South Africa bowling coach Charl Langeveldt has called on Kagiso Rabada to improve his control on flatter pitches in the same manner as Australia captain Pat Cummins, after South Africa conceded 575 for 8 at the MCG. Having caused Australia’s batters all sorts of problems in the two-day Test in Brisbane on a lively green monster, South Africa’s bowlers could not contain their opponents on a flatter surface in Melbourne…
Russell Domingo resigned as Bangladesh’s head coach on Wednesday, bringing to an end a three-year-plus stint of some highs and many lows. Here’s a look at the highlights and lowlights of Domingo’s time with Bangladesh. August 17, 2019: BCB appoints Domingo as head coach. “Everything looks in place to be a real powerhouse in world cricket,” he says at the time. February 21, 2020: Six months on, BCB chief Nazmul…
Lunch New Zealand 245 for 2 (Williamson 19*, Nicholls 10*, Nauman 1-73) trail Pakistan 438 (Babar 161, Salman 103, Southee 3-69) by 193 runs Tom Latham‘s 13th Test century, a contentious dismissal for Devon Conway on 92, Sarfaraz Ahmed‘s return as captain – albeit as a stand-in – and uneven bounce off the deck were the highlights of the opening session on day three of the Karachi Test. All that…
J Arunkumar, the former Karnataka captain and coach, has been roped by Mumbai Indians as their assistant batting ahead of IPL 2023. Arunkumar joins his former team-mate R Vinay Kumar, a talent scout, on the franchise’s support staff roster, that will be headed by Mark Boucher; Arunkumar and Boucher were colleagues at Royal Challengers Bangalore during the inaugural IPL season in 2008. Arunkumar will work in tandem with Kieron Pollard,…
One big concern for India as they enter the World Cup year is the unavailability of Prasidh Krishna, who was their point of difference in the middle overs with his height, pace and hard lengths. Prasidh sustained a back injury on the eve of India A’s series against New Zealand in September, and is yet to recover. That is probably why the net has been cast wider in the ODIs:…
Mohammad Rizwan, who is not a part of Pakistan’s playing XI for the ongoing first Test against New Zealand in Karachi, led the team out on to the field at the start of the third day, with news coming out that Babar Azam, the regular captain, and two other players were down with flu. As such, the laws of the game bar substitutes from leading a side. Rizwan was spotted…
Russell Domingo has resigned as the Bangladesh head coach. He informed the BCB of his decision on Tuesday, just two days after Bangladesh’s home Test series against India – which the hosts lost 2-0 – ended. Domingo had left for his home in South Africa for the Christmas break following the match, but a statement from the BCB’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus indicated that the BCB were moving on…
David Warner believes his gutsy MCG double century, coming in his 100th Test, was probably the best knock of his glittering career. Warner produced a stunning turnaround against South Africa on Tuesday, ending an-almost three-year century drought by smashing 200 in oppressive conditions. The 36-year-old opener retired hurt after reaching his milestone, suffering heat stress and full-body cramps, and was assisted from the field by medical staff. Related Warner joins…
Lunch Australia 479 for 7 (Carey 62*, Green 14*) lead South Africa 189 by 290 runs Australia took a 290-run lead at the MCG after scoring 93 runs in 21 overs in a shortened morning session led by a free-flowing Alex Carey. Play started 15 minutes later than scheduled after an early shower and the cloud cover hung around. Conditions were much cooler than they were on a scorching second…
Australia allrounder Cameron Green has suffered a fractured finger meaning he will not bowl again in the Boxing Day Test and has been ruled out of Sydney Test. It was confirmed on Wednesday morning, ahead of day three at the MCG, that scans on Green’s right index finger had revealed a small fracture. He was struck on the finger by Anrich Nortje while batting late on day two and was…