Japan's Horie to retire at end of season
Japan hooker Shota Horie said on Wednesday he will retire from the sport at the end of the local domestic season, bringing an end to a career that has spanned four World Cups.
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All Blacks to keep selection ban for overseas players
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson will not be able to pick overseas-based players in his squad any time soon, with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) seeing no need to alter its selection ban.
Will Faf Du Plessis Return For T20 WC 2024? Veteran South Africa Star Drops Huge Hint
Former South Africa cricket team skipper Faf Du Plessis has hinted at a possible return to international cricket at the T20 World Cup 2024. Du Plessis last played for the national side back in December 2020 and since then, he has been playing T20I cricket for various franchises all around the world. Du Plessis was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Auction and he has been exceptionally successfully for the team. At the sidelines of Abu Dhabi T10 League, the veteran star revealed his possible plans for the upcoming competition with the South Africa cricket team.
"Reached Hospital On Time, Else It Could...": Deepak Chahar On Father's Medical Emergency
India pacer Deepak Chahar missed the 5th and final T20I against Australia despite only returning to action in the 4th T20I of the same series. India's interim skipper Suryakumar Yadav revealed a 'medical emergency' to be the reason behind Chahar's 11th-hour pull out from the series. Though Chahar has been named for India's T20I assignment against South Africa, it isn't yet known whether he will be able to join his teammates in the Rainbow Nation. Opening up on the situation, Chahar revealed that his father has been admitted to the hospital but he isn't in a position to leave him and fly to South Africa yet.
Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian Team Leaves For South Africa Tour
The Indian cricket team departed from Bengaluru on Tuesday night for their tour to South Africa. The Men in Blue, including Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, head coach Rahul Dravid, Mohammed Siraj among others departed from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru for the tour. The all-format tour of South Africa will kickstart from December 10 with a three-match T20I series which will go on till December 14. From December 17, the ODI leg of the white-ball series will start which will conclude on September 21.
"Having To Miss Out On World Cup...": Shubman Gill's Bittersweet Review Of 2023
It has been a brilliant year for Shubman Gill. The talented Indian cricket team opener showed brilliant form in all three formats of the game and his numbers specifically in ODI cricket were extraordinary. Gill is currently the leading run-scorer this year with 1584 runs in 29 matches at an average of 63.36 with the help of five centuries. However, in a recent interaction, the youngster said that the loss in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final somewhat dampened his mood but was quick to point out that he, along with his teammates, will have a chance to improve situations in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.
'Direct Shoot-Out Between Ruturaj Gaikwad And Shubman Gill For T20 WC': Ex-India Star's Big Claim
In the absence of big names like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, a young Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, thrashed Australia 4-1 in a five-match T20Is series. Ruturaj Gaikwad was India's top-scorer in the series with 223 runs in five matches at an average of 55.75. However, former India opener Aakash Chopra feels Gaikwad will face stiff competition from Shubman Gill for a place in the Indian team at the T20 World Cup next year.
Ex-India Star Namedrops MS Dhoni In Praise For 'Street-Smart Cricketer' Rohit Sharma
Former Indian cricket team fast bowler S Sreesanth namedropped MS Dhoni in a massive praise for current skipper Rohit Sharma. In a recent interaction, Sreesanth called Rohit a 'street-smart cricketer' and pointed out that much like Dhoni, he makes sure to back his bowlers and fielders even when the going gets tough on the field. He cited the example of the recently concluded Cricket World Cup 2023 and said that Rohit kept backing players in the competition even when they were not playing well.