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Talking from length and breadth of the earth, cricket has been an important sport. On August 22, with the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup nearing his commencement, several things made it to headlines. Here in this article, we’ll take you through all the news from the cricket arena from Tuesday.
Venkatesh Prasad, the former Indian cricketer, and coach recently visited the Swami Narayan temple in New Jersey, USA, along with Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty. Prasad shared a picture with the Bollywood star on social media where he revealed that they prayed for a good performance for the Indian team at the 2023 World Cup. Interestingly, Prasad revealed that he had secretly prayed for KL Rahul, the Indian batsman, and wicketkeeper, who also happens to be the son-in-law of Suniel Shetty.
WATCH: Raja Venkat reveals reason behind Rohit Sharma’s snub from 2011 World Cup squad
In a video going viral on social media, the selector of Team India squad for 2011 World Cup opened up on Rohit Sharma’s snub. In an exclusive interview with RevSportz, Raja Venkat revealed that Rohit Sharma was in the scheme of things for the World Cup, but the skipper at that time, MS Dhoni wanted Piyush Chawla.
WATCH: Sunil Gavaskar loses cool while responding to fan query after India announces Asia Cup 2023 squad
In a video going viral, the World Cup winning player and legend Sunil Gavaskar lost his cool on a fan query on Ashwin’s omission from the Asia Cup squad. While talking on a sports channel SportsTak, Sunil Gavaskar seemed to have lost his cool as he answered the fan query.
Dhanashree Verma shares cryptic post after Yuzvendra Chahal's Asia Cup 2023 snub
Social media influencer and wife of Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, Dhanashree Verma took to Instagram and shared cryptic posts expressing her displeasure with the leg-spinner’s omission from the Indian Asia Cup 2023 squad. After the squad’s announcement, Dhanashree Verma shared an Instagram story questioning the importance of being extroverted to ensure being successful in one’s field. Further, she posted another story and expressed gratitude towards living a fruitful life.
Ahead of the Asia Cup and the World Cup, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly offered his perspectives on the strength and potential of Team India. In an interaction with Star Sports, Ganguly said, “It’s a very strong team. Bumrah is back, which makes the team even stronger. The bowling attack is very good – Shami, Bumrah, Siraj. You can’t get a better fast bowling attack.”
MS Dhoni’s new video from gym goes viral as cricketer shows muscular look
Former India cricketer MS Dhoni is undoubtedly the most successful captain of Team India, having led the side to three ICC trophies. MS Dhoni was seen at a gym in his hometown Ranchi. Dhoni, who continues to play for his IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings and recently led them to record fifth title, has kept himself fit despite his age. In the latest pictures and video surfacing of the cricket great, MS Dhoni is dressed in all black as he gears for workout.
WATCH: Imam-ul-Haq reveals shocking reason of keeping his parents away from watching him play in stadium
Imam-ul-Haq, one of the best batters of Pakistan cricket team, talked about how the fear of “Parchi” chants have kept his parents from watching him play in the stadium during a podcast show. The 27-year-old was accused of nepotism when he was selected to represent Pakistan in ODIs for the first time in 2017, during the reign of Inzamam-ul-Haq, his uncle, as the chief selector.
There is still no surety about his fitness: Madan Lal questions India’s Asia Cup selection
Just moments after the squad was named, while several were left in awe of the inclusion of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, some were even shocked to see the snubbing of Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, to name a few. Among many such who questioned the selection of the 17-member squad was former India cricketer Madan Lal. The former cricketer opined that even the selectors aren’t sure of KL Rahul’s fitness as Ajit Agarkar revealed that he might mis s a few matches with a niggle.
WATCH: Cricketer mankads non-striker on final ball of the match; earns praise from R Ashwin
Recently in a local cricket match, a cricketer mankad the non-striker on the last ball of the innings. Although the video of the incident is going viral now, it can be seen that the cricketer was pre-empting to try gain some undue advantage and steal a run, but the presence of mind and the quick response led to a wicket. Ashwin, who shared the video of this dismissal, captioned the post, “Winning dismissal. More awareness and mindfulness required towards the closing stages of a game.”
WATCH : Shadab Khan takes diving screamer to dismiss Afghanistan skipper
Pakistan scripted history on Tuesday as they dismissed the Afghanistan for just 59 runs in the first ODI of the three-match ODI series at Hambantota. In the second inning, though, Shadab Khan took a stunning catch to dismiss Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Ben Stokes is the best player we’ve ever produced: Joe Root
During his recent interview, Joe Root, the former England Test captain, has hailed his teammate Ben Stokes as the best player they have produced as a country. The 32-year-old was talking about the key contributions with the bat from the England all-rounder in the finals, which helped them in winning the ODI World Cup in 2019 and T20 World Cup in 2022.
WATCH: Mohammad Nabi expresses rage over Rahmat Shah as Fakhar Zaman almost avoids dismissal
While the Afghanistan bowlers had continuously put Pakistan batters under pressure, veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi appeared to be furious with teammate Rahmat Shah, who almost dropped Fakhar Zaman's catch. The incident took place on the fourth delivery of the first over bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqi, which was faced by Fakhar Zaman.
England’s World Cup winner Alex Hartley announces retirement from professional cricket
Alex Hartley, the left-arm spinner who was part of England’s 2017 World Cup triumph, has announced retirement from professional cricket. Hartley will sign off at the end of the ongoing season of the women’s Hundred, where she is part of Welsh Fire.
