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South Africa's nerveless run through the knockout stages at the Rugby World Cup last year has instilled the belief that no mountain is too high as they seek a fourth successive victory over old foes New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday (4pm Irish time).
Indian para-athlete Amisha missed out on a medal in the final of the F46 Shot Put at the ongoing Paris Paralympics, as she finished at number 14th in the medal match on Wednesday. Amisha finished at number 14th with the personal best of 9.25 m, but it was not enough to land her a position in the podium. Her first attempt turned out to be her best throw. Dominating the podium were Noelle Malkamaki of USA, who set a new world record with a throw of 14.06 m.
Indian para-athlete Amisha missed out on a medal in the final of the F46 Shot Put at the ongoing Paris Paralympics, as she finished at number 14th in the medal match on Wednesday. Amisha finished at number 14th with the personal best of 9.25 m, but it was not enough to land her a position in the podium. Her first attempt turned out to be her best throw. Dominating the podium were Noelle Malkamaki of USA, who set a new world record with a throw of 14.06 m.
Shubman Gill, the captain of Team ‘A' in the Duleep Trophy round one, has confirmed that he will open the batting against Team ‘B', starting on Thursday. He added that India pacer Prasidh Krishna will not be available for the first round game to be held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Krishna underwent surgery on February 23 this year on his left proximal quadriceps tendon and has been on rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He didn't even play in the recent Maharaja T20 Trophy, where his team Mysuru Warriors eventually won the title.
England test captain Ben Stokes has welcomed coach Brendon McCullum being given additional charge of the country's limited- overs sides.
Zaka Ashraf, the former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman held responsible for starting a slide in the fortunes of the national team, has denied any groupings in the dressing room. Ashraf also brushed aside that his decision to appoint Shaheen Shah Afridi as the national T20 captain and Shan Masood as the Test captain after last year's ODI World Cup had sparked a rift in the dressing room. “There were no differences between Babar Azam or Shaheen even after I decided to have the latter as the T20 captain,” Ashraf said on a local news channel.
New Zealand cricket is increasingly grappling with the club vs country dilemma, as more high-profile players choose to opt out of central contracts. With the team gearing up for a challenging stretch of nine Test matches in the coming months, Test captain Tim Southee has acknowledged the issue, attributing it to the "changing landscape of international cricket." Southee expressed optimism that cricket boards and franchise leagues could find a way to "work together" to address the situation.
Star England batter Joe Root became the top batter as the International Cricket Council (ICC) updated player's rankings on Wednesday. "Joe Root's dream run with the bat has helped the England batter to an even bigger lead in the ICC Test Batter Rankings," ICC stated in a statement. Consecutive tons for Root led him to extend his lead atop the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings. Root (922 rating points) now leads the chart by 63 points over New Zealand's Kane Williamson.