Former England captains back Ben Stokes to take over from Joe Root
Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Mike Atherton say star all-rounder Ben Stokes should fill the vacuum left after Joe Root resigned as Test skipper.
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IPL 2022: "Best Young Player I Have Seen," Says Michael Vaughan On Mumbai Indians Batter
Dewald Brevis continues to impress in the ongoing IPL 2022 season and every time he steps out to bat for the Mumbai Indians, fans and cricket pundits are left awestruck seeing the ability of the 18-year-old Proteas batter. In the game against Lucknow Super Giants, Brevis scored 31 off just 13 balls with the help of 6 fours and one six. Former England captain Michael Vaughan praised the young batter and he termed him as the "best young player he has seen."
James Anderson backs Joe Root for further greatness after captaincy resignation
Joe Root has been backed to cement himself as one of England’s all-time greats after he made the “most challenging” decision to step down as captain of the Test team.
A look at the numbers behind Joe Root’s reign as England Test captain
Joe Root has stepped down as England’s Test captain after five years in the role.
"Special 100 From A Very Special Batter": Twitter Reacts As KL Rahul Hits Whirlwind Century Against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022
KL Rahul scored his third Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Saturday as the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) posted a total of 199 for four against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 26 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. After being put into bat first by MI, Rahul smashed 103 off just 60 balls, lacing nine boundaries and five sixes. Incidentally, this was Rahul's 100th appearance in IPL. Following Rahul's exploits against MI, the cricketing fraternity took to Twitter and praised the batter.
Ben Stokes is obvious choice to lead England Test team: Former captains
Stokes has a "smart cricket brain" and is the "obvious" choice to take over as England Test captain following the exit of Joe Root, according to former captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain. Root on Friday stepped down from captaincy, ending his five-year tenure after facing criticism following England's 0-4 Ashes defeat against Australia and 0-1 series loss to West Indies.
Ben Stokes should lead England's Test team, say former captains
England captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain have thrown their support behind all-rounder Ben Stokes to become the team's Test captain after Joe Root stepped down. Bookmakers and Hussain say bowler Stuart Broad is the second favourite to replace Root. Root ended his five-year tenure as the Test skipper on Friday, saying the job had taken a heavy toll on him recently after dispiriting tours of Australia and the Caribbean capped a string of poor results.
IPL 2022: Umran Malik's role is to run in and express himself, says SRH coach Tom Moody
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) speedster Umran Malik has been the talk of the town for his lightening fast deliveries, and the team's head coach Tom Moody said the young Jammu and Kashmir player has been given the license "to run in and express himself" with the ball. The 22-year-old from Srinagar has consistently bowled deliveries clocking 145 to 150 km per hour this IPL. He bowled the fastest delivery in the IPL history with the one clocking 153.1 km/hour against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. But he has leaked quite a lot of runs too -- 173 in five matches so far for five wickets at an economy of 9.61. But Moody is not worried, saying "there is going to be a higher economy" due to his style of bowling.