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Heinrich Klaasen Left Out Of South Africa's Central Contract List; David Miller Take Hybrid Deal

Heinrich Klaasen's international cricket career could be in jeopardy after he was excluded from Cricket South Africa's (CSA) 18-player central contract list which will run from June 1 to May 31 next year. Having retired from Test cricket in January 2024, Klaasen was on a white-ball-only contract in the previous cycle and is believed to be focusing on his T20 league career moving forward. Meanwhile, CSA in a statement said that "discussions regarding his future are ongoing and a final decision will be made in due course". With the introduction of hybrid contracts, David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen will be contracted to participate in specific agreed-upon bilateral tours and ICC events.

Rishabh Pant Says Ashish Nehra's Advice Helped Him Rebuild After Life-Threatening Car Crash

The flamboyant Rishabh Pant on Monday acknowledged the influence and guidance of Ashish Nehra after he survived his horrific car accident, saying the former India seamer's advice to "stay happy" stood the keeper-batter in good stead during a difficult phase. Pant met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on the night of December 30, 2022. His car caught fire but he made a lucky escape even though his injuries were quite severe and needed multiple surgeries. "I think one advice which really helped me was from Ashish Nehra," Pant recalled in a freewheeling chat during CII Eastern Region's interactive session - 'India@100: Leadership Insight from the Sports Economy'.

Southampton Sack Manager Ivan Juric After Premier League Relegation

Southampton have sacked manager Ivan Juric following their relegation from the Premier League, the club announced Monday. Southampton were condemned to relegation in record time after a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday. Juric's bottom of the table side have lost 25 of their 31 top-flight games in a wretched campaign. Relegation with seven fixtures left gives Southampton, last season's Championship play-off winners, an unwanted Premier League record, surpassing Derby and Huddersfield's relegations with six games left in 2008 and 2019 respectively. Juric took over from Russell Martin in December, with Southampton already deep in trouble, but the 49-year-old won only one league match, at Ipswich in February. Saints have lost seven of their past eight league matches.

Mumbai Indians Coach's Blunt Take On Tilak Varma's 'Retire Out' Call: "We Keep Changing..."

As the debate on his decision to get Tilak Varma injured-out in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene has once again defended his decision. With the Mumbai Indians needing quick runs in their chase of 204 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, the team management asked Varma, who was struggling to put away the ball and had managed to score only 25 from 23 balls, to come back to the dugout and send Mitchell Santner instead to blast a few big ones. Mumbai lost the match by 12 runs, and the move by the team management kicked up a storm on social media, with many former India players criticising it and terming it a blunder by MI, which will impact the morale of the players.

Gujarat Titans Pacer Ishant Sharma Fined For Breaching IPL Code Of Conduct

Gujarat Titans pacer Ishant Sharma has been fined 25% of his match fees and handed one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct under Article 2.2 during a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad last week.

Pakistan Punished By ICC Thrice In 10 Days After New Zealand Series. Reason Is Same

Pakistan cricket team is going through a bad phase. After being knocked out of the group stage in the Champions Trophy, Pakistan lost 1-4 in a T20I series against New Zealand and then were outplayed 0-3 in an ODI series. Now, Pakistan have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand in the third ODI in Mount Maunganui on Saturday. "The visitors have been fined for the third successive game in the recently concluded series against the Black Caps," the ICC said in a release. The 1st ODI of the series happened on March 29, the second on April 2 and the third on April 5. The third sanction was announced on Monday.

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, IPL 2025: All Eyes On Jasprit Bumrah's Return, Big Scanner On Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Updates, IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their IPL 2025 clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This match could mark the return of MI's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah after an injury layoff of nearly three months.

"Lack Of Sensitivity": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts England Board. Reason - 2 India Captains And Pataudi Trophy

Indian cricket team's Tour of England starting June 20 will be a closely watched affair. However, this time the bilateral series will not be called the Pataudi Trophy - named after the Pataudi family which gave India two captains Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi [nicknamed Tiger Pataudi]. Several reports have confirmed that England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is 'retiring' the Pataudi Trophy from the upcoming series. The Pataudi Trophy was first awarded in 2007 to commemorate 75 years of first India vs England Test. Since then, the Pataudi Trophy has been the name of the India vs England bilateral contest played in England.

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Heinrich Klaasen Left Out Of South Africa's Central Contract List; David Miller Take Hybrid Deal

Rishabh Pant Says Ashish Nehra's Advice Helped Him Rebuild After Life-Threatening Car Crash

Southampton Sack Manager Ivan Juric After Premier League Relegation

Mumbai Indians Coach's Blunt Take On Tilak Varma's 'Retire Out' Call: "We Keep Changing..."

Gujarat Titans Pacer Ishant Sharma Fined For Breaching IPL Code Of Conduct

Pakistan Punished By ICC Thrice In 10 Days After New Zealand Series. Reason Is Same

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, IPL 2025: All Eyes On Jasprit Bumrah's Return, Big Scanner On Rohit Sharma

"Lack Of Sensitivity": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts England Board. Reason - 2 India Captains And Pataudi Trophy