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SYDNEY : The tightest Rugby Championship for many years goes down to the wire at the weekend and, for once, the All Blacks do not have full control of the destination of the title as they head into their final clash against the Wallabies.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Steve Kirby as the Zimbabwe senior men's new bowling coach ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting October 16. Kirby is expected to join the national team ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 that starts in Australia next month. Kirby, a former first-class cricketer, has until his latest appointment been serving as bowling coach at Somerset, one of the sides that he played for during his long and successful county career in England.
The fifth round fixtures of the UEFA Nations League will be played from Thursday to Satuday. On Thursday, defending champions France will take on Austria at the Stade de France. In the other fixture, Denmark pay a visit to Croatia. Interestingly, Denmark sit on top of League A Group 1 with nine points from four games while France occupy the bottom place with two points. Croatia are second with seven points while Australia are third with four. In Group 4, Poland host Netherland at the National Stadium in Warsaw, while Belgium will host Wales at the King Boadouin Stadium in Brussels. All four games will get underway at 12:15 AM IST (Friday mignight).
With Mohammed Shami testing positive for COVID-19 shortly before India's home T20I series against Australia, Umesh Yadav - who had last played a T20I in 2018 - was called up as a replacement. He was also directly fast-tracked to the playing XI with Jasprit Bumrah not risked in the opening match, ahead of Deepak Chahar, who was in the squad and is a standby player for the T20 World Cup that starts next month. Umesh picked up two wickets in his two overs, but was also rather expensive as India lost the series opener.
It was a night to forget for fans of the Indian cricket team as Australia chased down a 209-run target against them in Mohali on Tuesday to take a 1-0 series lead in the three-match T20I series. During Australia's innings, Umesh Yadav bowled the second over and Cameron Green got stuck into him, hitting four boundaries off his first four deliveries. As the lanky all-rounder, opening the batting for Australia, slammed the second delivery for a boundary through mid-off, the camera caught the animated Virat Kohli with a worried expression.
Veteran India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been in the eye of a storm ever since conceding 52 runs in 4 overs in the Mohali T20I against Australia. Several former cricketers have criticised Bhuvneshwar's lack of pace and innovation in the death overs, which have contributed majorly in three key losses for the team. He was tasked with bowling the 19th over in the Super 4 matches of the Asia Cup against Pakistan and Sri Lanka and he fluffed his lines on both occasions, leading to India's early exit from the tournament.
Andrew Strauss has insisted "the status quo is not an option" as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches. Former England captain Strauss has spent the last six months overseeing a high performance review for the England and Wales Cricket Board, launched following the men's Test team's humiliating 2021/22 Ashes series loss in Australia. His panel have come up with 17 recommendations, 15 of which already have the required backing.
LONDON: Andrew Strauss has insisted "the status quo is not an option" as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches.