Maddinson ne Durban mein Australia ke liye opening ki jab team ne batting chuni; Sri Lanka ne naya Test captain announce kiya — cricket digest 09 Oct 2026

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Maddinson ka decade-long wait khatam, Australia ne Durban opener mein batting choose ki

Australia ne toss jeetkar Kingsmead mein South Africa ke khilaaf pehle batting ki, aur Nic Maddinson ko Test cricket mein surprise return diya, jahan unhe Travis Head ke saath opener ke roop mein naam diya gaya. Pat Cummins ne dhoop wale conditions mein batting ka faisla kiya, surface se ummeed thi ki match ke baad ke hisson mein turn aayega.

Matt Renshaw ko No. 5 par slot kiya gaya aur Beau Webster ko No. 7 par, jabki Cooper Connolly final training session se head cold ke symptoms ke saath nikalne ke baad miss out kar gaye. Cameron Green South Africa mein hi hain, kyunki abdominal strain ke chalte unhe first Test se rule out kiya gaya, ummeed hai ki woh series ke baad ke matches mein feature kar sakte hain. South Africa, jinhone apna XI ek din pehle confirm kar diya tha, injured quicks Kagiso Rabada aur Lungi Ngidi ke bina khelenge; Anrich Nortje teen-saadh saal baad Test cricket mein wapas aa rahe hain, Keshav Maharaj ke saath Simon Harmer two-spinner attack mein judenge, aur David Bedingham No. 3 par batting karne ke liye set hain.

Sri Lanka ne de Silva ke step down ke baad Kusal Mendis ko Test captaincy saunpi

Kusal Mendis ko Sri Lanka ka naya Test captain appoint kiya gaya hai, jo Dhananjaya de Silva ki jagah lenge, jinhone role se step down kiya. Sri Lanka ka agla Test assignment November mein Pakistan mein two-match series hai, jo Mendis ka captain ke roop mein pehla series hoga.

De Silva ne us tour ke liye selection ke liye available rehne ki baat kahi, aur kaha ki woh leadership “to the next generation” pass karna chahte the.

Bangladesh ne Abu Dhabi one-off Test mein pehle batting ki aur Nayeem Hasan ko laaya

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto ne Abu Dhabi mein Afghanistan ke khilaaf one-off Test mein batting choose ki, venue par captains ke liye pitch ka first use lene ka recent trend kaafi strong raha hai.

Bangladesh ne changes kiye, jahan Ebadot Hossain ko Shoriful Islam ki jagah laaya gaya, aur offspinner Nayeem Hasan ko add kiya gaya, bhale hi woh originally announced squad mein nahi the. Afghanistan ne batting-heavy XI chuna, Shahidullah No. 7 par the aur spin group mein Ziaur Rahman Akbar aur Qais Ahmed shamil the.

New Zealand ko India T20Is se pehle Chapman aur Foulkes ki injury se jhatka

Mark Chapman aur Zak Foulkes ko New Zealand ki ghar par India ke khilaaf five-match T20I series se rule out kar diya gaya hai, aur Josh Clarkson aur Blair Tickner ko replacements ke roop mein bulaya gaya. Chapman abhi left-hamstring tear se recover kar rahe hain, jabki Foulkes ko training mein right hip-flexor injury lagi.

New Zealand Cricket ne kaha Chapman ODI series ke liye available hone ki track par hain jo T20Is ke baad aati hai, jabki Foulkes ke return-to-play timeline ka abhi pata nahi. Squad pehle hi Rachin Ravindra ki shoulder injury se hit ho chuka tha, aur T20Is October 22 se November 1 tak scheduled hain.

Factional dispute aur court case ke beech Arunachal Pradesh par Ranji forfeit ka risk

Arunachal Pradesh ko October 11 ko Ahmedabad mein Nagaland ke khilaaf Ranji Trophy Plate Group opener forfeit karne ka risk hai, kyunki state association do factions ke beech tussle mein phansi hui hai aur Gauhati High Court ke Itanagar bench mein case pending hai.

Uncertainty ka asar pehle hi dikh chuka hai, Arunachal Bhubaneswar mein Sikkim ke khilaaf Vinoo Mankad Trophy match ke liye Under-19 side field nahi kar paaya, aur reportedly contracted players abhi bhi clear nahi hain ki unhe Ranji opener ke liye travel karna chahiye ya nahi. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia ne kaha ki stay order ka matlab hai board is matter mein step in nahi kar sakta jab tak matter sub judice hai.

Short mein

  • Former New Zealand Test opener Jeet Raval ne 2026-27 domestic season se pehle professional cricket se retirement le liya hai, aur apni first-class career ko end kiya jismein unke 10,127 runs aur 2016 se 2020 ke beech 24 Tests rahe.
  • Bevon Jacobs BBL ke start par Tom Curran ke short-term replacement ke roop mein Brisbane Heat join karenge, aur is stint ke chalte woh December 15 se shuru hone wale Auckland ke Plunket Shield match vs Central Districts miss karenge.
  • Australia ne Durban mein start tak apne final selection plans ko under wraps rakha, jahan Cooper Connolly ke head-cold symptoms ki wajah se unke aur Nic Maddinson ke beech late call tha, aur phir Maddinson ko opening ke liye pick kiya gaya.
  • Kagiso Rabada ko officially Durban mein Australia ke khilaaf South Africa ke first Test se hamstring injury ke saath rule out kiya gaya, jahan Anrich Nortje wapas aaye aur Simon Harmer ne Keshav Maharaj ke saath two-spinner XI join kiya.
  • Pat Cummins ne kaha Australia 2018 ball-tampering episode se “moved on” kar chuka hai jab woh South Africa wapas aaye, aur unhone add kiya ki Usman Khawaja ki forthcoming autobiography mein kisi bhi fresh detail se woh unfazed hain.
  • Durban mein South Africa ke khilaaf Australia ki Test series ko key World Test Championship match-up ke roop mein frame kiya gaya, jahan dono teams 2018 ke baad pehli baar South Africa mein Tests mein mil rahi hain.
  • Pakistan ke is season ke rare home T20Is Rawalpindi mein Sri Lanka ke khilaaf three-match series se start honge, home schedule mein baad mein ODIs aur Tests se pehle.
  • West Indies ke khilaaf first-match win ke baad India ki home T20I dominance phir focus mein aayi, jisse visitors ko series palatne ke liye India mein back-to-back victories ki zaroorat hai.
  • India assistant coach Sitanshu Kotak ne suggest kiya ki Jasprit Bumrah ki absence mein experience add karne ke liye Bhuvneshwar Kumar ko likely recall kiya ja sakta hai, aur kaha ki Ishan Kishan “much more mature” ho gaye hain.
  • West Indies fast bowler Shamar Springer ne Under-19 level par early promise ke baad international cricket tak ke long road par baat ki, aur kaha ki unhone apni journey ko one day at a time lena seekha hai.
  • Bangladesh women’s captain Nigar Sultana ne kaha unki side ko lagta hai woh “surprise any team” kar sakti hai jab woh Australia mein apni first-ever bilateral ODI series ke liye prepare kar rahe hain.
  • WACA par Sheffield Shield mein, Jack Clayton ne 82 banaye aur Jimmy Peirson 65 not out par finish hue, jab Queensland Western Australia ke khilaaf 258 for 6 tak pahunch gaya.
  • Shield debutants Bryce Jackson (3 for 36) aur Jake Scott (4 for 35) ne New South Wales ke attack ko lead kiya jab Tasmania day one close par 241 for 9 par tha, Ben McDermott ne 77 aur Caleb Jewell ne 50 banaye.
  • Ben Manenti ke 91 not out aur Jake Lehmann ke 90 ne South Australia ko Victoria ke khilaaf control dilaya, Jake Weatherald concussion ke saath rule out ho gaye, aur SA 352 for 6 par 108 ki lead mein tha.
  • Madhya Pradesh ke left-arm wristspinner Shivang Kumar first-class debut ke line mein hain jab woh apni rise continue kar rahe hain, ek aise saal ke baad jismein IPL 2026 mein Sunrisers Hyderabad ke liye lead-spinner role shamil tha.
  • PSL 2027 mein phir IPL ke saath overlap karega, 12th edition March 18 se May 2 tak scheduled hai.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo