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South Africa captain Dean Elgar says he does not fear "Bazball" as the Proteas seek to inflict England's first Test defeat of their swashbuckling new era under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday announced that Shahbaz Ahmed has replaced "injured" Washington Sundar for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, beginning August 18 in Harare. "Washington Sundar injured his shoulder while playing a County game in England. He has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour," stated an official media release issued by the board on Tuesday.
England Test captain Ben Stokes' retirement from ODI cricket has ignited a debate over the sustainability of the 50-over format. Several current and former cricketers have suggested that ODI cricket is at its tipping point. And now, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to monitor the number of T20 leagues played in a calendar year. Butt feels that too much T20 cricket might reduce the standard of cricket, and the players might not stay interested in playing international cricket, especially ODIs and Test cricket, in the near future.
KL Rahul-led Team India will square off against Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series, beginning August 18 in Harare. The senior pros like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Yuzvendra Chahal have all been rested for the series against Zimbabwe. Deepak Chahar, who missed most of the cricket action this year due to injury, has been named in the squad and it would be interesting to see how he performs in the upcoming series.
A 3-0 whitewash of the hosts is of course very much on the cards, but Zimbabwe all-rounder Ryan Burl is confident that the World No. 10 ranked ODI team can upset India. Craig Ervine, Zimbabwe's regular captain, will miss the series due to a hamstring injury. In his absence, Regis Chakabva, who captained Zimbabwe to a 2-1 ODI series triumph recently against Bangladesh, will lead the side again. With the Zimbabwe vs India series set to kick off on Thursday (August 18), TimesofIndia.com caught up with 28 year old Zimbabwe all-rounder Ryan Burl, who is part of the current squad that will take on the Men in Blue, to talk about the series and more.
Netherlands vs Pakistan, 1st ODI Live Score Updates: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bat first against Netherlands in the first ODI of the three-match series. Babar Azam-led Pakistan is squaring off against hosts Netherlands in the first ODI of the three-match series at Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam on Tuesday. Pakistan will look to get off to a winning start to create momentum in the series. Babar Azam and co will look to put their best foot forward and keep the winning results coming to enter the upcoming Asia Cup with full of confidence. All the three ODIs will be played at the same venue. (LIVE SCORECARD)
England play South Africa in the first Test of a three-match series at Lord's from Wednesday, pitting their wits against the Proteas after a stunning start to life under new captain Ben Stokes.
Amitabh Chaudhary, the former BCCI acting secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) died of heart attack on Tuesday morning. He was 58. A retired senior IPS officer, who rose to the rank of IGP with the Jharkhand Police, the former top cop was also the chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).