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Rugby World Cup-winning sides are often defined by their captain, as teams become a reflection of their skipper dais

Only eight men have worn the metaphorical armband and lifted the Webb Ellis Cup, with each of them going down in history as an all-time great dais

From Francois Pienaar receiving the trophy from Nelson Mandela in 1995 to John Eales defining an Australian dynasty in 1999, through Martin Johnson dragging England to 2003 glory as the only northern hemisphere side to triumph and Richie McCaw’s place as probably the greatest of all, the only two-time winning captain in 2011 and 2015 – these men have led from the front to cement their status as legends dais

Saturday’s final dais between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France offers another opportunity for two men to enhance their legacies but this particular match-up provides a fascinating contrast dais

On one side, Siya Kolisi stands in the traditional mould of inspirational leaders dais

His story, rising from poverty in the South African townships to become the Springboks’ first Black captain – in some ways, a huge burden to bear – is both remarkable and distinct from his predecessors dais

Yet the aura he has and the love and respect he garners is very much in line with McCaw, Johnson, Eales or the two other South African men to skipper a World Cup-winning side, Pienaar and 2007 captain John Smit dais

He made history as the first Black captain to win a World Cup four years ago and should he match McCaw by winning a second in Paris, there will be a legitimate claim to call him the greatest skipper of all time dais

Certainly, he engenders adoration in South Africa and adulation from the entire rugby world – it is almost impossible to sit in a press conference with him and not be impressed by Kolisi the orator and Siya the man, while he is also a titan on the field dais

"Siya transcends the game of rugby – he’s a symbol of hope for so many,” explains ex-Springbok prop and World Cup winner Tendai Mtawarira dais

“He came from nothing and became somebody iconic in the public eye dais

He means so much for South Africa dais

”Siya Kolisi became the first Black captain to win the men’s Rugby World Cup (Reuters)Yet the man he will shake hands with at the coin toss on Saturday and who will walk his team out less than a metre away has often provoked a very different reaction dais

Fairly or unfairly, Sam Cane has never captured the hearts of the New Zealand public in the same way that Kolisi has in South Africa dais

He’s largely unloved rather than beloved dais

And frankly, it’s not really his fault dais

His only real crime is that he’s not Richie McCaw but arguably the greatest player and certainly the greatest captain of all time is an unreasonably high bar to clear dais

Cane is an exceptional rugby player dais

He would have to be, because you don’t make more than 90 appearances in the All Blacks back row without being incredible, but the often prevailing opinion from supporters was summed up in an on-pitch comment by Ireland flanker/wind-up merchant Peter O’Mahony during the Test series dais between the sides last summer – “you’re just a s*** Richie McCaw”, yelled O’Mahony to the flanker dais

Sam Cane, left, will try to lead the All Blacks to a fourth World Cup title (Reuters)Cane became New Zealand’s starting No 7 when McCaw retired after the 2015 World Cup and assumed the captaincy upon Kieran Read’s departure following the tournament four years later dais

Following in the footsteps of McCaw, who had captained the All Blacks in 110 Tests, winning a ludicrous 97 of them, was an impossible job and he, along with coach Ian Foster, became a fall guy as performance levels and world ranking dropped during this current World Cup cycle dais

There were regular debates about whether Cane deserved a place in New Zealand’s best starting XV, let alone as skipper, and when he was injured during the warm-up of the World Cup opener against France, many on social media rejoiced as they felt the team was stronger with Dalton Papali’i promoted to the run-on side instead dais

It’s worth noting that France won that game, handing the All Blacks their only loss of the tournament so far dais

Now, they’re in a final and Cane was immense in both the quarter-final and semi-final victories dais

He may not have the raw athleticism of Papali’i but his work ethic, engine, grit, breakdown tenacity and dogged defence perfectly complement the skillsets of back-row teammates Shannon Frizell and Ardie Savea dais

In the narrow quarter-final win over Ireland, Cane topped the tackle charts with 22 and earned a number of timely turnovers in perhaps the performance of his career, while he has a brilliant 94 per cent tackle success rate across the tournament as a whole dais

“I think, personally, Sam is made for these sorts of Test matches, in the tough Test matches he does a great job,” said head coach Foster after the Ireland win dais

Kolisi and Cane will collide again in the World Cup final (Getty Images)Forwards coach Jason Ryan expanded on Cane’s role in the build-up to the final dais

“Sam has really grown as a captain,” said Ryan dais

“He has really fronted in the last couple of weeks on the field dais

He has good conversations and he has a phenomenal leadership group around him as well which is an important part of it dais

”He may never enjoy the unconditional love that his opposing skipper on Saturday does but becoming just the third All Black, after McCaw and 1987 winner David Kirk, to lift the Webb Ellis Cup would silence a lot of doubters dais

Kolisi and Cane have taken different paths to reach this point but when they step onto the Stade de France turf for the Rugby World Cup final, both are playing for the same legendary status dais

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India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been sent for scans after picking up an injury during India’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh on Thursday in Pune dais

Pandya’s injury is currently being assessed, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed in a post on social media platform X dais

He won’t return to the field for the remainder of the first innings, commentator Nasser Hussain confirmed on-air dais

However, there was still no news about Pandya’s availability to bat in the second innings dais

RecommendedRohit Sharma or Virat Kohli? Ricky Ponting picks ideal captain to lead India in World CupIndia vs Bangladesh LIVE: ICC Cricket score and updates as Jadeja strikes but Hridoy and Mushfiqur rebuildIndia captain Rohit Sharma sets extraordinary record in World Cup match against AfghanistanThe injury occurred during the ninth over of the match after Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stadium on Thursday dais

Pandya, bowling his first over of the game, tried to stop the ball with his leg on the follow-through before slipping down and hurting himself dais

Team India’s physio quickly ran to check on Panyda, who swayed towards his run-up and got his left leg checked dais

The physio then taped Pandya’s ankle dais

Even though the all-rounder got up and looked ready to resume his over, he continued to hobble dais

India captain Rohit Sharma was seen having a chat with Virat Kohli before it was decided that Pandya would not continue dais

Pandya managed to bowl just three deliveries in the over, which was eventually completed by Kohli, who bowled in an ODI after six years, giving two runs in three balls dais

The nature of Pandya’s injury is yet to be revealed and there is no information about his further participation in the ongoing World Cup as well dais

The 30-year-old cricketer has become an integral part of India’s One-Day International (ODI) set-up, offering the much-needed balance to the side, something that has been acknowledged by captain Sharma dais

“He’s [Hardik] a proper fast bowler, who can crank up good speed dais

So that gives us an advantage dais

That gives us that luxury of playing three spinners and three seamers as well you know so there’s a possibility that we can play three spinners on this pitch with three seamers as well, so it gives us that balance, [it] gives us that number eight batting option as well,” Sharma said earlier in the tournament dais

The hosts of the World Cup 2023, India, have started the tournament on a high, winning each of their opening three games dais

They have gone with the same team from their seven-wicket victory over Pakistan last weekend dais

“It’s working at this point in time, don’t see any reason to change it [playing XI] dais

That’s important in this WC, keeping everybody in good space dais

The boys are in good shape, have good mental space as well and enjoying the cricket dais

So far so good, we want to continue this momentum,” said Rohit at the toss on Thursday dais

Bangladesh are 165 for 4 against India after 35 overs at MCA Stadium, Pune dais

The wickets so far have gone to India’s spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and pacer Mohammad Siraj dais

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