September 26, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. Indian Women Team, Rahul Dravid, Shikhar Dhawan, & Shakib Al Hasan (Photo Source: X/Twitter) 1. Shakib Al Hasan Retirement: Shakib Al Hasan announces retirement from Test format, will play his last match in Kanpur..! Shakib Al Hasan has announced his retirement from the Test format ahead of the second Test match against India. The all-rounder has confirmed that he will play his last Test match for Bangladesh against South Africa in Mirpur next month. However, if there are security-related issues, the upcoming match against India in Kanpur will be the last Test match of his career. 2. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma not playing in Duleep Trophy is not good for Indian cricket: Sanjay Manjrekar Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar believes that not selecting Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the Duleep Trophy was not the right decision. Manjrekar believes that things could have been different for both the star players if they had played some red ball cricket before the first Test against Bangladesh. 3. Rahul Dravid gets a grand welcome at Rajasthan Royals’ High Performance Centre; The video will touch your heart Former Indian coach Rahul Dravid was given a grand welcome at the High Performance Center of Rajasthan Royals. Dravid was recently appointed as the head coach of the franchise, and this was his first visit in this position. 4. Virat’s struggle continued in the nets as well, he was bowled by Akshar Patel, Ashwin also troubled him Virat Kohli’s struggle against spin continues to intensify. India’s star batsman faced difficulty facing the Indian spin trio during a practice session in the Kanpur nets ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh starting on Friday. The final match of the two-Test series between India and Bangladesh is to be played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27, for which Team India is preparing vigorously. 5. “We were shouting, don’t go, don’t go, but…” – Mohit Sharma spoke on Dhoni’s dispute with the umpire Dhoni had entered the field during the match during IPL 2019 due to a no ball controversy and started fighting with the umpires. Recently, former CSK fast bowler Mohit Sharma has talked about this incident and told what was the atmosphere of the dressing room at that time. Mohit Sharma said on the 2 Slogger podcast, “We were in the dugout, we were shouting, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go. But he did not even look back. He went like this, when it seemed like a lion had entered. He was already angry because he got out at the wrong time. He had just come to the dugout after getting out and the next ball became a no ball and the umpire did not give it.” 6. Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh made a big revelation, said- I wish this Indian player was Australian Recently, experienced players Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head have chosen an Indian cricketer who they feel is very similar to…
“He had no motivation left to play domestic cricket”- Shikhar Dhawan opens up about his retirement
Shikhar Dhawan (Photo Source: LLC) Legendary India opener Shikhar Dhawan has opened up about his decision to retire from all forms of cricket, saying he had no “motivation” left to play domestic cricket or the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhawan, who retired in August at the age of 38, opened up about his decision while speaking on the sidelines of the Legends League Cricket event. Former opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday revealed that he no longer had the “motivation” to play domestic cricket to make it to the national team and that was the reason he decided to retire from the game last month. “I did not want to play domestic cricket which I started playing at the age of 18 or 19. I did not have the motivation to play this format of cricket,” Dhawan, who is playing in the Legends League tournament, said in an interview to PTI. Shikhar Dhawan dominated the ICC tournament Shikhar Dhawan emerged as one of India’s leading white-ball players, especially in ICC tournaments, where he has the highest average (65.15) among all Indian batsmen. During his illustrious career, he captained the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the 2021 series against Sri Lanka. Dhawan led India in 12 ODIs, winning seven and losing three. “If I look back, in the last two years I was not playing much international cricket and I was only playing the IPL so I was not playing much cricket (overall),” the opener said. Despite his successful tenure as captain, Dhawan’s international career gradually slowed down. He was ignored from the team after the arrival of players like Shubman Gill. Dhawan played his last match for India in December 2022, marking the end of an important era for Indian cricket.
Andre Russell: “Why should I retire, I want to play the next T20 World Cup in 2026: Andre Russell
West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup in 2026. Andre Russell. (Photo by TONY ASHBY/AFP via Getty Images) Andre Russell wants to play T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026. This tournament will be jointly organized by India and Sri Lanka. The 36-year-old Russell was considering retiring from international cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup but revealed that he changed his decision after a conversation with West Indies head coach Darren Sammy and will now prepare his body for the next mega tournament. Russell is one of the biggest names in T20 cricket. He has scored 1033 runs at a strike rate of 163.70 and taken 60 wickets in 82 T20 Internationals for the West Indies. Talking about continuing his international career for the West Indies, Russell said that the Caribbean team has a lot of talent, but he wants to inspire the young players so that they can become even better and fight for their place in the team. Why should I retire: Andre Russell Speaking to Jamaica Gleaner, Russell said, “I spoke to Sammy and he told me that he wants me to play international cricket for a few more years. Seeing the talent in the Caribbean team, I think I will push my body more and play international cricket for the next two years.” Russell further said, “I definitely want to play in the 2026 World Cup because I have a lot of talent that can come out. I could have retired from international cricket, but I want to see how the young all-rounders perform. I can still hit the ball anywhere, bowl at a good pace, am still fit and can run in the field. I don’t think I should stop now.” Andre Russell’s current status Currently, Andre Russell is playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). His team has won five out of eight matches so far and has qualified for the playoffs, which will start on October 1. The Kieron Pollard-led side will next play against Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors and if they win both the matches, they will secure their place in the top two, giving them two chances to qualify for the final.
September 24 – Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. SM Trends Of 24 September 1) Pant or Dhoni, who is better? Former veteran player gave his answer with examples
VIDEO: Indian chess team recreates Rohit Sharma’s famous ‘Celebration Walk’ after winning the Olympiad
Indian Men’s and Women’s Chess Team imitated Indian Cricket Team Captain Rohit Sharma’s famous “Robotic Walk” after the win Indian Chess Team (Photo Source: The Indian men’s and women’s team have created history by winning gold medals in the 45th Chess Olympiad. This is the first time that India has won gold medals in both categories in the same Olympiad. The men’s team won the gold medal by defeating Slovenia and the women’s team defeated Azerbaijan in the final. After the victory, the Indian Men’s and Women’s Chess team copied the famous “Robotic Walk” of Indian Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma, the video of which is going viral on social media. Watch the video of the celebration of the Indian men’s and women’s team here- INDIA BECAME OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. – They did “Rohit Sharma walk” while receiving the Trophy.pic.twitter.com/rItbI45M8z — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) September 23, 2024 Rohit Sharma and company won the title by defeating South Africa in the final of T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on 29 June. When Rohit Sharma went on stage to receive the trophy, his celebration caught everyone’s attention. Actually, Rohit had imitated Messi’s famous walk in the FIFA World Cup. The second test match will start from October 27 Team India won the first match of the Test series against Bangladesh by a huge margin of 280 runs. India had set a target of 515 runs for Bangladesh to win, but the visiting team was all out for 234 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin scored a century in the first innings and took 6 wickets in the second innings to win the Player of the Match award. The second Test match between India and Bangladesh will be played in Kanpur from October 27. BCCI has announced the squad for the second Test, not a single change has been made in the team. Indian team for the second Test against Bangladesh- Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal
September 23, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. Cricket World (Image Credit- Twitter/X) 1. Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: ICC releases official song ‘Whatever It Takes’ The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played from October 3. The tournament was earlier scheduled to be held in Bangladesh, but due to political reasons it will now be played in the UAE. Meanwhile, before the start of the tournament, the ICC released the official event song ‘Whatever it takes.’ has been released. 2. ‘God has made him different’ Akashdeep made a big statement on learning bowling from Bumrah Let us tell you that recently in an interview given to Times of India, Akashdeep said- I talk to him regularly and watch his bowling. He is completely different, God has made him different. I take a lot of cricket tips from him and have learned a lot. I discussed ‘mindset’ while bowling with him and once asked him about the mindset while bowling to a particular batsman. He gave very good suggestions and ideas, answered all my questions. 3. Kamran Akmal gave a surprising statement regarding the place of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI of the Indian Test team Former Pakistani player Kamran Akmal has recently praised India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Praising these two Indian players, Kamran Akmal said, ‘Ravichandran Ashwin gave a brilliant all-round performance. He took 6 wickets in the second innings and also scored a century for his team. Not only this, he also made a match-winning partnership with Jadeja. Without these two players, Team India cannot make a playing XI for Tests at home. 4. IND vs BAN Shakib Al Hasan under physio’s observation before the second Test, may be out of the team! Bangladesh did not have a good start in the first Test against India and suffered a huge defeat of 280 runs against Rohit Sharma-led Team India in the match played in Chennai. Now Bangladesh’s eyes are on the second Test match to be held in Kanpur, where they are hoping for a better performance. However, the team has suffered a major setback as their experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been put under observation due to an injury and his chances of playing in the Kanpur Test are doubtful. During the Chennai Test, Shakib suffered a finger injury after a delivery from Jasprit Bumrah hit his hand. 5. “He is the best fast bowler in all three formats…”, Steve Smith’s big statement in praise of Jasprit Bumrah The Indian cricket team is going to tour Australia in November this year for a five-match Test series under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah is going to be an important player for the Indian team in the upcoming Test series. Meanwhile, Australian player Steve Smith has praised Bumrah and called him the best fast bowler in all three formats. Smith said on Star Sports – He is a great bowler, whether I face him with a new ball,…
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: ICC releases official song ‘Whatever It Takes’
The official song of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is sung by all-girl pop group WiSH. Women’s T20 World Cup (Photo Source: Getty Images) The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played from October 3. The tournament was earlier scheduled to be held in Bangladesh, but due to political reasons it will now be played in the UAE. Meanwhile, before the start of the tournament, the ICC released the official event song ‘Whatever it takes.’ has been released. The official music video has also been launched along with the soundtrack, which features a cinematic preview of the tournament, highlighting iconic moments from women’s cricket. All-girl pop group WiSH has sung the song The official song of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is sung by all-girl pop group WiSH. The music director of the song is Mikey McCleary and composer is Parth Parekh and it is produced by Bay Music House. The song is now available for download and streaming on major platforms worldwide. Claire Furlong, ICC General Manager (Marketing and Communications), said, “The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is committed to creating the best platform for world-class players to shine. Women’s cricket is firmly established on the global stage, and we aim to further enhance its recognition with the launch of the official event song.” WiSH girl group shared their happiness on the launch of the song saying, “We are extremely proud to announce that as an all-girls group, we have created the official event song for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup! Cricket is a powerful force that unites people in our country and around the world, and it is an honour to contribute to such a special occasion. Being huge fans of Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana, we can’t wait for them to perform the hook step of the music video, and of course the other players from all the participating nations.” Talking about the song, Music Director, Mickey McCleary said, – “I think we have captured the atmosphere and energy of the T20 Cricket World Cup in this song and I can’t wait for cricket fans around the world to hear it.”
‘It could have been seven sixes’: Stuart Broad on Yuvraj Singh’s ‘six sixes’ at T20 World Cup opener
Broad has recently told how he was saved from getting hit by 7 consecutive sixes from Yuvraj Singh? Stuart Broad and Yuvraj Singh (Image Credit- Twitter Former England cricket team fast bowler Stuart Broad has recently reacted to Yuvraj Singh conceding six consecutive sixes in the first T20 World Cup of 2007. Broad says that it could have been 7 sixes, it was good that he did not bowl a single no ball. It is worth mentioning that this historic moment was witnessed 17 years ago on 19 September 2007 in the Super 8 match between India and England. Stuart Broad came to bowl the 19th over of the Indian innings, and during this Yuvraj, who was on strike, hit sixes in 6 consecutive balls and thus etched his name in the pages of history. But when Broad was asked about this moment after 17 years, he said that he would never want to see this moment again. Stuart Broad gave a big response Let us tell you that while remembering this moment of the 2007 T20 World Cup, Stuart Broad said in the commentary panel of Sky Sports – I would never want to see it again. I have to admit that I was lucky that I did not bowl a single no ball there, otherwise it could have been seven sixes. I never saw it, never. So thanks for reminding me of that moment after 17 years. See this reaction of Brad Stuart Broad reveals that he has NEVER watched back Yuvraj Singh hitting him for 6 sixes in an over in the 2007 T20WC! pic.twitter.com/wWyfAiFow6 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) September 19, 2024 On the other hand, Yuvraj finished his innings with 58 runs in 16 balls, helping India post a mammoth total of 218/4 in 20 overs. Despite chasing the target confidently, England fell short by 18 runs, which eventually led to their early exit from the tournament. Building on the momentum from this win, the Indian team won the first T20 World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in a thrilling final.
Tabrez Shamsi called Virat Kohli’s shot of century ‘unreal’, then Tristan Stubbs said- Do you like this…
Stubbs was seen pulling Shamsi’s leg on social media Tabraiz Shamsi and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter Virat Kohli hit a straight-forward six off Haris Rauf in a match against Pakistan during the T20 World Cup 2024 in Australia. Kohli’s shot was so spectacular that the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared it the ‘Shot of the Century’. So the commentators doing commentary during Kohli’s shot called it ‘Samrat ka Shot’ and said that this shot will have a different fan base. On the other hand, now the reaction of South African team’s spin bowler Tabrez Shamsi has come out regarding this shot of Kohli. Let us tell you that Shamsi posted a post on his official X account regarding this shot of Kohli. In this post, Shamsi wrote – He had no intention of hitting a six over the bowler’s head. Unreal shot. So now, reacting to this reaction of Shamsi, fellow cricketer and all-rounder Tristan Stubbs was seen pulling his leg. Commenting on this post of Shamsi, Stubbs wrote- Do you practice this shot, I have heard you are an all-rounder? See this funny tweet by Tristan Stubbs Do you practice that shot, I heard you’re an allrounder — Tristan Stubbs (@iTristanstubbs) September 13, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about Virat Kohli, then after winning the T20 World Cup 2024, he said goodbye to T20 International cricket. On his retirement from T20, Kohli said- Now it is time for the next generation to take over. It is a two-year cycle, till the next T20 World Cup and India has some amazing players playing. They will take the team forward in the T20 format and do wonders, as we have seen them do in the IPL. I have no doubt that they will keep the Indian flag flying high and take the team forward from here.