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Not Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik Reveals Brendon McCullum Wanted To Change His Player of the Series Award for Another India Star

Chandra Moulee Das

Led by the young Shubman Gill, India put up a valiant fightback to win the ENG vs IND 5th Test yesterday (August 4) and in the process salvaged a dramatic 2-2 series draw. Gill, who also finished as the highest run-scorer of the five-match series with 754 runs at an average of 75.40 won the Player of the Series too. The other winner was Harry Brook.

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Guildford GUI

146/7

CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

150/3

CFS Pinnacle Pro won by 7 wickets

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119/5

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Guildford GUI

123/6

Kreative Sports XI KSP

124/3

Kreative Sports XI beat Guildford by 7 wickets

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83/4

Birmingham Bears BB

137/10

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Glamorgan GLAM

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Hampshire HAM

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Durham DURH

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Sussex SUSS

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Bud Cricket Club BCC

87/5

Guwahati Giants GUG

89/10

Bud Cricket Club beat Guwahati Giants by 17 runs (DLS method)

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Navarang Club NVR

49/4

Nabajyoti Club NAJC

50/0

Nabajyoti Club beat Navarang Club by 10 wickets

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Result – t20 – Klang
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Johor JOR

234/3

Melaka MEL

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Johor beat Melaka by 115 runs

Result – t20 – Kuala Lumpur
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Kelantan KELN

169/10

Pahang PHG

173/7

Pahang beat Kelantan by 4 runs

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Kuala Lumpur KLPR

97/10

Penang PENG

104/8

Penang beat Kuala Lumpur by 7 runs

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Putrajaya PUT

100/10

Sarawak SRAK

256/6

Sarawak beat Putrajaya by 156 runs

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Result – t20 – Bengaluru
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Hubli Tigers Women beat Mysore Warriors Women by 9 wickets

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Notably, in England, the opposition coaches name their respective choices for the player of the series award and subsequently Brendon McCullum listed Gill. However, in a new revelation, former India cricketer turned commentator Dinesh Karthik has revealed in the aftermath of the series that Baz wanted to change his nomination to another Indian star.

Karthik explained that the choice flipped to Mohammed Siraj within half an hour of Day 5 as the Indian speedster turned the game around. With England needing just 35 runs and four wickets in hand on the last day of the Test, all the odds were stacked against India. However, Siraj stepped up to the occasion, taking three of the remaining four scalps to complete with a fifer and lead India to a spectacular win.

Speaking about McCullum’s swift change, Karthik said on Cricbuzz, “If the match had gotten over yesterday (Day 4), Shubman Gill was the man of the series. And obviously, Atherton [Mike Atherton] was the one doing the presentation. So, he had all the questions ready. Everything was for Shubman Gill.”

He added, “Baz McCullum turned it around in a matter of half an hour, 40 minutes — to Mohammed Siraj. He even spoke about him in the post-match with Sky Sports — about how he enjoyed watching Siraj bowl and all the eloquent things he had to say about him.”

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Shubman Gill and Co will have their next assignment at home against West Indies

After doing a tremendous job in his maiden series as Test captain, Shubman Gill will next return to captaincy duties during the two-match home Test series against West Indies, slated to be held later this year in October. It will be followed by another two Tests against the Proteas in November.

On the other hand, the Indian team will next be in action in the Asia Cup 2025 in a month’s time, scheduled to start from September 9. The continental tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka and will be held in T20 format, acting as a dress rehearsal for next year’s T20 World Cup 2026.

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