Anshul Gupta

Rafael Nadal's legendary career came to an end after Spain's 1-2 defeat to the Netherlands in the Davis Cup finals. It was an emotional farewell for Nadal, who had had enough of his injuries and had already announced that Davis Cup at home will be his last international tournament.

Roger Federer poured his heart out for his 'old friend' Rafael Nadal ahead of his farewell tournament, Davis Cup. Federer called himself a fan before going on and on about how he challenged him as a player and that Nadal helped him reimagine his game.

With Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh retired and Nic Maddinson making a move over to the Sydney Thunder, the Melbourne Renegades have witnessed quite a few changes in the personnel and the Victorian all-rounder was the next in line to lead the side.

Nathan Lyon recalled an interesting anecdote from the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy that marked the emergence of Virat Kohli the captain and the batter in Australian conditions. Lyon vs Kohli could be the series-defining battle this time around as well.

Temba Bavuma passed the fitness test after recovering from an elbow injury that ruled him out of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Aiden Markram was retained despite the slump in form across formats while Senuran Muthusamy too stayed in the side after a good show in Bangladesh.

It was the first anniversary of the heartbreaking defeat of India in the World Cup 2023 final, after a scintillating campaign that saw the hosts win 10 matches in a row. Social media was flooded with reactions from fans on November 19, 2024 as for some it still hasn't sunk in.

Sri Lanka have already sealed the three-match ODI series taking a 2-0 unassailable lead and would want a whitewash against the New Zealand. After a 3-0 Test series win in India, the younger crop hasn't been able to impress in the white-ball setup for the Kiwis.

Rishabh Pant was one of the high-profile names released ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Pant has opened up for the first time after the retention announcement as he is set to go under the hammer for the first time in eight years. Pant is part of the first marquee list at the auction.

Shafali Verma, who last scored a half-century in ODIs in July 2022, was omitted from India's squad for the Australia series. Indian women will be going on a short tour of Australia for three 50-over matches, which would serve as an ideal preparation for next year's World Cup.

India will take on South Africa in the third T20I of the four-match series in Centurion. South Africa came back strongly in the second T20I to level the series and India, who will be playing a T20I after six years too would want to stay alive in the series.

Australia will be up against Pakistan in a three-match T20 series following as many ODIs. It was a disappointing show from the hosts in the ODIs but with the T20 specialists back, Australia under a new captain will be keen for a fresh start while Pakistan look to take the winning momentum into it.

Deepak Chahar made a confident return to the Ranji Trophy after four long years and has been amongst wickets. However, there is one eye on the IPL auction with Chahar not being retained by the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2025 edition.

Anywhere, everywhere it was just Virat Kohli in the Australian sports pages on Tuesday, November 12. Kohli, the face of Indian and world cricket, had his face all over the newspapers Down Under with the previews in Hindi and Punjabi no less ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz left behind the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Babar Azam and Virat Kohli to achieve a massive ODI feat as he led Afghanistan to a series win while KL Rahul revealed the reasons behind his Lucknow Super Giants exit. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 12.

Team India was supposed to play a three-day practice match against India A from November 15-17 but instead, the visitors have opted for match simulation ahead of the series opener in Perth against Australia. Sunil Gavaskar, however, wasn't happy with the decision.

Jason Gillespie, the former Aussie fast bowler, alluded to the lack of promotions through the ODI series, which ended up being a historic one for Pakistan. Pakistan beat Australia 2-1 in the three-match ODI series, a first in 22 years for the visitors in Australia.