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I ll Tell Grandkids... : Head s Compliment For Ind Star. Not Kohli, Rohit Australia batter Travis Head feels Jasprit Bumrah will go down as one of the greatest fast bowlers to play the game and said he ll proudly tell his grandchildren about the formidable challenge of facing the Indian pace maestro. Bumrah reinforced his status as the best bowler in the world with a stunning performance in the opening Test in Perth which India won by 295 runs. Jasprit will go down as probably one of the greatest fast bowlers to play the game. I think we re finding that at the moment -- how challenging he can be, and it s nice to play against that, Head told reporters on Monday.
It s gonna be nice to go back and look at your career and go tell the grandkids that you faced him. So not a bad series of playing with him. Hopefully I ll face a few more times, but he is as being challenging, he added.
Bumrah, who was captaining the visiting side, led from the front with a match-haul of 8/72, including several pivotal wickets, showcasing his exceptional form. His stellar performance was a testament to his remarkable consistency this year.
Earlier this year, he was named Player-of-the-Series in the T20 World Cup, where he played a key role in India s title-winning campaign.
Head was the sole Australian batter to get a fifty in Perth as the top order comprising the likes of Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne struggled but the explosive middle-order batter is certain his teammates won t be approaching him for tips.
They are not coming to me for batting tips, that s for sure. Everyone goes about it in different ways. We ll have a chat over the next three or four days.
“(Bumrah) is so unique, and that s with any of the bowlers, really. Every (batter) picks up different cues and goes about it in a different way. The Australian squad reconvened on Monday after a short break.
The two sides will now play a pink ball Test in Adelaide from Friday at the same venue where India were all out for 36 in their previous visit in 2020.
Recalling that match, Head said, I remember that it was a quick test, so it was good. We got to enjoy all of the bits of Adelaide afterwards.
It ll be nice to do that again. Don t know if we can revisit. It wouldn t take very long to watch it. I don t think that will happen this week. While India played a day-night pink-ball game against the Prime Ministers XI over the weekend, Australia last played a pink ball Test in January.
It s been a long time since we played one (pink ball), India got another look at it last night. Everyone s well experienced enough, especially that team as well, that in your international level.
I think you can accustomed to things pretty quickly. I don t think it ll take them long to be prepared for it, and same as us.
No divide in the team
Head asserted that there is no divide between Australia s struggling batting and the bowling unit. A possible rift within the team was suggested following a comment from Josh Hazlewood during the first Test.
We hold high expectations for both sides (batting and bowling) and it s a very individualised sport, Head said.
So batters, we want to hold our own - we know how good our bowlers have been for us in the past and they ve got us out of trouble a lot. As a batting group, we know that if we get enough runs on the board, we put ourselves in a great position.
As a batter myself, I try to take a whole lot of pride in what I do, and knowing that if I can set it up for the big boys, that they can knock it down for us, so definitely no divide, Head said.
Australia have dealt with adversity well
Head backed the Australians to bounce back from their horror show in Perth.
This team has dealt with adversity well. The small amount that we have had in the last three or four years, we have played well.
We ve had some challenging times and a couple of challenging Tests last year. We didn t have a very good week. That s fine. But we have got four more opportunities to do it, we will crack on as we do, as we have done for the last few years.
Over the last couple of years, there s a lot of teams that lost the first Test or gone down in the series and brought it back and played really well.
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Rohit Should Bat At No.6 : Gambhir, BCCI Sent Blunt Message On 2nd Test XI Former Indian cricket team selector Devang Gandhi believes that skipper Rohit Sharma should bat at No. 6 instead of opening the innings in the second Test match against Australia in Adelaide starting December 6. Rohit missed the first Test match as he decided to stay back in India following the birth of his second child but the star batter will be returning to the side for the second Test match. However, he failed to perform well in the the pink-ball warm-up game against Prime Minister s XI on Sunday at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. During a recent interview, Gandhi said that Rohit will be a good option in the middle order for India and considering the fact that he started his career at No. 6, it will not a major problem.
In fact, I feel Rohit should come in at No. 6, because Rishabh Pant, too, has shaped up very well at 5…The left-right combo, too, can be maintained that way, Gandhi told Times of India. It becomes difficult if a middle-order batter tries to become an opener in the latter stages of his career. But it will not be difficult for an opener to go in the middle-order, especially for Rohit, who started as a No. 6 batter for India.
Incidentally, the last time Rohit batted at No. 6 was during the 2018-19 tour of Australia. The right-handed batter ended up scoring 37, 1, 63* and 5 in the two matches in Melbourne and Adelaide.
Earlier, Rohit said that he was pleased with their curtailed warm-up game time after defeating the Australian Prime Minister s XI by six wickets at the Manuka Oval on Sunday.
The opening day of the two-day pink-ball match was washed out due to rain and the match was reduced to 46-over per side with more rain on the second day of the encounter.
With Shubman Gill scoring a half-century after missing the first Test due to a left thumb injury and Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul retaining their spot as openers despite Rohit s return, India ticked all boxes before heading to the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, starting on December 6.
“Yeah, it was fantastic. We got what we wanted as a group. But we were a little unlucky that we didn t get the whole game. It was washed out the other day. But whatever time we got, we tried to make the most of it, and we got pretty much out of what we had in front of us,” Rohit said after the match.
(With IANS inputs)
Amid Talk Of India vs Pak In Dubai, UAE Ambassador Says : Why Woudn t... UAE Ambassador to India, Abdulnasser Alshaali, stated that UAE is open to hosting the blockbuster cricket match between the two arch-rivals India and Pakistan amid the uncertainty going around the ICC Champions Trophy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made its stance clear about not travelling to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. On the other hand, the PCB has been firm about hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan.
In the latest development, on Sunday, sources told Geo News a new formula has been formed by which India would play all their ICC matches, which are supposed to be played in Pakistan, in Dubai. Along with this, Pakistan will also play their matches in Dubai which are scheduled to be played in India. According to Geo News, this formula will be applicable for the next three years, starting from the Champions Trophy 2025.
With discussions going over the best possible way to host the tournament, Abdulnasser Alshaali expressed the desire to host the action-packed clash in UAE. Why wouldn t we? We have always hosted such games. We will continue to host such games. The UAE is open for business and open for sports, UAE Ambassador Abdulnasser Alshaali told ANI when asked if the UAE would be willing to host the India and Pakistan Champions Trophy match.
On Friday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) held a meeting with all the members to decide the fate of the Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan next year.
On Saturday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PPCB) chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, maintained Pakistan s stance and dismissed the idea of organising the tournament in a hybrid model while suggesting a new formula could be formed.
We will do what s best for cricket. It s definitely not a hybrid formula, but if a new formula is formed, it will be an equal one. We will not allow one-sided decisions [...] decisions should be made based on equality, Naqvi told reporters in Dubai on Saturday, as quoted from a video posted by PCB media on X.
Due to strained political relations between the two nations, India has not toured Pakistan since 2008, when they participated in the Asia Cup. The two arch-rivals last played a bilateral series in 2012-13 in India, comprising white-ball matches. After that, India and Pakistan have primarily faced each other in ICC tournaments and Asia Cups.
Last Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal cited BCCI s statement about security concerns. During the press briefing, Jaiswal stated that it is unlikely that the Indian team would cross the border to play in Pakistan.
India Get Gambhir Boost, To Return On This Date And Take Big Selection Call India head coach Gautam Gambhir will rejoin the Rohit Sharma-led squad in Australia on Tuesday following his return from the home country. Gambhir has missed the two-day tour game against the Australian Prime Minister s XI as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series to attend to some personal matters. Gambhir, who had flown to India due to personal reasons, is set to rejoin the team in Australia on Tuesday, as per a report in ESPNcricinfo.
Gambhir missed the two-day pink-ball tour game against the Australian Prime Minister s XI in Canberra, which was reduced to a limited-overs match due to rain, and had left the touring party on November 26, the scheduled final day of the first Test in Perth.
In his absence, support staff members Abhishek Nayar, Ryan ten Doeschate and Morne Morkel oversaw the team s training and preparations for the tour match, which India won by six wickets. Harshit Rana (4-44) and Shubman Gill (50 off 62 balls) made crucial contributions for India in the day-night fixture.
The Indian team arrived in Adelaide from Canberra on Monday afternoon and will have three practice sessions - out of which two will be under lights on Tuesday and Thursday before the pink-ball Test match at Adelaide Oval starting on December 6.
Gambhir now faces critical selection discussions ahead of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India will welcome back full-time captain Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. Jasprit Bumrah had captained the side in Rohit s absence, leading India to a dominant 295-run win.
Gill, who was sidelined for the Perth Test due to a fractured thumb sustained during training, is also back in contention. If Rohit and Gill are brought into the playing XI, likely replacing Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel, the team management must address the opening combination. Yashasvi Jaiswal and K.L. Rahul forged a double-century stand as openers in Perth s second innings, making a strong case to retain their partnership.
The pink-ball tour game in Canberra, though not a full-fledged contest, hinted at Jaiswal and Rahul continuing as openers, Gill slotting in at No. 3, and Rohit batting in the middle-order behind Virat Kohli. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is another certainty in the middle order.
To Counter Jasprit Bumrah, Australia Prescribed Left Leaning Simple Swap Unarguably the No. 1 pacer in the world, Jasprit Bumrah has wreaked havoc with the ball in Australia, sending chills down batters spine with the red cherry in his hand. Courtesy of Bumrah s superlative show in Perth, India are already 1-0 up against Australia in the 5-match series. Learning from Australia s mistakes and Bumrah s abilities, former England captain Michael Vaughan has come up with a simple plan to counter the Indian pace icon. Vaughan wants the England team to be prepared for Bumrah ahead of their 2025 tour.
England are scheduled to travel India for a long series, comprising of 5 Tests, 5 T20Is and three ODIs. With Bumrah a vital player for India in all three formats, Vaughan wants England to make some simple changes in their batting unit.
I think that simple swap is perfect for the year England have coming up. In one Test in Australia, I ve seen live why England need another left-hander in the top three. Jasprit Bumrah fizzily arcs the ball into the right-hander s pads with the brand new ball, and caused absolute carnage for the likes of Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith. Left-handers are better suited to facing Bumrah, Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
It would be handy to have Stokes at No 3 in Australia, too, because the extra left-hander might tempt Australia to use Nathan Lyon earlier, which in turn means the quicks are not bowling in the short window that the ball swings, he added.
Stokes was crucial to England s victory against New Zealand in the first Test, which concluded on Sunday. However, the England skipper batted at the No. 7 spot for the team, scoring 80 runs off 146 deliveries. But, when the England team tours India next year, Vaughan wants the all-rounder to take up a much-advanced role in the batting order.
IPL 2025: England s Jacob Bethell Excited To Link Up With King Kohli At RCB England s young star Jacob Bethell is looking forward to playing alongside Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and India stalwart Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. Bethell became RCB s latest acquisition in the recent IPL 2025 mega auction for Rs 2.6 crore. The 21-year-old attracted bids from Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings but both franchises failed to overcome RCB s resolve. Bethell will link up with his England teammates Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone at RCB but it is Virat he is most excited to rub shoulders with. It s a bit of a given, isn t it? Virat! He s a great of the game so... King Kohli, Bethell said, with a wry smile, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.
The cash-rich league has been a platform for budding talents to absorb the experience and implement it in taking their game to new heights. Even Bethell is looking to go into the IPL and walk away with a wealth of experience.
Any kind of overseas player that s gone over there has come back with a wealth of experience, he added.
Bethell was used at the number three spot instead of Ollie Pope, who regularly features in the top of the batting order for England in the opening Test against New Zealand.
As a result, Pope, who was put in charge of keeping the wicket, was downgraded to the number six spot. After his innings-saving 77 on Day 2, Pope informed about his plans to make the number three spot his own.
But Bethell hopes to have a chance to continue in the number three spot as his game perfectly suits the demands of the position.
I like batting up the order so, yeah, I was really happy that opportunity arose. I ve always wanted to bat in the top four so three is perfect, he said.
I think my game is fit to play any style. On Sunday we saw a bit more of an attacking style. I can also absorb a bit of pressure, so I m sure at times in my career there will be times to do that as well, he added.
In his debut Test for England, Bethell fell flat in the first innings after managing just 10 from 34 deliveries. He battled hard for survival on the field but it was up to no avail.
His struggles eventually ended after he nicked the ball away to wicketkeeper Tom Blundell off Nathan Smith. In the second innings, he looked more assured of himself and fired an unbeaten 50 in just 37 balls which took England to a comfortable 8-wicket success over New Zealand.
That s part of the game, isn t it? I saw it [as] if I got through to lunch, it looked like a different pitch after lunch. It does help when you ve got Harry Brook batting, he makes it look quite easy, Bethell said about his outing in the first innings.
I think it could have been a different story, I battled hard and unluckily didn t make it through to lunch but another day you get through and go on to make a big one, he added.
With England, 1-0 up in the series, securing the three-Test affair would certainly be something that they would eye in the second match, beginning on December 6 in Wellington.
I m Good To Go : Mitchell Marsh Ahead Of Pink Ball Test Against India Australia s seam bowling all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has allayed concerns about his injury, declaring himself good to go for the pink ball second Test against India, which begins on December 6. The 33-year-old had felt discomfort after bowling after bowling 19.3 overs in the opening Test, which Australia lost by 295 runs at Perth, but Marsh has confirmed his fitness ahead of the second Test at Adelaide Oval. Australia had included uncapped Tasmania all-rounder Beau Webster in the squad due to doubts over Marsh s fitness. However, Marsh has assured that he is ready for the challenge.
Asked about any fitness concerns, Marsh told Channel Nine: The body s all good, yep. Nah, nah, I m good to go. I ll be there, he added after arriving in Adelaide on Monday.
This news will come as a boost for Australia, who are also dealing with the absence of senior pacer Josh Hazlewood, who pulled out of the pink ball Test due to a side strain.
In Hazlewood s absence, pacer Scott Boland could join Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins in the pace attack.
Marsh, who has been managing a recurring ankle injury, also underwent surgery that saw him miss parts of the 2022-23 summer. While his bowling workload has been limited, his primary role has been as a specialist batter.
Since returning to the Test side following a memorable century in last year s Ashes, Marsh has accumulated 803 runs at an average of 44.61 in 11 matches.
In Perth, he scored 47 off 67 balls, emerging as the only Australian batter apart from Travis Head (89) to put up a fight in the opening Test.
From Is He Ready To Most Impressive : Gavaskar U-Turn On India Star Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian cricket team captain, is highly impressed with the performance of the side in the first Test against Australia. Playing without regular captain Rohit Sharma, the side notched a memorable win over Australia in Perth with Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli stepping up. But the most impressive performance, according to Gavsakar, came from debutant allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Reddy scored 41 and 38* while also taking a wicket.
...the most impressive innings was from Nitish Reddy. He showed an awareness of what was required which belied the fact that he was making his Test debut. Even in the first innings, he displayed a refreshing grasp of scoring opportunities and ended up as the top scorer. His bowling too came in handy, and his fielding was outstanding. Here is a man for the future, Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
However, on Day 1 of the 1st Test, Gavaskar had doubted whether Reddy was ready for Test cricket. I would have thought that on these Australian wickets, there are big boundaries, so I thought you would have gone with both of them (R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja). But this is a new management, new thinking. They have gone with Nitish Kumar Reddy, who is a promising cricketer, make no mistake about that. But is he ready for Test cricket? he had said during commentary.
Gavaskar, in his latest assessment, also praised Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul.
This time India goes to Adelaide, having once again proven all the experts wrong in Perth with a performance that can be ranked in the top 10 victories in recent times. Jasprit Bumrah led from the front with a bowling effort that would have tested the greatest of batters across eras. He was constantly at them, and there was hardly a delivery that the batters could relax against, as he asked uncomfortable questions regularly. While Bumrah definitely had help from the pitch, the way the batters batted on an unfamiliar surface was most heartening, Gavaskar wrote.
That young Yashasvi Jaiswal showed he is a quick learner was evident by the straightness of his bat at the start of the second innings. As he settled down with wonderful guidance from K.L. Rahul at the other end, one could see the Aussie shoulders sagging at the inevitability of another big hundred from this prodigy. Their heads drooped even more as Virat Kohli cashed in on the solid platform set by the opening pair to get another century in Australia.
Mohamed Amaan Shines As India Beat Japan By 211 Runs In Under-19 Asia Cup Mohamed Amaan led from the front with an unbeaten century, while KP Karthikeya and opener Ayush Mhatre made fifties to hand India a comfortable 211-run victory over minnows Japan in the Under-19 Asia Cup on Monday. Amaan slammed an unbeaten 122 off just 118 balls, a knock studded with only seven boundaries, after India were invited to bat. Besides Amaan, Karthikeya made 57 off 49 balls with the help of five fours and one six, while Mhatre s fiery 29-ball 54-run knock featured six boundaries and four hits over the fence. C Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 not out), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks to help India post a mammoth 339 for 6 in their 50 overs.
Hugo Kelly (2/42) and Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake (2/84) took two wickets each for Japan.
It was an easy outing for the Indians, as they restricted Japan to 128 for 8, securing their first win in Group A.
However, the Indians will be a little disappointed, as they failed to bowl out Japan.
After picking up two wickets earlier in the day, Kelly returned as Japan s top-scorer with a gritty 50 off 111 balls. Charles Hinze remained unbeaten on 35.
For India, Karthikeya (2/21), Hardik Raj (2/9), and Chetan Sharma (2/14) shared six wickets between them.
India had lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by 43 runs in their tournament opener.
India will play United Arab Emirates in their final group game on Wednesday.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled for December 6, with the final slated for December 8.
Watch: Hardik Turns Beast Mode On, Slams 28 Runs In Single Over In SMAT India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was in red hot batting form as Baroda beat Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy on Friday in Indore. Hardik hit a quickfire 47 off just 23 balls, including 28 runs in a single over off Parvez Sultan, to help Baroda chase down Tripura s mediocre total of 109/9 in just 11.2 overs. The former India captain hit 4 towering sixes and a solitary four in the 10th over of Baroda s innings at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
Hardik has been in sensational form for Baroda in the ongoing season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In four matches, the 31-year-old has managed scores of 74*, 41*, 69 and 47. He is second leading run-scorer in the tournament with 231 runs, only behind India teammate Tilak Varma, who has amassed 272 runs in as many matches.
Coming back to the match, Akash Singh returned figures of 3/19 as Baroda restricted Tripura to 109/9 in 20 overs.
Tripura captain Mandeep Singh fought a lone battle, scoring 50 off 40 balls. No other batter managed to cross the 15-run mark.
Chasing 153, Hardik and Mitesh Patel (37*) ensured Baroda achieved the target with 50 balls to spare.
Recently, Hardik became the first Indian player to achieve the double of 5000 runs and over 100 wickets in T20 cricket, with his tally standing at 180 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja follows with 3684 runs and 225 wickets, while Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, and Irfan Pathan round out the list of notable Indian all-rounders in the format.
With Hardik in red-hot form, Baroda sit top of Group B with a perfect record after four matches. Hardik will now be seen in action for India in January as he is not part of the Test team for the ongoing tour of Australia.
India will play five T20Is and three ODIs against England in January-February.
As India Scripted BGT Turnaround, Sourav Ganguly Wasted No Time To Do This India s stunning victory over Australia upset the predictions of quite a few cricket experts and former cricketers, who had given Australia the edge looking at India s form in the home series against New Zealand. One of them, former England cricketer Michael Vaughan, had predicted that Australia would win the five-match Test series 3-1. However, just after Australia were bundled out for 104 in response to India s first innings total of 150, legendary former India captain Sourav Ganguly did not miss a chance to tease Vaughan and remind him about his prediction.
Speaking on his podcast Club Prairie Fire, Vaughan revealed the messages that Ganguly had sent him after Jasprit Bumrah and co. had skittled Australia out for just 104.
I ll read you something from Sourav (Ganguly), lads. I like humbleness in anyone that comes on the podcast. It s very important that they re very humble. But just to read this text message that he sent me. When did the game start? Friday, right? India got bowled out for 150, and then they got Australia for 104. And this arrived at 12 minutes past 5 on Saturday. Hi Michael. My prediction is going well , Vaughan said on his podcast.
The message from Ganguly came in the middle of his preparation for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, where he sat on the Delhi Capitals table.
Despite Ganguly wasting no time in reminding Vaughan about his prediction, Vaughan remained adamant about his prediction, stating that India had won the 1 out of the 3-1 prediction.
As it would turn out, India comprehensively thrashed Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. India s batting amassed 487/6 in the second innings, before bowling out Australia for 238 and claiming victory by 295 runs.
Stand-in captain Bumrah led the charge with eight wickets, and was ably supported by Mohammed Siraj (five wickets) and debutant Harshit Rana (four wickets).
India will next take on Australia from December 6 in the day-night pink-ball Test at Adelaide.
Mumbai Cha Raja : Rohit Ends Fan s 10-Year-Long Wait For Autograph - Watch An ardent fan of Rohit Sharma checked into Manuka Oval, called out his names multiple times before breaking into a Mumbai cha raja chant to attract the India captain s attention, and get his autograph, which he was seeking for the past 10 years. All his hard work -- and tactic -- was worth the effort as a smiling Rohit duly obliged and ended the fan s decade-old wait by signing him an autograph after India s comfortable victory in the warm-up game against Prime Minister s XI on Sunday. Rohit bhai please, dus saal ho gaye yaar (it s been 10 years). Rohit bhai Mumbai cha raja (king of Mumbai), the fan stood out with his plea. The BCCI also took note of it.
The wait of a decade finally ends. A fan waited for 10 years to get a @ImRo45 autograph and yesterday was his lucky day, the BCCI shared the video on its social media page.
One of the fan - Rohit bhai, it s been 10 years waiting for your autograph. Mumbai Cha Raja...!!!
Rohit Sharma -pic.twitter.com/iR0nqi9mmi
In the video released by the BCCI, Rohit was seen interacting with fans, patiently signing autographs on bats and jerseys until this fan attracted the attention of everyone present at the venue.
India beat PM s XI by six wickets in the warmup match which was reduced to 46-over-a-side contest due to inclement weather. Rohit batted at No. 4 in the match and was dismissed after making just three runs.
Having missed the first Test of the five-match series against Australia due to the birth of his second child, Rohit will back to lead the Indian team in the second match beginning in Adelaide of Friday.
India lead the series 1-0 following their 295-run drubbing of the hosts in the opener at Perth. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah led the side in Rohit s absence.
Big Blow To Champions Trophy? BCCI Hesitant To Accept PCB s Solution There has been a lot of conversations surrounding the Champions Trophy 2025 with India refusing to travel to Pakistan over security concerns. With the International Cricket Council (ICC) under a lot of pressure to resolve the deadlock between the two countries, a hybrid formula was floated that meant India will be playing their matches in Dubai. Several media reports suggested that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was ready to accept it if the ICC was willing to give a written confirmation that all Pakistan matches in events hosted by India will take place in a neutral venue and they are given an increase share in annual revenue. However, according to CricketPakistan, the BCCI is hesitant in accepting the solution.
If ICC agrees to Pakistan s conditions, the final of future competitions will have to be moved out of India in case Pakistan ended up qualifying for the summit clash. The report believes that is an issue for BCCI.
“We have presented a fair solution. If India does not accept it, they cannot expect us to send our team there in the future. If an ICC event is held in India, their team would also need to play finals or key matches in Dubai, ensuring parity,” a PCB source was quoted in the report.
With uncertainty looming over the future of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi stated that hosting the tournament in a hybrid model is definitely not the formula but if a new way is formed it will be an equal one.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made its stance clear about not travelling to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. On the other hand, the PCB has been firm about hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan.
On Friday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) held a meeting with all the members to decide the fate of the Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan next year.
On Saturday, Naqvi maintained Pakistan s stance and dismissed the idea of organising the tournament in a hybrid model while suggesting a new formula could be formed.
We will do what s best for cricket. It s definitely not a hybrid formula, but if a new formula is formed, it will be an equal one, Naqvi told reporters, as quoted from a video posted by PCB media on X.
We will not allow one-sided decisions [...] decisions should be made based on equality, he added.
(With ANI inputs)
4/5 In 15.5 Overs, 10 Maidens: WI Star Sets Cheapest Record In Tests West Indies pacer Jayden Seales achieved a remarkable feat with his four-wicket haul on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh on Monday at Sabina Park in Kingston. Seales scripted his name on the record book as he delivered the best economical spell in men s Test cricket since 1978. He achieved the milestone against Bangladesh in the 2nd Test. The Caribbean bowler picked up four wickets and gave just five runs in his 16-over spell. The 23-year-old had an economy rate of 0.30, which is considered the best figure a bowler achieved in Test cricket since 1978. Earlier in 2015, India pacer Umesh Yadav held the top place on the chart with a figure of 3/9 with an economy rate of 0.42.
Jayden Seales delivered a masterclass and stands tall amongst the best in the World!#WIvBAN #WIHomeForChristmas pic.twitter.com/bHqdrbz1O1
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) December 1, 2024Coming to the match, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat against the Caribbeans in the second Test.
Shadman Islam (64 runs from 137 balls, 5 fours and 1 six) and skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz (36 runs from 75 balls, 2 fours) were the only top batters for the tourists and they propelled Bangladesh to 164 in the first inning. Shahadat Hossain Dipu (22 runs from 89 balls, 2 fours) assisted the other two batters to add some runs on the scoreboard.
The rest of the Bangladesh batters crumbled infront of the West Indies bowling attack.
Jayden Seales led the Caribbean bowling attack as he picked up four wickets and gave just four runs. Shamar Joseph too had a good spell in the second Test as he bagged three wickets. Meanwhile, Kemar Roach took two wickets and Alzarri Joseph picked one wicket in their respective spells.
Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis opened for the Caribbeans in their first inning. The openers could only make a 25-run partnership. Nahid Rana made the first breakthrough of the inning as he removed Louis from the inning.
West Indies ended the second day at 70/1, with Kraigg Brathwaite and Keacy Carty unbeaten on 33 (115) and 19 (60), respectively.
1 Innings ,10 Wickets: Bihar Star, 18, Makes History In BCCI Event. Watch Bihar Cricket Association president Rakesh Tiwari lavish praises on young bowler Suman Kumar, who took all 10 wickets in a Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match against Rajasthan at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna on Saturday. Suman Kumar from Samastipur district in Bihar has scripted history by taking all 10 wickets in an innings in the ongoing Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match against Rajasthan.
The Bihar bowler also took a hattrick in the 36th over, thereby dismissing Mohit Bhagtani, Anas and Sachin Sharma in the same over. So far this season, Suman Kumar has clinched a total of 22 wickets. The BCA president Rakesh Tiwari congratulated Suman Kumar and praised him for his dedication as a young cricketer. He also mentioned how Bihar cricket is growing and players from Bihar are now capable of making a mark at national stage.
1 innings 10 wickets Hat-trick
Bihar s Suman Kumar becomes only the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings in the Cooch Behar Trophy (Youth First-Class) and the first ever to achieve it with a hat-trick! #CoochBeharTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Asix3Lg85z
Suman Kumar s historic achievement of taking all 10 wickets in an innings is a moment of immense pride for Bihar cricket. His dedication and talent are a testament to the growing cricketing ecosystem in Bihar, which is now producing remarkable players capable of making a mark on the national stage, said Mr. Rakesh Tiwari.
An epic spell
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Hat-trick
Bihar s Suman Kumar claimed all 10 wickets in an innings, including a hat-trick, against Rajasthan in the #CoochBeharTrophy match in Patna!
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On behalf of the Bihar Cricket Association, I congratulate Suman on his phenomenal performance and wish him continued success in his cricketing journey, he added.
Bihar batted first, posting a massive 467 runs, thanks to centuries by Dipesh Gupta (183 not out) and Prithvi Raj (128). Rajasthan, in response, was bundled out for 182 as Suman single-handedly dismantled their batting lineup.
1 innings 10 wickets Hat-trick
Bihar s Suman Kumar becomes only the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings in the Cooch Behar Trophy (Youth First-Class) and the first ever to achieve it with a hat-trick!#CoochBeharTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Asix3Lg85z
On Day 2, Rajasthan ended their session at 70/1. Resuming on Day 3, Suman struck early, dismissing a key batter after just 12 runs were added to the overnight total. He then produced magic in the 36th over with his hat-trick, leaving Rajasthan struggling at 82/5.
The next five wickets also fell to Suman s brilliance, with his 10th wicket being Gulab Singh, wrapping up Rajasthan s innings at 182 all out. At stumps on Day 3, Rajasthan was 173/2 in their second innings, trailing by 112 runs.
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Insect-Damaged Bradman Cap May Fetch Rs 2.20 Crore. It Has India Connection A cap worn by Australia s greatest batsman Don Bradman will be auctioned in Sydney on Tuesday, with the tattered baggy green expected to fetch as much as US$260,000. Bradman donned the woollen cap during India s 1947-48 tour of Australia, which marked the touring side s first Tests on foreign soil after gaining independence. Auction house Bonhams said it was the only known baggy green worn by Bradman during one of his most prolific series.
Bradman scored 715 runs in six innings against the tourists at an average of 178.75, with three centuries and a double-hundred. Australia s Test cricketers are awarded the dark green caps, which are revered by players and fans. Despite considerable fading, signs of insect damage and a torn peak, Bonhams expect the cap to fetch between US$195,000 and US$260,000.
Bradman retired with an all-time high Test batting average of 99.94, and has been described by cricket authority Wisden as the greatest to have ever graced the gentleman s game .
Cricket legend Bradman s baggy green cap could fetch $260,000
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A different baggy green worn by Bradman during his Test debut in 1928 fetched US$290,000 in 2020 -- a then-record for one of the cricket legend s caps. But that was far less than the US$650,000 paid for spin legend Shane Warne s baggy green when he put it up for sale to help Australian bushfire victims earlier that year.
Bradman died in 2001 aged 92 and Warne passed away in 2022 aged 52.
When We Couldn t Retain Him... : Hardik Breaks Silence On Ishan s Exit A member of the Mumbai Indians team since 2018, Ishan Kishan was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The wicket-keeper batter was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2-day auction, with the franchise deciding to keep Tilak Varma instead. Mumbai did bid for him in the auction, but didn t go beyond INR 3.20 crore mark. Now, MI skipper Hardik Pandya has opened up on his departure.
Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad engaged in an intense bidding war for the player, before the latter roped him in for a fee of INR 11.25 crore. With Ishan s exit, MI lost a big part of its core, a player who had been with the side for 7 years.
Hardik, in a video shared by the franchise on social media, admitted that the bosses knew getting Ishan back would be tough from the auction.
Ishan has been the freshness and the energy of the room. When we couldn t retain him, we always knew that it s gonna be very difficult to get him back from the auction simply because we knew that, the kind of player and kind of skillset he brings. He always used to be keep the dressing room light, has made a lot of people smile, Hardik said in the video.
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) December 1, 2024That love and warmth, it came very natural to him and there will be less cake smashing, less pranks happening on people. That was Ishan and who used to bring so much love to this team, that is something as a group we are going to miss. Ishan Kishan, you always be MI s pocket-dynamo. We all gonna miss you and we all love you, he added.
Ishan was bought by MI for a whopping fee of INR 15.25 crore in the IPL 2022 season and was retained in the 2023 and the 2024 campaigns. However, a string of poor performances saw him being released ahead of the 2025 auction.
With SRH, however, Ishan has found another franchise that is being touted among the finest in the league, at least on paper.
Heads To Be Chopped... : Sunil Gavaskar Senses Panic In Australia Camp Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar believes the panic in Australian team environment is very much evident, citing Josh Hazlewood s comments, after losing to India by 295 runs in the first Test at Perth. The heavy defeat meant Australia are now 1-0 behind in the five-match series, with the second game, a pink-ball affair, set to happen in Adelaide on December 6. The panic in the Australian ranks is palpable, what with former players calling for heads to be chopped off and some even hinting at cracks in the Australian team after Josh Hazlewood s media interview at the end of the third day s play, where he suggested that it was up to the batters to now do something.
Now, a few days later, Hazlewood is out of the second Test and possibly the series too with a supposed side strain. Strange, that, since nobody had noticed anything wrong with Hazlewood at that media conference. Mystery, mystery — the like of which used to be common in Indian cricket in the past. Now it s the Aussies, and like old McDonald, I m simply loving it, wrote Gavaskar in his column for Sportstar on Monday.
He further appreciated young left-handed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal for his brilliant 161 in the second innings, and pointed out how he quickly made adjustments to shine in Perth and pile the misery more on Australia after being dismissed for an eight-ball duck in the first innings.
That young Yashasvi Jaiswal showed he is a quick learner was evident by the straightness of his bat at the start of the second innings. As he settled down with wonderful guidance from K.L. Rahul at the other end, one could see the Aussie shoulders sagging at the inevitability of another big hundred from this prodigy. Their heads drooped even more as Virat Kohli cashed in on the solid platform set by the opening pair to get another century in Australia.
At the same time, Gavaskar appreciated all-rounder Nitish Reddy for showing admirable temperament with the bat in Perth, where he made scores of 47 and 38 not out, apart from picking a scalp. These two hundreds were terrific, as was the 200-plus opening partnership, but the most impressive innings was from Nitish Reddy.
He showed an awareness of what was required, which belied the fact that he was making his Test debut. Even in the first innings, he displayed a refreshing grasp of scoring opportunities and ended up as the top scorer. His bowling too came in handy, and his fielding was outstanding. Here is a man for the future.
Gavaskar signed off by saying he was utterly fortunate to have seen the Perth Test win in person and lauded stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah for his eight-wicket match haul which propelled India towards the convincing victory.
What a splendid win, one of the best I have been privileged to be present at. All the boasts about how the pitch is going to be pacy and bouncy and scare the living daylights out of the Indian batters were exactly that — the boasts of a bully. Mind you, it wasn t the Aussie players but their support staff in the media, both electronic and print, who were trying to be scaremongers.
This time India goes to Adelaide, having once again proven all the experts wrong in Perth with a performance that can be ranked in the top 10 victories in recent times. Jasprit Bumrah led from the front with a bowling effort that would have tested the greatest of batters across eras.
He was constantly at them, and there was hardly a delivery that the batters could relax against, as he asked uncomfortable questions regularly. While Bumrah definitely had help from the pitch, the way the batters batted on an unfamiliar surface was most heartening.
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Involved In Groups Outside Cricket : Shaw s Downfall Hurts Childhood Coach Touted as one of the finest talents in the country, Prithvi Shaw s career has gone downhill over the last 2-3 years. Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, the opening batter finds himself without a contract from any of the 10 franchises. While lack of discipline and fitness issues have been highlighted among the biggest factors behind his downfall, Shaw s childhood coach Santosh Pingutkar is highly disappointed to see the talented cricketer s career witnessing such a dark phase.
Out of the Indian team from all three formats, Shaw has found breaking into Mumbai s Ranji Trophy team tough too. Now without an IPL franchise, the attacking opener is running out of time to revive his career and fulfil the promise he showed as a teenager.
He is just 25 years old. He still has age in his hand. He can bounce back with hard work if he wants to sustain in competitive cricket, he told ETV Bharat. He is just 25 years old. He still has age in his hand. He can bounce back with hard work if he wants to sustain in competitive cricket.
Shaw s childhood coach feels it s the protégé s involvement in outside groups that has contributed tremendously to his current situation.
Other activities, everything but his game witnessed a rise. He was more involved in his groups outside cricket. But, no doubt he loves cricket. However, he wasn t able to convert his love for the game into his efforts. That s why he is witnessing such a lean phase. He should bounce back as soon as possible. Everyone s blessings are with him, added Pingutkar.
Shaw was released by the Delhi Capitals as the franchise announced the names of its retained players. The opening batter listed himself in the auction for a base price of INR 75 lakh but failed to draw a single bid.
Hardik Pandya s Honest Take On Mumbai Indians IPL 2025 Squad Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has expressed his delight at the way things panned out for them in the IPL mega auction in Jeddah and said the franchise has found the right mix of players. The star all-rounder said they had a clear plan of having a blend of youth and experienced players. I was in touch with the table as well, exactly who we are going for, and I think we came out pretty well from the auction and how the team is looking, he said in an MI video posted on social media.
We have found the right mix, which is experienced players, like Boulty (Trent Boult) is back, Deepak Chahar, who has been around, and at the same time, young guns like Will Jacks, Robin Minz and Rickelton, who are fresh.
So, I think we have done pretty well. We have covered all the bases. Explaining the auction dynamics, Pandya admitted that while the entire process is thrilling, it is important to keep the emotions in check, especially while going for a particular player the team desperately needs.
The auction dynamics are always tricky. When you are watching it live, it is very exciting, and the emotions are always up and down because you want this player, he explained.
But sometimes, you just lose. (So), it s very important to not be very so emotional, and in the end, we have to create a whole team.
Mumbai Indians has the facility to make them flourish
MI bought quite a few uncapped young players -- Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Vignesh Puthur, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevan John Jacobs, Venkata Satyanarayana Penmetsa, Raj Angad Bawa, Shrijith Krishnan and Ashwani Kumar.
Referring to these youngsters, Pandya urged them to work hard and said that MI possesses the best facilities to help them develop into top cricketers.
My message to all the young guns who are joining Mumbai Indians this year is that if you are here, you have that spark, you have that talent, which the scouts have seen, he stated.
They found me, they found Jasprit, they found Krunal, they found Tilak. They all eventually played for the country.
All you have to do is show up, train, work hard, and the best part is that Mumbai Indians has the facility to make them flourish.
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