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India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, Weather Forecast: Rain Threatens To Hamper Match In Guwahati

India are scheduled to take on South Africa at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati later on Sunday in the second T20I of the three-match series, but rain may hamper proceedings in Assam. According to Accuweather, Guwahati is likely to experience some heavy thunderstorms, with three hours of rain expected. Tickets at the Barsapara Stadium have been sold out for the match, but the fans are likely to be disappointed as there is a chance the match may not happen. The last international match at the stadium had also been abandoned due to rain.

"No Like-For-Like Replacement For Jasprit Bumrah In The World": Shane Watson To NDTV

Former Australia star Shane Watson is regarded as one of the best all-rounders to ever play the game and in a career spanning, 207 international games, Watson took 291 wickets and he also scored 10,950 runs. The 41-year-old is currently in India to play the Legends League Cricket, and on the sidelines of the ongoing event, Watson spoke to NDTV about whether India's chances at the T20 World Cup will be hampered if Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out due to injury and the form of Virat Kohli.

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Jasprit Bumrah has a 'stress reaction' and not a 'stress fracture'

This practically means that his injury isn't as bad as it seemed initially, and the recovery period will be much, much shorter, though it remains to be seen if India take a risk by taking the injured fast bowler to the T20 World Cup in Australia while hoping that he recovers for the knockout round at least.

Officially, Jasprit Bumrah is only out of South Africa series: Rahul Dravid

'He is being assessed, we are hopeful, not everything will be perfect'GUWAHATI: As India fret over how serious bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's stress fracture injury is, head coach Rahul Dravid is hoping that the bowler manages to make it to T20 World Cup Down Under starting on October 16.

India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Uncertainties galore for Team India

Bumrah's injury has added to the confusion over team combination as hosts gear up for 2nd T2OI vs SAGUWAHATI: With the match scheduled in the middle of Durga Puja, the traffic in the city here, and around Barsapara Cricket Stadium in particular, on the eve of the second T20 International match between India and South Africa, was clogged. The situation quite resembled the state of India's team combination right now. With the upcoming T20 World Cup barely two weeks away, the ongoing series against visiting South Africa is a preparation for the big-ticket event, irrespective of the outcome of the bilateral series. However, as India were hoping to get the team combination right ahead of the ICC meet, Jasprit Bumrah's injury added to growing uncertainties.

India vs South Africa, India Predicted XI: Will Rohit Sharma's Team Continue With Both Rishabh Pant And Dinesh Karthik In Playing XI?

India and South Africa will be squaring off in the second T20I of the three-match series at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side is 1-0 ahead in the series as it had won the first game by 8 wickets in Thiruvananthapuram. Hence, the second T20I is a must-win game for the Proteas if they have to stay alive in the series. Meanwhile, India will also be eager to register another win and seal yet another series -- their last T20I affair ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia.

Twitter User Asks Former India Spinner For Rs 300 For A Date. Here's What He Did

When a Twitter user requested former India spinner Amit Mishra for Rs 300 to take his girlfriend out for a date, he probably did not expect even a reply, let alone the leggie complying. But Mishra not only gave him the Rs 300 he asked for, he gave him an extra Rs 200 as well. "Sir 300 rs gpay karodo gf ko ghumne leke Jana h," the user had written in response to a tweet by Mishra. He also gave his bank details in a tweet that has since been deleted. Not long after, Amit Mishra shared a screengrab of having made a transaction of Rs 500 to the user.

"Watching My Dear Friend": Ravindra Jadeja Shares Pic Of Sanjay Manjrekar

Ravindra Jadeja and Sanjay Manjrekar have come a long way after the 2019 World Cup, and the duo have seemingly patched up. During the 2019 50-over tournament, former India batter Manjrekar had termed Jadeja as "bits and pieces" cricketer and it was then that Jadeja got miffed and he took to Twitter to say: "Still I have played twice the number of matches you have played and I m still playing. Learn to respect ppl who have achieved. I have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea. @sanjaymanjrekar."

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India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, Weather Forecast: Rain Threatens To Hamper Match In Guwahati

"No Like-For-Like Replacement For Jasprit Bumrah In The World": Shane Watson To NDTV

Jasprit Bumrah has a 'stress reaction' and not a 'stress fracture'

Officially, Jasprit Bumrah is only out of South Africa series: Rahul Dravid

India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Uncertainties galore for Team India

India vs South Africa, India Predicted XI: Will Rohit Sharma's Team Continue With Both Rishabh Pant And Dinesh Karthik In Playing XI?

Twitter User Asks Former India Spinner For Rs 300 For A Date. Here's What He Did

"Watching My Dear Friend": Ravindra Jadeja Shares Pic Of Sanjay Manjrekar