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Dale Steyn slams Cricket South Africa for ignoring Tahir, du Plessis in IPL post
The posts on social media did not go down well with du Plessis. He reacted to the post on Instagram, "Really???". Du Plessis had scored 633 runs for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021, forming a formidable opening pair with Ruturaj Gaikwad and was the player of the match in Friday's final for his magnificent knock of 86 runs in 59 balls.
No global sports team gets as much support as Indian cricket team: Sourav Ganguly
"If cricket is a religion in India, then the fans are the biggest devotees. Their constant support and the fervour with which they follow their team and favourite cricketers has been the most important factor in exalting cricket to a national passion that unites our country," Ganguly said at the online conference.
Will Pucovski didn't suffer major concussion; should be fine for Ashes: Victoria GM
Pucovski made his Test debut this year in the Sydney Test against India in January, scoring 62 and 10 before a shoulder injury while fielding ruled him out of Brisbane Test and subsequent cricketing action as a reconstruction surgery was needed. In 24 first-class matches, Pucovski has an average of over 53.41 with six centuries and as many half-centuries.
Australia desperate to win elusive T20 World Cup title: Aaron Finch
Australia were defeated in the semifinals by eventual champions India in the very first edition in 2007. The cricketing superpowers reached the final three years later but fell at the last hurdle to England, while they also lost to the eventual champions in 2012 as the West Indies won their semifinal match.
Every side has match-winners and anything can happen: Kane Williamson
"It comes down to getting it done on the day. Every team can win any game, we know that in T20 cricket, there's match-winners right across board so we just have to turn up at the right time," said Williamson, who recently completed his assignment for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the just-concluded Indian Premier League 2021.
BCCI wants Dravid to be India's chief coach; sources say Rahul's 'agreed but…!'
Earlier, there were reports that Dravid would be the interim coach for the upcoming home series against New Zealand. However, the BCCI official has now confirmed that "Rahul has agreed to coach the Indian team till 2023 World Cup".
Pedri ambitious after signing new four-year contract with Barca
Pedri was speaking to the press on Friday after signing the new four-year contract with a 1 billion-euro release clause, which will keep him at the Camp Nou until the end of June 2026.The midfielder only joined Barcelona last summer, but made over 50 first-team appearances in a stunning debut season, as well as forcing his way into the Spanish national team.
Biennial World Cup would allow teams 'to dream', says FIFA chief Infantino
FIFA's member associations are set to vote on the proposal in December and, if approved, a radically revamped international calendar could be implemented as soon as 2025."Our job is to constantly think about how we can improve football in the world, to make football truly global," Infantino said at an event in Venezuela's capital Caracas.
ICC T20 World Cup: Bangladesh high on confidence as they begin campaign vs Scotland
Bangladesh come into the tournament with nine T20I wins in the calendar year, only behind South Africa who have 12. Since losing to New Zealand in March away from home, Bangladesh have been unstoppable in T20Is, registering series wins over Zimbabwe (2-1), Australia (4-1) and New Zealand (3-2).
One-year countdown to 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia begins
The world's best players from 16 teams will play 45 matches around the country in what will be the biggest global sporting event to be hosted in Australia next year. It will be the first time Australia will host the Men's T20 World Cup, following on from a record-breaking women's event in 2020 that culminated in 86,174 fans attending the final at the MCG on International Women's Day.
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