Markande debuts, Babar aims to be like Kohli and more - Cricket News Today, 24th February 2019
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Debutant leg-spinner Mayank Markande has been inducted into the playing eleven for India's first T20I against Australia at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has expressed his desire to emulate India captain Virat Kohli and orchestrate victories for his team.
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South Africa name squad for first three ODIs against Sri Lanka
South Africa have announced their squad for the first three ODIs against Sri Lanka. Senior batsman Hashim Amla has been rested. Pacer Lungi Ngidi returns to the squad after spending the last three months on the sidelines due to a knee injury.
Read more on South Africa's ODI squad here
Seamer Anrich Nortje has received his maiden call-up to the South African squad. Apart from Ngidi and Nortje, the pace attack also includes the experienced Dale Steyn and the in-form Kagiso Rabada.
The ODI series between South Africa and Sri Lanka gets underway on March 3 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
South Africa squad for first 3 ODIs: Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn and Rassie van der Dussen