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Struggling Australia skipper Aaron Finch feeling 'really good' about batting

Aaron Finch has shrugged off his abysmal form with the bat in the leadup to the team's T20 World Cup defence, saying he has the full support of players and selectors and a big score is just around the corner. The white ball skipper, caught in the slips for one in the ODI against Zimbabwe in Townsville on Wednesday, has managed only 16 runs in his past four innings, which included a pair of ducks against Sri Lanka. Former Australia captain Kim Hughes told Australian radio this week that Finch did not deserve his place in the World Cup squad, but the 35-year-old opener said he would soon bounce back. "I know that I have the full support of the players and the coaching and selection staff, so I'm working hard on my game. It just hasn't quite flowed yet," Finch told reporters on Thursday after Australia's World Cup squad was announced.

Struggling Australia skipper Finch feeling 'really good' about batting

MELBOURNE: Embattled Australia captain Aaron Finch has shrugged off his abysmal form with the bat in the leadup to the team's T20 World Cup defence, saying he has the full support of players and selectors and a big score is just around the corner.

Australia pick Singapore-born Tim David in T20 World Cup squad, David Warner rested for India tour

The 26-year-old, known for his big hitting exploits, has played 14 T20Is for Singapore in 2019 to 2020, averaging 46.5 with the bat. But under ICC rules, he is eligible to play for Australia immediately. David has made a name for himself in the shortest format of the game by plying his trade in T20 leagues across the world.

Asia Cup: Afghanistan revelling in familiar conditions

Asia Cup here in UAE has been around how the conditions have become as good as home conditions for India and Pakistan. However, as Afghanistan roared into the Super 4s here in the Asia Cup after beating Bangladesh on Tuesday, captain Mohammad Nabi declared this is his team's territory more than any other team. "Since the last 15 years, most of the times we have played in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, we know the conditions well. Sometimes in Sharjah a low total is tough to chase, that's why in a low chase the batsmen didn't throw early wickets and at the end we targeted the bowlers and won the game," Nabi said after the match before adding: "As a team in this Asia Cup we are showing that Afghanistan have quality batsmen, quality bowlers and quality fielders."

La Vuelta 2022: Kaden Groves grabs Stage 11 to heal BikeExchange-Jayco pain from Simon Yates' Covid exit

Team BikeExchange-Jayco bounced back in the best way possible from the Covid withdrawal of leader Simon Yates by launching sprinter Kaden Groves to a maiden Grand Tour stage win in Cabo di Gata on the Costa del Almeria. Groves benefited from a flawless lead-out as he latched onto the wheels of Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) and Daniel McLay (Arkea-Samsic) to power clear on the home straight of Stage 11 before holding off Danny van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) for a stunning win.

Asia Cup: Virat Kohli finds form but Suryakumar Yadav steals show as India beat Hong Kong

Virat Kohli returned to form with a half-century, but cricket’s biggest star was outshone by Suryakumar Yadav as India eased past Hong Kong in the Asia Cup in Dubai.

Australia's Groves powers to Stage 11 win at Vuelta

Australian Kaden Groves of Team Bike Exchange-Jayco won stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana while world champion Julian Alaphilippe crashed out. Groves secured the victory in a tight finish, beating Danny van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to the line. Groves came up on the right side from behind Daniel McLay (Arkea-Samsic) as he sprinted past him and Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) inside the final 50m. Van Poppel and Merlier came off Groves' wheel to finish second and third respectively. The Australian's victory came as a relief to the team after their leader Simon Yates was forced to pull out of the race following a positive Covid-19 result ahead of Wednesday's stage. "It feels fantastic," Groves said. "This morning with the news of Simon going positive for COVID-19 all the boys were disappointed. It's the best way to bounce back after such bad news. "We set up early for this wind. We thought there'd be crosswind earlier but there was nothing until the final 4km where we were the first team. The guys did a perfect job keeping me in front and fresh. "Maybe with about 50-100m to go I was fresher than the other guys who had to do efforts from behind to move up. Thankfully I was in the right position and got the gap to step out and do my sprint. "Being my first Grand Tour win for sure it takes the cake." Race leader Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) kept his red jersey after finishing safely in the peloton, while Mads Pedersen of Trek-Segafredo stayed on top of the points classification.

SA20 league commissioner Graeme Smith sees tournament growth despite Test match worries

SA20 league commissioner Graeme Smith isn't concerned about the backlash they could get should the Proteas lose the series against England as Cricket South Africa puts T20 cricket at the forefront of their financial sustainability.

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Struggling Australia skipper Aaron Finch feeling 'really good' about batting

Struggling Australia skipper Finch feeling 'really good' about batting

Australia pick Singapore-born Tim David in T20 World Cup squad, David Warner rested for India tour

Asia Cup: Afghanistan revelling in familiar conditions

La Vuelta 2022: Kaden Groves grabs Stage 11 to heal BikeExchange-Jayco pain from Simon Yates' Covid exit

Asia Cup: Virat Kohli finds form but Suryakumar Yadav steals show as India beat Hong Kong

Australia's Groves powers to Stage 11 win at Vuelta

SA20 league commissioner Graeme Smith sees tournament growth despite Test match worries