test matches for Pakistan. Apart from this, in the limited overs format, he has played 14 ODIs and 28 T20 matches for Pakistan.
Shan Masood and company are all set to win the first Test against Bangladesh, here is the host’s playing XI
Let us tell you, this match is starting from 21st August in Rawalpindi. Shan Masood. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Pakistan team has announced the playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh at home. This match is starting on 21st August in Rawalpindi. The host will definitely want to win this first Test. Shan Masood will be seen captaining the Pakistan team in this two-match Test series. Shan Masood’s performance has always been very good in international Test cricket. Not only this, the young players will also get to learn a lot from their captain. Apart from Shan Masood, former captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will also be seen playing in the first Test. Both these batsmen have been one of the important players of the Pakistan team. Apart from this, talented players like Abdullah Shafiq and Saud Shakeel have also been included in the playing XI of the first Test against Bangladesh. Salman Ali Agha is the only spinner of Pakistan who will also be seen playing an important role in batting. The team’s fast bowling lineup is very strong. Bangladesh may face a lot of problems against Shaheen Shah Afridi, Khurram Shahzad, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Ali. Pakistan team players will have to prove their fitness level in Rawalpindi Let us tell you, due to injury, excellent fast bowler Amer Jamal has been ruled out of the Test series against Bangladesh. There are other players as well who would like to prove their fitness level in Rawalpindi. Both these Test matches are very important for both the teams. Batsmen get a lot of help in Rawalpindi. Now it remains to be seen how Pakistan team puts pressure on Bangladesh in the first Test? Here is Pakistan’s playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi This captain has won the most matches for his country in Test cricket Pat Cummins is very desperate to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is a star in every format When Hardik was being abused in IPL, the atmosphere in the dressing room was like this Players who won the Player of the Match in the final of Champions Trophy- Sachin was about to punch Rahul Dravid in the dressing room…! Know the whole story Highest wicket taker for India in Test series against Bangladesh- There will be no Impact Player rule in IPL 2025..! Jay Shah gave a big statement Yuvraj Singh had a heart attack because of Sourav Ganguly…!
Due to not being fully fit, Pakistan had to release this brilliant player before the Test series against Bangladesh
Aamer Jamal suffered a back injury while playing county cricket this year. Aamer Jamal (Image Credit- Twitter X) Pakistan’s best fast bowler Amer Jamal has been released from the squad ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Let us tell you, Amer Jamal was earlier included in the Pakistan team but he has not been able to fully recover his fitness at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. Amer Jamal suffered a back injury while playing county cricket this year. He was not fully fit but the experienced player was included in the Pakistan team. However, now Amer Jamal has been released ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The Pakistan Cricket Board said in its official statement, ‘Aamer Jamal has been dropped from the Pakistan squad before the Test series against Bangladesh. He was included in the team on the condition that he would work on his fitness and if he is not fully fit, he can be dropped. He has been advised to work on his fitness at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. He suffered this injury while playing county cricket this year.’ The two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is starting from August 21 Let us tell you, the two-match Test series between these two teams is starting from 21 August. Amer Jamal made his Test debut against Australia. He took 18 wickets in three Tests at an average of 20.44. He took a 6-wicket haul in the first innings of his debut Test played in Perth. Not only this, he took 5 wickets in the Melbourne Test. Both the Test matches to be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be hosted in Rawalpindi. Both the teams would definitely want to win this Test series. While on one hand Shan Masood will be seen captaining the Pakistan Test team, on the other hand Nazmul Hasan Shanto will captain the Bangladesh team. This captain has won the most matches for his country in Test cricket Pat Cummins is very desperate to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is a star in every format When Hardik was being abused in IPL, the atmosphere in the dressing room was like this Players who won the Player of the Match in the final of Champions Trophy- Sachin was about to punch Rahul Dravid in the dressing room…! Know the whole story Highest wicket taker for India in Test series against Bangladesh- There will be no Impact Player rule in IPL 2025..! Jay Shah gave a big statement Yuvraj Singh had a heart attack because of Sourav Ganguly…!
