Kumar Rupesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for "putting the team above everything else" during his entire playing career for Team India. Meanwhile, Ashwin will continue playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

India TV Sports Wrap on December 22: From all the kabaddi action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on December 22.

Robin Uthappa has clarified that he was not involved in the "day-to-day operations" of the company in question. He has also mentioned that he has "not played an executive role" in any of the companies he has funded, "till date".

Gongadi Trisha was the only India batter who stood up to the Bangladesh bowlers in the summit clash of the inaugural ACC U-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup. Mithila Vinod scored a crucial 17 lower down the order to help India post a respectable total.

India women are coming into the three-match ODI series on the back of a 2-1 win in the T20I series against West Indies. All three ODIs of the series will be played at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.

Australia have brought young Sam Konstas into their squad for the Boxing Day and the New Year's Test against India. The selectors have included Konstas at the expense of Nathan McSweeney who played the first three Tests of the series.

India will head into the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) without the services of their premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from all forms of international cricket after the end of the Gabba Test.

Jasprit Bumrah has been the most successful bowler in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India's pace spearhead has claimed 21 wickets in the ongoing bilateral Test series at a jaw-dropping average of 10.90 in three games.

Robin Uthappa played for India in both white-ball formats (ODIs and T20Is). He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on September 14, 2022. He made his international debut on April 15, 2006.

Ravindra Jadeja is now India's lead spinner in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Jadeja played a monumental role in helping India draw the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Gabba.

The Indian men's hockey team successfully defended its bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and beat China in the summit clash to defend its Asian Champions Trophy title. Harmanpreet Singh was remarkable as the leader of the pack.

India TV Sports Wrap on December 21: From all the kabaddi action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on December 21.

Nathan McSweeney was picked ahead of players like Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft, Matt Renshaw and Marcus Harris. McSweeney could not score a single half-century after playing the first three Tests of the series.

Sri Lanka Cricket drafted its constitution after the team's triumph at the 1996 ODI World Cup. Since then, there have been little to no reforms to the constitution of the cricketing governing body.

Ravichandran Ashwin retired from all forms of the game on December 18 - the last day of the Gabba Test between India and Australia. Ashwin did a cameo at the post-match press conference and informed everyone about his retirement from all forms of the game.