Virat Kohli shines in ICC Test Rankings, jumps four places, only Indian batsman in top-10

Rohit Sharma has lost four places and has slipped to 14th position. Virat Kohli. (Image Source: X) India had suffered a crushing defeat in the Centurion Test, but Virat Kohli and KL Rahul played important innings. Where Rahul scored a century in the first innings. Whereas Virat struggled alone in the second innings and scored 76 runs. Now he has joined the top-10 in the new Test Ranking released (ICC Test Ranking). Kohli has gained four places and has reached 9th position. He is the only Indian batsman who is in the top-10. At the same time, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has lost four places due to poor form and has slipped to 14th position. Rohit Sharma scored only 5 runs in both the innings of the first Test of the ongoing South Africa series. Let us tell you that after his brilliant performance in 2023, Virat Kohli is at third place in the ODI batsmen rankings (ICC ODI Ranking). The right-handed batsman scored 1377 runs in 27 innings at an average of 72.47, which included six centuries and eight fifties. Virat Kohli is back in Top10 of ICC Test ranking. pic.twitter.com/vUb0tQWtDp — retired ICT fan (@ViratCrazyDK) January 3, 2024 India’s shameful defeat in the test in Centurion Talking about Centurion Test, South Africa defeated India by an innings and 32 runs. Batting first after losing the toss, India scored 245 runs. KL Rahul played a fighting inning of 101 runs. In response, the host team scored 408 runs thanks to Dean Elgar’s century (185) and Marco Johnson’s half-century (84*). In the second innings, South African bowlers wreaked havoc and the entire Indian team was reduced to just 131 runs. Kohli was the only Indian batsman to cross the 30-run mark. He had played an inning of 76 runs. Second test in Cape Town from today The second test match between South Africa and India is to be played in Cape Town from today. South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. Temba Bavuma is out due to injury, Dean Elgar is captaining him. This test match will be Elgar’s last test match. Mukesh Kumar has been included in the Indian team. read this also- Rohit Sharma’s big revelation, told why Shubman Gill is playing at number 3

The future of Test cricket is in danger…! Enraged Rohit Sharma gave strict warning to all the countries

In the first test match, Team India had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. Team India would like to make a great comeback in the second test match. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Rohit Sharma: South Africa and India The last match of the two-match Test series between India and Pakistan will be played in Cape Town from January 3. In the first test match, Team India had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. Team India would like to make a great comeback in the second test match. India has escaped series defeat on South African soil only once since 1992 (2010–2011). Before the second Test match, captain Rohit Sharma has talked about preserving Test cricket. This is the responsibility of all test playing countries- Rohit Sharma Questions have started being raised again regarding the future of Test cricket. Let us tell you that the South African cricket team has included 7 uncapped players in the squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand. Because the star players will participate in the second season of SA20. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has made a special appeal to every country playing Test cricket. Speaking during the press conference before the second Test match against South Africa, Rohit Sharma said, ‘Test cricket is something that we have to preserve and give importance to. This is not the responsibility of one or two countries. It is the responsibility of all Test playing nations to ensure that we keep it good and entertaining. Also read- SA vs IND, 2nd Test, Stats Preview: Gill along with Ashwin-Rohit will make a big record, know complete information here- Very difficult test cricket is being played – Rohit Sharma Team India is seen showing its best game in Test cricket. In the last two cycles of the World Test Championship, the team had made it to the finals. But the team could not register victory in both. Rohit Sharma further said, ‘If you look around the world, very difficult Test cricket is being played. In the last 2-3 years you have seen the results everywhere. This is competitive cricket, we know that and it is everyone’s duty to ensure that it remains so.

SA vs IND, 2nd Test, Stats Preview: Gill along with Ashwin-Rohit will make a big record, know complete information here-

The second match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and India will be played at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town from January 3. Team India (Photo Source: X/Twitter) SA vs IND: The second match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and India will be played at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town from January 3. In the first test match, South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs. South Africa would like to win the series by maintaining their form in the second Test match, while Team India would like to make a comeback. South African veteran player Dean Elgar is going to say goodbye to international cricket after this test match. Dean Elgar will be seen captaining the team in the second Test match, as Temba Bavuma is out due to injury. Talking about the first Test match played between India and South Africa (SA vs IND), Team India was all out for 245 runs in the first innings. KL Rahul had played the highest innings of 101 runs. South Africa had scored 408 runs in the first innings. Dean Elgar played a brilliant inning of 185 runs. Team India was all out for 131 runs in the second innings. Virat Kohli had played an inning of 76 runs. Nandre Berger took maximum 4 wickets, while Marco Jensen took 3 wickets and Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets. The last match of the two-match Test series will be played at the Newlands Cricket Ground from January 3. SA vs IND: Before the second test match, let us tell you about some records, which can be broken- Head to Head- India and South Africa have clashed 43 times in Test cricket so far. In which South Africa has won 18 times and India has won 15 times. And 10 matches have ended in a draw. By completing 2000 runs in all formats against South Africa Rohit Sharma (1909) Just 91 runs away. By completing 1000 runs in test cricket Shubhman Gill (994) Only 6 runs away. To complete 500 wickets in test cricket Ravichandran Ashwin (490) 10 wickets away. Ravindra Jadeja (548) Just 2 wickets away from completing 550 wickets in international cricket. Temba Bavuma (2997) Just 3 runs away from completing 3000 runs in test cricket. To complete 50 wickets in test cricket Marco Jensen (48) Needs two wickets. To complete 200 wickets in all formats Lungi Engidi (199) Needs only one wicket.

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…

At the age of 15, this player started trying to become like Virat-Rohit, today he is making waves in international cricket.

David Bedingham recently made his debut against India in Centurion. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and David Bedingham (Pic Source-Twitter) South African cricketer David Bedingham recently made his debut against India in Centurion. Meanwhile, he has revealed his cricketing journey. Unlike other cricketers, Bedingham’s idols were not only international stars, David Bedingham also admired his technique. That said, when I was 15 or 18, I was definitely trying to adapt my technique to his. If my game was bad, I would change my technique to try to copy Kohli’s style, and if I failed again, I would try Rohit Sharma’s style. Now Bedingham is playing against Virat-Rohit Let us tell you that Bedingham is currently playing against his idols Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He is currently moving forward rapidly. “I have only seen him and now to get a chance to play against him is very special,” Bedingham said ahead of the upcoming second Test at home. The 29-year-old cricketer made it clear that I think it was just love and work for me rather than a desire to play for England. Talking about the long wait for his Test debut, Bedingham said, whether it had happened three years ago or a week ago, it would have been fine for me. But I think because I have played a lot of cricket and seen ups and downs, I am better prepared for Test cricket. The South African cricketer said, last week was a joyous one and the experience of first-class cricket helped me keep my emotions down during the Test match and focus on the game. read this also- Usman Khawaja explains the reason behind players giving priority to T20 cricket over Tests

January 1 – Evening News Headlines All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.

(Photo Source: Twitter) 1) SA20 2024: Gary Wilson set to join Pretoria Capitals coaching staff A big news is coming out from South Africa’s famous franchise league SA20. Ireland cricket team’s high performance coach Gary Wilson is heading to South Africa next week to join the Pretoria Capitals coaching staff as a consultant coach ahead of the SA20 tournament starting on 10 January 2024. , Read full news , 2) As an opening batsman, only Virender Sehwag has batted more aggressively than Warner: Greg Chappell Australia’s best opening batsman David Warner will retire from international Test cricket after the third Test match between Australia and Pakistan starting on January 3. He has also recently revealed that he can retire not only from Test cricket but also from ODI cricket. , Read full news , 3) ‘Only Tendulkar played well for us’ Allan Donald gave a shocking statement after India’s crushing defeat in the first test SA vs IND: The Indian cricket team is currently on South Africa tour, where a two-match Test series is going on between the two teams. Let us tell you that in the first test match of this series, the Indian team was badly defeated by the host South Africa by an innings and 32 runs. In this match, the batting order of the Indian team, known for its capable batting, could not show anything special. . , Read full news , 4) International players have made test cricket a joke, Venkatesh Prasad gave everyone a class. Franchise league cricket has grown rapidly in recent times. Many international players want to play in franchise league cricket and want to play an important role in the victory of their team by performing well. There are many players who have terminated their central contracts with the national team and now their focus remains only on franchise leagues tournaments. , Read full news , 5) Former South African legend made a sensational revelation on the mentality of Australian players regarding the comparison between Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar. Former South African captain Dr Ali Bacher recently praised great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.Sachin Tendulkar) was highly praised. The former cricketer is not only a fan of the Master Blaster’s on-field skills but also his tremendous behaviour. , Read full news , 6) Is David Warner saying goodbye to Test cricket due to criticism? Australian veteran’s shocking statement came to light Australia’s legendary opening batsman David Warner (david warner) has revealed that he wanted to retire from the longer format of the game during last year’s Ashes series after being criticized for his poor form in Test cricket. The aggressive left-handed batsman admitted that he did not contribute much for the Australia cricket team during the Ashes 2023. , Read full news , 7) SA vs IND 2023-24: Irfan Pathan scolded Indian bowlers regarding the mathematics of ‘attack vs defense’ in the Boxing Day Test. India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24, SA vs IND: Former Indian all-rounder and cricket commentator Irfan Pathan (Irfan Pathan) Team India () against South Africa in…

December 31- Evening News Headlines All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.

(Photo Source: Twitter) 1) Australia announced the team for the final test against Pakistan, David Warner ready to bid farewell Currently, a three-match Test series is going on between Australia and Pakistan. Let us tell you that the last and third match of this series will be played on January 3, 2024 at Sydney Cricket Ground. Also, this match is going to be the last match of Test cricket of Australian opener David Warner. He has already announced his retirement after this match. ,Read full news, 2) NZ vs BAN: Mitchell Santner shines in New Zealand’s victory, Bangladesh loses in the third T20I Thanks to the sharp bowling of captain Mitchell Santner, New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 17 runs by DLS method in the third T20 match and leveled the series 1-1. Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first, bowling out Bangladesh for 110 at Mount Maunganui. In response, New Zealand had a very bad start and lost 5 wickets at the score of 49. ,Read full news, 3) Why is the former South African cricketer praising Team India despite the crushing defeat in Centurion? The Rohit Sharma-led team had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test match against South Africa. With this, the series fell 0-1. Despite this crushing defeat of India, former South African captain Dr. Ali Baker has praised the Indian team. ,Read full news, 4) SA v IND: “Please bowl him a little early in the next match…”- Irfan Pathan’s special plan to get Dean Elgar out. Former Indian veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan questioned the team’s strategy against former South African captain Dean Elgar in the opening Test of the two-match series in Centurion. Playing in his last series after announcing his retirement, the 36-year-old blew away India’s bowling with a brilliant inning of 185 runs off 287 balls. ,Read full news, 5) There was no enthusiasm in Team India’s practice, South Africa will blow your mind again! Team India has started the Test series against South Africa very poorly, where the host team surprised everyone by defeating the visiting team in the very first Test match. Also, the African team, which lost the ODI series, returned with full enthusiasm and gave its best in the Test, while now it is the turn of the second and last Test. ,Read full news, 6) Coach Rahul Dravid is explaining a lot to the players of the Indian team, giving time to every player. After the defeat in the World Cup final, the Indian team had made a brilliant comeback of 22 yards, but as soon as the Test series against Africa started, the team’s secrets were exposed. Where Team India lost the first test match against South Africa in just 3 days, which has increased the tension of team coach Rahul Dravid. (Read full news) 7) Centurion KL Rahul is in a different swag these days, he is making a lot of noise on Insta. Even though Team India lost the first test match against Africa, this test…

There was a big ruckus in the American Premier League, umpires refused to officiate in the match.

American Premier League (Photo Source: Twitter) Ahead of the ongoing American Premier League (APL) semi-finals, organizer Jay Mir got into a heated argument with hotel staff in Houston. During this, Jai Mir used abusive language but why this debate took place is not yet known. According to reports, the umpires also refused to enter the field before the semi-finals. The organizers were said to have called the police but no arrests were made but “they were thrown out of the ground”, according to a statement. The APL noted on its social media handles that the umpires have held the semi-finals hostage, alleging that Danny Khan, Vijaya Prakash Mallela and Brian Owens were “blackmailing” the organizers and demanding more money for umpiring in the knockouts. Was doing. More drama from the team hotel. American Premier League organizer Jay Mir is seen here in a profanity laced exchange with hotel desk staff that are housing the visiting teams in Houston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/mIcJjtnIm2 — Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) December 30, 2023 There was a big ruckus in the American Premier League, the matter reached the police. Organizers clarified that the umpires were given a down payment of US$30,000 but still refused to take the field. APL wrote on its Danny Khan, Vijaya, Brian Owens were told that they cannot blackmail and keep semis hostage as an umpire, but these greedy umpires did not listen, at which point they had to let the match continue. He was asked to do so and he refused and stopped the match. At which point the police took the hostage.” Danny Khan ,Vijaya ,Brian Owens were told that they cannot black mail and hold the semi hostage as an umpire but these greedy umpires didn’t budge at which point they were asked to leave so the match goes on and they refused and held the match hostage at which point cops called — American Premiere League (APL) (@APLCRICKETUSA) December 31, 2023 The post further added, “And these greedy umpires were thrown off the field. An umpire should never hold a match hostage, especially when they know it is a playoff and should not harass the league owner by blackmailing them.” Renowned cricket journalist Peter Della Penna later shared the statements of the umpires in which Vijaya told the entire story. It was claimed that the umpires have not been paid for their services and police were called in demanding their salaries. Also read: This former England cricketer is not tired of praising Rishabh Pant

Cricket Australia announced the best Test XI of the year 2023, Virat-Rohit were not given place.

Usman Khawaja and Dimuth Karunaratne have got place as openers in the playing XI. Australia Test Team (Image Credit- Twitter) Cricket Australia recently announced the Best Playing XI for the entire 2023, featuring stellar performances in red-ball cricket. Pat Cummins, who led Australia to the World Test Championship in June, has been named as the captain of the Test XI. Ireland’s wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker got a place as wicketkeeper in 2023 for his excellent performance. Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad, who retired after the Ashes, also got a place in this team. Talking about the batting unit, Australia’s legendary batsmen Usman Khawaja and Dimuth Karunaratne have got a place in this team as openers. While Khawaja ended 2023 with a batting average of 52.60, Karunaratne scored 608 runs at an average of 60.80 and thus, earned a place in the team. At number three, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson got the place, this year he managed to score 696 runs in seven matches. Talking about the middle order, it was Joe Root and Harry Brook who really stood out with England’s buzz-ball playing technique, and both of them scored more than 1,500 runs in total, including eleven half-centuries and three centuries. . Next in line is Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker, who scored 351 runs in four matches at an average of close to 44. Only two Indian players got place in the playing XI The lower-middle order includes Indian all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Jadeja scored 281 runs in the year and took 33 wickets, while Ashwin took 41 wickets at an impressive average of 17.10. Pat Cummins has been made the captain of this team. Notably, Cummins had a stellar year by leading the way in the WTC final win in England as well as the Ashes series win against England. Also, top fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who played just four matches in 2023 but impressed everyone by taking 20 wickets at a similar average to Ashwin, was named to lead the pace attack. England’s Stuart Broad, who retired from international cricket after a successful Ashes tour as well as a good Test against Ireland, taking 38 wickets at an average of 26.28, has also been named in the Best XI of 2023 by Cricket.com.au. Place was given. Cricket Australia’s best test XI of 2023: Usman Khawaja, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pat Cummins (c), Kagiso Rabada, Stuart Broad. Also read: Irfan Pathan told the most special plan to dismiss Dean Elgar

IPL 2024: Now the franchise is regretting buying these 9 players in the auction, is beating its head

In this article, we will take a look at the worst buys made by each franchise in the IPL 2024 auction. These are all players who will be under a lot of pressure to justify the price tag. The worst purchases made by each team in IPL 2024 (Team-wise worst buys in the IPL 2024 auction) 9. Sameer Rizvi (Chennai Super Kings) Sameer Rizvi (Photo Source: Twitter) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) came into the IPL 2024 auction in search of a good Indian batsman to replace Ambati Rayudu in the playing eleven. They had the option of buying players like Karun Nair and Manish Pandey, both of whom have good technique and immense experience of playing domestic cricket and IPL. However, the CSK franchise has made a comeback against Uttar Pradesh based on some good batting performances in the UP T20 League. Sameer Rizvi Decided to spend more than Rs 8 crore on. Rizvi has been dubbed the ‘right-hand man of Suresh Raina’ and has received a lot of support even from Raina himself. It now remains to be seen how Rizvi performs under the pressure of the price tag and as a replacement for Rayudu.