Find out about the 2nd-week cricket highlight for the month of January.
Indian National Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli remains positive that his team’s performance in the qualifying matches will take them to the ICC T20 World Cup. Reminding his team about the importance of teamwork, the team definitely did well against their matches against New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and England.
READ MORE: Virat Kohli on Teamwork and the India Cricket Team
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A couple of players had been ruled out due to injuries that had been sustained during matches. However, the matches continue even without some of the familiar faces playing on the field. Some players that had been injured are James Anderson, Isuru Udana, Rory Burns, Tom Latham, and Prithvi Shaw.
READ MORE: Back Injury Rules Out Isuru Udana on Third T20I Against India
READ MORE: Anderson Ruled Out of the Remaining SA Tests Due to Injury
The International Cricket Council (ICC) considers changing the duration of Test matches to four days instead of the accustomed 5 days. It has been a controversial topic in cricket where lots of players and team captains share their opinions. However, Test matches still continue to run for 5 days while the proposal is not yet approved.
READ MORE: ICC Proposes Four-day Test Matches
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England won against South Africa with a score of 189 runs on the fifth day of their second Test Match. The two teams are set to have another Test match this upcoming January 16 where the odds are -105.26 for South Africa and -111.11 for India.
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