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South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie Calls Afghanistan's Champions Trophy Participation "Hypocritical, Immoral"

South African sports minister Gayton McKenzie is the latest entity to raise his voice against the participation of Afghanistan in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy, comparing the Taliban regime's treatment of women in their nation to the old Apartheid regime in the rainbow nation and added that the Afghans playing the tournament is "hypocritical and immoral", reported ESPNCricinfo. McKenzie's comments come as the Proteas are all set to take on Afghanistan in their campaign opener during the Champions Trophy on February 21 in Karachi.

Gautam Gambhir's Ex KKR Teammate Rips Into Him, Says "Wrong Decision To Appoint Him Coach"

Former India batter Manoj Tiwary on Thursday said current national team head coach Gautam Gambhir is "not the right choice" for the top job and he is only adept in mentoring IPL franchises, citing the side's recent struggles to support his remarks. Under Gambhir, India lost an ODI series in Sri Lanka for the first time in 27 years, and they hit a new low when they were whitewashed 0-3 by New Zealand at home, unprecedented in the country's cricket history.

KL Rahul Opts Out Of England Series, Report Says This On His Champions Trophy Participation

India batter K L Rahul is likely to be rested for the white-ball series against England beginning in Kolkata on January 22. The home series comprises five T20s and three ODIs which will be more significant considering it precedes the Champions Trophy starting February 19. However, Rahul will be available for selection for the Champions Trophy. India will play all their games in Dubai while the rest of the matches will be held in host nation Pakistan.

India's Champions Trophy And England Series Squad Live: No Kohli-Rohit Surprise, Agarkar Set To...

India's Champions Trophy 2025 And England Series Squad Announcement Live: Fans around the world are eagerly waiting for the announcement of India's squad for the upcoming white-ball series against England and the Champions Trophy 2025. As per a report by the Indian Express, the BCCI selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to pick both the squads on Friday.

"Suryakumar Yadav Isn't There But Shreyas Iyer...": Ex-India Star's Big Champions Trophy Revelation

Former Indian cricket team batter Aakash Chopra believes that Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson will not find a place in the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Chopra picked his 15-member squad for the ICC tournament and SKY was a massive omission in the team. Chopra said that although the star batter has been brilliant in T20 cricket, he has not been playing ODIs and his lack of runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy will play a big role. On the other hand, he picked Shreyas Iyer as he is currently in good form and has played a number of big knocks in domestic cricket recently.

BCCI Asked Tough Questions Over Ravichandran Ashwin's Shock Retirement, Team Management Under Fire

India's historic twin Test series victories in Australia were greatly influenced by their impressive bowling line-up. However, the gap between Jasprit Bumrah and the other bowlers was clear in their recent 3-1 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series loss to Australia. While Bumrah stood head and shoulders above everyone by picking 32 wickets in his 151.2 overs at an average of 13.06 and strike rate of 28.4, India's other pacers comprising Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy took 40 scalps in 351 overs, with their average and strike-rate reading 34.82 and 52.6 respectively.

"Paid Dogs Bark": Harbhajan Singh's Cryptic Post Sets Social Media Ablaze

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh posted a cryptic message on social media on Thursday. He took the help of a Hindi idiom to share his thoughts in a veiled manner. "When Elephant walks through the market, paid dogs bark," was the translation of the Hindi post shared by Harbhajan. Meanwhile, the fans in the comment section tried to find out the reason behind the former India off-spinner putting that message. See the post here -

India Star Comes Out In Support Of Gautam Gambhir, Slams Critics With "Personal Insecurities" Remark

India pacer Harshit Rana has come out in support of Gautam Gambhir amid the criticism that the head coach is facing. Gambhir has been facing backlash over India's 1-3 Test series loss to Australia in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After India failed to retain BGT for the first time in 10 years, fans and former cricketers have been vocal while slamming players and management. Harshit Rana, who had been with Gambhir during their time with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), backed his former mentor at the franchise.

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South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie Calls Afghanistan's Champions Trophy Participation "Hypocritical, Immoral"

Gautam Gambhir's Ex KKR Teammate Rips Into Him, Says "Wrong Decision To Appoint Him Coach"

KL Rahul Opts Out Of England Series, Report Says This On His Champions Trophy Participation

India's Champions Trophy And England Series Squad Live: No Kohli-Rohit Surprise, Agarkar Set To...

"Suryakumar Yadav Isn't There But Shreyas Iyer...": Ex-India Star's Big Champions Trophy Revelation

BCCI Asked Tough Questions Over Ravichandran Ashwin's Shock Retirement, Team Management Under Fire

"Paid Dogs Bark": Harbhajan Singh's Cryptic Post Sets Social Media Ablaze

India Star Comes Out In Support Of Gautam Gambhir, Slams Critics With "Personal Insecurities" Remark