Sports Top 10 News
Sports Top 10 News: The fourth match of the Test series is being played between India and England. Akashdeep Singh has made his debut for India in this match. On the other hand, on Thursday, BCCI released the IPL schedule and many big news have come out from the sports world. It becomes very difficult for fans to keep an eye on all the news simultaneously. In such a situation, let us look together at 10 big news from the sports world.
10 big news from sports world
Akashdeep’s debut for India
Akashdeep Singh has made his debut for India in the fourth test match between India and England. Now a total of four players have made their Test debut during this series against England. Earlier, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Rajat Patidar had made their debut under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Now Akashdeep Singh has become the fourth player to debut in this series. Akashdeep Singh was given the debut cap by Team India head coach Rahul Dravid.
England suffered a big blow
Before the fourth match of the five-match Test series being played between India and England, the England team suffered a major setback. Leg spinner Rehan Ahmed has returned to England due to an urgent family matter. England Cricket Board has given this information. While posting on his social media, he said that Rehan is returning from India.
Chance of rain on the fifth day of Ranchi Test
Talking about the weather of the five days of the Test match being played in Ranchi, according to the report of Accuweather, the temperature is expected to be between 26 to 30 degrees Celsius from 23rd to 26th February, in which there is no hope of rain. Not there. There is a possibility of rain on 27th February, the last day of this test match. In such a situation, if this test match reaches the fifth day, then the weather can also play an important role. Ranchi is expected to have a temperature of 28 to 30 degrees Celsius on February 27 and there is a 67 percent chance of rain.
WPL starts from today
The second season of Men’s Premier League i.e. WPL is going to start from 23rd February. Fans have been waiting for this mega event for a long time. The first match of the tournament will be played between defending champion Mumbai Indians and last year’s finalist Delhi Capitals. This match will be played after the opening ceremony in Bengaluru. The last season ended with a match between these two teams and now both the teams are ready to start this season.
These stars will perform in the opening ceremony
Ahead of the opening of the tournament, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has planned a grand opening ceremony with some of the biggest names from the entertainment industry expected to entertain the fans. Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Tiger Shroff, Sidharth Malhotra and Kartik Aryan are set to perform at the opening ceremony of WPL 2024.
Schedule of first phase of IPL 2024 released
The schedule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season has been announced. Due to the date of general elections to be held in the country not being known yet, only 17 days schedule has been announced. The upcoming season of IPL will start from March 22, while the first phase will last till April 7. A total of 21 matches have been played during this period. The first match of the season will be played between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Out of the total 21 matches to be played in the first phase, the teams of Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore will play the maximum of 5 matches each. Apart from this, Kolkata Knight Riders team will play at least three matches.
Mohammed Shami out of IPL 2024
Preparations for IPL 2024 are currently going on in full swing. Updates are also being given by BCCI regarding this. The players may be playing here and there for their respective teams, but the entire focus of the Indian Premier League franchises is on their preparation. Meanwhile, one-time IPL champion Gujarat Titans has suffered a big blow. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami may be out of the entire IPL season. However, let us clarify here that nothing has been said in this regard by BCCI and Gujarat Titans. Nor has Mohammed Shami’s own statement come.
Pant’s role in IPL made clear
Delhi Capitals has to play a total of 7 matches in the first phase of IPL. As soon as the tournament schedule was released, Delhi Capitals owner Parth Jindal has said that captain Rishabh Pant will not do wicketkeeping in the first part of IPL 2024. Jindal expressed confidence in the match fitness of the keeper-batsman and said that he is looking good. Pant had to face a fatal accident in December 2022, since then Pant has been staying away from professional cricket. Pant recently played a few practice matches in Aloor and posted an Instagram video of his keeping. Pant’s return will provide a lot of strength to the Capitals.
Delhi Capitals will not play matches in Delhi
The schedule of Delhi Capitals has raised questions in the minds of fans as to why they are not playing their home matches in Delhi. In fact, before the IPL, Women’s Premier League (WPL) matches will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Due to which there is a possibility that the pitch there may get completely spoiled after all these matches. In such a situation, the option of scheduling matches in Delhi was not chosen. The second part of the WPL including the eliminator and final is scheduled to be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. WPL matches will be played in Delhi from 5 to 17 March. After 11 consecutive matches on the ground, both the BCCI and the franchise were concerned about the condition of the ground, which is why BCCI took this decision.
Star footballer jailed
Dani Alves was found guilty of rape and sentenced to four years, six months in prison by a Barcelona court on Thursday 22 February. The Brazilian footballer was called to court on Thursday to hear the verdict, where he was also ordered to pay $162,000 in compensation to the victim.
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