The Proteas broke a long drought when defeating the Aussies in the World Test Championship Final at Lord's earlier this year and will renew rivalries with their close rival during six white-ball contests in Australia, starting with a three-game T20I series that commences in Darwin on Sunday.
Australia T20I captain Mitchell Marsh confirmed that they have locked in the opening pair in the lead up to next year's T20I World Cup, set to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram called for the nation's premier batter Babar Azam's return to the T20I fold for the next month's Asia Cup while underscoring the need for a seasoned player in the lineup.
Captain Karan Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Upendra Yadav, Shiva Singh, and local player Yashovardhan Singh were present on this occasion. All these players had come to the temple to seek blessings before the start of the season.
The fourth edition of the Shriram Capital Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 will take place at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Cricket Stadium in Mysuru. The two-week competition will run from August 11 to 28 and will be held as a closed-door event with no spectators in attendance.
"It's just an opportunity for me to hopefully claim that opening spot for this South African side, going into the (T20) World Cup and further on past that," he added.
Experienced leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been appointed as the captain of the side as Afghanistan announced a 22-member squad for the upcoming tri-series against Pakistan and UAE, as per the ICC.
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav had his first batting session at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru late last week in July after undergoing a successful hernia surgery earlier this year, according to ESPNcricinfo.
India's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav expressed his thoughts on India's memorable victory over England in the Oval Test, saying that, according to him, the team has won the series 3-2.
Owen, an eye-catching inclusion in Australia's ODI squad for the three home ODIs against South Africa starting from August 19. The ODI series follows a three-match T20I series against the same opponents.
Fifties from Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub cruise Pakistan to win the third and final T20 against West Indies by 13 runs to clinch the three-match series 2-1 at Florida, on Monday.