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Pace bowler Scott Boland to debut at MCG; Cummins returns to lead
The 32-year-old Boland will become the first Indigenous male player to wear the Baggy Green cap since pace bowler Jason Gillespie. With captain Pat Cummins also returning to the side after missing the second Test in Adelaide due to COVID-enforced quarantine, pacers Jhye Richardson and Michael Neser will sit out.
England bench Burns, Broad as Crawley and Bairstow included for 3rd Ashes Test
In an indication that the team management is desperate to turn things around, Crawley and Bairstow will be making their first appearances in the series, with the two batters hardly having any match practice in the last six weeks.
SA v IND: Playing at home obviously gives us little bit of an upper hand, says Elgar
South Africa will be up against an Indian team looking for their first-ever series win in the Rainbow nation. South Africa last played a Test match against West Indies in June and Elgar admitted that it took a couple of days for the team to adjust to the demands of the long format.
Premier League: Burnley-Everton Boxing Day game postponed
Everton on Friday confirmed the development, saying, "Our Premier League fixture at Burnley on Boxing Day has been postponed due to the number of Covid-19 cases and injuries in our squad." The Premier League said that it has taken the "regrettable" decision to postpone the game following a meeting of its Board on Friday.
BCCI thanks Harbhajan Singh for his service to Indian cricket
The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly congratulated Harbhajan on his remarkable career."I congratulate Harbhajan Singh on a remarkable career. He has faced several challenges in his life, but Bhajji is not the one to give up. He has overcome many hurdles and put many setbacks behind him to rise every time. What inspired me the most about him was his hunger to perform. His strength was his guts and courage," Ganguly said in a release.
PKL 8: Dabang Delhi KC beat U Mumba 31-27
The raiders including Naveen Kumar had a very slow start to the game with both sets of defenders keeping a high line and not even allowing Bonus Points. Vijay, who was impressed in his first match of the season for Dabang Delhi KC, struggled to provide Naveen Kumar with the assistance, and the first half even saw Ajay Thakur make a few raids to change the momentum.
Harbhajan Singh: A pure passionate match-winner and fierce competitor
Born in Jalandhar, Punjab, the 41-year old represented India in 103 Tests, 236 ODIs, and 28 T20Is, picking up 417, 269, and 25 wickets respectively. His overall tally of 711 international wickets is the second-highest for India, behind Anil Kumble's 953. He was also a handy contributor with the bat, scoring 3,569 runs with two centuries and nine fifties.
Himachal, Tamil Nadu enter Vijay Hazare Trophy final
Skipper Rishi Dhawan and Akash Vasisht's brilliant all-around performances helped Himachal Pradesh reach their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy final berth as they beat Services by 77 runs in the first semi-final at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here. The duo put on an all-important 83-run partnership for the sixth wicket, making 84 and an unbeaten 45 respectively, to propel Himachal's total to a competitive 281/6.
Harbhajan Singh retires from all forms of cricket
Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday. The 41-year old represented India in 103 Tests, 236 ODIs and 28 T20Is, picking up 417, 269 and 25 wickets respectively, and he was also a handy contributor with the bat, scoring 3,569 runs with two centuries and nine fifties.
SA v IND: We are slightly better prepared than last time, says KL Rahul
"We are slightly better prepared than the last time. Hopefully, Mayank (Agarwal) and I will go off to a good start and give the team a good platform. The pace and bounce here are different from all other places in the country. That is why we came here early and are practising with intensity. We had a great week of preparation. Hopefully, we will have a great series," said Rahul in the virtual press conference.
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