DTVHINDIRohit Sharma may play ODI series against Sri Lanka, uncertainty remains over Virat and Bumrah! Big report revealed
Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X/Twitter) A new era is about to begin in Indian cricket as Gautam Gambhir will soon begin his first assignment as the team’s new head coach. The Men in Blue will tour Sri Lanka to take part in three T20Is followed by three ODIs is all set to do so. The ODI series will be extremely important for India as it will mark the start of their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan in February. This is India’s last ODI series before the tournament. Meanwhile, there were reports that Rohit Sharma would be rested from this series after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. But now such reports are coming out that Rohit Sharma can be seen captaining in the ODI series. Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that every player will have to be available for all three formats. It has also been clearly stated in the report that the board has not put any pressure on these players to play. However, there have been some indications from Rohit Sharma that he may make himself available for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in August. Considering that Team India has very few ODI matches to prepare before the Champions Trophy to be held in February-March 2025. Rohit Sharma can play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka According to the Cricbuzz report, this is the reason why Rohit Sharma can be seen in these three ODIs. He is currently enjoying his holidays in the US. It is expected that he will inform the BCCI about his availability soon, possibly he will send his reply to the board before the online meeting on Wednesday. If Rohit Sharma decides to play in the ODI series, he will undoubtedly lead the team. However, players like Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli have been rested for the Sri Lanka series and their chances of joining the team are low. If Rohit Sharma does not play in this series, then KL Rahul can captain the ODI series. Apart from this, Shreyas Iyer can also return to the ODI team.
In an exclusive conversation with Crictracker, Tim Paine made a big revelation about sledging with Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli scored 692 runs in the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar series Virat Kohli and Tim Paine. (Photo Source: Getty Images) When India toured Australia in 2014, Virat Kohli was in the news a lot. Before the four-match series, the media was keeping an eye on his every move. He was criticized and the Australian players left no stone unturned in sledging him. However, Kohli was not affected by all these things at that time. The then 25-year-old Kohli showed his ability and scored 692 runs while Team India was struggling. The sledging from the Australian players made him stronger, which resulted in him being the second-highest run-scorer of the series. Since that series, there has been a decrease in sledging by Australian players towards Kohli or Indian cricketers. Now once again the teams of India and Australia are ready for the Border-Gavaskar series in November, 2024. Before this high profile series, Tim Paine has said that sledging does not matter to Kohli. He also revealed that when he was a keeper, he tried to distract the cricketers. Apart from this, he used to get angry when former cricketers advised the Australian players not to sledge Kohli. Tim Paine’s exclusive interview with CricTracker In an exclusive interview with Crictracker, Paine said, “People used to say, don’t sledge Virat. If you don’t sledge Virat, most of the time he still keeps scoring runs. So it doesn’t matter whether you are saying something to him or not. I will not try to provoke Virat, but if possible I will try to distract him. If you can distract him even a little bit, he can play a bad shot or lose his concentration. But when people used to say, don’t sledge him, I used to get very angry.” Let us tell you that before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018, Michael Clarke had advised Australia not to sledge Kohli and even at that time Tim Paine had said that his team did not want to provoke the Indian captain. However, after the series, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag had said that the Australian players were soft towards India. He said that the host team was soft towards the guests considering the IPL contracts of some players.
July-16 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. (Image Credit- Twitter X) 1. “Nobody respects Virat Kohli in the team, but everybody respects Rohit…”- Shocking statement by former cricketer Indian cricket team’s experienced spinner Amit Mishra has said about former captain Virat Kohli – ‘Fame and power’ have completely changed him. Comparing Kohli and Rohit, Amit Mishra said that Rohit is still the same as he was before, even though he has got fame and position. Mishra has said that I can talk to Rohit Sharma anytime but I cannot do this with Virat. 2. Thousands of people, roads jammed, this is how World Cup champion Hardik Pandya was welcomed in Vadodara After winning the T20 World Cup, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was given a rousing welcome in his hometown Vadodara, Gujarat on Monday. 30-year-old Hardik participated in a road show to celebrate the T20 World Cup victory, where many fans had come to welcome him. Here, fans blocked the roads to get a glimpse of Hardik. 3. Batsman Vikram Rathore does not advocate many changes in the Indian cricket team, said- we have… A big statement has come from Vikram Rathour, who was the batting coach of the Indian cricket team till the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that Vikram has given a big statement saying that the Indian team does not believe in many changes, and we have a long list of players. 4. Parthiv Patel revealed the dark secrets of the RCB dressing room, implicated Kohli-Gayle and de Villiers Former Indian player Parthiv Patel has represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the IPL tournament. Now Parthiv Patel participated in the panel discussion of Cyruc Says Podcast. In this seminar, he narrated the story of the time when he used to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He says that there was no team culture in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. This is the reason why the RCB team has not won a single IPL trophy so far. It was just the team of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. 5. Not Hardik Pandya or Shubman Gill- BCCI wants to make this player the captain of Team India Rohit Sharma was rested after India’s ODI World Cup campaign. Meanwhile, Suryakumar had successfully led the national T20 team. The BCCI wants Suryakumar Yadav to continue as their captain. Now a BCCI source has given a statement regarding the upcoming captain- It is a delicate matter. Hardik’s fitness is an issue but he has played a big role in helping India overcome the ICC crisis. As far as Suryakumar is concerned, we have received feedback from the team that his captaincy style has been highly appreciated by the dressing room. 6. TNPL 2024: R Ashwin made the bowlers sweat, played a stormy innings of 45* runs in 20 balls Indian cricket team’s experienced all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has been seen playing a stormy innings in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League. Let…
Virat-Rohit-Bumrah will all play ODI series against Sri Lanka, Gambhir’s bullying started as soon as he became the head coach
India is scheduled to play three 50-over matches against Sri Lanka on this tour, the first match will start on August 02. The remaining two matches will be played on August 04 and 07 respectively, and all the matches of the ODI series will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. According to News18 CricketNext, Gambhir has asked these players to play because after the Sri Lanka tour, India’s next series is against Bangladesh in September. There is a long break between these two series, so all the senior players can play in this series. The team for India’s upcoming Sri Lankan tour is expected to be announced soon. Before the team is announced, some media reports have revealed that Rohit Sharma may be seen leading the Men in Blue for the first time after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Earlier, reports had surfaced that KL Rahul could captain the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Talking about captaincy, Hardik Pandya will lead the team in T20Is, while Suryakumar Yadav is likely to be the vice-captain of the team. The report also states that Pandya has informed the BCCI about his unavailability for the 50-over series due to personal reasons.
July-14 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. (Image Credit- Twitter/X) 1. IND vs PAK: India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final, won the WCL 2024 title The Indian team won the title of the first season of the World Championship of Legends. In the final match, the Indian Champions defeated the Pakistan Champions by 5 wickets and won the trophy. Batting first, Pakistan scored 156 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, India achieved the target at the loss of 5 wickets in just 19.1 overs. Ambati Rayudu was chosen as the Player of the Match for his excellent half-century innings. 2. What statement did the fast bowler give after making a comeback in Team India after 6 years? Bowler Khalil Ahmed, who returned to the Indian team after about 6 years in the ongoing five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe, said after the fourth T20 match – This series means a lot to me. I am very happy to be a part of this dressing room, I was missing it when I was out of the team. I am happy to be in the dressing room and perform for my team. I cannot tell how I am feeling right now. 3. This big heroine of South cinema took a selfie with Dhoni Famous cricketers along with B-town were seen at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding. One of these celebs, South Indian cinema’s lady superstar Nayantara met Dhoni with her husband Vignesh Shivan and she took a selfie of this moment and posted it on her Instagram, on which fans are seen reacting very fast. 4. Fans who came to watch Team India’s match hit the jackpot, got a chance to ask questions to Yashasvi Jaiswal Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bat was in full swing in the fourth T20 match against Zimbabwe, where this player played an important role in the team’s victory. During this, Yashasvi scored an unbeaten 93 runs facing 53 balls, while after the match was over, a special question-answer session was also held with this young batsman. During this, some fans were seen asking questions to Jaiswal. 5. Sanju Samson is also not behind in playing the innings of love, there is a special story related to this picture Sanju Samson’s name comes in the list of the most calm players, no matter what the situation in the game, Sanju never loses his temper. At the same time, this player does not show his personal life much on social media, but this time Sanju has shared some such picture on Insta Story which fans are liking a lot. 6. Virat Kohli made a big revelation about James Anderson’s bowling action Let us tell you that recently England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson has said goodbye to cricket. Now Star Sports has shared a video of former Indian captain Virat Kohli, in which Virat said – During the English tour, we were playing a Test match in Southampton and James Anderson…
5 biggest partnerships in T20 cricket while chasing a target for India
Take a look at the top five biggest partnerships for India while chasing targets in T20Is. Shubman and Yashasvi Jaiswal (Image Credit- Instagram) India defeated Zimbabwe in the fourth T20 match thanks to a brilliant opening partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Shubman Gill. Jaiswal and Gill together shared an unbeaten 156-run partnership to easily achieve Zimbabwe’s target of 153 runs. This brilliant partnership ensured a convincing win for India in just 15.2 overs. This is also the second-highest run-chase partnership for India in T20I history. As a result, the visitors have now taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20I series on the back of a stunning 10-wicket win. The two have batted brilliantly together and have forged not one but two great partnerships in this format. On that note, let’s take a look at the top five biggest partnerships for India while chasing targets in T20. Here’s Top 5 highest partnerships for India in a chase 5. Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey (119 vs Sri Lanka, 2017) Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey (Source X) In the one-off T20I against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2017, the hosts batted first and posted a tricky total of 170/7 on the board. The visitors were under some pressure after losing both their openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul during the chase. However, the visitors were able to recover with then-skipper Virat Kohli at the crease. Kohli, known as the ‘Chase Master’, displayed his class by performing at his best under pressure. He scored 82 runs in 54 balls and crossed the 150-run mark. Manish Pandey joined him at number four and scored an unbeaten 51 runs in 36 balls. The duo shared a 119-run partnership and eventually India won the match by seven wickets.
“People have forgotten that I made Rohit Sharma the captain”- Ganguly gave a befitting reply to his critics
Sourav Ganguly appointed Rohit Sharma as the captain in 2021 after Virat Kohli. Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: Getty Images) In 2021, when Virat Kohli left the captaincy of India’s T20I format, the then current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly appointed Rohit Sharma as the captain of all three formats. Ganguly’s decision was also criticized a lot by the fans. Meanwhile, former India captain and President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly has taken a dig at his critics. Speaking to Bengali daily ‘Aajkal’, Ganguly hit back at his critics who criticised him for appointing Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Indian team. Ganguly had decided to appoint Rohit Sharma as the captain after Virat Kohli was forced to step down from all formats of the game following India’s group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup 2021. Sourav Ganguly gave a befitting reply to his critics Sourav Ganguly said, “When I handed over the captaincy of the Indian team to Rohit Sharma, everyone criticized me. Now that India has won the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, everyone has stopped abusing me for it. In fact, I think everyone has forgotten that it was me who appointed him as the captain of the Indian team.” India’s performance under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy has been excellent. Under his captaincy, the team reached the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup. In the last 12 months, the team played the finals of three ICC tournaments. In two of them, they had to face defeat, while the team won one. Meanwhile, Ganguly also talked about the next IPL season. He said, “I am planning for the next IPL. I want DC to win this time. I will talk to the management to appoint an Indian as the head coach.”
Virat Kohli made a big revelation about James Anderson’s bowling action, here is the video
In international cricket, there has always been a fierce clash between bat and ball between these two players. James Anderson and Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson has recently retired from international cricket. James Anderson played his last international match against West Indies at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Let us tell you, a three-match Test series is currently being played between England and West Indies. James Anderson has retired from international cricket after the first Test of this series. After James Anderson retired from international cricket, Star Sports shared a video on their social media account and they paid tribute to the English fast bowler in a special way. They also shared a clip of Virat Kohli in which the Indian batsman praised Anderson a lot. Let us tell you, in international cricket, there has always been a fierce clash between these two players between bat and ball. Both the players have always dominated each other. Virat Kohli also revealed that when he started playing cricket, he used to copy James Anderson’s bowling action. Virat Kohli told Star Sports, ‘During the English tour, we were playing a Test match in Southampton and James Anderson was bowling. After the match was over, I told him that I used to copy his bowling action when I was in the cricket academy.’ Here is the video: Let us tell you, James Anderson took a total of 704 wickets in his international Test career. James Anderson and Virat Kohli faced each other 36 times in Test cricket in which the Indian batsman scored 305 runs with the help of 39 boundaries while the English fast bowler took Kohli’s wicket seven times. James Anderson told Sky Sports, ‘Sometimes you get to see ups and downs. In some series you feel very good but in the next you are not able to perform well at all. In the early days against Virat Kohli, you felt that the Indian batsman could be dismissed on every ball but now it is very difficult to dismiss him.’ 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
“Our players will not go to Pakistan…if you want to play then play otherwise…”- Harbhajan Singh said about Champions Trophy
Harbhajan Singh (Photo Source: X) Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh expressed his anger during a show on a Pakistani TV channel. He said that India will not send its team for the Champions Trophy next year because “our players are not safe” in Pakistan. The former spinner said that Indian cricket can go on even without Pakistan. In the video that is going viral, Harbhajan Singh said, “If our players are not safe in Pakistan, we will not send the team. If you want to play, then play; if not, then don’t play. Indian cricket can survive without Pakistan. If you guys can survive without Indian cricket, then show it”. Champions Trophy will be played for the first time after 8 years Let us tell you that the Champions Trophy will be played again next year after a long gap of 8 years, which is hosted by Pakistan. The last edition of the tournament was played in 2017, where Pakistan emerged as champions after winning against arch-rivals India in the final at The Oval in London.
“I felt I could get Virat Kohli out on every ball”- James Anderson said in his farewell speech
In Test cricket, fans often got to see a tough competition between Virat and Anderson. James Anderson and Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) After playing the first Test match against West Indies at Lord’s, England’s great fast bowler James Anderson retired from cricket. During this match, he called Sachin Tendulkar the best batsman against whom he ever bowled. Apart from this, after retirement, Anderson has given a statement about Virat Kohli, which is being talked about a lot on social media. Virat Kohli and James Anderson have faced each other in five series. James Anderson has said that at one time he felt that he could get Virat Kohli out on every ball. However, he has also admitted that with time he felt that getting Virat Kohli out is very difficult. James Anderson mentioned Virat Kohli in his farewell speech James Anderson talked about Virat Kohli in his farewell speech. 41-year-old Jimmy said that he has seen a young Virat become a great Virat. Anderson said, “You go through a lot of ups and downs. In some series you feel great and in some not, where the batsman dominates you. In the initial days, while playing against Virat Kohli, you felt that you could get him out on every ball and then recently it felt like you couldn’t get him out at all. You feel very inferior.” Let us tell you that fans used to see a tough competition between Virat Kohli and James Anderson. Both of them have faced each other 25 times in Test cricket, but Anderson has been able to dismiss the Indian batsman only seven times. In 2014, Virat was troubled a lot by Anderson, but later Virat dominated Anderson. In the first 10 Test matches, Jimmy had dismissed Virat five times, but after 2016 things became different. Even in one series, James Anderson was not able to dismiss Virat Kohli even once.
