Top 10 Sports News: The first Test match between India and Australia will be played in Perth. Team India captain Rohit Sharma will miss this match. Rohit Sharma recently became a father for the second time. Due to which it is currently present only in India. Talking about other matches, Pakistan team will play third T20 match against Australia. In such a situation, let us take a look at 10 big news from the sports world together.
10 Biggest News from the World of Sports
Rohit Sharma will not go to Australia
It has been a series of setbacks for the Indian team ahead of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener against Australia, with Shubman Gill suffering a toe injury in the first Test of the series on November 22. While he was out due to a fracture in Perth, it is now clear about the Team India captain that he will not be part of the team’s playing XI for the Perth Test match. Rohit Sharma did not travel with the team for the Australia tour due to the birth of his second child, but when his son was born on 15 November, it was expected that Rohit would be part of the squad from the first Test match. In Perth, India’s captaincy can be taken over but now the picture is completely clear.
The first phase of the Ranji Trophy is over
Indian cricket’s most important and biggest domestic tournament Ranji Trophy is being played in 2 phases for the first time, with the first phase to be played in October-November while the second phase will be played in the month of January. February in the year 2025. Meanwhile, the 32 elite teams were divided into four groups of 8-8 and each got a chance to play a total of 5-5 matches in the first stage. Meanwhile, after the end of the first phase, if we look at the points table of the four groups, Baroda is in Group-A, Vidarbha is in Group-B, Haryana is in Group-C while Tamil Nadu is on top of Group-D. .
This big world record broken in T20 International
In T20 Internationals, teams now have a lot of depth in their batting, with lower order players also making important contributions with the bat when needed. Meanwhile, when Oman were chasing a score of 148 against the Netherlands in the third T20I, losing 8 wickets for 48, Shakeel Ahmed stepped in to save the team from a humiliating defeat. Contributing with the bat at number 10, he scored 45 runs off 33 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. This is the most innings ever played at this batting position in T20 Internationals. This record was previously held by West Indies spin bowler Aqeel Hossain, who played an unbeaten innings of 44 runs against England in a T20 match played at Bridgetown in 2022.
This match will be played between Pakistan and Australia
The Pakistan team is currently on a tour of Australia. Where his team is playing the T20 series after the ODI series against Australia. Pakistan team won the ODI series 2-1, but in the T20 series, Pakistan team is far behind. Two matches of the series have been played. Where his team lost two matches and lost the series 0-2. Now the third match of the series will be played at Ballerive Oval in Hobart. In this match Pakistan team will play for their honor. So that they can avoid a clean sweep in this series.
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand
A three-match ODI series is being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The Sri Lankan team has won the first match of this series by three wickets. With the victory in the first match of the series, his team has also taken a 1-0 lead. Sri Lanka have done very well this year and they are continuing their good run in this series as well. Sri Lanka won the first match of the series in a thrilling fashion.
Shreyas Iyer Mumbai captain
Mumbai Cricket Team has appointed Shreyas Iyer as the captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be played from November 23 to December 15. Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw have also been included in the squad. Rahane is leading Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, the first half of which was concluded recently. Also, returning batsman Siddesh Lad has also been included in the team. Iyer has been doing well in this Ranji Trophy season and wants to return to Team India.
Mohammed Shami may return
Mohammad Shami has not been selected for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia due to injury. After this he was selected in the Bengal squad for the Ranji Trophy and also performed well. In such a situation, many media reports started speculating about Shami going on a tour to Australia. He has been away from international cricket since the ODI World Cup 2023 and has not played a single match for Team India. Now the big news has come out in the PTI report on his return.
PCB has dismissed these rumors as false
Cricket is considered a game of uncertainties, but Pakistan Cricket Board and Pakistan Cricket Team have more uncertainty. Anything can happen there at any time. Such decisions are often taken in the PCB, which surprises everyone. A few days ago, Gary Kirsten resigned as Pakistan’s limited overs coach. After this, Jason Gillespie was appointed as the acting limited overs coach, while also being the Test coach. After this news has come out that Aqib Javed will be made the coach of all three formats of Pakistan cricket team in place of Gillespie. But now the Pakistan Cricket Board has dismissed this news as false. The PCB tweeted that Jason Gillespie will be the Test coach and will coach the team for the two Test matches on the tour of South Africa.
Sachin Tendulkar created a stir with his post
Sachin Tendulkar has been the greatest player of Indian cricket. Fans have given him the status of God of Cricket. Sachin Tendulkar also witnessed some incidents during his career which no cricketer wants to experience during his career. Be it injuries or bad decisions given by the umpires. Which created many problems in Sachin’s career. This happened many times with Sachin Tendulkar when he was declared out on the field despite being unbeaten. Sachin Tendulkar shared a cryptic post on Instagram and targeted the umpire. Sachin posted a picture on Instagram with three trees behind Sachin, which resemble three stumps on a cricket pitch, along with which he wrote, Can you guess which umpire made the stumps so big? Sachin’s post has taken social media platforms by storm and even though the great batsman did not name any umpire, netizens speculated that it is West Indies’ Steve Buckner.
Devdutt Padikal stayed in Australia
The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played on November 22. But before this too, Indian players had played intra-squad matches, in which many well-known Indian players got injured. This increased team management difficulties. Shubman Gill suffered a fractured toe, which ruled him out of BGT’s first Test match. KL Rahul injured his elbow while playing an intra-squad match. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma stayed in India for the birth of his second child. His wife has given birth to a son. Now he is likely to go to Australia soon, but no date has been announced yet. According to a Cricbuzz report, under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, India-A team played a 2-Test series against Australia-A. The players playing for India A are all set to return home in the next 24 hours. But due to injuries to star players, the team management has decided to keep Devdutt Padikal, who is playing for India A, in Australia as a precautionary measure. He will be the backup of the senior team.
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