DTVHINDIEXCLUSIVE: Pragyan Ojha Interview with CricTracker: How long will Dhoni play in IPL, who will be India’s next all format captain and how to find another off-spinner like Ravichandran Ashwin? Pragyan Ojha answered all these questions
Former Team India cricketer Pragyan Ojha is currently playing for the Manipal Tigers under the captaincy of Harbhajan Singh in the ongoing season of LLC 2024. Pragyan Ojha Exclusive Interview with Crictracker (Source Former Team India cricketer Pragyan Ojha is currently playing for the Manipal Tigers team under the captaincy of Harbhajan Singh in the ongoing season of LLC 2024. Recently, he has answered some questions related to Team India in a special interview given to CricTracker. Let’s watch his exclusive interview- Video: Pragyan Ojha Exclusive Interview With CricTracker Q: As a spinner, do you think we might see another offspinner like Ravichandran Ashwin in Test cricket? Answer: If we talk about Test cricket, I think we have to find bowlers for red ball cricket from domestic cricket. We have to see which bowlers are bowling 50, 60, 70 overs with red ball in domestic cricket. Because not only the final figures matter, the control of your bowling is also very important. Q: How many off-spinners are there in domestic cricket that one can name? Answer: If you see, there are very few off-spinners. You may find a few names like Washington Sundar, but we need to build a strong bench strength. Whenever a big player retires or will retire, you should have 3 or 4 options. If there are only 1 or 2 options, there can be problems. Q: What is your opinion about BCCI’s decision that senior players should play domestic cricket if they are not playing international cricket? Answer: I think this is a very good decision. This gives a lot of inspiration to young players. This will make many young players more eager to play domestic cricket. Rishabh Pant can become the captain of all three formats of Team India: Pragyan Ojha Q: According to you, that one name who can become the captain of India in all three formats? Answer: Rishabh Pant is a very interesting option. Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav are also good players, but for me Rishabh Pant is a very special player. Q: What was the most memorable moment of your career that you will never forget? Answer: When I got the Test cap from Sachin paaji, that was my most memorable moment. Firstly, you are entering Test cricket, and secondly, you are getting that cap from a player who has represented India for decades. Question: How long will Dhoni be seen playing in the IPL? Answer: He (MS Dhoni) can play as long as he wants to. In franchise cricket, the owners and senior players talk to each other. If a player is fit and wants to play, he can play, because his presence will be very helpful for the team.
EXCLUSIVE: Pragyan Ojha with CricTracker: Pragyan Ojha’s big statement on Virat Kohli’s fitness
Gave an exclusive interview to the CricTracker team in which Pragyan Ojha spoke openly about Virat Kohli’s fitness in Team India and other things related to Team India. Pragyan Ojha Exclusive Interview with Crictracker (Source : Pragyan Ojha Exclusive Interview with Crictracker: Former Team India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 21 February 2020. In his career with Team India, Ojha has taken 113 wickets in 24 Tests, 21 in 18 ODIs and 10 in 6 T20s. After retirement, he is busy with commentary and cricket related activities. Currently, he is playing for Manipal Tigers under the leadership of Harbhajan Singh in the third season of Legends League Cricket. During this time, he gave an exclusive interview to the CricTracker team in which he discussed many things including his Test debut, Dhoni’s retirement, and seeing Rishabh Pant as the next captain. Let’s see what questions were asked to him in this interview and what answers he gave. Pragyan Ojha Exclusive Interview With CricTracker Q: I hope everything is going well for you in LLC 2024? Answer: Yes, everything is going well. I am getting a chance to spend time with my old friends and seniors. I am practicing here, playing matches. What can be better than this for a cricketer? Q: In the future can we see you playing in any other league apart from LLC? Answer: See, I don’t know. As you know, I have started broadcasting now, and when you play tournaments sometimes you need to be 100% fit. And when you approach 40, fitness becomes very important. You have to plan accordingly. Q: Virat Kohli set a benchmark for fitness in Indian cricket. Do you think players after him can play for a long time in Test cricket? Answer: If you talk about the Indian team, 15-20 years ago, 1, 2 or 3 players used to be very fit. Then Virat Kohli came, he established a fitness culture not only for the Indian team but also for domestic cricket, local cricket and club cricket. His influence has been such that now all the new players are becoming fit. Their fitness standards have become very high now. Be it Yo-Yo test or power training, the benchmark of fitness has gone up because of them. Q: Do you believe that fitness benchmarks have now increased by 20%? Answer: Yes, absolutely. The fitness level of players has increased by 20% now compared to the standard 10 years ago. For example, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant. These three players will take India a long way.
IND vs ENG: Shreyas Iyer play domestic cricket and score runs there – Pragyan Ojha gives advice to out-of-form batsman
Shreyas Iyer’s form in red-ball cricket remains a matter of concern for Team India. He scored only 41 runs in the four innings played in South Africa. So far, Iyer has been able to score only 104 runs at an average of 26 in four innings of the two Test matches against England. Virat Kohli decided not to play the first two Tests of the five-match series against England and this gave the Mumbai batsman a chance in the playing XI. However, Iyer has not been able to take advantage of the opportunity. Meanwhile, it has been revealed in some reports that Virat Kohli May be out of two of the remaining three matches. KL Rahul was also ruled out of the second Test after complaining of pain in his right quadriceps related to the thigh surgery he had in 2022. However, he is expected to return to the team for the third Test. domestic cricket to shreyas iyer Should come back and score some runs- Pragyan Ojha Meanwhile, former Team India cricketer Pragyan Ojha believes that, It will be difficult for Iyer to remain in the playing eleven on the return of players like Kohli and Rahul. The left-arm spinner suggested that the Kolkata Knight Riders captain should return to domestic cricket and score some runs. Pragyan Ojha was quoted by NDTV Sports as saying, Shreyas Iyer Left behind a little. When you talk about great batsmen like Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul has also scored runs, when they return, they will be directly part of the playing XI. So in such a situation, one of Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar will have to make a place in the team. Ojha further said, “It is not that you do not want to give chances, but when great batsmen are coming and you do not have that much space, you cannot support them. Therefore, the suggestion for Shreyas is that he should go back and score runs in domestic cricket.” Iyer has played 14 Tests so far and scored 811 runs at an average of 36.86. He has scored five half-centuries, while his only century came against New Zealand in his first Test in November 2021.
IND vs ENG 2024: Pragyan Ojha was elated after seeing Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record-breaking innings in Visakhapatnam.
Yashasvi Jaiswal performed brilliantly against England and played a record-breaking inning of 179* runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Pragyan Ojha. (Image Source: BCCI/X) England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former Indian spinner and cricket commentator Pragyan Ojha (Pragyan Ojha) to score a near-flawless century in India’s first innings in the second Test against England, leaving young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (Yashasvi Jaiswal) has been highly praised. Pragyan Ojha also praised Yashasvi Jaiswal for his excellent shot selection. Let us tell you, India’s young opening batsman performed brilliantly on the first day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam, scoring a record-breaking inning of 179* runs in 257 balls. Yashasvi Jaiswal not trapped under pressure: Pragyan Ojha Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 17 fours and 5 sixes during his explosive innings against England and helped India post 336/6 at stumps on the first day. Meanwhile, Pragyan Ojha said on Colors Cineplex: “He did not buckle under the pressure. Wickets were falling and they had lost their senior opening partner in Rohit Sharma. Yashasvi’s partners also played and built partnerships, but the way he played, you only remember one shot where he lost his composure a bit against the off-spinner. Also, the mentality he showed and the flow with which he batted, he played on merit and showed today why he has such good numbers and why he has such a good conversion rate. The way he batted and the shots he played were absolutely commendable. We were discussing in the last Test that he got the start but he could not convert that start into a big score.” ‘He converted his start into a goal’ Pragyan Ojha further said, “However, today he converted his starts into goals. He came with a different kind of approach and we got to see different types of shots. He was trying to hit a six on the first ball in the first Test, but here he took his time. He changed gears after 50 or 60 and then after completing the century, he started his innings again. Only then can you move towards such a big score.” These batsmen have scored more runs in IPL than MS Dhoni. Australia Cricket Awards 2024: Know which player won which award? Those 5 legendary batsmen who could never score a century in IPL 5 Indian batsmen who have made the highest score in Test cricket against England IND vs ENG: See Team India’s playing XI for the second test match IPL 2024: These franchises got a big blow, these star players were out..! These 5 teams have won the most test matches on Indian soil Players who scored the most runs while opening for India in Tests Top 5 bowlers who took most wickets in test cricket in India India’s 10 most successful bowling pairs in Test cricket-
