Cricket-Australia's Smith ruled out of Pakistan white ball matches
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia batsman Steve Smith will miss the one-day and T20 matches against Pakistan to manage a left elbow injury, the team said on Saturday.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia batsman Steve Smith will miss the one-day and T20 matches against Pakistan to manage a left elbow injury, the team said on Saturday.
MELBOURNE : Australia batsman Steve Smith will miss the one-day and T20 matches against Pakistan to manage a left elbow injury, the team said on Saturday.
With Anrich Nortje sidelined in international cricket due to injuries, fans were worried whether the South Africa pacer would join the Delhi Capitals squad ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Fans were constantly asking the franchise on Twitter regarding the updates on Proteas pacer availability and finally, their calls have been answered as Nortje has finally linked up with the Delhi-based franchise. Delhi Capitals shared a video on Twitter in which Nortje can be seen browsing through the messages of fans and in the end, he says: "Nortje kahan hai? Nortje yahan hai."
Delhi Capitals will be taking the field this season with some new names in their squad in the upcoming IPL 2022 season. Captain Rishabh Pant, recently attended his first training session with the side in Mumbai. The IPL 2022 season will kick off on March 26 with Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders squaring off in the tournament opener. Delhi Capitals will play their first match of the season on March 27 against the Mumbai Indians.
Having bought a lot of new faces at the IPL mega auction this year, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting stressed that the players who have been retained by the franchise now have a responsibility to guide the youngsters in the team. The Capitals had retained four players -- skipper Rishabh Pant, opener Prithvi Shaw, all-rounder Axar Patel and South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje -- ahead of the auction and the coach is trying his best to get to know the rest of the squad ahead of the league which begins on March 26.
Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction this year, Delhi Capitals' head coach Ricky Ponting stressed that the players who have been retained by the franchise now have a responsibility to guide the youngsters in the team. The Capitals had retained four players -- skipper Rishabh Pant, opener Prithiv Shaw, spin all-rounder Axar Patel and South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje -- ahead of the auction and the coach is trying his best to get to know the rest of the squad ahead of the 2022 season, which begins on March 26. "I have told the boys to keep their doors open when they are in their rooms and get to know each other. I am going to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with all the younger guys that I don't know," Ponting was quoted as saying in a media release.
Australia batter David Warner enjoys a large fan following in India. Warner, who keeps experimenting with his online avatar and loves swapping faces with Indian film stars, took to Instagram on Tuesday and recreated a song from Akshay Kumar's upcoming movie, titled 'Bachchan Pandey'. In the video, Warner can be seen pumping his chest, while singing the title song 'Maar Khayega', with an intense look on his face. Uploaded just over an hour ago, the video has already garnered over 166,000 likes on Instagram.
Iftikhar Ahmed and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr have been added to the Pakistan Test squad for the first match of the three-match series against Australia.