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David Warner could return to captaincy duties in BBL after calls for review of code of conduct

David Warner could be seen returning to captaincy duties as early as in the Big Bash League in December after the country's cricket board called for a review of its code of conduct. Under the current rules, players do not have the right to have a sanction reviewed once it has been accepted. However, Warner's life ban on captaincy for his involvement in the infamous 2018 ball tampering scandal may be commuted by Cricket Australia after the review, enabling the cricketer to lead Sydney Thunder in the BBL or Australia in future.

Manish Sureshkumar, Vaidehi Chaudhari win titles at Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship

At the DLTA complex, where the cool weather provided the competitors with the right ambience to play good tennis, both Vaidehi and Manish played solidly to clinch their finals. Vaidehi cruised past Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-2 6-0. It was disappointing for Sai Samhitha as she had been in good touch through the last week.

'FAB 15': India's young and old ready to turn tables

Rohit Sharma hit his first international half-century against South Africa on a bouncy Kingsmead track, everyone knew that there was a talent in town. Even as one was appreciative of Rohit's phenomenal talent, little did one know that a team with an average age of around 26 would conquer the world in a format that was very reluctantly accepted by its own board. Fifteen years down the line, another Indian team is hitting the Australian shores to regain the trophy, which once completely changed the demographics of Indian cricket. That was a team led by a new captain and no one knew what to expect of them, but as the 35-year-old Rohit gets ready to step onto the MCG, his team with an average of 30 and half would have to believe in the old adage: Winning is not everything but the only thing.

T20 World Cup: Jan Frylinck stars as Namibia stun Sri Lanka in tournament opener

The left-handed Frylinck and JJ Smit, who made an unbeaten 31, lifted Namibia to 163-7 with their 69-run seventh-wicket stand, after being invited to bat first in Geelong. Sri Lanka were then bowled out for 108 in 19 overs with David Wiese, Frylinck, Bernard Scholtz and Ben Shikongo taking two wickets each in the team's first of three opening-round matches.

WATCH: 11-year-old boy impresses Rohit Sharma with his bowling

Rohit Sharma is indeed a man of people. Often seen clicking pictures and talking to his fans in the crowd, the star batter gave an 11-year-old fan a moment he would remember for his lifetime. Rohit let the kid bowl at him in the nets. 11-year-old Drushil Chauhan was part of a morning event at the WACA ground in Perth. The Indian team arrived for their noon practice session. From their dressing room, they could see 100-odd young children playing cricket and it was Drushil who caught everyone's attention. He was given a chance to bowl to the Indian captain, Rohit Sharma. "We were at the WACA for a noon practice session and kids were finishing their morning event. We could see 100-odd kids playing cricket from our dressing room. One caught everyone's attention, especially Rohit. Everyone was amazed by his smooth run-up, his natural talent and how he was beating the bat consistently. Rohit went out to ask him to bowl few balls in the nets. It was an amazing sight," said Hari Prasad Mohan, Team India's analyst, in a video posted by BCCI.

Pat Cummins ready to share Australia ODI captaincy with David Warner

David Warner, the 29-year-old said on Sunday. With Aaron Finch announcing his ODI retirement last month, Australia will need to find a leader for the 50-overs squad with less than a year to go before the 2023 World Cup in India. Cummins acknowledged multi-format players like him could not play every match and saw logic in having a captaincy committee and dividing the role.

IPL auction on December 16 in Bengaluru

Indian Premier League (IPL) auction will be held in Bengaluru on December 16, a reliable source told TOI. The 2023 IPL, which will see the return of the home-and-away format after three years, is likely to start from the last week of March.

T20 World Cup: Binura Fernando replaces injured pacer Dilshan Madushanka in Sri Lanka squad

"The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad," said the ICC in a statement. Fernando, who has played nine T20Is, was named as a replacement after Madushanka was ruled out due to a torn quad muscle.

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David Warner could return to captaincy duties in BBL after calls for review of code of conduct

Manish Sureshkumar, Vaidehi Chaudhari win titles at Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship

'FAB 15': India's young and old ready to turn tables

T20 World Cup: Jan Frylinck stars as Namibia stun Sri Lanka in tournament opener

WATCH: 11-year-old boy impresses Rohit Sharma with his bowling

Pat Cummins ready to share Australia ODI captaincy with David Warner

IPL auction on December 16 in Bengaluru

T20 World Cup: Binura Fernando replaces injured pacer Dilshan Madushanka in Sri Lanka squad