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Cheteshwar Pujara and Sourav Ganguly [Source: AFP, @t20tracker/x]
Legendary Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement from international cricket. Australian spinner Cooper Connolly snared record-breaking figures in ODIs against South Africa in the third match of the series. In other news, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the head coach of the Pretoria Capitals franchise.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Sunday, August 24.
Green, Connolly, Head Tumble Huge Records For Australia
Australia outclassed South Africa by 276 runs in Mackay to avoid an ODI series whitewash at home. Batting first, Australia mounted 431-2 with each of their top three batters, namely Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green plundering hundreds to become only the fifth batting trio to tonk centuries in a single ODI innings. Green even slapped the second fastest ODI ton by any Australian batter, reaching the feat in just 47 balls.
Moreover, Cooper Connolly snared figures of 5-22 to record the best ODI figures by any Australian spinner in history. He also became the youngest Australian bowler overall to pick up five wickets in an innings.
Cheteshwar Pujara Announces Retirement
Indian batting barnacle Cheteshwar Pujara announced his inevitable retirement from “all forms of Indian cricket”. A veteran of 103 Tests, Pujara played the last of those matches back in June 2023 during India’s crushing defeat to Australia in the 2023 WTC final in London. The cricketer aggregated 7,195 Test runs during his playing days at an average of 43.60, and recorded 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries. Cheteshwar Pujara also played a key role in India’s twin Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series wins in Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
Sourav Ganguly Named Pretoria Capitals Coach For SA20 2026
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the new head coach of the Pretoria Capitals franchise for the SA20 2025-26 season later this year. The 53-year-old will be replacing Englishman Jonathan Trott in the role. Ganguly has already been acting as the director of cricket for JSW Sports, the owner of the Pretoria Capitals as well as Delhi Capitals franchises in SA20 and IPL respectively.
The Pretoria Capitals finished fifth on the six-team points table earlier this year in SA20 2025, as they managed to secure just two wins from 10 matches.
Dream11 Pulls Out Before Asia Cup 2025: Report
Prominent fantasy sports platform Dream11 has reportedly pulled out as sponsors of the Indian cricket team. The development occurred shortly after the Indian government proposed a bill regarding the promotion and regulation of online gaming. As per NDTV, Dream11 will unlikely sponsor India in the upcoming 2025 Men’s T20 Asia Cup and beyond, prompting the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to invite fresh bids for India's sponsorship rights. Dream11 bagged Indian team’s sponsorship rights back in 2023 by signing a lucrative deal with the BCCI.
Prithvi Shaw Makes Another Fifty In Redemption Tournament
Indian Test discard Prithvi Shaw made 66 runs from 96 balls against TNCA President's XI in the ongoing Buchi Babu Tournament 2025-26 season. Shaw also scored a century at the start of the tournament, when he aggregated a gutsy 111 from 141 balls against Chhattisgarh. Opening the innings for Maharashtra after relocating from Mumbai, the 25-year-old continues to make rapid strides in his bid of jumping back to national reckoning for the Indian cricket team.
