Bavuma blow for Proteas as skipper ruled out of entire two-month UK tour, Rilee Rossouw returns
White ball captain and Test batsman Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the Proteas' entire two-month tour of England and Ireland with an elbow injury.
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Defending champion Lucas Herbert doffs cap to 'respectful' Irish Open crowds
Defending Horizon Irish Open champion Lucas Herbert is hopeful that the experience at last year's tournament can put him in contention for a repeat this weekend.
England: Jamie George says Billy Vunipola is ‘chomping at the bit’ to return to Test rugby
Jamie George is delighted to see his Saracens team-mate Billy Vunipola recalled to the England squad and said the robust star has frustration to unleash when he returns.
Captain Carroll ready to lead the line for Ireland
John Carroll is being thrown into the deep end as the new captain of the Irish men's basketball team ahead of two of their biggest games in recent memory, but it’s something he believes he’s ready for.
If you don't have any option, then why don't you go there like a warrior: Deepak Hooda
Because, according to him, there is no other option but to just face the challenges head on when batting at the top of the order. Riding his powerful striking abilities, Hooda hogged the limelight with a 57-ball 104 in India's second T20 International against Ireland here on Tuesday. Batting at number three, Hooda became only the fourth Indian batter to score a century in the shortest format. "I've never opened in an international game, but being a top-order batsman, you have to cope up to the challenges and you don't have any option. "And if you don't have any option, then why don't you go there like a warrior. That's how I think, and things turned in my way. I'm happy about that," said Hooda after the match.
Tyson Fury nominated for Best Boxer award at the 2022 ESPYS
Tyson Fury has been nominated for the Best Boxer award at this year's ESPYS which will air live on July 20.
'With his pace, it's difficult to hit runs': Hardik Pandya reveals his decision to hand Umran Malik last crucial over of the match
Dublin. Ireland batters were scoring boundaries and almost came close to chasing down the total, needing 17 runs from the final over to pull off a huge upset. India captain Hardik Pandya explained the reason for giving young speedster Umran Malik the responsibility of bowling the last crucial over of the match.
Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson register highest partnership for India in T20I cricket
Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda on Tuesday registered the highest T20I partnership for India with 176 runs off 85 deliveries here at The Village in Dublin. With this milestone, the duo broke the record of the 165-run stand of India skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan (1st wicket) are in the third spot with 160 run partnership stand against Ireland in Dublin, 2018. Hooda and Samson achieved this feat during the match against Ireland, smashing 104 and 77 respectively to guide their team's total to 225/7 in the second match of the two-match T20I series.