Elgar sees the all-rounder in Jansen, but says batting a work in progress
Proteas captain Dean Elgar very much likes the look of Marco Jansen as a developing all-rounder, but said bowling remains his strongest suit.
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Dragons burn Knights with bat and ball to secure CSA T20 bonus-point win
Cape Town - The North West Dragons breathed fire at St George's Park on Thursday morning with the most emphatic performance of this CSA T20 Challenge yet.
James Siddons Appointed As Bangladesh's New Batting Coach
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday appointed James Siddons as the new batting coach. The decision came a day after Ashwell Prince tendered his resignation from the job, citing "family reasons". "Jamie Siddons will be the national team's batting coach. We have heard from senior cricketers and board directors that he is a good coach, which is why we brought him here," said BCB president Nazmul Hassan, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
"First Thing Joe Root Said...": Andrew Strauss On England Captain's New Batting Position In Tests
Andrew Strauss, the interim managing director of England Men's Cricket has revealed that skipper Joe Root himself instigated the move to bat at No.3 in the upcoming Test series against West Indies. While batting at No.4, Root managed to score 1,777 runs last year including six hundreds in the 17 Tests he played.
Ashwell Prince resigns as Bangladesh batting coach, Shakib to miss Tests against SA
Ashwell Prince has stepped down as Bangladesh batting coach with immediate effect, the country's Cricket Board said on Wednesday. The 44-year-old had joined Bangladesh last year for the Zimbabwe series but was later given an extension till the T20 World Cup in Australia this year.
Ashwell Prince Resigns As Bangladesh Batting Coach, Shakib Al Hasan To Miss Tests Against South Africa
Former South African cricketer Ashwell Prince has stepped down as Bangladesh batting coach with immediate effect, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday. The 44-year-old had joined Bangladesh last year for the Zimbabwe series but was later given an extension till the T20 World Cup in Australia this year. He will thus not tour Bangladesh for the upcoming South Africa tour. "He (Ashwell) has resigned and we have received his resignation letter," BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
Sunil Gavaskar Not Pleased With Team India's Batting Order Experiment
Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar didn't seem pleased with Team India's decision to go ahead with Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant as the pair of opening batters in the 2nd ODI against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Skipper Rohit and Pant, who is a middle-order batter, surprising fans by opening India's batting but failed to give the side a good start. Rohit departed for a score of 5 while Pant could only muster 18. India ended with a total of 237/9 from their 50 overs, with Suryakumar Yadav top-scoring with a knock of 64.
England captain Joe Root ‘very categorically’ wants to bat at No3 on West Indies tour, says Andrew Strauss
England’s Interim Managing Director Andrew Strauss has confirmed that Test captain Joe Root has said “very categorically” that he wants to bat at No3 in the upcoming tour of the West Indies.