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On This Day in 2018: Virat Kohli blew away South Africa with his record-breaking show

Virat Kohli owned a plethora of records in international cricket but the star Indian batter was on next level to complete a record-breaking performance five years ago in the ODI series against South Africa in their own backyard.Kohli left South African clueless with his exemplary batting performance as he amassed mind boggling 558 runs in the six ODIs at an astonishing average of 186. Kohli scored these runs at a strike rate of 99.46.His 558 runs in the series is still the highest in a bilateral ODI series ever that also fetched him player of the series award for his heroic run.With this victory, Kohli also became the first India captain to win a bilateral ODI series against South Africa in South Africa.

Should the Lions ditch Ellis Park? 'Nothing more depressing than sea of red, empty seats'

Despite South African crowd attendance leading the way in this season's URC, the Lions and Ellis Park have struggled to attract a meaningful number of bums on seats. As a result, the debate over whether the franchise should still play all its matches at the iconic, 62 500-capacity stadium has been reignited. But lifelong Lions fan and News24 Sport reader, Andries Combrinck, believes it need not become a relic of the past.

IND vs AUS: Allan Border still shocked by Travis Head's exclusion from Nagpur Test

Allan Border is still at pains to understand why middle-order batter Travis Head was excluded from the side that suffered an innings and 132-run defeat against India in the opening Test at Nagpur.Head has been in sublime form since the 2021/22 Ashes series, where he was adjudged Player of the Series after Australia won the five-Test series 4-0. He was the joint second-highest run-getter during the three-Test series at home against South Africa recently, which Australia won 2-0.But despite achieving several milestones in the past one year, Matt Renshaw got the selectors' nod ahead of Head for the opening Border-Gavaskar Test. Renshaw couldn't make an impact in Nagpur, getting dismissed for 0 and 2 respectively.Border felt the Australians were "overthinking" their strategy, and decided to drop Head only because of his two mediocre runs during the previous tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

"...All Little Gremlins About The Pitch": Aussie Great Slams 'Overthinking' Australia

Legendary Australian cricketer Allan Border is still at pains to understand why middle-order batter Travis Head was excluded from the side that suffered an innings and 132-run defeat against India in the opening Test at Nagpur. Head has been in sublime form since the 2021/22 Ashes series, where he was adjudged Player of the Series after Australia won the five-Test series 4-0. He was the joint second-highest run-getter during the three-Test series at home against South Africa recently, which Australia won 2-0.

Australia's Pat Cummins Backs Struggling David Warner For Second India Test

Australia skipper Pat Cummins brushed off concerns Thursday over David Warner's batting form and said he was certain the opener would play in this week's second Test against India. The left-handed Warner scored one and 10 at Nagpur last week and has struggled for form since scoring 200 in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Melbourne. "I'm not a selector. I don't think they've had a meeting but I'm sure Davey will be there," Cummins said of Warner's inclusion in the New Delhi Test, which starts Friday.

Watch: Virat Kohli Leaves In Swanky Car After Practice Session In Delhi, Fans Go Wild

Virat Kohli is a 'Delhi boy' but it isn't often that fans get to see him play in the national capital. Ahead of the second Test between India and Australia, the talismanic batter was spotted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on the eve of the second match of the series against Australia. As Kohli left the stadium in his swanky car, fans gathered around just to get a glimpse of the local boy who went on to achieve unthinkable heights in the world of crcket.

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

Nicholas Pooran, who had captained both white-ball teams, stepped down in November after West Indies' first-round exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia.The new captains will begin their tenures next month in the limited-overs leg of their South Africa tour, which also features two Tests.Kraigg Brathwaite remains captain of the Test side.

ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings

Australia remain the world's top-ranked Test team, the International Cricket Council said as it apologised for briefly and "erroneously" listing India as number one.

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On This Day in 2018: Virat Kohli blew away South Africa with his record-breaking show

Should the Lions ditch Ellis Park? 'Nothing more depressing than sea of red, empty seats'

IND vs AUS: Allan Border still shocked by Travis Head's exclusion from Nagpur Test

"...All Little Gremlins About The Pitch": Aussie Great Slams 'Overthinking' Australia

Australia's Pat Cummins Backs Struggling David Warner For Second India Test

Watch: Virat Kohli Leaves In Swanky Car After Practice Session In Delhi, Fans Go Wild

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings