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India vs South Africa: Hits and misses for Team India

Team India coach Rahul Dravid has gone on record to say that he wants to identify his core team for the tournament as soon as possible and by the end of the England T20Is in July, wants to have a fair idea about the 18 to 20-odd players he would be looking at ahead of the World Cup in Australia. Some of the regular players were rested for the series against South Africa. Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah were all rested. Surykumar Yadav was nursing an injury. KL Rahul was initially named the captain of the series before he got injured and Rishabh Pant was asked to lead for the first time. TimesofIndia.com here looks at players who were given a full run in the series, that is, they played all the five matches against South Africa and how some of them capitalised on the chances, while others failed to make the most of the opportunities - the hits and the misses. First a look at the players who made it count:

'He has spent a lot of time with MS Dhoni & Virat Kohli, but Hardik Pandya has his own brand of captaincy, he has reinvented himself': Saba Karim

With a few of the big guns rested, the man chosen to lead the 17-man Indian squad for this tour is Hardik Pandya, who till just a short while back was struggling to bowl, wasn't really effective with the bat and was then on the sidelines, with nagging lower back issues. It's something that has plagued him for a long time. He underwent back surgery in London in 2019, before the injury came back to haunt him again. Which is why in IPL 2022, when the Gujarat Titans named him as their captain after bringing him onboard as a pre-auction signing, there were more than a few raised eyebrows. How effective would Hardik be in shouldering the responsibilities of captaincy? Was it the right call to name him captain of a debutant IPL team, which would be looking to make a mark in their maiden season? Would he be able to bowl? Hardik had an answer for each of those questions and more. What we saw in IPL 2022 was Hardik 2.0. A calmer, more focused version of the very talented all-rounder, who took to captaincy like a fish to water.

Tyson Fury's promoter Bob Arum teases Joe Joyce might be next for the Gypsy King

Tyson Fury could face Joe Joyce on his boxing return – before fighting the winner of Anthony Joshua‘s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was special through the series: Mark Boucher

Mark Boucher termed India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's performance in the series as "special" while ruing the absence of Aiden Markram, who he feels could have made a lot of difference for the Proteas over the course of the five T20Is. Bhuvneshwar, who now only plays white-ball cricket, got six wickets in four completed games and gave away only 85 runs in 14 overs at an economy rate which was just a shade above six runs per over. "Bhuvi was special in this whole series as we came up against some quality bowling. He put us under pressure in Powerplays and barring one game (Delhi), where we got off to a good start, they have dominated us with both ball and bat in Powerplays," Boucher said after the series ended in 2-2 despite Proteas going 2-0 up at the onset.

A new rooftop wine bar and restaurant with 360-degree views is opening in Manchester

Work is underway to transform the rooftop of Bruntwood Works’ Blackfriars House into a wine-led restaurant and bar space with panoramic views of Manchester’s skyline. Climat, located in Parsonage Gardens conservation zone, will open its doors this autumn.

Dinesh Karthik opens up lot of options going into T20 World Cup: Rahul Dravid

World Cup, says India head coach Rahul Dravid, who wants to identify a core group of 18-20 players by the end of England series. For Dravid, to be a part of the World T20 set-up, it won't be enough to just the "knock the door". Anyone who wants to stake a claim in that squad of 15 will need to "bang it down".

India vs South Africa: Bhuvneshwar Kumar looking forward to getting back stronger after T20I series against South Africa

Bhuvneshwar Kumar said that he will be looking forward to getting back stronger physically and with my bowling, after the fifth and the final T20I against South Africa got abandoned. The fifth and final T20I between India and South Africa at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru was abandoned due to rain. With this, the series stays level at 2-2 and will be shared by both sides. "Really proud. Body feels good, but I don't want to talk much about it. Just want to focus on getting back stronger physically and with my bowling. Most of the times I bowl two at the top and two at the end," said Bhuvneshwar after the match got abandoned. "Being a senior, I also think about how to help the youngsters. I have been lucky that the captain gave me the free hand to do whatever I wanted. Pretty blessed in that way," he added.

Indhuja Nandakumar downs Malaysia as UAE extend unbeaten run to 17 games

The UAE maintained their remarkable unbeaten streak in T20 internationals, but they were briefly given a scare by Malaysia in the ACC T20 Women’s Championship in Kuala Lumpur.

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India vs South Africa: Hits and misses for Team India

'He has spent a lot of time with MS Dhoni & Virat Kohli, but Hardik Pandya has his own brand of captaincy, he has reinvented himself': Saba Karim

Tyson Fury's promoter Bob Arum teases Joe Joyce might be next for the Gypsy King

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was special through the series: Mark Boucher

A new rooftop wine bar and restaurant with 360-degree views is opening in Manchester

Dinesh Karthik opens up lot of options going into T20 World Cup: Rahul Dravid

India vs South Africa: Bhuvneshwar Kumar looking forward to getting back stronger after T20I series against South Africa

Indhuja Nandakumar downs Malaysia as UAE extend unbeaten run to 17 games