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Former Nepal cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane has been convicted of raping a minor by the Kathmandu District Court. The next hearing will determine the jail term for the 23-year-old cricketer.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan reckons that the India cricket team has not achieved much in world cricket despite the amount of talent and resources at their disposal. Asked if India are one of the underachieving sports teams in the world, the former England batter agreed that it seems so.

South Africa beat India by an innings and 32 runs in the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion, on Thursday, December 28 to claim a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The hosts resumed their first innings on 256/5 and ended up posting 408, gaining an impressive lead of 163 runs. India’s second innings lasted all of 31.4 overs as they were bundled out for a miserly 131.

Experienced South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada picked up 5/44 in 17 overs as South Africa held India to 208/8 in 59 overs by stumps on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday, December 26. On a shortened day due to weather, South Africa won the toss and bowled first. Their pacers took full advantage of the conditions to reduce India to 24/3. A defiant knock by KL Rahul (70 not out off 105) ensured India crossed the 200-run mark by stumps.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma has admitted that the visitors are keen to create history in the Rainbow Nation during the Test series, which begins with the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday, December 26. However, he refused to believe that a Test series win in South Africa can compensate for the defeat in the 2023 ODI World Cup final.