South Africa to make changes for decisive test against England
LONDON : South Africa might make several changes to their side for their decisive test against England for what captain Dean Elgar said would be a “World Cup final” for his country.
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ICC T20I Rankings: Rohit Sharma climbs three places to 14th; Suryakumar Yadav drops to fourth spot
Rohit Sharma gained three slots to be at 14th while Suryakumar Yadav dropped a place to fourth among batters in the ICC T20I rankings issued on Wednesday. Rohit (612 rating points) climbed three spots after scoring a 41-ball 72 against Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup Super 4 match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. However, Suryakumar (775 rating points), apart from his sensational 68 off just 29 balls against Hong Kong, failed to replicate his performances against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the big games.
Focussed on 'process': West Zone captain Ajinkya Rahane starts comeback fight with Duleep Trophy
Ajinkya Rahane will not deviate from his "process driven" methods as he gears up to lead a star-studded West Zone against minnows North East in the opening Duleep Trophy game starting Thursday. The Indian domestic cricket season starts with revival of Duleep Trophy, back in its zonal format as two quarterfinal matches kick off proceedings. There couldn't have been a bigger mismatch between the two sides as West boasts of a batting line-up with names like skipper Rahane, the marauding Prithvi Shaw, talented Yashashvi Jaiswal, KKR captain Shreyas Iyer and Rahul Tripathi, who as recently as tour of Zimbabwe was with the Indian team.
Rizwan fit to play remainder of Asia Cup, says Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has said that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who had suffered an injury in his knee during the Super Four match with India, has been cleared by the medical team to play in the remaining matches of the tournament. Saqlain told the media that Rizwan is fit and a replacement is not required at the moment. "These things happen, Pakistan is not that far from UAE, if we have such a situation we can call backup but there's no need as of now.
3rd Test: England captain Stokes 'excited' to see Brook debut against South Africa
Jonny Bairstow in the series finale against South Africa. Brook is the only change to the England XI that levelled the three-match series with a commanding victory in the second Test at Old Trafford after Bairstow was ruled out with a freak leg injury suffered playing golf.
Discover idyllic new home development with scheme to help first-time buyers get on the property ladder
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Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting season as Super Bowl favorites
The Buffalo Bills enter the NFL season as the outright betting favorite for the first time since 1991, as the franchise continues to pursue its first-ever Super Bowl title. The Bills are listed at +600 at Caesars Sportsbook ahead of their season opener Thursday against the defending champion Los Angeles Rams.
