Cricket
Never Asked Saheen Shah Afridi To Become Pakistan Skipper – Shahid Afridi
Never Asked Saheen Shah Afridi To Become Pakistan Skipper – Shahid Afridi: Shahid Afridi, a former all-rounder for Pakistan, has denied any role in discussions or efforts to promote bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to the position of T20I captain. In order to be apparent Shahid Afridi did not play a part in Shaheen Afridi’s selection as Pakistan’s skipper.
On November 15, Shaheen Afridi was named the Twenty20 International captain after Babar Azam resigned as the team’s captain for all forms. There were rumors that Shaheen’s father-in-law, Shahid Afridi, may have had a say in the choice to choose the speedy captain.
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During an interview on a regional news station, Shahid Afridi addressed the rumors that he had a say in selections for captain, saying that he has always backed Mohammad Rizwan.
“I always have been in the favor of Mohammad Rizwan. And I swear, I never talked about making Shaheen the captain, nor did I ever lobby. I am not involved in these things. I don’t have to, and I don’t like it either,” Afridi said.
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“I said that Babar should not be removed from the captaincy. I wanted to keep Shaheen away from the captaincy. It has to happen; this is what happens to the captain in the end,” he further added.
“Shaheen as captain is entirely Mohammad Hafeez’s and the PCB chairman’s decision. I have nothing to do with that. I never lobbied for Shaheen’s captaincy. In fact, I have always wanted to keep Shaheen away from the captaincy.”
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In Test cricket, the PCB named veteran batsman Shan Masood to succeed Babar Azam. Following Pakistan’s uneven performance in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, where they were unable to qualify for the knockout round, the decision was made to replace Babar Azam.
(With Input From Cricketaddictor)
Fantasy Cricket
IPL 2024: SRH vs GT Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Head to Head for 66th match
IPL 2024 SRH vs GT Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Head to Head for 66th match: Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Gujarat Titans in the 66 match of IPL 2024. SRH are fourth on the points table with 14 points and two games left to play.
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They need one more win to qualify for the playoffs. On the other hand, the Titans have won five matches and lost seven matches so far. They are already out of the playoff race.
They will lock horns with Gujarat Titans in their next game on Thursday.
The team led by Pat Cummins broke several records and emerged as one of the most threatening teams in the tournament. In the last game, SRH started the innings with a bang, openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma started to smash from the first ball in the powerplay as usual and played magnificent innings.
GT lost their momentum mid-season, and despite several efforts, it failed to leave an impact.
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This match will take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Venue – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Match Date: May 16, 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Head to Head
Matches Played – 4
SRH won – 3
GT won – 1
Last 5 meetings
SRH won – 3 GT won – 1
Pitch Report:
The surface in Hyderabad is usually a batting surface, which also has the effect of dew. However, it is also good for batters. Bowlers do have some assistance, as the pacers get some early swing, and the spinners can get some turn. The temperature is likely to be around 29°C on the match day with 59% humidity and 7 km/h wind speed. There are 38% chances of precipitation during the game.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XIs:
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade (wk), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi
SRH vs GT Dream11 Team
Wicket-Keeper: Heinrich Klaasen (C)
Batters: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan(VC)
All-rounder: Shahrukh Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pat Cummins, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan
Cricket
IPL 2024: Mohammed Siraj’s Baffling Comment, Virat Kohli’s “Alag Cricket Chal Raha hai”
Mohammed Siraj’s Baffling Comment, Virat Kohli’s “Alag Cricket Chal Raha hai”: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad had a terrific victory over Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, and the team’s locker room was celebrating.
In addition to earning RCB the crucial two points, the 47-run victory improved their Net Run Rate and put them in a better position to finish in the top 4.
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Players were making jokes about their teammates in the changing area, which created a genuinely joyous mood.
One of the best parts of the changing room sequences was definitely the banter between Mohammed Siraj and Virat Kohli.
In a video shared by RCB on social media, Kohli and Siraj were engaged in a fun conversation, with RCB spinner Karn Sharma also getting involved. Here’s how the conversation went:
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Siraj: What a comeback! We only wanted to take it one game at a time. Qualification or the playoffs is not in our control. What is in our control is, fast bowlers have the balls, batters have the bat. All we have to do is attack. If we qualify, it’s very good. But we just want to continue playing this brand of cricket.
Kohli: (laughs) He is saying batter has a bat and bowler has a ball
Siraj: The mindset is to take wickets, right?
Virat Kohli’s “Alag Cricket Chal Raha hai”
Kohli: (laughs) Alag cricket chal rahi hai (he is playing different cricket). Just say, “All I can see are stumps”
Siraj: Siuuuuuu…
Kohli: (laughs) He is saying see you.
In another video shared by RCB, the franchise’s players could be seen celebrating their victory against DC, the fifth consecutive of the season, in a wild manner.
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Though RCB’s playoffs qualification hopes have been given a big boost, the situation still isn’t completely in their hands. RCB don’t just need to beat CSK in their final league match of the season but also hope for a few other results to fall in their favour.
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