That was some domination by the Pakistan Cricket Team, who had a collapse on Day 1 of their opening Test against Bangladesh. However, the second day saw daddy hundreds by Saud Shakeel (141) and Mohammad Rizwan (171*). The two combined for a mammoth partnership of 240 runs to take Pakistan to 446 runs in their first innings. Apart from this, Insidesport also learnt quite a few development regarding the announcement of Team India’s squad for the two-match Test series.
Did Saud Shakeel overtake Yashasvi Jaiswal?
Saud Shakeel, Pakistan’s newly made vice-captain, has joined Saeed Ahmed as the joint-fastest Pakistani to reach 1000 Test runs. It was his 20th innings for Pakistan. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young Indian opener, who got to his 1000 runs earlier this year, still got it in less innings than Shakeel. Jaiswal did it in just 16 innings.
Jasprit Bumrah return!
Jasprit Bumrah is undoubtedly a world-class bowler. However, with pacers like these come with a ‘handle with care’ tag. Bumrah, meanwhile, has not played any professional cricket since the T20 World Cup 2024. Insidesport, however, has learnt that the management is looking to include Bumrah in the three Tests against New Zealand, signifying that he might be missing out in the two Tests against Bangladesh.
No surprises in IND squad for BAN
A BCCI official has revealed that the Test squad for the India vs Bangladesh series is almost finalized. Only a few spots remain to be filled, which will be decided based on the players’ performances in the Duleep Trophy. Despite the exemption granted to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the domestic tournament, they are certainties in the Test squad.
IND vs ENG CONFIRMED!
The BCCI has revealed the schedule for India’s 2025 Test series against England, set to take place in June-July. The five-match series will kick off at Headingly, Leeds, following the conclusion of the WTC final. The series will kickstart the WTC 2025-27 cycle. Apart from this, we will even see the first-ever Women’s Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground as well when England will host India in 2026.
Rohit Sharma on winning titles!
Rohit Sharma spilled beans on what made him lead the Mumbai Indians (MI) to historic five IPL titles. In a recent Awards event in Mumbai, he said that the ‘hunger to win’ and habit of clinching titles got him and his team going. While Rohit is not the MI skipper anymore, you can say that this habit also helped him to lead India to a historic T20 World Cup 2024 triumph.
Shocking retirement by table tennis star!
Indian table tennis star Archana Kamath shocked the sports world by retiring to pursue higher education in the United States at just 24 years old. Inspired by her brother, a NASA engineer, Kamath chose academics over her athletic career. Her coach, Anshul Garg, respected her decision, understanding that forcing her to play against her will would be counterproductive.
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