Indian cricket and hockey teams are making headlines, along with updates on international cricket tours and IPL 2025 auctions. Here are the top 10 highlights:

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• Women’s Cricket Team: BCCI announced a 16-member squad for the Australia tour. Harmanpreet Kaur to lead, Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain. Shefali Verma not included due to poor ODI form.
• Women’s Hockey: India entered the Asian Champions Trophy final, defeating Japan 2-0. Navneet Kaur and Lalremsiami scored. India faces China in the final.
• Border-Gavaskar Trophy: First Test begins on Nov 22 in Perth. Rohit Sharma absent due to family reasons; Shubman Gill out with injury. Eight Indian players debuting against Australia in Tests.
• Men’s T20 Series: India defeated South Africa 3-1 under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy. Tilak Varma scored 280 runs with two centuries, earning Player of the Series.
• Virat Kohli: Needs 102 runs in the first Test to surpass Pujara and Dravid as India’s top Test scorer against Australia.
• Pakistan Cricket: Pakistan to tour Zimbabwe for ODIs and T20Is starting Nov 24. Zimbabwe includes three uncapped players in the squad.
• IPL 2025 Auction: Scheduled for Nov 24-25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Rishabh Pant released by Delhi Capitals, sparking fan reactions.
• Sri Lanka’s South Africa Tour: Sri Lanka announced its squad for a two-match Test series starting Nov 27. Spinner Lasith Embuldeniya returns after two years.
• Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan’s hosting rights uncertain. BCCI has refused to send the Indian team citing security concerns.
• ICC Action on Umpire Protest: South African pacer Gerald Coetzee reprimanded for dissent during the T20 series against India.