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Whenever a spinner gets a sharp turn on the field, the first name that comes to everyone’s mind is no other than Shane Warne. On Thursday during India’s first ODI game against South Africa, the legendary leg-spinner was reminded by the fans again when Kuldeep Yadav spun a web around Aiden Markram.

Cricketers always try to give their best on the field and bowlers are particularly known for wearing their hearts on their sleeves. Deepak Chahar’s reaction to Mohammed Siraj making a fielding blunder on the ropes in the third T20I was a reminder of the same as he burst out with expletives.

Veteran South African batsman Faf du Plessis, announced his Test retirement today in a bid to focus on the shortest format of the game with two World Cups lined up in the next 18 months. The right-hander last featured against Pakistan and retires with 4,163 runs at 40.03 with 10 centuries.

According to Graeme Smith, BCCI's President Sourav Ganguly could emerge as the top contender for the International Cricket Council (ICC) chief's role. Cricket South Africa (CSA) and its cricket director, Smith has held Ganguly's candidature as the best choice to lead the governing council.