Shane Warne dies aged 52
Legendary Australia cricketer Shane Warne, one of the greatest bowlers in history, has died at the age of 52.
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IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals appoint Steffan Jones as high performance fast-bowling coach
Rajasthan Royals on Friday announced the appointment of Steffan Jones as the franchise's high performance fast-bowling coach. The 48-year-old former pacer from Wales, had previously served as the team's fast bowling coach in 2019. As part of his new role, Jones will be responsible for providing high quality training, guidance and support to all bowlers who are part of the Royals' set-up throughout the year, with a focus on the off-season and in the build up to the IPL season, a media released stated. Jones will be working with the team during their pre-season camp to be held from March 7 to 10 at the Royals' High Performance Centre in Nagpur, post which he will remain with the squad, helping the bowlers prepare for the upcoming season. "I am delighted to be returning to the Rajasthan Royals and grateful to the management for giving me the opportunity to work with the team again. With a plethora of talented bowlers in our ranks, I'm looking forward to working with them round the year and preparing them to peak and excel when the season comes," Jones said.
IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin "Looking Forward To A Good Connect" With Rajasthan Royals' Director Of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara
Rajasthan Royals' director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara received immense praise from Ravichandran Ashwin in a candid interview given by the spinner as posted by RR's social media handles. Ashwin, who was recently bought for Rs 5 crore in the Indian Premier League Mega Auction by RR, sounded extremely excited and said that he was "looking forward to a good connect" with Sangakkara when the tournament begins on March 26. Ashwin also hoped that he would get to discuss a lot of cricket with the former Sri Lanka captain. "Sanga is a lovely gentleman, whenever I've interacted with him. The first time I met him was when we were having dinner with Dinesh Karthik in Sri Lanka and that was the first time I Sanga. We were on a tour to Sri Lanka and a lovely gentleman and quite an intellectual man. So, I am looking forward to a good connect with him and discuss a lot of cricket," he said.
IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin "Looking Forward To A Good Connect" With Rajasthan Royals' Director Of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara
Rajasthan Royals' director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara received immense praise from Ravichandran Ashwin in a candid interview given by the spinner as posted by RR's social media handles. Ashwin, who was recently bought for Rs 5 crore in the Indian Premier League Mega Auction by RR, sounded extremely excited and said that he was "looking forward to a good connect" with Sangakkara when the tournament begins on March 26. Ashwin also hoped that he would get to discuss a lot of cricket with the former Sri Lanka captain. "Sanga is a lovely gentleman, whenever I've interacted with him. The first time I met him was when we were having dinner with Dinesh Karthik in Sri Lanka and that was the first time I Sanga. We were on a tour to Sri Lanka and a lovely gentleman and quite an intellectual man. So, I am looking forward to a good connect with him and discuss a lot of cricket," he said.
On this day in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became first batter to score double century in ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar became the "first man on the planet" to score a double century in one-day internationals. Tendulkar achieved the feat against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior. He played an unbeaten knock of 200 off just 147 balls with the help of 25 fours and 3 sixes.
Watch: How Sachin Tendulkar Became First Cricketer To Score Double Century In ODIs On This Day In 2010
It was on this day, 12 years ago, when Sachin Tendulkar became the "first man on the planet" to score a double century in ODIs. The Master Blaster achieved the feat against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior. He played an unbeaten knock of 200 off just 147 balls with the help of 25 fours and 3 sixes.
IPL auction important as we will be preparing our base for next 5-6 years: Sanju Samson
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson says the upcoming IPL auction is extremely important for them since they want to build a base for the next 5-6 years by picking the right players. The Royals, who won the inaugural edition of the league, head into the auction here on Saturday with Rs 62 crores in their purse. The former champions have retained three players -- Samson, big-hitting England wicketkeeper batter Jos Buttler and young India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma Pair 94 Runs Away From Joining Elite List Led By Sachin Tendulkar-Sourav Ganguly Duo
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are just 94 runs short of a milestone as a pair ahead of India's ODI series against West Indies starting Sunday. The duo is eighth in the list of pairs with the highest partnership runs in ODIs with their 4906 runs and needs just 94 runs more to become the eighth pair to complete 5000 partnership runs in the 50-over format. This elite list is led by Team India greats Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who put together 8227 runs in 176 innings at an average of 47.55 runs.