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"Jay Shah Has Got...": Outgoing ICC Chairman's Honest Message With World Cricket "In A Mess"

Outgoing ICC chair Greg Barclay believes Jay Shah has the ability to pull cricket out of the current "mess" and take it to another level but also cautioned his successor against keeping the game "under the yoke of India". Barclay, who stepped down from his position on December 1 after a four-year term in the middle of an ongoing crisis over the Champions Trophy venues, has acknowledged that cricket is witnessing challenging times. "I think he (Shah) has got a great opportunity to use what he's got in his background to help India take the game to another level, but without making it sort of under the yoke of India as well," Barclay was quoted as saying by 'The Telegraph'.

Harry Brook Surges To Career-High Test Rankings, Challenges Joe Root For Top Spot

England's Harry Brook's brilliant 171 in the first innings of England's eight-wicket victory over New Zealand at Christchurch has propelled him to second place on the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings for batters, closing the gap on teammate Joe Root. Brook's seventh Test century earned him a career-high rating of 854 and reduced the gap between him and Root to just 41 points. The former England captain endured a rare failure in the same match, registering his first Test duck in over two years.

Klaasen steps in to captain Proteas in T20 series against Pakistan

Proteas white-ball head coach Rob Walter on Wednesday named a 15-man squad for this month's three-match home T20I series against Pakistan.

Barcelona join Rangers in race for South African starlet as Morelos on the move again – Ibrox transfer news

Rangers face an uphill battle to sign reported target Relebohile Mofokeng - with La Liga powerhouses Barcelona now said to be keen on a move for the South African winger.

Heinrich Klaasen To Lead South Africa During T20I Series Against Pakistan

Batter Heinrich Klaasen will lead South Africa in the three-match T20I series against Pakistan from December 10 onwards, with regular captain Aiden Markram busy in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Markram, who will feature in the second Test from December 5 onwards and has been rested due to the tight schedule between the third Test and the T20Is. Besides Markram, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Tristan Stubbs will also miss the T20I series as they are also involved in the ongoing Test series.

Klaasen to captain South Africa’s T20 side as Markram rested

JOHANNESBURG : Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan next week, allowing Aiden Markram to concentrate on the test series, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday.

KL Rahul Asked About Batting Role In Adelaide Test. His Reply Stumps Everyone

Senior India batter KL Rahul on Wednesday said that he has overcome the "mental challenge" of being a floater in the line-up and is willing to bat at any position as long as he is able to play for the team. Rahul was superb in the first Test against Australia in Perth with scores of 26 and 77 while opening the innings in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who was on a paternity break. With Rohit walking back into playing eleven for the day-night Test starting Friday, Rahul was asked the obvious question about his batting position.

Rishabh Pant Or Nicholas Pooran? LSG Boss Breaks Silence On Captaincy Plans

Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), said the team's new captain has been decided and will be announced in the next few days ahead of the IPL 2025 season. LSG had been led by KL Rahul in IPL 2022-24 cycle, with Krunal Pandya captaining the team when the batter was ruled out from the later half of IPL 2023. But the franchise chose not to retain the duo ahead of the mega auction, which happened in Jeddah last month.

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"Jay Shah Has Got...": Outgoing ICC Chairman's Honest Message With World Cricket "In A Mess"

Harry Brook Surges To Career-High Test Rankings, Challenges Joe Root For Top Spot

Klaasen steps in to captain Proteas in T20 series against Pakistan

Barcelona join Rangers in race for South African starlet as Morelos on the move again – Ibrox transfer news

Heinrich Klaasen To Lead South Africa During T20I Series Against Pakistan

Klaasen to captain South Africa’s T20 side as Markram rested

KL Rahul Asked About Batting Role In Adelaide Test. His Reply Stumps Everyone

Rishabh Pant Or Nicholas Pooran? LSG Boss Breaks Silence On Captaincy Plans