Mohammed Shami, Australia vs Pakistan
Sports Top 10 News: Indian cricket team’s ace bowler Mohammed Shami may not have made a place in Team India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but he had a great comeback in domestic cricket. For Bengal, he took 7 wickets against Madhya Pradesh. In this way he roared for his comeback in Team India. Meanwhile, another big news has come out regarding Shami. Shami has been included in the Bengal team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. On the other hand, Pakistan team, which created history by winning the ODI series in Australia, got swept in the T20I series.
Sri Lanka defeated 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 has performed very well this year and they are continuing their good play in this series also. Sri Lanka won the first match of the series in a very exciting manner. The effect of rain was seen in the first ODI match played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Due to which the match was reduced to 47-47 overs. In this match, the Sri Lankan captain won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Kiwi team came out to bat first in this match and 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 after losing 7 wickets in 46 overs i.e. one over and easily won the match.
Babar destroyed Kohli’s record
Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam has finally achieved the position for which he was waiting for a long time. Babar Azam has now become the second highest run scorer in T20 International. Till now he was at number three, but now he has reached second position leaving behind Virat Kohli. Only former T20 captain of Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma is ahead of him. However, they are far ahead and if Babar wants to overtake Rohit, he will have to wait some more. The highest run scoring batsman in T20 International at present is India’s Rohit Sharma. He has scored 4231 runs by playing a total of 159 matches. He has 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries to his name in this format.
This legend will leave the first test match for IPL auction
The first match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played in Perth from 22nd November. Now even before the series starts, a bad news has come out for the Australian team. Australia’s 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 those unique coaches in the world of cricket, who is also the head coach of a franchise and is also playing an assistant role with the international team. He has been the bowling coach of the Australian team in all three formats under Andrew McDonald since 2022. Considering his experience, Cricket Australia has allowed him to coach in franchise cricket also.
Australia clean sweeps Pakistan
Exactly what was expected happened. Australia also defeated Pakistan in the third T20 match and whitewashed Pakistan in the series. However, when the ODI series was played earlier, Pakistan had won the series. But he did not have any luck in the T20 International series. By winning the third match, Australia has destroyed a big record of New Zealand. The Australian team is continuously defeating Pakistan. Australia has defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the three-match T20 International series. This is Australia’s seventh consecutive win over Pakistan in this format. Before this, no team had been able to defeat Pakistan in so many consecutive matches. From the year 2023 to 2024, New Zealand had defeated Pakistan in six consecutive matches.
water bottle thrown at messi
Lionel Messi is counted among the great players of the world and he single-handedly won the FIFA World Cup 2022 title for Argentina. Then he won the Golden Ball award. Now the world’s best player Messi had to become a victim of the anger of Paraguay’s fans in the FIFA World Cup qualifier match. His team also suffered a crushing defeat by 1-2 against Paraguay. In the match, when Lionel Messi tries to take a corner, the Paraguay fans behind shout and a fan throws a water bottle at Messi. Messi bends down in a hurry and the bottle falls away from him. After this, defender Omar Alderete has apologized to Lionel Messi for the behavior of Paraguay fans.
Shami will play Syed Mushtaq Ali for Bengal
Mohammed Shami was not made a part of Team India 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 team 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, paving the way for his return to Team India.
IPL winning legend’s entry in RCB
RCB team has been playing in IPL since 2008 and the team has players like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle and Mohammed Siraj. But the team has not been able to win the title even once. RCB made it to the finals thrice, but had to face defeat every time. Now to win the title in IPL 2025, RCB has adopted the best strategy and has appointed Omkar Salvi as the bowling coach. Omkar Salvi was earlier working as an assistant coach with the Kolkata Knight Riders team and he has won the IPL 2024 title with the KKR team. He has won Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy and IPL titles in the last 8 months.
Fire breaks out in 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 in the team hotel, resulting in a narrow escape for five players. There was a stir in Pakistan after the fire. The PCB had booked an entire floor for the five competing teams and team officials. Most of the players were out of the hotel at the time of the fire. Due to this, a major accident was averted. But this has raised big questions on the system of Pakistan. A PCB source said that when the fire broke out, all the cricketers and officials except five players were at the National Stadium for a match or a net session. There has been no damage to the property of players and officials.
Crisis facing Indian team in Australia
The first match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played on 22 November. Young batsman Shubhman Gill and regular captain Rohit Sharma will not be able to play in the first match. Gill is injured and Rohit has not yet gone to Australia after the birth of his second child. Due to the absence of these two, a big crisis has arisen in front of Team India. India does not have any specialist opener to open for the first test match. Team India has KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran to open in the first test match against Australia. Easwaran may have scored mountains of runs in domestic cricket, but he has not yet made his debut for Team India and his debut directly against the Australian fast bowler may be a bit difficult for Team India.
PCB is adamant on getting the Champions Trophy done
Champions Trophy 2025 is to be organized on Pakistani soil. But BCCI has refused to send Team India there. ICC has informed 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, Pakistan Cricket Board is firm on its stubborn attitude and has completely rejected the hybrid model. Rather, the PCB has sought clarity from the ICC as to why India does not want to travel to Pakistan.
