Pant to lead India A in prelude to Test series vs South Africa

Rishabh Pant has received a “return to play” clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence following two stages of rehab for a fractured foot and if fit and in form, could make the squad for the two-Test series against South Africa

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Rishabh Pant has been out of action since July•Getty Images

Rishabh Pant’s return to competitive cricket following a foot injury will begin with him captaining India A in the two four-day fixtures against South Africa A in Bengaluru starting October 30.Pant has received a ‘return to play’ clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence following two stages of rehab for the fractured foot that he suffered during the fourth England vs India Test in Manchester in July. Pant’s India A selection means he will not be playing for Delhi in the second round of the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy from October 25 as earlier envisaged.India A vs South Africa A fixtures

1st four-dayer – Oct 30 to Nov 2
2nd four-dayer – Nov 6 to Nov 9

Pant and vice-captain B Sai Sudharsan are set to feature in both the matches, while the likes of KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna ad Mohammed Siraj will feature in only the second four-day fixture, to be played from November 6. It’s likely that all of them will make the cut for India’s Test squad for the South Africa series, which starts on November 14 in Kolkata.The Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel has had to balance out the squads to ensure there’s also a bit of continuity with those featuring for their respective state teams in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.This is possibly why Rajat Patidar (captaining Madhya Pradesh), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhimanyu Easwaran (captaining Bengal) and Akash Deep, among others, are part of the squad for just one of the two matches. Meanwhile, the likes of N Jagadeesan, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain and Harsh Dubey have been rewarded for their domestic form.KL Rahul is among a host of internationals who will come in for the second game•AFP/Getty Images

If the selectors are convinced with his form and fitness, Pant is likely to make his Test comeback at the first India vs South Africa Test.India squad for first four-day matchRishabh Pant (capt, wk), Ayush Mhatre, N Jagadeesan (wk), Sai Sudharsan (vice-capt), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur, Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed.India squad for second four-day matchRishabh Pant (capt, wk), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sai Sudharsan (vice-capt), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

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    Fabrizio Romano: Southampton make "formal bid" to sign 22 y/o "powerhouse"

    da realbet: Southampton have now submitted a “formal bid” to sign a defender on a loan deal, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

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    With that in mind, an approach has now been made to sign a new defender, as reported by Romano, who claims the bottom-placed side have submitted a “formal bid” to sign Abakar Sylla on loan from Strasbourg.

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    There is no buy option included in the proposal, with it likely to be a straight loan deal until the end of the season, but there may be competition for Sylla’s signature, as Serie A side Lazio have been interested in his signature since last week.

    What Sylla could offer Southampton

    The 22-year-old is a very impressive tackler, ranking in the 88th percentile for tackles per 90 over the past year, when compared to his positional peers, while he is also a threat at the opposite end of the pitch, placing in the 93rd percentile for non-penalty goals.

    During his time with Club Brugge, the Ivorian received praise for his ability to win back possession, as well as his passing, being hailed as a “powerhouse” in the media.

    As such, there are clear signs the Strasbourg ace could make a real difference for the Saints in a defensive sense, having seriously struggled to keep the opposition at bay so far this season.

    The only slight concern over the signing of the centre-back will be the fact he has slipped down the pecking order at Strasbourg since the end of November, featuring for just two minutes in Ligue 1 since the turn of the year.

    That said, Southampton’s options are likely to be limited, in light of their perilous league position, so it may be worth taking a risk on Sylla to try and resolve their defensive issues.

    Laurie Evans century tops huge Surrey win as records tumble at Glamorgan

    Sam Curran, Will Jacks also in the runs as Surrey post mammoth 236 for 2

    ECB Reporters Network07-Jun-2023

    Laurie Evans celebrates his century•Getty Images

    A record-breaking batting performance from Laurie Evans and his Surrey teammates set up a 65-run victory against Glamorgan in their Vitality Blast match in Cardiff.Evans made the highest score against Glamorgan and the highest score on this ground as Surrey also set a record total at Sophia Gardens.With Sam Curran and Will Jacks both making runs, Surrey set Glamorgan a target of 237 to win. This was a hard enough task but with big hitting all-rounder Dan Douthwaite unable to bat, having only managing to bowl 10 balls before he left the field, it became even harder.Glamorgan eventually reached 171 for 8 as Surrey closed out a comfortable win with Sam Northeast’s 76 the only significant score from the home side.Surrey won the toss and elected to bat and were electrifying from the start of their innings. Jacks gave Evans great support in an opening stand that brought 115 runs from just 64 balls. Jacks was dismissed when he was trapped lbw by Glamorgan’s Australian leg-spinner Peter Hatzoglou for 46 from 29 balls.While Evans had been the aggressor in his stand with Jacks it was Curran who took on the role when he walked into bat at three. In innings that was full of outrageous shots, seven of which were smoked over the boundary for six, it was the three balls Curran hit over the rope in Prem Sisodiya’s final over that will live longest in the memory. The last of these was a shot where Curran danced down the pitch a long way from where the ball pitched and still managed to straight drive it for six.It was in that same Sisodiya over that Glamorgan nearly had some respite from the partnership between Curran and Evans, but Kiran Carlson, playing with a dislocated finger he sustained in Sunday’s match against Sussex, put down a catch at long on when Evans was on 94.Evans made the most of his chance to score his third hundred in T20 cricket and his first for Surrey. His career best 118 not out came from 60 balls and contained 12 fours and six sixes.Curran departed in the final over, caught by Colin Ingram at long on going for another six, as Surrey posted 236 for 2, the highest total made on this ground, going past the 216 for 5 that Glamorgan made against Hampshire in 2019.Glamorgan were left with a near insurmountable task of going at nearly 12 runs an over from the very start of their innings and they were two wickets down inside the powerplay with Carlson and Callum Taylor both falling inside the first six overs.Glamorgan came into this match with four wins from five matches and most of that success has been down to the form of Ingram and Chris Cooke. There was a rare failure for both of them with Ingram dismissed for 11 by Sunil Narine and Cooke clean bowled by Gus Atkinson for 12.With Cooke and Ingram gone it was left to Northeast to try and bring some respectability to the Glamorgan total and his half-century the only bright spot on a tough day for his side.

    Rob Keogh masterminds first-innings lead, Northamptonshire on cusp of victory

    Chris Tremain the chief destroyer as Middlesex line-up stumbles again

    ECB Reporters Network15-Apr-2023

    Rob Keogh was unbeaten on 75•Getty Images

    Northamptonshire 198 (Keogh 75*, Roland-Jones 4-53, Bamber 3-42) and 30 for 1 (Hassan 14*, Tremain 3*, Higgins 1-9) need 89 runs to beat Middlesex 149 and 167 (Roland-Jones 37, Eskinazi 37, Tremain 3-41)Northamptonshire closed in on their first LV= Insurance County Championship win over Middlesex since 2010 after the visitors suffered a fourth batting collapse of the season on day three at Wantage Road.The Middlesex top order had misfired in their first three innings since returning to Division One and this was Groundhog Day as they plummeted from 37 without loss to 107 for 7, Chris Tremain the chief destroyer with 3 for 41.A 52-run stand between Toby Roland-Jones and Luke Hollman at least ensured there would be a fourth day but, needing only 119 to win, the hosts closed on 30 for 1, Ricardo Vasconcelos the man to fall.Middlesex’s latest woes with willow in hand came after Northamptonshire were bowled out for 198 on the stroke of lunch, a first-innings lead of 49 with Rob Keogh left unbeaten on 75, Roland-Jones returning 4 for 53 and Ethan Bamber 3 for 42.Middlesex would have begun their second innings with some trepidation and Sam Robson, a man with just six runs to his name so far this season, should have added a nought to that tally, only for Josh Cobb to shell a comfortable catch at fourth slip.Although he and Mark Stoneman battled to 37, the sky fell in once more. Robson was castled by Ben Sanderson and just two balls later Pieter Malan shouldered arms only to see the ball send his off stump cartwheeling out of the ground. Stoneman perished soon afterwards, caught on the crease and pinned lbw as he had been in last week’s loss to Essex.Stephen Eskinazi and Max Holden briefly stemmed the flow of wickets, but just five minutes before tea, the latter inexplicably hooked a short ball from Gareth Berg, skying a catch to the grateful Luke Procter at mid-on.If tea in the away dressing-room was indigestible, things would only get worse two balls after the resumption as Tremain uprooted Eskinazi’s middle-stump and in his next over the Australian quick found the edge of Ryan Higgins’ bat presenting Lewis McManus with a simple catch.Not even wicketkeeper John Simpson, often the man for a crisis, could stop the rot, and when he drove another one from Tremain straight to cover, defeat in three days looked likely.Roland-Jones and Hollman eased those fears with an enterprising half-century stand, the former striking the ball powerfully to record a towering six and five fours in a swashbuckling 37.Procter shrewdly called on the spin of Keogh, however, to break the burgeoning stand, luring Roland-Jones out of his crease to be stumped by McManus after which the end came swiftly.Keogh stood head and shoulders above the rest in the morning session to steer Northamptonshire to a priceless first-innings lead. The 31-year-old fresh from his unbeaten second-innings century in last week’s defeat to Kent, made light of gloomy conditions and a pitch which had sweated under covers throughout the previous day when no play was possible.Keogh shrugged off the loss of Proctor in the first over of the day, caught at slip off Bamber to play the only innings of real quality. As wickets tumbled around him, other Northamptonshire batters groping and prodding uncertainly, their middle-order stalwart cut and drove with real authority to move to a half-century from 103 balls with seven fours.Even so, with Bamber and Roland-Jones chipping away, the hosts were only 25 ahead when their ninth wicket fell. It was the signal for Keogh to go on the attack, twice launching Higgins over the ropes for six, both blows ending up on the concourse. His belligerence meant by the time Jack White’s stumps were scattered by Roland-Jones, Northamptonshire’s lead had stretched into the realms of ‘more than useful.’

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    São Paulo 'queima a largada' e oferece brindes de campeão da Sul-Americana a sócios-torcedores

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    da realbet: Enquanto a torcida se prepara para a final da Copa Sul-Americana, o Sócio-Torcedor do São Paulo ‘queimou a largada’ e disponibilizou rapidamente no fim da tarde de sexta-feira (30/9) prêmios exclusivos de campeão da competição continental aos integrantes do programa.

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    O erro foi descoberto por são-paulinos e divulgado através das redes sociais.

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    Pela prévia ‘vazada’ no site, sócios-torcedores que possuem dez pontos poderiam fazer o download dos brindes disponibilizados.

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    Sony продолжит бесплатные раздачи игр в рамках программы Play at Home. В начале марта компания уже подарила Ratchet & Clank, а сегодня объявила еще десять проектов, которые смогут забрать владельцы консолей PlayStation.

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      В Epic Games Store появилась вторая бесплатная игра из серии новогодних раздач. До завтрашнего вечера пользователи могут забрать платформер Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty.

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        Халява: на PlayStation можно бесплатно активировать до 6 месяцев подписки Apple TV+. Акция работает в России

        До 31 июля владельцы PlayStation могут оформить бесплатную подписку на сервис Apple TV+. Акция доступна в том числе для пользователей из России.

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