This Indian cricketer’s son got his gender changed, created a stir by posting VIDEO on social media

Sanjay Bangar Son (Photo Source: Insta) Aryan, son of former Indian batting coach and cricketer Sanjay Bangar, shared his 10-month hormonal transformation journey on social media, which is currently going viral on social media. However, after the video went viral, he is now It has been deleted. In an Instagram reel, 23-year-old Aryan had shared pictures after hormone replacement therapy along with former India captains MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli and some old pictures with his father. After hormonal transformation, Aryan has also changed his name to Anaya. There is still a post on his Instagram related to his transformation. Who is this Sanjay Bangar’s son Aryan/Anaya? Let us tell you that Aryan/Anaya is a cricketer like his father, he lives in Manchester, England and plays cricket there only. However, till now he has not got a chance on any big stage. In a video shared on his Instagram, it can be seen that he is a left-handed batsman. However, after this transformation his cricket career is completely over. He has written about it in a post on Instagram. Body changes and lack of rules and regulations regarding trans women playing international cricket have been cited as the reasons for this. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has recently announced a policy change that will ban transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in senior women’s domestic cricket, effective from 2025. This rule will apply to the top two levels of women’s cricket. Which includes major domestic leagues and competitions such as The Hundreds women’s competition.

Before BGT, Yashasvi Jaiswal got a new hairstyle, photo went viral on social media.

Jaiswal has been selected in the Indian team for the BGT series. Yashasvi Jaiswal (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 Test series. This time this series will start from November 22 with the first Test match to be held in Perth, Australia. On the other hand, before the start of this series, Indian cricket team’s opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has been seen in a new avatar. Let us tell you that before the start of BGT, Jaiswal got a new hairstyle made by famous barber Aalim Hakim. The photo of this new look of Jaiswal is going viral very fast on social media. Also, cricket fans are seen reacting very fast to this photo of Jaiswal. Aalim has also shared the photo of the new hairstyle of the Indian young cricketer on his official Instagram account. See this photo shared by Aalim Hakeem Also, let us tell you that this will be the first time when 22-year-old young Yashasvi Jaiswal will leave for Australia with the Indian cricket team to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Looking at Jaiswal’s attacking cricket, he is going to be an important member of Team India on this tour. It will be interesting to see how young Jaiswal is going to perform on the Australia tour this time? Indian team for BGT 2024-25 Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj. , Akashdeep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Aaron Finch came to the defense of Rohit Sharma, wife Ritika Sajdeh saluted, created an uproar on social media

Aaron Finch and Rohit Sharma, Ritika Sajdeh. (Source – Getty Images/Ritika Sajdeh) Indian captain Rohit Sharma may reportedly miss the first Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, which begins on November 22 at the Optus Stadium in Perth. There is speculation that he and his wife Ritika Sajdeh are expecting their second child. Because of this he may be out of the first test. According to media reports, Rohit has applied for paternity leave. However, he is in the list of players who will fly to Australia on Sunday, November 10, while another group is scheduled to leave for Australia on Monday. Ever since there was talk of Rohit Sharma leaving the test matches, cricket experts have been giving some statements regarding him. Aaron Finch gave his reaction to Sunil Gavaskar’s statement Team India’s former veteran batsman Sunil Gavaskar has now given a sharp reaction on Rohit Sharma. Sunil Gavaskar clearly said that if Rohit Sharma is not available for the first and second test matches, then in such a situation he should not be the captain. The vice captain should get command of the team in the series. It is important for any captain to play the first match of the series. Former Australia captain Aaron Finch expressed his disagreement with this statement of Sunil Gavaskar and supported Rohit Sharma. Finch believes that if Rohit Sharma is not available for the birth of his child, then it is his personal decision. Ritika Sajdeh’s reaction to this statement of Aaron Finch was amazing which is now going viral on social media. Ritika Sajdeh’s reaction on Aaron Finch’s statement went viral Aaron Finch expressed his disagreement with Sunil Gavaskar and said, ‘I disagree with Sunny. Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian team. If you have to stay home because your wife is going to have a baby, then this is a very beautiful moment. In this matter you can take as much time as you want. Ritika reacted to this statement of Aaron Finch with a salute emoji.

SA vs IND: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah is very happy with the performance of Team India in the first T20, gave many good wishes to the young players through social media.

Regarding the victory of Team India, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jai Shah also congratulated all the players. Sanju Samson (Pic Source-X) Team India won the first T20 match against South Africa played in Durban by 61 runs. In this match, all the players from Team India performed brilliantly and played an important role in the victory of their team. Regarding the victory of Team India, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jai Shah also congratulated all the players. Talking about the match, batting first, Team India scored 202 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Sanju Samson batted brilliantly and played a match-winning inning of 107 runs. During this innings, Sanju Samson did not spare any South African bowler and hit hard against all of them. Apart from Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma scored 33 runs while captain Suryakumar Yadav was out after scoring 21 runs. In reply, South Africa team was all out for 141 runs. The bowlers also played their role very well for Team India. Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets each while Avesh Khan took two wickets. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah made a tweet on his official social media account which is also going viral. He wrote, ‘The Men in Blue have made a bang in the T20 series against South Africa. The young team performed brilliantly against a dangerous batting lineup. A special congratulations also to Sanju Samson who scored his second consecutive T20 century. Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakraborty also played important roles in their team’s victory. Here is Jay Shah’s tweet: Great start for the Men in Blue in the T20I series against the Proteas! A solid display of character from the young team in holding back a dangerous batting line-up in the chase. A special appreciation for @IamSanjuSamson for his second consecutive hundred in T20I’s, and the… pic.twitter.com/SqTWaRYqfh — Jay Shah (@JayShah) November 9, 2024 Team India has won the first T20. With this victory, Team India is ahead 1-0 in the four-match T20 series. Now the second match between these two teams will be played on November 10 at St. George Park. The best thing for Team India is that all their players are in great form and the team would definitely like to win the second T20. Talking about the hosts, if they want to survive in this T20 series, then it is very important for the team to win the second match. KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty are going to become parents Teams with most number of all-outs in both innings in WTC- The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a…

Social Media Trends: Know about the amazing tweets and videos of October 31 which are going viral very fast.

Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant For IPL 2025, the franchises have to submit the list of their retained players by the evening of October 31. Let us tell you that according to the new retention rules, any franchise can retain a maximum of 6 players. Earlier, many reports have come out in which it is being told that Kolkata Knight Riders can release captain Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell. Whereas Delhi Capitals can release captain Rishabh Pant. All these players are expected to come in the auction. Apart from this, the festival of Diwali is being celebrated across the country today. The cricket world also wished and congratulated the countrymen and fans on Diwali. In this list, everyone from former cricketers to currently active cricketers sent their best wishes.   Very curious to see if Buttler is released by RR with the hope of getting him back cheaper via RTM. I’d really like to see what the market values ​​him at this auction. #AakashVani — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 31, 2024 Looks like DC isn’t retaining JFM…now, PBKS (biggest purse—Aus coach) will ensure that his price goes through the roof. Player Retention has this very important dynamic. Teams approaching players…promising that they’ve kept X amount for them…so, don’t get retained. Auction… — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 31, 2024 Wishing you warmth, light and endless blessings. Happy Diwali. — KL Rahul (@klrahul) October 31, 2024 🚨 CSK WANTS RISHABH PANT…!!! – MS Dhoni has been actively discussing strategies with CSK to have Pant in CSK for IPL 2025. (Express Sports). pic.twitter.com/k1odY6kYmK — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2024 🚨 RISHABH PANT WILL ENTER IPL 2025 MEGA AUCTION…!!! – Delhi Capitals have retained Axar, Kuldeep, Stubbs and Porel. (Espncricinfo). pic.twitter.com/CcQ7skdBTt — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2024 RAJASTHAN ROYALS RETENTION. – RR likely to retain Samson, Parag, Jaiswal and Sandeep Sharma. RTM on Butler. (Express Sports). pic.twitter.com/p8zjRPvTWN — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2024     pic.twitter.com/1nEmNcrnjQ — Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) October 30, 2024 Wish you sparkling and a cracker of a Deepawali. May this Deepawali bring lots of joy and happiness in your life. #HappyDiwali2024 pic.twitter.com/nhcm1DfZIH — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 31, 2024 Wish you a very happy Deepawali. May you continue to leave your sparkle wherever you go.May your path always be lit and you live in love and grace.#HappyDiwali pic.twitter.com/n6LdH1sySu — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 31, 2024 Wishing everyone a Diwali filled with light, love, and endless blessings. May this festival of lights bring joy to your heart, peace to your home, and success to your path. Let’s celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and spread happiness far and wide. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 31, 2024 #HappyDiwali pic.twitter.com/MiXmkArfFW — Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) October 31, 2024   Happy Diwali🪔 pic.twitter.com/mPS30pbj3S — Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) October 31, 2024   To everyone celebrating. pic.twitter.com/RR65ZGdQoL — Samit Patel 🏏 (@Samitpatel21) October 31, 2024  

Social Media Trends: Know about the amazing tweets and videos of October 30 which are going viral very fast.

It is reported that KL Rahul is leaving Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Social Media Trends Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the third ODI and captured the series 2-1. During the match played in Ahmedabad, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana made a big achievement. She has become the female cricketer to score the most ODI centuries for India. Mandhana has left behind Mithali Raj, who had scored 7 centuries in 232 ODI matches. Whereas Smriti Mandhana has made this record in her name by scoring 8 centuries in only the 88th match. At the same time, discussions about retention have intensified before the IPL 2025 mega auction. In this sequence, there is news that KL Rahul is leaving Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Apart from this, there is news of Virat Kohli becoming the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore again. Along with this, there are also discussions about the release of Shreyas Iyer from Kolkata Knight Riders. South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has become the number-1 bowler in the ICC Test rankings by defeating Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He took nine wickets against Bangladesh in the recently concluded first Test in Mirpur, which took him to the first position. Rabada also completed his 300 Test wickets against Bangladesh. 🚨 KL RAHUL MOVES ON FROM LSG. – KL has decided to leave Lucknow Supergiants due to personal and professional reasons. (Gaurav Gupta/TOI). pic.twitter.com/Idz9aTT3uA — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 30, 2024 🚨 BIG BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Virat Kohli has made himself clear that he wants to be the RCB Captain again. pic.twitter.com/SKxlJlD93X — Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) October 29, 2024 🚨 SHREYAS IYER IN IPL AUCTION. – Shreyas unlikely to be on KKR’s Retention list for IPL 2025. (Cricbuzz). pic.twitter.com/Opstz4HycW — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 30, 2024 India’s most prolific century-maker in Women’s ODIs, and now into the top 10 in the game’s history 👏 Smriti Mandhana joins elite company 🏏 More from #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/DYbdn7T5yI — ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2024 Best wishes for Chhoti Diwali🪔Remembering this day, when Krishna ji won over Narkasur, why don’t we also walk on the path of truth and win in our heart.#TopDiwali #DiwaliCelebration — Chetan Sharma (@chetans1987) October 30, 2024 𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙍𝙎! Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/B6n070iLqu#TeamIndia , #INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/frSDJOFqf8 — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2024 @mandhana_smriti departs for a fantastic 100(122) as #TeamIndia edge closer to a win👏 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/B6n070iLqu#INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/8KphaWYTQl — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2024 | #INDvNZ A memorable reveal at the iconic Hall of Fame 🏆🏟️ Join #TeamIndia in a game of @mihirlee_58 @GCAMotera , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/NRfCGfzNBW — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 30, 2024 A chase special A special win in the decider🙌 And a buzzing post-match atmosphere 🥳 Recap #TeamIndia‘s series win in Ahmedabad 🎥#INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Gp2YnWOtGs — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 30, 2024 A phenomenal win by our Indian Women’s Team against New Zealand! 🇮🇳Massive applause for @mandhana_smriti on her century and @ImHarmanpreet for a powerful half-century. With this…

Sachin Tendulkar has become a fan of the performance of New Zealand team, gave many best wishes to all the players on social media.

The New Zealand team performed brilliantly in the second test match played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and gave a crushing defeat to Team India. New Zealand Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) The New Zealand team performed brilliantly in the second test match played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and gave a crushing defeat to Team India. In this match, all the players from New Zealand performed brilliantly and played an important role in the victory of their team. Many people have praised this performance of the New Zealand team. Recently, former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar also praised the performance of New Zealand. He also praised the bowling of Mitchell Santner who took a total of 13 wickets in the second Test. None of the batsmen of Team India could withstand the deadly bowling of Mitchell Santner. Here is Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet for New Zealand team: For any visiting team, to win a Test series in India is a dream, and New Zealand have played really well to make it happen. Such results can only be achieved with good, all-round team efforts. Special mention to Santner for his standout performance, picking up 13 wickets.… pic.twitter.com/YLqHfbQeJU — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 26, 2024 Let us tell you that in the first test match played between these two teams, Team India failed to show tremendous performance and had to face defeat by 8 wickets. This match was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After this, New Zealand won the second match by 113 runs. Talking about the second test, the Kiwi team, batting first, scored 259 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings, in response to which Team India was all out for 156 runs. New Zealand could score only 255 runs in its second innings. Chasing the target of 359 runs, Team India could score only 245 runs in its second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal batted brilliantly for the hosts in the second innings and played an important inning of 77 runs. However, Yashasvi failed to lead his team to victory. Now the third and final Test between these two teams is starting from November 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. A lot of changes can be seen in the playing XI of Team India in the third test. Team India would definitely like to win the third test. Let us tell you that, if Team India has to secure its place in the final of this cycle of the World Test Championship, then it is very important for them to win the last Test against New Zealand. List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the…

Cricket Highlights of 24 October 2024: Today’s top news, social trends, statistics and records made in the match

Cricket Highlights: Know key stats, social trends and latest news from today’s match. R Ashwin & Washington Sundar (Photo Source: BCCI) Cricket Highlights of 24 October 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Day 1: New Zealand was all out for 259 in the first innings, by the end of the first day, Team India has scored 16 runs at the loss of one wicket. ‘No more Bazball’ Mohammad Rizwan taunting England’s poor batting in the Rawalpindi test match Ravichandran Ashwin (531 wickets) has overtaken Nathan Lyon to become the seventh highest wicket taker in Tests. Washington Sundar (7/59) set the record for the best bowling figures in Test matches in Pune. Rohit Sharma (11) recorded the fourth most wickets as an Indian captain in international cricket. BGT 2024-25: Josh Hazlewood may not be able to take part in some matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy BAN vs SA: South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets at home, won the test match in Asia after 10 years Indian women’s team defeated New Zealand by 59 runs in the first ODI Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #INDvsNZ #Pune #RohitSharma #TimSouthee #Gambhir #Ashwin #KLRahul #Sundar #PAKvsENG #SajidKhan #IPL2025 #Thala Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and figures to be made today, October 24, 2024 1. Most wickets in WTC 189 – Ravichandran Ashwin (74 innings)* 187 – Nathan Lyon (78 innings) 175 – Pat Cummins (78 innings) 147 – Mitchell Starc (73 innings) 134 – Stuart Broad (63 innings) 2. Most wickets in test cricket 800 – Muttiah Muralitharan (133 matches) 708 – Shane Warne (145 matches) 704 – James Anderson (188 matches) 619 – Anil Kumble (132 matches) 604 – Stuart Broad (167 matches) 563 – Glenn McGrath (124 matches) 531 – Ravichandran Ashwin (101 matches)* 530 – Nathan Lyon (129 matches) 3. Most Test wickets (active players) 531 – Ravichandran Ashwin (101 matches)* 530 – Nathan Lyon (129 matches) 384 – Tim Southee (104 matches) 358 – Mitchell Starc (89 matches) 317 – Trent Boult (78 matches) 4. Best bowling figures for India vs New Zealand in Tests 8/72 – Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Delhi, 1965 8/76 – Erapalli Prasanna, Auckland, 1975 7/59 – Ravichandran Ashwin, Indore, 2017 7/59 – Washington Sundar, Pune, 2024 7/ 128 – Subhash Gupte, Hyderabad, 1955 5. Best performance in test matches in Pune 7/59 – Washington Sundar vs New Zealand, 2024 6/35 – Steve O’Keefe vs India, 2017 6/35 – Steve O’Keefe vs India, 2017 4/32 – Umesh Yadav vs Australia, 2017 4/53 – Nathan Lyon vs India, 2017 4/69 – Ravichandran Ashwin vs South Africa, 2019 4/119 – Ravichandran Ashwin vs Australia, 2017 6. Most outs for zero as an Indian captain in international cricket 16 – Virat Kohli (250 innings) 13 – Sourav Ganguly (217 innings) 11 – MS Dhoni (330 innings) 11 – Rohit Sharma (143 innings) 10 – Kapil Dev (115 innings) 7. Bowlers who have dismissed Rohit Sharma most number of times in international cricket 14 – Kagiso…

Cricket Highlights of 23 October 2024: Today’s top news, social trends, statistics and records made in the match

Cricket Highlights: Know key stats, social trends and latest news from today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is it today. Sikander Raza (Photo Source: Cricket Highlights of 23 October 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News Rishabh Pant has seen a big rise in his test batting ranking. He has left Virat Kohli behind and has come to sixth position. If Shami misses BGT 2024, then Mayank Yadav should be included in the team in his place: Brett Lee ‘Being a Bangalore boy, it would be nice to play for RCB’ Abhinav Manohar ahead of IPL mega auction Dale Steyn included in England Lions team as bowling consultant “Social media does not decide the playing eleven” – Gautam Gambhir said on the criticism of KL Rahul Zimbabwe scored a new record of 344 runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-regional Africa Qualifier against Gambia, breaking the previous record of highest T20I total held by Nepal (314 runs) “He is fit, he will do wicketkeeping tomorrow” – Head coach Gambhir gave a big update on Pant’s fitness. Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #IPL2025 #IPLAuction #Thala #INDvsPAK #ViratKohli #Melbourne #IshanKishan #BorderGavaskarTrophy #INDvsNZ #ShubmanGill #KLRahul #GautamGambhir #Pune Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and figures to be made today, October 23, 2024 1. Most runs for Bangladesh in the WTC 2023-2025 cycle 534 – Mehdi Hasan Miraj (16 innings)478 – Mominul Haq (17 innings)452 – Mushfiqur Rahim (13 innings)438 – Nazmul Hussain Shanto (17 innings)311 – Zakir Hasan (16 innings) 2. Most wickets for Bangladesh in the WTC 2023-2025 cycle Mehdi Hasan Miraj (16 innings)24 – Taijul Islam (11 innings)23 – Hasan Mahmood (10 innings)13 – Nahid Rana (8 innings)13 – Shakib Al Hasan (10 innings) 3. Highest total in T20 International 344/4 – Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024 314/3 – Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games 297/6 – India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024 286/5 – Zimbabwe vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024 278/3 – Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019 278/4 – Czech Republic vs Türkiye, Ilfov County, 2019 268/4 – Malaysia vs Thailand, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games 267/3 – England vs West Indies, Taroba, 2023 4. Most sixes in an innings in T20 18 – Sahil Chauhan – vs Cyprus, Episkopi, 2024 16 – Hazratullah Zazai – vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019 16 – Finn Allen – vs Pakistan, Dunedin, 2024 15 – Sikandar Raza vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024 15 – Zeeshan Kukikhel – vs Austria, Lower Austria, 2022 5. Highest individual score in T20 International (Full Members) 172(76) – Aaron Finch vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 2018162*(62) – Hazratullah Zazai vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019156(63) – Aaron Finch vs England, Southampton, 2013145*(65) – Glenn Maxwell vs Sri Lanka, Pallekele, 2016137(62) – Finn Allen vs Pakistan, Dunedin, 2024133*(43) – Sikandar Raza vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024 6. Most runs given in an innings in T20 international matches 0/93 (4) – Moses Jobarteh vs Zimbabwe, Nairobi, 20240/75 (4) – Kasun Rajitha vs Australia, Adelaide, 20191/72 (4) – Chris Soule v New Zealand, Edinburgh,…

“Social media does not decide the playing eleven” – Gautam Gambhir said on the criticism of KL Rahul

KL Rahul was a flop in the Bengaluru test match against New Zealand. KL Rahul (Photo Source: Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has given a big statement before the Pune Test match. He has said that what will be the playing XI of the team for a match is decided by the team management. Playing eleven is not made on social media. Gambhir has also said that KL Rahul had played a good innings in Kanpur and the team management will continue to support him. However, Gautam Gambhir has not told that if Shubman Gill returns in the Pune Test match, will Sarfaraz Khan sit out or will KL Rahul be dropped for one match. Gautam Gambhir told the press conference before the second Test match to be played in Pune, “Social media does not decide the playing eleven. It is not important what social media or experts think, it is important what the team management thinks. He played a good innings on the difficult pitch of Kanpur. Yes, he would like to score big runs and this team management wants to support him.” It is clear from these statements of Gambhir that he wants KL Rahul to get a chance in some more matches also. If he does not score runs in these matches then he can be dropped further. KL Rahul was a flop in the first test against New Zealand