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On This Day in 2013: David Warner handed ban after altercation with Joe Root

David Warner received a suspension by Cricket Australia on this day in 2013 for his part in an altercation with England rival Joe Root.

"Should Have Been Playing For India": Dilip Vengsarkar "Surprised" At Ranji Trophy Star's Exclusion

Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan has been in stunning form in this year's Ranji Trophy, keeping up his impressive record in India's domestic first class tournament. Sarfaraz had scores of 165, 63, 48 and 275 in the last three league matches in this year's Ranji Trophy and he followed it up with a 153 in Mumbai's quarterfinal win against Uttarakhand. Last season, he had scored 928 runs in the Ranji Trophy and he boasts of a First Class average of 80.42. He also has a stellar record of converting every First Class century into a score of 150 or more.

India vs South Africa: Fans Question Decision To Send Axar Patel Ahead Of Dinesh Karthik In 2nd T20I

India suffered a second successive loss in the ongoing five-match T20I series at home against South Africa on Sunday night. Having failed to defend over 200 runs in the first match, India were well beaten in the 2nd T20I as South Africa comfortably chased down the 149-run target with four wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare. Apart from Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Dinesh Kathik, other Indian batters failed to make a meaningful contribution the bat. Karthik played a handy unbeaten knock down the order to help India put up a fighting total but the decision to send him in after Axar Patel didn't please quite many fans on Twitter.

"Don't Have Wicket-Taking Bowlers": Sunil Gavaskar's Scathing Criticism After India's Loss To South Africa in 2nd T20I

A couple of days after failing to defend a big total of 211 against South Africa in the first T20I, the Indian bowlers could not come up with anything special in the second T20I in Cuttack on Sunday. They failed to defend a total of 148 as India slumped to their second straight loss to trail 0-2 in the five-match series. Apart from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who returned with figures 4-0-13-4, other Indian bowlers could not take regular wickets. Senior players like Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel were costly too.