“Is Joe Root even more of a magician” – netizens are stunned by former captain’s bat balancing ‘Sorcery’
With a match-winning century against New Zealand, the 31-year-old batsman became just England's second batsman to surpass 10,000 Test runs.
With a match-winning century against New Zealand, the 31-year-old batsman became just England's second batsman to surpass 10,000 Test runs.
Jofra Archer became the third England bowler to be ruled out for the summer with a stress fracture, following Saqib Mahmood and Matthew Fisher.
India has been the most successful side in Asia Cup history, winning the continental championship seven times.
Baba Indrajith, with 396 runs in three matches, at an average of 99, including three centuries, the Tamil Nadu man was the best run-scorer for his state side. However, in his first season with Kolkata, he only played three games and scored 51 runs before being dropped from the eleven.
Both sides have previously played 15 matches together so far, with India holding a considerable advantage with 9 wins to South Africa's 6 victories.
Joe Root and Alastair Cook were exactly the same age when they reached the milestone - 31 years and 157 days.
In 30 innings, Rohit has scored 847 runs, whereas Kohli has struck 845 runs in 19 innings in the T20 World Cup.
The hosts will be headed by KL Rahul and will feature some fresh faces, including pacers Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh, with India's main players like skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah resting for the series.
With 17 games faced each other in T20 Internationals so far, India has a slight lead over South Africa, with 9 wins to South Africa's six wins in the shortest format.
Team India will be captained by KL Rahul, with Rishabh Pant as vice-captain, due to the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the series.
With 17 wickets falling on day one of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's, it was a day to remember in Test cricket.
While McGrath took 563 wickets in 124 Test matches, Warne has 708 wickets in 145 Tests.
Buttler was an outstanding player for the whole of the campaign, sporting the Orange Cap.
The seasoned wicket keeper was enraged by remarks made by a senior CAB official, who questioned Saha's dedication after he skipped the Ranji Trophy group stage owing to personal matters.
Bangladesh has picked Shakib al Hasan as its Test captain for the third time. He has taken the place of Mominul Haque. Liton Das will be his deputy.
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