South Africa hammered India by an innings and 32 runs to claim the first Test of the two-match series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion to keep their spotless home record against the latter intact.
Sri Lanka endured a forgettable ODI World Cup 2023 campaign as they could only manage to win two out of their nine games and also failed to qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be played in Pakistan.
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India TV Sports Wrap on December 30: 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 30.
Rashid Khan who is the T20I skipper of Afghanistan is currently recuperating from back surgery and hence Ibrahim Zadran has been named the stand-in skipper of the team for the series.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman who had also requested an NOC and expressed the desire to be released from the central contract is currently playing for Melbourne Renegades in the BBL. As per Renegades, the mystery spinner is going to be available for the entire season.
"The WFI will operate from a new address in New Delhi after vacating Brij Bhushan's premises," a source told PTI on Friday. The new Wrestling Federation of India office is reportedly located in the Hari Nagar area of New Delhi.
According to the report, nine track and field athletes and seven weightlifters from the National Games 2023 are among the guilty athletes and the majority of them have been handed provisional suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Friday.
Australian captain Pat Cummins capped off a decorated year with his second 10-wicket haul in a Test match as the world Test champions took an unassailable 2-0 lead against Pakistan. Cummins is having a great time on and off the field as he came up with an epic response to Mohammad Hafeez.
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi opined that the Shan Masood-led side would have benefitted from the presence of pacer Haris Rauf in the Test team in the ongoing series against Australia. Rauf is currently plying his trade in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Stars.
Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's all-time leading wicket-taker in both ODIs and T20Is, was indicted by Kathmandu District Court in a minor rape case on Friday. A case was first filed in September 2022 and the player was arrested the following month.
Australian captain produced a match-winning performance with ten wickets (in two innings) in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground to conclude the year 2023 with another series win on Friday.
"If I sum up the game, the Pakistan team played better than the other team in general. Our batting intent was better, and while bowling, we were hitting the right areas," Mohammad Hafeez said after his team's 79-run defeat against Australia at MCG on Friday.
Team India ended a middling 2023 on a poor note losing the final Test of the year as South Africa gave them a humbling by an innings and 32 runs. However, before the year was over, the visitors got some good news in the form of their all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's fitness.
Liverpool kept their unbeaten run with a 2-0 away win against Burnley to regain the top spot in the English Premier League table while Arsenal were stunned by London rivals West Ham United at home in the gameweek 19 on Thursday evening.
Australia took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Pakistan with a 79-run win in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. While Pakistan gave a tough fight, it wasn't to be for Shan Masood's men as Pat Cummins registered his second 10-wicket haul.
Skipper Pat Cummins registered figures of 10/97 as Australia clinched the three-match Test series against Pakistan taking an unassailable 2-0 lead with a 79-run win at MCG. Pakistan had their moments but couldn't hold onto them and if you give Australia a sniff, they won't let you breathe.
Barring the heartbreaking loss that came at the hands of Australia in the ODI World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India performed remarkably well in the 50-overs format in 2023.
If a defeat by an innings and 32 runs wasn't enough, the Indian team was slapped with a fine and penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Test against South Africa. India who slipped to fifth position in the World Test Championship standings after the loss, slipped even further.
Mohammed Shami's participation in the two-match Test series was subject to fitness. The veteran pacer wasn't cleared by the BCCI's medical team and hence didn't travel to the Rainbow Nation to feature in the red-ball series.
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