Former Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has once again targeted Gautam Gambhir. Before the India vs South Africa third ODI, Ashwin said that Gautam Gambhir should ensure that Washington Sundar is clearly explained his role. Sundar has not been able to perform well with neither bat nor ball in this series. He was sent to bat at number 5 in the first ODI and at number six in the second ODI.

In the first 2 ODI matches against South Africa, Washington Sundar has scored 13 and one runs respectively. Whereas in bowling he could not take even a single wicket. In both the matches, he was made to bowl only 7 overs. Earlier in the Test series, Sundar was sent to bat at number-3, but in the very next match, he was sent back to the lower order.

Ashwin angry at Gambhir

Regarding the turmoil in the batting order, Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “When you are playing Washington Sundar, first of all you have to consider him as a bowler who can also bat. You should make him bowl the entire overs. If he keeps bowling, then his mentality will also be that of a bowler who can bat. If he keeps bowling a few overs and keeps batting in any order, then he will start losing his identity.”

Ashwin further said that the team management should not let Sundar go in such a situation from where he cannot understand anything. According to Ashwin, Sundar should get a clear answer regarding his role.

no finisher in the team

Ravichandran Ashwin also raised the question that Team India currently does not have any player who can finish the game. In the second ODI, Team India had scored 284 runs in 40 overs, but after that only 74 runs were scored in the last 10 overs. Ashwin said that in the absence of Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, who hits big shots like him, is sitting on the bench.

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Tomorrow India vs South Africa 3rd ODI match will be played in Visakhapatnam. Before this match, Team India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Deutsche said that there may be a feeling of disappointment within the team, but Indian players know how to play well under pressure. Let us tell you that only the team that wins tomorrow’s match will be called the winner of the series. Right now both the teams have won one match each.

Before the India-South Africa third ODI match, Ryan ten Deutsche said, “When the results start going against you and the performance level starts falling, then naturally there is a feeling of disappointment. But this team is used to playing under pressure. Pressure never leaves this team. The pressure of the decisive match in the bilateral series will be different and our focus will be on performing better and making good scores and chasing the target.”

Ryan ten Deutsche, coming from Netherlands, also said that dew has proved to be a big factor in the last two matches. Now Dew can play an important role in the third ODI also.

Regarding dew, Ryan ten Deutsche said, “There is a lot of dew here. We have no control over this thing and we have to adapt to the conditions. The boundaries here are small and it is a high-scoring ground.”

The ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam is known for high-scoring matches. Till now, the biggest score in ODI cricket history is 387 runs, which was made by Team India against West Indies in 2019. In the history of ODI cricket, more than 400 scores have been scored here in four overs, out of which Team India has done this thrice. Since 2018, Team India has scored more than 350 here thrice.

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Kuldeep Yadav Created New World Record: The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and South was played on Sunday i.e. November 30, 2025 at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. Team India played brilliantly in this match. Where Virat Kohli scored his 52nd record century and former captain Rohit Sharma scored his 60th half-century in ODIs. Apart from the excellent performance of these two, star spinner Kuldeep Yadav overtook Australia’s legendary leg spinner Shane Warne in taking 4 wickets the most number of wickets against South Africa.

Kuldeep bowled brilliantly in Ranchi ODI

Kuldeep Yadav played an important role in Team India’s victory by bowling brilliantly in Ranchi ODI. In this high-scoring match, Kuldeep took 4 wickets for 68 runs in 10 overs with an economy of 6.80. Kuldeep first dismissed Tony De Georgi for 39 runs and sent him to the pavilion. After this, he dismissed Marco Jansen and Matthew Britzke in the space of three balls in the 34th over. These two batsmen had made a partnership of 97 runs in just 68 balls for the sixth innings. Kuldeep dismissed Yansen after playing a quick inning of 70 runs in 39 balls. Soon after, he dismissed Matthew Britzke for 72 runs in 80 balls and Kuldeep got his fourth wicket in the form of Prenelan Subrayen.

It’s Kuldeep Yadav again

A nicely bowled wrong’un as he completes his spell with figures of 4/68

KL Rahul with the catch

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Kuldeep broke Shane Warne’s record

Kuldeep Yadav was successful in taking four wickets against South Africa in Ranchi ODI. This was the fourth time that he has taken four wickets in an ODI match. Earlier, Kuldeep had also achieved such a feat in Cape Town and Gakerha in 2018 and in Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi in 2022. Kuldeep has made the record of taking four wickets the maximum number of times against South Africa as a spin bowler. Earlier this record was in the names of Shane Warne and Yuzvendra Chahal.

KL Rahul will captain the Indian team in the ODI series against South Africa. According to a media report, Rahul has confirmed that he will bat at number 6 in the upcoming ODI series. Let us tell you that the regular captain of the ODI team, Shubman Gill is not a part of this series due to injury. In such a situation, the opening slot had become vacant, but Rahul says that he will bat at sixth position in the ODI team like before.

KL Rahul was earlier seen batting at the sixth position in the ODI series against Australia and before that also in the Champions Trophy 2025. According to RevSportz, KL Rahul said, “I will bat in the same order, at number 6. We will try to play spin bowling better.”

KL Rahul opens in Test matches, but in ODI matches he has established himself well in the middle order. At number six, Rahul’s ODI average is more than 40. However, he has not been able to score even a single fifty or century in this sequence.

Rohit-Jaiswal will open

It has not been confirmed yet, but in the absence of Shubman Gill, it is almost certain that Yashasvi Jaiswal will come to open with Rohit Sharma. Whereas number-3 is already with Virat Kohli. The absence of vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is also raising big questions regarding number-4. It is possible that Rishabh Pant will play in this order. Since Rahul has said that he will bat at number 6, there can be a place for Rituraj Gaikwad in the middle order.

Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar can play 2 spin bowling all-rounders, while Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana can handle the burden of fast bowling. Kuldeep Yadav can play the role of main spinner.

India’s ODI squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (captain), Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Rituraj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.

Virat Kohli Visit MS Dhoni Home: After India’s embarrassing 0-2 defeat to South Africa in the Test series, the three-match ODI series between the two teams is going to start on November 30 at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The Indian team has reached Ranchi for this match. There is tremendous enthusiasm among the fans of Ranchi regarding the two most star players of Team India, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. As soon as both the players landed at Ranchi airport, a large number of fans were present there to get a glimpse of them. Virat Kohli’s popularity in Ranchi was such that from airport to hotel and ground, fans were shouting slogans of King Kohli everywhere.

Virat reached Dhoni’s house to meet him

The Indian team has reached the city of former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to play the first ODI against South Africa. During this time, Virat Kohli reached MS Dhoni’s house to meet him. This meeting between Dhoni and Kohli is no less than a big event for cricket fans. As soon as the news came out that Virat Kohli was going to Dhoni’s house, a crowd of fans gathered outside Dhoni’s house to see him. This moment shows the deep bond between these two legendary players and the fans’ unwavering love for them.

MS Dhoni personally drove his car to drop Virat Kohli back at the hotel after dinner. pic.twitter.com/sEHdZT1EGt

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Virat Kohli has been visiting MS Dhoni’s house earlier also to meet him. Apart from Virat Kohli, other players of the Indian team have also reached Dhoni’s house.

Virat will prepare for the first ODI

After an emotional meeting with MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli will now start preparing for the first ODI against South Africa on 30 November. The three-match ODI series will be very important for both the teams. Because Team India would like to maintain its dominance on its home ground. At the same time, the South African team is also ready to present a strong challenge. At present, a tremendous atmosphere of cricket is being seen in Ranchi and all eyes are on the match to be held on 30th November.

South Africa has announced its 15-member squad for the Test series on the Indian tour. The South African team’s India tour will run from 14 November to 19 December. 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and five T20 matches will be played between the two teams. The African team has currently announced its Test squad, in which captain Temba Bavuma has returned. Bavuma was injured during the ODI series against England last month.

South African team captain Temba Bavuma has been single-handedly overpowering big teams. Bavuma’s figures in Tests as captain have been very good. Under his captaincy, South Africa defeated Australia and won the World Test Championship title.

5 and a half feet tall player, trouble for Team India

Temba Bavuma’s height is 5 feet 4 inches, which is not even 5 and a half feet, but his figures are much higher than his height. As captain, Temba Bavuma has not lost any test match yet. Under his captaincy, South Africa won 9 out of 10 test matches and drew one. The South African team recently held Pakistan to a 1-1 draw in the Test series at their home. Aiden Markram was captaining the African team in that series.

Temba Bavuma is also in great form personally. In 9 innings of the last three Test series, Bavuma has scored 606 runs at an excellent average of 67.3. During this period he has also played 2 century innings. Tony de Georgi, Senuran Muthuswamy and Keshav Maharaj are also doing well in the series against Pakistan.

South Africa’s Test squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Tony DeGeorge, Zubair Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne.

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