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Jay Shah got the vote of 15 out of 16 members in the ICC Board to be elected the next ICC chairman and will take over as the ICC chairman from December 1, 2024. Jay Shah, at 35, will become the youngest to take over as the chairman of the global governing body.
Son of Indian cricket great Rahul Dravid, Samit, took another step towards following his father's path, as he earned a spot in India's Under-19 squad for the Australia series. Samit was drafted into the India under-19 squad for the upcoming multi-format series against the Aussies on Saturday, courtesy of his superlative performances in the domestic spectrum in recent time. The three-match one-day series will be held in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26, and India will be led by Uttar Pradesh's Mohammad Amaan.
The Pakistan cricket team dropped Shaheen Afridi for the second and final Test match against Bangladesh. While speaking about the decision taken by the team, out-of-favour batter Ahmed Shehzad asked some tough questions. While admitting that Shaheen has been not performing as expected, Shehzad questioned if he is the only player responsible for the side's poor performance. Of late, Pakistan lost the first Test to Bangladesh by 10 wickets. This was their maiden defeat to the team in the format.
The upcoming edition of the Duleep Trophy, which marks the beginning of red-ball cricket in the domestic season, will feature top Indian stars from the international circuit and emerging talents competing at the highest level. The tournament is set to begin on September 5, 2024, in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh and M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Star India batters Rishabh Pant, Kishan, Shubman Gill and many more players are set to feature in the Duleep Trophy 2024-25 season. However, the big names like Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma will be the missing the domestic tournament.
Pakistan cricket team wicket-keeper batter Azam Khan once again found himself in the headlines following a bizarre dismissal in the Caribbean Premier League 2024. The incident happened during the match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons as the Guyana Amazon Warriors batter was dismissed after scoring just 9 runs. A bouncer from fast bowler Shamar Springer proved to be too good for Azam as it hit him straight on the neck. The batter could not maintain his balance and while collapsing on the ground, his bat hit the stumps and he was dismissed hit wicket. Azam looked in pain as the team physio quickly entered the ground and he was taken to the dressing room after some inspection.
South Delhi Superstarz skipper Ayush Badoni, who hit a record 19 sixes, believes his ability to time the ball is the reason behind a record-smashing 55-ball 165 runs effort in the Delhi Premier League match against North Delhi Strikers. The 24-year-old right-hander's superb effort guiding his team to a 112-run win on Saturday. Ayush, who also shared a 286-run partnership with opener Priyansh Arya for the second wicket, bettered the record for most sixes by a batter in an innings which stood in the name of West Indian great Chris Gayle and Estonia's Sahil Chauhan. They had both hit 18 maximums in T20 games.
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has a reputation of being a calm and composed person with stories of his forgetfulness being quite popular. However, Indian umpire Anil Chaudhary said that Rohit is not 'casual' at all and he even went on to say that he is extremely smart. During an interaction on the YouTube podcast show 'Unplugged', Chaudhary, who has officiated in over 50 international matches, said that people have a somewhat wrong impression of Rohit as he is a very smart cricketer and added that fans and experts "should not get fooled" in doubting his game sense.
It has been a tough couple of years for the Pakistan cricket team as they crashed out of the T20 World Cup 2024 in the group stages and recently, they slumped to a disappointing Test defeat against Bangladesh. During their disappointing run in the T20 World Cup, they were stunned by USA before losing to India. The recent loss against Bangladesh prompted massive criticism from both fans as well as experts with former Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Mohammad Asif making a massive prediction.