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Jasprit Bumrah Has "Gone To NCA, Waiting For An Official Confirmation": Rahul Dravid

Team India's preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup received a major jolt earlier this week as premier speedster Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the ongoing three-match T20I series against South Africa. It is not clear whether Bumrah would be available for the T20 World Cup, which is slated to begin on October 16. Ahead of the second T20I against South Africa, head coach Rahul Dravid provided an update on Bumrah, saying the pacer has gone to the National Cricket Academy and the management is waiting for an official word.

India vs South Africa 1st T20I, India Predicted XI: Who Will Replace Rested Hardik Pandya In The Playing XI?

After a 2-1 T20I series win over Australia at home, India host South Africa in the white-ball formats. The teams start with a three-T20I series which will be followed by an ODI series of as many matches. With the series against the Proteas being India's last T20 assignment before the T20 World Cup in Australia, Rohit Sharma and company will try to put their best foot forward in the matches. Playing against South Africa, the number 3 ranked T20I side, will definitely test the preparation of the Indian team. However, head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit would be happy with it.

Legends League Cricket: Ex-England Pacer Ryan Sidebottom Opens Up On Jelly Bean Incident From 2007 Nottingham Test

Remember the jelly bean incident that happened during the 2007 Trent Bridge Test between India and England? If not, here's what happened. Team India pacer Zaheer Khan had pointed his bat towards Kevin Pietersen who was standing at the slips, after he noticed some jelly beans being thrown on the wicket. Over the course of the last few years, it has been revealed that jelly beans were indeed lying there on the surface and it was done just to have some "banter" in the middle.

Virat Kohli surpasses Rahul Dravid, becomes India's second highest run-scorer in international cricket

Virat Kohli on Sunday surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the second highest run-scorer for India in international cricket. The star batter accomplished this feat in the third T20I against Australia in Hyderabad. In the match, the 'Chase Master' Kohli was in full flow, switching from attacker to anchor, from anchor to attacker at will. He struck 63 runs in 48 balls, consisting of three fours and four sixes. His strike rate was also pretty solid at 131.25. Now, Kohli has a total of 24,078 runs in 471 matches across 525 innings at an average of 53.62. His best individual score in cricket is 254*. 71 centuries have come from his bat along with 125 half-centuries. He has surpassed Indian great Rahul Dravid, who has scored 24,064 international runs for the Indian cricket team. Though Dravid's international cricket run tally stands at 24,208, the rest of his 144 runs have been scored as a part of teams like Asia XI, ICC World XI.

India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Hardik Pandya's Tweet For Nagpur Groundsmen Goes Viral

Wet outfield at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur meant the 2nd T20I between India and Australia was delayed by 2-and-a-half hours, but some stellar work by the groundsmen meant the fans got to see some action. India went on to beat Australia by six wickets to level the three-match series 1-1 in a match shortened to eight overs per side. After the match, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya took to Twitter to make a special mention for the groundstaff, thanking them for making the match possible.

2nd T20I, India vs Australia: Sunless wet patch in front of pavilion in Nagpur haunts VCA

Though it did not rain much in the city in the last couple of days, the area was not in a playing condition, raising a few eyebrows over the preparedness of the association. This particular area in the stadium does not receive sunlight throughout the year due to the elongated roof of the top floor of North end. It has proved to be a chronic problem for VCA. The hosts are always caught on the wrong foot when it rains ahead of or during the match.

"When You Go To In-Law's Place...": Wasim Jaffer Trolls Rahul Dravid Over Delayed Match In Nagpur

The second T20I between India and Australia in Nagpur was delayed by more than an hour due to a wet outfield at the VCA Stadium. Even though there was no rain at the time the toss was supposed to happen, outpours earlier in the day and the day before meant the pitch was not ready for play. Former India batter Wasim Jaffer took the opportunity to post a hilarious tweet for India head coach Rahul Dravid. "When you go to in law's place after a certain age, things don't necessarily start on time," Jaffer tweeted, adding a hashtag with Dravid's name.

"Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid Will Be Concerned": BCCI President Sourav Ganguly On Team India's Recent Form

After a forgettable Asia Cup campaign, where it failed to qualify for the final, the Indian cricket team started off their T20I series against Australia with a four-wicket loss. Despite putting up a 208-run total, a tame Indian bowling attack could not defend the high target. The worst part about the team is that with five more official T20Is left before the opening T20 World Cup game against Pakistan on October 23, the Indian team looks highly unsettled.

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Jasprit Bumrah Has "Gone To NCA, Waiting For An Official Confirmation": Rahul Dravid

India vs South Africa 1st T20I, India Predicted XI: Who Will Replace Rested Hardik Pandya In The Playing XI?

Legends League Cricket: Ex-England Pacer Ryan Sidebottom Opens Up On Jelly Bean Incident From 2007 Nottingham Test

Virat Kohli surpasses Rahul Dravid, becomes India's second highest run-scorer in international cricket

India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Hardik Pandya's Tweet For Nagpur Groundsmen Goes Viral

2nd T20I, India vs Australia: Sunless wet patch in front of pavilion in Nagpur haunts VCA

"When You Go To In-Law's Place...": Wasim Jaffer Trolls Rahul Dravid Over Delayed Match In Nagpur

"Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid Will Be Concerned": BCCI President Sourav Ganguly On Team India's Recent Form