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India vs South Africa 3rd ODI Playing 11: Debut for Patidar, Sundar back

India vs South Africa Playing 11: India handed debut cap to Rajat Patidar who replaced Ruturaj Gaikwad while Washington Sundar got a chance in place of Kuldeep Yadav. Proteas remained unchanged

IND vs SA 3rd ODI preview: India eye runs from top-order in series-decider

With a similar storyline of faltering opening combination running through the first two matches, India's hopes of registering their second ODI series triumph in South Africa will revolve around a sturdy start from the openers in the third and final match here on Thursday. India's lone ODI series win in the Rainbow nation came in 2018, and for an encore they require a robust beginning from Ruturaj Gaikwad and B Sai Sudharsan as a pair. Sai Sudharsan has been impressive in his two outings in the series so far, notching up 55 and 62. But Gaikwad could not support him from the other end. The right-hander fell for five and four as India's first-wicket alliance ended at 23 and four at Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. In contrast, South African openers Tony de Zorzi, who cracked his maiden century, and Reeza Hendricks milked 130 runs to kill the chase. Similarly, Tilak Varma, who showed some early promise in his career, seemed to have tapered off a bit in the last couple of months. The

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India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Proteas level three-match series 1-1

SA chased down the target of 212 with 45 balls to spare with opener Tony de Zorzi remaining not out on 119. His opening partner Reeza Hendricks contributed 52 as SA reached 215 for 2 in 42.3 overs.

IND vs SA: BCCI withdraws Ishan from Tests, Bharat added as replacement

India's wicker-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has been withdrawn from the two-match Test series against South Africa

IND vs SA: Rahul ready to keep wickets in Tests, hints at Rinku's ODI debut

KL Rahul is not chucking the big gloves away in ODIs anytime soon and made it clear that he wouldn't mind standing behind the stumps when the 'Boxing Day' Test against South Africa comes calling in just over a week's time. Leading the ODI team after regular skipper Rohit Sharma took a break from the white ball leg of the South Africa tour, the stylish right-hander also gave enough hints that Rinku Singh is all set to be rewarded with an ODI debut after displaying impressive technique, sound temperament and commendable game awareness in the T20 series. Asked whether he will keep wickets in the ODI series starting on Sunday, Rahul answered in affirmative. "Yes, I will I be keeping wickets and batting in the middle-order and after that I would be happy to keep wickets in Test matches," Rahul told mediapersons during the pre-series interaction. "I have always been open to doing new roles and accepting whatever role team wants me to perform. If that's the role the management sees me dur

Akash Deep: From Sasaram to Indian dressing room via Kolkata Maidans

Emotions welled up inside Saurashish Lahiri when Akash Deep, the latest Bengal speed merchant to enter Indian dressing room, rang him up. It was quite natural too as Lahiri, his first state-level coach, has seen the growth of Akash as a cricketer from close quarters. "Today, Akash called up and said, "Sir, main toh train thaa, par train ko bhi patri pe laana hota hai, woh aapne kiya. (I was a train but the train needed to be put on track, you did that)," Lahiri, the former Bengal off-spinner recollected the conversation with his "ward" just after he received the best news of his career. With his new ball colleague Mukesh Kumar already making the India cut, Akash would have been hoping to get a chance or two to prove his mettle like he has been doing it for Bengal over the past four years. Hailing from a middle-class family in remote Sasaram village in Bihar, the 27-year-old Akash had his share of struggles. He lost his father and elder brother and there was no prevailing sporting .

IND vs SA: Arshdeep reveals India's plan A against Proteas after huge win

Indian left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh on Sunday revealed that he and pace-bowling partner Avesh Khan were actually planning on how to "restrict the brutal South Africa under 400". But what unfolded was a dream show by the young Indian duo who conjured up magic and shared nine wickets between them as the Proteas folded up for 116, their lowest ODI total at home. "Axar (Patel), Avesh and I went for dinner last night and were discussing how brutal the Proteas can be when they wear pink jerseys, how they hit sixes," Arshdeep recalled the conversation while talking to reporters in the post-match interaction. "We were just thinking about restricting them under 400, but when we saw purchase from the wicket, and a bit of moisture we just kept it simple and results fell in place. "We got early wickets. The credit goes to Avesh as well, as he took the pressure off me and got wickets." Arshdeep, who had gone without a wicket in three ODIs before this one, returned figures of 5/37 to be India

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Highlights: Arshdeep stars in big win for IND

India vs South Live Score, 1st ODI: Arshdeep Singh starred with his five-wicket haul as India bowled out the Proteas for a meagre 116 and then chased it down with 33.2 overs to spare to take 1-0 lead

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Playing 11: Debut for Sai Sudharsan, Burger

India vs South Africa Playing 11: B Sai Sudharsan for India and Nandre Burger for the Proteas made their ODI debuts in this match

India vs South Africa: Chahar withdrawn from ODIs, Shami ruled out of Tests

Deepak Chahar was unavailable for selection due to a family emergency while Mohammed Shami could not recover in time for the Test series

U-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat India, UAE stun Pakistan to reach final

UAE's dream run takes them to the final, Bangladesh reach their second Under-19 Asia Cup final at the expense of India

South African pitches suiting spinners: Kuldeep Yadav after picking fifer

Surprised by the spin on offer during the third T20I at The Wanderers here, Kuldeep Yadav said the South African wickets, generally known for their pace and bounce, are also suiting spinners in the ongoing tour. Kuldeep had a perfect 29th birthday on Thursday as he became only the second Indian bowler to pick up multiple five-wicket hauls in T20Is after Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He became the first Indian spinner to reach the landmark. Both Kuldeep and Bhuvneshwar have two fifers in T20Is. "It turned out to be a special day. I have never thought about taking five wickets. I just wanted the team to win which is more important," Kuldeep said. "I was concerned about my bowling because I was playing after sometime, so wanted to get my rhythm. It was perfect today. The ball was coming out well from the hand and the conditions too suited the spinners a bit." Kuldeep returned with figures of 5/17 from 2.5 overs as India beat South Africa by 106 runs to level the finish the three-match T20 serie

India vs South Africa 3rd T20 Highlights: Kuldeep, Surya level series 1-1

India vs South Highlights, 3rd T20 international: Suryakumar Yadav hit his fourth T20I run and Kuldeep attained his best figures in T20Is as India won the game and levelled the series 1-1

IND W vs ENG W Test: Shubha's seamless transition to international cricket

From getting dismissed by long-time friend Jemimah Rodrigues on 99 to making Test debut, it has been a seamless transition from domestic to international cricket for Karnataka's Shubha Satheesh who shone with the bat on the first day of India Women's one-off Test against England here on Thursday. It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks or so for the 24-year-old from Mysore, who began playing at the age of 12 without any specific aim of becoming an India cricketer. But the journey, which she terms as a process', took another 12 years before she found herself donning the Indian Test cap. In a span of one week, Shubha has got a call-up from the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Women's Premier League besides making her Test debut. She also became the 12th Indian batter to have scored a fifty on debut. Her innings eventually ended at 69 off 76 balls with the help of 13 fours, an aggressive knock to say the least, but it did not surprise her mentor Rajath Sathish back home in ...

India vs South Africa 3rd T20 Playing 11: India make no changes, Proteas 3

South Africa vs India Playing 11: India made no changes in their playing 11 while Proteas made three to their winning side. Nandre Burger, Maharaj and Donovan Ferreira got a chance

ICC World Cup 2023: Local biz saw 400% hike in spending by foreign tourists

Quick-service restaurants in host cities saw an increase in spending by foreign tourists for three key matches - India vs Pakistan, India vs England, and the final clash between India and Australia

It wasn't easy to move on after defeat in World Cup final: Rohit Sharma

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma said that since it was tough to move on after the defeat, he decided to take some time off

India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Highlights: Rinku's 68* in vain, Proteas win

India vs South Highlights, 2nd T20 international: Proteas chased down the revised DLS target of 152 in only 13.5 overs, winning the match by five wickets with seven balls to spare

IND W vs ENG W Test: India bank on coach Muzumdar's first-class experience

With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball exposure, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her young teammates are picking the brains of new head coach Amol Muzumdar to get into red-ball mindset ahead of the one-off Test against England. Two years ago, India had played a couple of Tests in England and Australia in June and September with both the four-day games ending in draws. In comparison, England have had a more recent experience of playing red-ball cricket as their last game was against Australia in the Women's Ashes in June this year. Mandhana, who herself has played just four Tests in a decade-long career, feels the presence of Muzumdar, a former domestic player and captain, will be crucial as they prepare for the four-day game starting here on Thursday. "We have an experienced coach in Amol sir. He has played so much of Ranji Trophy cricket and is used to playing a lot of four-day (cricket)," Mandhana told the media here ahead of India's training session. "More than t