As India and South Africa locked horns in the third and final ODI on Sunday, Vamika was seen alongside Anushka in the stands, and the images went viral on social media.
The administrative crisis, retirement of star players, and racism allegations hampered South African cricket over the past 24 months.
The BCCI had decided to go ahead with the highly-anticipated tour of South Africa despite growing concern about the spread of the new COVID-19 variant — Omicron, which was first reported in the Rainbow Nation.
India lost the Test series 1-2 and were hammered 0-3 in the ODIs, outplayed by a team in transition which is also battling several off-field issues, including an ongoing inquiry into alleged racial discrimination.
In reply, India were all out for 283 in 49.2 overs despite half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Deepak Chahar.
They got off to a flying start with a 7-wicket win over 2020 winners Bangladesh and quickly followed this up with a 106-run victory over Canada.
Weeks after he was sacked as ODI captain, Kohli took everyone by surprise after he quit the captaincy from the longest format following a 1-2 series defeat against South Africa.
Sarandeep’s remarks came after South Africa defeated India by seven wickets in the second ODI to gain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Friday.
The third and final ODI will be a chance for Virat Kohli to end the tour on a high as he would look to end his century drought.
A target of 288 was below-par on a flat track and the seasoned Quinton de Kock (78 off 66 balls) in the company of rising sensation Janneman Malan (91 off 108 balls) added 132 for a match-deciding opening stand.
India had lost to Pakistan for the first time in an ICC tournament when the teams clashed in last year’s T20 World Cup in Dubai.
Here’s a look at the predicted playing XI of the South Africa Cricket Team for the second ODI.
After going unrepresented in the ICC’s men’s ‘T20 Team of the Year’ due to a disastrous World Cup campaign in the UAE, no Indian player featured in the global body’s ‘ODI Team of the Year’ which features two players from minnows Ireland. Incidentally, the team also doesn’t have any Australia,[Read More…]
Chasing a challenging 297, India were cruising at 138 for one before wickets fell in a heap dashing the hopes of the visitors who trail 0-1 in the three-match series. India’s innings ended at 265 for eight.
Apart from Dhull and Rasheed, batter Aaradhya Yadav, Vasu Vats, Manav Parakh, and Siddharth Yadav were also found infected with the virus, because of which India barely managed to field an XI against Ireland.
Individuals above the age of 12 years must be fully vaccinated and valid vaccination certificates must be shown at the time of gaining access to the stadium.
The team of the year announcements by the International Cricket Council (ICC) acknowledges the best players in men’s cricket who entertained one and all with their performances in a calendar year, either with the bat, ball or both.
Australia’s Travis Head has reached a career-best fifth position among batters after his Player of the Match performance in the fifth match of their Ashes series against England.
Virat Kohli will be playing as a player and not as a captain after four years.
India and South Africa will lock horns in a three-match ODI series, with the first match set to be played on Wednesday in Paarl. Earlier, the Proteas had defeated India 2-1 in the Test series.
With Virat Kohli stepping down from Test captaincy after their team’s 1-2 series defeat, Rahul, who led the team in Johannesburg in the former’s absence.
Whether he is batting in the middle or fielding at the boundary line, Kohli’s every move is tracked but some of that attention will now have to be shared by Rahul.
Kohli, whose limited-overs leadership stint ended last year, stunned all by relinquishing Test captaincy on Saturday, a day after India lost a three-match Test series to an under-strength South Africa 1-2.
For Scotland, opener Oliver Davidson top scored with 43. Muhaymen Majeed (11) was the only other batsman to get into doubles figures as Extras (15) turned out to be the second-highest contribution to the scorecard.
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