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India vs South Africa - "Everybody Was Abusing Me...": KL Rahul Hits Out After Slamming Century

Indian middle-order batter KL Rahul on Wednesday opened up on outside noise and social media scrutiny following a Test comeback hundred against South Africa in Centurion. Rahul was lauded for his efforts in tough batting conditions in the first innings, notching his eighth Test century (101 in 137 balls, with 14 fours and four sixes) in a total of just 245. Virat Kohli's 38 was the next best for the tourists, who were bowled out in the first session of day two.

'Cricket Is Being Dominated By...': South Africa Legend Makes Explosive Statement

He was instrumental in exposing BCCI to the whole new world of commercialisation of the game's broadcast but former Cricket South Africa president Dr Ali Bacher doesn't like only three boards "marginalising" others in order to enjoy complete hegemony. It is no secret that India, Australia and England cricket boards decide the cricket calendar and Bacher, who brought the Proteas cricket to mainstream, post-apartheid, isn't amused at all. "When I was the chairman of ICC's development committee, my objective was to spread the game. It's not happening today. Cricket today is dominated by India, Australia, England. South Africa has been marginalised, Pakistan has been marginalised, West Indies has been marginalised. That's not good," Bacher, now 81, told PTI during an exclusive interview while watching the India and South Africa opening Test.

French clubs Toulouse and Toulon fined over Springbok star Kolbe's transfer

Rugby giants Toulouse and Toulon have been fined for lack of financial transparency over the transfer two years ago of South African World Cup winning winger Cheslin Kolbe, the French national league (LNR) announced.

"Tactically Big Mistake...": Ravi Shastri Underlines Fault In Rohit Sharma-led India's Strategy vs South Africa

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team endured a tough second day in the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Wednesday. When bad light forced early stumps, South Africa had already taken a 11-run lead with five wickets remaining courtesy Den Elgar's classy unbeaten 140. Before that KL Rahul's 101 had taken India to 245, which many experts felt was a decent enough total. The start of India's bowling was not bad either as Mohammed Siraj dismissed Aiden Markram cheaply.

Pakistan's Fielding "Worst In International Cricket": Gautam Gambhir's Clear Take, Drops India's 'World Cup Finals' Comparison

After the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup, the next marquee ICC event is less than six months away. The 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup will take place in June in the West Indies and the USA. India's wait for a first ICC Trophy since 2013 got extended by a year when they lost to Australia in the ODI World Cup final at home. The 2024 T20 World Cup is another chance for India to end that drought. In an engaging discussion Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir, both members of India's 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup-winning teams, deliberated on India's chances at the T20 World Cup.

"Jo Bolna Hoga...": KL Rahul Shuts Down Trolls After 'One Of The Top 10 Centuries' In Indian Test Cricket

Don't you ever feel retorting to trolls who are merciless and at times downright out of line when they criticise you? KL Rahul was asked. "What will I achieve (by) doing that?" he countered. "Logon ko jo bolna hoga bolenge (People will say what they want to). If you are a public performer, performance is your only yardstick to stay away from criticism. And about social media, the farther you stay away from it, the happier you will be," a composed Rahul told media persons after scoring what Sunil Gavaskar termed as one of the 10 best hundreds ever hit by an Indian batter.

Franchise is the future but Australia rule the here and now

NEW DELHI : Cricket got a glimpse into its future during a momentous 2023 but its present continues to be dominated by Australia, who bagged the test and 50-overs world titles under Pat Cummins's inspiring leadership.

"In Top 10 In India's Test History...": KL Rahul's Ton Gets Special Place In Sunil Gavaskar's "Over 50 Years" Of Watching Cricket

KL Rahul's brave century during the ongoing opening Test against South Africa here on Wednesday drew high acclaim from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who has rated the knock "in the top ten in the history" of India's red-ball cricket. Rahul, who walked into the middle while the Indians were four down for 92 on Day 1 on Tuesday, made a gutsy 101 off 137 balls before being knocked over by debutant pacer Nandre Burger, as the visitors were all out for 245.

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India vs South Africa - "Everybody Was Abusing Me...": KL Rahul Hits Out After Slamming Century

'Cricket Is Being Dominated By...': South Africa Legend Makes Explosive Statement

French clubs Toulouse and Toulon fined over Springbok star Kolbe's transfer

"Tactically Big Mistake...": Ravi Shastri Underlines Fault In Rohit Sharma-led India's Strategy vs South Africa

Pakistan's Fielding "Worst In International Cricket": Gautam Gambhir's Clear Take, Drops India's 'World Cup Finals' Comparison

"Jo Bolna Hoga...": KL Rahul Shuts Down Trolls After 'One Of The Top 10 Centuries' In Indian Test Cricket

Franchise is the future but Australia rule the here and now

"In Top 10 In India's Test History...": KL Rahul's Ton Gets Special Place In Sunil Gavaskar's "Over 50 Years" Of Watching Cricket