Justin Langer blames politics for Australia exit and laughs off England links
Justin Langer has opened up on the “bulls*** politics” that led to an acrimonious exit with Australia although he refused to countenance working for England.
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Justin Langer hits out at politics in Cricket Australia
Justin Langer has slammed the politics in the national cricket board as he opened up on his messy departure from the top job, specifically hitting out at interim chairman Richard Freudenstein. In February, the 51-year-old stepped down as the senior men's team coach after rejecting a six-month contract extension, having hoped for a multi-year deal after overseeing a successful T20 World Cup campaign and an Ashes triumph. The day after quitting his job, Langer had a heated conversation with Freudenstein.
"If I Had Pads On..": Matthew Hayden's Scathing Assessment Of T Natarajan's Bowling
Chasing a target of 194 against SunRisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians' hopes had all but ended as they reached only 149/5 in 17 overs. Then T Natarajan came on to bowl, and leaked 26 runs in the 18th over. Tim David (46 off 18 balls) hit him for four sixes before getting run out on the last ball of that over. SRH won the match by three runs but were given a major scare by David's big-hitting. Natarajan bowled four full tosses and the MI batter from Singapore hit all of them for maximums.
Australia Legend On How Umran Malik's Pace "Exposed" Mumbai Indians Star
Umran Malik picked three wickets for 23 runs during SunRisers Hyderabad's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 game against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. His victims included Ishan Kishan, Daniel Sams and Tilak Varma. The dismissal of Kishan, who was batting on 43, showed that the left-handed opener is vulnerable to high pace, felt Matthew Hayden, former Australian cricket team player. Kishan fell to a full-length delivery from Malik that he could not middle and was caught brilliantly by Priyam Garg, who ran backwards, at mid-on.
"Mental Fatigue" Or "Shot Selection": Matthew Hayden, Sunil Gavaskar Debate Reason Behind Rohit Sharma's Form
Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians captain, is not having a great Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. In 13 matches so far, he has scored 266 at an average of 20.46. With the T20 World Cup in five months' time, the Indian cricket team captain's form will be closely watched in the coming days too. Ahead of MI's match against SunRisers Hyderabad on Tuesday, Matthew Hayden and Sunil Gavaskar discussed at length on Sharma's lean patch. While the latter said Sharma's shot selection was a reason behind his low scores, Hayden had a different opinion.
"Got Some Advice For You Young Man": Matthew Hayden Irked By Riyan Parag's Celebration After Taking Catch
Rajasthan Royals took a giant step towards securing a place in the playoffs by beating Lucknow Super Giants to leapfrog them into second place in the IPL 2022 points table. The win took RR to 16 points with one match left for the team to play. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a fine knock of 41 while Trent Boult led RR's charge with the ball. During LSG's chase, there was an incident which former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden, who was commentating at the time, was not too pleased about.
Cricket fraternity mourns the tragic demise of Andrew Symonds, died in a car accident
Adam Gilchrist about Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, who died in a car crash late on Saturday, best expressed the sentiments of the cricketing world over the passing of a well-loved cricketer. Gilchrist was joined by Symonds's other ICC World Cup 2003 squad mates -- fast bowler Jason Gillespie and opening batter Matthew Hayden -- who took to Twitter to express shock and dismay.
"Best Captain" Of IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya Garners Praise As He Guides GT To Playoffs
Newbies Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in the IPL 2022 on the back of scintillating performances in the league stage. Titans, under the leadership of their charismatic skipper Hardik Pandya, humbled debutants Lucknow Super Giants in their latest game by 62 runs and confirmed a playoff berth in style. With 9 wins and 18 points in their kitty, Titans are placed comfortably at the top of the points table in the IPL 2022 and they also look favourites to finish in the top two.