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ROME : Antoine Dupont will make a much-awaited return to the Six Nations after a one-year hiatus that cemented his status as one of France's top athletes, hoping Les Bleus can win the tournament on the back of a perfect autumn series.
Fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami's comeback would be keenly watched when the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian T20 team takes on an evenly-matched England in a five-match series starting on Wednesday, aiming to make up for the recent Test disasters that have caused considerable turmoil and heartbreak. The white-ball rubber, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs after that, presents an ideal platform for both the teams to experiment with combinations and assess form before next month's Champions Trophy. Shami, despite missing four matches, emerged as India's leading wicket-taker in the ODI World Cup 2023 with 24 scalps, including a sensational 7/57 in the semifinal against New Zealand at the Wankhede.
Indian superstar Virat Kohli is set to play his first Ranji Trophy game since 2012 after making himself available for Delhi's tie against Railways scheduled here from January 30. Kohli could not make it for Delhi's upcoming away clash against Saurashtra, beginning in Rajkot on January 23, due to a neck sprain but he has communicated to DDCA that he is available for the team's last league match of the Ranji Trophy.
Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and her partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open Sunday after bouncing Laura Siegemund of Germany and Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 in a match that took almost 2 1/2 hours.
Red Bull have promoted their junior driver Isack Hadjar to partner Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull's feeder team RB next season. The 20-year-old French rookie takes the seat vacated by Liam Lawson after the New Zealander was promoted to replace Sergio Perez alongside Red Bull's four-time world champion Max Verstappen for the 2025 campaign. "This is huge for myself, my family and all the people who have believed in me from the beginning," said Hadjar.
India captain Rohit Sharma will show up in a Ranji Trophy match for the first time in almost a decade after he and rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal were named in Mumbai's squad for their fixture against Jammu and Kashmir, starting January 23 at MCA-BKC Ground in Mumbai. The team will continue to be led by the seasoned Ajinkya Rahane, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) said while announcing the squad on Monday. Rohit had confirmed his participation for the next round of the Ranji Trophy match on Saturday during a press conference to announce India's squads for limited-overs series against England and the Champions Trophy next month.
A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official has expressed concerns over the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) alleged decision of not sending India captain Rohit Sharma to Pakistan for the opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy 2025 set to begin on February 19. Rohit was also expected to attend the customary captains' photo shoot and the pre-event press conference in Pakistan. For the unversed, India will play all their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai including the clash against Pakistan on February 23. Meanwhile, the BCCI has neither denied sending Rohit to Pakistan nor confirmed his travel. However, the PCB official further conveyed his disappointment over reports that the Indian team would not wear Pakistan's name on their tournament jersey.
South Africa's U19 Women thrashed Samoa by a commanding 10 wickets on Monday after bowling them out for a paltry 16 to top Group C in the U19 T20 World Cup at Borneo Cricket Ground in Sarawak, Malaysia.