New Delhi: Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) Former India captain has reached Mahendra Singh Dhoni with an offer to join the national team as a patron before the next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. While this news has created enthusiasm among fans, former cricketers and MLA from West Bengal. Manoj Tiwari Dhoni replied with a tongue-in-lal comment about Dhoni’s famous recurrent nature.Talking to Annie, the twist jokingly said how difficult it can be to keep in touch with the captain of former India.“That phone uthaye hain na The answers to the messages from him are also very rare, many players have said this. Will we not know whether he will read the message or not), “Tiwari commented with a smile.The former Bengal captain further said that the important question is whether Dhoni will accept the role in the first place.“The first thing is whether he will accept the role or not. It is very difficult for me to guess what their effect will be. His experience as a captain will be very useful, as today new players are emerging and becoming stars of the Indian team. MS Dhoni And Gautam Gambhir It will also be worth seeing, ”he said.43 -year -old Dhoni called time on his international career in 2020, but remains a mainstay in the Indian Premier League as the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Under his leadership, the franchise has lifted five IPL titles, confirming his stature as one of the most successful sports leaders in 2023.During his international visit, Dhoni designed India for the ICC World Twenty 20, 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.

Bengaluru: Ayush Badoni of North Zone played a shot between the East Zone and North Zone at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bangalore, Karnataka, the Duleep Trophy 2025 quarter -final cricket match between the fourth and last day of the 2025 quarter -final cricket match. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI08_31_2025_000106B)

Ayush Badoni scored a stunning double century (204 not out), as the North Region took the lead after its quarter -final match against East Zone in Bengaluru after a first innings lead in the Duleep Trophy semi -finals. The North Zone ended at 658 for four, both teams held a huge lead of 833 runs before agreeing to end the match.Starting the day at 388 for two, North Zone continued to bat and Badoni, who resumed at 56, played a correct innings with a single to reach his hundred in 123 balls. He politely celebrated with a simple wave of the bat, reaching 99 with Manishi’s six.Captain Ankit Kumar, who started the day from 168, fell short of a dual century when he was caught by Suraj Jaiswal in the middle of Mukhtar Hussain’s bowling for 198. Prior to their dismissal, Ankit and Badoni had a 150 -run partnership for the third wicket together.Badoni then shared a 157 -run partnership with Nishant Sindhu, who scored 68 off 91 balls with two fours and five sixes. The partnership helped the North Zone cross the 600 -run mark and expanded ahead of 700.Badoni arrived in 222 balls in its second first -class dual century, leading to a milestone with a border. In the last hour, he scored 54 runs off 55 balls. Kanhaiya Wadhavan remained unbeaten on 23.Aukib Nabi from North Zone was named Man of the Match for his five wickets, including a hat -trick in the first innings of the East Zone.

North Zone captain Ankit told about his batting strategy: “If we wanted, we could go for the result because we had an upper hand. But we did not try because we were in leadership in the first innings. We batted very well in the first innings and then bowled. We wanted to keep Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana as fresh (beyond the upcoming Asia Cup), but we made some wrong decisions that we could not click in batting in the first innings. Otherwise, we could take even more upper hands in the first innings. ,Worry about injury for Shami and Mukesh

** EDS: RPT corrects details ** Bangalore: Mohammed Shami of East Zone and Arshdeep Singh of North Region, the Dalip Trophy between East Zone and North Zone at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bangalore, Karnataka between the East Zone and North Zone 2025 quarter -final cricket match during the fourth and last day of the fourth day. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI08_31_2025_Rpt100B)

Mohammed Shami, who bowled 11 overs in the second innings of North Zone, stayed out of the field despite being seen in his whites before playing. He had either bowled in the last session of the third day.East Zone captain Ryan Parag said about Shami’s absence: “No, I think he rolled on his toe and the second spike went to his toe, so he could not bowl.”Mukesh did not bowl in the second innings even after experiencing the thigh swallowing in the first innings.

Nitish Rana and Digwesh Rathi during their hot exchange (screenplay)

New Delhi:Nitish ranaFormer Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team companions Phil Salat, Harshit Rana and Suyash Sharma have come in support of Southpow after their on-field spat with Digwesh Rathi in the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL).The incident occurred during an eliminator match at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.It began when Rathi did not choose to leave the ball during his bowling action, with Rana attempted a sweep shot in response. When Rathi came to bowl again, Rana went away from the crease.After Rana, the situation rose after reaching a six -over deep point with a reverse sweep, after which he angrily accused Rathi. Umpire Gayatri Venugopalan and nearby fielders had to intervene quickly to separate two players.Rana helped in a century in the match, helped West Delhi Advance for qualifier 2 against East Delhi riders set for Saturday. However, he was later fined 50 percent of his match fee for violation of Article 2.6 (Level 1) of the Code of Conduct to use aggressive gestures during the match.Rathi, who has previously faced a fine in IPL 2025 for his notebook-style celebrations, received 80 percent of the match fee for violation of Article 2.2 (Level 2) for conduct against the spirit of the game.

Nitish Rana posted some pictures with a cryptic post on Instagram, which had a lot of reactions.India’s Pacer Harshit Rana joined the banquet with a chutli line: “Yeh Hui Naa Bait (This is not the case). “Navdeep Saini chased with his playful pinch: “Swad has come (loved it).”Former KKR team partner Suyash Sharma praised: “That is why I always call you Badshah.”Meanwhile, Rana’s other former KKR team partner and England white-ball expert Phil Salat placed it in light with a simple: “Rana ji.”