Assistant coach Leon MacDonald departs All Blacks over differences with Scott Robertson
All Blacks assistant coach Leon MacDonald has left the role after being at loggerheads with head coach Scott Robertson over the direction of the team.
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'It wasn't working': All Blacks assistant coach MacDonald quits on eve of tour to SA
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said on Thursday that assistant coach Leon MacDonald left his staff on the eve of their Rugby Championship Tests in South Africa due to a clash of coaching styles.
Rohit Sharma Thanks 'Three Pillars' For T20 World Cup Win. Not Bumrah, Kohli, Or Hardik
Star batter Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said former head coach Rahul Dravid, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar and BCCI secretary Jay Shah backed him to the hilt in his effort to extract the best from players without worrying about results, eventuating in India's T20 World Cup triumph under him. Under Rohit's leadership, India triumphed in the ICC showpiece in June beating South Africa in the final. It was their second T20 world title after 2007, and Rohit also brought curtains on his career in the shortest format with that victory at Barbados.
Assistant coach MacDonald departs All Blacks over differences with Robertson
New Zealand assistant coach Leon MacDonald has left the All Blacks after clashing with head coach Scott Robertson over the direction of the team, New Zealand Rugby said on Thursday.
Rohit Sharma Beats Virat Kohli To Win 'International Cricketer Of The Year' Award In...
CEAT Cricket Rating Awards ceremony was held in Mumbai on Wednesday to celebrate the remarkable achievements of cricketing legends. India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday won the CEAT Men's International Cricketer of the Year award after he helped the Men in Blue win the T20 World Cup 2024 in July. Rohit has added 14,846 runs, three double hundreds, 33 hundreds, and 87 fifties in ODIs and T20Is combined. Apart from his mouth-watering tally, Rohit is a two-time ICC T20 World Cup (2007 and 2024) and ICC Champions Trophy winner. He also holds the record for most sixes in the shortest format.
Sai Sudharshan Joins Surrey, To Play Two County Matches
India batter B Sai Sudharsan will play for Surrey in their next two English County Championship matches, the club announced on Wednesday. Sudharsan will start his brief county stint on Thursday with a match against Lancashire at the Oval, and then will play against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge next week. After that, the Tamil Nadu batter will return to India to participate in the Duleep Trophy, beginning on September 5 at Bengaluru and Anantapur. Sudharsan is part of Team C which will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Watch: Pakistan Captain Shan Masood Furious With Third Umpire's Controversial Call In 1st Test vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam took two wickets in four balls to leave Pakistan struggling at 81-3 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. The 23-year-old spearhead removed the home team's skipper Shan Masood for six and then star batter Babar Azam for a two-ball duck before Pakistan launched their recovery on a greenish pitch. Saim Ayub was unbeaten on 42 and Saud Shakeel on 28 at the break, having added a fighting 65 in their fourth-wicket stand.
Experienced lock Petti returns to Argentina squad to face Australia
BUENOS AIRES : Argentina have called up experienced lock Guido Petti for the first time since last year’s World Cup as coach Felipe Contepomi named a 34-man squad on Tuesday for their home Rugby Championship matches against Australia.