India cricketers, along with coach Gautam Gambhir, visited Shri Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri on Tuesday to seek blessings ahead of the first T2OI of the five-match series against South Africa, set to be played on the same day at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium.
Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel highlighted Jasprit Bumrah's impact, Hardik Pandya's role and Abhishek Sharma's form ahead of the five-match T20I leg between India and South Africa starting from December 9.
Heading into the series against the Proteas, Pandya is 140 runs away from completing 2000 T20 runs, while he is two wickets away from scalping 100 wickets in the shortest format. If Pandya takes 100 wickets in T20Is, he will become only the second Indian bowler to do so.
Following a dominant 2-1 ODI series win, the action now shifts to the five-match T20I leg as India lock horns with South Africa, with the road to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India and Sri Lanka 2026 picking up momentum.
Virat Kohli turned back the clock as he showcased his prime form during the recently-concluded three-match ODI series between India and South Africa. Kohli not only scored the most runs in the series, but he also hit the most sixes.
Jaiswal, who scored 18 and 22 in the first and second ODIs of the series, respectively, despite getting good-looking starts, brought up his ton off 111 balls
Virat Kohli featured in a funny video with the Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh in a video posted by Punjab Kings (PBKS) social media handle following India's series-clinching win over South Africa on Saturday.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma admitted that the team lost the third and final ODI of the three-match of India vs South Africa series because they did not put enough runs on the board.
Rohit Sharma brought up his 61st fifty in the One-Day Internationals (ODIs) during the third India vs South Africa match in Visakhapatnam. He formed a century stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the first wicket, marking it the 35th time that he has been involved in an opening partnership of 100
Former India cricketers Mohammad Kaif and Irfan Pathan praised Rohit Sharma as the Team India opener brought up his 61st One-Day Internationals (ODIs) fifty during the third India vs South Africa match in Visakhapatnam. Kaif said that "Hitman isn't going anywhere".
Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin praised the Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna for his performance in the third India vs South Africa ODI at Visakhapatnam, saying that he will start delivering more consistently " once he gets a better understanding of his awareness."
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma became the oldest player from his country to achieve the milestone of 2,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the third and final ODI against India at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.