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Injured Temba Bavuma Out Of South Africa's England Tour

South Africa white-ball skipper and Test vice-captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of their tour of England which starts next month, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday. Bavuma suffered an elbow injury during a recent Twenty20 series in India and needs eight weeks to recover. The Proteas will play three world championship Tests, three one-day internationals and three T20 internationals against England as well as two T20 internationals against Ireland in England. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj will lead the one-day team and batsman David Miller will lead the T20 side in Bavuma's absence.

Cricket SA set to announce new Director of Cricket this week

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is expecting to confirm its new Director of Cricket by the end of this week, Sport24 understands.

Will they or won't they? Graeme Smith says decision must be made on Faf for T20 World Cup

Graeme Smith believes that as the T20 World Cup in Australia looms at the end of this year, South Africa has to make a decision on the selection of Faf du Plessis.

"Stay Off Twitter, Focus On Your Game": Graeme Smith's Advice To This Indian T20 Star

While the India squad for Ireland series saw someone like Rahul Tripathi getting his maiden national call-up, another quality player like Rahul Tewatia's wait to make it to the national squad continued. The all-rounder played a crucial role for newbies Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022. He scored 217 runs across 12 innings at a strike rate of 147.62. Soon after India's 17-member squad for the Ireland series was announced, Tewatia took to Twitter to say "expectations hurts (sic)". However, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is of the opinion that he should rather focus on his game than the social media.

"X-Factor That India Require": Former South Africa Skipper Graeme Smith On India Star

The five-match T20I series between India and South Africa ended in a 2-2 stalemate after the series decider in Bengaluru was abandoned due to rain. Only 3.3 overs were possible in the game, in which India posted 28/2 with Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad back in the hut. A day after the series ended, former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith highlighted the biggest positives for Team India and he was full of praise for Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya.

Watch: Virat Kohli Sums Up 11 Years In Test Cricket With This Montage

It was on this day, 11 years ago, that Virat Kohli made his debut in the longest format of the game. The right-handed Kohli had made his Test debut against the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, and in the game, he registered scores of 4 and 15. 11 years later, Kohli is one of the lynchpins of the Indian batting lineup and has made No.4 batting slot his own. Kohli also had a very successful captaincy reign in the longest format of the game.

South Africa Legend Explains Why Ishan Kishan Won't Open For India In T20 World Cup

Opening batter Ishan Kishan was in great form in the five-match T20 International (T20I) series against South Africa, and finished as the highest run-scorer in the contest with 206 runs. Kishan hit two half-centuries and batted with a strike rate of 150.36 in the series. However, chances are slim of him making it to the playing XI when India travel to Australia for the 2022 T20 World Cup in October-November, with first-choice openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul set to return to the team.

"Bits And Pieces Batter": Former South Africa Skipper Fumes At India's Batting Order In Second T20I

After scoring 211 in the first T20I, Team India did not have a great day at the office in the second T20I as the hosts only posted 148/6 in 20 overs against South Africa in Cuttack. This total did not prove to be enough as South Africa chased it down with four wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare. Eyebrows were raised when Axar Patel was sent ahead of Dinesh Karthik and the move did not pay off as the left-hander departed after scoring 10 off 11 balls while Karthik remained unbeaten on 30.

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Injured Temba Bavuma Out Of South Africa's England Tour

Cricket SA set to announce new Director of Cricket this week

Will they or won't they? Graeme Smith says decision must be made on Faf for T20 World Cup

"Stay Off Twitter, Focus On Your Game": Graeme Smith's Advice To This Indian T20 Star

"X-Factor That India Require": Former South Africa Skipper Graeme Smith On India Star

Watch: Virat Kohli Sums Up 11 Years In Test Cricket With This Montage

South Africa Legend Explains Why Ishan Kishan Won't Open For India In T20 World Cup

"Bits And Pieces Batter": Former South Africa Skipper Fumes At India's Batting Order In Second T20I