ILT20 auction record Farooqi ke naam, Afghanistan squads mein badlav, Green ki injury ka tension — cricket digest 02 Oct 2026

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Farooqi ne ILT20 auction record toda, Vipers ne Pakistan quartet par bharosa kiya aur Afghan demand tez hui

Fazalhaq Farooqi ILT20 auction history ke sabse mehange signing ban gaye, jab MI Emirates ne Afghanistan left-arm seamer ko USD 380,000 mein kharida, aur 2025 mein Andre Fletcher ke set kiye hue previous record ko eclipse kar diya. Liam Livingstone next biggest purchase rahe, Gulf Giants ne unhe USD 350,000 mein liya, jabki Rahmanullah Gurbaz bhi USD 300,000 cross kar gaye, lekin baad mein Giants ne apna Right-to-Match option use karke unhe retain kar liya.

Defending champions Desert Vipers ne phir se Pakistan talent par heavy lean kiya, Babar Azam ko unke first ILT20 stint ke liye pick kiya, aur unke saath Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman aur Naseem Shah ko bhi liya—sab base price (USD 80,000 each) par aur bina kisi rival bid ke. New squad rules ke under Afghanistan players ki demand khaas taur par strong rahi, jahan 25 Afghan cricketers chhe teams mein select hue; aur moves mein MI Emirates ne AM Ghazanfar ko USD 150,000 mein wapas bulaya aur Muhammad Waseem ko USD 210,000 mein retain kiya, jabki Abu Dhabi Knight Riders ne Usman Tariq ko USD 80,000 mein add kiya. UAE selection uncertainty bhi auction ke upar hover karti rahi, Vriitya Aravind ko Vipers ne USD 70,000 mein sign kiya aur Harpreet Singh potential ILT20 aur 2027 World Cup Qualifier playoffs clash ke beech unsold rahe.

Afghanistan ne T20Is se Nabi ko drop kiya, Rasooli ko bahar chhoda, aur Rashid aur Ibrahim ko Tests se rested rakha

Afghanistan ne Mohammad Nabi ko apni T20I squad se bahar rakha hai aur Darwish Rasooli ko ODI aur T20I dono plans se omit kiya hai, jab unhone UAE mein all-format run ke liye groups announce kiye jisme Bangladesh aur Zimbabwe shamil hain. Schedule ki shuruaat Bangladesh ke khilaaf Abu Dhabi mein October 9 se one-off Test se hogi, jo Rahmat Shah ka full-time Test captain ke roop mein pehla assignment hoga, Hashmatullah Shahidi se charge lene ke baad.

Rashid Khan aur Ibrahim Zadran medical advice par Tests ke liye unavailable hi rahenge, jabki Zia-ur-Rehman 14-month injury layoff ke baad red-ball squad mein return karte hain. Test recalls mein Ismat Alam, Shahidullah, Yamin Ahmadzai aur Khalil Gurbaz bhi shamil hain, aur fast bowler Abdullah Tarakhail ko maiden T20I call-up mila hai. Nabi ko T20Is se drop kiya gaya hai, lekin woh ODI squad mein ab bhi hain, kyunki Afghanistan chahta hai ki woh 2027 ODI World Cup tak continue karein.

Green ki injury ka cloud aur Inglis out, Australia ne Durban se pehle Harper aur Maddinson ko add kiya

South Africa ke khilaaf Kingsmead mein first Test se pehle Australia ka build-up Cameron Green ki fresh fitness concern se complicated ho gaya hai, jo Potchefstroom mein final ODI mein lagi abdominal injury se recover karne ki race mein hain. Josh Inglis ko fractured finger ke saath Durban opener se pehle hi rule out kar diya gaya hai.

Selection achanak squeeze hone ke baad, Australia ne uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Sam Harper ko call up kiya aur surprise move mein Nic Maddinson ko touring group join karne ko bola, jabki Beau Webster ne apni preparations continue rakhi aur tough conditions mein adapt karne ki zaroorat par baat ki, South Africa ke apne first trip par.

England ne Pakistan ODIs ke liye Archer ko rest diya, Baker reverse swing target kar rahe hain aur Crane 8 saal baad wapas

England ne is mahine Pakistan aur Sri Lanka mein ODI tri-series ke liye Jofra Archer ko rest diya hai, aur young quick Sonny Baker ko summer mein rapid rise ke baad aur opportunities milne wali hain. Baker ne kaha ki woh tour ka use death-over execution sharpen karne aur Asian conditions mein reverse swing ke baare mein zyada seekhne ke liye karna chahte hain, kyunki ODI regulations ab innings ke final 16 overs ke liye single ball ko play mein chhodte hain.

Legspinner Mason Crane ko ODI squad mein pehli baar 2017-18 ke baad recall kiya gaya hai aur woh Adil Rashid ke back-up ke roop mein kaam karenge, jab Rashid hand injury se return kar rahe hain. Sam Curran groin issue ke baad included hain, jabki Jacob Bethell (knee) aur Jos Buttler (hamstring) miss out karte hain; James Coles ko add kiya gaya hai, jo pehle sirf Sri Lanka ke khilaaf T20Is ke liye named the, aur Henry Crocombe apni jagah retain karte hain.

Wanderers 2027 ODI World Cup final host karega, India v Pakistan Johannesburg mein set

ICC ne confirm kiya hai ki Johannesburg ka Wanderers 2027 men’s ODI World Cup final November 21 ko host karega, aur October 10 ko India v Pakistan bhi wahin hoga. Newlands main round ka opening match October 7 ko host karega, jahan India defending champions Australia se khelega, aur wahin November 17 ko ek semi-final bhi hoga; doosra semi-final Centurion mein November 18 ko scheduled hai.

Tournament October 2 se November 21 tak 12 venues par South Africa, Zimbabwe aur Namibia mein chalega, aur Windhoek preliminary Super Series host karega. 12 teams ko do groups of six mein split kiya jayega, jahan Afghanistan, Australia, India, Pakistan, Zimbabwe aur ek qualifier Group A mein honge, aur Bangladesh, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand aur doosra qualifier Group B mein.

Short mein

  • October 1 se effect mein aayi new ICC playing conditions mein batters ke time-wasting par, agar ek innings mein teen occasions par pakde gaye, to five-run penalty include hai, aur women’s cricket ke liye ball size ko men’s game se distinct tarike se clearly specify kiya gaya hai.
  • Warwickshire ke Ethan Bamber, jo 69-wicket Championship-winning season ke baad aa rahe hain, ne kaha ki is winter unhe England ya Lions involvement ki koi expectations nahi hain, captain Ed Barnard ki praise ke bawajood.
  • Nic Maddinson aur Sam Harper ko South Africa tour par Australia ki Test squad mein add kiya gaya hai, jahan Cameron Green Durban opener ke liye doubt mein hain aur Josh Inglis rule out ho chuke hain.
  • Maddinson ke recall par ek separate look ne underline kiya ki 34-year-old ka Test frame mein wapas aana, pichhle saal testicular cancer ke treatment ke baad, human aur cricketing dono sense mein significant hai.
  • Lungi Ngidi ne kaha ki South Africa coach Shukri Conrad ka backing — aur kisi ka stand-in treat na kiya jana — pichhle 18 months mein unki progress ka major factor raha hai.
  • Australia A ne second unofficial Test mein India A ko 365 ka target set kiya aur phir day three ke late strikes kiye, jisse hosts ko chase mein one wicket down par victory ke liye 337 aur runs chahiye.
  • India A Women ne Australia A Women ko 281 runs se thrashed kiya, jahan Vaishnavi Sharma ne match mein total 9 for 110 liya aur Niki Prasad ne 91 aur 7 for 77 contribute kiya.
  • India ne West Indies ke khilaaf final ODI ke liye Anshul Kamboj ko bring in kiya, Prasidh Krishna ke hamstring injury ke baad, jabki Washington Sundar ko T20I series se withdraw karke Naman Dhir se replace kiya gaya.
  • Barsapara se ek match report ne India-West Indies ODI series mein run-fest describe kiya, West Indies ke 405 post karne ke baad, aur shaam chase ke saath-saath milestones par bhi utni hi rahi.
  • India ne Nisshin mein Sri Lanka ko 124 runs se hara kar men’s Asian Games final mein storm kiya, aur India v Pakistan gold-medal match set up ho gaya.
  • Bangladesh aur Sri Lanka Nisshin mein apne Asian Games bronze-medal playoff mein ja rahe hain, jahan Bangladesh ko second-string Sri Lanka side ke khilaaf favourites bataya gaya hai.
  • Eden Carson October 18 se Australia ke khilaaf women’s T20Is ke liye New Zealand squad mein wapas hain, aur Bella James, Molly Penfold aur Hannah Rowe bhi recall hui hain, jabki Izzy Gaze thumb surgery ke baad abhi bhi unavailable hain.
  • Faf du Plessis, Trent Boult aur Kieron Pollard un 156 players mein shamil hain jo October 7 ko SA20 mini-auction ke liye listed hain, jahan Boult aur Pollard ka top base price R1.5 million set hai.
  • Gujarat Giants coach Michael Klinger ne kaha ki WPL 2027 auction se pehle Danni Wyatt-Hodge ka release team ke overseas balance aur unki England commitments se driven tha, aur saath hi Yastika Bhatia ko retain karna “no-brainer” bataya aur Bharti Fulmali ko finisher ke roop mein back kiya.
  • Cricket West Indies CEO Chris Dehring ne kaha ki contracted players ke liye proposed 25% retainer pay cut “not ideal but necessary” hai, aur CWI nahi chahta ki players ko sign karne ke liye pressured feel ho.
  • Mohammad Rizwan ne phir se Pakistan ki NCCIA se poocha ki unki investigation kyun ho rahi hai, kehte hue ki agency ka explanation betting aur gambling se shift hokar “relevant provisions of PECA 2016” par aa gaya hai.
  • Irani Cup par ek feature ne highlight kiya ki Jammu & Kashmir seamers Lone Nasir aur Sunil Kumar ne Auqib Nabi ki absence ke baad step up kiya, aur pehle overlook hone ke baad key spells deliver kiye.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo