DTVHINDICricket Highlights of 18 September 2024: Top news and social trends of the day
Cricket News: Know the key stats of today’s match, social trends and latest news. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is today. Cricket News Today (Photo Source: Cricket highlights of 18th September 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s top cricket news ‘It is indeed an honour to have him in the team’ Gautam Gambhir on Jasprit Bumrah ‘Retirement is just a joke in today’s time’ Rohit Sharma made a sharp attack on players reversing their decision GMR Group, co-owner of IPL team Delhi Capitals has signed a blockbuster deal worth 1200 crores with English county cricket team Hampshire and acquired 49% stake I think Gautam Gambhir is a bit misunderstood because of his body language: Harsha Bhogle Hardik Pandya is practicing hard with the red ball Punjab Kings appoint Ricky Ponting as head coach for IPL 2025 season “Best ODI innings by an Indian…”, said Gautam Gambhir about Virat Kohli’s 183-run innings against Pakistan in 2012 I think Gautam Gambhir is a bit misunderstood because of his body language: Harsha Bhogle India head coach Gautam Gambhir heaped praise on Virat Kohli for building a strong bowling line-up during his tenure Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #SLvsNZ #KaminduMendis Sri Lankan batsman Kamindu Mendis scored 117 runs in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand. Kamindu has scored his fourth Test century in the seventh Test of his career, due to which he is making headlines. #IPL2025 #RickyPonting Punjab Kings have appointed Ricky Ponting as head coach for the IPL 2025 season. #ViratKohli #GautamGambhir BCCI has released the interviews of Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir, due to which both the legends are making headlines. #INDvBAN #Jadeja #RohitSharma #WTC25 #TestCricket #Axar The first test match between India and Bangladesh will be played tomorrow from 19th September, due to which Rohit-Jadeja are trending. #SLvsAFG #Afghanistan #Sharjah The Afghanistan team is making headlines after they bowled out South Africa for 106 runs in 33.3 overs in the first ODI. Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and figures to be made today on 18 September 2024 1. Most wickets lost by teams in the first 10 overs of an innings in ODIs 7 – Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Sharjah, 2016 (Powerplay score: 48/7) 7 – South Africa vs Afghanistan, Sharjah, 2024 (Powerplay score: 36/7) 2. Highest average in Test cricket (minimum 500 runs scored) (active players) 80.90 – Kamindu Mendis (809 runs) 68.53 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (1028 runs) 56.97 – Steven Smith (9685 runs) 56.30 – Saud Shakeel (1126 runs) 54.98 – Kane Williamson (8743 runs) 53.72 – Harry Brooke (1558 runs) 3. Most runs after the first 11 innings in Test matches 968 – Everton Weekes 937 – Vinod Kambli 888 – Sunil Gavaskar 872 – Herbert Sutcliffe 861 – Don Bradman 818 – Harry Brooke 809 – Kamindu Mendis 4. Most Test centuries among players currently aged 26 or under 7 – Ollie Pope 5 – Harry Brooke 5 – Nazmul Hussain Shanto 5 – Rishabh Pant 4 – Abdullah…
Social Media Trends: Know about the amazing tweets and videos of 18 September which are going viral very fast
Top Social Media Trends: Know about those tweets and videos which are getting viral very fast on social media Hardik Pandya, Ricky Ponting, Gautam Gambhir & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Top Social Media Trends: The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is starting from September 19. Before the series, BCCI has released a special interview of Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir. BCCI shared a teaser of the interview on X in the morning, which has gone viral. Punjab Kings has appointed Ricky Ponting as the head coach ahead of the upcoming season. The franchise gave this information through an official tweet. On the other hand, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is currently on a break, and is busy practicing hard. Hardik shared pictures of his practice session on social media. Former Indian Test captain Virat Kohli today made three tweets of one word each on social media, seeing which fans are thinking. Virat has written Kindness, Chivalry, Respect in his tweet. At the same time, former Indian player Shikhar Dhawan has congratulated the Indian hockey team for winning the Asia Cup. Top Social Media Trends: Those tweets of 18 September which are going viral- My players to watch out for during the home Test season 😉 #IYKYK #INDvBAN #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/qCKfD9TIEo — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) September 18, 2024 Kindness. — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 18, 2024 Chivalry. — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 18, 2024 Respect. — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 18, 2024 A very special interview 🙌 Stay tuned for a deep insight on how great cricketing minds operate. #TeamIndia‘s Head Coach @GautamGambhir and @imVkohli come together in a never-seen-before freewheeling chat. You don’t want to miss this! Briefly on pic.twitter.com/dQ21iOPoLy — BCCI (@BCCI) September 18, 2024 A brilliant display by Team India to bring home the Asian Champions Trophy. What a victory! — Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) September 18, 2024 𝐏𝐔𝐍TER is 𝐏𝐔𝐍JAB! 🚨Official Statement🚨Ricky Ponting joins Punjab Kings as the new Head Coach! #RickyPonting #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/DS9iAHDAu7 — Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) September 18, 2024 Not quite sure how I’m going to swing a club at Wentworth today after the last 5 days but we’ll see…! Hidden on the 9th tee at 1pm, thank goodness ??? pic.twitter.com/MUMbVQMEG2 — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) September 18, 2024 Always love narrating the little moments that make the sport a great leveller!#Throwback #ChennaiSuperKings #IPL #CricItWithBadri @ChennaiIPL @HaydosTweets pic.twitter.com/HVmI2GLhU4 — S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 18, 2024 Kudos to @mybmc and @MumbaiPolice for their exceptional management of Ganpati Visarjan every year. Their commitment makes the celebration smooth and safe for everyone. — Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) September 18, 2024 Battle tested ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/MXai6RTcxh — hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) September 18, 2024 Ganesh idol at Hyderabad ❤️ – Rohit Sharma is an emotion to all…!!!! pic.twitter.com/Un5Sm8hLk2 — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) September 18, 2024
September 18, 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. Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir and Yuzvendra Chahal (Photo Source: X/Twitter) 1. “Who will win the BGT Trophy this time between India and Australia” – Pakistan’s head coach made a big prediction Pakistan Test team head coach and former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie has made a big statement about the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia. He believes that even though Team India is in great form, the bowling team of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon will be too much for the Indian batsmen in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. 2. Why does Gautam Gambhir get angry at every small thing? Dinesh Karthik’s big revelation Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has made a big revelation and told why Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir gets so angry? Karthik believes that Gambhir’s approach will benefit the team, he stressed that the head coach does not show anger unnecessarily. There is some big reason behind it and it is mostly for the good of the players. 3. “You have fought more than me”- This interview of Gautam Gambhir-Virat Kohli set the internet on fire Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and star cricketer Virat Kohli were seen interviewing each other on BCCI TV. Virat Kohli asked Gautam Gambhir that when you clash with the players of the opposition team on the field, do you think that this will make you come out of your zone and get out or do you think that this will motivate you more. On this, Gambhir laughed and said, ‘You have clashed more on the field than me, I think you can answer this question better than me.’ 4. Delhi Capitals bought 49% stake in English county cricket team Hampshire for Rs 1200 crore GMR Group, co-owner of IPL team Delhi Capitals, has signed a great deal of Rs 1200 crore with English county cricket team Hampshire and acquired 49% stake. This deal is the first time that a foreign investor has entered English county cricket. Let us tell you that, GMR Group will currently hold 49% stake in Hampshire, but in future they will have the option to acquire 51% stake. 5. “Virat Kohli will score a lot of runs against Bangladesh” – Suresh Raina made a big prediction Before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, former veteran batsman Suresh Raina has made a big prediction. Raina believes that Virat Kohli’s bat will do well in the upcoming series. Quoted by Times of India, Raina said, “Rohit Sharma is a great captain. He has also proved this. Under his leadership, Team India has won the T20 series. However, everyone’s attention will be on Virat Kohli’s return to Test cricket. Kohli likes Test cricket a lot, he also respects this format.” 6. Virat Kohli made three consecutive tweets one after the other, fans got confused A day before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, early in the morning, Virat Kohli’s…
This world champion player from Australia will become the next coach of PBKS, has previously worked for DC
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is all set to join the IPL (Indian Premier League) franchise, Punjab Kings. While there has been no official confirmation or statement from either side yet, there are reports that the former Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach has been approached by Punjab Kings in recent times and Ponting is now considering it. Let us tell you that the former Australian World Champion player worked with Delhi Capitals for seven years. He decided to part ways ahead of the upcoming season, citing coaching duties as well as various commitments. The great batsman joined the IPL franchise in the year 2018. Under his able guidance, DC has managed to make it to the playoff round of the league three times in a row since 2019. At the same time, in 2020, the team managed to reach the IPL final. PBKS will make an official announcement about Ricky Ponting in a few days However, no announcement has been made by Punjab Kings regarding Ricky Ponting yet. But it is believed that the deal between the franchise and the player is almost complete, but the official announcement is likely to be made in a few days from now. Like Delhi Capitals, the Punjab Kings team has also not won the title even once so far. It is also looking for its first title. Now it will be interesting to see what changes happen when Ricky Ponting joins Punjab. Ponting recently spoke to Sky Sports and said that he has completed his work with Delhi Capitals. But some opportunities may come up in the IPL in the next few weeks, and we will see what happens. That is, he had already given a hint about this, which is now coming to the fore. Let us also tell you that the retention policy has not been announced by the BCCI yet. It is being told that all the rules regarding retention will come at the end of this month. Only after this it will be decided how many players the teams can retain.
“Only if there is a strong bowling line-up…”, Gautam Gambhir said a big thing while praising Virat Kohli’s captaincy
The great thing you did was that you (Kohli) created a very strong bowling unit – Gautam Gambhir Virat Kohli & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Getty/X) A new era of Indian Test cricket began under Virat Kohli’s captaincy. India won 40 out of 68 Test matches, which is the most Test matches won by any Indian captain in history. Kohli changed the nature of the team and focused on the growth of fast bowlers. During Virat Kohli’s tenure, bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav dominated in overseas conditions. Meanwhile, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir has praised Virat Kohli for building a strong bowling line-up during his tenure. Virat has created a strong bowling unit – Gautam Gambhir During a conversation with BCCI, Gautam Gambhir told Virat Kohli, The great thing you did was that you built a very strong bowling unit. Test matches are won by taking 20 wickets. Unless you have a strong bowling line-up (one cannot win) and that is what makes you the most successful Test captain of the country. Credit goes to you. As a batsman, it is easy to have a strong six, seven batsmen, but the way you identified and more importantly, your attitude on the field with the fast bowlers. Winning overseas with bowlers like Shami, Bumrah, Ishant, Umesh. Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, India has won Test matches in England, South Africa and Australia, where the team used to struggle earlier. Let us tell you, Team India was number-1 in the ICC Test rankings from 2017-2021. Bumrah is the most complete bowler across all formats: Virat Kohli Talking about the bowling culture of Team India, Virat Kohli emphasized that Ishant Sharma has played more than 100 Test matches for India. While Zaheer Khan is one of the legendary players. He described Bumrah as an all-format bowler and Mohammed Shami as the most important player in the Test team. When you talk about Ishant Sharma, the first thing that comes to my mind is the match he played against Ricky Ponting (during the 2007-08 tour) in Perth. If you talk about his cricket career, Ishant Sharma has played more than 100 Test matches for India. Zaheer Khan has taken a lot of wickets for India in Test cricket and was brilliant in the 50-over World Cup. Mohammed Shami is not a world famous bowler because he is a great T20 bowler. He is one of the best Test bowlers in the world and what he did in the 50-over World Cup has increased his importance even more. Bumrah is the most complete bowler in all formats.
India vs Bangladesh Match Preview, 1st Test: How will the pitch be and what will be the playing 11?
The India vs Bangladesh 1st Test match will be played from Thursday, September 19 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. IND & BAN (Photo Source: Getty Images) India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Match Preview: India’s 10-Test marathon will begin with a two-match series against Bangladesh, which will begin on September 19 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Keeping in mind the high-voltage five-match series against Australia, the Rohit Sharma-led side will want to make up for their shortcomings. But the captain has said that he is not looking at the Bangladesh series as a “dress rehearsal”. He has expressed his intention to win this series keeping in mind the World Test Championship points table. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are making a comeback Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul are set to return to India’s playing XI. The duo is expected to replace Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel, who performed well in the series against England earlier in the year. However, the team management has recently said that the team will keep its faith in the experienced players. The focus in this series will be on star batsman Virat Kohli, who will play his first Test match after almost nine months. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have performed brilliantly for India in the series against England, but Bangladesh spinners can trouble them in the upcoming series. In such a situation, the partnership of both is going to be very important. Bangladesh captain is full of confidence to defeat India on home ground Talking about Bangladesh, the Bangladeshi team led by Nazmul Shanto has recently defeated Pakistan with a clean sweep in the two-match Test series. Captain Shanto believes that his team is capable of defeating India on their soil. Let us tell you that Bangladesh has never won against India in Test cricket, but this time their team has experience and depth, which can trouble the hosts. Experienced players like Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, and Mushfiqur Rahim will be important for Bangladesh, while the form of Mehdi Hasan Miraz can also be decisive. He was Bangladesh’s star performer in the series against Pakistan. Match Details Match India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Venue MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Date and time Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Monday, September 23, 2024, 9:30 am (September 19) Live streaming and broadcast details Sports 18 and JioCinema (app and website) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Pitch Report According to ESPNcricinfo report, the Chennai pitch will be made of red soil, which will potentially provide good bounce to the fast bowlers. Traditionally, Chennai wickets are known to help spinners, but pitches made of red soil often provide good bounce, which also favors fast bowlers. India vs Bangladesh head to head record in Test cricket:
“The best ODI innings…”, said Gautam Gambhir about Virat Kohli’s 183-run innings against Pakistan in 2012
This is the best innings I have seen, chasing 300+ against Pakistan… So you (Virat Kohli) have come a long way – Gautam Gambhir Virat Kohli & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Indian cricket team is set to play a two-match Test series at home against Bangladesh from Thursday, September 19. Meanwhile, ahead of the series, head coach Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli talked about a lot of things, including their spat, the 2011 World Cup and their cricketing journey so far. Gautam Gambhir opened up about Virat Kohli’s success in international cricket. The head coach believes that King Kohli has established a legacy that will be followed by generations to come. Gautam Gambhir said these things in praise of Virat Kohli In a video shared by BCCI, head coach Gautam Gambhir also talked about Virat Kohli’s innings played against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2012. According to Gambhir, this is the best innings played by an Indian in ODI cricket history. In that match against Pakistan, Gambhir was out on zero while chasing a target of 330 runs. Virat changed the entire game by scoring 183 runs while batting at number three and Team India registered a spectacular victory by 6 wickets in the match. Gautam Gambhir said in the video, I saw you make your debut. Played a very good, crucial innings on a difficult wicket against West Indies in the Champions Trophy in South Africa (England), against a very good attack, and then probably the best ODI innings played by an Indian. This is not entirely based on any point of view, because players have scored double centuries. This is the best innings I have seen, chasing 300+ against Pakistan… So you have come a long way. These are really special things and the most important thing is how you have taken Indian cricket forward, the legacy you have left for the next generation. Let us tell you, in December 2009, when Virat Kohli scored a century in the ODI match against Sri Lanka, Gautam Gambhir played an innings of 150 runs in the same match and was selected as the Player of the Match. But in the post-match presentation, Gambhir handed over his award to young Virat. Gambhir and Virat have played a big role in helping Team India win many big matches. But both of them have made headlines due to their clashes on the field. However, now all things are in the past and now both are working together for the betterment of Indian cricket.
“Do you eat soaked almonds in the morning or not”- Virat asked Rohit a funny question through Gambhir
Since the morning of Wednesday, September 18, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli have been trending on the internet. Actually, both the players were seen doing an interview before the first Test against Bangladesh starting on Thursday. The trailer of this interview went viral on social media within minutes and discussions have started in the cricket world about the interview of these two. In the video released by BCCI, the conversation between Gambhir and Kohli was full of happiness, laughter, memories and passion for each other’s game. Meanwhile, when the interview of both the players was about to end, Gambhir revealed that the next player he would talk to is Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Apart from this, the head coach asked if Virat has any questions for Rohit. During this, Virat asked some funny questions for Rohit. Virat Kohli asked a funny question to Rohit Sharma Serious: The next guest will be Rohit Sharma, so what do you want me to ask Rohit? What should be the first question to him? Kohli: I think this is a very simple question for Rohit whether you eat soaked almonds in the morning or not? Serious: Eleven o’clock at night instead of eleven in the morning? Kohli: Yes, be careful, AM should not become PM… then this will be the question for you In the conversation, Gambhir has termed Kohli’s 183-run innings played in the Asia Cup as the best innings played by an Indian batsman. Gambhir talked about Kohli and said, “The innings played against Pakistan in the Asia Cup was the best innings played by an Indian. I have seen you making your debut in South Africa, a very good important innings on a difficult wicket against West Indies in the Champions Trophy in England..”
Virat Kohli made three consecutive tweets one after the other, fans got confused
Virat Kohli (Twitter) Virat Kohli is considered a modern day legend all over the world, he has achieved many milestones in his career so far. Virat Kohli is not very active on social media, but pictures and videos related to him keep coming on social media. Virat Kohli mostly posts advertisements on social media or he also shares posts related to cricket after the series or match is over. Meanwhile, a day before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, three tweets with one word each were shared from his Twitter (now X) account early in the morning, seeing which fans are also wondering. Fans are not able to understand who Virat has targeted with these three tweets. Fans were surprised by these tweets of Virat Some fans have even asked in the comment section of the post that why such a message so early in the morning, is everything okay? Virat Kohli tweeted one after the other, Kindness, Chivalry, Respect, however, apart from this Virat has not posted anything else. Virat Kohli has played only one Test match so far this year. Team India toured South Africa at the end of last year and Virat played his last Test match on this tour. After this, Virat did not take part in the home Test series against England in February-March. Then Virat was with his wife Anushka Sharma for the birth of his second child. Talking about Virat Kohli’s Test career, he has played 113 Test matches for India and during this time he has scored a total of 8848 runs at an average of 49.15. Virat has a total of 29 centuries to his name in this format. The first Test match of the two-match series between India and Bangladesh will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from September 19. After this, the second Test match will be played at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27.
“Virat Kohli will score a lot of runs against Bangladesh” – Suresh Raina made a big prediction
Virat Kohli will be seen playing in the test series against Bangladesh. Suresh Raina & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: After a nine-month break from Test cricket, Virat Kohli will be seen playing for the first time in the Bangladesh series. Team India has to play 10 Test matches in the coming few months and all these matches are going to be important keeping in mind the World Test Championship. If India has to play the final of this WTC cycle, then Virat’s form in these 10 Test matches is going to be very important for the team. Virat Kohli will rain runs in Bangladesh series- Suresh Raina Before the start of the series, former veteran batsman Suresh Raina has made a big prediction. Raina believes that Virat Kohli’s bat will do well in the upcoming series. Quoted by Times of India, Raina said, “Rohit Sharma is a great captain. He has also proved this. Under his leadership, Team India has won the T20 series. However, everyone’s attention will be on Virat Kohli’s return to Test cricket. Kohli likes Test cricket a lot, he also respects this format.” Raina says that Team India has to play a total of 10 matches before the final match of the World Test Championship. Here Virat Kohli’s bat will work well and he will prove to be decisive for the country. In the upcoming series, the Indian team has to face teams like Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia. Kohli’s performance will improve further against the good bowling attack of the opposition team. Suresh Raina said that Virat Kohli excels under pressure. He will be the center of action during the tournament. The opposition team definitely has a strong fast bowling lineup, but you should remember that Kohli has shown his full potential against bowlers like Haris Rauf. He likes challenges and I am sure he will shine in front of the people in the upcoming series. India will be eyeing another WTC final India currently top the WTC points table with a win percentage of 68.52%. However, they have lost the last two consecutive WTC finals against New Zealand and Australia. India will look to secure their place in the final again by registering series wins in the upcoming series against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia.
