Despite losing the ODI series against Sri Lanka, Robin Uthappa is all praise for Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir
Under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team won the T20 series against Sri Lanka 3-0. However, they had to face defeat against Sri Lanka in the ODI series. Virat Kohli & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former player Robin Uthappa has recently praised the new head coach of the Indian team, Gautam Gambhir. Let us tell you, Gautam Gambhir has recently been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian team. Under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team won the T20 series against Sri Lanka 3-0. However, they had to face defeat against Sri Lanka in the ODI series. The performance of the Indian team players was very poor in the ODI series. Former player Robin Uthappa recently said that Gautam Gambhir is a very good person and he knows how to improve the performance of which player. Robin Uthappa told The Times of India, ‘Gambhir looks for big opportunities and wants to grab them. As a leader, his plan is to make the environment even better. He is more of a great tactician than a great captain. Young players will get to learn a lot from him. Gautam Gambhir is a leader who always wants the best for his players and gives them complete security. His message really boosts the confidence of the group. We saw the same in the Indian Premier League and now in international cricket too, Indian players will be seen performing well in the coming times. Gautam Gambhir always performs well under pressure: Robin Uthappa Robin Uthappa further said, ‘Gautam Gambhir has always been a person who has always performed very well under pressure. As a leader, I am confident that he will give a positive message to the group and will want to improve their performance.’ Let us tell you, Robin Uthappa has participated in the Indian Premier League under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir in Kolkata Knight Riders. The former player has always been seen praising Gautam Gambhir. Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 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
Michael Vaughan teased Wasim Jaffer over India’s defeat against Sri Lanka, the batsman gave a befitting reply
Wasim Jaffer started a question-answer session with fans on his ex-profile, where Vaughan tried to troll Team India in an attempt to be smart. Michael Vaughan and Wasim Jaffer (Image Credit- Twitter) Wasim Jaffer Trolls Michael Vaughan: Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer has trolled former England captain Michael Vaughan during a joke on social media. Wasim Jaffer and Michael Vaughan are known for their fight on social media, where they often engage in verbal wars. In the past, Vaughan and Jaffer have trolled each other’s team (India and England) on several occasions. This time, it was Michael Vaughan who started it. Michael Vaughan tried to troll Team India India had a disappointing ODI series against Sri Lanka, losing the series 0-2. What was most shocking was that despite having the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, India succumbed to Sri Lanka’s spin bowling and conceded defeat in the 50-over format. Meanwhile, Wasim Jaffer started a question-answer session with fans on his ex-profile, where Vaughan tried to troll Team India in an attempt to be smart. But Vaughan did not know that he had put his hand in the mouth of a lion, and what happened, Jaffer silenced him by giving a befitting reply. Let’s see what happened between the two- Vaughan wrote to Jaffer, “Hi Wasim..what was the result of the recent ODI series in Sri Lanka? Actually, I was busy so I could not see the result..hope everything will be fine.” On hearing this, Wasim Jaffer answered the question in a very good way. Jaffer made a reference to England’s Ashes win on Australian soil, where they have not won a single match in the last decade. Jaffer replied, “I would say it in the context of the Ashes, Michael. India won the same number of Tests in that series as England have won in Australia in the last 12 years.” See the tweets of both I’ll put it in Ashes terms for you Michael. Ind won as many games in that series as the Tests Eng have won in Aus in last 12 years 😏 — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 11, 2024 Let’s see the reactions of fans on Wasim Jaffer’s reply- Roasting game of @WasimJaffer14 is God level, gold medal in roasting 👑👑 get your game up @MichaelVaughan its getting as bland as english fish n chips !! — Snehal (@SneDam) August 11, 2024 Le Wasim pic.twitter.com/plJ6JyUJna — Chinmay Tiwari (@Chinmay_TI) August 11, 2024 Owned that chor Mdcd angrez — Dhonism (@Dhonismforlife) August 11, 2024 To pay back in the same coin with interest. — SK Pandey (@pandeysush88) August 11, 2024 you hit the ball out of the park — 🇮🇳राकेश क्लिंग भीमने 🇮🇳 (@Rakeshkumarray8) August 11, 2024 I took it 🤣 — Waqar Ahmed Afridi (@RealWaqarAfridi) August 11, 2024 That was brutal!hope all is well @MichaelVaughan , — Subha (@SHIBDU1193) August 11, 2024 Completely Owned @MichaelVaughan who thinks that he’s the smartest around ? — Shailesh Rathore (@imsrathore_03) August 11, 2024 Michael is in coma right now. He’ll reply you back when he…
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia meets President of Saudi Cricket Federation in Riyadh
This meeting was conducted by Sri Lankan Ambassador to Riyadh Ameer Ajwad Ameer Ajwad and Prince Saud Al Mishal (Image Credit- Twitter Recently, Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, Ameer Ajwad, was seen meeting the country’s Prince and Saudi Cricket Federation President Saud Al Mishal Al Saud. The meeting took place on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the purpose of which included discussing an important development in sports relations between the countries. Specifically, the meeting between Ambassador Ajwad and Prince Al Saud focused on how to leverage cricket as a means of enhancing ties between the people of Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia. On the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, both countries seek to strengthen their bond through sports diplomacy. On the other hand, some photos of the meeting of the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Riyadh with Prince Al Saud have been shared by the Sri Lankan Embassy on its official X account, in which he talked about sports and diplomacy. See photos of the meeting of Prince Al Saud and Amir Ajwad Sri Lanka Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Meets with the Chairman of the Saudi Cricket Federation Prince Saud Al Mishal Al Saud Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad met with the Chairman of the Saudi Cricket Federation, Prince Saud Al Mishal Al Saud at… pic.twitter.com/kZf53cmImE — Embassy of Sri Lanka in Saudi Arabia (@SLinRiyadh) August 9, 2024 Apart from cricket, various aspects of bilateral cooperation were also discussed in this meeting. During this, Amir Ajwad also expressed his desire to share the country’s cricket expertise with the Saudi Cricket Federation. If Sri Lanka promotes cricket in Saudi Arabia, it can play a vital role in developing cricket infrastructure and talent pool in the country. Also, with its rich cricket heritage and international success, Sri Lanka is set to play a supporting role in promoting the development of cricket in the country. On this occasion, the Head of Chancery of Sri Lanka Embassy in Riyadh, Mr. Anas Amir Ajwad was present. Apart from this, CEO of Saudi Cricket Federation Tariq Saga and Vice President Nawaf Alothaibi were present with Prince Al Saud.
After India, Sri Lankan team is going to defeat this country, will it be able to write another new history?
The 3-match Test series between Sri Lanka and England will start from August 21 and will be played till September 10. Sri Lanka Team Left for England (Source Test Series: After defeating India 2-0 in the ODI series, the Sri Lankan team has left for England with its new head coach Sanath Jayasuriya. Let us tell you that a 3-match Test series is to be played between the two teams which is being hosted by England. This Test series is very important in view of the World Test Championship. Talking about the last series of both the teams, Sri Lanka played T20 and ODI series with India in which it lost 0-3 in T20 and won 2-0 in ODI series. At the same time, England defeated West Indies 3-0 in their home and they will enter the field against Sri Lanka with full confidence. Let’s see the schedule of all three matches- England vs Sri Lanka Test Series Schedule 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (August 21-25) Summer Olympics: Lord’s, London (August 29 – September 2) 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: Kennington Oval, London (September 6-10) England and Sri Lanka position in WTC standings After their 3-0 win over the West Indies last month, England are sixth in the World Test Championship points table with six wins and as many losses. Their PCT is 36.54%. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka are fourth with a PCT of 50%. They have two wins and as many losses. Sri Lanka registered a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh earlier this year. England vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in Test So far 36 Test matches have been played between England and Sri Lanka. Out of these 36 matches, England has won 17 while Sri Lanka has emerged victorious 8 times and 11 matches have been drawn. On home ground, the British team has registered eight wins and three losses (7 draws) against Sri Lanka. England last lost a Test against Sri Lanka in Leeds in 2014. Since that defeat, England have registered seven wins and two draws against Sri Lanka in Tests. Looking at the statistics, it is clear that this Test series is going to be very difficult for Sri Lanka against a team like England. But after defeating India recently, the Sri Lankan team can also create problems for England. In such a situation, this series will be like the beginning of a new era for the Lankan team. pic.twitter.com/4V17ss57kx — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) August 11, 2024 England vs Sri Lanka Full Squad Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay and Milan Rathnayake. England Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Olly Stone, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood.
“I am not defending Virat, but…” – DK said about Kohli’s poor form in the Sri Lanka series
After a brilliant performance in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli took a short break and then joined the Indian team for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. In the recent three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Kohli did not look in his best form. He could not score a single half-century in this series. The most strange thing was that he was out LBW in all three matches. After tying the first ODI, Sri Lanka managed to register stunning wins against India in the second and third ODIs by 32 and 110 runs respectively. Virat Kohli’s performance in the Sri Lanka series immediately made headlines. This was the first time that Virat was out LBW in three consecutive matches of a series and all three times he lost his wicket to spinners. Dinesh Karthik gave a big statement about Virat Kohli Virat was heavily criticized for his poor performance. People are constantly talking about his struggle against spinners. Amid the criticism, former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik backed Virat and said that batting in Sri Lanka is very tough. He said that he was not trying to defend Kohli in any way, but the conditions in Sri Lanka can be very harsh for a batsman at times. Dinesh Karthik was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz, “It has been a tough pitch to play spin on in this series, let’s admit that first. Be it Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, or anyone else. With a little bit of semi new ball between about 8 to 30 overs, it has been a tough job. There is nothing to worry about. Not too many pitches work like this, but it was a tough pitch for spinners to play. I am not going to defend Virat Kohli here, but I can tell you that it was very tough to play spin.”
Sri Lanka raised security concerns about England Test tour due to ongoing riots in UK, know what was said?
Sri Lanka has proposed a 3 match Test series against England from 21 August Srilanka Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) Sri Lanka’s men’s cricket team is going to tour England very soon for a three-match Test series. However, before going on this tour, the team has expressed concern over the security situation in England in view of the anti-immigrant riots that broke out in the country. It is worth noting that a three-match Test series is proposed between Sri Lanka and England from August 21. So when Sri Lanka has raised concerns about security, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has responded to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the team by assuring them about the security arrangements. So one of the team players who is currently in the UK, told ESPN Cricinfo – It seems that most of the issues are not close to the level where we are but everyone is still a bit worried about the situation. We can’t really go out for dinner or anything like that. We mostly stay in the hotel. Nobody wants to get into trouble and get beaten up. We have asked the board to arrange some security for us till the main team arrives, but we haven’t received any response yet. On the other hand, when Sri Lanka Cricket Team Manager Mahinda Halangoda summoned the ECB regarding security, they responded immediately. Halangoda said- I raised the issue of security with them, but the ECB responded very quickly and sent us their comprehensive security arrangements. We will also have a security liaison with them on the tour. Full schedule of Sri Lanka cricket team’s UK tour 1st Test: August 21-25 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 2nd Test: August 29-September 2 – Lord’s, London 3rd Test: September 6-10 – Kingston Oval, London
Gautam Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir trolled after defeat to Sri Lanka, these 10 memes are trending on the internet
After the defeat against Sri Lanka, Team India fans have started trolling Gambhir on social media. Gautam Gambhir (Source X) Gautam Gambhir Trolled: Team India’s Sri Lanka tour has ended with 3 ODIs and 3 T20 series. This was the first tour of Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir’s tenure. This was a litmus test for Gambhir. Talking about the series, Gautam Gambhir along with captain Suryakumar Yadav impressed everyone with their brilliant performance in the T20 series. But none of his experiments worked in the ODI series and India had to lose the series 0-2. Gautam Gambhir was chosen as the head coach of the Indian team, in the place vacated by Rahul Dravid. Gambhir created a big stir as soon as he took over as the coach. He made many demands from the BCCI and the entire internet was talking about Gautam Era. But what happened, Team India lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka. The shameful thing happened when it was heard that India has lost the series to Sri Lanka after 27 years. After India’s series loss, Gautam Gambhir is being trolled a lot by making memes. Team India performed brilliantly in the T20 World Cup played in Barbados, West Indies and made India the champion. This was successful under the coaching of Rahul Dravid. After that, it was a bit difficult to fill Dravid’s place, however the management trusted Gambhir and gave him this big responsibility. Made KKR the champion in IPL but failed in the ODI series Gautam made the KKR team the champion of IPL 2024, which helped him retain the post of coach. Gautam claimed during the IPL that he has excellent coaching skills. Apart from this, the Lucknow Super Giants team he coached was in the top four in the IPL playoffs both the times. But Gambhir’s training failed in the ODI format and India lost its last match in a very embarrassing manner. Now after the defeat against Sri Lanka, Team India fans have started trolling Gambhir on social media. One after another memes are being made for him. We have brought some trending memes for you. Trending Memes on Gautam Gambhir Gambhir wants credit of winning WC after 28 years. But people are giving him credit of losing series vs SL after 27 years.pic.twitter.com/nE6biXV0Ux — ` (@WorshipDhoni) August 7, 2024 **Gautam Gambhir era begins** India lost to Sri Lanka after 27 years. MS Dhoni :#Champions_Trophy #traitor #Kohli #INDvsSL #Rohit_Sharma #ViratKohli #PTUsha #UnbreakableIndia #Shubman_Gill #shameless #Siraj pic.twitter.com/hcVzejZ8Px — August 7, 2024 Which is the toughest overseas tour for Team India: England or Australia? Gautam Gambhir: Sri Lanka tour pic.twitter.com/BXZVEf1dxV — Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) August 7, 2024 Gautam Gambhir Era : Reality and expectations pic.twitter.com/ryo5OWaXzG — Aditya🫀 (@verm48) August 4, 2024 Gautam Gambhir handling the entire Indian team pic.twitter.com/atObNBcU9T — Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) August 7, 2024 Gautam Gambhir Era 🤭 #INDvs SL pic.twitter.com/ANEh7a7xU7 — Tigerexch (@tigerexch) August 8, 2024 Gautam Gambhir be like – a coach did not lose the match — Mehak Saluja (@salujamehak5) August 7, 2024 Hitler…
Aakash Chopra slammed the management for the continuous changes in the batting lineup of the Indian team during the Sri Lanka tour
India performed poorly in the ODI series and were defeated by Sri Lanka 2–0. Aakash Chopra (Photo Source: Twitter) India’s tour of Sri Lanka ended on 7 August. In this tour, India clean swept Sri Lanka 3-0 in the T20 series. However, India’s performance in the ODI series was quite poor and Sri Lanka defeated them 2-0. Under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team could not perform well in the ODI format. In this ODI series, it was seen that a lot of changes have been made in the batting lineup of the Indian players. Former player Aakash Chopra put forward his point of view regarding this. In the T20 series, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh and Riyan Parag also bowled very well and took important wickets for their team. However, in this tour, the players of the Indian team failed to bat well. Aakash Chopra said on his official YouTube channel, ‘Number four has now become a revolving door as we have given batting order to different players in every match. What is the idea of making a player like KL Rahul bat at number 6 or number seven? Why don’t you fight from the beginning? In India, KL Rahul was included in the playing XI for only two matches and then he was dropped. It was really surprising to see this because KL Rahul was in his plans since 2023. This is also because no one else had scored more runs than him in the middle order since 2023. Number four has now become a matter of concern for the Indian team Let us tell you, in the first ODI match played between India and Sri Lanka, Washington Sundar batted at number four but he scored only five runs. After this, Shivam Dubey was given this important responsibility in the second ODI but he could not even open his account and India lost the match. In the third and final ODI match, Rishabh Pant was included in the team and was given batting at number four but he returned to the pavilion after scoring good runs. The Indian team will have to give a chance to such a player in this order as soon as possible, who can bat well at number four and win the hearts of all the fans. 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
Sri Lankan audience shouted Rohit-Rohit, watch the magic of Hitman in the video
The Sri Lankan spectators were more excited to see Rohit Sharma than the team. Along with this, the noise that was being heard was more of Rohit-Rohit than the noise of Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: A 3 match ODI series was played between India and Sri Lanka which Sri Lanka won 2-0. This tour and its result was no less than a shock for Team India. Head coach Gautam Gambhir had called Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in this series after ending their break. Despite having great players, Team India had to face a shameful defeat. However, in this tournament, where players like Virat Kohli and other Indian cricketers failed, Rohit Sharma gave Sri Lankan bowlers a tough time. Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer in this series. He scored 157 runs in 3 matches at an average of 52.33 and a strike rate of 141.44. Rohit Sharma hit 18 fours and 8 sixes in the entire series. The players of Rohit Sharma’s team did not perform well but Team India’s captain and Hitman Rohit Sharma appeared in the same fierce form. Sri Lankan spectators are also fans of Rohit Sharma After years of searching for the trophy, Rohit Sharma has finally made Team India the champion of T20 World Cup 2024 and ended the trophy drought in the country. With this, he has become the third captain of India to win the ICC trophy for the country. Rohit Sharma’s fan base has grown a lot in the last 1 year. He got a lot of support after he was removed from captaincy in IPL. After that, the hard work he has done with himself and his team to make India the T20 World Cup champion has made the whole world his fan. The same scene was seen in the Sri Lanka series when Rohit Sharma was returning to the pavilion. The Sri Lankan spectators were more excited to see Rohit Sharma than the team. Along with this, the noise that was being heard was more of Rohit-Rohit than Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka. A video of this is going viral on social media in which Sri Lankan fans are chanting Rohit Sharma’s name loudly. The roar for captain Rohit Sharma. – The crowd favourite, Hitman! pic.twitter.com/3jgN0J9iBS — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 8, 2024
Virat Kohli averages 50 in ODIs despite struggling against spinners on Sri Lanka tour
Virat Kohli averages 50.94 against spinners in ODI format since 2020 Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) Team India had to face a 2-0 defeat in the ODI series of the Sri Lanka tour. Team India failed to chase runs in all three matches of the series. In the last match, Rohit Sharma and company were all out for 138 runs while chasing a target of 249 runs. Virat Kohli failed to score big in all three matches of the series against Sri Lanka. He was out LBW against spinners in all three matches. However, despite struggling against spinners in this series, Virat Kohli’s average against spinners in the ODI format since 2020 is amazing. Virat Kohli averages 50.94 against spinners in ODI format since 2020 Virat Kohli has scored 968 runs in 37 innings against spinners in the ODI format since 2020 at an average of 50.94 and a strike rate of 86.35, during which he has also been dismissed 19 times. Virat Kohli got out LBW in three consecutive innings against Sri Lanka Virat Kohli has been out LBW against spinners in all three matches of the ODI series against Sri Lanka. In the first match, Wanindu Hasaranga got Kohli out LBW, in that match he scored 24 runs in 32 balls. After this, in the second ODI, Jeffrey Vandersay got him out LBW, in this match Virat scored 14 runs in 19 balls. In the last ODI match, Kohli was out LBW by Dunith Welalage, in this match he was able to score only 20 runs in 18 balls. Against Sri Lanka, Virat Kohli scored only 58 runs in 3 innings of 3 matches at an average of 19.33. Let us tell you, what happened with Virat Kohli in the Sri Lanka tour, the same thing happened with Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar 16 years ago. In the 2008 Sri Lanka tour, Sachin Tendulkar was out LBW in three consecutive innings.