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India vs South Africa: South African Cricketer Feels The Delhi Heat Ahead Of T20I Series Opener, Puts Out A "Cool" Tweet

India host South Africa for a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, starting on Thursday. The first match of the series will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Both teams have been sweating it out in preparations for the first game. But some players are feeling the heat in Delhi with the mercury breaching the 45-degree Celsius mark in six localities in the city on Monday. South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi tweeted in respect to the temperature in Delhi, joking it's "Just a cool 42 degrees outside ..not hot at all lol".

India vs South Africa 2022: Tickets for first T20I almost sold out, golf carts for senior citizens

Arun Jaitley Stadium. An international game is being held in Delhi for the first time since November 2019. "94 percent of the tickets have been sold. There are about 400-500 tickets left," DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda told PTI.

"Three Things...": Rishabh Pant Reveals What It Takes To Be A Good Wicketkeeper-Batter

Rishabh Pant has gone from strength to strength in the last couple of years. He is currently the No.1 choice for the wicketkeeper's spot in the Indian cricket team across all three formats. Pant's rise has been quite meteoric as in the upcoming T20I series against South Africa, starting on Thursday, he is also the vice-captain of Team India. Since playing a match-winning knock at the Gabba, Brisbane, which took India to a memorable 2-1 Test series win in Australia in 2020-21, Pant has not looked back. He has also led IPL team Delhi Capitals, which validates his rising stock in Indian cricket even more.

India vs South Africa: Umran Malik is centre of attention at Team India nets

Umran Malik's demeanour is of a happy-go-lucky person who, at present, will give you the vibes of a kid at a candy store. He is simply enjoying all the spotlight. He doesn't seem to be overawed even while rubbing shoulders with the big boys of Indian cricket. He just wants to bowl fast. Even if it is a standard practice session, Umran loves bowling fast, loves bowling bouncers at the batsman, loves giving chills to the men wielding the willow. He follows the straightforward mantra "pace to pace hai yaar".

Another TT player approaches court against exclusion from CWG squad, CoA says team not final

Indian table tennis team for Commonwealth Games deepened on Monday after the CoA informed the players that the squad it announced last week is not final, even as another paddler challenged his omission in the Delhi High Court. The Committee of Administrators had announced an eight-member squad in Bangalore with the women's team subject to clearance from Sports Authority of India. Diya Chitale, who was named as standby, filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court challenging her exclusion and now Manush Shah, who was named as a reserve in the men's team, has done the same.

"My Father Was...": Rishabh Pant Reveals How He Chose Wicket-Keeping

Rishabh Pant will be in action for Team India soon as he is part of the Indian cricket team squad that will take on South Africa in the upcoming T20I series at home. Pant's performance will be in focus as he had a below par IPL and would look to contribute to the team's cause. Veteran Dinesh Karthik is also in the squad and although Pant's place in the team is cemented, he would definitely want to keep his billing as India's top wicket-keeper batter intact with good performances.

India vs South Africa: Dwaine Pretorius wants to inculcate Dhoni's calmness and self-belief

Dwaine Pretorius on Monday said he would like to inculcate the legendary MS Dhoni's calmness and self-belief. The South African made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings this year after joining the franchise for a base price of Rs 50 lakh.

Watch - India vs South Africa T20Is: KL Rahul-Led Team India Begins Training

India and South Africa will square off in a five-match T20I series, beginning June 9 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The Proteas had arrived in the national capital on June 2 and the side has been preparing since then. The Indian contingent was on a break after the intense Indian Premier League (IPL), and the side assembled in Delhi on Sunday and the squad finally began training on Monday.

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India vs South Africa: South African Cricketer Feels The Delhi Heat Ahead Of T20I Series Opener, Puts Out A "Cool" Tweet

India vs South Africa 2022: Tickets for first T20I almost sold out, golf carts for senior citizens

"Three Things...": Rishabh Pant Reveals What It Takes To Be A Good Wicketkeeper-Batter

India vs South Africa: Umran Malik is centre of attention at Team India nets

Another TT player approaches court against exclusion from CWG squad, CoA says team not final

"My Father Was...": Rishabh Pant Reveals How He Chose Wicket-Keeping

India vs South Africa: Dwaine Pretorius wants to inculcate Dhoni's calmness and self-belief

Watch - India vs South Africa T20Is: KL Rahul-Led Team India Begins Training