South Africa announces team for upcoming test series against Sri Lanka, Temba Bavuma will take command

The Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka will start with the first match from 27th November. South Africa (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 14-member squad for the upcoming two-match home Test series against Sri Lanka. So there is a very good news for Proteas cricket fans in this team. Let us tell you that Temba Bavuma, who was out of the Bangladesh tour due to an elbow injury, has not only returned to the team, but he will also be seen captaining the team. Apart from Bavuma, fast bowlers Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee have also returned to the Test team after about 11 months. Also, let us tell you that this series is very important for South Africa to make it to the final of its first World Test Championship (WTC). If South Africa wins the upcoming two home Test series against Pakistan, including these two matches, then it will easily make it to the WTC final to be held at Lord’s next year. On the other hand, at the time of the team announcement, head coach Shukri Conrad was quoted by Cricket South Africa as saying – We have chosen the strongest side to ensure that we remain competitive and keep our hopes of making it to the World Test Championship final alive. Keep. After his recovery, it is great to have Temba leading the team again. His leadership and skills are invaluable to the team. I would also like to thank Aiden Markram for stepping up and captaining the team so successfully during the Bangladesh series. South African team for test series against Sri Lanka Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Gerald Coetzee, Tony De Zorzi, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Patterson, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne. Full schedule of South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series 1st Test 27 November-1 December: Kingsmeader, Durban Second Test 5 December-9 December: St George’s Park, Gqeberha

BGT 2024-25: Jasprit Bumrah is the X-Factor of Team India, Travis Head praised the Indian fast bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah has played seven test matches in Australia in which he has taken 32 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah (Source X) Australia team’s best batsman Travis Head has praised Team India’s deadly fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. According to Travis Head, Jasprit Bumrah can prove to be an X-factor for Team India in the upcoming Test series. Let us tell you that Jasprit Bumrah is counted among the best bowlers in the world and no matter what the format, this experienced player has handled the bowling attack of Team India very well. In Test cricket, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 173 wickets in just 40 matches at an average of 20.57. Jasprit Bumrah has played seven test matches in Australia in which he has taken 32 wickets. Not only this, in the unavailability of Rohit Sharma, this strong player can also be seen captaining Team India in the first Test against Australia to be played in Perth. According to Head, Jasprit Bumrah is always one step ahead of the batsmen. Speaking to Fox Cricket, Travis Head said, ‘It is impossible to face Jasprit Bumrah. You feel like you are one step ahead of them but that is not the case at all. No matter what the format, Jasprit Bumrah has always been seen bowling brilliantly. He is their X-factor and is always seen bowling explosively against the batsmen. It will be very difficult to put up a strong performance against them this summer. Usman Khawaja also expressed his opinion regarding Jasprit Bumrah Usman Khawaja said, ‘When I faced Jasprit Bumrah for the first time, I was absolutely stunned. The ball always comes a little fast and you don’t expect it at all. His bowling action is also quite different like Mitchell Johnson. You need to bat very carefully against him. Let us tell you that the five-match Test series between Team India and Australia is starting from November 22 in Perth. If Team India wants to secure its place in this cycle of the World Test Championship, then they will have to win about four matches of this Test series and not lose even a single one. IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction Batsman who scored most centuries for India in BGT- IPL 2025: CSK will target these 5 players in the mega auction The batsman who got out on zero most number of times in BGT-

BGT 2024-25: Jasprit Bumrah is the X-Factor of Team India, Travis Head praised the Indian fast bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah has played seven test matches in Australia in which he has taken 32 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah (Source X) Australia team’s best batsman Travis Head has praised Team India’s deadly fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. According to Travis Head, Jasprit Bumrah can prove to be an X-factor for Team India in the upcoming Test series. Let us tell you that Jasprit Bumrah is counted among the best bowlers in the world and no matter what the format, this experienced player has handled the bowling attack of Team India very well. In Test cricket, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 173 wickets in just 40 matches at an average of 20.57. Jasprit Bumrah has played seven test matches in Australia in which he has taken 32 wickets. Not only this, in the unavailability of Rohit Sharma, this strong player can also be seen captaining Team India in the first Test against Australia to be played in Perth. According to Head, Jasprit Bumrah is always one step ahead of the batsmen. Speaking to Fox Cricket, Travis Head said, ‘It is impossible to face Jasprit Bumrah. You feel like you are one step ahead of them but that is not the case at all. No matter what the format, Jasprit Bumrah has always been seen bowling brilliantly. He is their X-factor and is always seen bowling explosively against the batsmen. It will be very difficult to put up a strong performance against them this summer. Usman Khawaja also expressed his opinion regarding Jasprit Bumrah Usman Khawaja said, ‘When I faced Jasprit Bumrah for the first time, I was absolutely stunned. The ball always comes a little fast and you don’t expect it at all. His bowling action is also quite different like Mitchell Johnson. You need to bat very carefully against him. Let us tell you that the five-match Test series between Team India and Australia is starting from November 22 in Perth. If Team India wants to secure its place in this cycle of the World Test Championship, then they will have to win about four matches of this Test series and not lose even a single one. IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction Batsman who scored most centuries for India in BGT- IPL 2025: CSK will target these 5 players in the mega auction The batsman who got out on zero most number of times in BGT-

Zimbabwe announced the team for the upcoming white ball series against Pakistan, Sikandar Raza will take command in T20.

Craig Irwin will captain Zimbabwe in ODIs Sikandar Raza (Image Credit- Twitter Zimbabwe has announced the squad for the upcoming white ball series against Pakistan. It is noteworthy that this series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan will start with the first ODI match to be held on Sunday, November 24. During this period, a three-match ODI and three-match T20 series will be played between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. All these matches will be played at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. During the ODI series, the command of the team has been handed over to experienced batsman Craig Irwin, while the youth T20 team will be captained by experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza. On the other hand, at the time of announcing the team for the series against Pakistan, Convener of Selectors David Mutendera was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz – The series against Pakistan is an important platform for Zimbabwe, and we believe that the ODI series we have The team has been selected, it is well prepared. The presence of experienced players like Craig, Alexander and Sean provide stability, while young players like Clive Mande, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers and the uncapped trio bring energy and the potential for game-changing moments. Regarding the T20 team, he said- We felt that it is important to retain the same T20 team which had performed excellently in Kenya. This continuity allows the team to build on the cohesion and confidence that led to their outstanding performance. Zimbabwe for ODI series against Pakistan Craig Erwin (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Joylord Gambi, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Tinoden Maphosa, Tadivanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarawa, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams. Zimbabwe for T20 series against Pakistan Sikandar Raza (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Wesley Madhewere, Tinotine Maphosa, Tadivanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarawa.

IPL 2025 Auction: What will be the final bid of Mitchell Starc and with which team will the Australian bowler be seen playing? AI made big predictions

According to AI, famous franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can include Mitchell Starc in their team for Rs 11 to 13 crores. Mitchell Starc (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australia’s experienced fast bowler Mitchell Starc returned to the Indian Premier League 2024 after 9 years. Mitchell Starc was included in their team by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2024 for Rs 24.75 crore. Not only this, Starc has become the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League. However, before the mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders have released Mitchell Starc. The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The performance of the experienced player in IPL 2024 was quite good for Kolkata Knight Riders. Last season, he took 17 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 26.12. Experienced fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s performance in T20 cricket has always been very good. He has taken 193 wickets in 142 matches at an average of 20.59. The best thing about Starc is that he can prove to be quite lethal even in the powerplay and can be seen bowling brilliantly in the death overs as well. AI made a big prediction about Mitchell Starc According to AI, famous franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can include Mitchell Starc in their team for Rs 11 to 13 crores. RCB desperately needs a dangerous fast bowler in its bowling attack who can bowl lethally even in the death overs. RCB has released the brilliant Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. If Mitchell Starc is seen playing for the RCB team in IPL 2025, then it will be a matter of great joy for the franchise as well. This is also because Royal Challengers Bangalore has not yet won the trophy of this important tournament even once. However, the franchise would definitely like to win the upcoming season. List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction Batsman who scored most centuries for India in BGT- IPL 2025: CSK will target these 5 players in the mega auction The batsman who got out on zero most number of times in BGT- IPL 2025: RCB will target these 5 players in the mega auction Bowlers who took the most wickets for India in BGT-

‘Let him fail first’ Sourav Ganguly on inclusion of young Sarfaraz in the Indian team during BGT

BGT series starting from 22nd November Sourav Ganguly and Sarfaraz Khan (Image Credit- Twitter Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly has recently said that passing judgment on the batting ability of young Sarfaraz Khan without giving him a chance abroad is no less than an injustice against the young player. Ganguly also said that critics should make some assumptions after his performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series. It is noteworthy that the 27-year-old player, after a record breaking performance in domestic cricket, made a brilliant debut against England at the beginning of the year. Recently, in the Bengaluru Test match against New Zealand, Sarfaraz scored a debut century, but in the two matches that followed, he could not show anything special. Sourav Ganguly gave a big statement On the other hand, now before the start of BGT, the former captain while talking to RevSportz about Sarfaraz Khan said – You have to give a chance to know him, how can you say anything without giving him a chance? First let him fail, he has scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket and has made his place in the team, no one has given him a chance. Ganguly further said- So, do not dismiss him without giving him a chance, once you do, you will be in a position to assess him. I am very clear, you should give him a chance to know how good or bad he is, without doing so, do not make any judgment about him. On the other hand, if we tell you about the BGT series, Team India is the defending champion of the trophy. The series will start with the first Test match to be held in Perth on 22 November. However, due to personal reasons, Rohit will not be able to play in the first Test match. It will be worth seeing that in the middle order, whom among Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel does the management give a chance in the playing eleven?

Pakistan white ball team captain Mohammad Rizwan donated his gloves and jersey to Sydney Cricket Ground Museum.

Australia won the three-match T20 series 3-0. Mohammad Rizwan (Pic Source-X) Pakistan white ball cricket team captain Mohammad Rizwan donated his wicketkeeping gloves and jersey to the Sydney Cricket Ground Museum after the second T20 match played against Australia on 16 November. Today i.e. on 18th November, Sydney Cricket Ground has shared some pictures on its official social media account. In these pictures, Mohammad Rizwan was seen donating his wicketkeeping gloves and his jersey to the Sydney Cricket Ground Museum. Mohammad Rizwan has given his wicket-keeping gloves and T20 shirt to the Sydney Cricket Ground museum. pic.twitter.com/9STrwDXwBo — junaiz (@dhillow_) November 18, 2024 Australia won the three-match T20 series against Pakistan 3-0. Let us tell you that Pakistan’s performance in this series was very poor. Australia won the three-match T20 series 3-0. In the second match, Australia, batting first, scored 147 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which Pakistan was all out for 134 runs. In the third T20, Pakistan once again failed to bat well and were all out for 117 runs. For the team, Babar Azam scored 41 runs while Hasibullah Khan was out after scoring 24 runs. For Australia, Aaron Hardy took three wickets for 21 runs in four overs while Adam Zampa and Spencer Johnson took 2-2 wickets. In reply, Australia achieved this target by losing three wickets. From the host side, Marcus Stoinis played a stormy match-winning inning of 61* runs with the help of five fours and five sixes. Apart from Stoinis, Josh English scored 27 runs. Talking about Mohammad Rizwan, he was rested in the third T20 while Salman Ali Aga captained the Pakistan team in his place. Earlier, a three-match ODI series was played between these two teams, which Pakistan won 2-1. Australian players will be very happy with their performance. List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction Batsman who scored most centuries for India in BGT- IPL 2025: CSK will target these 5 players in the mega auction The batsman who got out on zero most number of times in BGT- IPL 2025: RCB will target these 5 players in the mega auction Bowlers who took the most wickets for India in BGT-

Big reshuffle in Virat Kohli’s team before IPL 2025 mega auction, entry of this unknown player

Before the mega auction of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore have made changes in their coaching staff. RCB has appointed Omkar Salvi as its fast bowling coach for the upcoming 2025 IPL season. The 43-year-old coach, with his extensive domestic experience, will look to lead RCB to the title this season. In the history of IPL, RCB has not been able to win the title even once. According to the Indian Express report, Omkar Salvi has been appointed as the fast bowling coach and an official announcement from RCB is expected soon. His appointment comes at a strategic time for the franchise. RCB is looking to strengthen its backroom staff ahead of the 2025 IPL season and mega auction. Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy title under Omkar Salvi. Omkar Salvi may not be that well-known coach, but he has a lot of achievements at the domestic level. Salvi joined as the head coach of Mumbai ahead of the 2023-24 season and as soon as he arrived, he led Mumbai to its 42nd Ranji Trophy win. This was Mumbai’s first Ranji title after 8 years and the MCA subsequently decided to retain Salvi for another season. Not only this, then under him Mumbai won the Irani Cup after 27 years. Omkar Salvi does not have much experience as a player. He played only one match for Railways in the year 2005. He took only one wicket in his career but he is quite popular as a coach among the players. This year too, under his coaching, Mumbai is at third position in the elite group of Ranji Trophy. The team has scored 22 points in 5 matches. Salvi also has experience in IPL. He has also been the assistant bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders. Earlier, RCB had appointed Dinesh Karthik as its mentor and batting coach for IPL 2025. Karthik and Salvi have also worked together before in KKR.

BGT 2024-25: Ravi Shastri reduced the burden on Gautam Gambhir, presented his side regarding Team India’s playing XI for Perth Test

This test series is starting from 22nd November. Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah And Mohamad Siraj (Pic Source-X) Former player Ravi Shastri has selected his three fast bowlers for the first Test of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. According to him, Team India should include Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep in their playing XI in the first Test to be played in Perth. Let us tell you that the first test match between Team India and Australia will be played in Perth. This test series is starting from 22nd November. It is very important for Team India to win this test series. If Team India wants to secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship, then they will have to perform well in the upcoming 5-match Test series and win at least four matches. According to Ravi Shastri, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep can play an important role in the victory of their team by bowling explosively in the first test. Talking about Jasprit Bumrah, he is counted among the best bowlers in the world and the performance of this experienced player has been excellent in all three formats of international cricket. Akash Deep has also bowled lethally in international Test cricket so far while Mohammad Siraj’s performance has also been excellent. Mohammad Siraj has not been seen in his best form for some time but he can be seen bowling tremendously against Australia. Team India would like to win the Perth Test Let us tell you that Team India had earlier played a three-match Test series against New Zealand in which they had to face defeat 0-3. However, now all the players will have to perform lethally against Australia. Talking about Australia, the team is in very good form at the moment. Before the Perth Test, the best batsman of the Indian team, Shubman Gill has also got injured. Now it remains to be seen which players Team India includes in its playing XI? List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out for duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction Batsman who scored most centuries for India in BGT- IPL 2025: CSK will target these 5 players in the mega auction The batsman who got out on zero most number of times in BGT- IPL 2025: RCB will target these 5 players in the mega auction Bowlers who took the most wickets for India in BGT-

‘There is no place in your team’ Pakistani fans trolling Babar Azam during the second T20 match against Australia

Azam has scored 666 runs in 21 T20I matches played in the year 2024. Babar Azam (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the second T20 match against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, some Pakistani fans were seen trolling experienced batsman Babar Azam fiercely. The video trolling Azam is going viral very fast on social media. It is noteworthy that in the 21 T20 International matches played in the year 2024, the 30-year-old player has scored a total of 666 runs at a strike rate of 132.66. Under the captaincy of Babar, Pakistan had to be eliminated from the league stage in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. So now cricket fans have been seen venting their anger on Babar. In the second T20 match against Australia, some fans sitting in the stands were seen trolling Babar fiercely and saying, ‘You don’t get a place in the T20 team.’ Watch this video viral on social media Pakistan fans disrespecting Babar Azam in Sydney. “Teri jagah nahin banti mein T20 team” 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 This is not acceptable at all. He’s our former captain and he’s our pride. Sharam everyone. Stay strong, @babarazam258 — Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 17, 2024 Also, let us tell you that former captain Babar Azam was also dropped from Pakistan’s Test team earlier this year. After a poor performance in the first Test match against England, the team management decided to drop Babar. In place of Babar, Kamran Ghulam was included in the team, who confirmed his place in the Test team by scoring a century in his debut match. This is not a good sign for Babar Azam in red ball cricket. On the other hand, apart from Test, Babar’s bat is not working in T20 also. Babar has been able to score only 6 runs in the two T20 matches played against Australia. So in the ODI series that ended before the T20 series, Babar’s performance was 37, 15* and 28* runs. Apart from this, Babar has also not been included in the Pakistani team for the upcoming white series against Zimbabwe. Now that the Champions Trophy 2025 is very close, and Babar not being able to perform for the Pakistani team in the white ball format, it may become a headache for the PCB in the future.