Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja has found himself at loggerheads with the ICC over use of his expression through shoes, armband or a sticker and the cricket council hasn't allowed either of them. After skipper Pat Cummins, Khawaja has found support from other former and current cricketers.
All three players represented Afghanistan during the recently concluded ODI World Cup in India and performed key roles to help the team achieve some remarkable results.
Team India take on South Africa in the first of the two-match Test series in Centurion starting Tuesday, December 26. India's practice on the eve of the Test match was cut short due to rain and the forecast doesn't look good for the first two days.
The leading wicket-taker of World Cup 2023 Mohammed Shami will be unavailable for India in the two-match Test series against South Africa due to an ankle injury. Even though India have a couple of decent backups, Shami provides the bowling attack with the X-factor and skipper Rohit Sharma agreed.
Team India is gearing up to take on South Africa in a two-match Test series starting on December 26 in Centurion. The Rohit Sharma-led side last played a Test match in July against the West Indies and the squad has witnessed a few changes since then including a return for two World Cup stars.
Christmas cheers and celebrations reached the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as Pakistan cricket team made the holiday memorable for the Australian team. Since it was a working holiday, Australian players brought their families to MCG indoor nets and a surprise awaited them ahead of Boxing Day Test.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma kept the cards close to his chest as far as the participation of senior players in the T20 World Cup 2024 is concerned. Rohit ducked under the question while speaking mainly about the two-match Test series against South Africa. The first Test takes place in Centurion.
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Both teams will take on each other in a three-match ODI series and it will be followed by a three-match T20I series to be played at the Wankhede Stadium and the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai respectively.
Usman Khawaja was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after he wore a black armband during the first Test of the Australian summer against Pakistan in Perth.
Having failed on the previous eight occasions, the Indian cricket team is on a mission to claim its first Test series win in South Africa. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back in action on the international scene after India's heartbreaking loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup final.
Pakistan are currently engaged in their second Test assignment in the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle in Australia. Having lost the first Test in Perth, they are currently trailing by 1-0 ahead of the Boxing Day Test.
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India have not won a single Test series on South African soil thus far despite eight attempts. The two-match series against Temba Bavuma and his men will be India's second series in the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.
Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has not been included in the 12 players who have been shortlisted for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG by the Pakistan team management.
Former President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said on Sunday that he has distanced himself completely from the affairs of the apex governing body for wrestling in India.
Indian cricket team returns to red-ball cricket after a long period as they clash against South Africa in a highly-anticipated Boxing Day fixture at Centurion's SuperSport Park. The venue is tipped to offer a good amount of help for the pacer bowlers from Day 1.
Iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts Australia's second Test match against Shan Masood-led Pakistani team in the Boxing Day fixture. Pat Cummins' Australia are leading the three-match series 1-0 after a dominant 360-run win in Perth.
India head coach confirmed that KL Rahul will don the wicketkeeping gloves in the first Test match against South Africa ahead of Ishan Kishan's replacement KS Bharat and also revealed extra bounce and seam at the SuperSport Park pitch suggesting the importance of pace bowlers.
"This requires for immediate and stringent corrective measures to uphold the principles of good governance in sports organizations, and thus, now it becomes incumbent on part of the IOA to to make suitable arrangements for the interim for managing the affairs of WFI," Centre said in letter to IOA.
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