Abhimanyu Easwaran, Lead India-B, and Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lead India-C, will face each other in the fourth match of the Duleep Trophy 2024 at the ACA ADCA Ground in Anantapur. The game will be played on September 12 at 9:30 AM. Down below this article will cover: India B vs India C Match Details, Updated Squad and Live Streaming Details
India B vs India C Match Details
Tournament: Duleep Trophy 2024
Match: INDB vs INDC, 4th Match
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024 – Sunday, September 15, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM (Sep 12)
Venue: ACA ADCA Ground, Anantapur
India B Updated Squad
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Washington Sundar, Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, and Himanshu Mantri (wk)
India C Updated Squad
Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Gaurav Yadav, Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel, Himanshu Chauhan, Hrithik Shokeen, Baba Indrajith, Aryan Juyal, Manav Suthar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Anshul Kamboj, Mayank Markande, and Sandeep Warrier
IND vs AUS: India is about to begin their upcoming hectic test schedule with the first home test against Bangladesh. There has been much buzz around India’s next 10-match test schedule, which comprises a 2-match home Test series against Bangladesh and then followed by an immediate 3-match red ball series against New Zealand.
The most anticipated among them is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which is often one of the finest red ball tournaments played between the two modern-day greats of Test cricket. These two teams have emerged as the biggest rivals in test cricket, after England and Australia.
Also, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been a monopoly for both the Aussies and the Indians whenever they play on their own land, and now it has been won by the Indian side four times in a row, with all of them being played in India.
However, this time around players like Marnus Labuschagne have exclaimed that they might not have been able to win the series for long; however, they are a good team and will target their victory. While skipper Pat Cummins also exclaimed that this has been the only trophy they have not won in a long time, he has also lauded India’s greatness and strengths as a team.
Pat Cummins led Australia to WTC title in 2023 (Image: ESPNcricinfo)
After Aussie kingpin batter David Warner retired from Test matches, their master batter, Steven Smith, could be seen opening the innings alongside Usman Khawaja. However, Smith has not been relishing the role, as it often hampered his form until the 90+ score against the West Indies.
Steven Smith set to bat at No.4 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. (SEN).
However, the Aussie management has now made an official announcement that Steven Smith will be back in his role as a no. 4 batter, while their star white-ball opener, Travis Head, who has been a part of the red-ball team for a long time now, will be promoted up the order as an opener.
Usman Khawaja and Travis Head will be their new opening pair from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. While Labuschagne and Steven Smith will be the middle-order batters at no. 3 and no. 4. Now, as Head is promoted from no. 5 to the top, both all-rounders, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green, might be likely seen as batters at no. 6 and no. 5.
Two giant all-rounders to take guard of Australia’s middle-order (Image: The Sydney Morning Herald)
Alex Carey and the three pacers alongside Lyon might be seen among the tailenders. The Indian team is also looking to make subtle and realistic changes to their squad, which they identified from the Duleep Trophy.
With the likes of Rohit Sharma and young Yashasvi Jaiswal likely being the openers, Shubman Gill is doubtful at No. 3 since his form has been a major concern. Hence, India’s new head coach Gambhir might be trying out new batters at the position, while following veteran Kohli at second down, players like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, and Sarfaraz Khan have been suitable for the middle order.
India has the most suitable set of Test all-rounders, with Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin being picked by the ICC as the top two in the men’s Test all-rounder rankings. While Axar Patel has also been important for the role, as his batting prowess down the order adds to his excellence.
Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul return to India’s red-ball squad (Image: Scroll.in)
Next, India’s pace attack might be spearheaded by Mohammad Shami after his return and the vice captain Jasprit Bumrah. They still remain in the hunt for their third pacer, as Akash Deep emerges as their ace option to be included in the role, while now, after his maiden call-up, even Dayal turns himself into a contender for the role.
Hence, before the BGT this year, the Indian team is likely to undergo many major changes, which might be among the middle-order batters as well as their pace bowling deck.
India is also in the quest to avenge their loss in the WTC final last time, as the defending champions might be the second team again to make it into the World Test Championship final alongside Team India for the third time, after their two initial losses.
The defending champions KKR, have not had a dilemma over their players as much as they had over the appointment of a new mentor who would replace the likes of franchise veteran Gautam Gambhir.
Gambhir had already won two IPL trophies back in 2012 and 2014 as a player and captain of the side. Later he was appointed the mentor in the 2024 IPL, and the maestro was back with amazing results.
His seemingly unconventional antics surprised many as he picked Starc for a whopping INR 24.75 crore. However, the way Starc played in the playoff games seemed to be a likely decision made by the master strategist.
However, after India’s head coach Rahul Dravid stepped down from his role after the T20 World Cup success, Gambhir was appointed as the Indian team’s head coach, thus leaving a void in the KKR camp.
Gambhir’s exit also meant the exit of assistant coaches Ryan ten Doeschate and Abhishek Nayar, who Gambhir wanted as his deputies in the Indian team. Hence, KKR are now in the hunt for a head coach alongside Chandrakant Pandit before the IPL 2025 mega-auction.
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Let’s take a look at the Top 3 stars whom KKR might appoint as their mentors:
Kumara Sangakara
The Royals’ head coach and their director of cricket for teams across all competitions, Kumara Sangakara, were seen in the RR camp from 2022 to 2024. After Rahul Dravid was announced to be the new head coach of the Rajasthan Royals, Sangakara was speculated to be appointed as the KKR mentor replacing Gambhir.
However, now the buzz has been that the Lankan legend will resume his role as the Royals Director of Cricket for the Royals teams across all global tournaments, which also includes the Barbados Royals and the Paarl Royals.
Jacques Kallis
Protea legend and former KKR boss was seen playing for KKR in their 2012 title triumph and was seen as both a player and coach in 2014 when the team won the title for the second time. Kallis, the veteran all-rounder, is considered the greatest of his kind the world has ever witnessed.
His employment as the mentor might strengthen their strategies in both the batting and bowling departments. He has had earlier experience in the role as he was appointed the mentor back in 2016.
Is the KKR legend back to the franchise (Image Credit: Deccan Chronicle)
Ricky Ponting had stepped down from being the Delhi Capitals mentor after the 2024 IPL season. However, he has often shown interest in returning to the IPL as a coach or a mentor.
Ponting was earlier seen as the Mumbai Indians coach and then later in the Delhi hut as well. The 2-times World Cup-winning skipper for Australia is known to be one of the world’s finest cricket strategists.
Though nothing has been official, the Kolkata Knight Riders are looking to fancy their chances before the IPL 2025 auction, as he might seek a crucial place.
IND vs BAN 2024: After the historic test series win in Pakistan, the Bangla Tigers have reached India for a multi-format series. They will be pursuing another never-achieved feat- conquering India on Indian soil. This post reads the IND vs BAN 2024 Schedule, Full Squads, Venues, Timings, and all you need to know.
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It has been a great couple of weeks for Bangladesh in Pakistan where they scripted history by winning any Test match or series in Pakistan. They were simply outstanding even after they were the underdogs. Against all odds, Bangladesh defied belief—not only winning their first-ever Test match but clinching the entire series, proving the doubters wrong in spectacular fashion
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After their heroics in Pakistan, they will be eyeing the replication of similar performances and results in India too. But they would need a much better version of everything they performed against Pakistan. Bangladesh need to be very precise in every aspect to compete against India and they could pose challenges to India.
Bangladesh and India are scheduled to play a two-match Test Series followed by a three-match T20I series. All the matches are set to be played at different venues.
The India squad is already out which looks best on paper. The four quality spinners- Ashwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep, and Axar, along with top class batters- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kl Rahul and Rishabh Pant. Bumrah and Siraj will lead the pace bowling attack and this is going to be a tough fight for Bangladesh.
Mohammed Siraj reacts after dismissing Litton Das (BCCI)
Bangladesh have never won any test series in India. Even they haven’t won any test match against India in home or away series. This time, they would have high morale and the team would be in good shape. They would be highly anticipating their first win against India.
Let’s take a look at the IND vs BAN 2024 Schedule, Full Squads, Venues, Timings, and all you need to know:
IND vs BAN 2024 Schedule
Bangladesh tour of India 2024 consists of two series- a test series followed by a T20I series. The two tests will be played in Chennai and Kanpur from September 19 and 27 respectively.
The two teams will then face off in a T20I series. The three t20Is will be played on October 6, 9, and 12 in Gwalior, Delhi, and Hyderabad respectively.
IND vs BAN 2024 Test Schedule
DATE
MAT
VENUE
TIME(IST)
19 Sept- 23 Sept
IND vs BAN, 1st Test
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
09:30 AM
27 Sept- 1 Oct
IND vs BAN, 2nd Test
Green Park, Kanpur
09:30 AM
IND vs BAN 2024 T20I Schedule
DATE
MAT
VENUE
TIME(IST)
06 Oct
IND vs BAN, 1st T20I
New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Gwalior
7:00 PM
09 Oct
IND vs BAN, 2nd T20I
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
7:00 PM
12 Oct
IND vs BAN, 3rd T20I
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
7:00 PM
IND vs BAN 2024 Full Squads
Test Squads
India Squad (For 1st Test): Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.
Duleep Trophy 2024:Shreyas Iyer Lead India-D, and Mayank Agarwal, Lead India-A, will face each other in the third match of the Duleep Trophy 2024 at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur. The game will be played on September 12 at 9:30 AM. Down below this article will cover: India A vs India D Match Preview, Squad and Live Streaming Details
India A vs India D Match Information
Tournament: Duleep Trophy 2024
Match: INDA vs INDD, 3rd Match
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024 – Sunday, September 15, 2024
The Sri Lankan Men’s National Cricket Team under the leadership of Dhananjaya De Silva secured a historic and comfortable eight-wicket victory over Ollie Pope-led England in the third & final test-match of the three-match test series.
Despite the Three Lions securing a series win by a margin of 2-1 in the first two encounters, the island nation’s victory in the final encounter is really special as this is their first win in the longest format of the game against the European nation in a decade.
In the final test match of the series, the Ollie Pope-led team set a decent target of 219 runs, which the visitors chased down easily.
Opener Pathum Nissanka played a crucial role, playing an unbeaten knock of 127 runs in the second inning to help his side cross the line and secure a historic-win.
The island nation’s victory against the Three Lions in the third test match has created a lot of changes in the overall standings of ICC’s World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle, pushing them up in the standings.
England’s defeat on the other hand has led them to falling down in the standings.
The Sri Lankans have jumped to the fifth position in the WTC 2023-25 points table, while the Three Lions have dropped down to sixth place.
The Indian Cricket Team continues to maintain the first position in the WTC points table with a PCT of 68.52 next to their name, followed by the Aussies in the second position with a PCT of 62.05 and New Zealand at the third place with 50 PCT.
Bangladesh moved to the fourth spot in the points table after whitewashing Pakistan 2-0 in the recently concluded test-series.
Sri Lanka’s PCT has improved a lot from 33.33 to 42.85, which helped them make a jump of two spots from the seventh to the fifth position.
With consecutive wins against Sri Lanka in the first two matches, the Britishers had moved to fifth place. However, their defeat in the third and final test meant that their PCT took a hit and dropped to 42.18, leading to a big impact on their position and it pushed them to the sixth spot.
Jamie Smith the English wicket-keeper batter has emerged as England’s rescue player in the no.7 position, as he turned the tables for England whenever their innings were falling apart, he has emerged and held them together.
In the recent series against Sri Lanka, which is Jamie’s second series after his debut in the Caribbean islands. The wk-batter emerged as England’s first-choice gloveman in the longest format of the game and batted well in the Windies island as well.
Next, Jamie Smith has emerged as one of the key players for the English side, as he was one of England’s best batters in the match when he played a vital maiden century at Old Trafford, which gave England the push they needed in the first innings.
Jamie has often played vital innings down the order, and his scoring rate has impressed many. Since, the time Brendon McCullum took over England’s red-ball team, as their head coach, he changed the course of the game for England.
Paul Collingwood draws comparision of Jamie Smith with Adam Gilchrist (Image: Cricket Times)
His aggressive nature has instilled many players and former English skipper, Paul Collingwood to believe that he can be as effective for them as Adam Gilchrist was for the Aussie as he came down to bat at no.7 as a wicket-keeper batter.
Though England went on to lose the game, Sri Lanka made history as they won a test match under Jayasuriya at England in the Kennington Oval. However, Jamie’s 67 which gave the perk England innings needed when all other batters failed seemed very crucial.
He has been stunning in the WTC for England as he has scored 487 runs across 6 games that comprise 3 talking half-centuries alongside a maiden hundred as well.
“You go back to the days of when Gilchrist would come in for Australia. It sucks the life out of you as the opposition when someone has the ability to do something like that. In his short Test career, he has shown some great skills.”
Said Collingwood while drawing comparisons with the legend Gilchrist
AFG vs NZ: New Zealand maestro and star batter Kane Williamson has been lauded with praise from present Kiwi skipper Tim Southee. Williamson has even been seen as the captain of the national side as well as the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, whom he led to an IPL final.
Kane Williamson is considered one of New Zealand’s most successful captains, as he became the first-ever captain for the Kiwis who broke the jinx of New Zealand’s semi-final exit and took them to the final of the World Cup 2019 after 2015, where they faced England.
Though New Zealand’s loss was considered both unfortunate and controversial, this was their best-ever performance in an ICC event. The next success for New Zealand came in the 2021 T20 World Cup, where they emerged as finalists again, this time around Australia defeated them to win the first-ever T20 World Cup final.
Kane Williamson needs 72 runs to become New Zealand's all-time leading run scorer surpassing Ross Taylor.
Williamson has been their long-standing best performer across all three formats, though it has been injuries that have ruled him out of cricket several times. However, despite his hampered form due to injuries, Willaimson emerged as the highest run- scorer for New Zealand in the longest format of the game, as he surpassed Ross Taylor and Stephen Fleming by a huge margin.
Considered one of the finest among the Fab 4, alongside Joe Root, Steve Smith, and Virat Kohli, he has performed presumably well for New Zealand. Tim Southee has chosen Williamson to be the best batter among the Fab4, and his form doesn’t let many argue with this statement.
Kane Williamson has scored 2267 runs in his last 20 Test match innings, as he averages 70.84 in the games with 11 Test hundreds. This form is undeniable of Williamson’s immense presence in the game, as he is just 72 runs behind emerging as New Zealand’s all-time highest run scorer across all three formats combined.
Ross Taylor might be overtaken by Williamson (Image Credit: X.com)
With the Afghanistan match scheduled to start today, though it has been delayed due to rain, Williamson has the chance to go past Kiwi legend Ross Taylor in the list of the nation’s highest-ever run-getter, with all formats combined.
Legendary Indian batter and former coach of the national side, Rahul Dravid, in one of his recent interviews with the press, threw light on how the Indian team is ever-growing with their unique scope of talent that flows from different parts of India.
Dravid coached the Indian team to the World Cup finals in 2023 and also the T20 World Cup final that they won in the Caribbean. However, before turning in as the Team India coach, Dravid has been an eminent part who helped in the growth of Indian cricket.
Rahul was India’s coach for the U-19 team for a long time, as he also won the U-19 World Cup and gave India the scope of talented players like Shubman Gill and also Prithvi Shaw and Abhishek Sharma.
Rahul Dravid, the veteran, served as the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for a long time, as he sighted talent in many players and also helped many players rehabilitate and also served massively to their betterment.
Rahul Dravid said "If you look at Indian cricket today, Indian cricket is extremely strong, it's extremely powerful, One of the big reasons for that is that talent comes from everywhere, from all over the country". [PTI] pic.twitter.com/F58YCK7u0e
“If you look at Indian cricket today, Indian cricket is extremely strong; it’s extremely powerful,” Dravid said during the 50-year celebration of Mount Joy Cricket Club. “One of the big reasons for that is that talent comes from everywhere, from all over the country.”
He admitted that people coming from different parts of India had to reach out to big cities in order to bring out their talent, as previously there was not much scope for boys from small towns. Dravid also claimed that the higher standards of the Ranji Trophy and several other domestic tournaments are what has made the sport accessible in many parts of India.
“You cannot have talent or facilities concentrated only in one or two places. To get the best out of talent, we need to ensure that young boys and girls are getting access to good infrastructure in every part.”
Rahul Dravid is back in the Rajasthan Royals den (Image Credit: The Indian Express)
Dravid will next be seen in the Rajasthan Royals camp, as he has been appointed as their head coach and mentor, replacing the likes of Sri Lankan legend Kumara Sangakara; however, he is also likely to move to the Kolkata Knight Riders before the IPL mega-auction for 2025.
ENG vs AUS 2024: England are all set to host the Australian Cricket Team for a multi-format white-ball series in the month of September. Both boards have announced their squads and here, in this post, you will read ENG vs AUS 2024 Schedule, Full Squads, Venues, Dates, and All You Need To Know.
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The rivalry between England and Australia is said to be one of the oldest and most heated rivalries in the history of cricket. Known more for the Tests, the two teams are set to lock horns in the white ball format.
The two teams are scheduled to play a T20I series and an ODI series. The T20I series will have three matches and the ODI series will feature five matches in total. Australia and England, both have announced their squads for both series.
Australia Cricket Team (Getty Images)
Australia have started to look for their white-ball future in the T20I series. Jake Fraser McGurk and Cooper Connolly, the two youngsters are named in the T20I squad. McGurk has, so far, failed to impress the world on the international stage as he scored less than 20 runs in the three matches against Scotland.
Mitchell Marsh is set to lead the Australian side in England in both formats. The big names of the Australian camp are still there and Australia are going to pose a serious challenge to the home team.
England has opted to exclude Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, and Chris Jordan from their white-ball squads for the upcoming series against Australia. These players were part of England’s squad during the recent T20 World Cup, where the team faced defeat in the semifinal against India.
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In their place, five uncapped players have been included in the T20I squad: Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell, Dan Mousley, Josh Hull, and John Turner. Each of these players has demonstrated strong performances across various levels of domestic cricket.
Let’s take a look at the ENG vs AUS 2024 Schedule, Full Squads, Venues, Dates and more:
ENG vs AUS 2024 Schedule
England and Australia are set to play a three-match T20I series. The T20I matches will be played on September 11, 13, and 15 at three different venues. Then, the five-match ODI series will be played on September 19, 21, 24, 27, and 29. All the matches of the Australia tour of England are set to be played at different venues.
ENG vs AUS 2024 T20I schedule
DATE
MAT
VENUE
TIME(IST)
11 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 1st T20I
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
11:00 PM
13 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 2nd T20I
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
11:00 PM
15 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 3rd T20I
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
11:00 PM
ENG vs AUS 2024 ODI schedule
DATE
MAT
VENUE
TIME(IST)
19 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 1st ODI
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
3:30 PM
21 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 2nd ODI
Headingley, Leeds
6:30 PM
24 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 3rd ODI
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
3:30 PM
27 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 4th ODI
Lord’s, London
6:30 PM
29 Sept
ENG vs AUS, 5th ODI
County Ground, Bristol
3:30 PM
ENG vs AUS 2024 Full Squads
ENGLAND T20I Squad: Phil Salt (C), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, John Turner
ENGLAND ODI Squad: Jos Buttler (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Reece Topley, John Turner
AUSTRALIA T20I Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
AUSTRALIA ODI Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
