World No.1 men's player, Novak Djokovic, will defend his title this year in Melbourne whereas Aryna Sabalenka will be tasked with the same in the women's division.
India TV Sports Wrap on December 29: 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 29.
With a win in the first Test of the series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa have kept their spotless Test record against India at home intact. Dean Elgar has been announced to lead the team in the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town.
Emerging bowling allrounder, Mahedi Hasan, was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) in the first T20I at McLean Park for his remarkable performance of 2/14 with the ball and scoring 19* off 16 deliveries.
Southpaw Phoebe Litchfield was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) for playing a match-winning knock of 78 runs off 89 balls at a strike rate of 87.64. Her knock included eight fours and a maximum.
India's hopes of winning an elusive Test series on South African soil came crashing down as the Proteas handed them a crushing defeat by an innings and 32 runs. Dean Elgar was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) for his knock of 185 runs.
Captain Rohit Sharma was positive about his team's batting quality despite the abject surrender in the first Test against South Africa in Centurion. India were bowled out twice in a little over 101 overs combined while South Africa outbatted them scoring 408 in 108 overs in just one innings.
Australia made short work of a 283-run chase by getting home with 21 balls remaining after half-centuries from Ellyse Perry, Phoebe Litchfield and Tahlia McGrath against India in the first ODI of the three-match series. Australia took a 1-0 lead as Jemimah Rodrigues' fantastic innings went in vain.
South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series after beating India by an innings and 32 runs. The Proteas proved to be too strong for India with both bat and ball and now find themselves at the top of the table in the World Test Championship standings and India faced a massive drop.
South Africa landed a knockout punch on India as they won the Boxing Day Test in Centurion within three days. It was an abject surrender from the Indian team with both bat and ball as they first conceded a 163-run lead and then were folded for just 131 with Virat Kohli putting up some fight.
India cricketer Virat Kohli has been in excellent touch in 2023 and is batting for one last time this year in the Centurion Test against South Africa. The former Indian skipper slammed centuries for fun this year apart from being the highest run-getter in the World Cup.
India are in trouble in the ongoing first Test match against South Africa in Centurion. After posting 245 runs in the first innings, the hosts amassed 408 runs in response and trailing by 163 runs, the visitors have lost both openers including their skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck.
England are scheduled to play five Test matches against India away from home and the series is massive in terms of World Test Championship cycle 2023-25. All eyes will be on England's approach with the bat as India is termed one of the toughest places to even win a Test.
Australia opener David Warner is set to play the last Test match of his career in Sydney in the first week of January 2024. Post his Test retirement, the left-hander is set to play his trade in T20 leagues including the Big Bash League and International League T20.
Australia were at 6/2 when play was delayed after lunch on the third day of the match. The third umpire Richard Illingworth got stuck in a lift, which caused a seven-minute delay. Australia ended the moving day ahead of Pakistan at 187/6 and a lead of 241.
UAE and Afghanistan are set to face each other in the three-match T20I series starting from December 29 with all matches scheduled to be played in Sharjah. While UAE have nothing much to look forward to, Afghanistan will be keen on preparing for the T20 World Cup next year.
IND W vs AUS W: Harmanpreet Kaur's India will take on Australia women in a three-match ODI series from December 28 onwards. The series will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India recently defeated Australia women in a one-off Test match.
Police said that Mrinank Singh posed to be a Police officer from Karnataka to dupe luxury hotels. He reportedly cheated Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant too. Notably, Singh has been detained.
India TV Sports Wrap on December 28: India and South Africa to contest on Day 3 of the India vs South Africa 1st Test on Thursday. From Cricket to football, here are the top 10 trending sports stories on December 28.
AUS vs PAK: Pakistan scored 264 in the first innings in reply to Australia's 318. Their bowlers - Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza helped the team storm back into the contest with four early wickets in the second innings. Hamza bowled a special delivery to get rid of Travis Head.
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