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ENG vs SA: Duanne Olivier ruled out of test series with hip flexor muscle tear
South Africa's right-arm fast bowler Duanne Olivier on Sunday was ruled out of the upcoming three-match Test series against England due to a grade two right hip flexor muscle tear. Olivier sustained the injury during South Africa's four-day tour match against England Lions at The Spitfire Ground St Lawrence in Canterbury, where he picked 2/59 in the first innings. "Duanne presented with significant discomfort involving his right hip flexor muscle at the close of play on day three of the four-day tour match. After clinical assessment, he was referred for an MRI scan which revealed a grade 2 tear involving the right pectineus muscle." "Due to the extent of the injury, he has been ruled out of the three-match Test series against England and will return home where he will commence his rehabilitation with the Gauteng Central Lions medical team," said Dr Hashendra Ramjee, Proteas team doctor in an official statement. South Africa have chosen to not announce a replacement for Olivier on their Test tour of England. Since his re-entry into the Test team from the series against India in 2021-22, Olivier has picked 11 wickets at an average of 33.63 in five matches. Also Read: Ross Taylor: One of RR owners slapped me 3-4 times Olivier's absence is a huge blow for South Africa ahead of the first Test against England starting from August 17 at Lord's. The visitors are fretting over the fitness of pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada, who is in a race against time to recover from an ankle injury. The ankle injury had kept Rabada out of the third T20I against England and two-match T20I series against Ireland. South Africa are already without Test vice-captain and right-handed batter Temba Bavuma on this tour, who is recovering from an elbow injury sustained while captaining South Africa in their T20I tour of India in June. Other seamers in the South Africa squad which captain Dean Elgar and head coach Mark Boucher can choose from are Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje (who last played a Test match in June 2021), Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamla and Glenton Stuurman. South Africa Test squad: Dean Elgar (captain), Sarel Erwee, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Lutho Sipamla, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (wicketkeeper), Khaya Zondo and Glenton Stuurman. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 02:47 PM IST | London | IANS
Parthiv Patel reveals biggest positive aspect of Rohit Sharma's captaincy
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel pointed out that captain Rohit Sharma backing his players to the hilt even when they are not performing has been a standout for him. Parthiv cited the example of the Indian team sticking with pacer Avesh Khan in the 4-1 T20I series triumph over the West Indies despite not-so-impressive performances in first three matches. "I have played under Rohit Sharma's captaincy at Mumbai Indians and the one thing that stands out is how he backs players who aren't performing. He is vocal about them even in public and in press conferences, as we saw with the case of Avesh Khan. Rohit backed him even after four failures and he delivered with a Man-of-the-Match performance (in the fourth T20I)," said Parthiv on his YouTube channel. Parthiv further delved into Rohit's leadership skills and was in awe of his ability to take instinctive decisions on the field, which he believes has been the reason behind achieving success in the IPL and for India as a leader. "Rohit believes in taking instinctive decisions on the ground rather than pre-meditating them. When a crunch situation arises, he takes a call according to the situation and it is one of the main reasons why he has won five IPL trophies with Mumbai Indians. India have also won multi-national tournaments like the Asia Cup and Nidahas Trophy under Rohit's captaincy." Also Read: Bangladesh re-appoint Shakib Al Hasan as T20 captain until 2022 World Cup, name Asia Cup squad Due to a packed cricketing schedule, Rohit didn't captain India in the 3-0 ODI series win over the West Indies in Trinidad. In his absence, left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan stepped up to do the leadership role and excelled in it. Parthiv feels that Dhawan's relaxed way of leadership gives the players license to be expressive. "Shikhar Dhawan has a pretty laid-back style of captaincy where he doesn't take too much pressure and keeps the team atmosphere light. He does back his players, but most importantly he also gives them space to execute their own plans. This is so important because captaining a team is difficult when the main players are rested. The fringe players need to be given confidence in executing their skills and Dhawan has done that really well." Because of contracting Covid-19, Rohit didn't play in the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, which India lost by seven wickets. In his absence, pacer Jasprit Bumrah led the side. Parthiv, who was team-mates with Bumrah for Gujarat in domestic cricket, was impressed with what he saw of the pacer as a leader and even predicted him to captain India in future. "Jasprit Bumrah made his debut for Gujarat under my captaincy. So, I had the opportunity to interact with him a number of times about how he wanted to set up a batter to take his wicket. That spoke volumes about how intelligent he is in taking cricketing decisions. Although India lost the Test under his captaincy, he definitely has the intelligence and credentials to be looked at as the future India captain." This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 01:23 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
WI vs NZ ODI series: Matt Henry ruled out, Ben Sears to replace him
Experienced New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry has been ruled out of the three-match One-day International series against the West Indies due to a rib injury, dealing a huge blow to the tourists who are currently involved in a T20I series in the Caribbean. Henry, a veteran of 60 ODIs, experienced pain in his left side during training last week and the affected area failed to improve following treatment, according to ICC. The 30-year-old pacer will now fly back to New Zealand in the hope that he recovers in time for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series against Australia in September. Henry's departure will see inexperienced quick Ben Sears board the flight to the Caribbean as replacement, with the 24-year-old in line for his international ODI debut during the three-match series that commences this week. While New Zealand coach Gary Stead was disappointed to lose Henry, he is excited about the possibility of seeing Sears earn a first ODI cap for his country. "It's a shame for Matt to have to return home at this point of the tour," Stead was quoted as saying. Also Read: Bangladesh re-appoint Shakib Al Hasan as T20 captain until 2022 World Cup, name Asia Cup squad "Although the injury is not overly serious -- we felt there was a significant risk it would become worse through playing. "With the upcoming ODI series starting on Wednesday and consisting of three games over five days, we saw it as prudent to bring in a fully fit replacement. "Ben comes fresh from a successful tour with the Black Caps in Europe and while he is yet to play ODI cricket -- we believe he's ready if called upon. "At 24-years-old he's an exciting young prospect and we like the pace and skills he possesses. Matt is on his way home as we speak and will begin his rehabilitation immediately with an eye to being ready for the ODI series in Australia in early September." New Zealand ODI squad: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Ben Sears, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 10:45 AM IST | Bridgetown | IANS
Bangladesh re-appoint Shakib as T20 captain, name Asia Cup squad
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday appointed Shakib Al Hasan as the T20I skipper until the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. The BCB announcement brought an end to the uncertainty of the past couple of weeks, when Shakib was told by the board to choose between playing for Bangladesh or keeping his endorsement with a "betting company". After the board's ultimatum, the all-rounder had pulled out of his controversial deal with Betwinner News. Nurul Hasan had taken over in T20Is from long-time white-ball captain Mahmudullah for Bangladesh's previous assignment, in Zimbabwe, before being sidelined by a fractured finger. Mosaddek Hossain then captained the team in the last of three T20Is in Zimbabwe, as Bangladesh went down 2-1. Thereafter, Bangladesh had also lost the ODIs that followed in Zimbabwe, under Tamim Iqbal. Also Read: CSA T20 League: Pretoria Capitals sign Anrich Nortje and Migael Pretorius The BCB also announced a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup, which will be played in the UAE from August 27. Apart from Shakib, who returns to lead the team, the squad also sees the return of Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Ebadat Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin. Munim Shahriar, Nazmul Hossain and Shoriful Islam could not make the cut. Bangladesh missed the initial deadline for naming the squad, while the board sorted out the Shakib sponsorship issue. Bangladesh will be one of six teams contesting the main round of the Asia Cup, along with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and a qualifier. The identity of the qualifier will be known via a qualifying tournament that starts on August 20. Bangladesh's squad for the Asia Cup: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Taskin Ahmed This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 10:03 AM IST | Dhaka | IANS
CSA T20 League: Pretoria Capitals sign Anrich Nortje and Migael Pretorius
Pretoria Capitals on Saturday announced they have signed South Africa pace duo of Anrich Nortje and uncapped Migael Pretorius for the upcoming CSA T20 League. The team is owned by JSW Group, who are the co-owners of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). As per the rules of the CSA T20 League, each of the six franchises get to sign five players comprising three overseas, one South Africa international cricketer and one uncapped South African player before the auction happens to build their squad of 17. Till now, the Durban franchise, owned by the RPSG Group which bought Lucknow Super Giants franchise, MI Cape Town, owned by Reliance Industries who run five-time IPL champion side Mumbai Indians and Paarl Royals, managed by owners of Rajasthan Royals, have already announced their list of pre-signed players. "Anrich Nortje has been an integral part of the growth and success of Delhi Capitals. So when we decided to expand our cricketing footprint to his country, he was always going to be an automatic choice for us. I believe Anrich will bring to Pretoria Capitals the same kind of fiery performances and off-field calmness we've seen him display at DC." Also Read: Ross Taylor: One of RR owners slapped me 3-4 times "I'd also like to welcome Migael Pretorius, who boasts of an impressive domestic track record, to our Capitals family. It is indeed a proud moment for us, as Delhi Capitals is now beyond Delhi. South Africa is no doubt one of the world's biggest sports loving nations, and we can't wait to enthral the fans there with our passionate brand of cricket," said Parth Jindal, Owner, Pretoria Capitals and co-owner, Delhi Capitals. Nortje, who has been a part of South Africa team since 2019, has played 30 matches for Delhi Capitals over last three seasons, with 43 wickets to his name, coming at an average of 21.30 and economy rate of 8.06 Pretorius, 27, has taken 54 T20 wickets and plays for Knights in South Africa's domestic circuit. He has even played for Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 season. The right-arm pacer is yet to make his international debut though he was added to South Africa's Test squad for series against Sri Lanka in December 2020 and in T20I squad for three-match series against Pakistan in March 2021. South Africa's T20 League, scheduled to be held in January and February 2023, will be directly clashing with UAE's International League T20 (ILT20), to be also held in January next year. Both leagues will be operating in the time when Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) and Bangladesh's Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be on. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 09:46 AM IST | Pretoria | IANS
Glenn Phillips shines as NZ clinch T20I series vs WI
Glenn Phillips struck a half century from 33 balls to propel New Zealand to a 90-run win over the West Indies in the second T20I, clinching the three-match series with a 2-0 lead. Also Read: Ross Taylor: One of RR owners slapped me 3-4 times After reaching his fifth T20 half century, Phillips went on to 76 from 40 balls and led New Zealand to 215-5. In reply, West Indies managed only 125-9. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 07:10 AM IST | Kingston | Agencies
Ross Taylor: One of RR owners slapped me 3-4 times
In a stunning revelation, former New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has claimed that he was “slapped” by one of the owners of the Rajasthan Royals franchise during the 2011 season of the IPL. The Kiwi said that he was slapped by the franchise’s owner after he was dismissed for a duck during a game against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in Mohali.Taylor made the revelation in his new autobiography, Ross Taylor: Black & White. “The chase was 195, I was lbw for a duck and we didn’t get close,” Taylor wrote. Also Read: Rudi Koertzen, the good umpire! “Afterwards, the team, support staff and management were in the bar on the top floor of the hotel. Liz Hurley was there with Warnie [Shane Warne]. “One of the Royals owners said to me, ‘Ross, we didn’t pay you a million dollars to get a duck,’ and slapped me across the face three or four times. He was laughing and they weren’t hard slaps, but I’m not sure that it was entirely play-acting. Under the circumstances I wasn’t going to make an issue of it, but I couldn’t imagine it happening in many professional sporting environments.” This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 07:05 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Pujara smashes 79-ball 107 for Sussex in One Day Cup
India Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara cracked 22 runs in an over en route to his scintillating 107 off 79 balls for his county side Sussex in the Royal London One Day Cup in Birmingham. However, Pujara’s innings went in vain as Sussex fell short by four runs while chasing Warwickshire’s 310 for six on Friday. Ominous touch Pujara looked in ominous touch as he slammed three fours and a six in the 45th over off medium pacer Liam Norwell to keep Sussex in the chase. Overall, Pujara smashed seven fours and two sixes during his innings. He was dismissed on the first ball of the 49th over by Oliver Hannon-Dalby as Sussex finished at 306 for seven. Also Read: India have better pacers in T20 than Shami: Ponting Three wkts for Krunal Pandya Meanwhile, spin all-rounder Krunal Pandya, who turned up for Warwickshire, played an important role in his side’s win as he made amends for his two-ball duck with a three-wicket haul. Pandya took the wickets of Ali Orr (81), Tom Clark (30) and Delray Rawlins (11) to return with figures of 10-0-51-3. Earlier, Robert Yates hit a 111-ball 114, while Will Rhodes (76) and Michael Burgess (58) cracked fifties to take Warwickshire to a 300-plus total. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 06:55 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
India have better pacers in T20 than Shami: Ponting
Australian legend Ricky Ponting feels Mohammed Shami’s strength lies in the longest format and there are better quick bowlers in India’s T20 set up, weighing in on his absence from the Asia Cup squad. India have picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh as the three specialist fast bowlers with all-rounder Hardik Pandya being the fourth pacer in the 15-member squad. “He’s [Shami] been a very, very good bowler for India for a long time now. If you look at his strengths, his Test cricket is probably where he thrives the most,” Ponting, a two-time World Cup-winning captain, said in the latest episode of The ICC Review. Australian legend Ricky Ponting “I think there are better fast bowlers in Indian T20 cricket than Shami and they’ve only named three [for the Asia Cup]. So if there’s potentially four named in the squad, he might be the fourth man in.” Spin-heavy attack With Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel nursing injuries, many felt Shami might be included to share the new-ball duties during the Asia Cup. “I would think they’ll probably only have the four quicks coming to Australia. They’ll still want to bring a lot of spin here even though the wickets are probably not that conducive,” Ponting said. Also Read: In Pics: Team India leave for Zimbabwe series The Asia Cup will be held in Dubai and Sharjah from August 27 to September 11 and Ponting picked India as the favourites to win the tournament. “It’s always hard to go past India in any tournament, not just an Asia Cup, but I think every time we talk about the T20 World Cup which is coming up, I think that India will be right in the thick of it there,” the 47-year-old said. “Their depth is definitely better than the other teams and I think India will win the Asia Cup.” Starved of India-Pak rivalry Arch-rivals India and Pakistan haven’t competed in a bilateral series for nearly a decade now. “To be totally honest, it’s one that we’ve been starved of, haven’t we—looking back the last 15 or 20 years,” Ponting said. “As a cricket lover, like I am, and a cricket observer, any time those sorts of battles come up it’s almost always nice to sit back and watch because everything just goes up a notch, doesn’t it? “When I think about rivalries, Australia and England and Ashes cricket is the pinnacle I’ve always thought of for our Test match game. I’m sure India and Pakistanis will say the same about that and the actual rivalry would be the pinnacle of Test match cricket for those two countries as well.” Ponting believes India have the depth to prevail over Pakistan. “I’ll stick with India to win that [Asia Cup, August 28] clash against Pakistan. That’s taking nothing away from Pakistan because they are an incredible cricket nation that continue to present out-and-out superstars.” This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 August,2022 06:50 AM IST | Dubai | PTI
In Pics: Team India leave for Zimbabwe series
The India men's cricket team, led by opener KL Rahul, left for Zimbabwe on Saturday morning ahead of the three-match ODI series, starting from August 18, followed by two more matches on August 20 and 22 at the Harare Sports Club. The social media accounts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) showed pictures of Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi in the flight. pic.twitter.com/eetYl6lCcZ — BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2022 NCA head VVS Laxman was also spotted, suggesting that he could be the head coach for the ODI series against Zimbabwe. When the Indian team was in England for the rescheduled fifth Test in Edgbaston, Laxman was with the T20I squad as the head coach in Ireland and was present for the first T20I at Southampton as well. Also Read: Golden age of Indian sports has just begun: PM Modi India enter the series after defeating West Indies 3-0 in Trinidad in July. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, are on a high after an impressive 2-1 series win over Bangladesh at home, coming after another 2-1 series win over them in T20Is. The series is part of the ICC World Cup Super League and massively important for Zimbabwe in order to finish in the top eight of the table. If that happens, Zimbabwe will be eligible for direct qualification to the ODI World Cup in India next year. India have automatically qualified for the mega event by virtue of being the hosts. India will be captained by Rahul, who was added to the squad on August 11. He will take up leadership duties in place of Shikhar Dhawan, who was earlier named as captain and will now be Rahul's deputy. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
13 August,2022 01:38 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
CSA T20 League: Paarl Royals sign Buttler, Miller, McCoy and Bosch
Paarl Royals, the sister franchise of IPL side Rajasthan Royals, announced they have signed up England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler, South Africa West Indies left-arm fast bowler Obed McCoy and South Africa duo of David Miller and uncapped allrounder Corbin Bosch for the upcoming CSA T20 League. All four players were a part of Rajasthan Royals, barring Miller, who was a former player of the side in the IPL. As per the rules of the CSA T20 League, each of the six franchises get to sign five players comprising three overseas, one South Africa international cricketer and one uncapped South African player before the auction happens to build their squad of 17. As of now, the Durban franchise, owned by the RPSG Group which bought Lucknow Super Giants franchise, and MI Cape Town, owned by Reliance Industries who run five-time IPL champion side Mumbai Indians, had already announced their list of pre-signed players. Buttler was the standout player for Rajasthan in this year's IPL, scoring a mammoth 863 runs at an average of 57.53 and a strike rate of 149.05. He hit four centuries and as many fifties, as well as smashing 45 sixes to be the leading run-getter of the competition. Miller played a critical role with the bat for Gujarat Titans to win IPL 2022. He scored 449 runs in 16 matches at an average of 68.71 and strike rate of 141.19. He was sixth in the list of leading run-getters in IPL 2022 and second highest run-scorer for IPL debutants after captain Hardik Pandya. Also Read: Cheteshwar Pujara hammers 107 off 79 balls in 50-over game for Sussex McCoy picked 11 wickets from seven matches at an economy rate of 9.17. Earlier this month, he picked up his T20I career-best figures of 6-17 for West Indies against India in the second T20I at St Kitts, leading his team to a five-wicket victory. Bosch, a seam-bowling all-rounder for Titans in South Africa domestic circuit, joined Rajasthan in IPL 2022 as a replacement for injured Australia fast bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile. Paarl Royals will be the third sister franchise of Rajasthan in a franchise T20 competition after Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). They will be based out of Paarl, a city in the Western Cape province of South Africa with Boland Park Cricket Stadium as their home ground. "This investment enables us to further scout and develop world-class talent, grow our fanbase by bringing more fans into the Royals family and help extend the reach of the IPL too, in line with our core purpose of 'Transforming Society through Sport, Transforming Sport through innovation'," said the official website of Rajasthan Royals. South Africa's T20 League, scheduled to be held in January and February 2023, will be directly clashing with UAE's International League T20 (ILT20), to be also held in January next year. Both leagues will be operating in the time when Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be on. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
13 August,2022 12:44 PM IST | Paarl | IANS