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Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant [Source: AFP]
Shubman Gill registered a first-ball duck against New Zealand in the second ODI. In other news, Rohit Sharma will reportedly be appointed as captain of the Mumbai Indians franchise for the IPL 2027 season next year.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Saturday, November 7.
Towhid Hridoy mounts record knock of 242* vs West Indies
Bangladesh number four batter Towhid Hridoy charted 242 unbeaten runs off 359 balls with 22 boundaries and 11 sixes against the West Indies on Day 3 of their series-deciding second Test in Sylhet. The innings helped Bangladesh take a 30-run lead over the visitors.
Hridoy also shattered a number of huge Bangladesh Test records in the process, including the one of becoming Bangladesh’s highest individual scorer in Test history.
Rohit Sharma to lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 2027: Report
Rohit Sharma will likely be appointed as captain of the Mumbai Indians franchise for next year’s IPL 2027 season. The legendary opener will be expected to be officially announced as MI skipper this month, as a replacement of Hardik Pandya, considering the senior all-rounder himself is slated to join the Punjab Kings franchise in exchange of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh.
Shubman Gill flops against New Zealand in first ODI
India captain and opening batter Shubman Gill was dismissed for a first-ball duck against New Zealand in the second ODI of their five-match series. The cricketer was dismissed by Jacob Duffy in the second over of the Indian run chase in Wellington.
Fortunately for Team India, they secured a thrilling three-wicket win to go 2-0 up in the five-match ODI series in New Zealand.
Josh Tongue ruled out of England tour of Australia 2027
England fast bowler Josh Tongue has been ruled of his team’s upcoming white-ball tour of Australia. As confirmed by the ECB on their official social media handles, the cricketer has sustained a toe injury while preparing for the series.
Tongue will now be expected to fly back to England for further assessments to determine the extent of the injury.
Rishabh Pant likely to be fit for India vs New Zealand first Test: Report
Rishabh Pant has been reportedly declared fit to play for India in the upcoming first Test of their two-match series against New Zealand away from home. The senior wicketkeeper-batter is already on track to miss India A’s entire unofficial three-match series against New Zealand A owing to his injury concern.
However, a recent report states that the cricketer will fly to New Zealand next week and will join the Indian squad in the country before the Test series.
