Top 10 Sports News: Indian cricket team veteran bowler Mohammad Shami may not have made a place in Team India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but he made a brilliant comeback in domestic cricket. For Bengal he took 7 wickets against Madhya Pradesh. Thus he made a roaring comeback in Team India. Meanwhile, another big news has come out about Shami. Shami has been included in the Bengal squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. On the other hand, the history-making Pakistan team won the ODI series in Australia and occupied the T20 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. The effect of rain was seen in the first ODI match played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Due to which the match was made 47-47 over. In this match, the Sri Lankan captain won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Kiwi team, who came to bat first in this match, were all out for 209 runs in 45.1 overs. Now Sri Lanka had to chase the target of 210 runs in 47 overs. His team scored 210 runs in 46 overs i.e. losing 7 wickets in one over and easily won the match.
Babar broke Kohli’s record
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has finally achieved the position he has been waiting for for a long time. Babar Azam has now become the second highest run scorer in T20 Internationals. Till now he was at number three, but now he has overtaken Virat Kohli to the second position. The former T20 captain of Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma is ahead of him. However, they are way ahead and if Babar wants to overtake Rohit, he will have to wait a little longer. India’s Rohit Sharma is currently the highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals. He has played a total of 159 matches and scored 4231 runs. He has 5 centuries and 32 fifties to his name in this format.
The legend will skip the first Test match for the IPL auction
The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played from November 22 in Perth. Now, even before the start of the series, there is a bad news for the Australian team. Australia’s bowling coach Daniel Vettori will quit the team during the first Test. He will participate in the IPL 2025 mega auction as the coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The IPL auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Daniel Vettori is one of those unique coaches in the world of cricket who is also the head coach of a franchise and also plays the role of assistant in the international team. He has been the bowling coach of the Australian team in all three formats since 2022 under Andrew McDonald. Considering his experience, Cricket Australia has allowed him to coach in franchise cricket as well.
Australia clean sweep Pakistan
What was expected happened. Australia whitewashed Pakistan in the series by defeating Pakistan in the third T20 match as well. However, when the ODI series was played earlier, Pakistan won the series. But he had no luck in the T20 International series. Australia has broken New Zealand’s big record by winning the third match. Australian team is continuously defeating Pakistan. Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the three-match T20 international series. This is Australia’s seventh consecutive win over Pakistan in this format. Earlier, no team could beat Pakistan in so many consecutive matches. From the year 2023 to 2024, New Zealand defeated Pakistan in six consecutive matches.
Throwing a water bottle at Macy’s
Lionel Messi is counted among the greatest players in the world and he single-handedly won the FIFA World Cup 2022 title for Argentina. He then won the Golden Ball award. Now the best player in the world, Messi has to be the victim of the anger of Paraguayan fans in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier match. His team also suffered a crushing 1-2 defeat against Paraguay. In the match, when Lionel Messi tried to take a corner, Paraguayan fans booed and one fan threw a water bottle at Messi. Messi bent down hastily and the bottle fell away from him. After this, defender Omar Alderet apologized to Lionel Messi for the behavior of the Paraguayan fans.
Shami will play the role of Syed Mushtaq Ali for Bengal
Mohammad Shami was not included in the Indian squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. After this, he got a place in Bengal’s Ranji team, where he performed strongly. Now he has also been included in the Bengal squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. PTI had earlier reported that Shami’s inclusion in the Bengal T20 squad is part of a thorough assessment of his fitness, which could pave the way for his return to Team India.
Entry of IPL winning legend in RCB
The RCB team has been playing in the IPL since 2008 and has players like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle and Mohammad Siraj in the team. But the team has not managed to win the title even once. RCB made it to the final thrice, but lost each time. Now RCB has adopted the best strategy to win the title in IPL 2025 and appointed Omkar Salvi as the bowling coach. Omkar Salvi was previously working as an assistant coach with the Kolkata Knight Riders team and has won the IPL 2024 title with the KKR team. He has won Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy and IPL titles in last 8 months.
A fire broke out in the team hotel in Pakistan
The Pakistan Cricket Board had to abruptly halt the ongoing national women’s ODI tournament in Karachi after a fire broke out at the team hotel, resulting in the rescue of five players. There was an uproar in Pakistan after the fire incident. The PCB booked the entire structure for the five competing teams and team officials. Most of the players were outside the hotel when the fire broke out. Due to which a major tragedy was avoided. But this has raised big questions about Pakistan’s system. A PCB source said all the cricketers and officials, except five players, were at the National Stadium for a match or a net session when the fire broke out. There was no damage to the property of players and officials.
Crisis against the Indian team in Australia
The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played on November 22. Young batsman Shubman Gill and regular captain Rohit Sharma will miss the first match. Gill is injured and Rohit is yet to go to Australia after the birth of his second child. Due to the absence of these two, a big crisis has arisen against Team India. India do not have a specialist opener to open for the first Test match. Team India has KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Iswaran to open the first Test match against Australia. Iswaran may have scored mountains of runs in domestic cricket, but he is yet to make his debut for Team India and it might be a bit difficult for Team India to make a direct debut against the Australian fast bowler.
PCB is adamant about getting the Champions Trophy
Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to be held on Pakistani soil. But BCCI has refused to send Team India there. The ICC has informed the PCB about this. In such a situation, there are speculations that the Champions Trophy will be held on a hybrid model. Because BCCI wants the matches to be held in some other country. On the other hand, the Pakistan Cricket Board has stood firm on its stubborn stance and has completely rejected the hybrid model. Instead, the PCB has sought an explanation from the ICC as to why India does not want to tour Pakistan.
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