India-Pakistan Asian Games gold clash ke liye set, ILT20 auction record, England ka 2027 WC route — cricket digest 03 Oct 2026

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India ne Asian Games gold-medal final me Pakistan ke khilaaf batting choose ki; dono teams spin par depend

India ne toss jeetkar Saturday ke Asian Games men’s gold-medal match me Nisshin me Pakistan ke khilaaf batting ka faisla kiya, jo major tournament ke final me dono teams ki saatvi mulaqat hai, aur aise finals me head-to-head 3-3 se level hai. Jaise recent India-Pakistan fixtures me pattern ban gaya hai, captains Shreyas Iyer aur Sahibzada Farhan ne toss par haath nahi milaya.

India semi-final me Sri Lanka par jeet wali XI se unchanged rahe, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi aur Jasprit Bumrah ko retain kiya, jahan Bumrah hi eklaute frontline seamer the us surface par jo spin ko favour kar rahi hai. Pakistan ne bhi spin-heavy approach liya, legspin-bowling allrounder Saad Masood ko unke T20I debut ke liye Mohammad Wasim Jr ki jagah laaya, jisse Ahmed Daniyal unka eklauta specialist quick reh gaya.

ILT20 auction: MI Emirates ne Farooqi ko record USD 380k me liya; Babar Vipers ke Pakistan-heavy core me shamil

MI Emirates ne Afghanistan left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi ko USD 380,000 me sign karke ILT20 auction record tod diya, jo 2025 me Andre Fletcher ke set kiye gaye previous mark se zyada hai. England allrounder Liam Livingstone next biggest buy rahe, Gulf Giants ne unhe USD 350,000 me liya, jabki Rahmanullah Gurbaz bhi USD 300,000 cross kar gaye, aur Giants ne aakhir me Abu Dhabi Knight Riders ki bid ke baad Right-to-Match se unhe retain kiya.

Defending champions Desert Vipers ne Babar Azam ko unke pehle ILT20 season ke liye add kiya aur saath hi Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman aur Naseem Shah ko bhi pick kiya, sabko unke USD 80,000 base price par. Tournament ke squad rules ke mutabik har franchise ko kam se kam chaar Afghanistan players rakhne hote hain, isliye Afghan cricketers heavy demand me rahe, aur chhe teams me total 25 select hue; MI Emirates ne Right-to-Match use karke AM Ghazanfar (USD 150,000) aur Muhammad Waseem (USD 210,000) ko bhi keep kiya.

England ke 2027 World Cup draw me Zimbabwe ki wapsi, Harare match pencilled in

England 2004 ke baad pehli baar Zimbabwe me World Cup match khelenge, kyunki 2027 ODI World Cup draw ne confirm kiya ki unka October 20, 2027 ko Harare me ek qualifier ke khilaaf match due hai, jo unka fourth group game hoga. England aur Zimbabwe alag groups me rakhe gaye hain, lekin Harare ka ye fixture Southern Africa me staged tournament ke dauran ek notable return mark karega.

England ko Group B me Bangladesh, South Africa, Sri Lanka aur New Zealand ke saath draw kiya gaya hai, plus woh qualifier jiska naam next saal February aur March me South Africa aur Namibia me hone wale World Cup Qualifiers me decide hoga. Draw ka matlab ye bhi hai ki England kam se kam Super 7 phase tak India aur defending champions Australia dono se bach jaayenge.

Australia selectors ne South Africa tour ke liye Maddinson recall ko back kiya, first-class cricket ke bina 19 months ke bawajood

Australia chair of selectors George Bailey ne Nic Maddinson ko South Africa tour ke liye call-up dene ke decision ko defend kiya, aur kaha ki ye state cricket par slight nahi hai, chahe Maddinson ne 19 months se koi first-class match na khela ho. Maddinson, jinka 2025 me testicular cancer ka successful treatment hua tha aur jo pichhle season Sheffield Shield me feature nahi hue, unhe Josh Inglis aur Cameron Green ki injuries ke beech draft kiya gaya hai.

Bailey ne kaha ki Inglis ki fractured finger ne Australia ko cover dhoondhne par majboor kiya, ek back-up batter aur wicketkeeper dono ke roop me, jahan keeping requirement ko meet karne ke liye Sam Harper ko call-up kiya gaya, jabki Green ki abdominal injury par concerns aur Matt Renshaw ke wrist scare (jo ab clear ho chuka hai) ne bhi flexible batting option ki zarurat badha di. Maddinson, jinke paas 2016 ke 3 Test caps hain, late Thursday contact hone ke baad squad ke saath travel karne wale hain.

Sammy ne India ODI series me 2-0 deficit ke bawajood West Indies ki progress par bharosa banaye rakha

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy ne kaha ki unki team “continuing to improve” kar rahi hai, chahe woh New Chandigarh me third ODI se pehle India ke khilaaf 2-0 down ho. Sammy ne May 2023 me white-ball coach banne ke baad se broader shift ki taraf point kiya, jisme West Indies ne Caribbean ko “a fortress” banane ki push ke under seven me se four home ODI series jeeti hain.

Unhone is India series me positives highlight kiye, jisme intent aur top-order hundreds shamil hain, lekin high-scoring pitches par pace banaye rakhne ki challenge aur ball ke saath zyada discipline ki zarurat ko accept kiya. Sammy ne ye bhi kaha ki West Indies ko par scores ko better judge karna hoga aur Guwahati me well set hone ke baad innings ko zyada strongly finish karna hoga.

Short mein

  • Tharindu Ratnayake ne bat aur ball dono se star performance di, aur Sri Lanka ne Bangladesh ko 63 runs se hara kar Asian Games men’s bronze medal clinch kiya.
  • England aur Durham seamer Brydon Carse par Cricket Regulator ne August me Derby nightclub me hue incident ke baad game ko disrepute me laane ka charge lagaya hai.
  • Gloucestershire seamer Craig Miles ne 32 ki age me retirement announce ki, kehte hue ki woh apni mental health ko prioritise karne ke liye professional cricket se step away kar rahe hain.
  • Sussex ne South African seamer Keith Dudgeon ko 2027 aur 2028 seasons ke liye two-year deal par overseas player ke taur par sign kiya hai.
  • Nottinghamshire ne Michael Temple ko chief executive appoint kiya hai, Richard Kenyon ke Lancashire jaane ke baad interim spell ke baad.
  • Malibongwe Maketa ko Bangladesh men’s assistant coach two-year deal par appoint kiya gaya hai aur woh October 9 se Afghanistan Test aur ODI tri-series se pehle UAE me squad ko join karenge.
  • Sri Lanka ne Pakistan tour ke liye apni T20I squad me Sineth Jayawardena, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth aur Chamindu Wickramasinghe ko name kiya hai, aur Dushmantha Chameera ko fitness subject to include kiya hai.
  • Yash Rathod aur Shams Mulani ne India A ko Australia A ke khilaaf draw tak tikaye rakha, aur second innings me Liam Scott ke five-wicket haul ke bawajood 1-0 series win seal kiya.
  • Paras Dogra aur Lone Nasir ne rearguard lead kiya jisse Jammu & Kashmir ne Irani Cup me Rest of India par first-innings me 17-run lead le li.
  • Mukesh Choudhary ka kehna hai ki injuries ke ek run ke baad woh domestic cricket me wapas aate hue khud ko fitter, quicker aur mentally stronger feel kar rahe hain.
  • India management fast bowler Gurnoor Brar ke saath persist kar rahi hai, unke recent expensive outings ke bawajood, aur isse 2027 ODI World Cup ki taraf unke development ka hissa maan rahi hai.
  • West Indies New Chandigarh me India ke khilaaf third ODI me jaa rahi hai, wickets ki zarurat ke saath, kyunki pehle do matches me 706 runs concede kiye aur sirf four wickets liye.
  • Warwickshire ke Ethan Bamber, jo County Championship winners ke leading wicket-taker hain, kehte hain ki is winter unhe England ya Lions recognition ki koi expectations nahi hain.
  • West Indies left-arm wristspinner Vitel Lawes ka kehna hai ki woh apni international career build karte hue aur variations expand karte hue baat karne se zyada observe karna prefer karte hain.
  • South Africa jab Australia ka saamna karega, to woh apne pace group me Dane Paterson ke control aur experience par lean kar sakta hai.
  • David Miller ke role par ek fresh look argue karta hai ki South Africa ka destructive left-hander apna scope limit karne ke bajay zyada responsibility le sakta hai.
  • Pakistan ke domestic first-class cricket me Babar Azam ki return ne big crowds to kheench liye hain, lekin form kam rahi hai, jisse unki ongoing batting struggles par focus aur sharp ho gaya hai.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo