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South Africa Star Credits IPL For Team's Win In 1st T20I Against India

Rassie van der Dussen, who top-scored for Proteas against India on Thursday, credited South African players' experience of playing in IPL 2022 for the team's triumph in the opening T20I of the five-match series. Top knocks by Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller took South Africa to a seven-wicket over India in the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. "Myself having watched a lot of IPL games, having not got much of an opportunity to play, (I) had a pretty good idea of what their bowlers would do and the conditions," Rassie van der Dussen said in a post-match press conference.

Has More Shots "Than Any Other Indian": Ravi Shastri Backs Sanju Samson For T20 World Cup Squad

With the 2022 T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in Australia, India's selectors face a problem of plenty in most departments. Among batters too, they have several options to pick from, and not enough spots to be able to include everyone who seems deserving of a chance. Apart from players like Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson, who have played for India but are not sure picks, there are also uncapped players like Rahul Tripathi and Tilak Varma who have been knocking on the doors with their standout performances in the Indian Premier League.

"Great To See...": Rahul Dravid On Biggest Positive From IPL 2022 For Indian Cricket

Success of Indian players as captains in a tournament like IPL will eventually benefit the national team since leadership role helps in accelerating the growth of cricketers, Head coach Rahul Dravid said on Tuesday. Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to title in its maiden season while KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Sanju Samson too did a commendable job while leading their respective franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rahul led new entrants Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs in their maiden season and Samson impressed with his captaincy as he took Rajasthan Royals to a runners-up finish this season.

Success of Indian captains in IPL augurs well for national team: Rahul Dravid

IPL will eventually benefit the national team since the leadership role helps in accelerating the growth of cricketers, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Tuesday. Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to title in its maiden season while KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Sanju Samson too did a commendable job while leading their respective franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

India vs South Africa: Hardik Pandya Part Of Leadership Group? What Rahul Dravid Said

India is all set to take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series starting Thursday and the Indian team came out for its first practice session on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The focus was on all the newcomers who have been included in the team after good IPL performances. When you talk of IPL performance one has to talk about the man who led debutants Gujarat Titans to the title this season and that is all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

Watch: Shimron Hetmyer's Priceless Reaction To Sanju Samson Poking Fun At Him During "Great Speech"

Rajasthan Royals impressed one and all, reaching the final of the IPL 2022 season thanks to some fine performances all across the board. However, they failed to cross the final hurdle, losing to Gujarat Titans in the final. Despite the disappointment in the final, Rajasthan Royals had a lot of positives to be back home. Jos Buttler won the Orange Cap while Yuzvendra Chahal took home the Purple Cap. Apart from these two, there were many key contributions from numerous players throughout the tournament that helped RR reach the final. Sanju Samson too was impressive with his captaincy.

Twitter Blows Up After Hardik Pandya's Bowling Heroics In IPL Final vs Rajasthan Royals

Hardik Pandya led from the front in the IPL 2022 final against Rajasthan Royals, producing a stunning spell of bowling to put Gujarat Titans in the driver's seat. Having lost the toss, Gujarat Titans came under some early pressure with young Yashasvi Jaiswal chancing his arm. Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson then steadied RR before Hardik Pandya removed his counterpart. Buttler seemed to be headed for another big score but was stopped short in his tracks by Hardik. The Indian all-rounder then got another big fish in the form of Shimron Hetmyer to end with figures of three for 17 off his four overs.

IPL 2022: Wanted to be flag-bearer of how my team would function, says Hardik Pandya

Pandya was quietly caressing the IPL trophy flap as one of the BCCI employees was inscribing the name of new champions 'Gujarat Titans'. It seemed as if an indulgent father was tousling his son's hair with love. That trophy was indeed Pandya's labour of love. For all the hard work put in after some years of circumspection and uncertainties. We all saw it but he dealt with it.

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South Africa Star Credits IPL For Team's Win In 1st T20I Against India

Has More Shots "Than Any Other Indian": Ravi Shastri Backs Sanju Samson For T20 World Cup Squad

"Great To See...": Rahul Dravid On Biggest Positive From IPL 2022 For Indian Cricket

Success of Indian captains in IPL augurs well for national team: Rahul Dravid

India vs South Africa: Hardik Pandya Part Of Leadership Group? What Rahul Dravid Said

Watch: Shimron Hetmyer's Priceless Reaction To Sanju Samson Poking Fun At Him During "Great Speech"

Twitter Blows Up After Hardik Pandya's Bowling Heroics In IPL Final vs Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2022: Wanted to be flag-bearer of how my team would function, says Hardik Pandya