Vinayak Samant applies for the post of Mumbai cricket selector
MUMBAI: Former wicketkeeper Vinayak Samant, who was the Mumbai senior team’s coach for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, is amongst the applicants for the post of selector of the Mumbai senior team. On Thursday, the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC), headed by former India batsman and selector Jatin Paranjape, will interview 40-odd…
Justin Langer confronts concern over ‘headmaster-like’ leadership
SYDNEY: Australia coach Justin Langer has taken on board negative feedback of his leadership style, confronting the issues head-on at a team meeting ahead of their West Indies tour, skipper Aaron Finch said Thursday. Langer came under the microscope after Australia’s 2-1 Test series defeat to India in January, when reports surfaced about discontent over…
Joe Root hopes to end ‘rest and rotation policy’ ahead
LONDON: England Test skipper Joe Root says it’s time that they set aside the much-debated rotation policy to field the strongest possible teams against India and later in the Ashes so that they can compete for the WTC title instead of watching the marquee contest on TV. England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) rotation policy…
Australia appoint Michael Di Venuto, Jeff Vaughan as assistant coaches
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia on Thursday appointed Michael Di Venuto and Jeff Vaughan as assistant coaches for the men’s national team, a year after cutting down on support staff to tackle the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The duo will join head coach Justin Langer’s coaching staff on a full-time basis ahead of a busy…
India needed to play one more batter in WTC final,
MUMBAI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has said Virat Kohli’s team needed to play one more batsman in their line-up for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. Last week, Kane Williamson-led New Zealand defeated India in the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC) to grab the Test mace. The Kiwis are…
Wimbledon: Rogers Battles Past Sakkari
Rogers defeats Sakkari 7-5, 6-4 to reach Wimbledon 3rd round Maria Sakkari, currently at a career-high ranking of #18, became the first Greek woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal and semifinal in the Open Era. Attempting to reach her first-ever grand slam final at Roland Garros, Sakkari held match point but lost 7-9 in the…
Sad to see bowlers today get tired after four overs:
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Kapil Dev, who was known to bowl a lot in the nets, has criticised the current generation of bowlers for complaining about workload and “getting tired after bowling only four overs”. “Cricket today is very basic. You either have to bat or bowl. In our time, we had to do…
Shubman Gill’s stress fracture in shin could take minimum two
LONDON: India opener batsman Shubman Gill has sustained a serious shin injury which could keep him out of action for at least two months, a BCCI source told PTI on Thursday. It is all but certain that Gill is unlikely to feature in the upcoming five-Test series against England starting in Nottingham from August 4.…
Match Fixing: ICC bans UAE players Hayat, Ahmed for accepting
DUBAI: The ICC on Thursday banned two UAE players Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed for eight years after they were found guilty of trying to fix T20 World Cup qualifying round matches in their country, colluding with an Indian bookie. While the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Tribunal had charged both the Pakistan-born cricketers back on September 13,…
England will fancy their chances against India if the ball
LONDON: Former England captain Alastair Cook reckons India will be in trouble if the ball moves around in the upcoming five-match Test series in the UK, notwithstanding their formidable batting line-up. Cook pointed out India’s weakness against the moving ball. “India are a great side. England will always fancy their chances more if that ball…