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

Aakash Chopra chose his Test XI for 2023, gave place to 4 Indian players

Names of four Indian players are included in Aakash Chopra’s best Test XI. Aakash Chopra And Team India (Photo Source: Twitter) Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has selected his Test XI for 2023. Chopra has included four Indians, two Australians, three Englishmen and one player each from New Zealand and Bangladesh in the best Test team of the year 2023. Australia played 13 Tests in 2023, winning six and losing four. They also won the World Test Championship (WTC) final by defeating India by 209 runs at the Oval. Talking about India, they played eight matches, out of which they won three and lost three, while two matches ended in a draw. England won four and lost three of their eight Test matches in 2023, while one match ended in a draw. In a video on his YouTube channel, Chopra chose his Test team for the year 2023. He chose Australia’s Usman Khawaja and India’s Rohit Sharma as opening batsmen. Khawaja was the leading run-scorer in Tests in 2023, scoring 1210 runs in 13 matches at an average of 52.60 with three centuries and six fifties. Indian captain Rohit scored 545 runs in eight matches at an average of 41.92 with two centuries and two half-centuries. Chopra selected Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Harry Brook as middle-order batsmen while Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim got a place in the team as a keeper-batsman. Root scored 787 runs in eight matches at an average of 65.58 with two centuries and five half-centuries. Kohli scored a total of 671 runs in eight matches at an average of 55.91 with two centuries and as many fifties. Talking about Brook, he scored 701 runs in eight Test matches at an average of 53.92 with the help of one hundred and six half-centuries. Bangladesh’s veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Rahim played only four Tests in 2023 but scored 355 runs at an average of 50.71 with one hundred and two fifties. Jadeja and Ashwin get place in Aakash Chopra’s 2023 Test XI Chopra also picked Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as well as off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in his Test XI for 2023. While Jadeja has taken 33 wickets in seven matches at an average of 19.3 with two five-wicket hauls, he has also scored 281 runs at an average of 35.1. Experienced spinner Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker for India in Tests in 2023. He took 41 wickets in seven matches at an average of 17.02 with four five-wicket hauls. Australia’s Mitchell Starc, New Zealand’s Tim Southee and England’s Stuart Broad are the three fast bowlers in Chopra’s 2023 Test XI. Starc played nine Test matches at an average of 29.63, taking one five-wicket haul and three four-wicket hauls. Took 38 wickets with. Southee ended 2023 with 24 wickets at an average of 27.4 in seven Test matches, while the retired Broad took 38 wickets at an average of 26.28 in eight Test matches. Aakash Chopra’s Test XI of 2023: Usman Khawaja, Rohit Sharma, Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Harry Brook, Mushfiqur Rahim, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Starc, Tim Southee…

Before the new year, Nasir Hussain’s big statement regarding Virat Kohli came out.

We did not pay attention to how well Kohli was batting – Nasser Hussain Naseer Hussain and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter) The year 2023 has been very spectacular from the cricketing point of view for Virat Kohli, the former captain of the Indian cricket team and famously known as Run Machine. Earlier this year, Kohli made a great start by scoring Test centuries against Australia and West Indies, and he was the highest run-scorer in the Cricket World Cup 2023. So now the 35-year-old player would like to continue his excellent form in the year 2024 also. On the other hand, former England cricket team captain and cricket commentator Nasir Hussain has given great advice to Kohli for the New Year. Hussain says that in the year 2023, Kohli has looked quite technically capable. Apart from this, the former captain said that Kohli also appeared to be mentally very skilled. Nasir Hussain gave a big statement regarding Virat Kohli Let us tell you that regarding Virat Kohli’s cricket in the year 2024, Nasir Hussain said through a video released by ICC – My megastar of this year is Virat Kohli, there is no doubt about that. Obviously Kohli’s World Cup 2023 has been fantastic. Amidst all the records he has broken and all the attention, we haven’t noticed how brilliantly Kohli is batting. Hussain further said- Technically I have never seen Virat Kohli bat like this before. The sound made by his bat after playing the ball, innings against Sri Lanka. I can tell you about five innings he played where he was brilliant. At present this is a good sign for Virat and his cricket fans. From this we can understand that his game and mental state are excellent. He just keeps it up. Also read- Australia announced the team for the final test against Pakistan, David Warner ready to bid farewell 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 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

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

“Rishabh Pant is a box office cricketer and his comeback…”- Statement of the former England cricketer

Pant, who was sidelined due to a serious car accident last year, is currently undergoing rehab to regain fitness. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Instagram) Former England captain Nasir Hussain has expressed hope of the return of India’s star young cricketer Rishabh Pant in the year 2024. Pant, who was ruled out due to a serious car accident last year, is currently undergoing rehab to regain fitness and is aiming to make a comeback before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and America. Hussain, the biggest fan of Pant’s aggressive approach, is eagerly awaiting the return of the 26-year-old player. He believes that Pant will make a comeback in 2024 and play great cricket. The wicketkeeper-batsman is known for his aggressive style. Many fans are also waiting for Pant’s strong comeback on the cricket stage. Apart from this, he also revealed how former Australia captain and Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has been keeping a close eye on Rishabh Pant for a long time. “It was a serious accident,” Nasser Hussain said in a video shared by the ICC. The entire world held its breath and there has been a slow recovery. You follow on social media, on my phone and from the first steps to the gym scenes and then the scenes of him playing. Ricky (Ponting) is following him closely. I traveled with Ricky for the Ashes, and Ricky was messaging him to see how the progress was going and he’s a box office cricketer.” Rishabh Pant’s accident happened on 30 December 2022 On the morning of December 30, 2022, a tragic incident shook the hearts of Indian cricket fans as Rishabh Pant met with a horrific car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun Highway. After this, a CCTV footage shows that when he was going to his home to celebrate New Year with his family, his car collided with a divider and that is why the accident happened. After this the Uttarakhand batsman managed to escape with the help of local people but he needed immediate medical attention. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) report revealed the seriousness of Pant’s injuries, stating that he suffered two cuts on his forehead and a torn ligament in his right knee. There were bruises as well as scratches on his right wrist, ankle and toes. This incident shocked the fans, but despite serious injuries, Pant survived and this was a big relief for everyone. Also read: Australia announced the team for the third test against Pakistan!

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.

What is the schedule of Team India in the year 2024? Which team will compete with? Get all the information here

The Indian cricket team is ready to face difficult challenges once again in the coming year (2024). His year will start with the second Test match against South Africa on 3 January. After this, they will host Afghanistan in a three-match T20 International series. After this they will face England in the five-match Test series. This five-match series is going to be very important keeping in mind the next World Test Championship cycle. The year 2024 is going to be very important for the Indian cricket team, the Indian team is ready for high intensity series in all formats. Starting with a crucial five-match Test series against England on home soil, India will be eyeing a strong start in the World Test Championship (WTC). After this, all eyes are on the T20 World Cup to be held in June 2024, where India will aim to perform well in the tournament to be held in West Indies and USA. After this, the tour of Sri Lanka will start in July, which will consist of three ODIs and three T20 matches, which will give the team an opportunity to hone their skills before the upcoming challenges. As part of the ongoing WTC cycle, India will face Bangladesh on home soil in September, with two Tests and three T20Is being played. After this, Team India will play a three-Test series against New Zealand in October, where both the teams will want to earn as many WTC points as possible. However, the toughest test will be in November and December, when Team India undertakes a tough tour of Australia for a five-match Test series. Only after this series will it be decided whether India will be able to make its place in the WTC final to be held in 2025 or not. Team India’s schedule for the next three months (Team India’s schedule for the next three months) January India tour to South Africa January 3 – 2nd Test, Cape Town (2pm IST) India tour of Afghanistan January 11- First T20 match, Mohali (7 pm IST) 14 January- Second T20 match, Gwalior (7 pm IST) 17 January- 3rd T20 match, Bengaluru (7 pm IST) England tour of India January 25 – 1st Test, Hyderabad (9:30 am IST) February February 2 – Second Test, Visakhapatnam (9:30 am IST) February 15- Third Test, Rajkot (9:30 am IST) 23 February- Fourth Test, Ranchi (9:30 am IST) march England tour of India March 7 – Fifth Test, Dharamshala (9:30 am IST) Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) – 22 March *(tentative date) Also read: IPL 2024: Know about the young players of all the teams here

The former batsman praised Virat Kohli profusely and gave a surprising statement regarding Rohit Sharma’s place in the Indian team.

After the end of the first Test match, former Indian team player S Badrinath has raised questions on the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and S Badrinath (Pic Source-Twitter) In the first Test match played in Centurion, the Indian team had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test match against South Africa. The players of the Indian team failed to show good performance in this match. After the end of the first Test match, former Indian team player S Badrinath has raised questions on the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. According to S Badrinath, Virat Kohli should captain the Indian team in Test cricket. According to him, Rohit Sharma’s record outside India is quite useless and he has also questioned his place in the playing XI. S Badrinath said on his official YouTube channel, ‘Virat Kohli has scored more than 5000 runs in 68 Test matches as captain and has won 40 of them while he has had to face defeat in 17 matches. He also captained very well in the series against Australia and played an important role in his team’s victory. Why is Virat Kohli not the captain of the Test team? Virat is a better batsman than Rohit in Tests. After all, why has a weak player been given the captaincy of the team in his place? Even though Rohit Sharma is a big player and has scored a lot of runs, he still has to prove himself as an opener outside India. So why is he there? The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from January 3. Let us tell you, the second and final Test match between South Africa and India is starting from January 3 in Cape Town. In the first test match, the bowlers of the Indian team were not able to bowl well and this was the reason why they had to face defeat. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has included Avesh Khan in the team for the second Test match in place of Mohammed Shami. Rohit Sharma was not able to bat well in the first test match but now he will have to bat well in the second match and make his team win. Talking about Virat Kohli, he had scored 76 runs in the second innings of the first test. 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 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…

“He must have learned a lot by having players like Rohit Sharma….”- Former English captain said about Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill (Pic Source-TWITTER) Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain was recently asked to choose the young cricketers whom he considers to be the future superstars of the game. The former England captain immediately picked India’s Shubman Gill and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra and explained why these two players can rule the cricket world in the future. However, Nasir Hussain also believes that Gill would have learned a lot by batting with Indian captain Rohit Sharma, calling the young player a super talent and a big star for the future of Team India. Nasir Hussain praised Shubman Gill fiercely In the video shared by ICC, Nasir Hussain said, “I am going with Shubman Gill. I think three-quarters, nine-tenths of them in 2023 were very good. Having players like Rohit Sharma at the other end, he must have learned a lot. Maybe, in the end, that illness bothered him a bit and his form deteriorated. He is a super talent and he is going to be the next sensation for India in the coming years. Hopefully 2024 will be good for him.” Furthermore, Hussain lauded the performance of youngster Rachin Ravindra, who impressed everyone with his performances in the ODI World Cup 2023 and finished the tournament as one of the leading run-scorers of the competition. Hussain expressed hope that Ravindra will continue his excellent performance in future also. Hussain said, “And the man who lit up the World Cup was Rachin Ravindra. Before going to the World Cup, I saw him for a while in England. He came in lower down the order at Lord’s and created a stir all around. I thought, he can play. When he was given a chance in the top order, he performed brilliantly there. Hopefully, he will continue his form.” Also read: What is Hardik Pandya proving by posting the video with his son?