Month: April 2016

Jacques Kallis insists he will not tinker too much with a successful set-up as coach of Kolkata Knight Riders © Associated Press Jacques Kallis, the Kolkata Knight Riders coach, has said that the franchise has not yet received an official verdict from the ICC regarding the legality of offspinner Sunil Narine‘s remodeled bowling action. Kallis was hopeful of a positive verdict though: “He has done a lot of work, from…

Jon Lewis played for Sussex before hanging up his boots to become bowling coach © PA Photos Jon Lewis, the former England seamer, has been appointed Sussex’s assistant head coach. Lewis, who joined Sussex as a player in 2014, took on the job of bowling coach last season and has been promoted as part of the new structure at Hove. The departure of cricket manager Mark Robinson to take charge…

Ben Housam What can the overseas players offer their teams in the Specsavers County Championship this season? Ahead of the first fixtures of the season this weekend, ecb.co.uk take a look at the impact the overseas players will have on the success of their teams. Are you up to date with your county’s ins and outs? https://t.co/COA6wJGYqw pic.twitter.com/TgYTg3e0XK — ECB (@ECB_cricket) April 6, 2016 Hamish Rutherford – Derbyshire Rutherford will…

Eldine Baptiste (right) had coached Kenya from September 2009 before stepping down in 2011 © AFP West Indies national selector Eldine Baptiste and West Indies U-19 coach Graeme West are set to join Mike Young as the lead talent evaluators at US scouting combines, which is being held in eight cities around the USA over the next two months, beginning this weekend in Los Angeles. Baptiste and West’s appointment was…

Brian Halford Warwickshire’s batsmen are getting guidance from the very top drawer as they prepare for the new season after Graham Gooch accepted a role as batting consultant with the club. Gooch, who scored 8,900 Test runs for England and is now one of the most respected coaches in the world, has had a number of one-to-one sessions with the Bears and will return at times throughout the season. Warwickshire…

Durham seamer Chris Rushworth has signed a new contract extension at the Emirates Riverside keeping him with the county until 2019. Rushworth enjoyed a memorable campaign last year, becoming the leading wicket-taker in the Specsavers County Championship Division One with 83 wickets, earning him the Professional Cricketers’ Association Player of the Year award. Ahead of Durham’s opening game against Somerset on Sunday, the 29-year-old is delighted to extend his stay with the…

With or without Yuvraj Singh, Tom Moody feels Sunrisers Hyderabad have it in them to go all the way in IPL 2016 © Getty Images Yuvraj Singh is set to miss at least the first two weeks of IPL 2016 as he continues to recover from an ankle injury that ruled him out of the World T20 on March 30. “Sadly, Yuvraj will be out for a couple of weeks…