Just hours ahead of India's Women's T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia, the Indian team had a selection headache on their hands as they were dealt a massive injury blow.
A night before the historic final against South Africa, the Indian women's team captain received a special phone call and it was none other than the history maker himself.
Despite being focused on leading his team in the IPL, the thought of the impending World Cup selections was at the back of his mind and he has come "most prepared", said Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson.
Australia have now made it to the semi-finals of the global T20 tournament in all its nine editions held so far since 2009 in England.
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Fleming once again mentioned Dube's power-hitting which has been a standout factor in his batting.
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'To be honest, I am little bit lost for words, it has been a great tournament. First time for me in a World Cup and we have won it.'
At the end of it all, Dravid's one-year report card doesn't paint a rosy picture and a meticulous planner like him will sit back and think hard about the tough calls he might need to take before the ODI World Cup in a year's time.
Joginder Sharma bowled a memorable final over to help India edge Pakistan by five runs in a thrilling final and win the inaugural T20 World Cup in Johannesburg in 2007.
Gavaskar also cited fielding as one the reason for India's below-par performance.
'If and when he gets an opportunity in these games, he has to do it with India colours on.' 'We know he has got the experience, so this becomes extremely vital.'
England outplayed Pakistan by 114 runs in a dead rubber of the Women's T20 World Cup
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed as mentor of the Indian team to use his vast experience for the benefit of the side during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE.
He has had four back stress fractures in five years, most recently in 2018, which led him to consider retirement.
Indian batters were skittled out for 85 in 15 overs.
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Jansen replaces injured Dwaine Pretorius, who fractured his left thumb in the recent series in India.
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Archer was released by the franchise last week. His name doesn't figure in the list of players who have registered for the IPL auction, set to be held on December 19 in Dubai.
The decision was taken following a detailed assessment and in consultation with the specialists.
Zimbabwe's first match will take place on the second day of the competition against fellow qualifier Ireland in Hobart on October 17.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will aim to add his bit to the combination conundrum with a handy contribution while Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj need to put their best foot forward during India's only T20 World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh ahead of their tournament opener on June 5.
A left-thumb fracture became the cause of Pretorious being ruled out
The source said they were also complaints of the head coach not being accessible or gelling well with other team officials due to his attitude.
With her knock, Bates became the first batter to score 1000 runs in Women's T20 World Cup.
Two-time champions West Indies and former winners Sri Lanka will have to play the qualifying rounds.
For Kohli, in probably his last three matches as T20 captain of India, one would expect some prudent team selections and it starts with the question of repeatedly ignoring a player of Ashwin's calibre.
Dube got in thanks to more game time for Chennai Super Kings during the first 10 games of the league.
The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will have some sleepless nights before selecting the squad for T20s against Afghanistan with veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli keen to play the World Cup in June.
The PCB said that the change had to be made as Qadir is yet to recover from a hairline fracture
Saleem, 20, has yet to represent the national team in any format while Rasooli has shown strong form in the Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan's domestic T20 tournament, after recovering from a finger injury.
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IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Adelaide on Sunday.
The bowling of Sam Curran and Wood, with support from Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes, has carried England through.
England will be wary of any complacency against Afghanistan, especially as the tournament has already seen major upsets with former champions Sri Lanka and twice winners West Indies suffering shock defeats.
For England, it was their second successive game that was affected by rain.
Rahul was all praise for the little gem of a knock from Litton (60 off 27 balls) but said that the Indian team was always confident that they would cross the line.
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