A 29 -year -old cricketer has shook the whole world. West Indies explosive batsman Nicholas Puran surprised the cricket world by announcing his retirement from international cricket at the age of 29. Nicholas Puran shared this news with his fans on social media and described it as a ‘very difficult’ decision. Nicholas Puran has played 61 T20 Internationals and 106 ODIs for the West Indies. Nicholas Puran has scored a total of 3668 runs in international cricket. Nicholas Puran has scored a total of 3 centuries in international cricket.

Now this cricketer shocked the world

Nicholas Puran had recently requested to take a break from the White-Ball Series against England after the end of IPL 2025. A few days later, Nicholas Puran has retired from international cricket. Nicholas Puran was seen in a very dangerous form in IPL 2025 and he scored a total of 524 runs in 14 IPL matches. Nicholas Puran’s retirement is a big blow for the West Indies cricket team, as the next year, India and Sri Lanka will be held in the joint host of T20 World Cup 2026. Nicholas Puran, however, did not even care about this and retired from international cricket. Nicholas Puran has also captained the West Indies.

Rs 21 crore salary is available in IPL

Nicholas Puran made his debut in international cricket for the West Indies cricket team in 2016. Nicholas Puran played his last international match during the T20 series against Bangladesh in December 2024. Nicholas Puran will now be completely dedicated to T20 Cricket Leagues to be held all over the world. Nicholas Puran is one of the highest salary players in IPL. Nicholas Puran was retained by Lucknow Super Gynts for Rs 21 crore.

Emotional message given to fans

Nicholas Puran shared a post on Instagram and wrote, ‘This game that we love, he has given us a lot and will give us a lot – happiness, purpose, unforgettable memories and a chance to represent the people of West Indies. Wearing a maroon color jersey, standing for the national anthem and giving you everything every time on the field… It is difficult to say in words what it really means to me. It is an honor to lead the team as captain, which I will always keep close to my heart.

Thank you for unwavering love

Nicholas Puran said, ‘Fans … Thank you for your unwavering love. You supported me in difficult times and celebrated the celebration of good moments with unmatched passion. My family, friends and team colleagues – Thank you for walking with me in this journey. Your confidence and support took me out of difficulties. Recently, South African star cricketer Henrik Klassen announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 33.

Cricket Controversy: Cricket in India is considered to be religion and its players get respect not only in their country but in the whole world. But there have been 5 legendary cricketers from whom Indian fans used to hate immensely. There have been many bitter controversies in the past, due to which Indian fans have not forgotten these 5 legendary cricketers. Let’s take a look at those 5 legendary cricketers:

1. Ricky Ponting

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is also included in the list of players whom Indian fans do not like. Ricky Ponting is one of the greatest players of world cricket. Ricky Ponting has many records in cricket. The most successful captain in ODIs, Ricky Ponting’s onfield behavior so far, was not very happy with Indian fans. There have been many occasions when Ricky Ponting had messed up Indian players during the match against India. Seeing the kind of reaction Ricky Ponting used to give on the field, there is so much hatred among the Indian fans.

2. Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds used to be an important player for the Australia team. If we see the records of Andrew Symonds in front of India, then it is clear that he loved to face Indian bowlers. He has performed well many times against India with both balls and bat. Andrew Symonds was a brilliant cricketer, but many times his onfield sledging has worked to create hatred in the minds of Indian fans. There was a tremendous controversy between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh during the Australian tour in 2007. World cricket named it Mankigate controversy. Due to all these things, Indian fans do not like Andrew Symonds. However, Andrew Symonds is no longer in this world.

3. Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff has also been a player whom Indian fans do not like. In 2002, Andrew Flintoff’s actions in an ODI against the Indian team were proof of his misbehavior. Andrew Flintoff took off his T-shirt in the field after winning this match. This behavior of Andrew Flintoff was replied by Sourav Ganguly by removing his T-shirt by winning the 2003 tri-series. During the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, Yuvraj Singh was also spoken by Andrew Flintoff in India vs. England match, which made Yuvraj Singh angry and he hit 6 sixes in the next over.

4. Javed Miandad

Former Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad is also included in the list of players whom Indian fans do not like. Javed Miandad has won Pakistan in many matches against India. But his behavior on the field was quite disappointing, due to which Indian fans do not like him. Javed Miandad used to show excessive aggression in matches against India. Javed Miandad has also done the work of copying Indian players many times. At the same time, once he had said that after the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, people will forget him.

5. Musfiqur Rahim

Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is also included in this list. Due to the onfield behavior of Mushfiqur Rahim, he is not liked by Indian fans at all. Mushfiqur Rahim showed him the way out of the tournament by playing an important innings against India in the 2007 World Cup. At the same time, when India lost in the semi -finals in the 2016 T20 World Cup, he expressed happiness over India’s defeat.

India vs England: The 5 -match high -profile Test series between India and England will begin in Leeds from June 20. India has not won any Test series on the land of England for the last 18 years. However, there is a bowler who can win India after 18 years on England soil. In the Test series, this bowler of India can destroy the England team on its own.

This bowler of India will be a time for England!

During the five -match Test series against England, even though the entire eye will remain on Jasprit Bumrah or Arshdeep Singh, there is a bowler who can prove fatal to them. Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from Test format. In such a situation, the team management and fans have high expectations from Kuldeep Yadav. The England team batsmen have also been seen getting very trapped against Kuldeep Yadav in the past. Kuldeep Yadav can wreak havoc on the England team batsmen.

Gained 20 wickets on England soil

Kuldeep Yadav has played a total of 13 international matches on England soil, in which he has taken 20 wickets so far. Kuldeep Yadav has played only one Test match on the land of England, bowling 9 overs. During this, Kuldeep could not take any wicket. England won the match by innings and 159 runs.

Last year too, England had done all the work

Even though Kuldeep Yadav did not get much opportunities against the hosts on the land of England, if he looks at Kuldeep Yadav’s performance against the English team on the Indian land, he has made 21 victims in six matches. These include 5 wickets of Kuldeep Yadav in Dharamshala Test in March 2024. In this innings, Chinaman bowler bowled 15 overs, giving 72 runs. This performance of Kuldeep Yadav made him a player of the match and India won the match by an innings and 64 runs.

Pitch will help

While Ravichandran Ashwin was a finger spinner, Kuldeep is a wrist spinner. The wrist spinners have been effective in England. Especially when there is some moisture in the wicket, the wrist spinners on England’s pitches get help. The pace bowler who makes the rough also helps such bowlers. Kuldeep Yadav, who started a Test career in March 2017, has not yet got much chance in this format.

56 wickets in Test

Kuldeep Yadav was included in the playing XI of only 13 Tests, in which he has hunted 56. During this, Kuldeep Yadav took five or more wickets in the innings four times. His pairing with Ravindra Jadeja on England tour can put England’s camp in trouble.

There is a dangerous batsman who has come to make a permanent opener in India’s ODI team. This batsman of India brutally beat the bowlers and runs a bat like a sword. This batsman is a contender to become India’s Permanent ODI opener. Rohit Sharma is now 38 years old. For Rohit Sharma, now it will be very difficult to stay in the ODI team for a long time as a captain. It is almost impossible to play Rohit Sharma in the 2027 ODI World Cup.

This player will become the new ‘hitman’ of India!

Now it is time to think about the future, not to look back. Now only one batsman will cross the Naiya of Team India. Let us know which batsman he is. This talented batsman is none other than Yashasvi Jaiswal. The dangerous opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has now come to fix the ODI team of India as a permanent opener. Yashasvi Jaiswal has so far played only one ODI for India. Yashasvi Jaiswal has complete power that he can score runs in this format. Yashasvi Jaiswal specializes in overturning the match in a moment. Yashasvi Jaiswal has the ability to score very fast.

This opening combination will be very beneficial

Yashasvi Jaiswal can now play in India’s ODI team as a permanent opener. If Yashasvi Jaiswal gets a chance to start the innings with Shubman Gill in a consecutive ODI team, then he will also give Team India an option of a left -handed opening batsman. Right and left-handed opening combination is very beneficial for any team, as this can put a lot of pressure on the fielding team during power-play and can be rapidly run.

There may be a big change in Team India

Shreyas Iyer is the biggest contender to achieve India’s ODI captaincy. Whenever Rohit Sharma retires from ODI cricket, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill can get down to open. Yashasvi Jaiswal runs a bat like a sword and changes the attitude of the match in a few balls. As soon as Yashasvi Jaiswal comes to the crease, the biggest bowler starts blowing up. Yashasvi Jaiswal has played only one ODI for India so far, in which he has scored 15 runs.

Great cricket record

Yashasvi Jaiswal has average of 36.15 in 23 T20 international matches for Team India and 723 runs at a strike rate of 164.32, including 82 fours and 38 sixes. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 1 century and 5 half -centuries in T20 International. Yashasvi Jaiswal has also scored 1798 runs in 19 Tests at an average of 52.88. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 4 centuries and 10 half -centuries including 2 double centuries in Test cricket. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 2166 runs in 66 IPL matches at a strike rate of 152.86, including 258 fours and 92 sixes. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 2 centuries and 15 half -centuries in the IPL. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s best score in IPL has been 124 runs.

James Anderson, the most successful fast bowler of Test cricket, who took 704 wickets, is a great admirer of a cricketer from India. James Anderson has described this cricketer of India as one of the greatest players of the game. Talking about England veteran James Anderson, he is the highest 704 wickets in Test cricket. James Anderson’s favorite team has been India. James Anderson has taken 149 wickets against India playing 39 Test matches. James Anderson announced his retirement from international cricket only last year.

James Anderson is a great admirer of this cricketer of India

Let us tell you that now the name of the Test series played between India and England has been changed to Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. England’s successful bowler James Anderson had no place for his name to join his name with Sachin Tendulkar. James Anderson has described this great honor for himself as the most proud moment for himself. Also, this fast bowler has also praised India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

Anderson considers this Indian cricketer the greatest

Speaking during the DP World event at Lords, James Anderson said, ‘This is a great honor. I am still unable to believe it. Sachin is the person I saw in childhood, although I do not want to do injustice to him due to his age. I remember that I used to see him as a great player of the game and I have also played a lot of cricket against him. Therefore, it is a great respect for me to be in my name and I cannot feel more proud of this.

ECB and BCCI’s big decision

James Anderson said that he can feel very proud by permanently joining the Test rivalry between England and India. ECB and BCCI have now changed the name of the Test series to be played between India and England to Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. Earlier, the Test series in England was known as the Pataudi Trophy, named former India captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. When this series was played in India, it was called Anthony de Melo Trophy in honor of the founding members of BCCI and its first secretary and chairman. Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson will officially unveil the new trophy of the Test series at Lord’s. India and England are going to play a five -match Test series from June 20.

The Test series is going to start between India and England from June 20, in the first match, India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will have a chance to create history. The first Test is to be played between the two countries in Leeds, in which Jasprit Bumrah will write new history as soon as he took 5 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah has so far taken 145 Test wickets in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia (SENA countries).

Jaspreet Bumrah is going to write a new history

If Jasprit Bumrah takes five wickets during the first Test match against England in Leeds, he will become the first Asian bowler to take 150 Test wickets in SENA countries. If Jasprit Bumrah takes two more wickets, he will leave behind Pakistan’s great bowler Wasim Akram and become the most Test wickets in SENA countries. Let us know that even great bowlers like Wasim Akram and Muttiah Muralitharan have not been able to make 150 Test wickets in SENA countries.

Wasim Akram’s record will break

Wasim Akram has taken 146 Test wickets in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia). Jasprit Bumrah (145 wickets) is just one step behind Wasim Akram in this case. If Jasprit Bumrah takes two more wickets, then he will become the most wickets to take the most wickets in Army countries. Taking wickets in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia countries has always been a big challenge for Asian bowlers.

Jaspreet Bumrah’s test record in SENA countries

Jasprit Bumrah has played a total of 9 Test matches in England so far, in 17 innings he has taken 37 wickets. Apart from this, Jasprit Bumrah played 8 Tests in South Africa, taking 38 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets while playing 2 Tests in New Zealand. Talking about Jasprit Bumrah’s Test performance in Australia, he played 12 Tests here, in which he has taken 64 wickets.

The double century of wickets also completed

Looking at Jasprit Bumrah’s overall Test career, this right -handed fast bowler has played 45 Tests since January 2018, in 86 innings he has taken 205 wickets. During this, Bumrah took five or more wickets in the innings 13 times. Under the captaincy of Yuva Shubman Gill, Team India is going to land with the intention of ending the drought of winning the Test series on the land of England. Earlier in the year 2007, under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid, India won the Test series here. After this, the Indian team went on a tour of England four times, but could not win the Test series.

Asian bowlers who took the most wickets in SENA countries

1. Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 146 wickets

2. Jaspreet Bumrah (India) – 145 wickets

3. Anil Kumble (India) – 141 wickets

4. Ishant Sharma (India) – 130 wickets

5. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 125 wickets

6. Mohammed Shami (India) – 123 wickets

7. Zaheer Khan (India) – 119 wickets

South African fast bowler Dale Stan claimed that umpire Ian Gold did not deliberately dismiss Sachin Tendulkar in 2010 for fear of Indian audiences when he was towards the historic double century in ODI cricket. Dale Stan had said that Sachin was ten runs behind the double century at the time when he had out the master blaster LBW, but the field umpire Ian Gold did not raise a finger.

‘Umpire cheated’

Dale Stan said in a podcast with England fast bowler James Anderson, ‘Tendulkar scored the first double century in ODI cricket against us in Gwalior. I remember that he was around 190 when I dismissed him. Ian was a gold umpire and gave notout Tendulkar.

The umpire gave this argument

Dale Stan had said, “I asked Ian Gold why he did not give out, his gesture was that if you give him out, I will not be able to go back to the hotel.” Let us know that on 24 February 2010, Sachin Tendulkar scored the first double century of ODI International cricket. Before that, many batsmen definitely came close to the 200 runs figures, but no batsmen could cross this magic figure.

After Sachin, who scored a double century?

After Sachin, Virender Sehwag scored 219 runs in 2011, while in 2013 Rohit Sharma scored 209 runs. At the same time, in 2014, Rohit Sharma again scored 264 runs, which is the world record of the highest run in an innings. After this, Chris Gayle scored 215 runs in the 2015 World Cup, while Martin Guptill scored 237 runs. In 2017, Rohit Sharma again scored his third double century and scored an unbeaten innings of 208 runs. After this, in the year 2018, a double century was scored by Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman and scored 210 runs. So far, a total of 10 batsmen have scored a double century in ODIs.

A favorite player of India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has been rubbing the ankles to return to Team India for 4 years, but he is getting disappointment. This cricketer once used to play cricket for 200 rupees. Gautam Gambhir has also played a big role in improving this player’s talent. Talking about speed, this fast bowler terrorizes the batsmen of the opposing team and specializes in blowing gills. This fast bowler has the ability to throw the ball at a speed of 145-150 km per hour. At the same time, he has also made her debut in all three formats of cricket for Team India.

These players are rubbing the heels to return to Team India

India’s fast bowler Navdeep Saini has been rubbing heels to return to Team India for the last 4 years. Navdeep Saini made his ODI debut against the West Indies in 2019. In the T20 International, he played his debut match against the West Indies the same year, but Navdeep Saini has not got a chance to play a single match for Team India since 2021. Navdeep Saini has taken 4 wickets in 2 Tests for the Indian team, 6 wickets in 8 ODIs and 13 wickets in 11 T20 international matches.

I used to play cricket for 200 rupees

Navdeep Saini plays for Delhi in domestic cricket, although he is from Karnal, Haryana. Not only this, few people would know that there was a time when Saini used to get Rs 200 per match to play in the local tournament in Karnal. Another interesting thing is that till 2013, Saini used to play tennis ball cricket, not a leather ball. In the Karnal Premier League, former Delhi bowler Sumit Narwal saw Navdeep’s bowling and was very impressed. After which Saini was called to Delhi. In Delhi, he made Gautam Gambhir a net practice. Gautam Gambhir was surprised to see his bowling and asked him to come daily for net practice.

Gautam Gambhir supported

This was a great success for Navdeep. Gautam Gambhir supported him and selected him in the Delhi Ranji team. He had a selection in the Delhi Ranji team in the 2013-14 team. After which he never looked back. When Saini was first included in the international team for the first Test against Afghanistan in 2018, he praised Gambhir as his mentor. Saini had said, ‘Whenever I talk about Gambhir, I find myself emotional. When I played a few matches for Delhi, he had said that if I continued to perform well and work hard, I will play for Team India soon. They recognized me, which I did not even know. I am happy when I think of his words.

RCB Inside Story: The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who created history in IPL 2025, is one of the most liked cricket franchisees in the world. He has 40 million followers on social media. The team is third in the case after Chennai Super Kings (43.6 million) and Mumbai Indians (41.3 million) in the IPL. She has also increased her brand value by winning the IPL title and has crossed around Rs 13000 crore.

RCB will get a new owner?

RCB defeated Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3 and captured the title. After this, now a big news has come out for him. Virat Kohli’s team can get a new owner. Kohli has played for this franchise for 18 consecutive seasons. He is still an important member of the team and is a big brand. Kohli is the face of RCB and the team is getting the biggest advertisements in his name.

This is how the franchise started

When the IPL started in 2008, RCB was originally bought by Vijay Mallya. He was the owner of Kingfisher Airlines and one of the most famous personalities in India’s liquor industry. Mallya himself got caught in the debt trap. This collapsed his empire. When Mallya’s condition was thin in 2016, his company United Spirit Limited (USL) was bought by British company Diazio PLC. Due to this, RCB’s authority went to him.

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Desigo needs such a price

Diazio ran the RCB in a great way and brought the team to heights. During this period, the franchise’s performance in the IPL continuously improved and he continuously qualified for the playoffs. Now in 2025, the team reached the seventh sky and won the title for the first time. After becoming the team champion, she wants to sell partial or completely from Diazio. Bloomberg has reported that owners may ask for a price of up to US $ 2 billion (about Rs 16,834 crore) for the entire sale.

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RCB performance every time in IPL

2008- League round
2009- Resunciating
2010- Third place
2011- Equality
2012- League round
2013- League round
2014- League round
2015- Third place
2016- Equality
2017- League round
2018- League round
2019- League round
2020- Playoff
2021- Playoff
2022- Third place
2023- League round
2024- Playoff
2025- Champion

RCB captain
2008: Rahul Dravid
2009-2010: Anil Kumble
2009: Kevin Peterson
2011-2012: Daniel Vettori
2011-2023: Virat Kohli
2017: Shane Watson
2022-2024: Faf duplessis
2025-: Silver Patidar
2025: Jitesh Sharma

India vs England Test: Before the 5 Test series between India and England, the teams of India A and England Lions came face to face in the unique Test match. During this, many players of the senior Indian team landed on the field and they confirmed their preparations. Among them, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Shardul Thakur and Abhimanyu Ishwar were seen playing during this time. Some of them showed a great game and some players were very poor.

Some fail and some superhit

Players like Rahul, Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurae showed their best form. At the same time, other players like Yashasvi Jaiswal could not leave the impression. India will be forced to think a lot in the bowling unit. In this, Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy performed disappointing. However, Anshul Kamboj impressed many people with his performance.

Amazing of Kamboj and Khalil

In terms of bowling, Anshul Kamboj was probably a discovery of these two matches for India. He was the most disciplined bowler in two matches. He took 5 wickets and scored a half -century. Left -arm Khalil Ahmed played only one match in the series. During this, the English batsmen were fiercely harassed. Khalil took 4 wickets in that match. He is a player who can make a place in the senior Indian team during the 5 -match series.

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Rahul and Nair’s bat run

KL Rahul was the most effective in the series. He scored 167 runs in just two innings. He will be important for the success of Team India on the England tour. On the other hand, while returning to the Indian team, Karun Nair proved to be so much that he is so high. This batsman scored a double century in the first match. This gave the head coach Gautam Gambhir and his team a strong message of selection. He was the top scoring batsman for India ‘A’ in the series with 259 runs.

A fantastic start to the England tour for Karun Nair as he smashed a splendid double ton against the England Lions

Watch #Teamindia | @karun126

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 1, 2025

Jurae and Sarfaraz affected

Dhruv Jurael finished the series with three half -centuries. He scored a total of 227 runs. Although Rishabh Pant is the number 1 wicketkeeper batsman in the team, it will be difficult to leave Jurlel on the bench for management. On the other hand, domestic cricket veteran Sarfaraz Khan is not a part of the team and made his performance memorable for India ‘A’. He batted only once on the tour, scoring 92 runs.

Shardul and Yashasvi disappointed

Shardul Thakur’s performance was really poor. He took just 2 wickets in two matches. Shardul could not make any impact with the bat and scored 80 runs in three innings. After the best IPL season for Rajasthan Royals, there is a lot of expectations from left -handed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. He scored only 110 runs in two matches and scored a single half -century. Jaiswal will be expected to forget these two matches and return to the senior team early.

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Abhimanyu and Nitish could not play big innings

Abhimanyu Ishwar: India ‘A’ captain Abhimanyu Ishwar wanted to perform better on the tour, but he could score only 167 runs in 4 innings. He scored two half -centuries, but expected a big innings from him. After the tour of Australia, Nitish Kumar Reddy did not make headlines as expected. He scored just 135 runs in 4 innings against England Lions and was able to take only two wickets with the ball.

Players Who Retired From Cricket Before Age of 30: In the cricket world, players often want to play for 35 to 40 years. Many legendary players have prolonged their international career and have registered their names as the icon of the game. There are some young players who have ended their international career soon. Players are doing this in the greed of injuries, poor form and franchise cricket. We are telling you about such players here who decided to retire at the age of less than 30.

Nicholas Puran (West Indies)

West Indies superstar Nicolas Puran announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 29 on Tuesday (June 10). He has not only captained the West Indies, but has also played a total of 167 matches in T20 and ODI formats. This is a big setback for Caribbean cricket. He could have been a major player for the team in the upcoming 2026 T20 and 2027 ODI World Cup campaigns.

Will Pukovski (Australia)

Will Pukovsky was considered an Australian batting talent. His domestic record was excellent. His talent was often compared to the great Ricky Ponting in terms of technology and nature. Unfortunately, he faced concentration several times and was forced to take a brake regularly due to injuries. He retired at the age of 26. In 2021, he scored a half -century against India in Test debut.

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Craig Keyswater (England)

England wicketkeeper batsman Craig Keyswater retired at the age of 27. He played an important role in England’s victory in the 2010 T20 World Cup. His career was quite promising. In 2014, during a domestic match against Northamptonshire, he suffered a serious injury to his face, causing his eye socket to damage. Despite returning, he could not play for a long time due to eye problems and retired from international cricket in 2015.

Aqib Javed (Pakistan)

Former Pakistan cricketer and later coach Aqib Javed retired at the age of 26. Aqib Javed once revealed that his career became small because he allegedly refused to participate in match fixing.

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James Taylor (England)

James Taylor was understood to play for England’s ODI and Test teams for a long time. Just like the routes are right now. He was considered a great fielder and a tremendous batsman. He retired at the age of 26. In 2016, he was forced to retire after finding out a rare heart disease (Arithmogenic Right ventricular cardiomyopathy- ARVC).

WTC Final 2025 Australia vs South Africa Playing XI: The final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 is going to start at Lord’s, London from Wednesday (June 11). The teams of Australia and South Africa will face face-to-face in this Mahamukabale. Both teams have declared playing-11 for the final match. The Kangaroo team has dropped the fast bowler Scott Bolland, who wreaked havoc in the Test series against India. He did not find a place in the playing-11.

Cameron Green Return

In the Australian team, Marnas Labushen will start the innings with Usman Khwaja. In the fast bowling department, Josh Hazlewood has made it to the playing XI, beating Scott Bolland. He will carry out the attack with Mitchell Starc and captain Pat Cummins. After the surgery of the back, all -rounder Cameron Green has returned to the Test team. At the same time, all -rounder Bu Webster has managed to save his place.

Australian playing XI

Usman Khwaja, Marnas Labushen, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Bu Webster, Alex Carrie (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Leon, Josh Hazlewood.

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South Africa’s great record at Lord’s

South Africa captain Tempa Bavuma announced his playing XI. The African team has lost only once in Lord’s since 1991. He has won five matches and played a match draw.

Bavum in tremendous form

Since December 2019, South Africa’s leading run-scorer has been in Bavuma Test. Their average is about 50. Bavuma has taken his team to the final for the first time by staying on top with 69.44-point percent in 2023-25 ​​standing. From the beginning of 2020, Bavuma has scored 1794 runs in 24 matches. During this time his average has been 48.48. He has three centuries and 11 half -centuries.

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South Africa’s playing XI

Temba Bavuma (Captain), Eden Markram, Ryan Ricelton, Vian Mulder, Triston Stabs, David Bedingham, Kyle Weren (wicketkeeper), Marco Yanseen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Angidi.

WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Australia will face South Africa in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). Both teams will play a title match at Lord’s from June 11. Pat Cummins will captain the Kangaroo team. At the same time, the command of South Africa is in the hands of Temba Bavuma. His team has reached the final of the World Test Championship for the first time. Australia is eyeing winning the trophy for the second consecutive time.

During this match, players of both teams can make many records. We are telling you about 11 such records here which can be made during this match …

1. Australia in search of record -breaking victory: If Australia defeats South Africa, it will become the first country to win the two World Test Championship title.

2. Virat’s record in danger: Travis Head has scored 318 runs in three innings of two ICC finals played so far for Australia. If he manages to score at least 94 runs in the WTC 2025 final, he will break the record of the most runs in the ICC final. Kohli has scored a total of 411 runs in nine ICC finals for India.

3. Historical Milestone: In the 27 World Test Championship matches played so far, Temba Bavuma has scored 1890 runs. He will have to score at least 46 runs against the Australian team in the WTC 2025 finals to break Dean Elgar’s record of 1835 runs. This will make him the highest run -scorer for South Africa in the tournament.

4. Cummins and Stark’s race for wickets: Pat Cummins has dismissed 73 batsmen in WTC 2023-25, while Mitchell Starc has taken 72 wickets. If Cummins dismissed at least five batsmen and Stark takes at least six wickets, he will cross the 77 wicket mark of Jaspreet Bumrah and become the highest wicket bowler in WTC 2023-25.

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5. Nathan Lyon vs R Ashwin: Nathan Lyon has 10 five wickets halls (fifers) in WTC. If he takes at least one fifier in the WTC 2025 final, he will match the record of the most fiber (11) in the WTC.

6. Bavuma will become South Africa’s most successful captain: Temba Bavuma has won 8 of the 9 WTC matches played so far as the captain of South Africa in WTC. With the team’s victory in the WTC 2025 finals, Bavuma will increase its victory to 9. He will also become the most successful captain of South Africa in WTC. He is currently on par with Dean Elgar (8 wins in 16 matches).

7. Australia dominates in ICC titles: If Australia defeats South Africa in the WTC 2025 finals, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will become jointly the most successful players in the ICC tournament history. At present, all of them have four ICC titles. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting tops the list with five ICC titles.

8. Historical leap of Kagiso Rabada: Kagiso Rabada has dismissed 327 batsmen in 70 Tests played so far. If he takes at least four wickets in the WTC 2025 finals, he will cross the 330 wicket mark of Allen Donald and become South Africa’s fourth most successful bowler in Test cricket. If he takes at least seven wickets, he will cross the 572 wicket mark of Jacques Kallis and become the fifth most successful bowler in his country in international cricket.

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9. Opportunity for Keshav Maharaj: Keshav Maharaj requires 2 wickets to complete 200 Test wickets in the WTC 2025 final, which will make him the first South African spinner to take 200 Test wickets. If he dismisses at least six batsmen, he will become the first South African spinner to take 300 wickets in international cricket.

10. Pat Cummins’ target of 300 Test wicket: Pat Cummins need six wickets in the WTC 2025 finals to complete 300 outs in Test cricket. At present, he has 294 wickets in 67 Tests.

11. Leon vs. McGra If Leon dismisses at least 11 South African batsmen in the WTC 2025 final, he will become Australia’s second highest wicket -taker in the Test by breaking Glenn McGraon’s record of 563 wickets.

AUS VS SA WTC Final 2025: The historic WTC final will begin at Lord’s from 11 June between Australia and South Africa. The winner has predicted three days before this match. Both countries will play to win the ICC Test Championship at Lord’s. A former Australian cricketer has given a statement about which team is heavy. South Africa is going to enter the finals with the intention of winning its first ICC Trophy in two decades. Australia defeated India in the last edition of the WTC final played at the Oval in June 2023. This time the Australian camp ‘mace’ would like to retain it with itself.

Winner prediction

Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody believes that Australia takes its game to a different level in ICC events. He believes that Australia will maintain its lead in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). Tom Moody said on ‘Star Sports’,’ Australia has created its reputation with constant success in major tournaments. When it comes to ICC events, Australia takes its game to another level as a team. He really accepts the challenges of the tournament and enhances the pressures with pressure. This is confidence. Historically, many of his players have won many ICC tournaments. He has grown up to see his previous generations achieving success. The mentality of winning is absorbed in them.

Australia’s upper hand

In the last two years, Protiaz has performed brilliantly in the ICC event. South Africa Men’s World Cup semi -finals, Champions Trophy semi -finals, men’s T20 World Cup final and now WTC final. Moody believes that Australia has a little more profit than South Africa, as they have more experience of such high pressure situations.

Moody said, ‘You need to trust yourself and make sure that you remove such negativity that you have not played Test cricket for several months or you have suddenly come to England and you have got completely different circumstances. I think Australia has got a little benefit because he has played bigger matches in recent years than in South Africa.

Many Indian unkapped players have shone with their brilliant performance in IPL 2025. These players not only won matches for their franchise, but have also taken steps towards making a place in Team India. In view of the talent and impressive performance of these players, they can soon be given a chance in Team India. Let us know 5 such names, who made the most headlines.

1. Glory Suryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals)

At the age of just 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player in IPL history. He performed brilliantly while playing as an opener for Rajasthan Royals. He scored 252 runs in 7 innings, with a strike rate of 206.50. It also includes a brilliant century (101 runs in 38 balls) and a half -century (57 runs in 33 balls) against Gujarat Titans. Suryavanshi was also awarded the Super ‘Striker of the Season’ title. He has also been selected in India’s Under-19 team.

2. Priyansh Arya (Punjab Kings)

Priyansh Arya surprised everyone with his explosive batting in his debut IPL season itself. He proved to be an excellent opener for Punjab Kings. He scored 475 runs in 17 innings at a brilliant strike rate of 179.24, including an explosive century in 39 balls against Chennai Super Kings. He is seen as the Future Star of Team India with his continuity and ability to score fast.

3. Digvesh Rathi (Lucknow Super Giants)

Digvesh Rathi was one of the biggest discoveries of IPL 2025. This mystery spinner performed brilliantly for Lucknow Super Giants. He took 14 wickets in 13 matches and maintained an impressive economy rate of 8.25. His aggressive celebrations were very much discussed. Opinners of their precise bowling made him an important player for the team. He can be a strong option for India in the spin department.

4. Yash Dayal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

This left -handed fast bowler of RCB impressed everyone with his variation. Dayal is considered an expert bowler of a new ball and death overs. Dayal played 9 matches in IPL-2022, in which 11 hunted. Dayal took 15 wickets in IPL-2024. This was the reason that Dayal was retained for five crore rupees in the mega auction. He took 13 wickets in 15 matches this season and played an important role in winning the first title in IPL history to RCB.

5. Prabhasimran Singh (Punjab Kings)

Playing for Punjab Kings in IPL-2025, Prabhasimran Singh scored 549 runs in 17 matches with an average of 160.53. He, along with Priyansh Arya, gave the Punjab team an explosive start in many matches. He scored four half -centuries in the season. In the last season, Prabhasimran scored 334 runs. His continuous performance may soon give him an international cap.

India’s men’s cricket team has reached England to play a series of five Test matches. The command of this Test series, which is going to start from June 20, is in the hands of Shubman Gill. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has supported Shubman Gill as India’s new Test captain. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from Test cricket. 25 -year -old Shubman Gill has been given the captaincy of the team. This was a step that surprised some veterans, but not Ponting.

‘You can’t keep such a captain …’

Ponting said about Gill’s appointment on ICC review, ‘I really feel that this is the right step. I know that there are many people who do not understand why Shubman was chosen instead of Jaspreet Bumrah, but I think it is very easy. In the last few years, Bumrah’s injuries have pushed him back slightly. You cannot keep a captain who misses the match. So I think this is the right decision. Ricky Ponting, who worked with Gill in the IPL, appreciated the nature and leadership skills of the young batsman.

‘You have to score runs’

Gill is the captain of the IPL franchise Gujarat Titans. Ponting said, ‘Looking at the way he took over the current GT team, it seems that he has excellent leadership ability. The most important thing for me in the matter of leadership is that if you are a batsman and captain, then you have to score runs. Shubman Gill is doing this in the IPL. I think you will have a good captain, who will score a lot of runs in the Test. Even if Ricky does not question Ponting Gill’s leadership ability. However, he has suggested that Gill may benefit from batting in lower order.

Gill became the 5th youngest Indian captain

The decision to appoint Shubman Gill as the new captain of the Indian Test team was taken after Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket. With this, Shubman Gill has become the fifth youngest Test captain of India. Shubman Gill will start his captaincy in the five -match Test series starting against England from 20 June 2025. When he enters the field to toss as a captain, he will be 25 years and 258 days old. This is the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket, as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from this format, which will show many new faces in the team.

WTC 2023-25 Best Playing-11: The final match of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 ​​is to be played between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s from June 11. Just before this big match, Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the best playing-XI of its WTC 2023-25 ​​cycle, in which many legendary players have got a place, but two big names of Indian cricket (Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli) have not been placed in this team. However, two other Indian players have made their place in this team.

This player made captain

Cricket Australia has included those players in this team who have performed brilliantly in both domestic and foreign circumstances in the last two years. Some big names have not been found in this team, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli of India, who recently retired from Test cricket. At the same time, captain Pat Cummins has been made, under whose leadership Australia team will play the upcoming WTC final against South Africa.

These two Indians get space

Cricket Australia’s WTC 2023-25’s Best Playing-11 managed to make a place in young Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal and experienced fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah. Yashasvi has been elected as an opener. Yashasvi Jaiswal has performed a bang in this WTC cycle. He has scored 1798 runs in 19 Tests, including 4 centuries and 10 half -centuries. He also scored two consecutive double centuries against England. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian fast bowling attack after his return from injury. He has taken 77 wickets in 15 matches, including 5 wickets 5 times. His fatal bowling plagued him in this cycle, the dangerous to dangerous batsmen.

Other players involved in playing-11

Usman Khwaja (Australia): Australian veteran opener Usman Khwaja has scored consecutive runs for his team in this cycle. His brilliant innings of 232 runs against Sri Lanka played an important role in getting him a place in this team.

Ken Williamson (New Zealand): New Zealand veteran batsman Kane Williamson has contributed significantly to his team in the middle order. He has scored 1152 runs in 11 Tests at an average of 54.85, including five centuries.

Joe Root (England): Former England captain and veteran batsman Joe Root has been one of the highest run -scorer in this cycle. He has scored 1968 runs in 22 Tests at an average of 54.66 and has scored seven centuries.

Harry Brook (England): England’s young and explosive batsman Harry Brook has impressed everyone with his aggressive batting style. He has scored impressive runs in less innings and has given momentum to the team.

Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis has influenced his all -round capabilities. He has not only scored runs, but has also taken important wickets, which has given him a place in this team as an all -rounder.

Alex Carrie (Australia): Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carrie has contributed significantly to the team with both his wicketkeeping and batting. Their performance behind their useful innings and stumps under pressure has been commendable.

Pat Cummins (Australia): Australia captain Pat Cummins has been elected the captain of this team. He has influenced both his fast bowling and leadership capacity. Under his captaincy, Australia has made it to the WTC final.

Matt Henry (New Zealand): New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry has taken several wickets with his accurate and effective bowling. He has contributed significantly to his team.

Noman Ali (Pakistan): Pakistan’s left -arm spinner Noman Ali has been included as the only expert spinner in this team. He has impressed his spin bowling and has taken wickets on critical occasions.

Cricket Australia’s WTC 2023-25 ​​Best Playing-11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Usman Khwaja, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Kamindu Mendis, Alex Carrie (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Mat Henry, Noman Ali.