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Star All-Rounder Dropped As Harbhajan Singh Picks His India XI For 1st Test vs South Africa | Cricket News
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Star All-Rounder Dropped As Harbhajan Singh Picks His India XI For 1st Test vs South Africa | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former star spinner Harbhajan Singh picked Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of all-rounder Shardul Thakur for India's upcoming Boxing Day Test clash against South Africa in Centurion. Harbhajan picked his ideal playing XI for the first Test as they look to change their bleak record on South African soil. Since 1992, India have played 23 Tests in South Africa and only won four and lost 12. Harbhajan who felt that India would need to post a competitive score of more than 400 went with a star-studded batting line-up."According to me Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open. Shubman Gill would come in at number three and the fourth spot will be for Virat Kohli. The fifth and sixth spots belong to Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul respectively. For number seven Ravindra Jadeja but the biggest ques...
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On Mohammed Shami’s Replacement For Boxing Day Test vs South Africa, Rohit Sharma Said… | Cricket News
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On Mohammed Shami’s Replacement For Boxing Day Test vs South Africa, Rohit Sharma Said… | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Indian cricket team.© AFPIndia pacer Mohammed Shami, who played a big role in the team's 2021 Test win at Centurion, will be missed during the two-match Test series against South Africa due to his left heel injury. At the beginning, Shami's participation in the Test series was subject to fitness but he failed to recover in time and therefore he was not cleared by the BCCI Medical Team. While admitting that Shami will be "big miss" during the Test series against South Africa, Rohit hinted that either of Mukesh Kumar or Prasidh Krishna will be filling in for the pacer while confirming the participation of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj."What he (Mohammed Shami) has done for our team over the years, obviously it's a big miss but someone will come in place of him, try...
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“We Have Had Discussions…”: Rahul Dravid On KL Rahul Keeping Wickets Against South Africa In Test Series | Cricket News
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“We Have Had Discussions…”: Rahul Dravid On KL Rahul Keeping Wickets Against South Africa In Test Series | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ahead of India's first Test against South Africa at Centurion, Indian head coach Rahul Dravid said on Sunday that the series being a short, two-match affair leaves India with less time to bounce back from any adversity and the team is motivated to roar back into their winning ways following the dissapointment of ICC Cricket World Cup final loss to Australia. India will kickstart the two-match Test series against South Africa with the first Test at Centurion from Tuesday onwards. For many seniors like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, this will be their first international assignment following the loss to Australia in the World Cup finals last month.In the pre-match press conference, Dravid said that India will have to play really well in these two matches since the ser...
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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Sweat It Out In Nets Ahead Of 1st Test vs South Africa. Watch | Cricket News
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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Sweat It Out In Nets Ahead Of 1st Test vs South Africa. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli sweated it out in companionable silence in the nets during team's practice session on Sunday. India will be aiming for their maiden Test series win in South Africa when they take on the Proteas in a two-match series, starting December 26. There's a 31-year jinx in Indian cricket having missed out on a Test series win in the 'Rainbow Nation' and in the twilight zone of their careers, both Rohit and Kohli would want to achieve which no other Indian teams could.While Kohli, who came back from London after a short break with family, joined the training after half an hour, Rohit did look a bit more relaxed after shutting himself off for three weeks.The two batted in different nets and centre practice strip, and also faced throwdowns ...
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