These players including Rachin Ravindra got a place in New Zealand’s central contract, Kane Williamson was not seen
A total of 20 Kiwi players have got central contracts. Rachin Ravindra (Pic Source-Twitter) Young all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who performed brilliantly for the New Zealand cricket team last season, has managed to get his first central contract with New Zealand Cricket. It is worth noting that recently the New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) has released the list of 20 players who have received this central contract. Apart from Rachin, this list includes 4 more players, whose names have surprised everyone. Also, let us tell you that the name of former captain Kane Williamson is not seen in this contract. The four other players who have got a place in this list include fast bowler Ben Seers from Wellington, Will O’Rourke from Cantonberry and Jacob Duffy from Otago. Also, let us tell you that Rachin Ravindra getting this contract was definitely included because he has performed brilliantly for the Kiwi team in the last one year. He was the fourth highest run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 tournament, Ravindra scored 578 runs in the tournament. Apart from this, he was also successful in winning the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award in January 2023. Also, a few months later, Rachin Ravindra became the youngest Kiwi player to win the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards. And now, after getting the central contract of the New Zealand cricket team, the burden of proving himself will once again be on his shoulders. These 20 players got central contract of New Zealand Cricket Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Mac Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Ejaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.
VIDEO: Rahul Dravid was warmly welcomed in Bengaluru, young players gave him guard of honour
Dravid has resigned from the post of coach and will now focus on grooming future talent Rahul Dravid receives guard of honour Under the leadership and guidance of Rahul Dravid, the Indian team has finally won the ICC trophy after a wait of 11 years. India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title by defeating South Africa in the final in Barbados. With this, the tenure of coach Rahul Dravid has ended and now the BCCI is looking for a new head coach, in which Gautam Gambhir’s name is at the top. Rahul Dravid is currently in Bengaluru, where young cricketers gave him a guard of honour at a local cricket academy. Rahul Dravid worked tirelessly with the Indian team and struggled a lot to make the team a champion, as a result of which he has received this honour today. The young talent and coaching staff of the cricket academy honoured former India coach Rahul Dravid. The youngsters raised their bats to give him a guard of honour and the coaching staff gave him a rousing welcome. The World Cup winning coach happily shook hands with everyone and looked overwhelmed by the warm welcome. Watch the video here Let us tell you that Rahul Dravid made his international cricket debut in 1996 and played for India till 2012, but winning the World Cup was a dream for him. Now he has lived this dream as a coach. The 2007 World Cup defeat as captain and the 2023 World Cup defeat as coach broke him, but he ended his career on a happy note by winning the 2024 T20 World Cup title. Dravid has resigned from the post of coach and will now focus on grooming future talent. He expressed his happiness to be back on the field and focus on budding talent in a video posted by a local cricket academy in Bengaluru.
Sanju Samson-Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dubey joined the team for the third T20, these 3 players will be out of the team!
These three players were part of the T20 World Cup team and after rest, they had to join the third T20 match. Zimbabwe vs India, 2nd T20I (Image Credit- Twitter X) Team India is on a tour of Zimbabwe for a 5 match T20 series. 2 matches have been played in this series and currently the series is tied at 1-1. India had to face defeat by 13 runs against Zimbabwe in the first match, while in the second T20 match they made a great comeback and won the match by a margin of 100 runs. Now the third T20 match is to be played between the two teams on July 10. In such a situation, 3 players have joined Team India at Harare Sports Club. These three players are Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dubey. Actually, these three players were part of the T20 World Cup team and after rest they had to join the third T20 match. India’s squad has become stronger since the return of these three. Indian team for last 3 matches against Zimbabwe: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rituraj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande and Shivam Dubey. These players will be removed from the team’s playing 11 Sai Sudarshan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana were given place in the first 2 matches in place of Sanju Samson, Yashasvi and Shivam Dubey. Now after their return, Sanju and Yashasvi are expected to play in the next match. Dhruv Jurel can be dropped for Sanju Samson and Sai Sudarshan for Yashasvi. Shivam Dubey can be given a place in the team in place of Rinku Singh. India Vs Zimbabwe Match Schedule July 6 – 1st T20I (Zimbabwe won by 13 runs) July 7 – 2nd T20 (India won by 100 runs) July 10 – 3rd T20 July 13 – 4th T20 July 14 – 5th T20
2 famous Indian women players were signed for WCPL league, now they will have fun abroad
KKR Group CEO Venky Mysore said in a statement that Rodrigues and Shikha will add to the quality of the tournament. INDIA WOMEN (Photo Source: X) Trinbago Knight Riders have signed two Indian women cricketers, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey, for the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 for the tournament. Australia batter Meg Lanning and left-arm spinner Jess Jonason were the two other foreign players to be included in TKR’s squad. Women’s CPL winners Trinbago Knight Riders have retained five of their Caribbean players for the upcoming edition. Let us tell you that the Women’s CPL will start from August 21 and will run till August 29. Trinbago Knight Riders won the last season and have strengthened their team with international talent to win the upcoming tournament. Both the players are busy in the series against South Africa Shikha Pandey and Jemimah Rodrigues are currently in India’s national team for the all-format series against South Africa. Jemimah had hit a blazing half-century against South Africa Women in the first T20I. However, her unbeaten innings of 53 runs went in vain as India suffered a close defeat by 12 runs in this first T20I. The second T20I in Chennai was abandoned due to rain and South Africa are leading the 3-match series 1-0. BCCI plays an important role in giving the opportunity to play in WCPL- KKR Group CEO Venky Mysore said in a statement that Rodrigues and Shikha will add to the quality of the tournament. He also thanked the BCCI for allowing them to play in the WCPL for the first time. Knight Riders Group CEO Venky Mysore said in a statement- “It is great to see Deandra Dottin captaining the side once again. She has been a fantastic leader of the team since the inaugural year, playing a vital role as both captain and player since our title win in 2022. “Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey will add to the quality of the tournament, and we are very grateful to the BCCI for facilitating their first appearance in the WCPL. The addition of these two big Indian names along with superstars Meg Lanning and Jess Jonassen will create excitement among cricket fans around the world.”
Team India announced for Women Asia Cup 2024, these players got a chance under Harman’s captaincy
Harmanpreet Kaur has been made the captain of the team for Women’s Asia Cup 2024. INDIA WOMEN (Photo Source: X) Team India Women Asia Cup 2024 Squad- The Women’s Selection Committee on Saturday, July 06 announced the Team India (Senior Women) squad for the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup T20, 2024, which will be played in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, the BCCI has announced a 15-player squad for the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. The Women’s Asia Cup 2024 will start from July 19 and this tournament is going to be very important for the women’s team for preparations for the T20 World Cup. Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the Indian team in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, while Smriti Mandhana has been chosen as the vice-captain. Mandhana is in great form these days. A lot of runs have come from her bat in the ongoing series against South Africa. Defending champions India will begin their campaign against Pakistan on July 19. They will then face UAE and Nepal on July 21 and 23. The top two teams in this group will advance to the semi-finals. India’s batting looks strong, with Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana opening the innings. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur may bat at number 3. Richa Ghosh and Uma Chhetri are the wicketkeeping options. The all-round skills of Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma will also help the team management to fill other spots and balance the playing 11 depending on the circumstances. After three ODIs and a Test against South Africa, Harmanpreet’s team is now playing the T20I series, India is currently trailing 0-1 in the ongoing T20 series against the visiting team. India’s squad for Women’s Asia Cup Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice Captain), Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (Wicket Keeper), Uma Chhetri (Wicket Keeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Shobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sanjana Sajeevan.
From MS Dhoni to Abhishek Sharma, these 4 Indian players got out on zero in their T20 International debut
Let us know about these players MS Dhoni and Abhishek Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter/X) The first match of the current five-match T20 series between India and Zimbabwe (IND vs ZIM) is being played today on 6 July at Harare Sports Club in Harare. In this match, Zimbabwe batted first and set a target of 116 runs for India to win. So when India came out to chase this target, its start was not very good. Team India lost four wickets of its top order within the power play itself. So in this match, all-rounder Abhishek Sharma, who is making his debut for Team India, got out in 4 balls without scoring any runs. With this, he has joined the list of players who got out on zero while making their T20I debut for India. So let us give you information about the rest of the players who got out on zero while making their T20I debut for India: 1. MS Dhoni Former Indian captain and finishing master MS Dhoni is also among those players who got out on zero in their debut match of T20 International. Let us tell you that Dhoni played his debut match against South Africa in Johannesburg in the year 2006. In this match, Team India won by 6 wickets, but Dhoni got bowled out on two balls in this match without scoring any runs. 2. KL Rahul Let us tell you that experienced wicketkeeper batsman of Indian cricket team KL Rahul is also included in this list. Rahul started his T20 International cricket career against Zimbabwe in the year 2016. In this match, Rahul was bowled out on the first ball while opening. 3. Prithvi Shaw Prithvi Shaw, the young batsman of the Indian cricket team, is also included in this list. It is worth noting that Shaw started his T20 career in the year 2021 against Sri Lanka. In this match, Shaw came to bat as an opener and was caught on the very first ball bowled by Dushmantha Chameera.
After winning the T20 World Cup, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde honored these players including captain Rohit Sharma, watch video
Team India has won the T20 World Cup 2024 Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian cricket team recently won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, winning the title for the second time in total. The final match of the tournament was played on 29 June at Kingston Oval ground in Barbados. In the final, Team India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and won the title under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. So after winning the T20 World Cup, the world champion Indian team reached India on 4th July. Here, first of all, Team India met Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the PM Office and after that the evening program was held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Also, after this felicitation ceremony, today on July 5, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was also seen felicitating the rest of Team India players, including Rohit Sharma, who are from Mumbai and play cricket for Team India. So, a video is going viral on social media in which Shinde is seen waving a shawl at Indian captain Rohit Sharma and also giving him a bouquet and a statue of Lord Ganesha. Apart from Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dubey are seen in this video. Watch this video of Rohit and other players being honoured #WATCH Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde felicitates Team India captain Rohit Sharma and cricketers Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal pic.twitter.com/GMW96EuZdM — ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2024 Also let us tell you that when the program of the Indian cricket team was proposed in Delhi and Mumbai on July 4, at that time these players were also invited to come to the Maharashtra Assembly. Regarding this, Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik said, “Today’s program in Mumbai has been organized by the BCCI. Team India players from Mumbai, including captain Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey and Yashasvi Jaiswal, will come to meet CM Eknath Shinde at the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly tomorrow. Being a member of the MCA, I invited the players and they have accepted my invitation.
VIDEO: A fan secretly climbed a tree to get a closer look at the world champions, the players reacted like this
Fan climbs tree (Image Credit- Twitter X) After winning their second T20 World Cup trophy in Barbados on June 29, the Men in Blue arrived in Mumbai for a grand celebration after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Team India travelled from Nariman Point to Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in an open bus. The victory parade was planned in advance and so lakhs of people thronged the streets of Mumbai to see their stars. It was not easy to get a glimpse of the stars of the Indian team during this victory parade. There was a lot of crowd on the road and the players of Team India were in a double-decker bus, that is, very high up. However, the fans wanted to see their star players closely and for this some fans even risked their lives. Fan climbed a tree to see Virat-Rohit closely When Team India had left Nariman Point during the Victory Parade and reached a little distance, a fan was climbing a branch of a tree and clicking photos of Team India’s stars from a very close distance. Virat Kohli was also surprised to see this. However, this fan was not alone. Many people were trying to see Team India’s players by climbing trees. A fan was seen climbing a tree branch during Team India’s victory parade at Marine Drive in Mumbai; watch the video. #T20WorldCup #IndianCricketTeam #VictoryParade #ViralVideo pic.twitter.com/6YwXieY4zL — Aaj Tak (@aajtak) July 4, 2024 If there was a slight mistake here, these fans could have been seriously injured. If these fans had fallen from the tree, they could have been trampled under the feet of thousands of people present there and could have even lost their lives. But luckily nothing like this happened. Everyone is surprised to see such cleverness of the fan. Let us tell you that Team India has become the T20 champion for the second time. Earlier, the Men in Blue had won the T20 World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in 2007. During that time, Team India created history in South Africa under the captaincy of Captain MS Dhoni. At that time, when Team India returned to the country as champions, the players were welcomed in the same way.
Indian women’s team reached the court of Tirupati Balaji, players worshiped the Lord
The first match of the T20 series will be played on July 5 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. indian women team (Pic Source-X) The Indian women’s team recently defeated South Africa by 10 wickets in the only Test match. Now after this victory, the team has reached Tirupati Balaji temple for darshan. Where they worshiped Lord Tirupati Balaji in the temple, the video of which has surfaced. Let us tell you that ANI has shared a video of this, in which women players can be seen entering the temple premises. Apart from security personnel, some officials of the temple are also seen with them. All the players visited Tirupati Balaji with full faith and took his blessings. Watch the video here #WATCH Andhra Pradesh: Members of India’s women’s Cricket team visit and offer prayers at the Tirupati Balaji Temple. pic.twitter.com/ElSmgacdQP — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2024 After the ODI and the only Test match, a T20 series will also be played Earlier, the Indian women’s team achieved the target of 37 runs on the fourth day of the only Test match without losing any wicket. In this match, the team’s batsmen performed brilliantly and declared their first innings after scoring 603 runs. Shefali Verma scored a double century and played an innings of 205 runs. Apart from this, Smriti Mandhana also performed brilliantly with the bat and scored 149 runs. Richa Ghosh played an innings of 86 runs, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 69 runs. In response, South Africa’s first innings was limited to 266 runs. In this way, the South African team had to face follow-on. In the second innings, captain Wolvaardt scored 122 runs and Sune Luus scored 109 runs. Despite this, Africa could only reach a score of 373. In the second innings, India got a target of 37 runs, which they achieved without losing any wicket. Sneh Rana showed amazing bowling and took a total of 10 wickets in the match. Now after winning the ODI and the only Test match against South Africa, the Indian women’s team is ready to play a three-match T20 series. The first match of the series will be played on July 5 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.