Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jasprit Bumrah
The 10 best sports news: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jasprit Bumrah, who played an important role in India’s victory in the Perth Test, have benefited a lot. Both players have made a huge leap in the latest ICC Test Rankings. Yashasvi Jaiswal reached the second position in the Test rankings for batsmen, while Jasprit Bumrah, who was seen in the role of interim captain of the Indian team in Perth, again occupied the first position in the Test bowlers rankings .
Yashasvi Jaiswal made history in ICC rankings
Indian team’s star batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has done wonders in the ICC rankings this time. Jaiswal has now achieved what he could not achieve in his short cricket career. Although he hasn’t reached number one yet, he’s definitely aiming for it. Meanwhile, other hitters have suffered some losses. This time we are seeing a lot of changes in the test rankings. England’s Joe Root remains the number one batsman in the Test rankings published by the ICC. His rating is 903. If we talk about Yashasvi Jaiswal, he has now captured the second position. Although his bat did not work in the first innings of the first Test played against Australia, he played a strong innings of 161 runs in the second innings. Now they seem to be reaping the benefits of this. Jaiswal now has a rating of 825. Which is his highest ranking of all time. They hadn’t come this far before.
Bumrah once again established his dominance in the ICC rankings.
Captain Jasprit Bumrah had a great contribution in Team India’s victory in the first Test played between India and Australia. The way he put Australia behind in the first innings, the opposing team couldn’t recover from there. Meanwhile, after becoming captain and defeating Australia at home, Jasprit Bumrah has become the number one bowler in the ICC Test rankings. Not only this, he has also achieved the all-time highest rating of his career. Jasprit Bumrah captained the Indian team for the second time in Tests. Earlier, when he became captain against England, he had to face defeat, but in Australia he did wonders. Defeated Australia in their first home match. Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly in this match and took 8 wickets in the entire match. Bumrah created a ruckus in the Australia camp by taking 5 wickets in the first innings of the match, while in the second innings he also took three wickets.
Mohammad Siraj posted the video
Mohammad Siraj will not be seen playing in red jersey in the IPL which will be played in the year 2025. The fans were also very surprised at that time. When RCB did not use RTM card for Mohammed Siraj. Now Mohammed Siraj’s reaction after his departure from RCB has come to light. Where he has shared a video on his social networks. Along with this, he has also written a long title. While sharing a video on his Instagram, Mohammed Siraj wrote in the caption that seven years with RCB is very close to my heart. When I remember my time in the RCB jersey, my heart fills with love and emotions. The day I put on the RCB jersey for the first time, I never thought we would be so close. From the first ball I bowled for RCB, to every wicket, every match, every moment I spent with you, this journey has been nothing short of an extraordinary experience.
Afridi snatches the number 1 crown
Shaheen Shah Afridi, the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, became the number one bowler in the ICC ODI rankings last week. But after a week they had to leave there. The important thing is that Shaheen is not to blame for this. Actually, according to ICC ranking rules, if a team is playing a match, but the player of that team is not playing the match, then their ranking is reduced. Something similar also happened with Shaheen Shah Afridi. Shaheen Shah Afridi’s rating has reached 682. Which was more before. Before the Zimbabwe series, Shaheen’s rating was 696 but it dropped due to him missing two consecutive matches. Now Rashid Khan has become the number one bowler in ODIs instead of Shaheen.
West Indies defeated Sri Lanka
The final match of the 2023-25 World Test Championship will be played at the historic Lord’s ground in June 2025. Five teams are still in the race to reach the final. These include India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa. While the West Indies team is out of the race for the finals. But the team is currently playing a two-Test series against Bangladesh, which is part of the WTC. In the first match of this series, West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 201 runs. West Indies had scored 450 runs in the first innings. After this, Bangladesh scored 269 runs in the first innings. In this way, the West Indies achieved a lead of 181 runs on the basis of the first innings. Then in the second innings, the West Indies batsmen could not perform well and were bowled out. In the second innings, the entire West Indies team could only score 152 runs. In this way, Bangladesh achieved the target of 334 runs to win, in response to which the Bangladesh team was reduced to 132 runs.
Big change in the New Zealand eleven
The three-match Test series between New Zealand and England began on 28 November. The first match of the series will be played in Christchurch. Before this match, the New Zealand team reported changes to its eleven. Team captain Tom Latham announced that Kane Williamson will return for this match. Due to Kane’s return, he has eliminated one of those players from the 11 players. Who had an amazing performance in the recently played test series against India. Kane had been out of action for the past few months due to a back problem, but his return has further strengthened the team. Before the first Test match against England, New Zealand captain Toss Latham held a press conference in which he made some revelations about the 11 players.
Bajrang Punia suspended for 4 years
The National Anti-Doping Agency has suspended India’s star wrestler Bajrang Punia for four years. He had refused to give his sample for a doping test in March. For this reason NOTHING has had to make this big decision. His suspension will begin from April 23, 2024. NADA first suspended Bajrang Punia for this offense on April 23. After which global governing body UWW also suspended him. Bajrang then appealed the suspension. Following this, the NADA Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) canceled it on May 31. Until NOTHING issued notice of charges. NADA then notified Bajrang on June 23. The Panel considers that the athlete is subject to sanctions according to Article 10.3.1. Which is subject to a 4-year suspension. Bajrang was temporarily suspended earlier. In such a situation, the suspension of four will start counting from the day the notification was sent to them.
Rishabh Pant’s record broken
The Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament is currently taking place in India. IPL players and Indian team players participate in this tournament. Especially Indian players who were injured are returning from this tournament. Meanwhile, IPL teams are also keeping an eye on this tournament because the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament is played in T20 format. IPL franchises select new players from this tournament and then make huge offers for them. However, this time a player created a new story in Syed Mushtaq Ali after remaining unsold. In fact, Urvil Patel broke Rishabh Pant’s record by scoring a century off 28 balls. Previously, the batsman who scored the fastest century in T20 cricket for India was Rishabh Pant. In the year 2018, he had broken all records by scoring a century off 32 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Tournament, but now Urvil Patel has taken this record in his name.
Bad news for team India
Team India easily won the first match of the five-match Test series played between India and Australia by 295 runs. Team India currently leads 1-0 in this series. The second match of the series will be played at the Adelaide Oval. Team India also arrived in Adelaide for this match. This test match between the two teams will be played with a pink ball. That means it will be a day and night Test match. Ahead of this match, the Indian team is in great form. Meanwhile, some bad news has also emerged for the Indian team. A star player of the Indian team may also miss this match. Team India has suffered a setback ahead of the second match of the series. Indian team’s star player Shubman Gill could also miss this match. He couldn’t even play the first game of the series. Gill suffered a finger injury during practice after arriving in Australia. Although he did not suffer any fractures. According to the Times of India report, Gill will need time to be fully fit for the match.
Difficult challenge against India
The Adelaide test will be played with a pink ball. Earlier, the Indian team had played a pink ball test against Australia, in which the Indian team had to face a crushing defeat. This match was also only played in Adelaide. Then you will remember that Team India’s entire first innings was limited to just 36 runs. India tried to come back but still had to face a crushing 8-wicket defeat. After this, the pink ball will now be played between India and Australia. Although India has played many pink-ball Tests at home and also won, Australia’s fort is yet to be conquered. Australia has so far played 12 tests with a pink ball on its soil. Of these, he won 11 games and lost one. This match was played at the historic Gaba ground in December 2024, i.e. about a year ago from now. Then the West Indies team emerged victorious.
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