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Suryakumar Yadav or Shreyas Iyer: Ajinkya Rahane answers debut question in India vs New Zealand 1st Test

In absence of both first-choice openers – Rohit and Rahul, Mayank Agarwal will open the batting alongside Shubman Gill. However, the series will be extremely important for Rahane and Pujara as they were facing criticism for their earlier performances.

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Team India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane on Wednesday confirmed that Shreyas Iyer will make his Test debut on Thursday in the 1st Test match of the series against New Zealand.

The first Test match of the series between India and New Zealand will be played from November 25 at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur.

India opener KL Rahul was ruled out with a muscle strain in the thigh. His sudden injury on the eve of the Test series has forced a late reshuffle.

Speaking to the media on the eve of the opening game, Rahane said Shreyas Iyer is going to make his debut. India is expected to enter the contest with confidence, having beaten New Zealand 3-0 in the recently-concluded T20I series, but an injury to KL Rahul has now meant that the team will be without the services of three top-class batsmen in Rahul, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the stand-in captain said.

Kohli and Rohit have been rested to manage their workload while Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will also be rested for the 3-matches test series.

However, it will be challenging for team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid to pick India’s ideal playing XI against the World Test Championship winner and T20 World Cup finalist New Zealand.

The team India’s spin department is well taken care of by Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja.

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In absence of both first-choice openers – Rohit and Rahul, Mayank Agarwal will open the batting alongside Shubman Gill. However, the series will be extremely important for Rahane and Pujara as they were facing criticism for their earlier performances.

While New Zealand under the leadership of Kane Williamson, the team will try to back after experiencing the 3-0 defeat in the T20I series. It is expected that Kane’s return will affect the team’s performance in the test series.

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult would not be available for the test series but Tim Southee alongwith Neil Wagner and Kyle Jamieson will handle the team’s pace bowling attack.

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IPL 2024: Shah Rukh Khan wins hearts as he cleans up the sitting area at Eden Gardens, video goes viral

A video circulating on social media shows Shah Rukh Khan picking up discarded KKR flags off seats and the floor of the VIP section. He picks up a few of them and hands it to his bodyguard.

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Shah Rukh Khan always takes the limelight whenever he attends an Indian Premiere League (IPL) match. The Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders owner was at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens stadium to cheer for his team. But a sweet post-match gesture by him is now being shared online.

A video circulating on social media shows Shah Rukh Khan picking up discarded KKR flags off seats and the floor of the VIP section. He picks up a few of them and hands it to his bodyguard. Fans can be heard screaming his name, asking him to wave at them. After cleaning up the area, Shah Rukh Khan turns around and gives his fans a flying kiss.

Also after the match, Shah Rukh Khan met a few players and fans on the cricket field. He wore a purple KKR T-shirt and black pants. He also tied his hair in a messy manner. The video has gone viral on social media with 104900 views, 190 retweets and 1100 likes till now which are only increasing. One X user Kalpana Bansal wrote niji Zindagi mein aise hi hai SRK King Khan down to earth and shy.

Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and younger son AbRam were also seen at the match. Suhana’s BFF Ananya Panday also accompanied the Khans. Both the young actors shared photos and videos from the match on social media. Suhana Khan took to her Instagram handle, and shared her joy and posted multiple happy images from the stands.

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The photo album starts with a couple of pretty images of her followed by a video in which she lost her breath thinking a wicket dropped on the ground. She also shared a photo with Dream Girl 2 actress Ananya Panday who joined the Khans to support the team. Sharing the photo album, she wrote, winning at home.

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Jasprit Bumrah meets MS Dhoni in CSK dressing room, says felt good to catch up

Following the MI vs CSK match, Jasprit Bumrah walked into the CSK dressing room and posed for a photo with the MS Dhoni

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Following Sunday’s IPL 2024 encounter between Mumbai and Chennai at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was delighted to meet MS Dhoni. Bumrah, who recently defeated RCB by taking five wickets, expressed his happiness by uploading a photo of himself with the former CSK skipper.

Shortly after the match, Bumrah entered the CSK dressing room and engaged in conversation with the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Since then, the video, which IPL posted on X, has been making the rounds on the Internet.

Sharing the image, Bumrah wrote, met Mahi bhai after so long, felt good to catch up. In the image the two were seen wearing their team’s jerseys while posing for camera.

Soon after Bumrah shared the image, it quickly went viral. A user said, love for the mini-reunion. A second user said two legends in one frame. A third user said want to see playing together. Others also dropped hearts and fire emojis in the comments section.

After hitting 3 sixes and an undefeated 20 off only 4 balls against MI, Dhoni made headlines. The 42-year-old took Hardik Pandya to task after coming out to bat in the final over of CSK’s innings, smacking the bowler for three straight sixes.

In response to Dhoni’s blow, Chennai scored an incredible 206 for 4. Then, after Matheesha Pathirana claimed four wickets, CSK restricted MI to 186 for 6.

Dhoni is without a doubt one of the greatest cricket players of all time, and this is evident in the manner that both current and previous players describe him.

The bowling coach for CSK Eric Simons praised Dhoni after the game for his ability to get off to a fast start.

It was remarkable that he was able to hit the first ball so hard for six and keep going. Throughout the preseason and into the tournament, he has been hitting incredibly effectively in the nets. Simons described it as just another amazing MS Dhoni moment, he said.

Meanwhile, Dhoni became the first Indian player to knock three consecutive sixes in the opening three balls of an IPL innings in addition to reaching 5000 runs for CSK.

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IPL 2024: Matheesha Pathirana takes 4 wickets as Chennai Super Kings defeat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs

Pathirana took the wickets of Surya Kumar Yadav (0), Ishan Kishan (23), Tilak Varma (31) and Romario Shepherd (1) to take 4 wickets for 28 runs as Mumbai Indians failed to chase down 206/4 and could manage to score 186 for six.

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Sri Lankan pace bowler Matheesha Pathirana took four important wickets as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs, despite a heroic unbeaten century by Rohit Sharma at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Pathirana took the wickets of Surya Kumar Yadav (0), Ishan Kishan (23), Tilak Varma (31) and Romario Shepherd (1) to take 4 wickets for 28 runs as Mumbai Indians failed to chase down 206/4 and could manage to score 186 for six.

Rohit Sharma batted through the innings for his unbeaten 105 runs off 63 balls reaching his 2nd IPL century. In the chase, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave the hosts perfect start to the innings adding 70 runs in first seven overs.

Sharma played shots all round the park off against Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande. Pathirana picked up two important wickets in his first over, including that of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan as Chennai made a comeback in the match. Rohit Sharma kept Mumbai Indians in the game as he got some support from Tilak Varma who scored 31 off 20 deliveries. Once Varma fell, Mumbai kept losing wickets, while Rohit Sharma held his ground from the other end.

 Earlier, CSK top-order batsman Shivam Dube and Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad hit half-centuries to take their team to a respectable total of 206/4. Dube hit an unbeaten 66 off 38 balls, while Gaikwad hit a 40-ball 69, including five 6s, as the duo put together 90-run partnership after the Chennai Super Kings lost both their openers Ajinkya Rahul (5) and Rachin Ravindra (21) early in the innings.

With 77 runs required in the last six overs, Thakur bowled one his best over of the match and gave away just two runs. Mustafizur Rahman gave away a few runs and took the important wicket of Tim David.

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