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Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa at the T20 World Cup in Australia next month, successfully completing his recovery from an elbow injury that threatened his participation at the showpiece.
The two teams will be up against each other for the first time in the ongoing edition of the Asia Cup. While India and Pakistan made it to the Super 4s from Group A, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan advanced from Group B. Though India marched into this stage of the tournament with two wins in two matches in the league stage, they now find themselves in a tricky position after the 5 wicket loss in a thriller of a match vs Pakistan last Sunday. India need to win tonight's match to get their first points and to stay in the running for the final on September 11. If they lose tonight it could mean curtains for Rohit Sharma and co. in the 2022 Asia Cup.
Rishabh Pant's white-ball struggles continue to haunt him as the player once again failed to impress with the bat on Sunday. The southpaw scored 14 runs off 12 balls in India's five-wicket loss to Pakistan in the Super 4 match of the ongoing Asia Cup on Sunday. Pant attempted a reverse-sweep off Shadab Khan but his failure in its execution saw him handing an easy catch to Asif Ali at a crucial juncture in the game. The wicketkeeper-batter received a lot of flak for his mode of dismissal and former international cricketers, including the likes of Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Akram, were also critical of his shot selection at such a stage in the game.
Rohit Sharma tasted defeat as captain in the Asia Cup Super 4 stage against Pakistan on Sunday. Team India lost to Pakistan in the last over as it failed to defend a 181-run total. With pressure on India to win their next matches against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, all eyes will be on how Rohit leads the side. Former Indian cricket team allrounder Irfan Pathan was impressed by Rohit's bowling changes in the Super 4 match against Pakistan.
Cricket South Africa's director of cricket Enoch Nkwe said they're already engaging in conversations around split-format contracts as the cricket world changes around them.
Suresh Raina announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Tuesday. Earlier on August 15, 2020, Raina announced his retirement from international cricket. Raina was part of the 2011 World Cup-winning team under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Raina will not play for Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming domestic season. Taking to Twitter to announce his retirement, Raina Tweeted, "It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my retirement from all formats of Cricket. I would like to thank @BCCI, @UPCACricket, @ChennaiIPL, @ShuklaRajiv sir & all my fans for their support and unwavering faith in my abilities."
Asia Cup has put India in a tricky position on the Super 4s points table. They are currently third amongst the four teams, with 0 points after 1 match and a NRR of -0.126. Sri Lanka lead the points table with 2 points (1 win in 1 game so far) and a NRR of +0.589. Pakistan who also have 1 win from 1 game played so far are in second place, behind SL only on NRR (+0.126). What this effectively means is that tonight's Super 4 clash between India and Sri Lanka in Dubai becomes a must-win match in a way for Rohit Sharma and co. After tonight's match vs SL, India will have only one Super 4 game left to play and that will be against Afghanistan on Thursday, September 8. As things stand right now all four teams which have qualified for the Super 4s have played 1 match each. While SL and Pakistan have won a game each, India and Afghanistan are still searching for their first points.
Former India batter Suresh Raina on Tuesday announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. It is important to note that the left-handed batter had retired from international cricket in 2020 and now he has decided to bid adieu to all formats of cricket. Raina announced his decision on Twitter and he thanked the likes of Chennai Super Kings, Rajeev Shukla, BCCI and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association.