Greaves India mein West Indies ke liye injured, ILT20 ko UAE player squeeze ka dar — cricket digest 30 Sep 2026

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Greaves Guwahati ODI se out, West Indies top-order options ko juggle kar raha hai

West Indies opener Justin Greaves ko calf injury ki wajah se Guwahati mein India ke khilaaf second ODI se ruled out kar diya gaya hai, aur October 3 ko New Chandigarh mein hone wale third match ke liye bhi woh doubt mein hain. Ye injury unhone Thiruvananthapuram mein series opener ke dauran uthayi, jahan woh visible discomfort ke saath ladte hue apna maiden ODI hundred (101 off 108) bana gaye, phir chase mein nahi utre.

Teen-match series mein West Indies pehle hi 1-0 se peeche hai, aur Greaves ki non-availability se unhe order reshape karna padega: Jewel Andrew ko John Campbell ke saath open karne ke liye upar push kiya ja sakta hai, jabki Sherfane Rutherford personal reasons ki wajah se first ODI miss karne ke baad middle order mein wapas aane ke strong chances hain. Greaves 6 October se shuru hone wali five-match T20I series ke T20I squad ka hissa nahi hain.

ILT20 franchises ko warning: World Cup qualifier clash se UAE players ki availability hit ho sakti hai

Dubai mein October 1 auction se pehle ILT20 teams ko bataya gaya hai ki leading UAE players ki availability par uncertainty aa sakti hai, kyunki tournament ka November 21 se December 20 ka window 2027 ODI World Cup Qualifier playoffs (December 1 se 22, venue abhi unconfirmed) se overlap karta hai. Emirates Cricket Board ne ICC se playoffs ko January mein shift karne ke baare mein poocha hai, lekin unhe bataya gaya hai ki calendar tight hai.

ILT20 ke interim COO Mike Fordham ne kaha ki agar UAE playoffs tak pahunchta bhi hai to kuch leading UAE players ke feature karne ke chances phir bhi rahenge, aur jo qualifiers ke liye select nahi honge woh fully available rahenge. Auction shortlist mein 44 marquee players hain, jismein se aadhe UAE se hain, jabki Matheesha Pathirana, Michael Bracewell aur Sonny Baker withdraw kar chuke hain aur replacements ya wildcards ke taur par bhi eligible nahi honge.

India Jadeja vs Axar ko weigh kar raha hai, ODI World Cup ‘utility’ call shape le raha hai

India ke spin-bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule ne kaha ki team upcoming series aur 2027 ODI World Cup venues ki conditions ka use karke decide karegi ki Ravindra Jadeja ya Axar Patel mein se kaun unke plans ke liye best fit hai. Jadeja pichhli do India ODI series miss karne ke baad ODI side mein wapas aaye hain, aur West Indies series ki shuruaat Thiruvananthapuram mein 0 for 54 se ki, jabki Axar filhaal Asian Games mein T20I squad ke saath hain.

Bahutule ne Jadeja ko batting aur experience ki wajah se “utility player” bataya, aur kaha ki pichhle chhe mahine mein woh bowler ke taur par improve hue hain. Unhone ye bhi add kiya ki India West Indies ODIs ka use pace combinations explore karne ke liye bhi kar raha hai, jabki Kuldeep Yadav ka role zyada settled lag raha hai, aur Bahutule ne unhe match-winner kaha.

Maharaj aur Lyon notes swap karte rahe, South Africa ka spin shift Australia ke Test plans se takra raha hai

Keshav Maharaj ka kehna hai ki woh off-field friend Nathan Lyon se “pick [Nathan Lyon’s] brains as much as possible” karte rehte hain, jab dono phir se opposite sides par honge, kyunki Australia ka tour ODIs se Tests mein move kar raha hai. Potchefstroom mein baat karte hue Maharaj ne kaha ki dono is view ko share karte hain ki spinners ko “first on the team sheet” hona chahiye, aur is stance ko South Africa ke preliminary Test squad ne underline kiya hai jismein teen spinners hain: Maharaj, Simon Harmer aur Senuran Muthusamy.

South Africa ODI series mein 2-0 se aage hai aur Maharaj wicket-taking charts mein lead kar rahe hain, fellow left-armer Bjorn Fortuin ke saath tandem mein kaam karte hue. Lyon Tests ke liye fly karke aa chuke hain, aur South Africa ke early-season coastal surfaces unki pace-friendly reputation ke mukable slower hone ki expectation hai; Australia ke squad mein bhi spin resources hain, jismein Matthew Kuhnemann shamil hain.

Rizwan ne cybercrime agency se phone wapas karne aur inquiry ko likhit mein set out karne ko kaha

Mohammad Rizwan ne Pakistan ki National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) ko letter likha hai, jismein unhone Lahore High Court ke directions ke mutabik apna mobile phone return karne aur inquiry ki nature specify karne ko kaha hai. Phone NCCIA ke paas tab se hai jab August 31 ko England mein unse liya gaya tha, Pakistan ki Lord’s mein defeat ke agle din, jab Rizwan ke mutabik unhe bataya gaya tha ki phone teen ghante ke andar wapas kar diya jayega.

Rizwan ke letter mein kaha gaya hai ki unhe abhi tak clear nahi hai ki kaunsa incident investigate ho raha hai, aur unhone agency se ye bhi kaha hai ki likhit mein confirm kare ki unhe kab appear karna required hai. Ye correspondence Lahore High Court ke unki petition ko jurisdiction grounds par dismiss karne ke baad aayi, saath hi court ne NCCIA ko ye bhi instruct kiya ki Rizwan ko “harassment or unnecessary inconvenience” ka shikar na banaya jaye, aur unhe relevant court approach karke jo items return nahi hue unhe recover karne ki permission di.

Short mein

  • Australia women Bangladesh ODI series ke liye captain Sophie Molineux (hip) aur Lucy Hamilton (quad) ke bina rahengi, Tahlia McGrath lead karne wali hain aur dono players ke New Zealand T20Is ke liye wapas aane ki ummeed hai.
  • India left-arm spinner N Shree Charani women’s T20I bowling rankings mein No. 1 par bani rahi aur 817 points ka naya record peak rating set kiya, jabki Smriti Mandhana T20I batting list ke top five mein wapas aa gayi.
  • Nisshin mein sunny forecast ke saath India aur Sri Lanka ko ummeed hai ki unka Asian Games men’s semi-final aakhirkar khela ja sakega, aur agar washout hota hai to higher ranking ki wajah se India gold-medal match mein advance karega.
  • Bangladesh aur Pakistan bhi Nisshin mein apne Asian Games men’s semi-final ke liye improved weather par bharosa kar rahe hain, aur agar baarish ki wajah se khel nahi hota to seeding ke basis par Pakistan aage jayega.
  • Sam Harper ke unbeaten 101 ne Australia A ko India A ke khilaaf Puducherry mein 282 for 7 tak recover karaya, jab Nachiket Bhute aur Shams Mulani ne unhe 104 for 5 par reduce kar diya tha.
  • Tanisha Singh (92), Niki Prasad (78*) aur Shubha Satheesh (59) ne Mohali mein day one par India A women ko Australia A women ke khilaaf 351 for 9 tak lift kiya, jahan Charli Knott aur Maitlan Brown Mills ne teen-teen wickets liye.
  • Lakshya Raichandani ke 240 ne India Under-19 ke liye Australia Under-19 ke khilaaf innings-and-48-run win set up ki, aur Australia ki second innings mein Ishan Om aur Yashbhardan ne saare das wickets share kiye.
  • Madhya Pradesh Ranji Trophy season ki shuruaat Venkatesh Iyer ke bina karega, jo right shoulder surgery se recover kar rahe hain, jabki Rajat Patidar aur Arshad Khan bhi first round ke liye unavailable hain.
  • Fast bowler Akash Deep ka kehna hai ki woh lower-back stress fracture se seven months rehab ke baad return ko lekar excited hain, aur woh Srinagar mein Jammu and Kashmir ke khilaaf Rest of India ke liye Irani Cup khelne wale hain.
  • Australia South Africa ke khilaaf final ODI mein response ki zaroorat ke saath utrega, left-arm spin problems aur series defeat ke baad, jabki South Africa ke paas result pehle hi sealed hone ki wajah se experiment karne ki freedom hai.
  • India Guwahati mein West Indies ke khilaaf second ODI mein apni 2027 World Cup planning ko tighten karna chahega, jabki West Indies series mein zinda rehne ke liye apni bowling se zyada bite dhoondh raha hai.
  • Wicketkeeper-batter John Simpson apne contract ke end par Sussex chhodkar Nottinghamshire join karega, aur Trent Bridge par Championship aur One-Day Cup ke liye aayega.
  • South Africa record-heavy home schedule se cope karne ke plans ke hissa ke taur par exchangeable pitches ki taraf ja raha hai, jahan men’s aur women’s internationals mein 78 match days expanded domestic commitments ke saath honge.
  • Sam Harper ka kehna hai ki woh “learning on the fly” kar rahe hain, aur India A ke khilaaf debut par unka Australia A century unke higher honours ke case ko aur strong karta hai.
  • Thailand left-arm spinner Thipatcha Putthawong apni rapid rise continue kar rahi hain, women’s T20I mein apna 170th wicket lene ke baad, jisse woh format mein second-highest wicket-taker ban gayi hain.
  • West Indies teenager Jewel Andrew ki rapid progression ne unhe greater responsibility ke liye line mein la diya hai, aur Justin Greaves ki injury ke beech order mein potential move up ab focus mein hai.
  • Ek nazar un numbers par jo ek hi din mein ODI hundreds ke around hain, aur English season ke latest point par jab ek first-class triple-century banayi gayi hai.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo