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It means a lot as a player, says Bavuma on 3-0 ODI win against India
After losing the Centurion Test, South Africa made a stunning comeback to win the Test series 2-1. That winning juggernaut continued when the Proteas blanked India 3-0 with a four-run win on Sunday. "For me, it means a lot as a player. Looking back at the series and knowing that I contributed significantly to the winning cause of the team, that makes it even more better.
SA v IND: This ODI series has been a "good eye-opener" for us, says Dravid
Fighting fifties by Virat Kohli (65), Shikhar Dhawan (61), and Deepak Chahar (54) went in vain as South Africa completed a hat-trick of wins with a four-run victory in the thrilling third and final ODI to seal a 3-0 series whitewash against India in Cape Town on Sunday. The head coach also admitted that the side missed the likes of Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, who give much-needed all-round options to the side.
Bhuvi's yorkers not working; Deepak Chahar should be in core team for 2023 WC: Gavaskar
Bhuvneshwar has been expensive in the two One-Day Internationals India have lost in South Africa, with the pace bowler giving away 64 and 67 runs, respectively without taking a wicket. With India set to host the ICC 50-over World Cup next year, Gavaskar felt that Chahar should get a look-in as he is also a "handy" batter lower down in the order.
U-19 World Cup: BCCI rushes back-up players for Covid-hit Indian team
At least five under 19 players are being flown on Friday night to the West Indies as back-ups to the Yash Dhull-led side, which has had to isolate six players, including the skipper himself, due to Covid-19.
SA v IND, 2nd ODI: Pant rues lack of wickets and batting performance in the middle overs
"I think we didn't get enough wickets in the middle overs, which they (South Africa) got. I think it was the main difference between both matches. But we could have played a little better or as a batting unit, we could have batted much more better in the middle overs. That's the turning point of the game I guess," said Pant while replying to a question from IANS in the virtual press conference.
BCCI Central Contracts: Rahane-Pujara could be demoted to Grade A; Rahul, Pant likely to be elevated to A
In the recently-concluded three-match Test series against South Africa, the duo has not done anything exceptional and managed to score just 136 and 124 runs respectively. But, it's not about this series, as both experienced campaigners have been struggling for a while now and their poor form has been a matter of concern for the Indian team management.
BCCI committee recommends Ahmedabad, Kolkata as venues for WI ODIs, T20Is
The six games, scheduled to be played from February 6 to 20, were scheduled to be spread across six venues -- Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, and Thiruvananthapuram. However, with the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country, the BCCI has been recommended to reduce the number of venues for the series.
India U-19 captain Yash Dhull, five others test Covid positive: BCCI
"The medical status of the six members is: Sidharth Yadav - RT-PCR Test result has returned positive, Manav Parakh - Has shown symptoms. His RT-PCR test result is awaited. Rapid Antigen Test result has returned negative, Vasu Vats - Has shown symptoms. His RT-PCR test result is awaited. Rapid Antigen Test result has returned negative.
We aren't scared to try things, focus will be on getting the best XI on the park: Rahul
India are playing an ODI series after a long time and they are in search of a strong playing XI and correct team balance. The opener, who is now part of the leadership group, feels the multiple ODI series this year will give the team a chance to experiment. "This year we will be playing a few one-day series, which will give us a chance to try out new things. We've all sat down as a team and had an honest talk about the things we need to improve and the things that we need to get better at.
Virat Kohli will have to give up his ego, play under young cricketer: Kapil Dev
Kohli was not “enjoying” the captaincy, Kapil Dev told the Mid-Day. He further said that the mercurial Indian batsman was going through a tough phase ever since giving up the T20 captaincy of the national side back in September 2021 and off-late seemed to be under a lot of pressure. He further said in the same report that Kohli gave up the test captaincy to play without any pressure and hopes to see the flamboyant batsman back among runs.
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