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Mayank Agarwal And Cheteshwar Pujara Polled In 100-Runs After Early Dismissal Of Rohit Sharma In 2nd Test Day 1 Match

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The opening-day of 2nd Test between India and South Africa saw early dismissal of Rohit Sharma but Mayank Agarwal and CheteshwarPujara put India in a dominant position by putting in 100-runs together. South Africa also made a change in bowling order. It brought spinners at both the ends.

Highlights of the match

  • Playing at 37, CheteshwarPujara went ahead for a big one into the mid-wicket stands. He took a lose ball by SenuranMuthuswany to hit a six.
  • Captain Faf du Plessis brought Anrich Nortje to test the strength of Mayank Agarwal in facing bouncers. But Mayank hit back-to-back boundaries and put Indian score over 100-runs.
  • Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj brought South Africa back to game with a couple of tight overs but this success was short-lived as soon as Pujara pick up a boundary and took India past the 90-run mark.
  • Anrich Nortje tried hard to break the 2nd wicket partnership of Indian batsmen. He wanted to take advantage of Mayank’s weakness against short-pitched balls.
  • Mayank Agarwal made his 4th half-century in Test Cricket. This Karnataka batsman proved cricket after taking lead from Rohit Sharma. Early dismissal of Rohit made the South African team jubilant but Mayank who already had a double-hundred in Vizag test gave a strong base to Indian team.

The second-wicket batsmen did a great job together by keeping the bowlers at a bay. Post lunch, they started looking for some bad balls to play boundaries to add more runs to the Indian score.

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India vs South Africa Women ODI Cricket: Mithali Raj Says High Score Necessary To Popularize Women Cricket In India

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Indian cricket team of women suffered a blow just before the first One Day International (ODI) against South Africa. A key player of the team was retired hurt and ruled out of the series. But the good thing is that the Indian skipper is in high spirits to popularize women’s cricket in India.

Press briefing of Indian skipper Mithali Raj

Captain of Indian women’s cricket team, Mithali Raj, predicted that the ODI series with South Africa would be “very competitive.” She further stressed her point that the women’s cricket matches had to be high scoring in order to popularize women’s cricket. She was addressing the press ahead of the first ODI in Vadodara.

Smriti Mandhana retired hurt

A fracture in her right toe made Smriti Mandhana unfit for playing the series. She was ruled out of the entire series but a final call on her ouster would be taken only after an assessment by physios in NCA. She needs an MRI but that is possible only after the swelling is controlled.

Head coach Woorkeri Raman speak for Smriti Mandhana

The head coach is still uncertain whether Smriti would be able to play but the coach would take a decision only after receiving a detailed medical report from physios. She said that it was difficult to give any timeline for her recovery.

India vs Africa ODIcricket series

The two teams would play a series of three limited over matches starting from October 9. The first match will be played at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara.

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India Scored 91 At Lunch On Day 1 Of 1st Test With South African At Visakhapatnam

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Virat Kohli decided to bat first and his decision was proved wise as India scored 91 runs without losing any wicket in the first day of the first test match at Visakhapatnam with South Africa.

India chooses to bat

Both the openers of Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal played well scoring 50 and 39 runs respectively. Skipper Virat Kohli took the decision of batting first without any hesitation despite knowing that South Africa has a strong bowling line. Confident of taking a lead, he allowed his opening batsmen to play freely and score as much as they can.

South African bowlers troubled India

There were some anxious moments in the first half of the match with South African spinners Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander almost tied the Indian batsmen on the pitch. But then the ball was new. Indian batsmen remained defensive until they got hold of the ball.

Rohit Sharma scored 50

Rohit displayed beautiful foot movement in the second half of the match. He hit a couple of sixers on the spinning ball and scored his 50 runs. It was his 11th 50 and first as an opener.

Mayank Agarwal not-out at 39

His role was more supportive than aggressive. He let Rohit Sharma to charge while baffling the bowlers with his defensive batting style.

South African bowling

Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander together bowled 8 overs out of which 3 overs were maiden. They gave a total of 19 runs. Their economy was 2.25.

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Could World Test Championship Revive Test Cricket?

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The International Cricket Council almost removed ODIs from the newly released the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the cycle till 2022. The new FTP has limited the maximum number of ODIs in bilateral series to three but the number of T20s has been shot up.

Highlights of FTP

Revival of ODIs

ICC has been aggressive in its approach to promote T20s but it says that the new format would help in globalizing the sport. Presently, ICC is putting little focus on ODIs but the popular format could see resurgence before the 2023 World Cup. Also, ICC has suggested a minimum number of games format to make a new qualification system. But ICC won’t interfere in bilateral series played between two countries.

Test Cricket and World Test Championship

Starting World Test Championship is a great idea but it is still at its nascent stage. But ICC is trying to find a solution to questions like number of matches played and point system. The latter issue is raised in the Ashes series between India and West Indies where people accused ICC of disparity.

Uniformity in cricket

ICC stands for uniformity but the present FTP puts more focus on T20 and Test Cricket. The world body hops to make the next FTP more uniform than the present.

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Adam Gilchrist Bats For Rohit Sharma

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Former Aussie cricketer Adam Gilchrist threw his weight behind Indian batsman Rohit Sharma terming him as a reliable player for Test matches. He came out in open defense of selection committee chairman MSK Prasad who’s facing questions regarding Rohit’s selection as an opener batsman for Test matches.

Why Rohit Sharma’s selection in Test team is questioned?

Rohit Sharma plays in the middle order in One-Day cricket but he’s never scored well in longer format. He got an opportunity to play two Test matches in Australia but missed both the tests – first test due to injury and second miss due to birth of his child. Also, he’s dropped from the team after a poor show of 78 runs in four innings in South Africa in 2018.

Why does Adam Gilchrist favor Rohit Sharma?

Adam Gilchrist is himself a star cricketer. He was a former wicketkeeper cum batsman for Australian team. Adam Gilchrist made a frank opinion that is just the opposite of public image of Rohit Sharma. Gilchrist said that he had played with Rohit Sharma in IPL and that Rohit is capable of performing in a long format. He further said that Rohit Sharma could become an opener in Test match, if Rohit wanted to do so.

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Former Indian Skipper Sourav Ganguli Declares India VS New Zealand ICC 2019 First Semi-Final Declared A Tactical Blunder By Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli Could Have Led India To Sunday 14 Final

The Men in Blue lost to the Black Caps in the first semi-final of ICC 2019 in Manchester on 10 July 2019. Indian team was knocked out in a modest 240 run chase by the New Zealand pace battery.

Sky remain overcast throughout the match and rain forced it into the reserve day. It was clear from the start that it wasn’t a batting wicket but Kiwis managed to get 239 after losing 8 wickets in 50 overs.

Indian team was aware about the bowling wicket but took no lessons from the warmup fixture with Kiwis that India lost. The New Zealand pace battery spearheaded by Trent Boult and Matt Henry rattled the top 3 batsmen of India including the skipper Virat Kohli the first three overs.

After the loss of skipper, the team lost control over the game but the captain didn’t try to strengthen the team position by changing the batting order. MS Dhoni was sent on number seven when the team could take advantage of his experience by sending him on fourth or fifth position.

Together MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja rekindled the hope of Indian team and fans but the loss of Jadeja on a slow bowl by Trent Boult shattered the hopes. MS Dhoni reclaimed the ground with his 50 but lost in the rush to retain the strike.

Indian lost the match to New Zealand by 18 runs as none from the team could face the pace attack of Kiwis. The Men in Blue were bundled to the pavilion in 49.3 overs.

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Mohammed Shami wife put domestic Violence case against him & court issues arrest warrant!

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The district court Alipore has released the arrest warrant for Mohamed Shami and his brother Hasid Ahmed as well. Mohammed’s wife Hasin Jahan file domestic case.

Mohammed Shami is a famous fast bowler of India, and the district gives him 15 days for surrender.

Where is Shami right now and what’s the matter?

Right now Shami is in Jamaica as the part of India’s cricket team Squad. Shami and his brother were booked Under IPC section 498A for domestic violence.

Last year, this entire matter got great headlines and this year as well. Hasin was taken into police custody by UP police when she went to her house in Amroha. For more information please visit our latest trending News

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Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium now called as Arun Jaitely stadium!

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After the demise of Arun Jaitely, the former finance minister of India of BJP had received anenormous honor when the Delhi district cricket association renamed the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium with Arun Jaitely stadium.

This decision was announced after the funeral of Arun Jaitely in the presence of top leaders. Rajat Sharma said the Arun Jaitely contribution in the development of this stadium was indefinable. It was Arun Jaitely who made possible for the cricket players like Virat Kohli, Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, and more to make India proud today.

He was the best man and no one is like him today, said Rajat Sharma.

After the announcement of renamed Kotla stadium, the news going viral in every news channels and social media.

History of Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium

It was built in the 14th century. At that time, the citadel was a part of Firozabad, which is the fifth city developed by Feroz Shah Tughlaq in Delhi.

Firozabad was the first city which was built near the bank of Yamuna River. This city was gorgeously designed and developed and became an archetype of Mughal forts. For more information please visit our latest trending News

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PCB Receives Threat Mail For Indian Cricket Team In West Indies

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Pakistan Cricket Control Board (PCB) received a threat mail for Indian cricket team from an anonymous account on Friday, August 16. The mail read that the Indian cricket team was in imminent danger of a threat attack in West Indies where it was playing a series of matches.

Threat mail

The PCB said that the threat mail has no mention of any terror group or any other hint of the terror attack on Indian cricket team. But PCB took a serious note of it and alerted the International Cricket Council (ICC) about the mail. The Indian cricket board BCCI also received a copy of the mail within 24 hours.

India’s response to the mail

BCCI apprised the Union Home Ministry about the threat to Indian cricket team in Antigua, West Indies. The Indian embassy in Antigua is sent an alert message and the Mumbai police was asked to take stock of the situation. The Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra was updated about the mail and security of Indian cricket team boosted on the foreign soil.

On contacting PCB, it said that it didn’t comment on safety and security issues of cricketers. It further maintained that its role was to apprise the international community about the threat mail and that it was prompt in its action.

Present situation

The probe into the mail is on but there is no development on the issue. Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team is said to be in safe hands in the West Indies and there would be no change in their schedule. For more information please visit our latest trending News

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Ashes 2019 Batsman Steve Smith Is The New Don Bradman Of Australia

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Australian batsman Steve Smith made a stunning return from 12-month ban for a ball-tempering scandal. His 144 and 142 runs inning played a crucial role in Australia’s 251-run win over England in the first Test at Edgbaston.

Comparison with Bradman

It is the greatest score hit by any Australian batsman after Bradman considered The Don of batting. With an average of 62.96 in 20 innings, Smith is placed second to Bradman whose batting average was 99.94.

Smith remained out of cricked for 12-moths due to a ban and missed cricked due to World War II.

Bradman made his century in his first Test century in 1947 while playing against England in Brisbane followed by 234 in second Test in Sydney. Smith scored 200-runs in an Ashes Test to equal Bradman.

Bradman’s favourite pull

Some experts consider Bradman’s stance as a minor imperfection in his batting. He used to pick his bat from between his feet instead of the backfoot that was the norm those days.

Smith’s stance on creases

The 30-year old batsman shuffles across the crease before taking the final stand. Also, he keeps his laces taped because he doesn’t want to see the laces while batting. This approach makes him susceptible to get lbw but he scored 5-centuries with an average of 139 in the last six Tests in Ashes.

Neil Harvey on Smith

Harvey 90, the only surviving member of Bradman’s team that won the 1948 Ashes in England, places Smith equal to his captain Bradman but shies away from comparing the two – Bradman and Smith. For more information please visit our latest trending News

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