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India commence Men's T20 World Cup preparation with the first training session in Perth
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a photo of Indian players and support staff looking to begin their training session with the sun shining at its brightest. "Hello and welcome to WACA. #TeamIndia are here for their first training session," wrote the BCCI on their social media accounts.
Gautam Gambhir announced as Global Mentor of Super Giant franchises in IPL, SA20 leagues
Gautam Gambhir, who was the team mentor for Lucknow Super Giants reaching the playoffs in their debut season of IPL this year, will also be the mentor of Durban Super Giants franchise in the inaugural edition of SA20 league in South Africa set to start from January 10 next year.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Samson, Iyer fifties in vain as India lose to South Africa by nine runs
From there, Iyer and Samson shared a 67-run stand, before the latter stitched a crucial 93-run stand off 65 balls with Thakur, only for India to fall short narrowly, giving South Africa crucial ten points to push for a direct qualification in next year's ODI World Cup.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Tough for selectors to pick 50-over World Cup squad with so much talent around, says VVS Laxman
Interim head coach VVS Laxman feels that with India having incredible riches in the ODI squad, especially with youngsters like Shubman Gill shining with the bat, the selectors will have a tough time in selecting the squad once the main players come into the frame.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Gaikwad, Bishnoi make debuts as India win toss, elect to bowl first
India skipper Shikhar Dhawan said his decision of electing to bowl first came from seeing the moisture on the pitch due to a lengthy rain delay. "We would like to field first as there is a bit of moisture on the wicket and we want to exploit that. We got six batters and bowlers bowlers playing. In the bowlers, we have two spinners and three pacers."
India all-rounder Axar Patel among three nominees for ICC Men's Player of the Month
So often a key threat in India's bowling attack, Patel enjoyed a prolific September to earn his first nomination for Player of the Month awards. Since the time senior left-arm spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to knee injury and subsequent surgery, Patel has brilliantly filled in the void during a run-fest T20I series between India and Australia.
'Death-overs bowling a headache for Rohit; India's chances of winning World Cup rest on Suryakumar
"However much he (Rohit Sharma) tries to deny it and tries to give confidence to the bowlers, our death bowling is a big issue. I think it is posing a lot of headaches to the team management and to Rohit Sharma," said Saba Karim on Sports18's news show 'Sports Over The Top'.
IND v SA, 2nd T20I: Death overs an area where we will be challenged with bat & ball, says Rohit Sharma
In a match yielding an aggregate of 458 runs at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, India's batters made 82/1 in the death overs with the bat, feasting on South Africa's ordinary bowling. In response, the Indian bowlers also got some pasting from a whirlwind David Miller and Quinton de Kock, with Arshdeep Singh conceding 26 runs in the 19th over and Axar Patel giving away 20 runs in the final over.
Shikhar Dhawan named captain for India's upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa
Middle-order batter Rajat Patidar and pacer Mukesh Kumar have received maiden ODI call-ups. Interestingly, batter Shreyas Iyer, pace all-rounder Deepak Chahar and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who are travelling reserves in India's squad for the Men's T20 World Cup to be held later in Australia, have been included in the ODI squad.
T20 World Cup: Till the time Bumrah is not officially ruled out, we will always be hopeful, says Dravid
The 28-year-old pacer has been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa with a back injury which has cast doubt over his participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Bumrah missed the Asia Cup due to the same injury but made his return in the T20I series against Australia. Though he missed the first game, he was available for the final two matches which India won to win the series.
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