Steve Smith Gave Statement On England Team: Australia’s legendary batsman Steve Smith has expressed sympathy towards the England cricket team which is facing criticism after disappointingly losing the Ashes series. Smith said that I know what the situation of pressure is like after a defeat. Speaking to reporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, he said, ‘When you are losing, the spotlight is always on you and things can be talked about. They can be greatly exaggerated. I kind of feel bad for them. This may be difficult. You’re in a country where you know you can go out and have fun. You also have to experience the country you are in. He got a big break in between, but due to pressure he could not do it.

Steve Smith gave statement on England team

Apart from losing three consecutive Tests, the England cricket team is also in the news due to excessive drinking of many players. On this subject, Smith said, ‘I can’t talk much about how they are feeling or how they are doing things, but yes, I definitely believe that when you lose two Test matches, and you get such a long break, sometimes you need to step away from the game and switch off completely.’

Australia will be eyeing a clean sweep

The England Cricket Board is seriously investigating allegations of excessive drinking by several cricketers, notably Ben Duckett, during the period between the second and third Tests. Australia has taken an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series by winning the first three tests. Steve Smith will captain Australia in the fourth and fifth Tests to be held in Melbourne and Sydney and he will try to clean sweep the series by winning both the Tests.

The mini auction of IPL 2026 was surprising in many ways. While on one hand the franchises spent a lot of money on uncapped players, on the other hand there were some veteran players who were sold at very low prices. Looking at the experience and record of these players, it was believed that they would get big bids, but the picture appeared different on the auction table.

david miller

Experienced South African batsman David Miller was bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Miller, who has played more than 140 matches in IPL, has scored more than 3000 runs and has shown his ability to finish matches many times. Despite this, no big bid was made on them.

ben duckett

England’s aggressive opener Ben Duckett also came into the account of Delhi Capitals. He was also bought at the base price of Rs 2 crore. Duckett is known for scoring runs quickly in limited overs cricket and has a good record in the T20 format. In such a situation, this deal is considered beneficial for Delhi.

Sarfaraz Khan

The auction journey of Sarfaraz Khan, who scored consecutive runs in domestic cricket, was the most interesting. No team bought him in the first round, but in the second round, Chennai Super Kings included him in their team at a base price of Rs 75 lakh. Considering Sarfaraz’s batting ability, this deal is being considered quite cheap.

quinton dekock

South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was bought by Mumbai Indians for just Rs 1 crore. De Kock is a big name in international cricket and his performance in IPL has also been excellent. Getting such a player at such a low price is like a jackpot for Mumbai.

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Indian fast bowler Akash Deep was included in their team by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of Rs 1 crore. Akash Deep has shown his ability at the domestic and international level, so this deal can prove beneficial for KKR.

IPL 2025 Mini Auction: The mini auction for the Indian Premier League 2026 is going to be held on December 16, 2025 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. A total of 359 players will be bid in this mini auction. However, a total of 1355 players had registered for the auction, out of which only 359 players’ names have been shortlisted. There are about 40 wicketkeeper batsmen in this final list, out of which five wicketkeepers will be keeping an eye on all the franchises. Here we are going to tell about 5 such wicketkeepers, on whom money can rain in this mini auction.

Top-5 wicketkeepers of IPL 2026 mini auction

1. Karthik Sharma

Karthik Sharma, who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket, is only 19 years old. Karthik has played 11 innings in T20 cricket so far, in which he has scored a total of 334 runs at an excellent average of 163. At the same time, he has a strike rate of 118 in List A cricket.

2. Ben Duckett

England’s explosive opening batsman Ben Duckett is also a wicketkeeper. Duckett has scored a total of 5,397 runs in 216 T20 matches at a strike rate of 140. At the same time, Duckett scores runs for England at an excellent strike rate of 154 in T20 International matches.

3. Ruchit Ahir

Ruchit Ahir’s record while playing for Saurashtra in domestic cricket is strong. In T20 cricket, Ruchit has scored an excellent strike rate of 169 in 12 matches. Ruchit also has two half-centuries to his name in these matches and he is known for hitting longer sixes than fours.

4. Jamie Smith

England’s young wicketkeeper batsman Jamie Smith has shown impressive performance in his short international career. Smith has a strike rate of 194 in 5 T20 International matches. At the same time, in T20 cricket, Smith has scored a total of 1,687 runs in 97 matches, in which his strike rate has been 144.

5. Vansh Bedi

22-year-old Vansh Bedi was a part of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025, but he was out of the last season due to injury. At the same time, Vansh had scored a total of 187 runs at a strike rate of 187 in 9 matches of the last season of Delhi Premier League.

The Ashes Series 2025-26: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has argued that England’s baseball approach was specifically designed to win the Ashes in Australia. The Ashes series between the two countries is going to start from 21st November. Ricky Ponting told ‘7News’ that England’s aggressive style under the leadership of coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes has always been focused on mastering Australian conditions.

Ponting gave statement on baseball

Ricky Ponting said, “England is a team that has been together for the last two years (after the 2023 Ashes). They are preparing for the Ashes. I know Brendon very well, baseball was designed just for this one series. Forget whatever happened in the last two years. It was all about putting together a team and a style of play that could win Test matches in Australia. England have won Test matches in Australia in the last 25 years. They have done this only four times, they have to win at least three matches in this series, so I am curious to see how they play.

What will be England’s plan in the Ashes?

The 2023 Ashes began with a signal of England’s intent. Australia had deployed a deep backward point for the initial overs at Edgbaston, but despite this, Jack Crawley hit a four over cover. Ponting hopes that England will continue this aggressive approach throughout the summer. He said, “I don’t think they will change. I have seen them a lot in the last two years. I know they will play the same way. Ben Duckett and Jack Crawley will play the same way they have always played. If they can do that, England will win the toss and elect to bowl and will be confident of scoring more runs in the fourth innings than the opposition did in the first innings.”

In the third consecutive ODI against New Zealand, England collapsed on a small score. In the first ODI, England was all out for 223 runs and in the second for 175 runs. Today in the third ODI too, England’s innings, batting first, was reduced to 222 runs. From Joe Root to Harry Brook, all were huge flops. Today, Jamie Overton (68) and Brayden Carse (36) played important innings and took England beyond 200, otherwise today would have been the lowest score of the series.

In the third ODI, England’s opener Jamie Smith was out after scoring 5 runs, followed by the most experienced batsman Joe Root after scoring 2 runs, then Ben Duckett also returned to the pavilion on the score of 8. England got the fourth blow in the form of captain Harry Brook, he scored 6 runs.

Shameful record in the name of England

In the third ODI, the top-4 wickets of the England team fell in 6.3 overs, the total score of all four batsmen was 21 runs. However, this is not the story of this match only, but the situation was similar in the last two matches of the series and that is why this shameful record was registered in the name of England.

In the first match, England’s top-4 batsmen together scored only 6 runs. In the second match all four had scored 57 runs. That means, in the 3 ODI series, the top 4 batsmen of England have scored only 84 runs.

In the history of ODI cricket, the unwanted record of least runs scored by top-4 batsmen of any team in a series or tournament has now been registered in the name of England. Earlier this was in the name of Bangladesh, whose top-4 batsmen had together scored 89 runs in the Asia Cup 1988.

havoc of New Zealand bowlers

In the first match of the series, England captain Harry Brook played a brilliant inning of 135 runs, although he came at number 5 in that match. Earlier, Zachary Foulkes had taken 3 out of the first 4 wickets. Foulkes took a total of 4 wickets in this match. In the second ODI, the brilliant bowling of Blair Tickner was seen, who took maximum 4 wickets for New Zealand. He was chosen the best player of the match. In the third match also, Blair Tickner took maximum 4 wickets, Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets.

By winning the first two matches, New Zealand has already won the series. Today the third ODI is being played at Wellington Regional Stadium. England, batting first, set a target of 223 runs for New Zealand.

NZ vs ENG 1st ODI: The three-match ODI series between New Zealand and England has started. England team has gone on New Zealand tour. Today the first match of this series is being played at Bay Oval. In this match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The English batsmen surrendered in front of the Kiwi bowlers. 6 wickets fell on England’s score of 56. But captain Harry Brook played a brilliant innings and scored a brilliant century.

Harry Brook’s brilliant innings

In front of New Zealand, more than half of the England team collapsed in the blink of an eye. Jamie Smith lost his wicket on the very first ball. Ben Duckett and Joe Root were also out in the second over. Jacob Bethel, Jos Buttler and Sam Curran also lost their wickets early. But after this there was a partnership between captain Harry Brook and Jamie Overton. Overton scored 46 runs in 54 balls. Whereas Brook played a century inning of 135 runs in 101 balls, in which this batsman hit 9 fours and 11 sixes. In England’s innings of 223 runs, more than half the runs came from Brook’s bat.

A monster from the captain gives us a fighting chance.

He scores 1⃣3⃣5⃣ in our total of 2⃣2⃣3⃣ pic.twitter.com/7k24Gvd73l

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 26, 2025

9 batsmen scored 25 runs

In the first ODI being played in New Zealand, the England team would have been bundled out for 25 runs if Harry Brook and Jamie Overton had not managed the England innings. The remaining 9 batsmen of England together scored 25 runs. Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jacob Bethel could score only 2-2 runs. Jos Buttler was out after scoring 4 runs and Sam Curran was out after scoring 6 runs. In the end Adil Rashid scored 4 runs and Luke Wood scored 5 runs. Jamie Smith and Braydon Carse were out without opening the account.

New Zealand’s strong bowling

New Zealand’s bowlers put England’s players on the back foot in this match. Among Kiwi bowlers, Zachary Foulkes took the maximum of 4 wickets. Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets, Matt Henry took 2 wickets and Mitchell Santner took 1 wicket.

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Which team scored most runs on the first day of a Test Match: On December 1, 2022, England’s batsmen had created history at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan. England had created a new world record by scoring more than 500 runs against Pakistan on the very first day. This was the first time in the history of Test cricket that a team had crossed the mark of 500 runs on the very first day. This team, captained by Ben Stokes, had thrashed the Pakistani bowlers while batting like T20.

112 year old record broken in test cricket

England broke Australia’s 112-year-old record, which was made by Australia in 1910 against South Africa in Sydney. In that match, Australia had scored 494 runs on the very first day. The England team had scored 506 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in only 75 overs. England’s run rate in the entire day’s play was around 6.74, which was an incredible feat for any team in Test cricket.

Four batsmen of England scored centuries

In this Test match played between England and Pakistan, four England batsmen scored centuries, which was another world record for the first day of Test cricket. This was the first time in the history of Test cricket that four batsmen of a team had scored centuries on the very first day. Names of four batsmen who scored centuries in this match are:

1- Jack Crowley

England’s right-handed opening batsman Jack Crawley played a explosive inning of 122 runs in 111 balls in this match.

2- Ben Duckett

This left-handed opening batsman of England played an excellent inning of 107 runs in 110 balls in this match.

3- Ollie Pope

England’s wicketkeeper batsman Ollie Pope played a brilliant inning of 108 runs in 104 balls in this match.

4- Harry Brook

England’s middle-order batsman Harry Brook played an explosive inning of 101 unbeaten runs on only 81 balls in this match.

Ind vs wi test series: Indian cricket opener KL Rahul is currently in great form. He has achieved a special achievement in the first Test played in Ahmedabad against West Indies. With this innings, Rahul has become the highest run -scorer this year and has left behind Ben Docket of England.

KL Rahul’s special record

This year, Rahul has scored a total of 612 runs in 13 innings playing in 7 Tests. Their average is 50.91, including 2 centuries and 3 half -centuries. Due to this performance, he has secured the position of the top opener batsman this season. England’s Ben Docket was able to score 602 runs in 6 matches and was an average of 60.20, but Rahul has taken this record by taking an lead in an innings.

Important innings against West Indies

Rahul’s innings in the Ahmedabad Test was very important for Team India. He not only recorded a personal achievement but also made the team in a strong position. With this innings, Rahul proved that he can be a trusted opener for Team India for a long time.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is also in great performance

Team India’s young opener is Yashasvi Jaiswal at number three in this list. He has scored 479 runs in 13 innings in 7 matches this year, including two centuries and two half -centuries. Yashasvi is also a good form and he can play an important role for Team India in the future.

KL Rahul’s record journey

In 2025, KL Rahul has not made this record only with his best performance, but he has performed brilliantly in the last years. In the year 2017, he scored 633 runs in 14 innings and this time he is some runs behind him. His achievement gives him a special place in Indian cricket.

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