According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, two-time champions England are departing from Mumbai on Saturday evening, while West Indies — champions in 2012 and 2016 — will leave on a separate charter flight from Kolkata along with the South African team.
While the golden generation featuring Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, and Dale Steyn has long moved on, the new breed of South African players has begun carving its own legacy.
Rohit rose two spots following his unbeaten century in the third and final ODI against Australia in Sydney, where he guided India to a commanding nine-wicket victory.
Maharaj returns to the premier ranking spot on the back of his maiden ODI five-wicket haul against Australia in Cairns on Tuesday, with the left-arm spinner gaining two places to climb in front of Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana (second) and India tweaker Kuldeep Yadav (third) on the updated rankings.
South Africa’s left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj believes the key for his team in the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final against Australia will be the focus on executing their plans in the one-off title clash, starting on June 11 at Lord’s.
Maharaj, the South African left-arm spinner, was in sensational form, emerging as the Proteas' most potent weapon during their two-match home Test series win against Bangladesh.
While Pooran was set to re-join the club for the T20 Blast, left-arm spinner Maharaj was due to play the first couple of matches in the county championship.
South Africa produced a disciplined bowling performance, making scoring difficult on a pitch which always offered something to the bowlers with some sideways movement and uneven bounce.
George Linde has been announced as the replacement after Keshav Maharaj injured his right-shoulder on day two of the second test.
India’s catching was absolutely spot on in the second innings with wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha taking a couple of brilliant catches. The one-handed stunner down the leg side to dismiss Theunis de Bruyn deserves a special mention.
