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South Africa. The Indian team is slated to play across all three formats-- T20, ODIs and Tests--, starting with the T20Is on Sunday. As the T20 World Cup looms on the horizon next year, the management has strategically focused on nurturing young talents. Suryakumar will continue to lead a young brigade, given the absence of many senior players. Ravindra Jadeja will serve as his deputy, with Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, and Mohammed Siraj completing the roster. The T20Is will be followed by the 50-over format, where KL Rahul will take charge. Notably, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not in consideration for the white-ball format. The tour will culminate with a two-match Test series, marking the return of Kohli and Rohit after the ODI World Cup. Seasoned pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are also making a comeback for the red-ball format, promising an intense battle in the challenging South African conditions. India Vs South Africa match timings: In terms of schedule, the T20 matches between India and South Africa are scheduled to begin at 9:30 PM (India time) and conclude around 12:30 AM. For ODI and Test matches, the start timings are 1:30 pm. Where to watch India vs South Africa matches? India's South Africa tour matches will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network on TV. The live streaming of all eight matches can be enjoyed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. Mobile users can catch all the games for free on Hotstar. India tour of South Africa full schedule T20Is

Premier League (WPL) auction for the 2024 season is set to take place on December 9 in Mumbai. A total of 165 players will be up for grabs during the auction, as the tournament gears up for its second edition.

T20 World Cup 2024: Virat Kohli has been India's best player in the last 15 years and is expected to surpass legendary Sachin Tendulkar in almost all cricket records. In ICC World Cup 2023 too, Virat Kohli displayed his class and slammed that highest 765 runs in the format which included 3 centuries.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday became only the 11th player in Test cricket history, and first in 22 years, to be given out for "obstructing the field" on the opening day of the second match against New Zealand here. Rahim, who became the first Bangladesh batter to be dismissed in this way, blocked a climbing delivery from New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson in the fourth ball of the 41st over, and then tried to keep the ball away with his right hand even though it was far from the off-stump. The Kiwis quickly appealed and the on-field umpires referred the matter to the TV umpire Ahsan Raza who gave Rahim out.

World Cup will be held next year and it is one of the final chances for Team India to get a look into the probable players before the World Cup. Team India will play the first T20I against South Africa on 10 December at Durban and the match will start at 9.30 pm IST.

Ravi Bishnoi only made his international debut at the start of 2022, but some consistent performances for Team India has seen the 23-year-old rise four spots on the updated rankings to claim the premier position. Ravi Bishnoi was recently named Player of the Series during India's successful 4-1 series triumph over Australia on home soil and has picked up a total of 34 wickets from 21 T20I matches since debuting against the West Indies in February 2022.

Nifty recorded a new all-time high daily in December, the 50-stock index was still not among the top-performing global indices in November, falling behind benchmark indices in developed markets viz US, UK, Japan, France, Switzerland and Germany. Among the emerging markets, Nifty was behind Taiwan, Korea, Brazil, and South Africa while remaining ahead of China. Nifty rose 5.5% in November, witnessing a turnaround after hitting a low of 18,989.15 on November 1, led by gains in auto, healthcare, and realty stocks.

In a submission to the World Trade Organization, they said that diagnostics and therapeutics are «essential tools for a comprehensive approach to fight the pandemic, that it is not over». The submission, made on behalf of 65 WTO members on Monday, came after the US refrained from taking sides in extending the waiver, which is applicable to Covid-19 vaccines only. For almost two years, India, South Africa and 80 other WTO members have sought a response for future pandemics through exceptions in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement but the ministerial outcome of 2022 (MC12) only covered Covid-19 vaccines, with the US delaying an outcome on therapeutics and diagnostics. «The MC12 Decision on the TRIPS agreement is extended mutatis mutandis for the production and supply of Covid-19 therapeutics and diagnostics,» India and others said in the draft decision text on Monday. They asked the WTO to promptly respond to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the challenge of inequitable access to therapeutics and diagnostics, and «respond to the criticism that the decision on vaccines came too little too late». Extension of the policy tools to therapeutics and diagnostics will result in a holistic approach to enable developing countries to address those intellectual property (IP) barriers that prevent the expansion and diversification of production and increase accessibility to crucial life-saving Covid-19 tools, they said. As per the draft text, «omitting these vital tools» will deter the effectiveness of the decision that aims timely and affordable access to effective vaccines against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The submission assumes significance as last week, the UK, the EU, the US,

The death toll from a mining tragedy last week in South Africa that involved an elevator at a mine has risen to 13 after a worker died at a hospital

South Africa’s financial regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is set to review the applications of 36 cryptocurrency companies seeking operational licenses in the country this month.

India vs South Africa: High on the confidence boost it received after its comprehensive 4-1 series victory against Australia, Team India is all set for the South Africa series. The T20, ODI, and Test series in South Africa are going to be interesting in many aspects, especially because many young emerging players will get an opportunity to showcase their talent and represent the potential of Indian cricket in the future.

South Africa tour on 10 December with a three-match T20I series set to unfold at Kingsmead Stadium. Subsequently, the second T20I is slated for 12 December at St George's Oval, culminating in the final match of the 20-over format on 14 December at Wanderers Stadium.

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have long shared a special bond, playing for the same franchise in the IPL - Royal Challengers Bangalore - and spending a lot of time together. In fact, Virat had publicly stated that his relationship with ABD went beyond the cricket field when the veteran cricketer announced his retirement from the game in 2021. The Proteas veteran now seems confident that Virat Kohli will play the final leg of his T20 career in the SA 20 League, noting that the South Africans will give him a grand farewell.

cricket matches in the series. India and Australia have played 30 T20s so far. India have won 18 of those and Australia 11.

India vs Australia, 5th T20: Young Team India is all set to go against Australia in a inconsequential 5th T20 international match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. India has already clinched the 5-match series as it won the 4th T20 international to register its 3rd win on Friday in Raipur.

But observers have warned that the headline-grabbing — but voluntary — pledges promoted by the UAE could distract from the more challenging work of negotiating a formal COP28 text at the climax of the two-week talks. As pressure builds during what is expected to be the hottest year on record, here are some major funding pledges and declarations announced so far at COP28. — Loss and damage - The first day of the talks saw the official launch of a «loss and damage» fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the increasingly costly and damaging impacts of climate disasters. Thursday's agreement came with pledges of $100 million each from the UAE and Germany, $109 million from France, $50 million from Britain, $25 million from Denmark and $17.5 million from the United States, the world's biggest oil and gas producer. The total committed so far is a little over $576 million, according to a tally by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group. That falls vastly short of the $100 billion a year that developing nations — which have historically been least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions — have said are needed to cover losses from natural disasters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told the summit that «we need to mobilise funding on a far greater scale». Campaigners said the US offering was woefully inadequate from the world's biggest historical polluter. Bineshi Albert of the Climate Justice Alliance called it «insulting». «It is a paltry, shameful amount of money that shows the US is completely uninterested in prioritising or being accountable to the climate impacts frontline communities are facing,» she said. — Food and farming - More than 130 countries have agreed to

ICC World Cup 2023: Team India fans are still recovering from the heartbreak they faced on 19 November after Australia defeated India in the ICC World Cup 2023 finals to lift the trophy. Team India, former cricketers, experts, and fans are all wondering about the things that went wrong in the last match of the tournament, where India did so well, winning all 10 matches before the final game.

India's Men in Blue secured their place as the team with the most victories in the T20I format after defeating Australia on Friday. The team created history by surpassing its arch-rival neighbour, Pakistan. India knocked out Australia in the recent T20I match with a fabulous win with 20 runs. This win not only sealed the five-match series 3-1 in favor of India but also marked their 136th win in the format. India in T20 format: Out of 213 matches played by 'Men in Blue', they have won 136, lost 67, and one ended in a tie. Three matches were abandoned. India's win percentage in the format stands at 63.84. With this milestone, they surpassed Pakistan, who have 135 wins in 226 matches. List of top teams with most wins (T20I format):

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Rohit Sharma, saying he should lead India at least till the T20 World Cup in June next year. Rohit, who led India to the ODI World Cup final at home, and Virat Kohli have taken a «break» and will miss the white-ball leg of the upcoming South Africa tour, beginning December 10. Talking to reporters, Ganguly said the duo deserved rest so that they come back «fresh» for the hectic calendar ahead.

India vs Australia Live Score Updates, 4th T20: The Ind vs Aus match is set to take place on December 1 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This match is the fourth in their five-game T20 series.Looking at past encounters, India and Australia have played 29 T20s against each other. India have won 17, Australia 11 and one game didn't have a result.