DTVHINDIRanji Trophy 2024-25: Cheteshwar Pujara hits 18th double century, joins Don Bradman in this special list
Cheteshwar Pujara has become the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class. Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo Source: The teams of Chhattisgarh and Saurashtra are face to face in the second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat first and declared the first innings at 578/7. Saurashtra team also seems to be batting brilliantly at this time. Cheteshwar Pujara has scored a double century while maintaining his excellent form in red-ball cricket. This is his 18th double century in first-class cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a double century against Chhattisgarh Saurashtra got a bad start while batting in the first innings against Chhattisgarh. The team lost the wicket of Harvik Desai (5) in the sixth over. After this, a partnership of 68 runs was made between Cheteshwar Pujara and Chirag Jani (40) for the second wicket. Pujara then made a 100+ partnership with Sheldon Jackson (62) and Arpit Vasavada (73), playing his 100th first-class match. Today, on the fourth day of play, Cheteshwar Pujara completed his 66th century in first-class cricket. He then scored runs rapidly and completed his 18th double century. Pujara is currently out of Team India, but he is continuously scoring runs in red-ball cricket. After a stellar performance in county cricket in England, he is showing amazing form in the Ranji Trophy as well. Pujara became the fourth batsman to score most double centuries in first-class cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara has become the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class. He has left behind Herbert Sutcliffe and Mark Ramprakash. Both these greats have scored 17-17 double centuries. At the same time, Pujara is already on the top in the list of Indian batsmen. Vijay Merchant is second in the list, with 11 double centuries to his name. Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid have 10 centuries each. Most double centuries in first-class cricket- Don Bradman- 37 Wally Hammond- 36 Patsy Hendren- 22 Cheteshwar Pujara- 18 Herbert Sutcliffe- 17 Mark Ramprakash- 17 Most double centuries in first-class cricket (Indian)- 18 – Cheteshwar Pujara 11 – Vijay Merchant 10 – Vijay Hazare 10 – Sunil Gavaskar 10 – Rahul Dravid 9 – Wasim Jaffer 9 – Paras Dogra
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Sai Sudarshan is knocking loudly on the door of comeback in Team India, scored a double century and caught the attention of the selectors.
Sudarshan scored a double century against Delhi Sai Sudharsan (Image Credit- Twitter Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Indian cricket team’s young batsman Sai Sudharsan is on fire in the ongoing Ranji season. Let us tell you that while playing for Tamil Nadu in the match against Delhi, Sudarshan has scored a double century. After this innings of Sudarshan, fans are seen reacting quickly through social media. So some fans say that he is knocking on the door of returning to Team India very fast. In the match, Sudarshan batted brilliantly and played a brilliant innings on the very first day. At the end of the day, Sudarshan remained unbeaten after scoring 202* runs in 259 balls. During this innings, Sudarshan hit 23 fours and 1 six. Tamil Nadu scored 379 runs at the end of the first day On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, this match of Elite Group D of Ranji Trophy is being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi won the toss in the match and decided to bowl. So, batting first, Tamil Nadu has scored 379 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 88 overs till the end of the day’s play. At present, Sai Sudarshan is present at the crease with 202* and Washington Sundar with 96* runs. Apart from this, captain N Jagadishan has returned to the pavilion after scoring 65 runs and was bowled out against Navdeep Saini. So, only Navdeep Saini has been able to take one wicket in bowling for Delhi. See fans’ reactions on Sai Sudarshan’s innings 🚨 DOUBLE HUNDRED FOR SAI SUDHARSAN 🚨 – Double Hundred against Delhi in Ranji Trophy, Sai is making a huge statement in domestic cricket, The future star of India. pic.twitter.com/R8riHSIQLT —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 18, 2024 Sai Sudharsan brings up his 2⃣0⃣0⃣ 👏 A fantastic innings so far, laced with 2⃣3⃣ fours & 1⃣ six 🙏🏻 #RanjiTrophy , @IDFCFIRSTBank Follow the match ▶️ pic.twitter.com/XHbiOB33Mr — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 18, 2024 Double delight in Delhi as Sai Sudharsan scores his maiden 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in first-class cricket! 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘!#DELvTN #RanjiTrophy #TamilNaduCricket #TNCA #TNCricket pic.twitter.com/gLbZTwDVNP — TNCA (@TNCACricket) October 18, 2024 Double Century! Sai Sudharsan, You are star⭐️pic.twitter.com/nb8i4ssE8o — Varun Giri (@Varungiri0) October 18, 2024 200 FOR SAI SUDHARSAN IN RANJI TROPHY 🇮🇳🔥🔥 Another very, very special talent from India ♥️ #RanjiTrophypic.twitter.com/nkkuJTWk90 — Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 18, 2024 SAI SUDHARSAN IN BEAST MODE. – A double century in Ranji Trophy! pic.twitter.com/9rgExz8mkf — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024 The more you see Sai Sudharsan, the more you think why this kid is not playing for India. What a talent for India, he makes runs for fun. Someone has to make a way after the WTC final for this prodigy kid. pic.twitter.com/YF3OWrVk5j — Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) October 18, 2024 Finally Sai Sudharsan is playing to his fullest potential in red ball cricket 😭🫡🕺🏻 So far he has been inconsistent in red ball cricket and he was yet to score a daddy 100 in FC Good to see him fixing…
J&K’s Shubham Khajuria created history by scoring a double century in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season.
Shubham Khajuria has become the first batsman from Jammu and Kashmir in 22 years to score a double century in the history of Ranji Trophy. Shubham Khajuria (Pic Source-X) Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season has started. In this wonderful tournament, the best batsman from Jammu and Kashmir, Shubham Khajuria has created history by batting brilliantly. He has become the first batsman from Jammu and Kashmir in 22 years to score a double century in the history of Ranji Trophy. Shubham Khajuria achieved this feat in Round 1 of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season against Maharashtra in Srinagar. Before Shubham Khajuria, Ashwani Gupta had scored a double century for Jammu and Kashmir in 2022. He made this record against Bihar. Not only this, Shubham has become the third batsman from Jammu and Kashmir to score a double century in the history of Ranji Trophy. Apart from Shubham, Ashwini Gupta and Kawaljeet Singh have achieved this feat. Not only this, Ashwini Gupta had scored double century twice. Before 2002, he had also scored a double century in 1995. Talking about Shubham Khajuria, he completely destroyed Maharashtra’s bowling lineup and put his team in a strong position. Till t Jammu and Kashmir scored 449 runs against Maharashtra The best thing for Jammu and Kashmir in this match is that they have created pressure against the Maharashtra bowlers from the very beginning. Abhinav Puri from Jammu and Kashmir failed to score big and returned to the pavilion in two balls without opening the account. Although Shubham has batted very well so far. He has continuously created pressure on the Maharashtra bowlers with his aggressive batting. Till tee, Jammu and Kashmir has scored 449 runs against Maharashtra. Apart from Shubham Khajuria, Shubham Singh scored 37 runs while Paras Dogra played an inning of 30 runs. Shivansh Sharma has scored 72* runs so far. List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Before Joe Root’s double century, Babar Azam took a simple catch at mid-wicket, watch video
Babar Azam dropped a simple catch on the ball of Naseem Shah before Joe Root’s double century. Joe Root & Babar Azam (Photo Source: The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. Today, on the fourth day of the game, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has scored a double century. This is the 6th double century of Root’s Test career and the third in the World Test Championship. Joe Root is making a lot of headlines due to his excellent batting, but former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is also not far behind. Before Joe Root’s double century, Babar Azam dropped a simple catch on the ball of Naseem Shah, the video of which is going viral. Babar Azam could not catch even a simple catch On the fourth day of the game, on a short ball from Naseem Shah, Joe Root played a shot straight towards mid-wicket, where Babar Azam was stationed. Let us tell you, Root was on 192 runs at that time. Babar Azam could have easily taken the catch but he dropped it. Seeing Babar’s poor fielding, Naseem Shah could not stop laughing and held his head. After the catch was dropped, Root hit a brilliant four on the very next ball. It was because of Babar Azam’s mistake that Joe Root scored a double century. Watch the video here- Neither is he batting nor is he fielding nor is he shy #PAKvsENG , #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/9Yfib2dPMu — 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣 (@was_abdur) October 10, 2024 Joe Root out against Agha Salman Joe Root was out LBW against Agha Salman and England lost the fourth wicket at the score of 703. Root completed his double century in 305 balls by taking a single during the 110th over bowled by Agha Salman. He played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. There was a partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Harry Brook and Root. This is the highest partnership made by any team in Test against Pakistan. Till the time of writing the news, England has scored 710/4 runs and the team has taken a lead of 154 runs. Harry Brook (262*) and Jamie Smith (6*) are present at the unbeaten crease.
Joe Root scored a double century in Multan test, destroyed Pakistani bowlers
Joe Root has scored the sixth double century of his career in 305 balls. Joe Root (Photo Source: The bat of England’s legendary batsman Joe Root is showing no sign of stopping these days. Joe Root has scored his second double century in Test cricket against Pakistan. This is a double century by a batsman in Multan after a long time. Team India’s former explosive opener Virender Sehwag has scored a triple century in Test cricket here. However, now Joe Root will be called the new Sultan of Multan, because scoring a double century against Pakistan on their own soil is a big thing. Joe Root completed his double century in this match in 305 balls. Joe Root’s bat did not work in Multan in 2022, but this time he destroyed the Pakistani bowlers. This is Joe Root’s sixth double century in his Test career. He hit only 14 fours in this innings. During his innings, Joe Root expressed more confidence in singles and doubles. Even though the pitch is flat and easy to bat on, they did a good job of holding one end as Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings. Joe Root has already scored a double century against Pakistan. He has played an inning of 254 runs against Pakistan in Manchester in 2016. This is his best score in the test. At the same time, he has scored two double centuries against Sri Lanka and one double century each against New Zealand and Pakistan. If Root bats fast today, then like Virender Sehwag, he can also score a triple century here. Talking about the match, Pakistan team was all out after scoring 556 runs in 149 overs, whereas England team has scored 658 runs in 130 overs and only three wickets have fallen. For Pakistan, three batsmen had scored centuries, while for England, two batsmen each had scored double centuries. After Joe Root, Harry Brook has also crossed the 200-run mark. Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood and Agha Salman had scored centuries for Pakistan.
When Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score a double century in ODI cricket, read that interesting story of the Gwalior match.
Sachin did this feat on 24 February 2010 at Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior. Sachin tendulkar (Image Credit- Twitter X) Now that international cricket is returning to Gwalior, fans will be glad to know what happened the last time the city hosted an international match. But let us tell you that when the last international match was played at Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior on February 24, 2010, history was created in that match. In this match, former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar batted brilliantly and played a brilliant inning of 200 runs in 147 balls. After this double century, Sachin became the first cricketer to score a double century in ODI cricket. This innings of Sachin came against the brilliant bowling of South Africa’s Dale Steyn, Wyatt Parnell, Jacques Kallis, Ralph van der Merwe and Charl Languet. Sachin hit 25 fours and 3 sixes during his innings, and with the help of this inning, India scored 401 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 50 overs. In the match, Sachin scored half-century in 37 balls, century in 90 balls and 150 runs in 118 balls. In the match, South African team was able to score 248 runs and India won the match by 153 runs. So after the end of this match, Sachin said in quoting Times of India- I don’t know how to react to this. I want to dedicate this to the people of India, who have always stood behind me through the ups and downs in these 20 years. I was hitting the ball and timing the ball well, it was coming on the bat well. Yusuf (Pathan) came in and changed the pace and MS (Dhoni) hit the ball really well. It was because of his hitting that we were successful in scoring such a big score. #OnThisDay in 2010, @sachin_rt created history by becoming the 1st batsman to score a 200 in ODIs. Relive the knock 👉 pic.twitter.com/F1DtPmo2Gm — BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2020 Also, let us tell you that Sachin was the first player to score 200 runs in ODI cricket history, so for this special innings, Gwalior Division Cricket Association had given Sachin a silver bat and a prize money of Rs 10 lakh.
Irani Cup 2024: This double century is for Musheer Khan: Sarfaraz Khan dedicated his record-breaking innings to his brother.
In this match, Mumbai’s best batsman Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and played a match-winning inning of 222* runs with the help of 25 fours and 4 sixes in 286 balls in the first innings. Sarfaraz Khan (Image Credit- Twitter X) The crucial match played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow ended in a draw between Mumbai and Rest of India. In this match, Mumbai’s best batsman Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and played a match-winning inning of 222* runs with the help of 25 fours and 4 sixes in 286 balls in the first innings. Sarfaraz Khan did not spare any bowler of Rest of India during his innings and hit hard against all of them. However, after the match was over, Sarfaraz Khan dedicated his double century to his younger brother Musheer Khan who could not participate in the important match of Irani Cup 2024 due to a car accident. Musheer Khan has suffered a serious neck injury and has been asked to stay away from cricket for 3 months. After the match was over, Sarfaraz Khan said, ‘This trophy belongs to the team but I had promised at home that I will score a century for Musheer. This is for them. Let us tell you that on September 28, Musheer Khan and his father were coming to Lucknow in their car. Their car collided with a divider on the way, after which both of them suffered serious injuries. Mumbai wins Irani Cup 2024 Talking about the match, Mumbai scored 537 runs in its first innings thanks to Sarfaraz Khan’s unbeaten double century. Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Shreyas Iyer played an inning of 57 runs while captain Ajinkya Rahane scored 97 runs. Tanush Kotian contributed 64 runs. Rest of India scored 416 runs losing all the wickets in their first innings. After this, Mumbai declared its second innings at 329 runs for 8 wickets. Tanush Kotian scored 114* runs on behalf of the team. Apart from him, Prithvi Shaw contributed 76 runs while Mohit Awasthi scored 51* runs. Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders can retain these 6 players Bowler who took fastest 300 test wickets for India- IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians can retain these 6 players
Duleep Trophy, IND-A vs IND-B: Day 2: Mushir Khan missed a double century, Shubman Gill flopped with the bat for India-A
India B’s first innings were bundled out for 321 runs. IND-A vs IND-B, Musheer Khan & Shubman Gill (Photo Source: Duleep Trophy, IND-A vs IND-B: Day 2 Highlights: The first match of Duleep Trophy 2024 is being played between India-A and India-B. By the end of the first day of the game, India-B had scored 202 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Today, on the second day of the game, India-B’s team was reduced to 321 runs in the first innings. By the end of the day, India-A has scored 134 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, the team is trailing by 187 runs. IND-A vs IND-B: Musheer Khan missed a double century By the end of the first day of the game, Mushir Khan and Navdeep Saini had put up a 108-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Mushir Khan (105*) and Navdeep Saini (29*) were unbeaten at the crease. On the second day, both the batsmen continued their excellent play and put up a strong partnership of 205 runs for the seventh wicket. Mushir Khan played an innings of 181 runs in 373 balls with the help of 16 fours and 5 sixes. He was out against Kuldeep Yadav. At the same time, Navdeep Saini supported Mushir Khan and played an innings of 56 runs in 144 balls with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. Due to these two batsmen, India-B was able to score 321 runs in the first innings. Navdeep Saini sent both the openers of India-A to the pavilion In the first innings, the pair of Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill gave India-A a good start. However, Navdeep Saini then gave India-B their first success by dismissing Shubman Gill in the 14th over. Gill did not play any shot on the last ball of the over and the ball hit the stumps directly. Shubman Gill was dismissed after scoring 25 runs in 43 balls and India-A suffered the first blow at the score of 57. Saini then tightened the screws on Mayank Agarwal in the 16th over. Mayank was able to play an innings of 36 runs in 45 balls. So far there has been a partnership of 68 runs between KL Rahul and Riyan Parag Riyan Parag and KL Rahul have already put on 68 runs for the third wicket. At the end of the second day of the game, KL Rahul (23*) and Riyan Parag (27*) are unbeaten at the crease.
Gambhir selected All Time India XI, did not give place to Rohit who has scored three double centuries
Gautam Gambhir did not give place to Rohit Sharma in his team. MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Team India opener and current head coach Gautam Gambhir has recently selected his all-time India XI. In his team, Gambhir has included legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni and Zaheer Khan. But he has not included legendary batsmen Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev as well as Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Jaspreet Bumrah in his team. Rohit-Gavaskar are counted among the best openers in the history of Indian cricket, while Jasprit Bumrah has made himself the best bowler in the world by performing brilliantly in all three formats. In a video shared by Sportskeeda, Gautam Gambhir has chosen Virender Sehwag along with himself as the opening batsmen of his all-time India XI. At number 3 and 4, he has chosen Rahul Dravid along with ‘God of cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar. Gautam Gambhir gave Virat Kohli the number five spot Gambhir has placed Virat Kohli at number 5 in his team and Yuvraj Singh, who played an important role in India winning the 2007 and 2011 T20 World Cups, has been placed at number six. Gautam Gambhir has placed MS Dhoni as the wicket-keeper in his all-time India XI. Gambhir has selected a total of four bowlers in his team, which includes two spinners and two fast bowlers. As two spinners, he has selected Ravichandran Ashwin along with Anil Kumble in his All-Time India XI, while among the fast bowlers, he has included Irfan Pathan along with Zaheer Khan. Gautam Gambhir’s all-time India XI– Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan
BCCI is going to make the job of bowlers difficult, the board is reviewing the double bouncer rule
The BCCI is reviewing the impact player as well as the double bouncer rule. IPL (Photo Source: Getty Image) Along with the impact player rule, the double bouncer rule is also under threat. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is currently reviewing both rules. The BCCI has introduced these rules to make the game interesting, which were specifically introduced for the men’s T20 inter-state competition, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMT). The board also tried both rules in the Indian Premier League (IPL). But now everyone has the same question in their mind, will bowlers be able to bowl two bouncers in an over in IPL 2025? Concrete information about this can be found in the coming few weeks. Let us tell you that in IPL 2024, the bowler was allowed to bowl two bouncers in an over. The double bouncer rule was welcomed as it was an important rule to help the bowlers. However, in international cricket, one bouncer is allowed in an over. BCCI is reviewing the impact player and double bouncer rules According to a Cricbuzz report, the BCCI is reviewing the much-discussed impact player rule as well as the double bouncer rule. The BCCI will decide whether to continue with these two rules or not. A state unit official said, “We understand that the impact player and two bouncer rules are the main points and no decision has been taken.” The BCCI is yet to announce the playing conditions for SMAT. It has been more than three weeks since the BCCI released the rules, guidelines and playing conditions for the other upcoming domestic events of the season. However, the state associations have no idea if these two rules will continue. The main issue is the impact player rule, which has become a topic of discussion within the cricket world. Recently Zaheer Khan supported this rule but many players and coaches have opposite views. Earlier, Rohit and Virat have also expressed their opinion on this rule.
