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Sports Top 10: In the latest Test batting rankings released by the ICC on the evening of January 9, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has now made his place in the top-10 with a jump of four places. Cricket Australia has announced the team for the 2-match Test and 3-match ODI series against West Indies, in which Steve Smith will be seen handling the responsibility of captaining the team in the absence of Pat Cummins in ODI. Apart from this, the Indian women’s team had to face defeat by 7 wickets in the last T20 match against the Australian team.
Rohit Sharma made it to the top-10 in test rankings
The Indian captain may not have been able to do anything special with the bat in the 2-match Test series against South Africa, but he has again made his place in the top-10 in the latest ICC batting rankings. Rohit Sharma has now reached 10th place in the ICC Test rankings. Earlier, the captain of Team India was at 14th position. Rohit Sharma has jumped a total of 4 places. Rohit Sharma has reached this position in the Test rankings with 748 rating points. Earlier, Australia’s star batsman Travis Head was at 10th position. Who has now slipped to 12th place with 736 points.
Virat Kohli leaves Babar Azam behind in ICC rankings
Kohli has reached number 6 in ICC’s latest Test rankings. He has jumped straight from number 9 to sixth position with a rating of 775. Kane Williamson remains on top in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. Joe Root is in second place. Whereas Steve Smith is at number three. Former Pakistan team captain Babar Azam has suffered a loss in the latest rankings released. He has come to 8th position with 768 rating.
ICC gave a big decision regarding Cape Town pitch
The second match of the Test series played between India and South Africa at the Newlands ground in Cape Town was over in just 2 days. Now ICC has given the pitch of this match an unsatisfactory rating. The decision, taken as part of the ICC’s pitch and outfield monitoring process, comes after Newlands hosted the shortest-ever Test match, with a total of 642 balls bowled.
Shreyas Iyer will play Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai
Shreyas Iyer has not got a place in the Indian team announced for the upcoming three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. Now Iyer has decided to play for Mumbai team in Ranji Trophy. Mumbai Cricket Association has announced the team for the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra to be played from 12 to 15 January. This match will be played at MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy Ground, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Shreyas Iyer’s name has also been included in this team.
Angelo Mathews returns to T20 team after three years
After the end of the 3-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, the Sri Lankan team has to play a T20 series of the same number of matches, for which Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the team. In this, after three years, experienced player and former captain Angelo Mathews has returned to the team. Angelo Mathews played his last T20 match for Sri Lanka in March 2021. Let us tell you that these three T20 matches are going to be very important for the Sri Lankan team for the T20 World Cup in the month of June.
Indian women’s team lost in T20 series against Australia
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women’s team had to face defeat by 7 wickets in the last match of the three-match T20 series against the Australian women’s team. With this the team also lost this series by 2-1. In the first match of this series, the Indian women’s team had won by 9 wickets, after which they had to face defeat by 6 wickets in the second match.
Mohammed Shami gave a big update on his fitness
Indian team’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who has been out of action since the ODI World Cup 2023 due to an ankle injury, has now given a big update regarding his comeback. Shami said my rehabilitation is going well and the NCA medical experts are happy with my progress. My ankle is a little stiff but it’s okay. Shami has expressed hope that he will be able to make a comeback in the upcoming Test series against England.
Australian team announced for test series against West Indies
Cricket Australia has announced the team for the 2-match Test series against West Indies starting from January 17. In this, left-handed opening batsman Matt Renshaw has been included after the retirement of David Warner. Apart from this, no other major changes have been made in the team. The second match of this series will be played from January 25.
Bumrah and Siraj also showed amazing performance in ICC bowling rankings.
Indian fast bowlers Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah have also shown wonders in the latest ICC Test rankings. Siraj has achieved the new highest rating of his career and has jumped 13 places to reach number 17. Siraj has 661 rating points. Jasprit Bumrah has also now reached the fourth position. He has 787 rating points.
Steve Smith will captain the Australian team in the ODI series.
Australia team has been announced for the three-match ODI series against West Indies to be held in the beginning of February, in which apart from regular captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been rested. In such a situation, Steve Smith will be seen handling the responsibility of captaincy for the Kangaroo team in this series.
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