DTVHINDI‘Rahul Dravid’s mind is better than Gautam Gambhir’, former Pakistani cricketer raised questions on the Indian head coach.
Recently India lost the test series against New Zealand by 0-3. Gautam Gambhir (Pic Source-X) After Rahul Dravid stepped down from the post, Gautam Gambhir has become the head of the Indian team and under his leadership, Team India has suffered two major historic defeats. Recently, India lost the Test series against New Zealand 0-3, after which many questions have been raised regarding Gambhir’s coaching. However, Rohit Sharma has defended him. Meanwhile, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has called Rahul Dravid a better coach than Gautam Gambhir. Basit said that Rahul Dravid was a smart coach who knew what kind of pitch India needed to prepare to win on home soil. In the video shared on his YouTube channel, Basit Ali said that Rahul Dravid’s mind is better than Gautam Gambhir. Dravid made pitches for four days where the ball took turn in the last few days. Now you are making such pitches, where even a person who is not a regular spinner is getting a lot from the first day. Dravid knew the psychology of players – Basit Ali Basit Ali also said that Rahul Dravid was a good coach. He knew the psychology of the players. If you ask Virat Kohli to play T10 and T20 in Test cricket, then it is not fair in any way. Let us tell you that Gambhir’s tenure as India’s head coach has had a disappointing start. Under his leadership, the Indian team lost its bilateral series against Sri Lanka in 27 years. After the New Zealand series, Team India will now tour Australia for the Border-Gavaskar series in November. India needs to win this series 4-0 to make it to the World Test Championship final.
Viral Pic: On Kohli’s birthday, Anushka Sharma shared a special picture of son Akay and daughter Vamika with Virat.
Virat Kohli is celebrating his 36th birthday today. Virat Kohli with Vamika and Akaay Indian cricket’s star batsman Virat Kohli is celebrating his 36th birthday today. On this occasion, a picture of him has surfaced, in which he is seen with his son Akay and daughter Vamika. This picture is becoming quite viral on social media. Team India recently suffered a 0-3 defeat in the home Test series against New Zealand. Virat Kohli could not do anything special in the series and was seen struggling for runs. However, after the series, Kohli is currently present in London and spending time with his family. Actually, Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma has shared the picture of son and daughter for the first time through her social media handle. However, he has covered the faces of both the children with emojis. Looking at this picture it appears that it was taken while roaming in London. In this viral picture, Virat Kohli is holding daughter Vamika with his left hand and son Akay with his right hand. After seeing this picture on Kohli’s special day, fans called it picture of the day. See post here- However, Virat Kohli received best wishes from the cricket world on his birthday. Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Riyan Parag and other players congratulated on social media. The year 2024 has not been good for Virat Kohli yet. In the series against New Zealand, he scored only 93 runs, which did not include a single half-century. Before the IPL mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore has retained Kohli for Rs 21 crore. In this way he has become the highest paid Indian player in IPL history.
Big news: BCCI in action mode after the crushing defeat against New Zealand, these 4 senior players may be discharged!
If India does not qualify for the WTC final, all four senior players may be released. (Photo Source: X) BCCI officials are not happy with the performance of the Indian team in the three-match Test series against New Zealand on home soil. The Rohit Sharma-led team could not put any kind of pressure on the visiting team and suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat in the series. This is India’s first whitewash on home soil in 24 years. A lot has been said in recent times about the future of Test cricket. However, after the defeat in this home series, BCCI feels that the time for massive changes is coming soon. Questions are being raised on the form of senior cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja and according to a source close to BCCI, this could be their last home Test series. Furthermore, the source also said that the upcoming Australia series is extremely important and if the team is unable to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, immediate action will be taken and changes will be seen in the England series next year. If India does not qualify for the WTC final… A senior BCCI source said, the stock will definitely be taken and it may be of informal nature as the team leaves for Australia on November 10. But it has been a big defeat, but the Australia series is around the corner and the team has already been announced, so there will be no tinkering. The source further said, but if India does not qualify for the WTC final, it is possible that all four super seniors may not travel to the UK for the upcoming five-Test series. In such a situation, all four have probably played their last Test together on home ground.
Sachin Tendulkar expressed disappointment over Team India losing the series against New Zealand, told the reason for the defeat!
The Indian team was criticized a lot for its disappointing batting during the series. Sachin Tendulkar (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Indian team suffered a crushing defeat on home soil on Sunday, October 3, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Visiting New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs in the third Test and made a 3-0 clean sweep in the series. For the first time since 2000, India has been whitewashed at home. Apart from this, New Zealand became the first team to be whitewashed in a series of more than two test matches. The Indian team was criticized a lot for this disappointing batting. Except Sarfaraz Khan, no other batsman scored a century. Tendulkar praised Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant for their half-century innings in the third Test and gave credit to New Zealand for the victory. He even said that the team should introspect. Here is Sachin Tendulkar’s post Tendulkar tweeted from the Was it a lack of preparation, was it poor shot selection, or was it a lack of match practice? Shubman Gill showed resilience in the first innings and Rishabh Pant was brilliant in both innings – his footwork made complete difference to a challenging surface. That was fantastic. Full credit goes to New Zealand for their consistently good performance throughout the series. Winning 3-0 in India is as good a result as you can get. Losing 3-0 at home is a tough pill to swallow, and it calls for introspection. Was it lack of preparation, was it poor shot selection, or was it lack of match practice? @ShubmanGill showed resilience in the first innings, and @RishabhPant17 was brilliant in both innings— his… pic.twitter.com/8f1WifI5Hd — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 3, 2024 When did India fail to achieve a target below 200 in Tests? Target opposition venue Year 120 west indies bridgetown 1997 147 New Zealand Wankhede 2024 176 Sri Lanka galle 2015 194 England edgbaston 2018 New Zealand successfully defended the lowest total Target opposition venue Year 137 England wellington 1978 147 New Zealand Wankhede 2024 176 Pakistan abu dhabi 2018 241 Australia Hobart 2011 246 England The Oval 1999
Anil Kumble strongly criticized India on the crushing defeat against New Zealand.
I think the pitch troubled the Indian batsmen – Anil Kumble Anil Kumble and Team India (Image Credit- Twitter India is being heavily criticized from all sides after being whitewashed 3-0 in the Test series at home against New Zealand after 24 years. Head coach Gautam Gambhir is also the target of fans. Meanwhile, former Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble has lashed out at the Indian batsmen. After losing the first two Test matches, the Indian team was expected to perform well in the Mumbai Test. However, the poor batting of Indian batsmen continued in the third Test also. Chasing the target of 147 runs, Team India was limited to 121 runs and lost the match by 25 runs. Speaking on Jio Cinema, Anil Kumble said that the Indian batsmen took the pitch to heart and hence such a poor performance. Kumble said, I think the pitch troubled the Indian batsmen. Barring a partnership in the second innings in Bengaluru, the top order could not bat in a single session throughout the series. There are a lot of questions that need to be asked and how can you come out of this. New Zealand has to be given credit – Anil Kumble He said that New Zealand is the team which has had a really good journey when it comes to India. Everyone has something to say for New Zealand. But this was a series in which he dominated. Yes, of course the win was by just 25 runs, but the way they handled the pitches, the conditions, the bowling, you have to give credit. Talking about the match, India scored 263 runs while batting after bowling out New Zealand for 235 runs in the first innings. After this, New Zealand scored 174 runs in its second innings and India got the target of 147 runs, which it could not achieve. For New Zealand, Ajaz Patel took 11 wickets in the match and won the Player of the Match award.
IND vs NZ 3rd Test: Team India whitewashed on home ground after 24 years, these records were made during the match
Ajaz Patel (Photo Source: New Zealand has created history by whitewashing India in the Test series in India. For this reason, Team India’s hopes of qualifying for the WTC final have suffered a setback. To avoid a clean sweep, India was given a target of 147 runs. Rohit Sharma played some good shots as soon as he came, but he left on the score of 13. After this, there was such a flurry of wickets falling that Team India lost its five wickets for 29 runs. Indian batsmen looked helpless in front of the spinning balls of Ajaz Patel. India could score only 121 runs and were all out. Rishabh Pant played an inning of 64 runs for the team in the second innings. India faced a whitewash in a Test series at home after 24 years. Many figures were also made during this match. The most important statistics of the last match of IND vs NZ Test series are given. 6 – Ravindra Jadeja took his 16th fifer in Test cricket and became the sixth-highest fifer for India in Test cricket, surpassing the late Bishan Singh Bedi. 1 – Veteran Ravindra Jadeja took two fives in the same Test for the first time in his career. 5 – Jadeja became the fifth player to score 25 fifty plus scores and take 15 fifties in his Test career. Apart from this there are Ian Botham, Shakib Al Hasan, Daniel Vettori and Kapil Dev. 33.97 – Rohit Sharma’s batting average as an opener-captain in Test cricket. Of all the opener-captains with a minimum of 1200 runs, only Kraigg Brathwaite and Michael Vaughan have a lower average than Rohit. 91 – Rohit Sharma scored runs in 6 innings in this series. Among all Indian captains who have batted in the top 7, and batted a minimum of 6 innings in the same Test series, Rohit’s 91 runs are the fourth lowest. 1 – Ajaz Patel’s 25 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai are the most taken by any visiting bowler at any ground in India in Tests. He broke Ian Botham’s record of 22 runs in the same stadium. 1 – Ajaz Patel’s three wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai are the joint-most by any visiting bowler at any ground in India in Tests. He equaled Ian Botham’s record of three at the same stadium. 1-Like Jadeja, Ajaz Patel also took five wickets in both the innings of the Test for the first time in his career. 2 – Ajaz Patel’s three fivers at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai are jointly second among all bowlers at that particular ground. Sir Ian Botham and Ravichandran Ashwin both have the same number of bowlers, while Pragyan Ojha is the only bowler with four. 2 – Ijaz became the second bowler in India to take 10 wickets twice on the same ground in Test matches. The only other player who took 10 wickets in two matches in Delhi is Anil Kumble. Incidentally, Patel took all 10 wickets in an innings in Mumbai…
Ravi Shastri made a huge mistake, had to apologize, know what is the whole matter
Ravi Shastri posted again and apologized to the fans for this. Ravi Shastri and Nari Contractor Former head coach of the Indian team Ravi Shastri is currently in the news for one of his tweets. He is currently commentating in the India vs New Zealand Mumbai Test. During this time, he posted the news of the demise of former Indian cricketer Nari Contractor on X, which went viral in no time. After this there was an uproar in the cricket world. As soon as Ravi Shastri realized his mistake, he immediately deleted the post and then posted it again and apologized to the fans. While posting, he wrote, ‘Sorry – the news going on about the death of the female contractor is wrong. He is completely fine. May God bless him. Apologies – the news floating around the demise of Nari Contractor is incorrect. He is fine. God bless 🙏 pic.twitter.com/zGqWjim9SL — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) November 2, 2024 Let us tell you that the female contractor was born in Godhra, Gujarat. He made his international debut in 1955. He came into the public eye due to his brilliant inning of 92 runs played against West Indies in the 1958/59 series. His commitment to the game was seen during the Lord’s Test, in which Contractor suffered a broken rib, yet he played a strong innings of 81 runs. Career ended due to head injury In 1962, during the India vs West Indies series, he was hit on the head by a sharp bouncer and his head was fractured. After this the contractor’s career was over. The head injury was so severe that the contractor remained unconscious for six days. He returned to domestic cricket about a few years after that unfortunate incident, but as far as international cricket was concerned, he was never able to reach the level he wanted to. Contractor scored 1611 runs in 31 Test matches in his seven-year international career. During this period he scored one century and 11 half-centuries. Apart from this, Contractor has 8611 runs in his name in 138 first class matches at an average of 39.86, in which he scored a total of 22 centuries.
‘It would have been nice to have been in the list’, Venkatesh Iyer expressed pain over not being retained in KKR
KKR released some key players, including Venkatesh Iyer, ahead of the 2025 season Venkatesh Iyer. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Kolkata Knight Riders did not include Venkatesh Iyer in their retention, even though the all-rounder has played an important role for the team in the last three seasons, especially in 2024. He scored 370 runs in 15 matches last season, in which Shreyas Iyer’s team won the title. KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. At the same time, before the 2025 season, KKR released some key players, because according to the rules only six players can be retained. KKR preferred Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh. Now Venkatesh Iyer has reacted to KKR’s retention. He said that he would have liked to be in the retention list, but he understands KKR’s strategy. He described KKR as his home and favorite IPL team and expressed hope that he would play for them again in the 2025 season if selected in the auction. KKR’s retention has been very good – Venkatesh Iyer Speaking to RevSportz, Venkatesh said, KKR’s retention has been very good. I think he has covered 14-16 overs easily and with the bat he has covered about five positions. So, they had pretty good retention, but I would have loved to be on that list. KKR has given me a big opportunity and I have given everything for KKR and beyond cricket. There is also something called emotion. “This is a family,” he said. There are a lot of emotions. It brings tears to my eyes to see that my name is not in the retention list, but I am a practical person. I understand how it works. I was one of the players retained in 2022 and I know how it feels to be retained and left out. So, I think KKR have done brilliantly, I am really happy about it. I would love to be there and the doors are open. If my auction goes well, I will probably play for the team I like the most.
“He is a batsman like Viru”, why did this former cricketer say this about Rishabh Pant?
Rishabh Pant is a batsman like Veeru (Virender Sehwag) – Aakash Chopra Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: The third Test between India and New Zealand is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where at present the position of Team India looks very strong. By the end of the second day’s play, New Zealand had scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in its second innings and its total lead was 143 runs. Whereas he has only one wicket left in his hand. Earlier, India scored 263 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings. On behalf of the team, Shubhman Gill played an inning of 90 runs, while wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. His innings has been highly praised by former cricketer and current commentator Akash Chopra. During a conversation on Color Cineplex, Aakash Chopra said about Rishabh Pant’s approach and his aggressive innings against Ajaz Patel, no matter how many left-arm spinners come, Rishabh Pant will keep playing like this. It would be rare for a left-arm spinner to come in front of him and not get hit. It is possible that he may not get a hit in one innings, but he will definitely get a hit in the next innings. The way he started today and the way he played, I am not surprised at all. He is a batsman like Viru- Aakash Chopra He further said that, he is a batsman like Viru (Virender Sehwag). Viru used to say that only a batsman turns an off-spinner into a bowler. He (Pant) feels that a batsman makes a left-arm spinner a bowler. If a left-arm spinner is bowling, it doesn’t matter what the pitch is like and how big the ground is, he has to hit the ball into the stands. The specialty of Rishabh Pant is that a fielder can be placed on the boundary, everyone knows that he will come forward on the track and hit a six, but he still does it and hits the balls into the stands. There are very few players, especially in Test cricket, who challenge the fielders in the deep. Veeru was the first Indian to do this and now Rishabh is at number two.
Ibadat Hussain is ready to return after injury, will take part in National Cricket League
Now he is ready to return to cricket after a gap of 14 months. Ebadot Hossain. (Image Source: BCB) Bangladesh fast bowler Ibadat Hossain was injured during the ODI series against Afghanistan at home in July 2023. But now after a gap of 14 months, he is ready to return to cricket. He was allowed to travel with the Bangladesh team for the series against India and spent time with the team. It is noteworthy that Ibadat Hossain is going to participate in the National Cricket League of Bangladesh and he will return to the tournament with the fourth round game of Sylhet Division. His first assignment will be Sylhet’s round four match of the NCL against Khulna Division starting November 9. However, BCB chief physician Debashish Chaudhary has hinted about restrictions on the workload of the fast bowler. “As per our plan, Ibadat is expected to play in the fourth round of the NCL and we want to see how he feels after playing competitive cricket,” Debashish was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. This is part of the rehab process and there may be some restrictions (as far as his bowling is concerned). Ibadat is ready to return He (Ibadat) has to get his rhythm back and the only way to achieve that is to bowl in the matches and that is what we are focusing on at the moment. If he feels fine after bowling then it is fine but if that is not the case then he can get some time to recover and work on the areas that he needs to develop before the BPL. Let us tell you that Ibadat Hussain has played 20 test matches for Bangladesh and has taken 42 wickets at an average of 47.14. Additionally, in 12 ODIs, he has taken 22 wickets at an average of 22.90 and a strike rate of 24.5 at an economy rate of 5.60. The Sylhet-born player has played only four T20 matches and has taken seven wickets at an average of 20 and an economy rate of 9.23.
