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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.
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.
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.
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.
U-19 Asia Cup: India thrash UAE by 154 runs in opener
Put in to bat, India posted a fighting total of 282/5 in 50 overs, courtesy of Harnoor's 120 off 130 balls. Apart from him, skipper Yash Dhull (63 off 68) and Rajvardhan Hangargekar (48 not out off 23) made valuable contributions with the bat. Alishan Sharafu (2/44) was the most successful bowler for UAE as they used as many as nine bowling options at the ICC Academy Ground.
Team India can leave even if borders get closed due to Omicron cases, says CSA chief medical officer
"If there needs to be repatriation and the borders are closed, the government has given a guarantee that they will allow the players and the team to go back to India," South Africa outlet News 24 quoted CSA medical officer as saying. "I think we've taken whatever measures we can to ensure that the Indian team is not only safe here, but should they need to leave for whatever reason.
'Team headshots' done, it's time for India to show their strokeplay
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a short video on Wednesday of the cricketers getting their 'headshots', with players trooping in one after the other to get their profiles clicked by a photographer in personal protective equipment (PPE). The CSA also said that no replacement would be brought in for Nortje, who has been South Africa's premier fast bowler across formats in recent times.
Contemplated retirement several times between 2018 and 2020: Ashwin
Ashwin, who is currently on the tour of South Africa for a three-Test series, has said that between 2017 and 2019, he first got struck by an injury called patellar tendonitis, which made even walking "excruciatingly painful", and with the pain never really going away, he even contemplated retirement. The tall off-spinner added that people were not "sensitive enough" when he was passing through that phase and they started doubting his intent and willingness to fight, which hurt him.
Next three days of good intensity training crucial: Dravid tells Team India
With the entire squad in attendance during a gruelling practice session under overcast conditions on Sunday evening, Dravid said that, "The next three days are going to be really important in terms of our preparation and getting ourselves right for the first Test," adding that quality practice and good intensity would help the team to overcome the challenges it's likely to face on pacey wickets here.
India vs South Africa: Our fast bowlers are our strength, says Cheteshwar Pujara
India and South Africa will clash in the three-match Test series before the two sides meet in the limited-overs format. The Test series begins on December 26. The team has reached Johannesburg on Friday and have already started preparing for the Boxing Day Test.
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