Top 10 Sports News: Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli turns 36 today. Virat Kohli equaled the record of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on his last birthday. There he completed 49 centuries in ODI cricket. On the other hand, the Pakistan team is touring Australia. They suffered defeat in the first ODI match. Shakib Al Hasan was badly stuck during the County Championship in England. In this case, we take a look at the top 10 news in the world of sports.
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IPL 2025 auction may be held on this day
Recently, all the teams announced their respective reserved lists for IPL 2025. Many big-name players have been released. These include big names like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. Despite being captains, the team decided to release these three players. After the reservation, now questions arise in the minds of cricket fans regarding the date and venue of the auction. Now there is a big revelation in this regard. According to news agency ANI, the IPL 2025 mega auction will be held in Riyadh on November 24 and 25.
ICC makes major announcements for the next 5 years
The ICC has announced the Future Tour Program (FTP) for 2025-2029. There are slight changes to the FTP for the fourth edition of the ICC Women’s Championship. In fact, the number of participating teams in this competition has increased. According to the International Cricket Council, 11 teams will participate in the fourth round of the ICC Women’s tournament to determine the squad for the 2029 Women’s Cricket World Cup. Zimbabwe will make their debut in this tournament, a major step towards global representation for women’s cricket.
Australia beats Pakistan
The ODI series between Australia and Pakistan has begun. The first ODI was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the hosts Australia won in a thrilling manner. Australia defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Batting first, the entire Pakistan team could not even play 50 overs. Pakistan scored just 203 runs in 46.4 overs. Thereafter, Australia scored 204 runs in 33.3 overs and lost 8 wickets.
Mitchell Starc makes MCG history
The ODI series between Australia and Pakistan begins on November 4. The first ODI match between the two teams was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Batting first after losing the ball, Pakistan’s batting was very poor and the team could not even make 50 overs. Pakistan scored only 203 runs in 46.4 overs. Mitchell Starc is the most troublesome for Pakistan batsmen. Starc scored only 33 runs in 10 overs and took 3 wickets. During this period, he also bowled 3 overs of maiden overs. With this brilliant performance, Mitchell Starc made history on Australian soil. He took a total of 101 wickets in ODIs within Australia.
ICC provides separate window for WPL
Apart from the BCCI’s Women’s Super League, the ICC has also provided separate windows in its future tour plans for the Women’s Hundreds in England and Cricket Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League. At the same time, the ICC has also decided to expand the scale of the Women’s ODI Championship to provide more help for the development of women’s cricket. The 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season will be played separately from January to February. Therefore, no other T20 league will be held at that time. The ICC ceded the spot to the Women’s Big Bash League in the November window, while the Women’s Hundred got its spot in the August window.
Player killed by lightning during football match
By now, you must have heard about the many different types of accidents that have resulted in the death of players on sports fields, but on Sunday, November 3, during a football match in Peru, a lightning strike occurred that killed a player. Tragic accident that resulted in death. died on the spot. During the game, due to sudden bad weather, many players were struck by lightning. Among them, football player Jose Hoga de la Cruz Mesa died unfortunately. In this game, in addition to the referee, other players who were seriously injured due to lightning strikes were immediately sent to the hospital.
Questions raised on Shakib Al Hassan’s bowling action
Bangladesh star player Shakib Al Hasan is world-famous for his spin bowling. Shakib also continues to compete in tournaments held around the world. At the same time, he was competing in the Surry County Championships. His bowling behavior was reported by the umpires while attending this match. Thereafter, the England and Wales Cricket Board asked him to analyze his bowling action. During the analysis, if Shakib’s actions are found to be wrong, then his team and the England and Wales Cricket Board can take some action against him.
Big news for England
England are currently on a tour of the West Indies. A three-match ODI series is ongoing between the two teams. This will be followed by a five-match T20 series. After the first two games of the ODI series, the two teams were tied at 1-1. The first match of the T20 series will begin on November 10. Ahead of this game, there’s good news for England and their fans. One of England’s star players has made a full recovery and is ready to return to the England squad after the T20 World Cup. This player is none other than England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler.
King Kohli turns 36
Only a few players’ names are included in the list of great Indian cricketers. Virat Kohli is one of them. Today, November 5, 2024, Virat Kohli turns 36 years old. Virat Kohli has had a brilliant career. However, the King of Cricket is currently struggling due to poor form. Virat Kohli completely failed in the recent Test series against New Zealand. Fans are looking forward to the return of Virat Kohli. The Indian team is about to tour Australia. They will play a five-match Test series against Australia there.
Wait time for Mohammed Shami to return to action increases
The Indian team has to play the five-match Border-Gavaskar Test series on the tour of Australia from November 22 and the Indian team’s squad has been finalized. Meanwhile, veteran fast bowler Mohammad Shami’s name is not part of the squad as he has been absent from the field since last year’s ODI World Cup. Shami underwent surgery on his ankle and has yet to fully recover from the surgery, so his wait to return to action continues to grow. Earlier, it was expected that Shami would be available for the Ranji season opener against Bengal, but that has not materialized yet. In the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season, the first match of the Bangladesh team will be played from November 6 to 9, and the second match will be played from November 13 to 16. The Bangladesh Cricket Association has announced the squad for the two matches, which does not include Mohammad Shami’s name.
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