DTVHINDIWPL 2024: Women’s Premier League will start from February 23, the final of the tournament will be played on March 17.
The much-awaited second season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is set to begin on February 23. The first match of the tournament will be played between the two finalists of the inaugural edition. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on last year’s runners-up Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This match will start at 7.30 pm (IST). According to the schedule prepared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Royal Challengers Bangalore will face UP Warriors in the second match. After the eliminator on March 15, the summit clash will be played on March 17. Both the matches will be held in Delhi. A total of 24 matches will be played in WPL 2024 A total of 22 matches will be played in WPL 2024 and all of them will start at 7:30 PM. Like the last season in 2023, there will be no home-away format, something that fans are used to seeing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The first season was held on three grounds in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Meanwhile, the upcoming season will be held in Delhi and Bengaluru. The format of WPL 2024 will be the same as the last season. After the completion of the round-robin stage, the top three teams will advance to the playoffs. The team that tops the points table after the league stage will get direct entry into the finals. The second and third placed teams will face off in the eliminator on March 15. Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians won the title last season by defeating Delhi Capitals by seven wickets at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Meg Lanning, who captained the Capitals, was the top run-scorer in the tournament with 345 runs in nine matches at an average of 49.29 and strike rate of 139.11. Hayley Mathews, representing Mumbai Indians, won the Purple Cap by taking 16 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 12.62 and an economy rate of 5.94. Also read: Kevin Pietersen came out in support of Virat Kohli after his withdrawal from the first two Test matches against England.
IND vs ENG 2024: Kevin Pietersen’s reaction went viral on Virat Kohli’s decision to withdraw from the first two Test matches against England
The Indian senior selection committee will soon announce Virat Kohli’s replacement. Virat Kohli and Kevin Pietersen. (Photo Source: Twitter) England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen (Kevin Pietersen) Virat Kohli before the first two Test matches of the five-match Test series against England starting from January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad (Virat Kohli) have come out in support of the former Indian captain after his decision to step down. Kevin Pietersen took to social media platform ‘X’ to express his support for Virat Kohli and urged people to ‘respect’ the decision of Team India’s batting superstar. Kevin Pietersen wrote in a post in support of Virat Kohli without mentioning his name on X: “If a player withdraws from the series due to personal reasons, respect him! The matter is over!” See here Kevin Pietersen’s X post for Virat Kohli If a sportsman pulls out for personal reasons, RESPECT IT! End of! — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) January 22, 2024 Meanwhile, Virat Kohli had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to withdraw from the first two Test matches against England citing personal reasons and the board accepted the star batsman’s request. The Indian senior selection committee will soon announce Kohli’s replacement. Read here: BCCI’s NAMAN Awards is returning after four years; These two Indians will get special honor The BCCI also urged Indian fans to “respect Virat Kohli’s privacy during this time and refrain from speculating on his personal reasons” and to support the “Indian cricket team as it prepares for the upcoming challenges in the Test series”. . India’s squad for the first 2 test matches against England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan. Virat Kohli out, see India’s playing XI for the first test against England Those 5 Indian players who have scored centuries in all three formats Top 5 captains who hit most sixes in all formats of cricket These 7 cricketers have married more than once IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals will win the second trophy on the basis of these 11 players Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in super over in T20I history 5 Indian batsmen who have been run-out the most number of times in T20Is IPL 2024: Pat Cummins will captain..! Know SRH’s playing XI Top 4 partnerships of T20I cricket from India 5 Australian players who scored the fastest 4 thousand test runs
Alastair Cook is very worried about the preparations of the England team, gave a scary statement
Alastair Cook (Twitter) Ahead of the upcoming five-match Test series against India, former England captain Alastair Cook believes that Ben Stokes and his team have not prepared enough for the series. The series is scheduled to start on January 25 in Hyderabad. Cook also believes that if you want to be successful on such a tour, then you need to play some warm-up matches. Let us tell you that England last won the Test series against India in 2012 in India. on that tour Alastair Cook was the captain of England. that baseball By placing emphasis on ideology, Cook believed that it provided England with a clear vision for success in India. As the series progresses, its importance for both the teams will increase further. Alastair Cook is very concerned about England’s preparations In his column for The Sunday Times Alastair Cook wrote that, “England’s problem will be their lack of match preparation. It would be good if there was some kind of unwritten agreement between countries to organize good practice matches in good conditions for the touring teams. I now think this is his best chance for success. They will not follow the traditional rules of batting in the subcontinent.” Alastair Cook impressed everyone with his stellar performance with the bat in the historic 2012 Test series. There he scored 562 runs in eight innings with an excellent average of 80.28. Now, the veteran players are quite unsure about star batsman Joe Root’s ability in subcontinent conditions. He cited Root’s stellar performance in Sri Lanka in 2021, where he scored 426 runs in four innings. Root further strengthened his potential with a brilliant double century against India in Chennai. Test specialist Cook believes Root has all the technology to succeed in the challenging subcontinental environment. He will perform well in this series against India. Also read: Venkatesh Iyer! Do you guys remember this name?
“He gives me many suggestions, which are invaluable for me”- Mukesh Kumar told the secret of his success
Meanwhile, even though he has performed well with the red ball, the white ball has troubled Mukesh in the past. Speaking about the same, the cricketer said that India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah keeps giving him advice on yorkers and other essentials, which is extremely ‘invaluable’ to him. Whatever suggestion Bumrah Bhai gives me is invaluable for me- Mukesh Kumar Speaking to The Telegraph India, Mukesh Kumar said, “Bumrah bhai keeps giving me advice especially on yorkers. He says, ‘You bowl very good yorkers. Whatever you are doing, just keep doing it. We talk quite regularly and he also gives me other tips, which are obviously invaluable.” In the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2024, Mukesh took four wickets as India won the match by seven wickets. Speaking about the camaraderie between the bowlers, the fast bowler revealed that every bowler has a different role in the team and said that Bumrah asked him to bowl a lot of dot balls to put pressure on the African team. Mukesh Kumar said, “The process is very similar to what I, Akash (Deep) and Ishan Porel used to do in Bengal. Here we also discuss our respective roles: who will attack all-out and who will focus on keeping things tight with the first overs. In Cape Town, Bumrah bhai was telling me to keep bowling dot balls because it will increase the pressure on him (in the second innings). Also read: Australian Cricket Board removes Maxwell from ODI team
Anil Kumble reached Lucknow before Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’, Venkatesh Prasad shared pictures from Ayodhya.
Former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has already reached Ayodhya. Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad (Image Credit- Twitter) The whole country is in Rammay at this time and people are immersed in the name of Ram for the consecration of Shri Ram in Ayodhya. Many celebrities from the cricket world will also attend the consecration of Ram Lal on January 22. Before this, former Indian captain Anil Kumble reached Lucknow on Sunday 21 January. The great leg spinner will attend the consecration ceremony to be held on January 22. Apart from this, former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has reached Ayodhya. Prasad gave this information through social media. He shared a photo and video on Instagram, which is from Ayodhya. While posting he wrote, Jai Shri Ram! It’s a wonderful moment. Everyone is ready to witness the incident. One of our most important days. The whole of Ayodhya and most of our country is dancing with joy. Glory to Ayodhyapati Shri Ramchandra ji. #WATCH , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Veteran cricketer Anil Kumble arrives in Lucknow, ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Temple Pranpratishtha ceremony that will be held tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/8KlktAtTrB — ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2024 Jai Shree Ram.What a moment. All in readiness to witness an event of a lifetime. One of our most significant days.Whole of Ayodhya and the majority of our nation pulsating with joy. Hail Ayodhyapati Shree Ramchandra ji 🙏🏼🌸 pic.twitter.com/EMqGzAxPbG — Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) January 21, 2024 Other legendary cricketers will also be included Apart from this, other cricketers have given their respective reactions through social media regarding the program of Ram Mandir. Let us tell you that many celebrities from the cricket world are going to participate in this grand event. BCCI has given permission to Virat Kohli to be a part of the program in Ayodhya. Apart from this, former Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev and Mithali Raj are also going to be a part of this program. The consecration of Ram Lalla will begin at 12:20 pm (IST) and is likely to end by 1 pm on Monday. It is being told that in this holy moment, the idol will get divine energy, which will fill the temple with spiritual importance and sanctity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be a part of this program. Apart from this, many prominent guests are included. read this also- Cricket Buzz: Know about the amazing tweet of January 21 which is going viral very fast
IND vs ENG: Virat is back in his best form….It will be difficult to stop him – Irfan Pathan
Speaking on Star Sports ahead of the first Test match in Hyderabad, Irfan Pathan said that Virat Kohli looked at his best in the South Africa Test series. Kohli returned to the Test format and performed well on the difficult pitches of South Africa. Kohli struggled alone for India in the second innings of the first Test match, but he did not have a partner. India lost that Test match, but made a strong comeback in the second and final match to win and end the series on a draw. Irfan Pathan gave a big statement regarding Virat Kohli Irfan Pathan on Star Sports said, “Virat Kohli is back to his best, this is good news for Indian cricket and Virat Kohli fans. He was exceptional in South Africa and had fantastic foot movement. “He is showing aggressive signs with his footwork and that could help him score runs in the Test series against England.” Kohli will be eyeing to complete 9000 Test runs in the series. To reach this record the batsman needs more than 150 runs. Kohli will be only the fourth Test batsman for India to reach 9,000 Test runs. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid have achieved this feat. Kohli is also close to his 30th Test century and needs just one more century to achieve the feat. India’s senior batsman Virat will try to score runs in all formats before the T20 World Cup to be held in June. Many fans believe that this could be Kohli’s last ICC tournament in the T20 format. Also read: Hey! Why is this Virat Kohli looking so calm?
Looking at what happened in Cape Town, India will not shy away from preparing spin-friendly pitches – Kevin Pietersen
Meanwhile, Pietersen also expressed his concerns about England’s spin options. Jack Leach, with 35 Test match experience, is the most senior spinner in the team, while Rehan Ahmed played only one match. On the other hand, Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley have not yet debuted for the English team. India will not be shy at all in preparing spin friendly pitch – Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen, in his column for The Times, said that the question is, will England be able to perform well with the spinners they have? This will be the thing that decides the series. It’s going to rotate. I actually played in Vizag (Visakhapatnam) recently. It was a T-20 match, there also the ball spun and bounced! “Looking at what happened in Cape Town last week, they won’t be shy about preparing spin-friendly pitches.” In the baseball era, Kevin Pietersen explained the art of defending the ball. He believes that cricketers need to spend time defending in the nets as this will give them the confidence to attack later. He assured that playing defense is not a negative thing as it can help cricketers get settled at the crease sooner. Also read: Yashasvi Jaiswal will now cement his place in the test format
Cricket field also became Ram-may, KS Bharat dedicated it to Lord Ram after scoring a century, video surfaced
On the basis of KS Bharat’s century, India A managed to draw the match against England Lions. (Srikar Bharat) (Photo Source: Twitter) The entire country is in Rammay at this time and people are immersed in devotion to Ram regarding the consecration of Shri Ram’s life in Ayodhya. Many celebrities from the cricket world will also attend the consecration of Ram Lal on January 22. Earlier on Saturday, Indian cricketer KS Bharat (Srikar Bharat) scored a brilliant century, which he dedicated to Shri Ram. Actually, from January 17, an unofficial test match was played between India A and England Lions. Where on Saturday, India A wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat (Srikar Bharat) played an inning of 116 runs. As soon as he completed his century, he did the action of shooting ‘bow and arrow’ on the field itself. Apart from this, Bharat dedicated his century to Lord Shri Ram. Bharat (Srikar Bharat)’s elder brother has shared its video on social media and described the younger brother’s century as dedicated to Lord Shri Ram. This step of his is being praised a lot on social media and fans are also giving different types of reactions on Bharat’s century. Watch the video here- Younger brother Bharat’s century dedicated to Shri Prabhu Ram…pic.twitter.com/8OhzwntMxp — Vikash Gaur 🇮🇳 (@thevikashgaur) January 21, 2024 The match ended in a draw Talking about the match, India A managed to draw the match against England Lions on the basis of KS Bharat’s century. India A, who came to bat in the second innings, did not have a very good start, but KS Bharat played a century and took the team closer to victory, but in the end the match ended in a draw. Earlier, England Lions scored 553 runs in their first innings. Keaton Jennings and Josh Bohannon played innings of 154 and 125 runs respectively for the team. In response, India A scored 227 runs in its first innings, which included Rajat Patidar’s inning of 151 runs. Whereas India A bowlers restricted England Lions to just 163 runs in the second innings. In this way India A got the target of 490 runs to win. However, in the fourth innings, India A could score only 426 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. read this also- ‘I will be able to do coaching, but not captaincy’, after retirement David Warner breaks silence on captaincy ban
I think that after this series he will completely establish himself in the Indian Test team – statement of the former veteran cricketer.
Jaiswal, who scored 171 runs in his debut match against West Indies, could score only 50 runs during the recently concluded two-Test series in South Africa. In this series, Shubman Gill, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer were able to score only 74, 60 and 41 runs respectively. Gavaskar also backed Shreyas Iyer to repeat the 2023 ODI World Cup success in the upcoming Test series. They said that, “In the World Cup, Shreyas Iyer batted brilliantly on Indian pitches, so I expect him to play like this at No. 5 in the Test series as well. He batted aggressively, was very cautious in the beginning and then added strokes later on. The pitch was a pleasure to read. I hope he repeats it.” In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Shreyas Iyer scored 530 runs in 11 innings, scoring two centuries and three half-centuries. The middle-order batsman has scored 707 runs in 12 Test matches at an average of 39.28, which includes one century and five fifties. Also read: Cheteshwar Pujara achieved another milestone in first class cricket
“He is the comeback king” – Aakash Chopra said a big thing in praise of Virat Kohli
Kohli started his Test career against West Indies in 2011 which was not so good and his performance in his first Test cricket tour of England in 2014 was disappointing. After being at his best for the next few years, the legendary batsman had to struggle again. Between 2019 and 2021, Virat Kohli had to struggle a lot to score even one run. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra singled out Virat Kohli’s records, especially run chases, aggressive captaincy and loyalty to Royal Challengers Bangalore as some of his defining qualities. He praised this batsman for his ability to make a comeback. Aakash Chopra is not tired of praising Virat Kohli Aakash Chopra said, “Last but not the least (Comeback King). You go up but then you fall. Everyone has to fall but the important thing is how many times one can climb again. He fell once in 2011-12 but got up again. After that, he ruled for eight to ten years. There was no mistake at all.” The former Indian opener further said, “That was a shock after which he probably decided – ‘Never again’. He played with consistent commitment but then this situation came again during Covid, when he was not scoring runs. He did not score a century for a long time. He missed many matches and many people ignored him.” Kohli did not score a century in all formats for almost three years after his 136 in the Pink Ball Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in November 2019. He averaged less than 30 in Test cricket in all three formats between 2020-2022. Also read: Before the start of IPL, De Villiers said a big thing about Will Jack
