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Canada's women's soccer team stacked with Olympic champions as Paris roster revealed
Thirteen players from Canada's women's soccer team that won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 are part of the 18-person roster who will aim for a repeat in Paris later this month.
"Leaving Out Top Quality Is Difficult": Stephen Fleming On India's Decision To Drop Star Batter
Former New Zealand cricketer Stephen Fleming opened up on Team India leaving Yashasvi Jaiswal on the bench in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, and said that the Men in Blue had to make a hard call while making such a decision. Jaiswal is yet to make his debut in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 as the Men in Blue team management decided to go with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opening for the team. The 22-year-old made his T20I debut in 2023 against West Indies, following that he scored 502 runs after playing in 17 matches and 16 innings. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Jaiswal scored 435 runs after playing 15 matches for the Rajasthan Royals (RR).
On Shivam Dube's Bowling, CSK Coach's Stunning 'Kapil Dev Reference'
Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has revealed that India all-rounder Shivam Dube rates his own bowling skills pretty highly. Dube, who has worked with Fleming at Chennai Super Kings, didn't get the chance to bowl much during the entire IPL 2024 campaign. However, he gave a good account of himself in India's T20 World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh last week, taking two wickets to help the team get a convincing win. Fleming conceded that while the 'impact player' rule limited Dube's role as an all-rounder, the CSK coach also revealed that the player always backs himself as a bowler as if he is Kapil Dev.
CSK CEO's Captaincy Change Remark Hits Bulls Eye. Mumbai Indians, Take Note
The big news for Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL 2024 season was the decision to replace MS Dhoni with Ruturaj Gaikwad as the captain. Dhoni ended his long tenure as the CSK captain and put his support behind Ruturaj as the new leader of the side. While the move to appoint Hardik Pandya in place of Rohit Sharma as the Mumbai Indians captain was not accepted well by the fanbase, the CSK fans were happy with Ruturaj with Dhoni backing him. CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan opened up about the decision process and praised Ruturaj for leading the side well and also the smooth transition.
BCCI Reaches Out To Ricky Ponting For India Head Coach Job. Report Highlights 2 Obstacles
The position of the Indian team's head coach is up for grabs with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in search of a top candidate to replace current chief Rahul Dravid. With his current term ending after June, Dravid is unwilling to continue as the head coach. Dravid was handpicked as head coach in 2021 by the then BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. His initial term came to an end after the ODI World Cup last year, but the board and the former Indian captain agreed to extend the contract till June 2024.
"What Have They Identified?": CSK Coach Stephen Fleming's Blunt T20 World Cup Message To BCCI
Former New Zealand captain and five-time IPL-winning coach Stephen Fleming believes that India should decide on their style of play for the upcoming T20 World Cup and pick the in-form players accordingly. India will head into this year's T20 global showpiece in the Caribbean and the USA to make yet another bid to end their wait for an ICC trophy, which extended further after they lost to Australia in the final of the 50-overs World Cup last year.
CSK Coach Stephen Fleming Explains MS Dhoni's Batting Approach Against Delhi Capitals
There are not many better than the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni when it comes to game awareness and that reflected in his maiden outing with the bat this IPL season, said Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming. The margin of defeat for CSK's first loss of the season would have been bigger than 20 runs if it was not for Dhoni's unbeaten 37 off 16 balls at number eight. Dhoni's cameo against the Delhi Capitals included a thundering six over extra-cover before he unleashed a one-handed maximum over mid-wicket in the 20th over.