South Africa's batting great AB de Villiers is clearly disappointed that the ever-growing popularity of T20 Cricket is putting Test cricket 'under pressure'.
'I do a lot of hard work to ensure I look after my body to be able to play this brilliant game we love so much.'
Australia won the toss and elected to bat, posting a par score of 172 for four, before restricting India to 167 for eight in reply. They will now await the winner of Friday's second semi-final between England and hosts South Africa.
The India pacer was more pleased about rectifying the mistakes he committed during the first Test against South Africa.
India registered a thrilling 6-3 win over South Africa to advance to the final of the FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup in Muscat.
'He started the campaign really well in the IPL and he needs some support. He's not going to score runs on every occasion.'
The BCCI has also named one inter-squad for a three-day match slated for December 20 to 22.
South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test.
The inaugural edition of the CSA T20 League is scheduled to be played in January-February 2023 and all the six franchises in the tournament have been acquired by current IPL team owners.
Virat Kohli's MCG heroics helped inspire India's thrilling win over Pakistan at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Cape Town on Sunday, admitted match-winner Jemimah Rodrigues.
The win at Wanderers against India is a move in the right direction for the South Africa team, according to skipper Dean Elgar, who revealed that while there is room for improvement, the hosts won't be tinkering with their game plan heading into the final Test.
England's Ollie Pope, who has scored 2136 runs from 38 Tests since his debut in 2018, does not mind low-scoring Test matches in India.
South Africa have rested batter Temba Bavuma for their home white-ball series against India this month after a poor Cricket World Cup, but he will captain the team in the two-Test series which starts on Dec. 26.
Skipper Rohit Sharma stressed on the Indian team's ability to win games on any surface including rank turners, following its record 434-run win over England on a flat track in Rajkot on Sunday.
India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said he will return to the team for the series-deciding third Test against South Africa as he is "absolutely fit" but ruled out the participation of pacer Mohammed Siraj.
Former Australian cricketer Simon O'Donnell is not in favour of opening batter David Warner getting a farewell Test, saying no one should have the right to pick and choose the venue and date of his choice.
South Africa's Kapp on compassionate leave after wife van Niekerk dropped from WC squad
India will play as many around 15-16 Tests in 2024.
South Africa's premier left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj is confident that slow bowlers will play a vital role on flat decks expected to be on offer during the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in the Americas in June.
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
India went down by an innings and 32 runs -- their worst Test defeat on South African soil.
VIn a dramatic turn of events on Day 3, India faced a resounding defeat against South Africa in the first Test as their batting lineup crumbled, managing only 131 runs in the second innings after the hosts posted a formidable 408 in their initial essay.
Fast bowler Jofra Archer said he is "fully back" from his long injury lay-off after marking his return to an England shirt by bowling for the Lions in a three-day match against the Test side in the United Arab Emirates.
Rahane's comeback after 15 months was on predictable lines
The legendary Clive Lloyd wants to see more Test cricket on the international calendar and prefers a minimum of three red-ball games in a bilateral series.
Former coach John Buchanan does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game.
England outplayed Pakistan by 114 runs in a dead rubber of the Women's T20 World Cup
It's a distraction, it's challenging: Coach Fulton on rape allegations against defender Varun Kumar
The plus point for Kuldeep Yadav is his ability to extract turn and bounce.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were part of India's Test team till earlier this year, but were left out of the tour to South Africa, the selectors pinning hopes on youngsters Shubman Gill and Yashawi Jaiswal to produce the goods in challenging conditions.
Images from 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town on Friday.
Tata Group-owned Air India has informed the Centre that aircraft lessors wish to set up their special purpose vehicles (SPVs) outside India since they aren't enthused about the Indian 'legal structure' and are loath to take risks. Indian airlines have a combined fleet of about 700 planes; over 85 per cent are on lease. A majority of lessors are based in Ireland due to its attractive tax policy, light-touch regulations, and swift legal system.
Middle-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara threw light on the fitness of skipper Virat Kohli, who missed the ongoing second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg due to back spasms, saying he is getting better.
Flower had joined the Australian camp as consultant ahead of the World Test Championship final against India last month.
The final One Day International between India and South Africa will be played at Cape Town this afternoon.
Harmanpreet Kaur was caught inches short while failing to slide her bat in.
At the end of day three, South Africa were 101 for the loss of two wickets in the second innings.
Jayant Yadav will replace off-spinner Washington Sundar, who tested positive for COVID-19 during the camp in Bengaluru.
Mumbai Indians sorely missed the injured Archer last season
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