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The anticipation is increasing as Bafana Bafana are readying themselves to take to the field again for the first time since their disappointing 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying exit in November last year.
Umesh Yadav was last seen in an India jersey in limited overs cricket in February 2019, in a T20I match against Australia in Visakhapatnam. Since then, he has only been playing Test cricket. With the next edition of the ICC T20 World Cup coming up in Australia at the end of the year, the 34-year-old fast bowler is eager to make a comeback to the Indian white-ball teams. Umesh, who has played only 7 T20Is in his career so far and taken 9 wickets, is eyeing the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 edition as a stepping stone to make it to the Indian limited-overs side. He spoke to TimesofIndia.com recently about this and much more. He hasn't played an ODI since October 2018. Umesh will be playing for two time IPL champions the Kolkata Knight Riders this season, a team he has played for earlier as well. KKR picked up the experienced pacer at his base price of Rs. 2 crore. Not getting enough opportunities in white-ball cricket almost cost Umesh an IPL contract this time. The 34-year-old from Nagpur, who has 119 wickets in 121 IPL matches so far, went unsold twice in the IPL 2022 player auction. However, when the auctioneer took his name for the third time, KKR showed faith in the Indian pacer and bought him for his base price. Umesh was part of the victorious KKR team that clinched the IPL title in the 2014 edition.
Former India captain MS Dhoni on Thursday stepped down as the skipper of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ahead of the start of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The announcement came as a shock to many and the cricketing fraternity has been paying its tributes to the veteran wicketkeeper-batter. Newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis, who was part of CSK squad during their title-winning campaign last season, also shared his views on playing under Dhoni.
England coach Eddie Jones is not "bullet-proof", his boss said Thursday, following a dismal Six Nations campaign.
With Anrich Nortje sidelined in international cricket due to injuries, fans were worried whether the South Africa pacer would join the Delhi Capitals squad ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Fans were constantly asking the franchise on Twitter regarding the updates on Proteas pacer availability and finally, their calls have been answered as Nortje has finally linked up with the Delhi-based franchise. Delhi Capitals shared a video on Twitter in which Nortje can be seen browsing through the messages of fans and in the end, he says: "Nortje kahan hai? Nortje yahan hai."
“Football is the most important of the least important things in life.”
Adil Rashid will continue to prioritise becoming a double world champion over a return to first-class cricket with Yorkshire this season.
LONDON : The RFU insists that Eddie Jones remains the right man to lead England into the 2023 Rugby World Cup and it seems that, despite the latest Six Nations struggles, the Australian will still be given plenty of rope to work with to try to get it right.