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It has been an exciting day in cricket with star England batter, Joe Root surpassing former England cricketer, Sir Alastair Cook to score most Test hundreds for the country. Moreover, Root also became the fourth cricketer to score hundreds in both innings at the Lord’s. On Sunday, September 1, WBBL 10 draft list was also announced which saw six Indians get picked, including Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia and others.
In this article, we will go through all the major news that took place in the world of cricket in the last 24 hours.
Major cricket events that happened on August 31 and September 1, 2024
WATCH: Umpire Anil Chaudhary’s BIG revelation about Rohit Sharma
Anil Chaudhary recently opened up about Team India captain, Rohit Sharma. Speaking in a podcast with Shubhankar Mishra, Chaudhary stated that Rohit might look casual, but he is a smart player and has great cricketing knowledge. “Rohit aapko lagta casual hai par bohot smart player hai. Iss chakkar mein na padna aap. He is very smart. Cricket IQ bahut achha hai uska," he said.
WATCH: MS Dhoni reveals his relationship with Virat Kohli
Former India captain, MS Dhoni recently opened up on his relationship with Virat Kohli. On being asked of the bond the two share, Dhoni replied, “We have been playing since 2008-09. There's still an age gap, so I don't know whether I would say like I am an older brother or colleague or whatever name you give it. But at the end of the day, we have been colleagues.”
Dwayne Bravo announces T20 retirement; CPL 2024 to be his last
West Indies legend Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from professional T20 cricket with the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 to be his last tournament. In a post on his official Instagram account, the 40-year-old spoke about being on a “great journey” in his cricketing career, which he would like to end in front of his Caribbean people.
WATCH: Priyansh Arya hits six sixes in one over in DPL T20
Delhi batter Priyansh Arya emulated former India star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and smashed 6 sixes in an over in the ongoing Delhi Premier League 2024. Arya recorded the knock in the match between South Delhi Superstarz and North Delhi Strikers at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, August 31. He scored 120 runs in just 50 balls.
Harbhajan Singh takes dig at management for ‘denting confidence of batters’
Harbhajan Singh took an indirect dig at the Indian team management for preparing spin-friendly pitches to finish Tests in two and a half days. According to Singh, this approach has dented the confidence of the Indian batters as well as hampered the overall quality of the game. Notably, Test matches in India rarely last to the full five days with both sides facing difficulties in scoring.
Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana among six Indians picked in WBBL draft for 2024-25
Star Indian batters, Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana on Sunday, September 1 were announced in the list of Women’s Big Bash league (WBBL) 2024-25 draft picks. The two Indian batters were among the six Indians to feature in the WBBL 10 draft picks for the upcoming edition of the T20 tournament. Apart from Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey will be a part of the Brisbane Heat, while Deepti Sharma and Yastika Bhatia (Melbourne Stars), Dayalan Hemalatha (Perth Scorchers) are the other players from India, who will be playing the 2024 season of the WBBL.
Joe Root surpasses Alastair Cook to score most Test hundreds for England
On Saturday, August 31, Joe Root surpassed his former teammate Alastair Cook to score the most hundreds for England in Test cricket. During the second Test of the series at Lord’s in London, he completed his 34th hundred in the longest format of the game, to help England set-up a massive target of 483 runs for Sri Lanka.
WATCH: Pakistan cricketers drop regulation catch; umpire’s reaction surfaces
On Day 2 of the second Test, Saud Shakeel dropped a simple catch. After being bundled out for 274 runs in their first inning, Pakistan were given a chance to provide an early breakthrough, but a dropped catch from Shakeel, gave a lifeline to Shadman Islam. While everyone looked discontented, umpire Richard Kettleborough also could not hide his reaction to the dropped opportunity.
Ahmad Shahzad withdraws from domestic tournament in tirade on PCB
Pakistan cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has withdrawn his name from the Champions Cup in domestic cricket in a viral post on the social media platform X. The 32-year-old claimed that there is “favouritism, false promises, and injustice” in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) towards its domestic players, which he deemed “unacceptable.”
WATCH: Azam Khan collapses to ground after getting hit on neck in CPL
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan survived an injury scare after getting struck on the neck by a Shamar Springer bouncer in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024. On Friday, August 30, Khan, who plays for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the league, got dismissed in a bizarre way against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons after scoring only nine runs.
Jess Jonassen welcomes Rodrigues to Brisbane Heat in hilarious X post
Jess Jonassen, the Brisbane Heat captain in the women’s competition, welcomed Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues to the team in a hilarious post on X, talking about how she better be getting need of her dancing shoes once again. Notably, during the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2024 draft, Jemimah Rodrigues was picked by Brisbane Heat in the first round.
