2022 has not been a year to remember for India. As usual, the team failed in the global tournament. However, the regret that burns the Indians over the sadness of failure is the injury of the players. One after the other important player injuries caused worry for Team India. One of them is Jasprit Bumrah. When will this pacer recover and return to the field? That is the question in Indian cricket now.

Bumrah has been included in the squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka starting on January 10. But the bad news came before the game started. Before the start of the first ODI of the series in Guwahati, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) announced that Bumrah would not play. The star pacer did not even go to Guwahati with the team.

Bumrah has been suffering from a back injury since September last year. Since then he has been undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore, India. Bumrah missed an Asia Cup, a T20 World Cup due to this injury. Besides, he could not play in many important series for the national team. His absence has also hurt the Indian team.

Meanwhile, as the audience expressed relief at the news of Bumrah’s return, their anxiety also increased at the news of not playing again. After the Sri Lanka series, India will play a home series against New Zealand. With that series, the possibility of Bumrah’s return to the field appeared. The series will start from January 18. However, Bumrah is not included in the ODI and T20 squads announced by India against QD. When will this pacer of Team India return to the jersey of the national team, it is now a question of crores of rupees.

It should be noted that the ODI World Cup will be held in India this year. After 2011, Indians have not seen the World Cup title again. So, BCCI has made this World Cup a bird’s eye view. Their challenge, for now, is to keep all the important players fit. In order to fight with the full strength team. And getting Bumrah there is very important for India. Bumrah can be Team India’s trump card at home.

The hanging body of the Odisha women’s cricketer was found in the forests of Cuttack. The local police recovered the body with a rope around the neck from the branch of a forest tree. The deceased woman cricketer’s name is Rajshree Swain. First the cricketer went missing, and then his body was found.

Odisha Cricket Association training has started from last January 2. 24 cricketers were present there. Rajashree was also present. However, when the Odisha state party was announced on January 10, Rajshree’s name was not there. Rajshree naturally broke down.. She told his coach that she was going home (Puri) to meet his father.

But she did not go home. Rajshree went missing last January 11. After that she was not even found on the phone, it was not possible to contact her because the phone was switched off. When Rajshree was not found, her coach Pushpanjali Banerjee informed the police station without understanding anything. He filed an FIR at the local police station. And then the local police started an investigation.

A search was conducted in the forest of Cuttack adjacent to the local police station. Police found Rajshree’s scooter and helmet. Then Rajshree’s body was found hanging on a tree branch in that forest. A suicide note is also found with it. Where it is written about his suicide due to mental stress. She was devastated due to his exclusion from the state team. After her sister’s claim was dropped, Rajshree called her sister Jayashree and cried a lot. She was very broken mentally.

This cricketer was mentally depressed as she did not get a chance in the state team. The suicide note hints at that. Rajshree’s death was initially presumed to be a suicide, but her family is not considering it a suicide at all. They alleged that Rajshree did not commit suicide, she was murdered. However, no evidence of murder has been found so far. Investigation is ongoing. The real cause of death of this Indian cricketer may come out after the investigation.

Afghanistan has risen rapidly in the world of cricket. Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujib ur Rahman have become world stars in a very short time. But there are many limitations of cricket in that country. Women are completely banned from playing cricket in the country. This decision has been taken since the Taliban government came to power in Afghanistan. Because of which they have to face criticism.

The Australian Cricket Board has been protesting Afghanistan’s decision on women’s cricket. Despite protesting earlier and not playing a Test match, team Australia has canceled the series. However, against their decision, the Afghans also boycotted the Big Bash. But the former England cricketer Michael Vaughan brought up a different topic.

According to Vaughan, Australia should not play against Afghanistan in the World Cup if they cannot play in the bilateral series. This former England cricketer feels that the tone of protest should be the same everywhere. Along with that, Vaughn brought up one more thing in this context. Australia also played against Afghans in the last Twenty20 World Cup. In a message given on social media, Vaughan threw questions.

In this context, Vaughan wrote, “Won’t Australia play against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup? Didn’t they play against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup at the end of 2022? Of course, there is logic in the question of the English legend. Because, just a few months ago, Australia played a World Cup match against the Afghans. But the bilateral series is full of all objections!

Note that the 2023 ODI World Cup will be held in round robin format. Where the 10 teams of the main stage will play against each other. That is why Afghanistan will definitely face Australia. But if they don’t play there, it will be a loss for Australia. If Australia does not play as per ICC rules, Afghans will get full points. As they are getting in the bilateral series.

The New Zealand cricket team will fly to India after the tour of Pakistan. Busy schedule, that too on foreign soil. Apart from the stress of playing on the field, the cricketers also have travel fatigue. Considering this, some cricketers are withdrawing themselves from the series again. Now Kane Williamson’s name has been added to that list. This batsman is not in T20 team.

It is known that Williamson will return home after the Pakistan series. As a result, New Zealand will play the T20 series against India without their regular captain. That’s why Mitchell Santner has been given the leadership role in this series. Of course, not only Williamson, they are also not getting Team Southee in this series. The star pacer is not playing considering the workload.

Santner’s experience leading the Blackcaps is not new. Although not a permanent captain, he has led the country in 11 T20 matches before. However, most of his matches were against weaker teams like Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. That’s why leading against a strong team like India is quite challenging for Santner.

Meanwhile, New Zealand is not getting many more cricketers due to injuries. Star pacers like Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Adam Neilne and Ben Sears were not included in the T20 squad against India. This series of New Zealand against India will start from January 27. Of course, it remains to be seen how the Blackcaps will do without such an important cricketer.

Note that the remaining two T20 matches of the series will be held on January 29 and February 1 starting on January 27. The three matches of the series will be played in three cities in India. The first match will be played in Ranchi. Then both parties will leave, to Lakshmout. They will play the second match there. The third and final T20 match of the series will be played in Hyderabad.

New Zealand’s T20I squad for India:

 Mitchell Santner (capt), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner 

Kane Williamson’s New Zealand is coming to India after defeating Pakistan at home. Kiwis are very excited after winning the ODI series against Pakistan. After defeating Pakistan, now their target is India. The India-New Zealand series will start from January 18. Kiwis are coming to India with a lot of confidence. However, Lokesh Rahul, one of the batting pillars of Team India, will not be in this series. According to Indian news sources, the wicket-keeper batsman of Team India will not play in this series because of marriage.

The connection between 22-yard cricket and the Bollywood world are not new. 22-yard stars have teamed up with Bollywood actresses at various times. Indian cricket megastar Virat Kohli was previously married to one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood, Anushka Sharma. Apart from this, various pairs of cricket and Bollywood have come into discussion at different times. This time, KL Rahul and Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty are going to marry. It is known that these four hands are going to be united on January 23.

Athiya’s father, Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty, had earlier said that Rahul was finding it difficult to find time for the wedding due to his tight cricket schedule. But in the end, Rahul also asked the Indian Cricket Board for leave for marriage. According to board sources, KL Rahul and Akshar Patel will not be able to attend the New Zealand home series due to family commitments. Rahul is not playing against New Zealand as the board has granted Rahul leave.

The wedding ceremony of this popular couple is expected to be attended by the biggest stars from the world of cricket to the biggest stars of Bollywood. Cricket stars like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya are expected to be present. But due to the series against New Zealand, there is some doubt whether they will be able to attend the wedding ceremony or not.

Top Bollywood actors like Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff, Akshay Kumar will also be seen at the wedding ceremony of Rahul-Athiya couple. The two families have already started the wedding arrangements. Though the wedding is a one day program, the ceremony will continue for a few more days. Turmeric, henna, music ceremony will be held before the wedding. It is known that the wedding of this popular couple will be done in South style. Meanwhile, Rahul-Athiya’s family is in busy around this marriage The fans and supporters of the two stars of the two worlds have already congratulated the two people on social media. Now only waiting for the marriage.