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Indian bowling star Shardul Thakur spoke about the struggles of the Men in Blue on the iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2021. Former India fielding coach R Sridhar opened up on why Suryakumar Yadav was backed by the management for captaincy role over Hardik Pandya.
In this article, we will go through all the big news that took place in the world of cricket in last 24 hours.
Very horrible: Shardul Thakur shares Team India's struggles in Australia during historic BGT 2021
Indian bowling star Shardul Thakur spoke about the struggles of the Men in Blue on the iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2021. Team India won their second consecutive BGT where the side was bundled out for 36 in the first Test. From that result, India battled countless adversities to slay the mighty Aussies at their fortress of Gabba in the final Test and emerged victorious. Thakur exposed Australia's horrible treatment during the Gabba Test. The 32-year-old revealed the Indian players were treated poorly and didn't get any housekeeping for 4-5 days. The CSK star also revealed that they needed to change the bedsheets if they wanted clean rooms.
Rishabh Pant’s X account hacked? Fans speculate after wicketkeeper-batter offers to pay “100089 Rupees” if Neeraj Chopra wins gold
Rishabh Pant, Indian keeper-batter on Wednesday, August 7 grabbed the limelight after he took to X (formerly Twitter) to offer a prize sum of INR 100089 if Neeraj Chopra wins a gold medal at the Summer Games. However, seeing this post from Pant, a few even speculated that his account has been hacked while he urges everyone to stand in support for the 26-year-old javelin thrower. He wrote on X, “If Neeraj Chopra win a gold medal tomorrow. I will pay 100089 Rupees to lucky winner who likes the tweet and comment most. And for the rest top 10 people trying to get the attention will get flight tickets. Let’s get support from india and outside the world for my brother,” he wrote in his post on X.
He will be on park for every match: R Sridhar on why Suryakumar Yadav was named captain over Hardik Pandya
Former India fielding coach R Sridhar opened up on why Suryakumar Yadav was backed by the management for captaincy role over Hardik Pandya. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Sridhar said, “The very fact that Surya is someone who will be on the park for every match India is playing and not being bothered about workload monitoring is something which has tilted the scales in his favour, in terms of captaincy. Some of the matches he has captained India, when Rohit and Hardik were not available, has given confidence to the BCCI that he can do an excellent job.”
WATCH: Kieron Pollard’s monstrous six leaves commentators almost injured in The Hundred 2024
Southern Brave veteran Kieron Pollard hit a monstrous six off Haris Rauf delivery in The Hundred 2024, leaving commentators scared. Pollard’s six against the Welsh Fire in the game in Cardiff on Monday, August 5, gave the commentators a major scare. Pollard, known for his destructive batting and thundering boundaries, came in to bat at five, after the top order managed to cross the 100-run mark in 75 deliveries in the first innings. During the 84th delivery of the first innings of the game, Welsh Fire bowler Haris Rauf delivered a short-length ball that went up to Kieron Pollard’s chest height. Pollard attempted to pull it but didn’t get a proper hold of it. The ball carried over the ropes due to its fast pace and hit the commentary box, where former cricketers including Robert Croft and Kumar Sangakkara were seated. The ball almost hit the commentators, leaving Croft extremely scared.
Bangladesh’s upcoming tour of Pakistan in doubts amidst civil unrest: Reports
The upcoming tour of Bangladesh to Pakistan is likely to be affected amidst the ongoing high-voltage political drama in the country. Notably, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign from her post and she escaped the country. Bangladesh’s senior men’s team is set to play a two-Test away series against Pakistan from August 21. The first Test between the team is scheduled from August 21 to 25, and the other Test is scheduled from August 30 to September 3 in Rawalpindi. However, with such volatile scenes going on in Bangladesh, their upcoming series seems to be in jeopardy. According to NDTV, a source close to PCB informed that the PCB even offered the Bangladesh Cricket Board (PCB) to fly out the Test squad to Rawalpindi at the earliest to ensure that the series is played as scheduled.
Was with team for 3 years, luck wasn’t on our side: Rahul Dravid opens up on T20 World Cup 2024
Former India head coach and cricketer Rahul Dravid opened up on T20 World Cup 2024 win and said that he was with the team for almost three years and came near to many big wins but didn’t have luck on his side. Dravid said, “I was with the team for 2.5-3 years, and we came close to winning a big tournament but couldn’t cross the finishing line. We made it to the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup and played the finals of the World Test Championship and the 50-over World Cup. In those situations, you need a bit of luck, but it didn’t happen. However, we finally managed to win a T20 World Cup, and the luck was with us.”
