Australia vs England 5th Test is being played at Sydney Cricket Ground, in which something happened which has not happened in the last 138 years. For the first time, Australia is playing without a specialist spinner. Steve Smith said that he was forced to take this decision, he also looked unhappy with the pitch.

Australia cricket team has already made an unassailable lead in the Ashes series. The team won the first 3 matches, while the fourth match was won by England. The Sydney Test started from Sunday. There is no specialist spinner in Australia’s playing 11, on which Steve Smith said that he did not like it but the pitch was such that he had no other option.

This happened for the first time in 138 years

This is the first time in 138 years that Australia is playing a Test match without a specialist spinner at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Smith said that he was brought to this situation where he was forced to take this decision. Beau Webster was included in the playing 11 in the fifth test. Off-spinner Todd Murphy was dropped.

Australian captain Steve Smith said, “I also do not like playing without a spinner, but the kind of pitches that are being made where there is no possibility of spin and where only the cracks will play a role, then what option will the captain have.”

The role of spinners has been continuously decreasing in this series. Nathan Lyon was dropped from the Brisbane Test. Todd Murphy was dropped from the Sydney Test after Melbourne. At the same time, the England team also did not give a chance to their main spinner Shoaib Bashir in the Sydney Test. Bashir did not play in any test in this series.

Spinners lacked importance in the series

Steve Smith said that if the spinners do not get help on the pitch, they can score runs more quickly. This turns the match in favor of the opposing team. Smith said, “I like to see the spinners playing a role, but in the current conditions there is no concrete reason to bowl to them.”

The Sydney pitch was considered helpful for spinners, but the fast bowlers seem to be getting help there. There is a lot of talk on whether such pitches will not reduce the importance of spinners’ art in the game?

Rain spoiled the game on the first day

England had decided to bat first after winning the toss. After 3 wickets fell at 57, Joe Root (72) and Harry Brook (78) took charge of the innings and both remained unbeaten till the end of the day’s play. Let us tell you that due to rain only 45 overs were played on the first day. England has scored 211 runs after losing 3 wickets.

Arshdeep Singh is considered a very happy person. Arshdeep, who proves to be lethal for the batsmen on the cricket field, often makes videos on comedy viral reels on social media. He also tries to make the people around him laugh. Currently, one of his videos is going viral on social media, in which he is touching the feet of an elderly female fan. The female fan was standing to get a photo clicked with him.

Arshdeep Singh will join the team for the ODI series in a few days, after which he has to play the T20 series against New Zealand and then the T20 World Cup. In the video now going viral, Arshdeep is seen touching the feet of the woman who was waiting to get photographed with him.

Arshdeep touched the feet of an elderly fan

In the viral video, when Arshdeep sees an elderly woman standing while leaving, the first thing he does is ‘Sat Shri Akal’. After this Arshdeep touches his feet and takes blessings. He asks about the well-being of the elderly woman and then the fan says that she wants to take a photo with you.

Then Arshdeep Singh stops and comfortably gets photographed with him. This video won the hearts of the fans, seeing which users are praising Arshdeep’s values.

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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 4, 2026

Amazing performance in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Arshdeep, while playing for his home team Punjab on January 3, bowled brilliantly against Sikkim. In his first match in the ongoing edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy, he took 5 wickets for 34 runs, for which he received the Player of the Match award.

The next few months are going to be very busy for Arshdeep. He is part of the India vs New Zealand ODI series starting from January 11. After this, he will play a 5-match T20 series against New Zealand, after which the T20 World Cup 2026 will start a week later. After the World Cup, all the players will join their IPL teams. Arshdeep Singh plays for Punjab Kings in IPL.

Fire in Cricketers Car in Dehradun: An unfortunate news is coming out from the cricket world, which has created a stir among the fans. There was chaos on the streets of Dehradun in Uttarakhand when a car carrying Under-23 cricket players suddenly caught fire. In a moment, these warriors of the field were forced to play the biggest innings of their lives. Although the lives of five players in the car were saved after jumping from the car, their car was completely destroyed.

Smoke was seen rising from the rear of the car

This incident happened near Rispana bridge around 5:30 pm. Five young cricketers from Haldwani, Uttarakhand were returning from an under-23 cricket match in Dehradun. As soon as his car stopped at a red light, smoke was seen rising from the rear of the car. A nearby cart driver immediately alerted the car riders.

Car burst into flames within seconds

Understanding the seriousness of the situation, all the players immediately got out of the car. He wasted no time in taking out his cricket equipment bat, gloves, helmet and other equipment. Within seconds the car burst into flames, causing chaos on the road.

As soon as the information was received, police and fire brigade teams reached the spot. The firefighters controlled the fire after a lot of effort, but by then the car was completely burnt. The burnt car was taken out with the help of a crane and sent to the police station.

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Vinesh Phogat U-Turn From Retirement: Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat has taken a big decision, she has made a big announcement of withdrawing her decision of retirement. In August this year, Vinesh had announced her entry into politics while staying away from wrestling, but she is ready to enter the field once again. Vinesh Phogat herself gave this information by sharing a post for her fans on her social media. Vinesh is now eyeing the 2028 Olympic Games, which is going to be held in Los Angeles.

Vinesh announced her return from retirement

Vinesh Phogat released a post on Instagram and wrote, ‘People often ask me whether Paris was my last trip? I didn’t have an answer to this question for a long time. For the first time in many years I heaved a sigh of relief. I took some time to understand my workload. The ups and downs of life, the sacrifices, those versions of me that the world has never seen. I still like sports. I still want to compete.

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— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) December 12, 2025

Vinesh further wrote in the post, ‘In the silence I found something which I had forgotten ‘fire never extinguishes’. It was simply buried under tiredness and noise. Discipline, routine, fight… it’s in my system. No matter how far I go, a part of me remains on the mat. So here I am, stepping back into LA28 with a heart that is fearless and a spirit that refuses to bow down. And this time, I am not walking alone, my son is joining my team, my biggest inspiration, will be my little cheerleader on this road to the 2028 Olympics.

The Indian team has a challenge of the West Indies at this time. The first match of the 2 -Test series is being played in Ahmedabad. After this, the Indian team has to go on the Australian tour. It is reported that the Indian squad can be announced for the Australian Tour on Saturday, October 4, in which Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s return is possible. Before this, the India Squad Announcement for Australia Tour, before that, know when and how many matches do Team India have to play in Australia.

Full schedule of Australian Tour

The Indian team’s Australian tour will run till 19 October-8 November. The first 3 -match ODI series will be played, whose matches will be played on October 19, October 23 and October 25. After that five T20 matches are to be played between the two teams.

• October 19 – First ODI (Perth)
• October 23 – Second ODI (Adelaide)
• October 25 – Third ODI (Sydney)
• October 29 – First T20 (Canberra)
• October 31 – Second T20 (Melbourne)
• November 2 – Third T20 (Hobart)
• November 6 – Fourth T20 (Gold Coast)
• 8 November – Fifth T20 (Brisbane)

After winning the Champions Trophy, the Indian team must be playing an ODI series for the first time. Let me tell you that after December 2020, the Indian team will be playing an ODI series in Australia for the first time. It is reported that Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant will not play ODI series due to injury. At the same time, Shubman Gill can be given rest. Sanju Samson is also speculated to be selected in the ODI team. Jasprit Bumrah can also be rested. In such a situation, Yashasvi Jaiswal or Abhishek Sharma can be made the opening partner of Rohit Sharma.

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In the Asia Cup, India registered a unilateral win over Pakistan by seven wickets. Team India achieved the target of 128 runs given by Pakistan in only 16 overs. In this victory, Abhishek Sharma’s fast innings and Tilak Varma contributed significantly in this victory with the winning shot of captain Suryakumar Yadav. In an important development after the match, the Indian team did not join hands with the players of Pakistan, giving a strong message against terrorism. Captain Suryakumar Yadav dedicated this victory to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and the Indian Army. He said, ‘We are standing with the victims of Pahalgam and dedicate this victory to those families.’ With this step, the Indian team gave a clear message on the playground and also outside the field.

Every year 29 August is celebrated as National Sports Day in India. This is celebrated on the occasion of Major Dhyanchand’s birth anniversary, called the hockey magician. It is said that when Major Dhyanchand used to play on the field, the opponents used to lose their sweat, as if there was some magic in their hands that it was impossible to snatch the ball from them and stop them from the goal. Seeing his game, not only the Indian but the whole world was shocked.

About Major Dhyanchand

Major Dhyanchand ji was born on August 29, 1905 in Allahabad, whose name is now Prayagraj. He died on 3 December 1979 in New Delhi. He was also known by the names of The Wizard and The Magician all over the world, which means magicians. From 1926 to 1949, Dhyanchand ji scored 400 goals throughout his career. He was part of the team winning gold at the Olympics for India in 1928, 1932 and 1936.

Why is Sports Day celebrated?

Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyanchand. Its purpose is to increase interest in sports with sports and respect Dhyanchand’s legacy. It is said that there was no other player like Major Dhyanchand in hockey.

When was the sports day started?

For the first time, August 29, 2012 was celebrated as Sports Day in India. Since then, every year it is celebrated as Sports Day. The Fit India campaign was launched by the Government of India on this day in 2019. This time, the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 tournament is also starting in Bihar (Rajgir) of India.

What is the theme of National Sports Day 2025?

This year the theme of National Sports Day is ‘one hour, in the playground’. Which gives a message to unite the society through it. The same is the same on the playground, with this message, the Fit India Mission Jan Movement will be launched.

There was a fierce debate between Team India’s head coach and pitch curator before the fifth Test played between India and England at Kennington Oval. Many types of reports were also revealed about this. Now the reaction of former Australian legendary cricketer Matthew Hayden has come on this matter. Matthew Hayden believes that India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir could have softened his language during a fierce debate with the Oval curator before the fifth and final Test match against England.

Before the fifth Test, Gambhir had a sharp debate with Lee Fortis, the main curator of Oval and he was heard saying that ‘you cannot tell us what we should do’.

Hayden said at the ‘All -Over the Cricket’ program, “They can be in the rescue posture with (curator) pitches. It is common in England. It is their own ground and we are going to play the last Test match. In such a situation, he will try to create difficulties for Gautam Gambhir. But I think he should have been a little soft in his language. Was.”

After the fourth Test, England was leading 2–1 in the series and India had to win the fifth Test to draw the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. India finally managed to equalize the series by winning this match by six runs.

According to India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, the debate began when Fortis asked the Indian coaching staff to stay 2.5 meters away from the main pitch, while he did not wear spikes (nail shoes). Gambhir then replied, “You cannot tell any of us what we have to do. You have no right to tell us. You are just a field worker, nothing more than this.”

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