1. India will play their first Cricket test match of the three -test series, against South Africa today at the Centurian. The match will begin at 1.30 PM IST.
2. Pakistan defeated India by two wickets on the last ball in their Under-19 Asia Cup match on 25 Dec. India were dismissed for 237 in 49 overs, with Pakistan’s Zeeshan Zameer taking a five-wicket haul. Pakistan chased down the target on the last ball. Muhammad Shehzad top-scored for Pakistan with 81 runs off 105 deliveries.
3. Ex-India men’s hockey team captain Dilip Tirkey said the Indian team needs to become “psychologically” strong to win important matches. “In…Asian Champions Trophy 2021 league match, we defeated Japan, and then to lose to the same squad in the semi-finals shows the casual behaviour of the side,” he added. India beat Pakistan 4-3 to win bronze medal in the tournament.
4. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced retirement from all forms of competitive cricket. The 41-year-old spinner from Punjab, who made his Test debut against Australia in Bangalore back in 1998, took a total of 417 wickets in 103 Tests. He also scalped 269 wickets in 236 One Day International and 25 wickets in 28 T20 internationals during his over two-decades-long career. Harbhajan also played 163 IPL matches and took 150 wickets.
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