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Injured KL Rahul, Kuldeep ruled out of South Africa T20Is, Rishabh Pant to lead India
Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant will lead India in Rahul's absence while Hardik Pandya has been named the vice-captain for the home series against South Africa. "Team India Captain KL Rahul has been ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa owing to a right groin injury while Kuldeep Yadav will miss out in the T20I series after getting hit on his right hand while batting in the nets last evening," the BCCI said in a statement.
'Pillar to Women's Cricket in India': Laxman, former cricketers congratulate Mithali Raj
While Laxman termed Mithali a "pillar to Women's Cricket in India", Jaffer wished the batter all the luck for the second innings. "To play for India is a dream very few fulfill and to be able to represent the nation for 23 years is just amazing. You have been a pillar to Women's Cricket in India and have shaped the lives of many young girls.Many congratulations on a phenomenal career," Laxman tweeted.
'Nation's pride comes first', SC allows AICF secretary to continue till August 15
A vacation bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose said, "The nation and the nation's pride come first...". The Bench, in an interim arrangement, allowed Chauhan to continue acting as secretary AICF, till August 15. India is hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad, which will be held from July 28 to August 10. The Delhi High Court had restrained Chauhan from action as an office-bearer.
Joe Root rises to second spot in ICC Test rankings after match-winning ton vs New Zealand
With Root in sublime form, as he displayed in the first Test against New Zealand where his unbeaten century guided England to a five-wicket win at Lord's, the battle for prestige among the top-five batters in the world has intensified further. That unbeaten 115 at Lord's also saw the right-hander become the second England player and 14th overall to register 10,000 Test runs.
Indian women's cricket legend Mithali Raj calls it a day
Mithali, who arrived on the international scene smashing 114 on debut at the age of 16, soon established herself as the mainstay of India batting. She went on to lead the side for most part of her illustrious career that also saw her captain the national side to two 50-over World Cup finals -- the only one to do so in India, male or female.
UEFA Nations League: England finally earn first point after 1-1 draw with Germany
Jonas Hofmann's second-half strike looked like it would condemn England to a second successive loss in the tournament, but Kane made sure that would not be the case, picking himself up to score his 50th goal for the country after being brought down in the box five minutes from time.
1st T20I: Hazlewood, Warner and Finch lead Australia to convincing 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka
Apart from Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc (3/26) also picked crucial wickets as Australia bowled out Sri Lanka for 128-10 in 19.3 overs. With such a low total to defend, Sri Lanka didn't have many options but to attack with spin upfront. So, Maheesh Theekshana opened the bowling and Wanindu Hasaranga bowled the fifth over, only for the latter to concede 19 runs in what was the most expensive over in the match.
Karthik, Pandya in focus as India resume road to World Cup against South Africa
Amidst the heatwave, India are coming back to international action after two intense months of IPL 2022, as the road to preparation for the Men's T20 World Cup resumes with the opening game of the five-match series against South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. For the hosts, the next 10 days of T20I action against a full-strength Proteas is a chance to test a new-look top-order sans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
SA vs IND: Unrealistic to expect all players to be available all the times, says Dravid on resting Rohit, Kohli and Bumrah
"It's not difficult at all. (KL) Rahul has captained before. We are clear on a lot of things. Rohit (Sharma) is our all format player. It would be unrealistic to expect everyone to be available all the time. There are times where we've to rest our big players," said Dravid in a press conference ahead of India's second practice session on Tuesday.
Dravid impressed with Umran Malik; but unsure of giving him game time against SA
Malik, 22, bowls with sheer pace and consistently clocks speeds above 150kph and was used as a middle-overs enforcer by Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, picking 19 wickets in that phase, out of his haul of 22 wickets in the tournament. Dravid had been keenly watching Malik in India's first practice session on Monday.
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