DTVHINDIRohit Sharma may play ODI series against Sri Lanka, uncertainty remains over Virat and Bumrah! Big report revealed
Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X/Twitter) A new era is about to begin in Indian cricket as Gautam Gambhir will soon begin his first assignment as the team’s new head coach. The Men in Blue will tour Sri Lanka to take part in three T20Is followed by three ODIs is all set to do so. The ODI series will be extremely important for India as it will mark the start of their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan in February. This is India’s last ODI series before the tournament. Meanwhile, there were reports that Rohit Sharma would be rested from this series after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. But now such reports are coming out that Rohit Sharma can be seen captaining in the ODI series. Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that every player will have to be available for all three formats. It has also been clearly stated in the report that the board has not put any pressure on these players to play. However, there have been some indications from Rohit Sharma that he may make himself available for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in August. Considering that Team India has very few ODI matches to prepare before the Champions Trophy to be held in February-March 2025. Rohit Sharma can play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka According to the Cricbuzz report, this is the reason why Rohit Sharma can be seen in these three ODIs. He is currently enjoying his holidays in the US. It is expected that he will inform the BCCI about his availability soon, possibly he will send his reply to the board before the online meeting on Wednesday. If Rohit Sharma decides to play in the ODI series, he will undoubtedly lead the team. However, players like Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli have been rested for the Sri Lanka series and their chances of joining the team are low. If Rohit Sharma does not play in this series, then KL Rahul can captain the ODI series. Apart from this, Shreyas Iyer can also return to the ODI team.
Virat-Rohit-Bumrah will all play ODI series against Sri Lanka, Gambhir’s bullying started as soon as he became the head coach
India is scheduled to play three 50-over matches against Sri Lanka on this tour, the first match will start on August 02. The remaining two matches will be played on August 04 and 07 respectively, and all the matches of the ODI series will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. According to News18 CricketNext, Gambhir has asked these players to play because after the Sri Lanka tour, India’s next series is against Bangladesh in September. There is a long break between these two series, so all the senior players can play in this series. The team for India’s upcoming Sri Lankan tour is expected to be announced soon. Before the team is announced, some media reports have revealed that Rohit Sharma may be seen leading the Men in Blue for the first time after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Earlier, reports had surfaced that KL Rahul could captain the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Talking about captaincy, Hardik Pandya will lead the team in T20Is, while Suryakumar Yadav is likely to be the vice-captain of the team. The report also states that Pandya has informed the BCCI about his unavailability for the 50-over series due to personal reasons.
“Our players will not go to Pakistan…if you want to play then play otherwise…”- Harbhajan Singh said about Champions Trophy
Harbhajan Singh (Photo Source: X) Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh expressed his anger during a show on a Pakistani TV channel. He said that India will not send its team for the Champions Trophy next year because “our players are not safe” in Pakistan. The former spinner said that Indian cricket can go on even without Pakistan. In the video that is going viral, Harbhajan Singh said, “If our players are not safe in Pakistan, we will not send the team. If you want to play, then play; if not, then don’t play. Indian cricket can survive without Pakistan. If you guys can survive without Indian cricket, then show it”. Champions Trophy will be played for the first time after 8 years Let us tell you that the Champions Trophy will be played again next year after a long gap of 8 years, which is hosted by Pakistan. The last edition of the tournament was played in 2017, where Pakistan emerged as champions after winning against arch-rivals India in the final at The Oval in London.
PCB gave a shock to Naseem Shah, did not get NOC from the board to play in The Hundred
In October 2023, Naseem underwent surgery to resolve his shoulder problem. Due to the surgery, he missed the 2023 ICC World Cup, in which Pakistan were eliminated in the group stage. After his surgery, the doctors advised him to rest for four to six weeks. He will be out for at least three to four months due to this injury. Earlier, news had also come out that the Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet given NOC to its team captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi to participate in the Global T20 Canada League. The Global T20 Canada League is going to be held from 25 July to 11 August. In such a situation, it is not yet clear whether these three star players will be a part of this league or not.
‘If you want to play then…’, Gautam Gambhir’s warning to Team India after becoming the head coach
Gautam Gambhir has issued a warning to Indian players before the start of his tenure. Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X) Former Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian team. Gautam Gambhir has taken over this responsibility after Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach ended. The Indian team will leave for Sri Lanka tour in the last week of this month. Gautam Gambhir will be seen in the role of head coach on this tour. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir has warned the Indian players before starting his tenure. Gautam Gambhir is always in the news for his outspoken statements. He has given clear statements many times before. He has clearly said that if a player is fit then he should play in all three formats. What did Gautam Gambhir say about Team India? Gautam Gambhir said in a conversation with Star Sports- “There is only one message, try and play with honesty. Be honest to your profession. The results will definitely follow you. When I picked up the bat, I never thought about the result. I never thought I would score so many runs. I always believed that I have to be honest and do justice to my profession.” he adds- “There are many principles and principles to live by. You have to try to do the right things. Even if the whole world is against you, you have to try to do the right thing. But your heart should believe that you are doing the right thing in the interest of the team. Even if I was aggressive on the cricket field, even if I had disputes with people on the field. All this happened in the interest of the team.” Who is included in the support staff? Gautam Gambhir is the head coach and Abhishek Nair’s name is at the forefront as the batting coach. Media reports are claiming that Gautam Gambhir wants to appoint Morne Morkel as the bowling coach but the board is not in favor of a foreign coach.
“Trying to convince Hardik Pandya to play Test cricket”- Gavaskar tells India the way to win the WTC trophy
Hardik Pandya has not played any Test match for India since 2018. Ravindra Jadeja and Sunil Gavaskar (Image Credit- Twitter X) Team India has played both the finals of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) so far and has been runner-up in both. The WTC started in 2019 and the first title match was played in 2021, where New Zealand defeated India to win the trophy. After this, the final match of the 2021-2023 World Test Championship was played between India and Australia in 2023. There too, India had to be content with being the runner-up. WTC 2023-25 is going on and looking at the current situation, once again Team India’s reaching the final match seems almost certain. Meanwhile, former Team India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has told the way by which Team India can win the Test series in Australia later this year as well as the WTC title next year. Sunil Gavaskar gave a big statement about Hardik Pandya During an interview with Rev Sports, Sunil Gavaskar was asked, ‘The player who taught Indian cricket fans the meaning of Test cricket, do you think Team India will win in Australia and also win the WTC title?’ To this, Gavaskar said, ‘Yes, of course he can do that. I think efforts should be made to persuade Hardik Pandya to play Test cricket for the next two months. If he bowls 10 overs in a day and bats in his style, it will be impossible to defeat the Indian team and in such a situation, Team India can win in Australia and then win the WTC title as well. Hardik Pandya has played a total of 11 Test matches in his career so far and has scored 532 runs in 18 innings, while taking a total of 17 wickets in 19 innings. Hardik Pandya also has a century in his name in Test cricket. Hardik made his Test debut in 2017, but he has not played any Test match since August 2018.
‘We used to play cricket with lemons’ Shamar Joseph recalls his early cricketing days
Recently, Joseph has been successful in attracting the attention of the cricket world with his bowling Shamar Joseph. (Image Source: Getty Images) West Indies cricket team’s fast bowler Shamar Joseph has managed to grab a lot of headlines in recent times with his bowling. Let us tell you that the 24-year-old player came into the limelight when West Indies achieved a historic victory in Australia last year. This was West Indies’ first victory in Test cricket on Australian soil. So after performing brilliantly in this test series against Australia, Shamar Joseph was also successful in getting an IPL contract. On the other hand, in a recent media interview, he has made a big statement about his childhood and early days of cricket. Let us tell you that Joseph grew up in the Guyanese village of Barcara in the West Indies. Shamar Joseph gave a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview with Sky Sports, Shamar Joseph said- I started playing cricket there, which we call jungle. We have used lemons and lemon-like things to play cricket. We had a cream cup, we used to take the bumper ball there, press it, so that there could be good compression in the ball. We used to play with tape ball, insulation tape. I was the only one in my school, we had a group of youngsters, as I have five brothers. We have a team from the very beginning. Some people from the village used to come together, and we used to play cricket together. Sometimes we would start cricket at 7 in the morning and finish at 4 in the afternoon. So now Shamar Joseph will be seen playing for West Indies in the first Test match against England starting on July 10. This match is going to be the last match of James Anderson’s cricket career. So he said about Anderson – He is a very amazing player. He is a player I have looked up to. You can say that he is perfect because he has a lot of wickets at this level.
‘I couldn’t perform my best’ Unmukt Chand on not being able to play for USA in T20 World Cup
Unmukt Chand became eligible to play for the USA in March but was not selected in the squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. Unmukt Chand (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, India’s Under-19 winning captain Unmukt Chand could not make it to the 15-member team from USA. So now he has given a big reaction remembering this. It is worth noting that after retiring completely from Indian cricket in the year 2021, Unmukt shifted to USA in search of better opportunities. Because he was not able to get a place in the senior team even after playing cricket continuously in India. So when he shifted to USA, he got a chance to express himself in international cricket, and was seen playing for USA. However, Chand’s performance in March was somewhat average, due to which he could not make it to the 15-member USA T20 World Cup squad, while his batchmates Harmeet Singh and Milind Kumar got a chance to play T20 World Cup 2024 for USA. Unmukt Chand’s big reaction came out Let us tell you that about not being able to play the ICC T20 World Cup on behalf of USA, Unmukt Chand said as quoted by Cricbuzz- It was not an ideal situation for the team to not be able to play that (T20 World Cup). Because personally, I had dreamed of this for the last three years. Obviously, it was a big blow, and it took me a long time to accept it. Unmukt further said- As a player, after losing everything at home in India, it is never easy to achieve this one goal, which was bothering me for the last three years, but it could not happen. So, it is difficult. I will not say what happened right now, but it was difficult. For some time I could not perform at my best.
Will Kohli and Rohit play in Olympics 2028? Know Rahul Dravid’s answer on this
Team India With PM Modi (Photo Source: X) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked Rahul Dravid about India’s preparations for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 during a felicitation ceremony for the T20 World Cup champions in New Delhi. PM Modi stressed that India’s focus should be on making the country proud when cricket returns to the Olympics in Los Angeles. Dravid said that BCCI would be preparing for this big event from now itself and many players of this T20 World Cup winning team will be seen representing India in that event. During this, he also took the names of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In such a situation, Virat’s reaction was worth seeing. Actually, both Kohli and Rohit have retired from the T20I format after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Rahul Dravid gave a big statement regarding Olympics 2028 Rahul Dravid said, “Modiji, we cricketers don’t get the opportunity to participate in the Olympics. But, now cricket is going to be a part of the Olympics. This is going to be a big deal for the cricketers, the country and the cricket board. We have to perform well in the tournament. And being with other players, learning from them, is a big deal. I think it is a matter of pride for cricket to be a part of the Olympics.” He further said, “I have full faith that BCCI and the players and coaches of that time will be ready. I am sure that many people from this team will be a part of the team. Young players of this team like Rohit and Virat will play. Winning gold in the Olympics is a matter of great pride and happiness. We need to be fully prepared for this.” Rahul Dravid says Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can play in 2028 Olympics. (Everyone smiles) 😄pic.twitter.com/TETCSY71qb — Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) July 5, 2024 Virat Kohli was seen folding his hands on this statement of Dravid. Let us tell you that, Team India, which returned home from Barbados on July 4, first met PM Modi in Delhi. During this, the PM discussed many issues with the players. One of these was the Olympics to be held in Los Angeles.
Babar, Shaheen and Rizwan did not get permission to play in GT20 League due to Bangladesh series
While talking to journalists, Mohsin Naqvi made it clear that the selection committee is also constantly monitoring the performance of young players. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Many great Pakistani players like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi have been denied NOC by the Pakistan Cricket Board. All three players requested NOC to participate in the Global T20 Canada tournament. However, Pakistan Cricket Board President Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that it is most important for all players to play for the national team and only after that they can participate in the franchise league tournament. Mohsin Naqvi announced that the players who are seeking Non Objection Certificate (NOC) for the domestic league will be denied due to the Test series. One of the main reasons behind this is that the performance of Pakistani players has been very poor in the last few ICC events. Let us tell you, the performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and they had to face defeat against India and USA in the group stage. While talking to journalists, Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that the selection committee is also constantly looking at the performance of young players. Everyone wants that the players who perform well in domestic cricket should definitely get a chance in the national team. Mohsin Naqvi can change many rules of Pakistan cricket He also said that any player who does not participate in domestic cricket will not play at the international level either. At present, no announcement has been made regarding captaincy but a big decision can be taken regarding this very soon. Many big changes can be seen in the Pakistan team in the coming time. The President of the Pakistan Cricket Board also revealed that now the players will have to improve their fitness and for this the board will organize many different fitness programs including Yo-Yo test. 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
