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PARIS :Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni will captain France for their Nations League game against Israel on Thursday in the absence of Kylian Mbappe, the French federation said on Wednesday.
Another explosive pacer was added to India's ranks as Mayank Yadav made his debut in the first T20I against Bangladesh. The pacer, known to bowl over 150 kmph regularly, impressed one and all with his performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Making his debut for India on Sunday, Mayank picked up a wicket, opening his international account. However, a comment from Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto suggests that the touring team isn't too bothered about facing the express pacer.
The Indian women's cricket team survived a scare from Pakistan in their T20 World Cup match in Dubai. Chasing a target of 106, opener Shafali Verma top-scored with 32 as India crossed the line with six wickets in hand. The Indian team suffered a blip in their chase after Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana struck twice in as many balls to derail the chase. However, Harmanpreet Kaur, who was retired hurt for 29, ensured the chase was completed with seven balls to spare.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged Bangladesh's shortcoming with the bat and the failure to give bowlers enough runs to defend during their 7-wicket defeat in the T20I series opener against India on Sunday. The aggression that was displayed by the Test team in Kanpur certainly affected India's young T20I team. After being put to bat, Bangladesh batters toiled hard to put runs on the board while facing a young Indian bowling side. The powerplay turned out to be a dry spell with the bat for Bangladesh. The openers misfired in their attempt to pile up runs on the board. Arshdeep Singh stung Bangladesh twice as the visitors crawled their way to 39/2 after the first six overs.
Suryakumar Yadav is enjoying his time as India T20 captain and dropped enough hints on Saturday about his ambitions of leading an IPL franchise is near future. Mumbai Indians would ideally like to retain Suryakumar but being a current India captain, it would also be interesting as to what is his expectation from the five-time champion outfit. Hardik Pandya grabbed the limelight last year when MI removed Rohit Sharma unceremoniously to put the colourful Baroda all-rounder on the hot seat, the move that backfired badly.
Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes was reportedly taken aback by one particular transfer move the club executed this summer.
Bangladesh skipper Shanto Najmul Hossain on Friday promised that his new-look team will play aggressive brand of cricket in the upcoming T20 series against India, saying that the Test series defeat is now behind them. India whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0 in the Test series, winning the Kanpur game in mere six sessions. The T20 series will begin in Gwalior on Sunday at the brand new Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium.
Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja opened up on Ravichandran Ashwin's performance in the India-Bangladesh Test series and said that the 38-year-old has not received the kind of status as an all-rounder that he deserves. In the recently concluded two-match Test series, Ashwin picked 11 wickets; he was also the highest wicket-taker along with Jasprit Bumrah. With the bat, he scored 114 runs at a strike rate of 83.21 in the two-match series. Ashwin was also named the 'Player of the Series' following his stunning display against the visitors.