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South Africa's Nicky Boje announced his retirement from international cricket.
Boje did not take the field after tea after the breathing problems he developed on the first day of the Test recurred.
He may have once skipped the cricket tour of India in fear of being questioned for his alleged role in the 2000 match-fixing scandal, but former South African all-rounder Nicky Boje, who was later cleared of all charges, is set to participate in the Mumbai Marathon on January 17.
Nicky Boje was today questioned by Delhi Police in its investigation into the 2000 match-fixing scandal.
The Delhi police issued a notice to Nicky Boje to make himself available for investigation in his alleged involvement in the betting scandal.
His lawyer said he feared being detained by the Delhi police in the match-fixing case.
South Africa could be without a recognised spinner for the first Test against England starting in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
The South Africa allrounder had a plate and several screws inserted to his ankle after he broke his fibula while fielding.
The UCB said it was too early to say whether Nicky Boje and Herschelle Gibbs would be part of the squad for the India tour.
Fear of being probed by Indian Police in match-fixing scandal may see some South African cricketers cancel their India tour.
Spinner Nicky Boje will lead a South African team featuring two changes in the third and final one-day international against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday.
Nicky Boje was however let out of South Africa's team for the Champions Trophy.
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The questions, sent to the UCB, relate to the investigation into alleged match-fixing and corruption during South Africa's tour of India in 2000.
India cannot guarantee that South African cricketers will not be probed by police on match-fixing allegations when they tour later this year, Jagmohan Dalmiya.
The two players may travel to India for the ICC Champions Trophy in October.\n
They are concerned that they could be detained as part of the Indian police's investigation into match-fixing dating back to 2000.
The Delhi Police has not yet confirmed whether it will question the two players over the match-fixing allegations.
The South African vice-captain said he would tour India only if he gets an undertaking that he would not be prosecuted on charges of match-fixing.
The 30-year-old turned over his ankle as he fielded a ball immediately after coming on as a substitute fielder.
Cricket South Africa gave the two players the go-ahead to travel to India for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Indian women's badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women's singles competition in the first round after a loss to China's Zhang Yiman. She lost the match 17-21, 21-19,11-21. After being a game down, Nehwal made a comeback in the second game but lost the final one.
Srikanth got his act together in the nick of time and reeled off eight straight points to move to a 16-10 lead before keeping his calm to take the match to the decider.
P V Sindhu eased into the second round with a straight-game win after fellow Indian Lakshya Sen showed his mettle with a stunning victory over world No. 10 Japanese Kanta Tsuneyama on the opening day of Indonesia Masters Super 750 in Bali on Tuesday.
Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Sikki N Reddy also won their mixed doubles first round match, beating Denmark's Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje 10-21, 21-16, 21-17.
Haresh Pandya interviews Nicky Boje, during the inaugural edition of the ICL in Panchkula, before the Delhi police succeeded in interrogating him.
The 2021 All England Open will be the second tournament this year to offer ranking points to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, after the Swiss Open.
Charl Langeveldt withdrew from South Africa's squad for their Two-test tour of India with a back injury he sustained in a domestic match at the weekend.
The UCB chief asserts that Mark Boucher was dropped from the touring SA side on form.
The Warriors team for the Champions League T20, which kicks-off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, September 10.
Indian contingent has an opportunity to go deep in the draw and recapture the trophy which has been won by just two Indians so far -- the legendary Prakash Padukone (1980) and P Gopichand (2001).
Chennai Superstars defeated Hyderabad Heroes by 18 runs in the ICL Twenty20 Championship
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