Pollard ne Mumbai Indians ki command sambhali, India ne 15 saal ke Sooryavanshi ko debut diya — cricket digest 24 Oct 2026

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IPL 2027 se pehle Pollard ko Mumbai Indians ka head coach banaya gaya

Kieron Pollard ko Mumbai Indians ka head coach elevate kiya gaya hai, aur woh Mahela Jayawardene ki jagah lenge, jinke saath franchise ne is mahine ke shuru mein raaste alag kar liye the. Pollard, jinhone IPL mein 2010 se 2022 tak sirf MI ke liye khela aur baad mein batting coach bhi rahe, ab agle cycle mein team ko lead karenge.

MI ke saath player ke taur par five-time IPL winner (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 aur 2020) Pollard ka pehla bada kaam November 15 deadline se pehle retention list finalise karna hoga, aur IPL 2027 auction lagbhag ek mahina baad Goa mein expected hai. Woh doosri leagues mein MI-linked teams ke saath bhi involved rehte hain, aur aane wale SA20 season mein Joburg Super Kings ke liye khelne wale hain.

Christchurch mein India ne phir chase choose kiya, Sooryavanshi ko XI mein draft kiya

India ne Christchurch mein used pitch par match hone ke bawajood pehle fielding ka faisla kiya, aur Shreyas Iyer ka strong toss record aur behtar ho gaya jab unhone sahi call ki. Dew ka role expected tha, isliye India ne chase-friendly approach par hi tikke rehna pasand kiya jo venue par pehle match mein kaam aaya tha.

Ishan Kishan ki injury ne 15 saal ke Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ke liye darwaza khola, jinko XI mein naam diya gaya aur team sheet par No. 3 par list kiya gaya. India ne ek “tactical” change bhi kiya, Mayank Yadav ki jagah Prince Yadav ko laaya, jabki New Zealand ne apne pace options rotate karte hue Adam Milne ki jagah Jacob Duffy ko select kiya.

Australia ki batting par nazar, Head ne collective day ki demand ki

Travis Head ne maana ki Australia ki recent batting bahut zyada isolated contributions par depend rahi hai, aur top order ko apne last four Tests mein partnerships banane mein dikkat aayi hai. Bangladesh aur South Africa ke khilaaf seven innings mein Australia ke liye ek hi innings mein ek se zyada batter fifty cross nahi kar paaya, aur yeh pattern do heavy defeats mein feed karta raha hai.

Head ne St George’s Park mein first-innings collapse 99 all out ko “s***house day” bataya, aur kaha ki group ko ek player ke stand tall karne par rely karne ke bajay full-innings effort nikalne ka tareeqa dhoondhna hoga. Badi chinta partnerships ki rahi hai: 2024 ki shuruaat se Australia ne wickets one se six ke liye sirf 11 century stands manage kiye hain, aur World Test Championship nations mein sirf West Indies ne isse kam record kiya hai.

Harmer ne Labuschagne ke dismissal ke peeche wind trap ka zikr kiya, SA ki nazar Cape Town par

Simon Harmer ne kaha ki unhe hairani hui ki Marnus Labuschagne ek aise shot par out ho gaye jisme St George’s Park ki wind ko account nahi kiya gaya, jab Australia No. 3 pitch se aage nikal kar breeze mein hit karne ki koshish kar rahe the, lekin ball hang ho gayi aur Marco Jansen ne catch le liya. Harmer, jo ground ko achchhi tarah jaante hain, ne kaha ki conditions batters ko dhokha de sakti hain aur unhe lagta hai ki unhone boundary clear kar di hai.

Series 1-1 se level hone ke saath, Harmer ne kaha ki South Africa ko sustained pressure apply karne aur Australia ki vulnerabilities expose karne se confidence mila hai, saath hi unhone maana ki do Tests mein unke apne returns unki expectation se neeche rahe hain. Ab Newlands ke liye selection ek key talking point hai, jahan Anrich Nortje decider ke liye unlikely hain aur South Africa pace options weigh kar raha hai, jabki Australia ko bhi Labuschagne ki form par decisions lene honge.

Du Plessis ne 2018 Cape Town fallout ke dauran Smith ko support message yaad kiya

Faf du Plessis ne bataya ki 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering saga ke dauran unhone Steven Smith se contact kiya tha, aur unse kaha tha ki unhone “done nothing wrong” aur media pressure badhne par strong rehne ko bola. Du Plessis ne kaha ki unhe empathy isliye hui kyunki 2016 mein Hobart mein ball ki condition alter karne ka doshi paaye jaane ka unka apna experience raha hai.

Du Plessis ne yeh bhi yaad kiya ki unhe us waqt Smith ka public backing achchha laga, jab Smith ne kaha tha ki du Plessis “just shining the ball” kar rahe the aur note kiya tha ki teams ne different sweets use kiye hain. Smith ko ICC ne one Test ke liye ban kiya tha, uske baad Cricket Australia ne unhe year-long ban diya aur captaincy se hata diya, saath hi David Warner aur Cameron Bancroft par bhi sanctions lage.

Short mein

  • Pratika Rawal ne unbeaten century maara aur Shree Charani ne 4 for 23 liya, jab India ne Zimbabwe ko Zimbabwe ke khilaaf apne first-ever women’s ODI mein nine wickets se hara diya.
  • India batter S Meghana ne 30 ki umar mein all formats se retirement announce kiya, aur kaha ki woh next generation ko mentor karke involved rahengi.
  • Harry Brook ne England ke Adil Rashid ko omit karne ke decision ka defence kiya, jab woh 429 defend nahi kar paaye aur Sri Lanka se two wickets se haar gaye.
  • Afghanistan ne UAE ODI tri-series title jeeta, Sharjah mein final mein Zimbabwe ko seven wickets se hara kar, pehle unhe 169 par all out karke aur phir chase mein Ibrahim Zadran ke 70 not out ke saath.
  • Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza ne kaha ki unki side ko batting “rescue missions” par depend karna band karna hoga, tri-series final mein Afghanistan ke khilaaf loss mein ek aur top-order collapse ke baad.
  • Afghanistan coach Richard Pybus ne tri-series final win ke baad Zimbabwe ke khilaaf “very diverse but very competent” bowling unit ki tareef ki, aur Rashid Khan ke standout spells se aage bhi recognition ki baat ki.
  • Sharjah final mein Zimbabwe ne do changes kiye aur Afghanistan ke khilaaf pehle batting choose ki, jabki Afghanistan ke liye Fazalhaq Farooqi wapas aaye.
  • Lincoln mein day one ke baad New Zealand A, India A se 22 runs aage the, jahan Simon Keene ke 5 for 24 aur Zak Gibson ke 3 for 29 ne India A ko 113 par all out kiya, phir Mohammad Nabi ne do wickets le kar India A ko touch mein rakha.
  • Australia ko umeed hai ki Steven Smith Cape Town mein apna tour turn around kar sakte hain, aur Newlands par extra focus rahega kyunki unka concussion scare, neck issue aur ground ki Sandpapergate history hai.
  • Aaron Finch ne kaha ki cricket se door Steven Smith ka ek bahut different side dikhta hai, including jab woh New York mein hote hain, Faf du Plessis ke saath discussion mein.
  • South Africa ki series-levelling performance mein captain Temba Bavuma ko khaas tareef mili, rain-hit Test turnaround ke baad.
  • Los Angeles Olympics ke liye men’s aur women’s qualifiers January-February 2028 ke liye schedule kiye gaye hain, jabki 2029 World Test Championship final June 8-12 ko England mein set hai.
  • Jintimani Kalita ne India aur Zimbabwe ke beech first women’s ODI mein debut kiya, jabki Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo niggle ki wajah se miss kar gayi.
  • India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak ne kaha ki Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ke around hype unhelpful hai, saath hi Naman Dhir ki potential ko highlight kiya.
  • Ishan Kishan ko Christchurch mein New Zealand ke khilaaf India ke second T20I se right adductor strain ki wajah se ruled out kar diya gaya.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo