Bavuma blow: Proteas skipper to miss World Cup warm-ups
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma will return to South Africa and miss the Cricket World Cup warm-ups.
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Proteas captain Temba Bavuma will return to South Africa and miss the Cricket World Cup warm-ups.
South Africa's preparations for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup have taken a blow with the news that captain Temba Bavuma will miss the Proteas' warm-up fixtures for the tournament against Afghanistan and New Zealand. Bavuma is flying home due to family reasons and will miss South Africa's two vital warm-up matches. The T20I skipper Aiden Markram will captain the South Africa team in WC warm-up matches in Bavuma's absence.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma will miss Cricket World Cup warm-up matches against Afghanistan and New Zealand after returning home for family reasons, officials confirmed on Thursday.
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was cleared of sexual assault in Sydney on Thursday, saying outside the court that he "can't wait" to play again. The 32-year-old batsman was arrested in November last year just hours after his country lost to England in their final Twenty20 World Cup match in Australia. He was initially accused of four counts of sexual intercourse without consent after arranging to meet a woman at a bar near the Sydney Opera House through a dating app. Three of those charges were dropped in May.
Asian Games 2023 has seen the Indian athletes live up to the hype with the country finding itself among the top 10 nations in the medals tally. Shooting, sailing, wushu, women's cricket and equestrian have been the disciplines where Indian athletes have left their mark at the Asian Games 2023. As of September 28, India have 24 medals (six gold, eight silver and 10 bronze). Among the gold medal winners at the Asian Games 2023, shooting has been the dominant force with four top spot finishes. However, India charted new territories by winning its first gold medal in cricket at Asian Games 2023. The Equestrian team also won the first gold medal in the sport in 41 years at the Asian Games. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
India coach Rahul Dravid is relieved that key players such as Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who are all coming back from injuries, could get enough miles in their legs ahead of the ODI World Cup, starting in a week's time. Bumrah, who was troubled by a back issue that kept him out for long, bowled his full quota of overs in Mohali and Rajkot - the two matches he played against Australia - but was a bit expensive in the series-concluding third ODI.
SYDNEY : Sri Lankan international cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Sydney last year when he was in Australia for the Twenty20 World Cup tournament, a court document showed on Thursday.
The Indian cricket team has left from India for their much-awaited Asian Games stint on Thursday. They will start their campaign on October 3. Sports Authority of India shared pictures of Team India leaving Mumbai Airport to fly to China. "Men's Cricket team is all set for #AsianGames2022! #TeamIndia have taken off from Mumbai airport, bound for Hangzhou, for their much-anticipated campaign at the #AsianGames2022. We wish them the very best for their performance," SAI Media wrote on their X (formerly Twitter) handle.