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PRETORIA : Light rain delayed the start of play on the second day of the first South Africa-India test match, with India 208-8 overnight after being put into bat by hosts South Africa at Centurion, near Pretoria.
India will seek once again to breach the 'final frontier' for their Test team when they begin a two-match series at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. South Africa is the only regular Test-playing country where India have yet to win a series. India have played a total of 8 Test series in South Africa, out of which 7 went in the Proteas' favour with only one ending in a draw. Ahead of India's upcoming Test series in South Africa, former international batter Sanjay Bangar has opined why the team has not been able to win any Test series there.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has sent social media into overdrive with his latest Instagram story. Siraj, who was rested for the ongoing ODI series against South Africa, shared a few heartbroken emojis on his Instagram story. Amid all the buzz regarding the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) Players Auction in Dubai, Siraj has sparked concerns on social media with his latest activity. Despite not mentioning anything in his Instagram story, Siraj shared five heart-broken emojis.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), despite making it to three finals, are yet to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title. With the upcoming IPL 2024 Auction scheduled on December 19 in Dubai, the Bangalore franchise will look to secure the necessary talent to, hopefully, end the jinx in the upcoming edition of the IPL. RCB is set to make a major overhaul in their bowling attack this season. Led by South African cricketer Faf du Plessis, the franchise has opted to let go 11 players, mostly bowlers.
It wasn't just the Indian team's performance in the ODI World Cup 2023 that sent smiles all across the country but the ‘best fielder' custom that brought some epic dressing room scenes from the Indian team. While many believed that the ‘best fielder' trend would end with the conclusion of the World Cup, India's fielding coach T Dilip ensured that wasn't the case. After the conclusion of the T20Is against South Africa, Dilip brought the ‘impact fielder' in the Indian team for the series, and it was none other than Mohammed Siraj.
Former India batter Gautam Gambhir has thrown his weight behind pacer Mohammed Siraj after his poor outing in the second T20I against South Africa on Tuesday. Siraj conceded 14 runs in his first over, but made a strong decent comeback by giving away just 13 runs in his next two overs, including a wicket. Gambhir also expressed his disappointment over Arshdeep Singh's show in the match. The pacer leaked 31 runs in two overs, including 24 in his first over.
Team India is all set to face South Africa in their upcoming all-format tour. After clinching a memorable win over Australia in the five-match series, India arrived in Durban on Thursday morning. In a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on social media, the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, and others were seen receiving warm welcome by the people of South Africa. However, there was another which welcomed the Indian team whole-heartedly.
Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praise on pacer Mukesh Kumar, calling him 'Junior Shami'. While speaking on his official YouTube channel, Ashwin said that when he first met Mohammed Siraj, he thought the 29-year-old would become the junior of Mohammed Shami. However, Ashwin's mind changed after he was Mukesh Kumar and now he felt that the 30-year-old can be the younger version of the most takers in the ODI World Cup 2023.