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Pakistan on Monday announced their 12-man squad for the upcoming Boxing Day clash against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with Mohammad Rizwan replacing experienced wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed. Sarfaraz has been sidelined from the Test squad after the nightmare he went through in the Peth Test. He scored just 7 runs in both innings with Mitchell Starc causing him all sorts of trouble.
The Indian women's cricket team registered their maiden Test victory over Australia in Mumbai on Sunday but the achievement was not without controversies. During Day 3 of the one-off Test match, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her Australian counterpart Alyssa Healy were involved in an on-field spat. While bowling to Healy, Harmanpreet threw the ball directly towards the batter but the Australian cricketer deflected it off her bat to the boundary. Although the Indian cricketers appealed for a 'obstructing the field' dismissal, umpire said that it was a four.
After Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja was charged with breaching International Cricket Council (ICC) regulations for wearing a black armband during the first Test match against Pakistan in Perth, West indies bowling great Michael Holding slammed the apex cricket governing body. Holding blasted ICC by terming its actions on the Khawaja fiasco as "hypocrisy and lack of moral standing". Khawaja earlier wanted to wear shoes with "all lives are equal" and "freedom is a human right" written on them as a show of solidarity for people suffering due to the Israel-Hamas conflict but the request was turned down by the ICC.
As the echoes of India's heart-wrenching defeat in the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia continue to resonate, Rohit Sharma and the Indian cricket team find themselves at a pivotal juncture with a chance to etch their names in history with the maiden Test series win in South Africa. The devastation of the World Cup final loss lingers, especially for Rohit Sharma, the captain who led the team admirably throughout the tournament. But, with steely determination, Sharma can set his sights on a slice of history as India confront the South African challenge anew.
The manner in which an invincible-looking Indian team lost the Cricket World Cup 2023 final to Australia hurt millions of fans. The painful exit from the tournament ended what was most likely the last chance for the likes for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and a few other seniors to add a World Cup title to their name. As Rohit and Kohli return for their first assignment since the World Cup final, head coach Rahul Dravid spoke about the 'disappointment' and the need to 'move on' before India's next assignment, which is the 2-match Test series against South Africa.
Cricket is a team sport, but yet every day, every month and every year, we find some select faces who stand out in a crowd of hundreds of players out there representing their national flag on the pitch. 2023 was no different. While the year will be remembered for Australia completing a three-peat of ICC World Test Championship, The Ashes and ICC Cricket World Cup, India's dominant run at home that concluded with heartbreak of a World Cup final loss, the aggression of South African cricket team, England's 'Bazball' school of Test cricket and failing down of old, World Cup winning empires like Sri Lanka, England and West Indies, certain individuals caught the eye of fans with their performances. Let us look at some of the best players of this year:
A video is going viral on social media in which TV presenter Jatin Sapru could be seen making a funny plea to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir. "Prabhu 2-3 crore dedo (God please give me two to three crore rupess)," Sapru says in the hilarious video, leaving everyone around in splits. The 15-second clip has surfaced online with majority of the people reacting to it with laughing emojis. "Good one," wrote a user. "Wow great memories," was also among the comments on the video.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) denied Australia batter Usman Khawaja's attempt to spread awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The ICC declined Khawaja's latest application to display an image of a dove and an olive branch on his bat and shoes. The ICC's clothing and equipment regulations prohibit players and team officials from displaying personal messages on their clothing or equipment.