DTVHINDISandeep Patil wrote big things about former Indian coach Chappell, Wright and Kumble in his Autobiography.
Sandeep Patil believes that John Wright was successful as the Indian coach because he gave free rein to the players. Sandeep Patil (Photo Source: Getty Images) ‘Beyond Boundaries’, the autobiography of 1983 World Champion team member and former Indian selector Sandeep Patil, was released in Mumbai on November 6, 2024. In this book, Sandeep Patil shares his views about some of India’s coaches since John Wright. The former player believes that John Wright was successful as the Indian coach because he gave free rein to the players. But then Greg and Anil Kumble were unable to do so. John Wright was the ideal coach for India- Sandeep Patil Describing John Wright, Sandeep Patil wrote that, he was an ideal coach for India and after his tenure, India’s record abroad kept getting better. He also said that Wright kept his distance from the press and was not in the news much. Sandeep Patil wrote in his book, Since the year 2000, India has had many international coaches and support staff. This has been of great benefit, as India’s foreign record has continuously improved. It started with John Wright becoming India’s first foreign coach. I think John was the ideal coach for India. He was soft spoken, polite, always kept to himself and was happy living in the shadow of Sourav Ganguly. Apart from all this, he maintained distance from the press. He managed it so well that he was rarely in the news, unlike Greg Chappell’s tenure. Greg Chappell was in the news every day- Patil Patil believes that Greg Chappell did not try to understand the thought process of the BCCI board members, president and secretary. Chappell could not establish good relations with other members of the Indian team. Patil also told that Chappell was in the news every day. With Chappelle, he was in the news every day. It is very important for a coach to first understand the policy of that board, the thinking of the board members and the chairman. He should have a good rapport with the president and secretary, and of course with the captain and the team. John did this brilliantly. During John’s tenure, there was no senior and junior issue. It was a team. He believed that all the seniors were leaders in some way or the other, he respected them and gave them free rein, which I think Anil Kumble did not do and also Greg Chappell. Sandeep Patil also told in his book that, instead of learning about the system in India, Greg Chappell wanted to change things from the beginning. However, John Wright was the complete opposite, as he took time to understand Indian cricket. Let us tell you, John Wright coached India in 182 matches, out of which the team won 89 matches. Meanwhile, India won 40 out of 81 matches under Chappell’s leadership. Anil Kumble’s tenure was much shorter than the other two, during his tenure India won 22 out of 35 matches.
PAK vs ENG: After a brilliant century in Multan, Kamran Ghulam wrote his own name on the honors board, video went viral
Kamran has played an innings of 118 runs in the ongoing second test match in Multan. Kamran Ghulam (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Test debut of Pakistani batsman Kamran Ghulam has been memorable. Let us tell you that Kamran has played an excellent century of 118 runs in the second test match against England in Multan. In the match, he was played in place of former captain and Babar Azam, and he capitalized on this opportunity and played a brilliant innings. With this century, he has become the 13th player from Pakistan to score a century in his debut Test match. Apart from this, he is the second oldest Pakistani player after Abid Ali, who scored a century on debut. So after this brilliant innings of Kamran, Pakistan Cricket Board has shared a video on its social media account. In this video, the cricketer was seen writing his name on the owner board present in the stadium. While sharing this video, PCB wrote in the caption – A memorable day for Kamran Ghulam, when he got his name registered on the Multan Cricket Stadium honor board by scoring 100 runs in the debut match. Watch this video shared by PCB A memorable day for @KamranGhulam7 as he puts his name on the Multan Cricket Stadium honors board following a 💯 on debut ✍️#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/nDk2Q2WqiX — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 15, 2024 Pakistan scored more than 350 runs On the other hand, if we give you information about this second test match going on in Multan Cricket Stadium, till the time of writing the news, Pakistan has scored 358 runs at the loss of 8 wickets after 117 overs in the first innings. Currently, Nauman Ali is batting at the crease with 29* and Aamer Jamal scoring 37* runs. So far, Sam Ayub has scored 77 runs, Kamran Ghulam 118, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan has scored 41 runs and Agha Salman has been out after scoring 31 runs. On the other hand, Jack Leach has taken the maximum of 3 wickets for England so far. Apart from this, Matthew Potts and Brayden Curse have got 2-2 successes and Shoaib Bashir has got 1 success.
“India’s most reliable opener….”- Virat wrote his heart out on Shikhar Dhawan’s retirement
Shikhar Dhawan And Virat (Image Credit- Instagram) Team India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan retired from international and domestic cricket on Saturday, August 24. As soon as Dhawan announced his retirement, everyone on social media is wishing him all the best for starting his next innings. Now a day after Dhawan’s retirement, Virat Kohli has written an emotional post for him. Calling Dhawan India’s most reliable opener, Virat Kohli wrote that your passion for the game, your sportsmanship and your special smile will always be missed, but your legacy will live on forever. This post of Virat is becoming very viral on social media and fans are giving their reactions on it. Virat Kohli wrote a special thing for Shikhar Dhawan Virat Kohli wrote on the post, ‘Shikhar Dhawan, from your fearless debut to becoming India’s most reliable opener, you have given us countless memories. Your passion for the game, your sportsmanship and your special smile will always be missed, but your legacy will live on forever. Thank you for the memories, unforgettable performances and always leading with all your heart. Off the field, all the best for your next innings Gabbar!’ Shikhar @SDhawan25 from your fearless debut to becoming one of India’s most dependable openers, you’ve given us countless memories to cherish. Your passion for the game, your sportsmanship and your trademark smile will be missed, but your legacy lives on. Thank you for the… — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 25, 2024 Shikhar Dhawan shared the video Dhawan played his last match for India in the ODI format in December 2022, after which he was constantly out of the team. Announcing his retirement, Shikhar Dhawan posted a video on Instagram, with which he wrote, “I am ending this chapter of my cricket journey, I am taking with me countless memories and gratitude. Thank you for the love and support! Jai Hind!” Dhawan is seen saying in the video, ‘Hello everyone! Today I am standing at such a point from where when I look back, I see only memories and when I look forward, I see a whole world. I always had only one goal, to play for Team India and that happened. For which I am thankful to many people. First of all my family…my childhood coach Tarak Sinha ji…Madan Sharma ji under whom I learned cricket.’
Cricketers will no longer be seen in alcohol and tobacco advertisements, government wrote a letter to BCCI and SAI
It is disappointing to see surrogate endorsements of tobacco and/or alcohol related products by some of the most renowned cricketers and actors during a cricket event like the IPL – Director General of Health Services Atul Goel BCCI & SAI Logo (Photo Source: Getty Images) Everyone is aware of how the media controls people’s minds. Nowadays, advertisements of all kinds of products are shown in newspapers, TV, radio and digital media, which also include advertisements related to things like smoking, tobacco and alcohol. Sportsmen are also seen promoting such advertisements, which is sending a wrong message to the youth. The Health Ministry of the Central Government has now taken a big step in this matter, the Ministry has written a letter to BCCI and Sports Authority of India (SAI), requesting to ban the players from doing advertisements related to alcohol and tobacco. Atul Goyal targeted IPL Director General of Health Services Atul Goyal has expressed concern over surrogate advertisements for tobacco and alcohol related products during popular sporting events like IPL. Atul Goyal wrote in the letter, It is disappointing to see surrogate endorsements of tobacco and/or alcohol-related products by some of the most famous cricketers and actors during cricket events like the IPL. These personalities are role models for millions of youth across the country. Atul Goel also suggested several measures to address this issue. He suggested that both BCCI and SAI issue directives to players and cricketers within their reach and urge them not to participate in surrogate promotions or advertisements of tobacco-related products. Additionally, he recommended against promoting or advertising such products in stadiums or events organized by these organizations. Atul Goyal wrote at the end of the letter, Such measures will not only help reduce tobacco consumption among youth but will also strengthen the positive image of sportspersons as advocates of health and fitness.
Paris Olympics 2024: Rahul Dravid wrote a special message of 3 words for the Indian hockey team
Former Team India head coach and cricketer Rahul Dravid has reached Paris to support the Indian contingent in the ongoing 2024 Olympics. Rahul Dravid (Source X) Just a month after lifting the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy and ending his coaching stint with the Indian cricket team, former Team India head coach and cricketer Rahul Dravid has arrived in Paris to support the Indian contingent at the ongoing 2024 Olympics. Dravid was spotted at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir stadium when the Indian hockey team faced Argentina in their second group stage match of the tournament. Dravid was seen cheering for Team India in the stands when captain Harmanpreet Singh scored the equaliser and India secured a point. Rahul Dravid wrote these 3 words for the hockey team before the match started Before entering the stadium, Dravid left a special three-word message for the Indian hockey team, which won the hearts of Indian sports fans across the country. There was a wall of messages outside the stadium where everyone was writing something for their respective teams. Meanwhile, Indian cricket legend Rahul Dravid left a message for the Hockey India team. ‘Chak De India’ wrote. For those who don’t know, let us tell you that this is the title of the blockbuster film based on hockey released in 2007 starring Shah Rukh Khan. ‘Chak De India’ And a song has also been made on this title which is a complete hit. See the post here “𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒅𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂” – A special message on the #Hockey wall, from the #cricket Wall! 🏑 🏏 #Paris2024 #Hockey #Olympics #RahulDravid pic.twitter.com/16lWeVnVCq — International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) July 29, 2024 Talking about the Indian hockey team, their match with Argentina was drawn 1-1. On the other hand, Team India started its campaign with a 3-2 win over New Zealand. India will face Belgium and Australia on 1st and 2nd August and before that it will face Ireland on Tuesday (30th July). The Indian men’s team is looking to win consecutive medals in hockey after ending a 41-year drought with a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. India will have to finish in the top four in the group to reach the quarter-finals and stay in the medal race.
Dhoni blessed Anant-Radhika in a special way, Mahi wrote Mann Ki Baat for the couple after sharing the picture
Mahendra Singh Dhoni today, on 14th July, wished Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant a lot of good luck for their wedding through social media. MS Dhoni congratulates Anant Ambani and Radhika Marchant on their wedding (Pic Source-X) Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni also attended the wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Today, on July 14, Mahendra Singh Dhoni wished Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant a lot of good wishes for their wedding through social media. Let us tell you, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding ceremony was held at Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai. Many famous personalities from all over the world attended it. Many people from the cricket world also came here to be a part of this wedding. Mahendra Singh Dhoni also attended this wedding. Today, on July 14, Dhoni has shared a picture on his official social media account in which he is hugging Radhika Merchant and wishing them all the best. He wrote in the caption of this picture, ‘Radhika, may this beautiful smile of yours never end. Anant, may you keep making Radhika laugh like this and take care of her. May your married life be full of happiness and laughter. Best wishes to you and will meet you very soon.’ Here is Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s post: Let us tell you, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is very less active on social media and this has been told by many Indian players as well. However, he was seen clicking the picture himself during the wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Even though Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from international cricket, he is seen playing in the Indian Premier League. In the Indian Premier League 2024, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen playing for Chennai Super Kings and now in the 2025 season, he can once again be seen performing brilliantly for the same franchise. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a huge fan following not only in India but all over the world. 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
Dale Steyn has also been a big fan of James Anderson, wrote an emotional message on social media regarding the retirement of the English fast bowler
James Anderson took four wickets in his last Test match. He took a total of 704 wickets in his international Test career. James Anderson. (Image Source: Getty Images) England team’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson retired from international cricket on 12 July. He played his last test match against West Indies at Lord’s. England won this match. Former player Dale Steyn also came to Lord’s to cheer James Anderson in the England vs West Indies match. Let us tell you, both these players are considered among the best fast bowlers in the world. Both of them have bowled very well for their respective countries and have made and broken many records. As soon as England defeated West Indies by an innings and 114 runs, both James Anderson and Dale Steyn became very emotional. Not only this, Dale Steyn wished James Anderson on his official social media account for his brilliant international cricketing career. James Anderson was also very happy that Dale Steyn was present at Lord’s to support him in his last Test match. Dale Steyn tweeted on his official social media account, ‘It is very difficult to write a person’s entire career in a few lines. Your career was very good. I would like to thank you for being an idol for so many people and giving your best performance. I was also present here and saw you bowling. There are some things one should not miss at all. Best wishes to you James Anderson. Here is Dale Steyn’s tweet: Tough to sum up a man’s entire career in a few sentences.Bud, you have been fantastic. Thank you so much for all these years of incredible inspiration and dramatic duels we’ve had.I was there to watch today. Some things one just shouldn’t miss.Congratulations @jimmy9 — Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) July 12, 2024 Let us tell you, James Anderson took four wickets in his last Test match. He took a total of 704 wickets in his international Test career. James Anderson is the only fast bowler in the world who has taken more than 700 wickets in Tests. There are many players who consider James Anderson as their idol. This excellent fast bowler has taken the wickets of many batsmen and has left his mark not only in Tests but also in ODIs. Apart from Dale Steyn, many other people from the cricket world wished James Anderson for his wonderful cricketing career. 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…
“I am happy and I am proud of the country…” Mohammad Siraj wrote a thank you message to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy
Indian team’s best fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was honored by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on 9 July. Mohammad Siraj (Pic Source-X) Team India brought the ICC trophy home, ending an 11-year drought. Indian players created history by defeating South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. At the same time, the players were warmly welcomed on their return. Meanwhile, when the players of Team India returned to their homes after the program, they were welcomed with great enthusiasm. In this sequence, the best fast bowler of the Indian team, Mohammed Siraj was honored by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on 9 July. During this felicitation ceremony, Mohammed Siraj also gave the Indian team jersey to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. Minister Komatireddy Venkatreddy, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and senior Congress leader Azharuddin participated in this program. Mohammad Siraj thanked Siraj took to his social media account and thanked the CM for the honour and vowed to bring more such victories for the country. “Thank you so much Sir for honouring and appreciating me. It was a pleasure meeting you and I look forward to doing everything in my power to bring glory to the country and our state of Telangana,” Siraj wrote in his post on ‘X’. Thank you so much sir for honouring me and for the appreciation. Im delighted to meet you and looking forward to do everything in my capacity to bring laurels to the country and our Telangana state. — Mohammed Siraj (@mdsirajofficial) July 9, 2024 When will Mohammed Siraj join Team India? India’s youth cricket team is currently touring Zimbabwe for a five-match T20 series. After this, Team India has to play a series of three T20 and three ODI matches against Sri Lanka. For that, the Indian team will leave for Sri Lanka. The T20 series against Sri Lanka will be held at the end of July. The ODI series will start from August 2. However, senior Indian players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jaspreet Bumrah will not be seen playing in this ODI and T20 series. In such a situation, Siraj can become a part of Team India’s squad.
Ravindra Jadeja shared a beautiful old photo with Dhoni and wrote Happy Birthday, it went viral on the internet
MS Dhoni’s 43rd Birthday: Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 43 today on 7 July. Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter) MS Dhoni’s 43rd Birthday: Former captain of the Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni has turned 43 today on 7 July. Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his birthday by cutting a cake with his wife at midnight in Mumbai. During this, Sakshi touched the feet of ‘Captain Cool’ and took his blessings. After this, Sakshi has also shared the video of the birthday celebration on social media. Bollywood actor Salman Khan was also present on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s birthday. He posted a photo on Instagram with the caption ‘Happy Birthday Captain Sahab!’ Dhoni, who usually stays away from the limelight on social media, recently congratulated the Indian team on winning the T20 World Cup. Ravindra Jadeja wishes happy birthday India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shared a throwback photo from the 2023 IPL final and wrote, “Happy birthday to my only favourite in cricket. Mahi bhai, your presence is the greatest gift. Lots of love.” Ravindra Jadeja’s wishes for MS Dhoni. pic.twitter.com/s7rb66R6AF — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 7, 2024 Performance of MS Dhoni- MS Dhoni, popularly known as Thala, has led India to three ICC trophies and Chennai Super Kings to five IPL titles. Dhoni played 350 ODIs in a decade and a half and scored 10,773 runs at an average of 50.58. In Test cricket, he played 90 matches for India and scored 476 runs at an average of 38.09. He has scored 5243 runs in the IPL. Will Dhoni play IPL 2025? This year, CSK team was not able to win the IPL title, after which Dhoni looked extremely disappointed. Also, Mahi played the entire season with an injury and only hit sixes. Now the question is whether Dhoni will be seen playing in IPL 2025 or not? Let us tell you that there is no update about this yet. Dhoni can take some big decision in the coming months.
Former Pakistan captain suddenly retired from international cricket, wrote these things in an emotional post
Maroof has said goodbye to 17 years long cricket career Bismah Maroof of Pakistan. (Photo by Gary Prior-IDI/IDI via Getty Images) Former captain of Pakistan women’s cricket team, Bismah Maroof has suddenly announced her retirement from international cricket. Some time ago he had decided to step down from the captaincy of the team and now Maroof has said goodbye to his 17-year long cricket career. He has given information about his retirement through social media post. Bismah Maroof made an emotional post and wrote, for 17 years cricket has been not just a game but a passion. A dream came true and it was a journey of unlimited growth. With emotions I say goodbye to the journey of representing Pakistan at the international level. In the post, he further thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board, captain, coach, fellow players, support staff, friends and family members for supporting him in this journey. Bismah Maroof also thanked his fans. Pakistan Zindabad! pic.twitter.com/6otSXiXnnI — Bismah Maroof (@maroof_bismah) April 25, 2024 Made debut for Pakistan in 2006 Let us tell you that Bismah Maroof has represented Pakistan in 136 ODI and 140 T-20 matches. In 132 ODI innings, he scored 3369 runs at an average of 29.55, which included 21 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has scored 2893 runs in 134 T-20I innings. This includes 12 half-centuries. Bismah commanded the Pakistan team in 34 ODI matches and 62 T-20 matches. In this, the team won 16 ODIs and 27 T-20 Internationals. Let us tell you that Maroof made his international debut in 2006 against arch-rivals India in Jaipur. She last appeared in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies women’s team at home. In that series, host Pakistan lost 0-3. However, Bismah Marup had scored 91 runs in the series. She is also part of the T20I squad against West Indies Women for the three-match series starting on April 26. But there is a question regarding his availability after his retirement.
