Josh Hazlewood ruled out of WTC Final, Neser has been included in his place.

 
Josh Hazlewood ruled out of WTC Final, Neser has been included in his place.

Australia has suffered a major setback before the final match of the World Test Championship (WTC). The fast bowlers of the Kangaroo team are out of this mega match.

Josh Hazlewood ruled out of WTC Final

The final match of the Test Championship 2021-23 between India and Australia will be played from June 7. Before this match to be held in England's Oval, the Kangaroo team has suffered a setback. Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of this match due to injury. Michael Neser has been included in his place. Josh Hazlewood is Australia's leading fast bowler and it was because of his brilliant bowling that Australia bundled out the Indian team for 36 runs in 2020. Hazlewood took five wickets in this innings. Now after Hazlewood is out of the team, Scott Boland may get a chance to play in the final match against India.

Hazlewood has been battling injury for a long time. Even in IPL 2023, he was able to bowl only nine overs for RCB. He returned to his country before the end of the tournament due to injury. He was expected to be fit before the final match of the Test Championship. For this reason, he was included in the Indian team, but he has not been able to fit in time. Australia has to play the Ashes series in England after the final of the Test Championship. For this reason, the Australian team management is not taking any risk regarding Hazlewood's injury.

Also Read: India's performance in knockout matches against Australia

Michael Neser has been included in his place, Michael Neser, who was included in the Australian team in place of Hazlewood, is in excellent form. Neser has recently been in fine form for Glamorgan in the English Country Championships. The 33-year-old all-rounder took 19 wickets in five matches and also managed to score a century in his last Division Two match against Sussex.

The right-handed batsman has played only two Tests during his career but could make it into the playing 11 and join fellow captain Pat Cummins and fellow fast bowler Mitchell Starc for the World Test Championship final. However, there is a high possibility of Scott Boland playing as the third fast bowler in the Australian team. The 34-year-old Boland has played seven Tests for his country and has taken 28 wickets at an average of 13.42.

Australia squad for WTC final

Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Steve Smith (vc) , Mitchell Starc, David Warner.

Also Read: Australia's key players against India in the WTC final

Why are Indian wrestlers protesting? What is the whole matter of wrestlers?

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Why are Indian wrestlers protesting? What is the whole matter of wrestlers, What are the allegations against Brij Bhushan

Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, and other wrestlers are protesting fiercely at Jantar Mantar. Why are Indian wrestlers protesting? What is the whole matter of wrestlers? Let us know the complete information in this article

Why are Indian wrestlers protesting?

Indian wrestlers have been in limelight for some time now due to their protests. In fact, Indian wrestlers have accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and other coaches of sexual harassment against female wrestlers. Due to this top wrestlers of the country like Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik are protesting.

What is the whole matter of wrestlers

• Seven women wrestlers have come forward to file sexual harassment complaints against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The women have alleged that Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh made inappropriate comments, touched them inappropriately, and even tried to force them to perform sexual acts. Women have also accused other WFI coaches and officials of sexual harassment.


• A group of wrestlers protesting against the WFI chief and other officials staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, demanding justice. They are demanding action against the accused and also demanding an independent inquiry into the matter. He has also requested the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to intervene in the matter and take appropriate action.


• The wrestlers are demanding justice and have resolved to continue their protest till action is taken against the accused. He has also criticized the handling of the matter by the WFI, stating that the organization has not taken any concrete steps to resolve the issue. Wrestlers are calling for support from other athletes and the public to pressure officials to take action.<


• Allegations of sexual harassment against the WFI chief and other officials have sparked outrage across India. People have taken to social media to express their support for the wrestlers and demand justice for the victims. The incident has also highlighted the need for a safe and inclusive environment for female athletes in India.

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Also Read: Will the Indian Wrestling Federation be banned?

What are the allegations against Brij Bhushan

Vinesh Phogat: Tears started falling from the eyes of Vinesh Phogat, who brought many medals for India. She said that she is not the only one, but there are other women wrestlers in India who have been harassed by Brajbhushan Sharan Singh, surveyor of the wrestling association and the coach-referee associated with his association. However, she said that she herself has not been a victim of sexual harassment. He said- I know about 10-20 cases of sexual harassment of women wrestlers. Can't take names, those who won't come forward themselves, won't put their lives in danger zone. There are many coaches and referees who are doing all this. We will present all the evidence when the High Court directs us. We are ready to hand over all the evidence to the PM as well. We will sit on dharna until the culprits are punished. No athlete will take part in any event.

List of protesting wrestlers

About 30 wrestlers, including Bajrang Poonia, Vinesh Phogat, Asu Malik, Sakshi Malik, Satyavrat Kadian, Aakhri Panghal, Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Poonia, Sangeeta Phogat, Sarita Mor, Sonam Malik, Mahavir Phogat, Kuldeep Malik are sitting on protest.

Bajrang Punia - Bronze medalist in Tokyo Olympics. He won gold in Commonwealth 2022. Bajrang Punia has won three medals including 2 gold in Commonwealth Games. Poonia has won four medals in the World Wrestling Championship. Bajrang also won the bronze medal in the 2013 and 2019 championships. At the same time, he was successful in winning the silver medal in the 2018 World Championship.

Sakshi Malik - Rio Olympic medalist. In the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Sakshi won a silver medal in the 58 kg category. Sakshi then won a bronze medal in the 60 kg category at the 2015 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Doha.

Vinesh Phogat - Asiad and World Wrestling Championship winner. She comes from Bhiwani district of Haryana. Vinesh Phogat is the first female Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the Asian Games. Created history by winning a bronze medal in the World Wrestling Championship.

Sarita More - World Wrestling Championship Winner

Sumit Malik - Commonwealth Games medalist

Also Read: BCCI presidents disturbed by manhandling of wrestlers

Zimbabwe announces squad for World Cup qualifiers

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Zimbabwe has given three new players a chance in the 15-man squad. Let us tell you that the World Cup qualifier is to be held in Zimbabwe in the middle of this month. Zimbabwe will play their first match on 18th June.

World Cup Qualifier

Zimbabwe has announced the squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Zimbabwe has given three new players a chance in the 15-man squad. Let us tell you that the World Cup qualifier is to be held in Zimbabwe in the middle of this month.

Many legendary teams will be seen playing qualifiers to secure their place in this year's ODI World Cup, including World Cup-winning teams like Sri Lanka and West Indies. Are.

Zimbabwe announces squad for World Cup qualifiers

The hosts have picked a squad full of experienced players. Zimbabwe has included 3 new players in the squad, which includes Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaya, and Joylord Gumbie. The remaining 12 players have been part of the T20 World Cup 2022 squad. Craig Irwin will be seen captaining the team. Veteran players like Ryan Burl, Sean Williams, and Sikandar Raza are present in the team.

Also Read: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 Schedule

Zimbabwe squad for World Cup qualifiers

Craig Irvine (c), Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Tadivanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaya, Luke Jongwe, Joylard Gumby, Clive Madande, Wesley Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Mujrabani, Richard Ngarawa, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams

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Zimbabwe in Group 'A'

Zimbabwe team is present in Group 'A' of the World Cup qualifiers. Here it will compete with Nepal, Netherlands, USA and West Indies. Zimbabwe will play its first match against Nepal on 18 June. The second match is against the Netherlands on 20 June and against the West Indies on 24 June. The final match will be against USA on 26 June. After the group stage, there will be Super 6 matches and after that the top 2 teams will qualify for the World Cup 2023 along with making it to the finals.

Also Read: WTC Final: India's performance in knockout matches against Australia

WTC Final: India's performance in knockout matches against Australia

 
The final of the World Test Championship will be played between India and Australia. The match will be played at the Kennington Oval ground in London from June 7. Both the teams have started preparing for this title match. Although Australia's record against India in Tests is excellent, but when it comes to knockout matches in tournaments with more than five teams, Team India has the upper hand. Knockout match means the match in which the losing team is eliminated from the tournament.

India's performance in knockout matches against Australia

India and Australia have come face-to-face seven times in knockout matches of tournaments with more than five teams. India has won five of these matches, while Australia has won only two. In such a situation, seeing this record, Pat Cummins and his team will definitely be under pressure. On the other hand, Indian players will get confidence.

However, most of these matches have been of ODI format and one match of T20 format. The two teams first met in a knockout in the 1994 Austral-Asia Cup. Then India defeated Australia by seven wickets in the semi-finals. After this, in the quarterfinals of the Wills International Cup in 1998, India defeated Australia by 44 runs.

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Also Read: BCCI announces India Test squad for WTC final

India defeated Australia by 20 runs in the quarterfinals of the 2000 Knockout (Champions) Trophy. In the semi-finals of the 2007 T20 World Cup, India defeated Australia by 15 runs, in the quarter-finals of the 2011 ODI World Cup, India defeated Australia by five wickets. Team India has lost twice in knockout matches. This includes the final of the 2003 ODI World Cup and the semi-final of the 2015 ODI World Cup.

Australia defeated India by 125 runs in the final of the 2003 ODI World Cup and Australia defeated India by 95 runs in the semi-finals of the 2015 ODI World Cup. Now both the teams will be face to face in a knockout match after eight years. However, this is the first time in Tests that both the teams are facing each other in such knockout matches.

Talking about the overall Test record between India and Australia, till now both the teams have come face to face 106 times. Out of this, India has won 32 matches and Australia has won 44 matches. One match has been tied and 29 matches have been drawn. The Indian team has not lost a Test series against Australia since 2016/17. In such a situation, the confidence of Team India would have increased. Out of this, India has won two series in Australia.

Also Read: Australia's key players against India in the WTC final

 

Who Is Utkarsha Pawar, Ruturaj Gaikwad's girlfriend

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Who Is Utkarsha Pawar, Ruturaj Gaikwad's girlfriend, Who is Ruturaj Gaikwad's fiancee?

Rituraj Gaikwad is all set to tie the knot with Utkarsha Pawar on June 3. Due to this, Rituraj has withdrawn his name from the World Test Championship final. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been sent to England in place of Rituraj Gaikwad. So let's know Who Is Utkarsha Pawar, and who is Rituraj Gaikwad's fiancee, girlfriend

Who Is Utkarsha Pawar

Rituraj Gaikwad and Utkarsha Pawar were dating each other for a long time. Both are also very good friends. Not only this, Utkarsha has also been a well-known personality in the cricket world.

Utkarsha Pawar was born on 13 October 1998. He is also a cricketer. She used to play for Maharashtra in domestic cricket. Utkarsha has been an all-rounder player. She bats and bowls right-handed. He last played a match for the Maharashtra team 18 months ago. According to the reports, Utkarsha Pawar is studying from the Institute of Nutrition and Fitness Sciences (Pune).

• Full Name: Utkarsha Amar Pawar
• DOB: October 13, 1998
• Birthplace: Pune, Maharashtra
• Role: Bowler
• Batting Style: Right-handed Bat
• Bowling Style: Right-arm Medium Fast

Ruturaj Gaikwad's girlfriend, After winning the IPL 2023 final, all the players of Chennai Super Kings were seen by their families. Almost all the players posed for photographs with the trophy. These included Utkarsha and Rituraj Gaikwad. Got the photo clicked with both the trophy and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Since then the discussion of Utkarsha was in full swing.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad's fiancee?, Lovely pictures of Rituraj and Utkarsh's mehendi ceremony are currently going viral on social media. Not only Utkarsh, Rituraj has also written his future wife's name on his hand in a different way. Rituraj has shown a cricket bat in the letter R while writing the first letter of both of their names and has written Utkarsh's full name with a heart emoji below. On the other hand, he has used the hashtag of his marriage. He captioned his wedding date as June 3, 2023 with the hashtag #RUTURAJCAU GHTUTAKRSHA. Utkarsh's mehndi is still on in these pictures going viral.

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Australia's key players against India in the WTC final

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The final match of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) between Team India and Australia is to be played at the Oval ground in London from June 7. Indian team will try to win this final match and capture the WTC trophy for the first time. By the way, it is not going to be easy for Team India to beat Australia in English conditions.

The Australian team, which is in second place in the Test rankings, is full of star players, who have the ability to turn matches on their own. If World No.1 Team India has to win in the final match, So especially these five players have to be broken.

Australia's key players against India in the WTC final

1. Steve Smith

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Vice-captain Steve Smith can prove to be the biggest threat to the Indian team. Smith has a great record on the ground of Oval. Smith has scored 391 runs in three Tests here at an average of 97.75, including two centuries and one half-century. Smith has so far scored 1887 runs in 18 Tests against India. During this his average has been 65.06.

2. Usman Khawaja

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Australia's opener Usman Khawaja did amazing batting in the Test series on the last tour of India. Khawaja scored 333 runs in four Tests at an average of 47.57. He was the highest run scorer in that series. The wicket of Usman Khawaja will be of great importance for Team India.

Also Read: WTC 2023: Australia Only 2 wins against India in 50 years in Oval

3. Mitchell Starc

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Indian batsmen will have to avoid fast bowler Mitchell Starc. He can wreak havoc with stormy bowling on the Oval pitch. Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has so far played 17 Test matches against India, in which he has 44 wickets at an average of 38.68.

4. Pat Cummins

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Australian captain Pat Cummins did not participate in IPL 2023, so he will be quite fresh. Cummins has a great record against India. Cummins has taken 46 wickets in 12 Test matches against India. Cummins' batting in the lower order can also prove to be effective for Australia.

5. Nathan Lyon

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If the oval pitch is a little helpful for the spinners, then Nathan Lyon can become a problem for India. Right-arm off-spinner Lion has taken 116 wickets in 26 Tests against India so far. Even a slight mistake against Lion can cost Indian batsmen.

Also Read: India squad for ICC WTC final

Most Not Outs in Cricket History

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Most Not Outs in Cricket History, Batsmen with Most Not Outs in International Cricket

When every player comes out to bat, he wants to return to the not out pavilion and win his team. But the players batting in the lower order and especially the bowlers were included in this list. Let's know about the top-5 batsmen who were not out most times in the history of International Cricket.

Batsmen with Most Not Outs in International Cricket

Batter	Team	Matches	Runs	Not Outs
James Anderson	England	390	1576	152
MS Dhoni	India	538	17266	142
Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	495	1936	119
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	423	7386	113
Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	439	5147	108

Most Not Outs in Cricket History

1. James Anderson - 152 Not Outs

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James Anderson is one of the finest active bowlers in English cricket. However, he is known for his exceptional bowling in Test cricket. But James Anderson also holds the record for most not outs in international cricket across all formats. At the time of writing (2023-June) holds the record for most number of not outs returning to the pavilion 152 in 392 matches

2. MS Dhoni - 142 Not Outs

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Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for returning to the not-out pavilion for the second-highest number of times in international cricket history. Dhoni, considered the best finisher in the world, has scored an unbeaten 142 and 17266 international runs in 538 matches played in his career. Which included 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. MS Dhoni is the only wicket-keeper batsman in the list of most not-outs in cricket.

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3. Muthiah Muralidaran - 119 Not Outs

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The third name in this list is of Sri Lankan great spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. He is third in terms of most number of not outs in International Cricket history. Throughout his career, Muralitharan batted at number 10 and 11, yet he remained not out 119 times in 495 matches. He scored a total of 1936 runs.

4. Shaun Pollock - 113 Not Outs

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South Africa underestimated Shaun Pollock's batting, so he mostly batted at number seven or eight during his career. Pollock scored 5147 runs in 423 matches. Shaun Pollock returned not out pavilion 113 times in his career.

5. Chaminda Vaas - 108 Not Outs

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Sri Lankan left arm fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has returned not out pavilion 108 times without losing a wicket. He has 5147 runs in 439 matches across all formats.

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