'We've had an opportunity to connect as the group, we have had a chance to do some fitness, we have had some fielding done on the side, lot of skills with the bat and ball.'
Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed they had made former Test skipper Graeme Smith's tenure as director of cricket permanent, keeping him in the role until March 2022. CSA acting chief executive Jacques Faul told a media conference that Smith had impressed since in the position.
2023 has been the year of redemption for Virat Kohli, the stalwart Indian batter.
While wicket-keeper-batsman Klaasen recently notched 69 runs from 30 balls in South Africa's six-wicket win over India in the 2nd T20I, 20-year-old Mulder has played a single ODI against Bangladesh at East London in October 2017.
Rohit has not been at his best with the bat and Smith wondered if it has to do with him leading the country across formats.
A second-string Indian team will play against Ireland in two T20 Internationals in Malahide on June 26 and June 28.
The 24-year-old said even though India have already bagged the series 2-0, it won't stop him and the team to continue seeking improvement.
Iyer smashed 530 runs at an average of 66.25 in 11 innings and a strike rate of over 113. He scored two centuries and three fifties, with the best score of 128*. He ended up as the seventh-highest run-scorer in his debut tournament.
Indian team has responsibility to take women's cricket ahead: Harmanpreet Kaur
Skipper Rohit Sharma will look to feast on a Zimbabwe bowling attack in his bid to play an innings that is long overdue in a must-win game of the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne on Sunday.
Meanwhile, each SA players have themselves to decide the gesture they want to perform to support the BLM movement on their tour to the West Indies.
An asset in India's bowling attack, Axar enjoyed a prolific September to earn his first nomination for Player of the Month.
The southpaw hit a match-winning 57 as Australia successfully chased down 130 to beat Pakistan to claim the third Test by eight wickets, on Saturday, and take the series 3-0.
New Zealand will host their first day-night Test when England tour the country in early 2018, pending final approval from both teams.
Rohit Sharma's request to the BCCI for a break from white-ball cricket in South Africa despite being offered T20 captaincy has been accepted, while Jasprit Bumrah has been named his deputy for the two Tests starting December 26.
All players entered the bio bubble between Sunday and Monday.
A crammed international calendar in three formats of the game and the added strain of playing in biosecure bubbles during the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed players like Trent Boult to breaking point.
From Brian Lara to Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes to Steve Smith, the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup has never fallen short of showcasing cricket's brightest young stars. More than 30 years have passed since the world's top talents first announced themselves on the big stage, with the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup a ground-breaking step in bringing ability to the fore.
Kissinger's approach of balance of power, secret diplomacy and moderating ideology are the need of the hour. That is the greatest tribute to an intellectual who had a major impact on the world in his lifetime, notes Colonel Anil A Athale.
India face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup at the MCG on October 23.
After 41 days of tears, anguish and at times gruesome testimony in the Pretoria High Court, Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who became one of the biggest names in athletics, will learn this week whether he will spend the next 25 years behind bars.
England's white ball captain Jos Buttler said he doesn't want to condemn the players who are opting out of national commitments for T20 leagues as he understands their predicament as well.
The members of the grouping made it clear that they were against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons and sought "peaceful resolution of conflicts."
South Africa fast bowling great Allan Donald will join Australia as bowling coach for their tour of Sri Lanka this year, local media reported on Wednesday.
McCullum, who is currently in charge of Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders, was keen on taking the job
Archer spent 17 months on the sidelines with back and elbow injuries
United States President Joe Biden is all set to visit India and is 'very excited' about the important initiatives he will be championing at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, according to senior White House officials.
The Indian team's strategy is expected to undergo paradigm shift with some players getting a subtle yet stern message to lift their games as they face an embarrassing possibility of a clean sweep against South Africa in the third ODI, in Cape Town on Sunday.
India Test skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said his removal from ODI captaincy happened 90 minutes before the team's selection for the South Africa tour and the Board of Control for Cricket in India never asked him to reconsider quitting T20 leadership as claimed by the latter.
K L Rahul has been named vice-captain of the squad, which also has Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harshal Patel, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel.
Whether he is batting in the middle or fielding at the boundary line, Virat Kohli's every move will be tracked, though some of that attention will now be on skipper K L Rahul.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are set to hold bilateral talks on Friday evening with a focus on further solidifying the India-US comprehensive global and strategic partnership.
Lanka's entry into the 2023 World Cup is marked with injuries, modest form of players and rumours of the team getting a new captain that was put to rest at the last minute.
The chinks in India's pace bowling armour were badly exposed in the three-match T20s against Australia.
Just like it happens in football, where everybody from around the world wants to play in European leagues, every cricketer would dream to play in the Big Bash, IPL and The Hundred, explains Abhishek Singh.
Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to the title in its maiden season while KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Sanju Samson too did a commendable job in IPL 2022
The letter was also signed by five current coaches including national fielding coach Justin Ontong, ESPNCricinfo had reported.
'I was offered the role to begin with...what is important is that I have the opportunity to work with some of the best cricketers in the world and that excites me.'
Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin shared his reaction and also had a message for Kohli.
India captain Rohit Sharma including mainstays Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have placed in the highest category of BCCI central contracts.
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