India vs South Africa 1st ODI Live Cricket Score Updates: Will they? Can they? Before every ODI series they will be part for a while from here, the question over their future will remain. Irrespective of their form and fitness, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will walk the proverbial tight rope with regards to Mission 2027 and the first ODI in Ranchi will offer another opportunity for the legendary Indian duo to make a statement

In his previous ODI in Sydney last month, Rohit proved the doubters wrong with a scintillating century and despite a couple of blobs, Kohli bounced back with a masterful half-century.

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While they will have their task cut out, so will their head coach, Gautam Gambhir, who oversaaw a shambolic surrender of the Test team against the potent South Africans earlier this week.

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The unknown Kohli-Jansen duel

Early birds mostly get the worm, sometimes journalists landing on cricketing greens too soon also get rewarded. This is a story about the serendipitous sighting of an international cricket star. It also comes with a reminder – every acclaimed wicket-taker was once a modest net bowler. Like South Africa’s all-rounder Marco Jansen – the chief script writer of South Africa’s historic 2-0 Test against India – was once.

This week during the Guwahati Test, on a pitch more suited for spinners, Marco got wickets with his pace and bounce. He also smashed 7 sixes in his 91-ball 94 when most host batsmen struggled. READ MORE

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