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'Unfit And Overweight': Injured South Africa Captain Temba Bavuma Under Attack From Ex Player

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma sustained an injury to his left hamstring while fielding against India in the second session of the first Test match in Centurion on Tuesday, according to ESPNcricinfo. Following the injury, the 33-year-old was taken to a hospital for scans, where the initial reports revealed that he suffered an injury to his hamstring. The hospital added that he would go through further "medical evaluations" to make sure he could take part in the long-format game or not. According to ESPNcricinfo, a Cricket South Africa statement said he will "undergo daily medical evaluations to determine" if he will play any further role in the match.

Prasidh Krishna's Performance Hints At Bare Bench Strength

A few weeks ago, India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey in an interview to PTI was very clear that no coach can claim credit to have created a pacer of Mohammed Shami's calibre. On the second and third day of the first Test against South Africa when Dean Elgar, David Bedingham and Marco Jansen were making a mockery of Shardul Thakur and debutant Prasidh Krishna, Shami's absence was felt like never before.

Team India Could Get Ravindra Jadeja Boost For Second Test vs South Africa: Report

Amid the doom and gloom following a humiliating defeat, the Indian cricket team has some good news as senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja could be available for the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town, starting January 3. Jadeja missed the opening Test match after complaining of "upper back spasm" during the morning of the first day at the Supersport Park. However, on the third day of the first Test, those present at the ground saw Jadeja being a part of the warm-up session before the proceedings started in the middle.

Avesh Khan Added To India Squad For 2nd Test Against South Africa

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the decision to add pacer Avesh Khan to India's squad for the second Test against South Africa as a replacement for Mohammed Shami who remains unavailable due to an injury. Shami was picked for the tour of South Africa but couldn't prove his fitness in time for the start of the series. Shami missed the first Test in Centurion as the BCCI waited for him to regain full fitness. But, he was ruled out of the second Test too, prompting the board to name Avesh as his replacement.

Team India Handed 2-Point Penalty By ICC, Sanction Sees Drop In WTC Standings To...

After suffering a defeat to South Africa by an innings and 32 runs, the Indian cricket team have been handed a penalty of 2 points by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The penalty was imposed as India failed to maintain the required over-rate during the Centurion Test, prompting the ICC to deduct 2 crucial points from the team's World Test Championship (WTC) points table standings. Not just that, as part of the penalty the Indian team has also been fined 10% of their match fee.

'England Deserve To Get Beaten 5-0 In India If...": Ex-Star On Explosive Rant; Ben Stokes Responds

After South Africa Tour, the next major challenge for India will be the Test series against England at home. The five-Test series starts on January 25, while the final Test will be played in March. England would be keen to turn their fortunes around in 2024 as last time they lost 3-1 on Indian soil. Ahead of the series, former England pacer Harmison who is also a close friend of Stokes questioned England arriving in India just three days before the five-match Test series.

"When You Get Opportunity...": Rohit Sharma's Blunt Message To "Other 3" Pacers After 1st Test Loss

Jasprit Bumrah lacked support from other end as there was no reason to concede 400 plus runs on a bowling friendly track where South African speedsters showed how to go about the job, a dejected Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said on Thursday. India lost the opening Test inside three days by an innings and 32 runs after scoring 245 and 131 in the two innings but the game-changer certainly was being taken for 408 runs by South Africa in their first innings.

"Has To Keep Getting Runs": Shubman Gill Issued Big Warning Over Dwindling Test Form

Batting in South Africa is never easy but a player like Shubman Gill, touted to be the next big thing in Indian cricket, is expected to deliver. As India took on South Africa on Day 1 of the first Test in Centurion, Gill's bat went silent once again, scoring just 2 runs off 12 balls. With the dismissal, Gill's Test average dropped to a poor 31.23, prompting former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar to remind him of the competition that exists in the Indian team.

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'Unfit And Overweight': Injured South Africa Captain Temba Bavuma Under Attack From Ex Player

Prasidh Krishna's Performance Hints At Bare Bench Strength

Team India Could Get Ravindra Jadeja Boost For Second Test vs South Africa: Report

Avesh Khan Added To India Squad For 2nd Test Against South Africa

Team India Handed 2-Point Penalty By ICC, Sanction Sees Drop In WTC Standings To...

'England Deserve To Get Beaten 5-0 In India If...": Ex-Star On Explosive Rant; Ben Stokes Responds

"When You Get Opportunity...": Rohit Sharma's Blunt Message To "Other 3" Pacers After 1st Test Loss

"Has To Keep Getting Runs": Shubman Gill Issued Big Warning Over Dwindling Test Form