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The Proteas, to the frustration of their supporters, wasted little time going from heroes to zeroes in subsiding to 151 all out on the opening day of the second Test against England on Thursday at Old Trafford.
Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara has said his ongoing stint with Sussex in County cricket has improved his game and he is enjoying leading a group of young, talented players as a captain. India's Test veteran held a Q&A session on his Twitter on Wednesday during which he answered some questions from his fans. Asked if his county stint has helped him improve his game, Pujara answered, "Yes of course."
All the teams competing in the Asia Cup 2022 are currently in UAE for the final stage of the preparation ahead of the continental event. While the tournament starts on August 27, all eyes would be August 28 when Indian cricket team takes on Pakistan cricket team. The last time the two teams faced each other, Pakistan emerged victorious against India the 2021 T20 World Cup. This time Rohit Sharma-led India would be eager to return the favour in the continental event.
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Ballance, who played 23 Tests for England and had previously apologised to Rafiq in November, added in a statement published in The Cricketer that he had used "unacceptable -- at times, racist -- language" in his presence. "If I had realised how much this hurt Azeem, I would have stopped immediately," Ballance said. "That's why I wanted to meet him this week and be clear in person that I intended no malice.
Pakistan cricket batting coach Mohammed Yousuf said on Thursday that star batter Babar Azam is playing exceptional cricket at the moment, both as a player and captain of his side. Azam has been in a fine form in 2022. He is the world's leading batter in ODI and T20I formats while he is in the third spot in the Test rankings. Across all formats this year, Azam has played 15 matches and has scored 1,406 runs in 19 innings at an average of 78.11. His best individual score is 196. Five centuries and ten half-centuries have come out of his willow this year.
Cheteshwar Pujara is currently going through a rich vein of form. He recently completed 5,000 List A cricket runs. The India Test veteran reached the landmark during Sussex's One Day Cup match against Middlesex at Hove on Tuesday. Pujara unleashed a rare side of him during his side Sussex's match against Middlesex, smashing 132 runs in just 90 balls with 20 fours and two sixes. He was striking runs at a great strike rate of 146.66. Earlier, in the season, Pujara featured for Sussex in the longer format too at the County Championship.
Asia Cup 2022 is about to begin over the weekend in UAE and the tournament will see some of the best batters in modern day T20 cricket try and demolish opposition bowling attacks. The Indian and Pakistani sides are full of heavyweights, while the likes of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan also boast of players who can get big runs under their belt.