India's stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday said Rishabh Pant is a proven "match-winner" and deserves full backing from the team management while he endures a difficult phase. Dhawan also asked Sanju Samson to wait for his chances. Known for his flamboyance, the left-handed Pant once again failed after miscuing a rising delivery to get out for a 16-ball 10 as India folded for 219 in the third and final ODI against New Zealand here on Wednesday. "Overall you have to see the larger picture and who is your match winner. You analyse and your decisions are based on that," Dhawan said at the post-match interaction. Pant's scores in his last nine innings across the two white-ball formats read 10, 15, 11, 6, 6, 3, 9, 9 and 27. Samson, on the other hand, shone in the limited opportunities and was impressive in the home ODIs versus South Africa last month. The Kerala stumper got out after making 36 in the first ODI in Auckland. Dhawan said it's "not difficult" to be in … [Read more...] about “Sometimes You Got To Wait”: Shikhar Dhawan’s Blunt Answer On Team India Picking Rishabh Pant Over Sanju Samson | Cricket News
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We need to talk about Temba
SOUTH AFRICA CAPTAINCY by Telford Vice • Last updated on Share Tweet What will his decision be? © AFP Despite what happened in Adelaide almost a month ago Temba Bavuma isn't expected to be relieved of South Africa's T20I captaincy anytime soon. If he goes it seems it will be on his own terms. And that with concerns growing inside and out of cricket's corridors of power over his emotional welfare. CSA's board meeting last week would seem to have been a valuable opportunity to interrogate the issue. It is after all the board who hire and fire captains, and in his apparently shaky current frame of mind, Bavuma may not be able to make the best decision on his position. Was his future in the role debated? "This was not discussed at the last board meeting," Pholetsi Moseki, CSA's chief executive, told Cricbuzz. "It was agreed to allow the director of cricket to finish his fact-finding on the T20 World Cup, and to then present … [Read more...] about We need to talk about Temba
Tanzania, Nigeria headline second group of African sub-regional qualifiers
AFRICAN REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, 2024 by Bertus de Jong • Published on Share Tweet Representative Image © Getty African regional qualifying for 2024 T20 World Cup r esumes in Rwanda Though the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup is but a few weeks behind us, qualifying for the expanded 2024 edition is already in full swing. The African leg of the sub-regional stage resumes today in Rwanda with the Group B Qualifier kicking off at Kigali. Kenya and Rwanda won through the first of the two groups last week, and over the next nine days, eight more African Associates will compete to join them in booking tickets to the Africa Regional Finals - one step away from the World Cup itself. What's at Stake Two qualification berths for the Africa Regional finals will be decided. The top-two teams from this tournament, together with Kenya and Rwanda, joining fellow Associates Namibia and Uganda as well as Zimbabwe … [Read more...] about Tanzania, Nigeria headline second group of African sub-regional qualifiers