Sports Top 10 News
Sports Top 10 News: Many news have come to light due to the Test series being played between India and England. The fourth match of this series will be played on Friday, 23 February in Ranchi. Before this match, England captain Ben Stokes has given a big statement regarding the Ranchi pitch. On the other hand, Team India has faced defeat against Netherlands in hockey. Many updates have also come out regarding IPL 2024. In such a situation, let us look together at 10 big news related to the sports world.
10 big news from sports world
Big statement from England captain Ben Stokes
Before the fourth match of the Test series against India, when Stokes was asked how the Ranchi pitch was, he said that I don’t know, I have never seen anything like this before so I have no idea. I don’t know what could happen. Ben Stokes’ reaction seemed to be that the Ranchi pitch was beyond his understanding and he did not want to say anything about it. He further said that the pitch looks quite different from both ends. If you look at the other side from the opposite end it looks completely different.
Jaiswal’s wonder in ICC test ranking
India’s young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has made tremendous gains in the new ICC Test rankings. He has made a huge jump of 14 places. He has got the direct benefit of the double century he scored against England. Jaiswal has now reached 15th position with a rating of 699. Earlier he was at 29th position.
Sarfaraz Khan’s entry in test ranking
Sarfaraz Khan made his debut in the third match of the Test series being played against England. In the first inning of this match played in Rajkot, Sarfaraz Khan played an excellent inning of 62 runs. In this, 9 fours and one sky-high six came from his bat. After this, when he came out to bat in the second innings, he continued his blast there also. This time Sarfaraz scored 68 runs on 72 balls. He hit 6 fours and three sixes. This is the reason that with his debut, he has been included in the top 100 list of ICC rankings. He has started with 75th position.
There will be changes in England’s playing 11
The England team is lagging behind in the series. For this reason, the England team led by Ben Stokes would like to win the fourth Test match at any cost. According to the report of ESPNcricinfo, England bowler Ollie Robinson is ready to play the first match in the current series for the fourth Test match. England had played only one fast bowler in the first Test match. Then Mark Wood got the place. But after this Wood was out of the second test and James Anderson got a chance. In the third test match, both Anderson and Wood got a chance. But both the players were not successful in impressing. Both these players took a total of 5 wickets in the third match. For this reason, Mark Wood may be rested from the fourth Test match and Ollie Robinson is likely to get a chance.
Big update regarding IPL 2024
According to the report, the Indian Premier League is scheduled to start from March 22. According to previous media reports the tournament was almost set to start on March 22 and several officials have now said that it will start on the same day. Quoting IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal, Cricbuzz said that the tournament will start on March 22 in Chennai. The tournament will start at the home ground of Chennai Super Kings and there will be an opening ceremony before the start of the tournament. However, no disclosure has been made regarding which team CSK will play its first match against.
Hafeez’s big statement on Babar Azam
Mohammad Hafeez was removed from the post after the disappointing performance of the Pakistani team on its disappointing tour of Australia and New Zealand. Now he said in one of his statements that when I became the team director, as soon as I reached Australia, I asked the team trainer to give me a report on the fitness standards of the players. I asked him to prepare a new fitness routine. After this he told me that former captain Babar Azam and head coach Mickey Arthur had told him 6 months ago that fitness is not a priority at this time and the players should be allowed to play the way they want.
Indian women’s football team defeated Estonia
The Indian football team defeated Estonia 4-3 in the Turkish Women’s Cup on the basis of two goals from striker Manisha Kalyan. Which is its first victory against any European country. The team coached by Chaoba Devi created history. After the first half, both the teams were tied at 1-1. But later the Indian players came out strong and did not give the Estonian women’s team a chance to survive. For India, Manisha scored two goals in the 17th and 81st minutes while Indumati Kathiresan (62nd minute) and Pyari Khaka (79th minute) scored.
Netherlands defeated Team India in FIH Pro League
An exciting match was witnessed between India and Netherlands on 21st February in the second phase of FIH Pro League hockey tournament at Rourkela ground. In this match, the Indian hockey team had to face defeat by 2-4 against Netherlands in the shootout. In fact, till the stipulated time in the match, the score of both the teams was tied at 1-1, after which a shootout was resorted to to decide the result of the match, after which the Netherlands team managed to win. In this match, a great game was seen on the field from both the teams.
Australia defeated New Zealand
The Australian team is currently on a tour of New Zealand, where it has come to play a three-match T20 and 2-Test series. On February 21, the Kangaroo team won the first T20 match played on the Wellington grounds in a thrilling manner by 6 wickets. In this match, New Zealand batted first and scored 215 runs losing 3 wickets. In reply, Australia won the match by scoring 216 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs.
The initial schedule of IPL 2024 will come today
IPL 2024 schedule will be released today at 5 pm on Star Sports. CSK will play the first match on home ground as they are the defending champions. Apart from this, only the schedule for the first 15 days will be released. Fans are eagerly waiting for this tournament.
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