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So, 2022 is about to come to an end and we have seen so many beautiful moments and events. Sit back, become cozy and get something to drink because this is going to be a long read- we are going to be looking at the 10 best sporting moments!

#1- Roger Federer's farewell

Descibe Roger Federer in one word- Legend. Not only a legendary tennis player, but a legendary sportsman. He played his last ever match alongside Nadal, another great. Ut was really heart-warming to see that rafa Nadal, one of his fiercest rivals, crying silently after the game ended. Federer has won 20 grand slams in his career and is tird behind Djokovic who has 21 and Nadal who has 22.

#2- Cricket debuts at the Commonwealth games

Cricket finally made it's way to the commonwealth games. Even though cricket wasn't part of any recent commonwealth games, it gained popularity. Australia beat India on the gold-medal match, India as a result took silver and New-zealand took the bronze medal.

#3- Nadal winning the Australian Open

Two sets down. Medvedev leads 2-0. It was one of the greatest tennis matches I have ever witnessed. From being 2-0 down to winning the match 3-2 and winning the tournament is something only G.O.A.Ts like Rafa can do. The post-match ceremony was great too, with Nadal calling out to his fans and well-wishers about the support he has recieved. He also went on to say that he was almost going to pull out of the tournament beacuse of an injury, but in the last moment decided to play and who would have expected him to win- simply sensational.

#4- Virat Kohli finally scoring a century

It was a great moment, atleast as a Kohli fan. It was a great innings, aspecially the way he countered the spinners. beautiful strokeplay and controlled attacking. And most importantly converting a good start to a fifty and eventulally converting the fifty to a hundred. It was a relief to see him being back to his best, aspecially with the 2023 ODI World cup approaching.

#5- Morocco's run at the FIFA WC

It was a run that no one expected. They weren't termed as 'dark horses', and they weren't looked to as the best team in Africa, leave alone the world cup, they were absolutely unstoppable-until the semis, of course. They went on to beat Belgium, Canada, Spain and even Portugal- the last one was sad as it was CR7's last World cup match. They were beaten in the semi-finals by France and in the third-place match vs Croatia. But they created history by being the first African nation to make it to the semi-finals.

#6- Australia's football team qualifying for the WC

It was a magical night as Australia qualified for the FIFA WC 2022 on penalties in dramatic fashion. They were tied 0-0 with Peru after 120 minutes, so the match went onto penalties. Australia were off to a bad start on penalties but eventually made a comeback and Redmond made the save that put Australia through

#7- The rise of Carlos Alcaraz

He came into the spotlight last year, and this year he went on to win the US Open and make it to the finals of the Wimbledon. because of his achievments this year, he is now the World no.1. We have a future superstar, and probably will be the next Djokovic or Federer!

#8- The Thomas cup truimph for India

It was a historic day in Indian badminton history as India beat 14 time champions Indonesia. It was India's first appearance at the finals of the tournament and by defying all odds, went on to neat Indonesia.

#9-Virat Kohli's magical innings at the MCG

23rd October 2022. It was the marquee India-Pakistan clash at one of the biggest and best stadiums in the world- the MCG. Pakistan scores 159 batting first and set a target of 160. India was off to a very bad start and was 45-4 in the first 10 overs. Virat Kohli and Hardik anchor the innings and now require 26 runs off 8 balls. What happens next is simply magical. A straight six to Haris Rauf and then flicked over fine leg for six. 16 of 6. Ashwin finishes the match in the last ball to take India through. It is the best innings I have ever witnessed in my life, without a doubt.

#10- Messi wins the WC

We are finally at the last moment of this long list and it's the most sweetest one, even though I myself am a CR7 fan. Messi, one of the most deserving players to win the WC, finally wins the WC after making the finals in 2014. It was a good match as Mbappe went on to score a hat-trick and late drama as the match went on to penalties, eventually won by Argentina.

Oof!, That was it for this lenghty blog on the best sporting moments this year! Hope you enjoyed it- and stay tuned for my next post!.