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Sports Top 10: The five-match Test series between India and England begins on January 25. The first match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Team India's star player Virat Kohli will not feature in the first two matches of this series and has decided to take a break due to personal reasons. In the Australian Big Bash League, Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown played his career-best innings of 140 runs against the Adelaide Strikers in Gold Coast. This is the second fastest century in Big Bash League history.
Former Indian team captain Virat Kohli will not play the first two Test matches against England. BCCI also informed about this on social media. The information released by BCCI on social media said that Virat Kohli had decided not to play the first two Tests due to personal reasons. The first Test between India and England will take place on January 25 in Hyderabad. The second match will be played in Visakhapatnam from February 2.
Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown scored the second-fastest century in Big Bash League history by hitting a career-best 140 against the Adelaide Strikers at the Challenger on the Gold Coast on Monday night. The 30-year-old hit a record 12 sixes and ten fours during his 57-ball innings at the Carrara Stadium. At the same time, he is also the first player to hit the most sixes in an innings in the BBL.
The English team reached India from Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The England team had organized a training session in the United Arab Emirates. But England's young player Shoaib Bashir did not come to India with the team. Shoaib Bashir did not reach India due to visa issues. Bashir is currently in the United Arab Emirates as his paperwork is delayed. England head coach Brendon McCullum said the ECB had discussed the matter with relevant authorities, including the Indian government, and the team hoped to be in touch with Bashir in the next 24 hours.
The Australian team appears to be in for a major blow ahead of the second Test match against the West Indies starting January 25 in Brisbane. In fact, the Kangaroo team's top batsman, Travis Head, is affected by Corona. According to media reports, Travis Head had the Covid test done after feeling unwell after the Adelaide Test, after which he was found positive.
BCCI is now organizing its post-2019 awards ceremony where former Indian team head coach Ravi Shastri will be honored alongside young opening batsman Shubman Gill. While Gill can receive an award for his outstanding achievements in 2023, Ravi Shastri can be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The year 2024 is very important for Indian hockey. This year, Team India is busy preparing for the Olympics. India won the bronze medal in the 2020 Olympics. Team India wants to improve its position this year. In such a situation, the Indian team will take part in the tournament which will be played between four countries. They defeated the French team 4-0 in the first game. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals for India in this match.
India will face Syria in the third and final group stage match of the AFC Asian Cup on Tuesday, January 23. The Indian football team played its first match in the AFC Asian Cup against Australia. There they suffered a 0-2 defeat. They also suffered a defeat in their next game, in which Uzbekistan beat India 3-0, ending up in last place in Group B. India now wants to complete their final group game with a win.
Jasprit Bumrah said that the England team's strategy of playing aggressively in Test cricket has been very successful in their style of play so far. This has led to a different approach to playing in the Test format in world cricket. When I look at it as a bowler, I stay in the game all the time. If they play like that, they won't tire me out, there will always be an opportunity for me to get a lot of wickets.
England has to play the first match of the 5-match Test series against India from January 25. Ahead of this game, England Test team head coach Brendon McCullum has given a big update on captain Ben Stokes' fitness. McCullum said he looked fully fit during training and was also ready to play. I have seen him running and I think he is fit to go on the field.
This year the Olympic Games will take place from July 26th to August 11th in Paris, France. The Pakistan men's ice hockey team is out of contention for this major event. In the third place match of the FIH Olympic Qualifier, Pakistan lost 2-3 to New Zealand, after which Pakistan dropped out of the race for a place at the Paris Games. The Pakistan team last had the chance to take part in the Olympics in 2012. The team then finished seventh. Pakistan has won eight medals at the Olympics, including three gold medals (1960, 1968 and 1984).