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Jemimah was scheduled to fly back to complete her Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) assignment for Brisbane Heat

The cricketer was heading back to Hyderabad from Guwahati after India suffered a 408-run defeat to South Africa in the second test

‘I haven’t seen enough responsibility taken by enough players to say the coach is the problem’

Punjab and Puducherry also register victories

India have played nine Test matches in current WTC cycle, winning four, losing four, and drawing one game

The past year has seen the exits of Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma from the Test arena, leaving a young group to fill massive shoes

South Africa completed a 2-0 series sweep of India with a 408-run drubbing of the hosts in the second Test in Guwahati

Under Gambhir, India have lost 10 of the 18 Tests, including twin whitewashes against New Zealand last year and South Africa now, both at home

Deepti Sharma, Kranti Gaud and Shree Charani expected to bag high-value deals

India suffer biggest Test defeat by runs as Proteas secure first series win in country in 25 years

Rohit continues to play in the ODI format, and it’s rare for an active cricketer to be named a brand ambassador for an ICC event — something that made him feel honoured

Rohit Sharma named the tournament ambassador

Conrad literally rubbed it in at the post-play press conference when asked why South Africa batted for nearly 80 overs when they had already acquired a sizeable lead

Big international names up for grabs include retired Australian captain Meg Lanning, current Australia skipper Alyssa Healy, leading England spinner Sophie Ecclestone, New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine, her compatriot Amelia Kerr and South African captain Wolvaardt

Trailing 0-1 in the two-match series, India lost Jaiswal (13) to pacer Marco Jansen in the seventh over and KL Rahul (6) to spinner Simon Harmer in the 10th over

India will start their campaign against USA in Mumbai on February 7, the opening day of the tournament

In India's first innings, only Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar could contribute substantially as the home team suffered a batting collapse after starting the day at 9 for no loss

Kuldeep was the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 4 for 115 in 29.1 overs

Rahul was handed the reins of the team after regular skipper Shubman Gill was ruled out of the series due to a neck injury

Opener Phula Saren played a match-winning knock. She scored 44 runs off 27 balls, including four boundaries. Her innings helped India chase down the 115-run target in the 13th over. Saren's magnificent performance earned her the Player of the Match.

Flop show by Indian spinners as Muthusamy, Jansen seize control for SA

Gill is currently undergoing medical tests in Mumbai to determine the extent of injury

Set 205 to win, Head went in as a makeshift opener and plundered 123 from 83 balls

Mumbai are the defending champions of the competition having won it the previous year under Shreyas Iyer

The Indian bowlers - especially Kuldeep (3/48) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/38) - displayed immaculate control and mastery on a track that was reasonably good for batting with no signs of variable bounce whatsoever