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The upcoming white-ball series between Afghanistan and Bangladesh is set to be postponed. The bilateral was to be held in Greater Noida later this month but will moved to a later date with the cricket boards of both countries reaching a mutual agreement.
Continuing in India, PM Narendra Modi met and interacted with the Indian cricket team at his residence on Thursday, July 4. Team India arrived home after defeating and winning the T20 World Cup after a long gap of 17 years.
In this article, we will go through all the big cricket news that took place on Thursday, July 4.
Major cricket events that happened on Thursday, July 4
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh white-ball series postponed due to weather: Reports
The upcoming white-ball series between Afghanistan and Bangladesh is set to be postponed. The bilateral was to be held in Greater Noida later this month but will moved to a later date with the cricket boards of both countries reaching a mutual agreement. The Board of Control for Cricket in India approved Afghanistan to host their home games in India. However, according to multiple media reports, the BCB requested Afghanistan to reschedule as the weather could hinder the series. Both boards are reportedly working on finding the best window for the whiteball series.
PM Modi meets T20 World Cup 2024 winners at residence in Delhi; poses with trophy
Indian PM Narendra Modi met and interacted with the Indian cricket team at his residence on Thursday, July 4. Team India arrived home after defeating and winning the T20 World Cup after a long gap of 17 years. The Men in Blue received a warm welcome from fans and BCCI on landing in Delhi and later met the Indian PM for breakfast. In a video by ANI, the team members along with outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid and BCCI officials Jay Shah and Roger Binny, could be seen interacting with Modi at his official residence. Not only this, but Modi also posed with the team and the coveted trophy.
MS Dhoni celebrates wedding anniversary with wife Sakshi; latter shares throwback collage
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 14th wedding anniversary with his wife Sakshi on Thursday, July 4. The two-time World Cup-winning captain cut the cake and celebrated another year of his and Sakshi’s marital life. The fan club of Dhoni's IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings, shared a video of the couple cutting a cake. The video was captioned, “Happy 15th Wedding Anniversary MS Dhoni and Sakshi.”
Pakistan to play white-ball series in Zimbabwe
Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe later this year for a limited-overs series in November and December, for three T20Is and three ODIs. The Queens Sports Club will host all the matches in Bulawayo. The series will start with ODI matches on 24, 26 and 28 November while the T20Is will be played on 1, 3 and 5 December. The Men in Green last toured Zimbabwe in 2020-21 and won the T20I series 2-1 and comprehensively won the test series as well by a margin of 2-0.
Charl Langeveldt takes charge as Zimbabwe bowling coach
Former South Africa quick Charl Langeveldt is the new bowling coach of the Zimbabwe men's national team. The former Zimbabwe batter Stuart Matsikenyeri, who had been Chevron's interim head coach will be the fielding coach. Langeveldt and Matsikenyeri will join Justin Sammons and newly appointed assistant coach Dion Ebrahim ahead of the five-match T20I series against India.
Applaud a guy who brought us back into games again and again: Kohli on Bumrah
Indian batting great Virat Kohli praised fast bowling extraordinaire Jasprit Bumrah for his consistent efforts through the country's victorious T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. Kohli, speaking at the World Cup trophy celebration, said, "Like everyone in the stadium [here], we also felt at one point if it is going to slip away again, but what happened in those [last] five overs was truly, truly special. You know what I'd like everyone to do is applaud a guy who brought us back into games again and again and again in this tournament. What he did in those last five overs, bowling two out of the last five overs, it was phenomenal. A huge round of applause for Jasprit Bumrah, please."
Shubman was the first to call me as soon as my name came out: Abhishek Sharma
Indian youngster Abhishek Sharma spoke about how Shubman Gill, Indian captain for the Zimbabwe tour, was the first person call to him after he was selected to make his India debut. “Shubman was the first to call me as soon as my name came out,” Abhishek recalled speaking on a video released by BCCI. I got a lot of calls and love. It was a big thing for me. When I went home I saw that everyone was already giving interviews! I hadn’t even come into the picture and all my family members were giving interviews (laughs). I think that was one moment I’ll always remember,” he added.
