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Hooker Ronan Kelleher has been passed fit to face New Zealand in Ireland’s Autumn international opener in Dublin on Friday, but prop Tadhg Furlong will miss the clash with injury as coach Andy Farrell named his team on Wednesday.
Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out of the Ireland side to face New Zealand on Friday night.
Gregor Townsend's Scotland side continue their Autumn tests with perhaps the most challenging opponents of all this weekend, as World Cup holders South Africa roll into town.
Ahead of India's upcoming T20I series against South Africa, former cricketer Anil Kumble shared his thoughts on Men in Blue wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson's recent performances, noting that he has lacked consistency. Samson made his T20I debut in 2015 against Zimbabwe and has since played 33 T20 matches, amassing 594 runs at a strike rate of 144.52. His T20I record includes one century and two fifties. In the third T20I match against Bangladesh in Hyderabad, Samson delivered an exceptional performance, scoring 111 runs off 47 balls at a strike rate of 236.17.
Former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble has voiced his support for Yash Dayal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, and Ramandeep Singh, endorsing their potential to secure caps for the Indian cricket team. Kumble's remarks come at a pivotal moment, as these players gain recognition for their impressive domestic performances. Praising Yash Dayal, Kumble acknowledged the left-arm seamer's resilience and development. "I hope all three get an opportunity to play for the Indian team because they have all excelled at the domestic level. Yash Dayal, especially after conceding those five sixes to Rinku Singh, has made a strong comeback, which speaks volumes about his character and his capabilities. He's an exceptional left-arm seamer who moves the ball both ways. He's also honed his skills in death-over bowling and performed impressively for RCB last season," Kumble commented on JioCinema's Insiders' Preview ahead of the SA v IND T20I Series.
Australian star David Warner was on Wednesday appointed as captain of Big Bash League side Sydney Thunder, returning to a leadership role in Australian cricket six years after being implicated in the ball-tampering scandal on a tour of South Africa. His lifetime leadership ban was overturned by Cricket Australia last month, paving the way for his captaincy before he bids goodbye to competitive cricket. He retired from the international game after Australia elimination in the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean in June. Warner, 38, served a one-year ban from the game for his involvement in the Newlands ball-tampering scandal in 2018 alongside Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft.
South Africa start a four-match Twenty20 international series against India at Kingsmead on Friday, just over four months after the visitors beat them in the T20 World Cup final. Both squads show significant changes from the sides that played in Barbados, where India lifted the trophy with a seven-run win. South Africa will be missing their three most successful bowlers from the World Cup campaign - fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje and left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, as well as batsman-wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
Team India's horrific 0-3 series defeat against New Zealand in the Test series has seen questions being raised on Rohit Sharma's future as the team's captain in the longest format. The upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy is being touted by many as the make-or-break series for Rohit's Test career. While Jasprit Bumrah is the designated vice-captain in India's Test side, a different candidate has emerged as the No. 1 choice for full-time captaincy in the books of former India batter Mohammad Kaif.