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Alyssa Healy ruled out of Australia's final T20I against India, Tahlia McGrath to captain
Tahlia McGrath, the vice-captain, said in the pre-match press conference that she will lead Australia in the final match of the series. She had taken over as captain of Australia during their defence of 173. Alyssa, who took over as Australia captain for the tour of India in the absence of Meg Lanning, strained her calf while batting in the sixth over of the fourth T20I.
IPL 2023: Zampa or Rashid will be perfect for Mumbai Indians, feels Sanjay Manjrekar
Mumbai, who had a disappointing bottom place finish in IPL 2022, are in need of spinners and as per Manjrekar, are expected to go hard for acquiring services of Zampa and Rashid. Both Zampa and Rashid are premier leg-spinners on whom Australia and England heavily rely for stemming the run-flow and picking wickets in the middle overs.
IPL 2023 Auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad will go after Mayank Agarwal, reckons Irfan Pathan
Agarwal was named as the captain of Punjab Kings for IPL 2022 and was retained by the franchise for a whopping INR 12 crores. Agarwal joined the Punjab team in 2018 and forged a strong opening pairing with KL Rahul, who was captain of the side till 2021.
Qatar World Cup sees most goals
The six goals that went into the back of the net on Sunday means that 172 goals were scored in the 2022 World Cup, one more than the 171 scored in the 1998 and 2014 editions, reports Xinhua.This target has been reached thanks to results, such as Spain's 7-0 thumping of Costa Rica and England's 6-2 win against Iran, despite six goalless draws in the group stage.
Injured Rohit Sharma ruled out of India's second Test against Bangladesh: Report
With Rohit not traveling to Dhaka, vice-captain KL Rahul will continue to lead India in the second and final Test of the series which India is currently leading by 1-0, after winning the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram by 188 runs. The report says news of Rohit's unavailability emerged on Monday (December 19) after it was found that the skipper's thumb has not fully healed and is suffering from a little bit of stiffness.
It wasn't an easy decision, by any means: Chris Woakes on skipping IPL 2023 Auction
"It wasn't an easy decision, by any means. There's still a part of me that wishes I could go because the IPL is a great tournament and financially it could be very rewarding -- but I didn't want to make the decision solely on finance. It's a tricky scenario: having just won a World Cup, potentially stock could be high.
We need to save Messi a spot for the next World Cup, says Argentina manager Scaloni
"We need to save him a spot for the next World Cup. If he wants to play, he'll be with us," Scaloni was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. Messi has repeatedly said that this World Cup - the fifth of his career would be his last. Despite having won the 2021 Copa America and now football's most coveted prize, Scaloni suggested that Messi could still have the motivation to continue his international career beyond Qatar.
'Hypocrisy is mind-boggling', Sehwag slams Australia for Gabba pitch after two-day Test
A total of 34 wickets fell over the course of six sessions and within two days of the first Test. South Africa were shot out for 152 and 99 runs in two innings while Australia were bundled out for 216 in their first innings and struggled to 35/4 in their second innings to win the match by six wickets on Sunday.
Elgar terms Gabba pitch dangerous; Ponting, Hayden slam it; Cummins says it was not unsafe
A total of 34 wickets fell within two days. South Africa were shot out for 152 and 99 runs in two innings while Australia were bundled out for 216 in their first innings and struggled for 35/4 in their second innings to win the match by six wickets on Sunday. In all, 19 wickets fell on the second day on a green top wicket that offered a lot of assistance to both teams' pace attacks.
PM congratulates Argentina on winning the 2022 football world cup
"This will be remembered as one of the most thrilling Football matches! Congrats to Argentina on becoming #FIFAWorldCup Champions! They've played brilliantly through the tournament. Millions of Indian fans of Argentina and Messi rejoice in the magnificent victory!" Modi tweeted, also tagging Argentina President Alberto Fernandez.
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