Klaasen steps in to captain Proteas in T20 series against Pakistan
Proteas white-ball head coach Rob Walter on Wednesday named a 15-man squad for this month's three-match home T20I series against Pakistan.
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Barcelona join Rangers in race for South African starlet as Morelos on the move again – Ibrox transfer news
Rangers face an uphill battle to sign reported target Relebohile Mofokeng - with La Liga powerhouses Barcelona now said to be keen on a move for the South African winger.
Heinrich Klaasen To Lead South Africa During T20I Series Against Pakistan
Batter Heinrich Klaasen will lead South Africa in the three-match T20I series against Pakistan from December 10 onwards, with regular captain Aiden Markram busy in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Markram, who will feature in the second Test from December 5 onwards and has been rested due to the tight schedule between the third Test and the T20Is. Besides Markram, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Tristan Stubbs will also miss the T20I series as they are also involved in the ongoing Test series.
Klaasen to captain South Africa’s T20 side as Markram rested
JOHANNESBURG : Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan next week, allowing Aiden Markram to concentrate on the test series, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday.
KL Rahul Asked About Batting Role In Adelaide Test. His Reply Stumps Everyone
Senior India batter KL Rahul on Wednesday said that he has overcome the "mental challenge" of being a floater in the line-up and is willing to bat at any position as long as he is able to play for the team. Rahul was superb in the first Test against Australia in Perth with scores of 26 and 77 while opening the innings in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who was on a paternity break. With Rohit walking back into playing eleven for the day-night Test starting Friday, Rahul was asked the obvious question about his batting position.
Rishabh Pant Or Nicholas Pooran? LSG Boss Breaks Silence On Captaincy Plans
Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), said the team's new captain has been decided and will be announced in the next few days ahead of the IPL 2025 season. LSG had been led by KL Rahul in IPL 2022-24 cycle, with Krunal Pandya captaining the team when the batter was ruled out from the later half of IPL 2023. But the franchise chose not to retain the duo ahead of the mega auction, which happened in Jeddah last month.
Updated WTC Points Table: Rohit Sharma And Co. Get Massive Boost As ICC Punish NZ, England For Bizarre Reason
New Zealand's aspirations of qualifying for the World Test Championship Final suffered a setback after they were docked three penalty points due to slow over-rate against England leading to a drop in the ranking table, the ICC stated on Tuesday. The deduction is a welcome news for India, who enjoy pole position with 61.11 percentage points. New Zealand now have a points percentage of 47.92 percent and can only move as high as 55.36 percent with victories from their remaining two fixtures against England. South Africa (59.26), Australia (57.26) and Sri Lanka (50) are placed second, third and fourth respectively.
Nepal U-19 Bowler Suffers Freak Injury During Wicket Celebration - Watch
Nepal cricket team bowler Yuvraj Khatri suffered a freak injury during the U-19 Asia Cup encounter against Bangladesh. Yuvraj was in brilliant form in the match as he picked up four wickets but his happiness soon turned into sadness as he got injured while celebrating a wicket. During the match, Yuvraj first emulated South Africa cricketer Tabraiz Shamsi's shoe celebration before mimicking Imran Tahir's running celebration after taking his fourth wicket. However, while running, he ended up twisting his left foot and fell to the ground. He had to be carried out of the ground by his teammates and Nepal ended up losing the match as Bangladesh chased down the target with five wickets to spare.