Mitchell Starc has been in the limelight for the past week or so since having a record-breaking day at the IPL 2024 auction having been paid INR 24.75 crore by the Kolkata Knight Riders. On the first day of the Boxing Day Test, one of his former teammates decided to have some fun with Starc.
"So maybe somebody with Rahane's experience overseas... because Rahane overseas has been such a fine, fine player and maybe if he had been there today the story could have been completely different," Sunil Gavaskar said during commentary on the official broadcast.
The returning South African pacer Kagiso Rabada took five wickets to dominate the opening day of the first Test match against India at Centurion's SuperSport Park. KL Rahul's unbeaten 70 runs helped India score 208/8 in 59 overs as rain ended Day 1's play early.
"I am returning my Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Arjun Award. Many thanks to the Almighty for bringing us to this condition," Vinesh Phogat wrote on social media and also added a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat against West Ham in their last Premier League game to slip to eighth position in the points table while Aston Villa drew 1-1 against Sheffield United to remain in the third position with 39 points in 18 games this season.
India are taking on South Africa in a two-match Test series with the first one being played in Centurion on Boxing Day. India find themselves in trouble with six wickets down including Virat Kohli who stayed for the longest. Kohli during his stay surpassed Rohit Sharma on a run-scoring list.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan hasn't played a competitive game since the World Cup and is busy with election at the same time as well. He is currently injured and recently expressed his desire to remain available for Bangladesh across all formats.
New Zealand suffered a shock defeat in the third ODI game against Bangladesh at McLean Park in Napier on December 23 and will kick off the three-match T20I series at the same venue on Wednesday. The hosts have won four of their last five T20I encounters against Bangladesh.
India have found themselves in trouble after losing the toss on Day 1 losing quick wickets. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer resisted briefly to register a half-century stand but post lunch, both of them have been dismissed with Kagiso Rabada being the nemesis for them.
All is not well in the hood for Shikhar Dhawan as far as his personal life is concerned. Dhawan, who last played for India in 2022, has been separated from his ex-wife Aesha and hasn't met his son Zorawar for a year. On his son's birthday, Dhawan couldn't hold himself back from writing a long post.
The veteran Australian opener fell on 38 runs in the first innings of the second Test match against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday and will play his farewell red-ball game in Sydney starting on January 3, 2024.
The second Test between Australia and Pakistan got underway at the iconic MCG today. After opting to bowl first, Pakistan bowled superbly in overcast conditions especially in the post lunch session. Shaheen was exceptional as he troubled Labuschagne a lot.
After winning a crucial toss, South African bowlers start impressively with three early wickets to give South Africa a flying start against India in the Boxing Day Test at Centurion's SuperSport Park on Day 1 of the first match.
Despite eight attempts, India are still desperately searching for an elusive Test series win on the South African soil. India's last Test tour of South Africa in 2021/22 went the hosts' way 2-1 (3).
Team India has returned to Test cricket and will play a total of seven Test matches till March before the players feature in the Indian Premier League. But their lead pacer Mohammed Shami is not playing against South Africa in a massive blow to India. What is the reason?
Rohit Sharma last played for India in the ODI World Cup final against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He scored 47 off 32 balls before a stunning catch by Travis Head put an end to his enterprising knock.
India vs South Africa 1st Test Highlights: India were beaten rather comfortably without a sweat by South Africa as the first Test between the two teams ended within just three days. Dean Elgar's 185 played a starring role in South Africa scoring 408, which was enough for them to win by an innings.
India TV Sports Wrap on December 26: 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 26.
With three out of three wins, Sydney Sixers are shaping up to be the team to beat this season, whereas Stars are languishing at the bottom of the points table and are yet to open their account on the points table.
Cricket Australia bestowed the honour on the two proud Australian cricketers who served the country with their utmost dedication during their respective playing careers.
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