Harmanpreet ne India captaincy chhodi, Pakistan ne T20I skipper badla, India-WI T20Is shuru — cricket digest 06 Oct 2026

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Harmanpreet Kaur ne all formats mein India captaincy se step down kiya

Harmanpreet Kaur ne Tests, ODIs aur T20Is mein India captain ke role se resign kar diya hai, aur Tuesday ko Instagram par is decision ka announcement kiya. 37-year-old ne kaha ki woh side ko “in a good place” chhod rahi hain aur “for the love of the game again” khelne ke liye ready hain, jisse unka woh tenure khatam ho gaya jismein pichhle saal ke ODI World Cup mein India ko unka pehla women’s global title dilana bhi shamil tha.

Harmanpreet ne India ko five Tests, 51 ODIs aur 155 T20Is mein captain kiya, aur skipper ke taur par unka last assignment pichhle mahine Nisshin mein Asian Games gold tha. Unka decision us meeting ke ek din baad aaya jahan woh, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana aur head coach Amol Muzumdar ne Guwahati mein BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia se women’s team ke roadmap par baat ki, June mein T20 World Cup ke group-stage exit ke baad change ki recent talk ke beech.

Pakistan ne Salman Agha ko T20I captain se replace karke Sahibzada Farhan ko banaya; Tait bowling coach ke roop mein wapas

Pakistan ne Salman Ali Agha ko T20I captaincy se hata diya hai aur unhe T20I squad se bhi bahar rakha hai, aur October 9 se Rawalpindi mein Sri Lanka ke khilaf start hone wali three-match home series ke liye Sahibzada Farhan ko side lead karne ke liye name kiya hai. Farhan ki appointment unki recent Asian Games leadership ke baad aayi hai, jabki squads mein returning Hasan Nawaz aur Naseem Shah bhi shamil hain, aur uncapped limited-overs quick Razaullah ko dono formats mein pick kiya gaya hai.

Shaheen Afridi October 18 se start hone wali Sri Lanka aur England ke against tri-series ke liye ODI captain bane rahenge, jismein Babar Azam included hain lekin Mohammad Rizwan investigation aur legal proceedings ke beech absent hain. Changes backroom staff tak bhi extend hote hain, jahan Shaun Tait Pakistan ke bowling coach ke roop mein wapas aaye hain, Ashley Noffke ko replace karte hue, jo Netherlands ke saath head coach role le chuke hain.

Lucknow T20I opener se pehle slow over-rates ke liye India aur West Indies par fine

New Chandigarh mein third ODI mein slow over-rates ke liye India aur West Indies ko penalise kiya gaya hai, jahan India par match fees ka 20% aur West Indies par 10% fine laga. Time allowances ke baad India ko four overs short rule kiya gaya, jabki West Indies ko two short maana gaya.

Ab teams October 6 ko Lucknow mein start hone wali five-match T20I series par switch kar rahi hain, aur ODI series 2-1 se khatam hone ke baad India ka bowling group batting-friendly pitches par ek alag test ke liye set hai.

Morkel ne Mayank aur Prince ke liye learning curve ko highlight kiya, jab India Bumrah ke bina T20Is shuru karega

India bowling coach Morne Morkel ne kaha ki West Indies T20I series, Jasprit Bumrah ki absence mein ball ke saath India ki progress assess karne ke liye ek useful window hogi, khaaskar young quicks Mayank Yadav aur Prince Yadav ke liye. Morkel ne dono ko “still learning their trade” bataya, international availability ke stop-start nature aur short bursts mein unke saath kaam karne ki challenge ki taraf point karte hue.

Morkel ne part-time seam options develop karne ki value bhi underline ki, aur Shivam Dube aur Nitish Kumar Reddy ka naam liya as players jinko India conditions aur boundary sizes ke hisaab se four-over roles ke liye ready rakhna chahta hai. Unhone add kiya ki India, Abhishek Sharma ke saath opening options rotate kar sakta hai, jismein Sanju Samson aur Vaibhav Sooryavanshi mix mein hain.

PCB ne phir NOCs refuse kiye, Pakistan Champions ne World Championship of Legends se pull out kiya

Pakistan Champions ne ongoing World Championship of Legends se withdraw kar liya hai, jab PCB ne participation ke liye No-Objection Certificates issue karne se mana kar diya. Tournament October 3 ko shuru hua tha, aur organisers resolution dhoondhne ki koshish kar rahe the tab Pakistan ka Bangladesh ke khilaf scheduled match pehle hi postponed ho chuka tha.

Deadlock tab bhi continue raha jab WCL ne Pakistan ke fixtures reschedule karne ko explore kiya, aur Pakistan Champions ne PCB ki authority ko respect karte hue yeh bhi kaha ki unhe disappointment hai ki unke players event miss karenge. Squad ko Shahid Afridi lead karne wale the aur ismein Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed aur Wahab Riaz shamil the.

Short mein

  • West Indies ke left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein Lucknow mein India ke khilaf apna 100th T20I khelne ja rahe hain, aur unhone kaha ki yeh milestone apne aap mein achievement hai jab woh India ke hitters ke against data aur instincts ko balance karte hain.
  • India Lucknow mein West Indies ke khilaf apni five-match T20I series shuru kar raha hai, jahan Asian Games ke baad Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ka role scrutiny mein hai, jabki West Indies ko ummeed hai ki Shai Hope New Chandigarh mein ODI decider ke baad fit honge.
  • West Indies Women ne Harare mein Zimbabwe Women ke khilaf apni series clinch ki, jahan Jahzara Claxton ke three-for ne eight-wicket win ka base banaya aur 107 ke chase mein Eboni Brathwaite ki fifty se seal hua.
  • Left-arm spinner Tanmay Baloda ne six wickets liye jab Australia Under-19 ko second Youth Test ke day one par 174 par bowled out kar diya gaya, aur reply mein India Under-19 38 for 2 par close hua.
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan aur Tushar Deshpande ko Mumbai ke first-round Ranji Trophy squad mein name kiya gaya, jahan Siddhesh Lad captain hain aur 19-year-old Ayush Mhatre vice-captain appointed hue, jabki Shardul Thakur opener miss kar rahe hain.
  • KL Rahul October 11 ko Vijayawada mein Andhra ke khilaf Karnataka ka Ranji Trophy opener khelne ja rahe hain, jabki Washington Sundar ke bhi Jaipur mein Rajasthan ke against Tamil Nadu ke liye turn out karne ki ummeed hai.
  • Umesh Yadav ne 18 saal baad domestic teams Vidarbha se Punjab switch kiya hai, aur ek stint end kiya jismein 124 first-class matches aur India ke liye 57 Tests shamil the.
  • Ashutosh Sharma 2026-27 domestic season se pehle Railways se Gujarat move ho gaye hain, aur yeh switch expected hai ki white-ball cricket par focused hoga.
  • Mandeep Singh 2026-27 season se pehle Tripura wapas aa rahe hain, aur state side ne Satrajit Lahiri ko head coach bhi appoint kiya hai.
  • Simon Cook ne County Championship ki Division One mein club ki promotion secure hone ke turant baad Kent ke director of cricket ke post se step down kar diya hai.
  • Priyansh Arya ne kaha ki woh pressure ko privilege ki tarah dekhte hain jab woh India A ki one-day squad mein Australia A ka phir se saamna karne ki taiyari kar rahe hain, aur apne high-risk approach aur self-belief ko back kiya.
  • Sai Sudharsan ne kaha ki woh white-ball cricket mein opener hi rehna chahte hain, toe injury ki wajah se woh Sri Lanka Tests miss kar gaye the, jiske dauran Devdutt Padikkal ne unka No. 3 spot le liya.
  • India Under-19 batter Lakshya Raichandani red-ball cricket ko prioritise karte ja rahe hain, aur Joe Root ko influence batate hue kaha ki woh formats ke across apna game build kar rahe hain.
  • Zaheer Abbas ne apne early Karachi days yaad kiye jahan woh matches aur runs chase karte the jaise-jaise unki reputation badhti gayi, jismein 1967 inter-board tournaments mein Karachi Cricket Association ki captaincy bhi shamil thi.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo