Top 10 Sports News: Indian cricket team’s ace bowler Mohammad Shami may not have secured a place in the Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but he has done well in domestic cricket. For Bengal, he took 7 wickets against Madhya Pradesh. Just like that, he made a roaring comeback in the Indian team. Meanwhile, another big news has come out about Shami. Shami has been selected in the Bengal team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. On the other hand, Pakistan, which created history by winning the ODI series in Australia, was swept in the T20I series.
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand
A three-match ODI series is ongoing between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Sri Lanka won the first match of this series by three wickets. With the victory in the first game of the series, the team also took a 1-0 lead. Sri Lanka have been doing really well this year and they will continue to perform well in this series as well. Sri Lanka won the first game of the series in a very exciting manner. The first ODI match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand saw the effects of rain. At this point, the game record was reduced to 47-47. In this match, the Sri Lanka captain won the toss and decided to bowl first. New Zealand batted first in this match and went all out for 209 runs in 45.1 overs. Sri Lanka now have to chase a target of 210 runs in 47 overs. His team won the match easily by scoring 210 runs after losing 7 wickets in 46 overs (i.e. 1 over).
Babar breaks Kohli’s record
Babar Azam, the former captain of Pakistan cricket team, has finally got his long-awaited role. Babar Azam has now become the second highest run-getter in T20 internationals. So far, he was ranked third, but now he has overtaken Virat Kohli and moved to the second spot. Only Rohit Sharma, the former T20 captain of the Indian cricket team, is ahead of him. However, they are far ahead and if Babar wants to overtake Rohit, he will have to wait a while. The current batsman with the highest run-scoring in T20 internationals is India’s Rohit Sharma. He played in a total of 159 games and scored 4,231 points. In this format, he has 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries to his name.
The legend will play in first Test match of IPL auction
The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played on November 22 in Perth. Now, before the series even begins, there is bad news for the Australian team. Australia bowling coach Daniel Vettori will leave 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 the unique coaches in the world of cricket who is also the head coach of a team and serves as an assistant coach in the international team. He has been Australia’s bowling coach in all three formats since 2022 under Andrew McDonald. Considering his experience, Cricket Australia has also allowed him to serve as a franchise cricket coach.
Australia sweeps Pakistan
What was expected did happen. Australia also defeated Pakistan in the third T20 match and whitewashed Pakistan in the series. However, when the ODI series was played earlier, Pakistan won the series. But he didn’t have any luck in the T20 International series. Australia broke one of New Zealand’s major records with victory in the third match. Australia defeated Pakistan in consecutive matches. Australia defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the three-match T20 international series. This was Australia’s seventh consecutive victory over Pakistan in this format. No team had beaten Pakistan in so many consecutive games before. From 2023 to 2024, New Zealand defeated Pakistan in six consecutive games.
Throw a water bottle at Messi
Lionel Messi is considered one of the greatest players in the world and he single-handedly won the 2022 World Cup for Argentina. He later won the Ballon d’Or. Now the world’s best player, Lionel Messi, has to fall victim to the wrath of Paraguay fans in World Cup qualifying. His team also lost 1-2 to Paraguay. During the game, when Messi tried to take a corner kick, the Paraguayan fans behind him yelled and one fan threw a water bottle at Messi. Messi quickly bent down and the bottle fell from his side. Defender Omar Alderet has since apologized to Lionel Messi for the behavior of Paraguayan fans.
Shami will play Syed Mushtaq Ali for Bengal
Mohammad Shami was not selected in the Indian squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Thereafter, he got a place in Bengal Ranji team and performed well there. Now he has also been selected in the Bengal team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. PTI had earlier reported that Shami’s inclusion in the Bangladesh T20 squad was part of a thorough assessment of his fitness, paving the way for his return to the Indian team.
IPL champion legend joins RCB
The RCB team has been participating in the IPL since 2008 and has players such as Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle and Mohammed Siraj in the team. But the team never won a championship. RCB reached the finals thrice but failed every time. Now to win the IPL 2025 title, RCB has adopted the best strategy and appointed Omkar Salvi as bowling coach. Omkar Salvi was earlier working as an assistant coach at Kolkata Knight Riders and won the IPL 2024 title with KKR. In the last 8 months, he has won Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy and IPL title.
Fire breaks out at Pakistan team hotel
The Pakistan Cricket Board had to abruptly halt the National Women’s ODI Championship being held in Karachi after a fire broke out at the team hotel, resulting in a narrow escape for five players. After the fire, there was an uproar in Pakistan. PCB booked the entire floor for the five participating teams and team officials. Most of the players were outside the hotel when the fire broke out. As a result, a major accident was avoided. But this raises big questions about Pakistan’s system. PCB sources said that all cricketers and officials except five players were at the National Stadium for matches or net training when the fire broke out. There was no damage to the players’ or officials’ property.
Team India faces crisis 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 not be available for the first game. Gill is injured and Rohit is yet to travel to Australia after the birth of his second child. Due to the absence of these two, there is a big crisis in front of the Indian team. India do not have any professional openers for the first Test match. The Indian team has KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran starting the first Test match against Australia. Iswaran may have made a huge mark in domestic cricket, but he is yet to make his debut for India and his debut directly against Australian fast bowlers may prove a bit difficult for the Indian team.
PCB holds firm to win the championship trophy
The 2025 Champions Trophy will be hosted in Pakistan. But the BCCI refused to send the Indian team there. The ICC has informed the PCB of the matter. In this case, there is speculation that the championship trophy will be held in a hybrid mode. Because BCCI wants the tournament to be held in other countries. The Pakistan Cricket Board, on the other hand, is stubborn and has completely rejected the hybrid model. Instead, the PCB has asked the ICC to clarify why India does not want to travel to Pakistan.
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