Pujara reached the milestone of 100th Test match

February 19, 2023

Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the best cricketers in India’s Test team. Playing all the innings brilliantly, this batsman has gradually established his place in the team. This reliable batsman of Team India has touched a great milestone in the current Test with Australia. Pujara reached the milestone of 100th Test match. The second match of the ongoing series against Australia is therefore something special for him. At the moment of such achievement, Pujara also talked about a long career.

When asked about any special innings in his 100 Test career, Pujara told reporters about several innings. Apart from the first innings, the Indian star mentioned the first century on foreign soil, century on Australian soil and Gabor’s fighting innings. Pujara also feels that if he could not play an innings of 72 runs in the first Test, it would not have been possible to come this far in the Test.

In this regard, Pujara said in the press conference, “If I didn’t get that run (72 in the first Test), I might not have played Tests again. So it is something special for me. The century against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2014 was a special moment. Against Australia in Chinnashami in 2017. After the century, I went to Adelaide and scored a century. Gabor’s innings of 56 runs is also a very sweet memory of my career.”

Pujara also talked about the tough bowlers in this long career. In this context, the Indian batsman said, “I have batted against many bowlers. I have played against the best bowlers in different parts of the world. I was most afraid of playing England’s James Anderson. Australia’s Pat Cummins is also very difficult. Besides, South Africa’s Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel are scary. .”

Meanwhile, Pujara still considers himself a child of cricket despite having played 100 Tests. The Indian batsman said that he always tries to learn something new. Even as time goes on, the mentality is changing, he said. Pujara feels comfortable with his batting style, innovative shots and fluent cricket. He said in the press conference that this is the reason for success..

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Nannu opened up about Shanto

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Over the past few years in Bangladesh cricket, Nazmul Hossain Shanto has been the most criticized. He has been dropped from the team at various times due to his off form. But every time he was brought back into the team, the selectors faced heavy criticism. Many cricket fans also call him Lord Shanto for his inconsistent performances. Minhajul Abedin Nannu, chief selector of the Bangladesh team, thinks that Shanto is repaying the trust of the selectors.

Shanto is playing for Sylhet Strikers in this season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The left-handed opener was in good form from the start of the tournament. Scored runs consistently with the bat. The consistency which is not seen in the national team. This time it is not only Shantar’s bat that is smiling. He also brought victory to his team. So, Chief Selector is praising him.

Expressing satisfaction with Shanto’s performance, Nannu said, “We have always had faith in him (Shanto). He is performing well now because of everyone’s trust. He is now repaying everyone’s trust. We knew he would come back to run. To maintain this consistency If he can, it will be good for the country. Now he is ready to give his best in international cricket.”

Nannu wants to see not only Shanto but also other cricketers in the long process. He also said, “If any cricketer performs well, I like it. But whoever is included in the national team, there is criticism. But we want those who come to play for the country, to come to play for a long time. Shanto is doing well now. He will also be seen in this form in the team’s jersey.”

It should be noted that Shanto became the highest run scorer in this year’s BPL. He is also the best cricketer of the tournament. He has played for Sylhet in all the matches of the group stage. He played a vital role with the bat at the back as his team made it to the play-offs. In a recent interview, Shanto expressed his hope to drag this form of BPL into the national team. Meanwhile, netizens are praising Shanto on social media for his consistent runs in BPL.

Warner was ruled out of the Delhi Test due to an injury

February 19, 2023

Australia lost to India in the first Test at Nagpur. The Australian team is playing the second Test against India in Delhi hoping to make a big comeback. And in the midst of the Test, the Australian camp was shocked. Australian batsman David Warner dropped from the team. Warner will not be able to enter the field in the Delhi Test. Instead of him, Matt Renesh has been selected.

On the first day of the second Test, a ball from Mohammad Siraj hit David Warner’s helmet. But nothing serious was seen at that time. But he could only score 15 runs. Australia were all out for 263 runs in the first innings of the match. However, after the start of India’s first innings, Warner was not seen fielding. Then on the second day, Cricket Australia received news that Warner will not play the rest of the Test in Delhi.

Matt Renesh will take part in the remaining Tests instead of Warner. He played in the Nagpur Test. But could not do very well. He had to be dropped from the second Test due to failure in two innings with the bat. This time again the door opened for him as Warner was knocked out.

Meanwhile, Warner is looking to lose himself in test cricket. Runs have not been seen with the bat for a long time. He was not in the rhythm even before Australia came to tour India. Warner failed in the rest of the innings except for a double century in an innings against South Africa at home. Even after visiting India, he is unable to do justice to himself. But he has a long experience of playing in India.

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has criticized such form of Warner. He said, “It looks like Warner is totally out of form. He is struggling with the bat. Not only Ashwin, but also Siraj and Shamir. He has been playing cricket on Indian soil for 15 years. He has experience playing here. And It’s definitely not normal for him to lose his rhythm like that.”

Meanwhile, India is leading by 1-0 after winning the first test. Cricket lovers hope that the two teams will present a tense and exciting series. However, The Australian team is in big trouble after losing an experienced cricketer like Warner due to injury.

Silent protest of Scottish cricketers against Lamichan accused of rape

February 19, 2023

2023 World Cup Qualifiers Begin in Nepal There Scotland entered the field against the hosts Nepal. Nepal beat Scotland by 3 wickets. Scotland’s cricketers held a silent protest against Sandeep Lamichhan accused of raping the Nepalese team that day. However, Lamichan’s performance in the match is noteworthy. He took 3 wickets with 27 runs. But cricketers also protested against Lamichhan due to allegations of rape

Scotland went into bat first in the match. They scored 274 runs for 9 wickets. Lamichane took 3 wickets for 27 runs. Nepal won the target with 18 runs in hand. Besides, this controversial leg spinner of Nepal also took 3 wickets in the match against Namibia last Tuesday. But at the end of the match, it was seen that the cricketers shook hands with everyone else in Nepal but did not shake hands with Lamichhan. They deliberately avoided Lamichan.

After that, according to Cricinfo, the cricketers of Scotland and Namibia could not take the game of this cricketer accused of rape normally. The matter has given rise to anger and resentment among them. The Scotland and Namibia cricket boards have previously issued statements on sexual violence before taking to the field. But they said that it is up to them who Nepal will play or who will not play. And ICC has not said anything officially about this.

However, although there was no direct protest from the board of Scotland and Namibia, their players went to the field and did not shake hands with Lamichhan and made a silent protest. Cricinfo also learned that Lamichane had already been informed of the Scottish cricketers’ protest.

It should be noted that Lamichane was banned from cricket by the Nepal Cricket Board after being accused of rape last year. He was also arrested last November. Then he was released on bail in January this year. After that, the Nepal Cricket Board lifted the ban on him and he was returned to the national team for this tournament. The country’s women’s organizations also came forward to protest against Lamichan. This young Nepalese cricketer faced protests from the opponents even after entering the field.

Bavuma is the Test captain of South Africa

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Temba Bavuma is leading the white-ball South African cricket team. While there are many questions about the presence of this top-order batsman in the team, there are strong criticisms about the captaincy. In the last T20 World Cup as well, he had to face severe criticism. But Bavuma, who went ahead and bypassed those criticisms, also got the captaincy of the Test team.

Bavuma has been confirmed as the captain of the Test team by the South African Cricket Board. With this, the responsibility of leading the Proteas in all three formats fell on the shoulders of this batsman. From the upcoming Test series against the West Indies, Bavuma will take the field as the captain in the white jersey. The Protea board has already announced a 15-member strong team for this home series.

However, Bavuma is not interested in leading South Africa in all three formats. In that case, he is willing to resign in any format. It is known that this Protea is stepping down from the T20 captaincy. Because South Africa could not get good results under his leadership in this format in recent times. His team could not get the expected results in the last T20 World Cup.

The new captain will be seen in the upcoming T20 series against the West Indies. But after Bavuma’s resignation, it is not yet known who will lead the team. So far, South Africa has not announced the team for the T20 series. However, there is a possibility of Bavuma being dropped from the T20 team after leaving the leadership. Because, in recent times, he is not in form in this format.

Note that the West Indies will tour South Africa at the end of this month. Where the Caribbean will play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20 matches against the hosts. The match between the two teams will begin on February 28 with a test match. After that, the ODI and T20 series will be held on the field. The matches of this complete series will be held in multiple venues.