In today’s cricket sports news, learn more about teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed who will make his Test debut in the series finale against Pakistan in Karachi, making him England’s youngest male Test cricketer. Meanwhile, the Indian cricket board and team management will likely meet with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the coming days to discuss their future in T20 Internationals. Lastly, in the inaugural one-day international, India’s captain Rohit Sharma received praise for withdrawing a ‘Mankad’ run-out plea against Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka.
England’s Youngest Men’s Test Cricketer, Rehan Ahmed, 18, Debuts Against Pakistan
Original Source: Rehan Ahmed, 18, to become England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer after being awarded debut against Pakistan
The Leicestershire player will beat Brian Close’s record of 18 years and 149 days when he played against New Zealand in Manchester in July 1949.
Ahmed is one of two changes as England seeks a historic 3-0 series sweep and a ninth win in 10 Tests since Ben Stokes became captain and Brendon McCullum head coach.
Ahmed and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes replace seamer James Anderson and off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks in the XI.
Ollie Pope, who kept in the first Test in Rawalpindi when Foakes was sick, will hand the gloves back to Foakes.
Holly Colvin, who played for England’s women’s squad against Australia at Hove in 2005, was 15 years and 336 days old. Ahmed will not be the youngest England Test player.
Stokes: Nurture Ahmed’s “exciting”
“Having a wrist-spinner is always fantastic, especially for England,” Stokes said of Ahmed’s inclusion.
But because he’s young, don’t get carried away with his potential. No matter how thrilling, you must foster talent.”
“It’s a terrific chance for us to see him and for him to play international cricket.”
On a pre-series training camp in Abu Dhabi, Ahmed wowed Stokes, McCullum, and England’s managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key.
“Obviously we brought him in to try and get him amongst us and feel what it’s like being in this cricket squad and we’ve been pretty impressed with what we’ve seen.”
“He’s got a lot of skill with both bat and ball, so it’s nice to be able to bring someone with the talent and excitement that he has into the group and see what he’s got.”
“Nice to see so much freedom.”
In September, Ahmed captured five wickets and made a century for Leicestershire against Derbyshire in the County Championship after helping England Under-19s reach the World Cup final in the West Indies earlier this year.
Ahmed also played for England Lions against South Africa in red-ball cricket and Southern Brave in The Hundred.
Stokes continued, “I think being at such a young age, it’s fantastic to see someone who has so much flexibility in what they do.” He likes to bat and show what he’s about. His arsenal is extensive.
“In these conditions, a wrist-spinner is great to have.”
The wicket was examined. I’m not good at pitch analysis, but it seems dry and might spin more than in the last Test match.
“It’s exciting times for Rehan and he was really delighted when we gave him the okay.
“Ahmed bowls quick leg-spinners and googlies, he gives it a smash down the order and Stokes and McCullum enjoy what they saw in Abu Dhabi.”
“It is a dry-looking pitch that England anticipate may spin, therefore a wonderful opportunity to give young Rehan his debut.” A remarkable rise to the top.
“In these conditions, a wrist-spinner is great to have.”
The wicket was examined. I’m not good at pitch analysis, but it seems dry and might spin more than in the last Test match.
“It’s exciting times for Rehan and he was really delighted when we gave him the okay.
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Image: In three first-class games for Leicestershire, Ahmed has taken nine wickets and scored one century.
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“Ahmed bowls quick leg-spinners and googlies, he gives it a smash down the order and Stokes and McCullum enjoy what they saw in Abu Dhabi.”
“It is a dry-looking pitch that England anticipate may spin, therefore a wonderful opportunity to give young Rehan his debut.” A remarkable rise to the top.
Rohit, Kohli Unlikely for T20s by BCCI
Original Source: BCCI unlikely to consider Rohit, Kohli for T20s
The Indian cricket board and team management will likely meet with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli over their T20I futures in the coming days. The duo has made themselves eligible for selection in the format, although they will be urged to reassess their T20 future. When Chetan Sharma’s new selection panel meets in the coming days, the issue will be discussed.
After the T20 World Cup, the selectors picked a young team captained by Hardik Pandya for the series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Pandya has hinted that he will lead the side in the long run, but the BCCI has not declared him a full-time captain in the format yet. Rohit remains the all-format captain.
The BCCI gave new players a chance in the next T20 World Cup in 2024. With the 50-overs World Cup coming up in October-November, it sought to reduce the workload of the veteran players as the selectors were urged to go with a new crop of players.
The board likes players who can adapt to the T20 format, which requires batsmen to go on the offensive from the start.
Rohit said he wants to play T20s for India ahead of the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati. “This is a 50-over World Cup year,” he said. It’s hard for some individuals to play all formats. The matches are consecutive on the schedule. So we looked at some players’ workloads and made sure we gave them ample rest time and managed them. I’m that. We have six T20s this year. But obviously, I have not decided to give up the format.”
The duo is unlikely to be included in the BCCI’s T20 plans. The board likes players who can adapt to the T20 format, which requires batsmen to go on the offensive from the start. India’s top-order struggled in powerplay overs in successive T20 World Cups, thus they played conservatively. The inclusion of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli in the top three, who are slow starters, contributed to it.
India wants to adopt a more aggressive batting style for the next T20 World Cup. In Australia, India abandoned their bold, aggressive strategy before the T20 World Cup. Pandya has already stated that the bold approach needs be used, thus the selectors must choose the proper individuals.
India has such batters in Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, and Shubman Gill. The BCCI, team management, and selectors are ready to move on from Rohit and Kohli in T20Is.
India Skipper Hailed for Withdrawing Appeal In Mankad Drama
Original Source: ’Not like that’: India skipper lauded for withdrawing appeal in latest cricket Mankad drama
In the first one-day international, India captain Rohit Sharma withdrew a “Mankad” run-out plea against Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka.
Mohammed Shami run out Shanaka in the final over in Guwahati for backing up at the non-end. striker’s
After the triumph, Rohit told Star Sports, “I had no idea he (Shami) did it (run-out) when he went up for an appeal.”
“We can’t get him out like that. We assumed we’d get him out, but we didn’t. But again, hats go to him, he played well.” Shanaka scored his second ODI century with an unbeaten 108, but India won the three-match series 1-0 by hammering the tourists by 67 runs.
Rohit’s sportsmanship was praised by former Sri Lankan cricketers like Sanath Jayasuriya.
The real winner was Rohit Sharma’s sportsmanship in denying the run out. Jayasuriya tweeted, “I bow to you!”
“Not many captains would do this but hats off to @ImRo45 for abandoning the appeal even though the law says so!” commented former player Angelo Mathews. showing sportsmanship.”
In 1948, Indian all-rounder Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown twice in that manner on a tour of Australia.
The International Cricket Council upheld the decision last year, despite its ongoing controversy.
In Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash League, Adam Zampa was refused a Mankad run-out after the TV umpire determined that his arm had past its highest position.
Harsh Mankad, Vinoo’s grandson, stated he didn’t mind “Mankading.”
“Seeing my granddad remembered makes me happy. Harsh told the Sydney Morning Herald, “It’s a huge honour for our name to be associated with a cricketing phrase.”
“I’d love to see the “Mankad” or “Mankading” stay and preserve alive his memories and legacy as a brilliant competitor and sportsman profoundly appreciated and admired by everyone I’ve met and those who knew him and experienced life with him.”
Summary of today’s Cricket/Sport News
Overall, English leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed, who is only a teenager, will make his Test cricket debut in England’s deciding match versus Pakistan, which will be played in Karachi. The Leicestershire youngster set a new record for youngest cricketer to represent his country in a Test match when he played against New Zealand in Manchester in July 1949, at the age of 18 years and 149 days.
On the other hand, the Indian cricket board and team management are expected to meet with captain Rohit Sharma and vice captain Virat Kohli in the coming days to discuss the squad’s future in Twenty20 Internationals. It has been reported that the two have made themselves available for selection in T20 matches, but that they will ultimately be convinced to reconsider their commitment to the format. A meeting of Chetan Sharma’s revamped selection panel, at which this topic is sure to come up, is scheduled for the near future.
Finally, India’s Rohit Sharma got a lot of credit for not pursuing a ‘Mankad’ run-out against Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka in the first ODI. During the penultimate over in Guwahati, with Shanaka on 98, speed bowler Mohammed Shami ran out the opposing batsmen for backing up at the non-end. striker’s