Cricket
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…
One year after promise, compensation plan yet to be worked
The compensation promised to India’s first-class players after the 2020 Ranji Trophy season stood cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be disbursed as state units have still not sent in the requisite details, BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal told PTI on Monday. In a recent article in the UK’s ‘Telegraph’ newspaper, it came to…
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…
Players still owe 35% of their money earned from Kochi
Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge on Monday cheekily enquired if BCCI has been able to “locate” the money that the now defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala owed him for representing them in the 2010 edition of Indian Premier League. The 46-year-old had played 14 games for KTK, scoring 285 runs at an average of 35.63. He…
New Zealand’s IPL contingent joins team’s training ahead of England
New Zealand players involved in the now-suspended IPL-14, including skipper Kane Williamson, have joined the team’s training session for the upcoming two-match Test series against hosts England, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Monday. The IPL contingent comprising Williamson, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Santner, team physio Tommy Simsek and Chris Donaldson, the national team’s strength and…
Amol Muzumdar, Sairaj Bahutule, Sulakshan Kulkarni apply for Mumbai coach
Domestic stalwart Amol Muzumdar, former India spinner Sairaj Bahutule and ex-Mumbai coach Sulakshan Kulkarni have applied to become the next Mumbai coach. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) had last week sought applications for the post of the coach of the Mumbai senior team and laid down eligibility criteria, which included that the applicant should have…
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…
Shahid Afridi ruled out of PSL due to back injury
Star all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been ruled out of the Pakistan Super League due to a back injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday. Pakistan’s premier domestic Twenty20 league will resume in Abu Dhabi next month after it was postponed in March with 20 games to go when several players and support staff among…
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…
Eden Gardens to serve as shelter for groundsmen during Cyclone
The space under the Eden Gardens’ galleries will be used as a makeshift shelter arrangement for the ground staff of Kolkata Maidan clubs as the approaching cyclone Yaas strikes the city, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) announced on Monday. Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday according to the India Meteorological Department…