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Kuldeep Yadav, Bowlers Shine As India Clinch ODI Series Against South Africa

India gave a good account of their enormous depth as a young and inexperienced side stunned a strong South Africa unit by seven wickets in third ODI here on Tuesday to secure a memorable series win. The spin trio of Washington Sundar (2/15), Shahbaz Ahmed (2/32) and Kuldeep Yadav (4/18) picked the right lengths on a slow Kotla pitch to bundle out South Africa for 99, the Proteas lowest ODI total against India. The home team batters, led by Shubman Gill (49), chased a paltry 100-run target in 19.1 overs. The series loss further jeopardised South Africa's chances of a direct qualification for the ODI World Cup next year.

Watch: Virat Kohli Has A "Throwdown Specialist" In Rahul Dravid Ahead Of T20 World Cup

India batter Virat Kohli missed the first practice match of the team against Western Australia XI on Monday but he made sure he hit the nets to continue to train in Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting October 16. A video is going viral on social media that shows Kohli giving his best while batting in the nets. However, what hogged more limelight was the fact that it was India's head coach Rahul Dravid who was giving throwdowns to the star batter.

What Sanju Samson Said About Doing "Finishing" Role For Team India

India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been in fine form off late, registering scores of 86 and 30 in the first to ODIs of the ongoing three-match series against South Africa. In the first ODI, Samson played a knock against all odds and his fighting spirit kept the hosts in the game. Needing 30 runs in the final over, Sanju gave it his all, and in the end, Team India fell just 9 runs short. The right-handed batter who is used to batting in the top-order, has now started to come lower down the order when donning India colours and the new role is suiting the batter.

"Got To Be Brave...": Ravichandran Ashwin's Message To Bowlers At T20 World Cup

India's premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels the bigger boundaries in the Australia will give the bowlers liberty to attack unlike smaller Indian grounds where one is forced to employ defensive tactics. India will be based in Perth for a week before they move to Brisbane for the ICC warm-up games ahead of the World Cup opener against Pakistan in Melbourne on October 23. Ashwin, who did not bowl in India's first warm up game against Western Australia on Monday, had also seen the England-Australia game here on Sunday alongside some of this teammates.

India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI Delhi Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport In Series-Decider

India and South Africa will square off in the third and final ODI at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. After losing the first game by 9 runs in Lucknow, Team India made a strong comeback in the third ODI, courtesy some fine knocks from Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, to beat the Proteas. While India look to clinch series, Delhi's unpredictable weather might play spoilsport. Notably, the National Capital has experienced heavy rainfall for the past two-three days.

Virat Kohli Out Strolling With Birthday Boy Hardik Pandya In Australia. See Pic

Ahead of the big cricketing showdown at the T20 World Cup 2022, Indian cricketers are putting in the hard work in the nets and practice matches to best prepare themselves for the showpiece event. But, on their off day, the boys are out on a stroll Down Under with the birthday boy Hardik Pandya. Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli shared a picture with Hardik and KL Rahul on the occasion of the all-rounder's birthday on Instagram.

Roger Binny Likely To Succeed Sourav Ganguly As BCCI President: Sources

Roger Binny, former Indian cricket team star and member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, is likely to be the next BCCI President replacing Sourav Ganguly, sources told NDTV. Binny is currently serving as an office bearer in the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). He has previously served as a member of the BCCI selection committee. The name of Ganguly, a former India captain who became the BCCI president in October, 2019, is likely being discussed as the next International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, the sources added.

India Must Defy Jasprit Bumrah Loss To End Trophy Drought At T20 World Cup

India are under pressure to win their first global title since 2013 at the T20 World Cup in Australia but they must do so without injured pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Rohit Sharma's team open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23 in Melbourne in a hotly anticipated clash which could set the tone for their tournament. Top-ranked India recently won T20 series at home against Australia and South Africa and have been the team to beat in one-on-one competitions.

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Kuldeep Yadav, Bowlers Shine As India Clinch ODI Series Against South Africa

Watch: Virat Kohli Has A "Throwdown Specialist" In Rahul Dravid Ahead Of T20 World Cup

What Sanju Samson Said About Doing "Finishing" Role For Team India

"Got To Be Brave...": Ravichandran Ashwin's Message To Bowlers At T20 World Cup

India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI Delhi Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport In Series-Decider

Virat Kohli Out Strolling With Birthday Boy Hardik Pandya In Australia. See Pic

Roger Binny Likely To Succeed Sourav Ganguly As BCCI President: Sources

India Must Defy Jasprit Bumrah Loss To End Trophy Drought At T20 World Cup