January 2 – Evening News Headlines All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.

(Photo Source: Twitter) 1) AUS vs PAK 2023-24: David Warner’s baggy green cap stolen before the farewell test Pakistan’s tour of Australia 2023-24, AUS vs PAK: Australia’s explosive opening batsman David Warner (david warner) is retiring from Test cricket. The third and final Test match between Australia and Pakistan to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) from January 3 will be the left-handed batsman’s last match in this format. ,Read full news, 2) Ranji Trophy 2024: MCA announced the team for the first two matches while leaving Prithvi Shaw out of the Mumbai team. Ranji Trophy 2024: Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on January 1 announced the squad for its first two matches in the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024. Experienced Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane (Ajinkya Rahane) will continue as captain, as he has been handed the command of the Mumbai team for the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024 matches against Bihar and Andhra. Whereas Prithvi Shaw has not got a place in the team here also. ,Read full news, 3) Inzamam’s nephew left from Pakistan team, 21 year old player will get a chance to debut in the third test Pakistan has announced its playing XI for the third test match against Australia. Shaheen Shah Afridi has not been included in this playing XI. Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of the important fast bowlers of Pakistan but due to workload, he has been rested in the third and final Test match. Imam Ul Haq has also been dropped from the playing XI. ,Read full news, 4) AUS v PAK: Pak team director stopped from boarding the flight at Australia airport Pakistan is all set to face Australia in the third and final Test of its ongoing series. After losing the first two Tests, the Shan Masood-led team will look to perform better in the upcoming match. After losing the first two matches of the series, Pakistan would like to win this match and end the series on a good note. Australia will be eyeing a clean sweep. ,Read full news, 5) AUS v PAK: Australia eyes clean sweep, announces strongest playing XI for final test match Australia captain Pat Cummins has announced the playing XI without any changes for the third and final Test of the series against Pakistan. The Australian team clinched the series with a thrilling Boxing Day Test win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and extended its almost two-decade winning streak against Pakistan. ,Read full news, 6) Someone should learn from KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty how to play the innings of love. From time to time, new pictures of KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty keep appearing on social media, and fans also give a lot of love to this couple. This time also something similar has been seen, where Athiya has posted a special picture with a special caption and it is going viral. ,Read full news, 7) “It is not necessary that he be a specialist opener” – Australian captain’s surprising statement regarding David Warner Ever since David Warner announced his…

AUS v PAK: Australia eyes clean sweep, announces strongest playing XI for final test match

Warner and Usman Khawaja will open the batting for the last time, while the pair of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne will once again try to play a big innings after consecutive poor scores. While Cameron Green was seen practicing for quite some time in the nets, he is being left out of the team due to in-form Mitchell Marsh. When Marsh came to bat in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test, the team’s score was 16/4 and from there he scored an excellent inning of 96 runs and as a result, he got a place in the team again. Australia has a busy schedule from early 2024. After the Pak series, the team will play an all-format series against West Indies from January 17 and then a series against New Zealand from February 21. Despite workload management, Australia has decided not to make any changes in the team and the brilliant trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will handle the responsibility of the fast bowling department. Players like Travis Head and Nathan Lyon have also retained their places in the playing eleven, while wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey will also remain in the squad. Australia’s playing XI for the third test against Pakistan: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood Also read: David Warner’s baggy green goes missing before the farewell test; Australian star’s emotional video went viral

AUS vs PAK: Pat Cummins won a brilliant battle not only inside the field but also outside.

Mohammad Hafeez said that due to poor umpiring and DRS, Pakistan could not win this match. Pat Cummins (Photo Source: Twitter) Australia team captain Pat Cummins has given a befitting reply to Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez. Let us tell you, after losing the second Test match, Mohammad Hafeez had said that his team is a better team than Australia even though they had to face defeat in Melbourne. In the press conference after the second Test match, Mohammad Hafeez had said that Pakistan has performed well in the Test away from home and Australia has won this match very close. He also said that due to poor umpiring and DRS, Pakistan could not win this match. According to Fox Cricket, Australia team captain Pat Cummins said, ‘They played well. It was better that we won this match. It doesn’t matter, right? In the end it is important for the team to win. I seemed to be in my element: Pat Cummins Pat Cummins further said, ‘Personally I think I am very happy for some reasons. One of the main reasons is that I was bowling very well and I felt that I was in very good form. I was also happy with my pace. I also bowled some bouncers against Pakistan. I was very happy with my bowling and this year has been very good for us as a team across all formats. We have had a lot of success and have also won the series at home. Seeing all this I feel very happy. Let us tell you, Australia had defeated Pakistan by 360 runs in the first Test match while the hosts won the second match by 79 runs. Now the last test match between the two teams is starting from January 3. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL

AUS vs PAK: Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs in the second test, took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the test series.

Pat Cummins took 10 wickets in bowling for Australia. Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) AUS vs PAK 2nd Test: The second match of the ongoing three-match Test series between Australia and Pakistan ended today, Friday, December 29, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Let us tell you that in this match, Australia has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series by defeating Pakistan by 79 runs. So fast bowler and team captain Pat Cummins played an important role in Australia winning this match. In the match, he took a total of 10 wickets in both the innings. Also, let us tell you that now the third and last match of the Test series between the two teams will be played in Sydney from January 3. Status of Australia vs Pakistan 2nd test match: So if we tell you the condition of this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl and Australia, batting first, scored 318 runs in the first innings. Marnus Labuschagne played the highest innings of 63 runs in the first innings for Australia. So in bowling for Pakistan, Aamer Jamal got maximum 3 wickets in the first innings, while Shaheen Afridi, Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali got 2-2 wickets. Apart from this, Agha Salman also managed to take 1 wicket. After this, when Pakistan came to bat, it could score only 262 runs in the first innings and lagged behind Australia by 56 runs on the basis of first innings. In the first innings for Pakistan, Abdullah Shafiq scored 62 runs and Shan Masood scored 54 runs. On the other hand, in bowling, Pat Cummins took 5 wickets, Nathan Lyon took 4 wickets and Josh Hazlewood took 1 wicket for Australia. After this, Australia scored 262 runs in the second innings and set a target of 319 runs for Pakistan to win. However, at one time it seemed that Pakistan would achieve this target, but in front of Australia’s fast bowling, Pakistan’s second innings collapsed for 237 runs. In the second innings for Australia, Pat Cummins took 5 wickets, Mitchell Starc took 4 wickets and Josh Hazlewood took 1 wicket. Australia has secured victory in the second Test by 79 runs, thereby clinching the series with one Test match still to be played. pic.twitter.com/swRVow6Z37 — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) December 29, 2023 read this also- SA vs IND: Dough wet in poverty! ICC fines Indian team after losing Centurion Test match 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than…

When Pakistan gave gifts to the Australian team on Christmas, the former spinner said, ‘Would Sourav Ganguly have brought Christmas gifts for Steve Waugh?’

Australia has made a strong hold on Pakistan in the second test. AUS vs PAK (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, during the three-match Test series on Australia tour, Pakistan cricket team was seen giving gifts to Australian cricketers on the occasion of Christmas. Before the start of the second Test match in Melbourne, the Pakistani team gave gifts to the Australian players during an indoor practice session and also presented candies, gifts etc. to the players’ families and children. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared some photos and videos regarding this on its official X account. On the other hand, while talking about this gesture of Pakistan towards the Australian team, former Australian spinner Kerry O’Keeffe has given a big statement. Carey has asked whether Sourav Ganguly would have brought a Christmas gift for Steve Waugh. Kerry O’Keeffe gave a big statement Let us tell you that 74-year-old Carey O’Keefe, who played cricket for Australia between 1971 and 1977, said through a video uploaded by Fox Cricket – Is this Test series being played just for excitement? You won’t be able to beat Australia on morale alone. Pakistan gave gifts yesterday on Christmas. Would Sourav Ganguly have brought a Christmas gift for Steve Waugh, no. Carrie O’Keefe further said- You have to show a great game to win against Australia. You must have some aggression. It is very pleasant for Pakistan since the beginning of Boxing Day Test. Australia vs Pakistan second test, condition of second day On the other hand, if we tell you about the ongoing second test match between Australia and Pakistan in Melbourne, today Australia started playing ahead of 187 runs and scored a total of 318 runs in the first innings. At the time of stumps on the second day, Pakistan has scored 194 runs for the loss of 6 wickets after 55 overs, and is still behind Australia by 124 runs on the basis of first innings. For Pakistan, currently Mohammad Rizwan is at the crease scoring 29* and Aamer Jamal 2*. read this also- SA vs IND: Sachin Tendulkar’s big reaction on KL Rahul’s century came to the fore 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL 4 famous cricketers whose jerseys were retired