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Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is currently leading Team India in the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa. He was named as skipper after KL Rahul was ruled out on the eve of the first T20I. Currently, the hosts are trailing 1-2 in the series and they face a must-win game against the Proteas in the fourth T20I on Friday evening in Rajkot.
Harshal Patel wants slower pitches, bigger groundsRAJKOT: Seamer Harshal Patel, who played a big part in India's win in Visakhapatnam and is fast emerging as a mainstay in T20Is, feels execution is key to remain "one step ahead" of the batters in this particular format. "As a bowler my job is to stay one step ahead of batsmen. At the end of the day, you can have 15 plans, but on a particular day, in a pressure situation, if you don't go out and execute with confidence, things won't fall in place. My focus is on trying to execute the best possible delivery at that point in time," said Patel after the Indian team's practice session at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium here.
Nortje was out of action for six months after the T20 World Cup last year. He had bowled exceptionally well in the 2020-2021 IPL season before being sidelined due to a stress fracture. Alongside Kagiso Rabada, Nortje formed arguably the most potent fast bowling pairing in the IPL. Delhi Capitals chose to retain him ahead of Rabada but when he made a comeback to this year's IPL, Nortje was not the same bowler.
South Africa batter Aiden Markram was on Wednesday officially ruled out of the remaining two T20I against India having already missed the first three games after testing positive for COVID-19 before the opening match in Delhi. Markram, who tested positive after first couple of practice sessions, will not be able to return to competitive arena post mandatory isolation period.
Young opening batter Prithvi Shaw did not find a place in the Indian squad for the upcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland. The BCCI on Wednesday named a 17-man squad for the two T20Is, which be played on June 26 and June 28 in Malahide. Hardik Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 title last month, will captain India for the first time, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar was named vice-captain. While Rahul Tripathi also earned his maiden India call-up, there was no place for Shaw in the squad. Fans took to Twitter and sympathised with the young batter, who last played for India during the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in July 2021.
Aiden Markram was on Wednesday officially ruled out of the remaining two T20Is against India having already missed the first three games after testing positive for Covid-19 before the opening match in Delhi. Markram, who tested positive after the first couple of practice sessions, will not be able to return to the competitive arena post mandatory isolation period. "Proteas batsman, Aiden Markram, has been ruled out of the remainder of the Proteas' tour of India. He spent seven days in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 last week and will not be able to complete his return to play programme in time to take part in the remainder of the T20 series," a Cricket South Africa statement said.
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal and seamer Harshal Patel helped India to a convincing 48-run win over South Africa in the third Twenty20 International at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday to keep the hosts' hopes of success alive in the five-match series.
MUMBAI, India : Legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal and seamer Harshal Patel helped India to a convincing 48-run win over South Africa in the third Twenty20 International at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday to keep the hosts' hopes of success alive in the five-match series.