Thursday, 24 July 2025

 

AUS vs SA 2025: Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram return to the team, ODI and T20 squads announced against Australia

Temba Bavuma: Head coach Shukri Conrad said the return of senior players will give real strength to the team.

Temba Bavuma: Cricket South Africa has announced the men’s squad for the white-ball series against Australia in August 2025, which includes ODIs and T20s. Aiden Markram has been given the command of the T20 team and Temba Bavuma the ODI team. Both experienced players have returned to the team after a long time.

Temba Bavuma: Many players are same in both the teams

Temba Bavuma: Apart from Markram, Dewald Brevis, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Prenelan Subrien, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada are included in both the teams. The spin department includes names like Subrien, George Linde, Senuran Muthusamy and Nakaba Peter. Recently, Subriyan made his Test debut.

Temba Bavuma: Left-handed batsman Luan-Dre Pretorius has been included in the ODI team for the first time. At the same time, Dewald Brevis was also selected in the ODI team earlier, but could not make his debut. Both the players have performed brilliantly in domestic and franchise cricket.

“The return of seniors strengthens the team” – Coach Shukri Conrad

Markram and Bavuma last played for South Africa in November 2024 (T20) and March 2025 (ODI). After this, they were rested after playing in the World Test Championship final. In that final, both the players played important innings against Australia.

Head coach Shukri Conrad said in a statement released by the association on July 24, “The return of senior players after the World Test Championship final will give a real strength to the team. Their experience and quality will further strengthen our core team in both formats. Now every series is part of our preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup and the 2027 home ODI World Cup.” South Africa for White Ball Series against Australia

T20 team: Aiden Markram (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Nandre Burger, George Linde, Kwena Mafaaka, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Nkaba Pietersen, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenellan Subryan, Rassie van der Dussen

ODI team: Temba Bavuma (captain), Corbin Bosch, Mathew Breetzke, Dewald Brewis, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenellan Subryan

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4 all-rounders who have achieved the feat of scoring more than 10 centuries and taking five-wicket hauls 5 or more times in Tests

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Players with 10 plus centuries and 5 plus five-wicket hauls in Test: It is a big deal to score more than 10 centuries and take more than 5 five-wicket hauls in any format of cricket. So far, there have been only four players in the Test format who have scored 10 or more centuries and taken 5 or more five-wicket hauls. Stokes, the current Test captain of England, has also been included in this. Let’s know about the four all-rounders who have done this feat.

4 Ben Stokes

    England’s Test captain Ben Stokes is a strong player and he is always ready to make his team win. He has shown the same spirit in the Test against India in Manchester. Stokes took 5 wickets for 72 runs in India’s first innings. This was Stokes’ fifth fifer in Tests. Stokes has also scored 13 centuries in his Test career so far.

    3 Jacques Kallis

      Former South African player Jacques Kallis is still counted as the world’s most successful all-rounder. He has scored 13289 runs in his 166-match Test career. This includes 45 centuries. Kallis took 292 wickets in bowling. During this, this former right-handed player took five five-wicket hauls.

      2 Ian Botham

        Former England all-rounder Ian Botham occupies the second position in this list. Botham’s Test career lasted 102 matches. During this, he scored 5200 runs with the help of 14 centuries. Botham’s highest score was 208 runs. At the same time, Botham took five or more wickets 27 times in bowling. He has 383 wickets to his name in this format.

        1 Gary Sobers

          West Indies legend Gary Sobers is at number one in this list. The 88-year-old former player has scored more than 8000 runs in Tests, including 26 centuries. In bowling, Sobers took 235 wickets with the help of six 5-wicket hauls.

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          Hulk Hogan dies at the age of 71, cricket world also mourns; Yuvraj Singh pays tribute to WWE legend

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          Yuvraj Singh Tribute Hulk Hogan Death: WWE craze is very high in India too and there are many stars of the cricket world among those who like it. However, all of them got a very sad news on Thursday in the form of the death of the legendary Hulk Hogan.

          He died of cardiac arrest at his home in Florida. He has left behind a legacy that includes several world championships and a significant role in giving WWE global recognition. WWE mourned the death of Hogan and expressed condolences to his family, friends and fans. Apart from this, Yuvraj Singh from the cricket world also paid tribute to him on social media.

          Hulk Hogan’s name was very popular in WWE as well as WCW and many other wrestling companies. He used to come to WWE only as a guest for the last several years, but fans used to be very happy with just a glimpse of him. In such a situation, the news of his death has also shocked the fans.

          WWE informed about the death of Hulk Hogan on the social media platform X, writing,

          WWE is deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. One of the most popular figures in pop culture, he helped WWE gain global recognition in the 1980s. WWE offers its condolences to Hogan’s family, friends and fans.”

          Yuvraj Singh shared a special Instagram story for Hulk Hogan

          Yuvraj Singh, who ended his career as one of Team India’s biggest match winners, also mourned the death of WWE legend Hulk Hogan and shared a special Instagram story. Yuvraj wrote in his story with a picture of him that Hulkmania will live forever.

          Three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders also posted on the death of his on X.

          Former Australian opener David Warner also shared a special Instagram story on the death of Hulk Hogan and paid tribute to him. Warner wrote that RIP, I loved this man growing up. A proper icon.

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          AB de Villiers created havoc, made bowlers suffer with a smashing century; hit 102 runs in 22 balls

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          AB de Villiers Hundred WCL 2025: The blast of giants continues in England, as the second season of the World Championship of Legends is being played. In the eighth match of this season, England Champions and South Africa Champions clashed, in which the Proteas won by 10 wickets with 46 balls to spare.

          Playing first in the match, England team scored 152/6 in 20 overs, in response, South Africa Champions achieved the target by scoring 153 runs in just 12.2 overs without losing any wicket. The hero of South Africa’s victory was captain AB de Villiers, who played a brilliant unbeaten century innings.

          England Champions could not play any big innings

          Losing the toss and batting first, England Champions had a bad start. Opener Ravi Bopara could not do anything special and was dismissed in the second over after scoring 7 runs. Moeen Ali also disappointed and he too got out after scoring 10 runs in 11 balls. The pair of Phil Mustard and Samit Patel took the score to 81 but then Samit was dismissed after scoring 24 runs in 16 balls.

          Mustard faced 33 balls but he could score only 39 runs with the help of three fours and a six. Captain Eoin Morgan scored 20 runs in 14 balls. However, Ian Bell could score only 7 runs. Tim Ambrose remained unbeaten on 19 and Liam Plunkett on 13. Wayne Parnell and Imran Tahir took two wickets each for South Africa.

          AB de Villiers single-handedly led South Africa to victory

          South Africa’s team, which came out to chase the target, got a tremendous start. Captain AB de Villiers showed a stormy style from the beginning and completed his half-century in just 20 balls in the powerplay itself. Even after this, de Villiers’s stormy batting continued and he scored a century in 41 balls. There was an unbeaten partnership of 153 runs between him and Hashim Amla (29*), which gave South Africa an easy victory. De Villiers scored an unbeaten 116 runs in 51 balls, which included 15 fours and seven sixes. In this way, de Villiers scored 102 runs in just 22 balls with the help of boundaries.

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          Ravindra Jadeja given wrong out? Harry Brook did not catch a clean catch! Fans question umpire’s decision

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          Fans Questions Harry Brook’s Catch Dismiss Ravindra Jadeja: The fourth Test between India and England is going on in Manchester, the second day of which went in England’s favour. The Indian team, which came out to play with a score of 225/4, had high hopes from experienced Ravindra Jadeja, who returned unbeaten after scoring 19 runs after the first day’s play.

          However, on the second day, he could add only 1 run to his score and then got out on a personal score of 20 off Jofra Archer’s ball. Jaddu’s catch was caught by Harry Brook at second slip. However, questions are being raised on this catch and some fans believe that Jadeja may have been given wrongly out.

          Jofra Archer was bowling the 85th over of India’s innings. Ravindra Jadeja survived on the first ball of this over, because the catch was not carried to the gully fielder but Jaddu got trapped on the fourth ball. Archer’s out-going ball took the edge of Jadeja’s bat and Harry Brook, who was at second slip, dived to his right and took a good catch.

          The on-field umpire also seemed satisfied with Brook’s catch and declared Jadeja out without taking the help of the third umpire. However, some fans did not seem satisfied with this catch and they believe that when Brook took the catch, the ball was touching the ground.

          Fans raised questions on Harry Brook’s catch

          Let us tell you that India scored 358 in their first innings, in response, England has scored 225/2. The English team is still 133 runs behind India’s score.

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          “It is in the captain’s hands to bowl, not mine” – Shardul Thakur targeted Shubman Gill? Know why he said this

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          Shardul Thakur defends his bowling: England’s position looks strong against India in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The credit for this goes to England’s opening pair of Jack Crowley and Ben Duckett, who shared a 166-run partnership in an aggressive manner. Because of this, England is now just 133 runs behind India’s score and has eight wickets left.

          Earlier, Team India was all out after scoring 358 runs in their first innings. The Indian bowlers looked helpless in front of the English batsmen and conceded runs in ODI style. This also raised questions on the bowlers, but all-rounder Shardul Thakur has defended himself, as well as indirectly put captain Shubman Gill in the dock for a special thing.

          In fact, India had to wait for 32 overs to take England’s first wicket. During this, Jack Crowley and Ben Duckett were playing in a very aggressive manner. No Indian bowler seemed to be successful against them. However, then Ravindra Jadeja broke this pair by dismissing Crowley and debutant Anshul Kamboj also dismissed Duckett. At the same time, Shardul Thakur was made to bowl only five overs and he conceded 35 runs.

          Captain held responsible for bowling decisions

          After the second day’s play of the Manchester Test ended, Shardul Thakur came to the press conference and said,

          “It is the captain’s decision to give the ball. It is not in my hands. The captain decides when to give. I could have bowled two more overs today, but it is the captain’s decision. It is difficult to find rhythm, but I try to use my experience.”

          Shardul Thakur’s statement seems to indicate that perhaps Indian captain Shubman Gill did not have much confidence in him. That is why he showed more dependence on his key fast bowlers. Talking about Shardul, he did well in batting and played an important innings of 41 runs. Shardul got a chance in the fourth Test due to Nitish Reddy being ruled out of the remaining two matches due to injury.

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          Rishabh Pant: 3 reasons why the decision to include N Jagadeesan in place of Pant in the Oval Test will be wrong

          Rishabh Pant

          ENG vs IND, Oval Test Rishabh Pant: Due to the injury in the Manchester Test, star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will no longer be able to participate in the fifth Test to be played against England at the Oval. Doctors have advised him to rest for 6 weeks. According to the report of Express Sports, the team management has decided to play former CSK player N Jagadeesan in place of Pant in the Oval Test.

          Rishabh Pant: Earlier, there was news of Ishan Kishan joining the squad, but he himself is suffering from ankle injury. This is the reason why Jagadeesan is now considered a strong contender to replace Pant in the Oval Test. However, Team India’s decision to make Jagadeesan a part of the squad may prove to be wrong. Let us tell you the three reasons behind this.

          3 Rishabh Pant: No experience of playing at international level

            Rishabh Pant: There is no doubt that 29-year-old N Jagadeesan has excellent statistics in domestic cricket and has shown strong performance on many occasions. In the last season of Ranji Trophy, Jagadeesan has scored more than 600 runs. But this player has not yet made his debut in international cricket. In this way, Jagadeesan has experience of playing in any format at the international level. Apart from this, Jagadeesan has not played any kind of red ball cricket in England. Everyone knows that playing in English conditions has always been difficult for Asian batsmen. In such a situation, giving a chance to an inexperienced player can prove costly for the team.

            2 The team has a better wicketkeeper option than N Jagadeesan

              Team India has a better wicketkeeper option than N Jagadeesan. We are talking about KS Bharat, who has also played 7 Test matches. Apart from this, he has played more than 100 matches in first class cricket, in which Bharat has scored 5686 runs. At the same time, Bharat has also taken 400 wickets behind the wickets. These figures reflect his experience.

              1 KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel are present in the team

                Dhruv Jurel and KL Rahul are also present in the current squad of the Indian team and both can handle the responsibility of wicket-keeping. Currently, Jurel is keeping in the Manchester Test in the absence of Pant. If the team management convinces Rahul to keep in the Oval Test, then a fast bowler can be included in the squad. Which will prove beneficial for India. The team desperately needs a fast bowler in the series.

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