Hong Kong Sixes Tournament: India has announced its team for Hong Kong Sixes. Dinesh Karthik has been given the command of Team India in this tournament. Apart from him, 5 more players have been included in the Indian team. A total of 12 teams will participate in the Hong Kong Sixes. Last year, the Indian team’s journey in this tournament ended in the group stage itself, but this time the fans are hopeful that the team led by Dinesh Karthik will become the champion.

These players were included

A total of 6 players have been kept in the team for Hong Kong Sixes. Apart from Shahbaz Nadeem, Abhimanyu Mithun in the Indian team, the name of Priyank Panchal, who recently retired from cricket, has been announced for the tournament on November 1. The names of Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Binny and Bharat Chipli had already been announced. This tournament will be held from 7 to 9 November at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Hong Kong. A total of 29 matches will be played in three days in this tournament.

So many teams will take part in the tournament

12 teams play in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, Kuwait, Australia, South Africa, England and Hong Kong participate in this tournament. The teams have been divided into four groups and India and Pakistan have been placed together in Group C.

rules of hong kong sixes

In this tournament, a match is played between two teams of 6 players each and a team can bowl only 6 overs. So in the final match, 8 balls are bowled in one over. Apart from this, except the wicketkeeper, all the players of the team have to bowl one over each. There is no free hit for no ball. However, wide and no ball are counted as extra runs.

Sunil gavaskar on domestic fee structure: Former Indian legend cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has criticized the current fee structure in Indian domestic cricket. Gavaskar said that ‘Many hardworking Indian cricketers miss a big salary despite the success in the Ranji Trophy for years. While many unkapped players in the IPL earn very fat money, while they are not as much as they are as hard as they are in the Ranji Trophy ‘. During this time, Gavaskar asked the BCCI to consider the fee structure in domestic cricket once again. Also asked to increase incentives.

Gavaskar gave the example of Priyank Panchal, who recently retired from cricket during this period. Priyank, 37, scored around 9000 runs in first class cricket, in which he has scored 29 centuries. But he did not get a chance to play for Team India. Priyank was selected several times in Team India’s squad, but he could not debut for the team. Also, Panchal could not get the IPL contract in his career.

Gavaskar suggested

For Sportstar, Gavaskar wrote in his column, ‘Apart from not getting the cap of India, there will be not much in Priyank’s bank balance. It is here that there is a difference between the rest of the domestic cricket and IPL. It is difficult that despite playing under all types of weather conditions across the country, Panchal has also earned Rs 3 crore from Ranji Trophy fees. If you compare it to the uncapricated player in the IPL, a player who earns more than 3 crores in a season and often does not play a single match ‘.

Gavaskar suggested to BCCI during this period, saying, ‘BCCI has recently increased match fees in domestic cricket and it is very good, but if they add to the fee slab system that the player who plays more matches will get more money, then people will play more Ranji Trophy.’

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Priyank panchal retirement: The Indian cricket team will leave for England after IPL 2025 for the 5 -match Test series, for which the BCCI has announced the squad. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from the Test before this tour. A young team will go to England under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Meanwhile, another Indian cricketer shared an emotional post, announcing his retirement.

Priyank Panchal, who played for Gujarat in domestic cricket, said goodbye to first class cricket at the age of 35. He scored more than 8 thousand runs in first class cricket. Opener Priyank played more than 250 matches in domestic cricket.

In the year 2021, Priyank was selected in the Indian team. On the tour of South Africa, he was included in the team after Rohit Sharma was injured but could not get a chance to debut.

Priyank Panchal shared emotional post

Announcing retirement from first class cricket on his social media, he wrote, “Everyone looks at his father, considers him ideal, inspires him, and tries to impress them, I was not different from it. My father was not a source of strength for me for a long time, I am overwhelmed by the energy that he gave me, he was overwhelmed from the way he has given me a day, a day he has given me a day He left us long ago to be aspiring, and it was a dream that I have been carrying with me, in every season, I, I, Priyank Panchal, declare my retirement from first class cricket with immediate effect.

Priyank Panchal domestic career

Priyank, who played from Gujarat and West Zone, scored 8856 runs in 127 first class matches with an average of 45.18. It has 29 centuries and 34 half -centuries. He also has 16 wickets in the first class.

In 97 List A matches, he has scored 3672 runs and 1522 runs in 59 T20 matches. He has 8 centuries and 21 half -centuries in List A.