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Australian cricket could suffer from a "missing generation" of children taking up the game after first-time participation in junior programmes fell by 15,000 last season because of the coronavirus pandemic. While club players have returned in strong numbers after Covid lockdowns, Cricket Australia's annual survey revealed a worrying decline in children aged 12 and under trying out cricket during the 2021-22 Australian summer.
The Board of Control for Cricket in Indian on Wednesday announced the schedules for the upcoming home series against Australia and South Africa. The Indian will take on both the sides in T20Is before it goes to Australia to play in the ICC T20 World Cup. While the series against Australia comprises 3 T20Is, the one against South Africa has 3 T20Is and as many ODIs.
Australian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath is still in love with the 50-over format but has no hesitation in admitting that it does face a daunting challenge with the exponential popularity of T20 cricket. A traditionalist by nature, the 'Director of Coaching' at the MRF Pace Foundation still believes that Test cricket remains the "ultimate test" of a cricketer.
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins has tied the knot with his fiancee Becky Boston. Cummins posted a photo on Instagram, and he captioned the post as: "Just Married." As soon as Cummins posted the photo on Instagram, teammate David Warner was the first one to congratulate, saying: "Congrats mate." Cummins' IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders also sent their congratulations to the newly wed couple. The couple, also have a nine-month old kid named Albie together.
The Indian women's cricket team started its campaign in the Commonwealth Games against favourites Australia at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat and that meant power-hitter Shafali Verma came out to bat along with Smriti Mandhana. While Mandhana departed early, Shafali brought out some big shots to give India a brisk start in the powerplay.
Long-time Australian men's assistant coach Sridharan Sriram will depart the Australia men's squad to focus on his coaching career in India, an official Cricket australia release stated on Friday. Chennai-based Sriram has been with the squad for six years as predominately a spin coach while also playing a key role in the batting, fielding and strategy for the side across multiple campaigns.
Two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting has backed Steve Smith to come out of his "indifferent" form as Australia gears up for the much-anticipated tour of India early next year, saying there is nothing wrong with the star batter's technique. Ponting reckons the opposition teams may have found ways to put brakes on Smith's free-flowing batting.
Wicketkeeping legend Adam Gilchrist has questioned the growing dominance of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises in world cricket and said the current trend of "monopolisation" by them is dangerous. Gilchrist's comments have come in the backdrop of reports stating that Australian batter David Warner might opt out of the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) this season and sign up for a more lucrative United Arab Emirates T20 league. Interestingly, three IPL franchises -- Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals -- have all invested in teams in the UAE T20 league.