Ashwell Prince stands down as Bangladesh batting coach
Former Cape Cobras mentor Ashwell Prince has stepped down as batting coach to the Bangladesh national team.
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Ashwell Prince quits as Bangladesh batting coach
Cape Town - Former Proteas batter Ashwell Prince has resigned from his position of the Bangladesh batting coach with immediate effect. He will not be part of the Bangladesh touring party to South Africa next month.
SA win toss and bat against Vics in Shield
South Australia will bat first after winning the toss against Victoria in Will Pucovski's comeback to Sheffield Shield cricket.
Battle of Bramall Lane: Inside story of Sheffield Utd's "humiliating" West Brom clash
Gary Megson wants to put the record straight 20 years on from one of football’s most-infamous games.
"Not Much Attention Is On Me When Batting With Kohli": Former RCB Opener
Since his Indian Premier League debut, Devdutt Padikkal has developed a lot as a cricketer. The exposure of playing with cricketers like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers helped him a great deal. Kohli, who was leader when Padikkal burst onto the scene, stepped down as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain after IPL 2021 but has been retained by the franchise ahead of IPL 2022. The duo has batted together on many occasions in the IPL. Although Padikkal hasn't been retained by the franchise, he is expected to be involved in a bidding war during the IPL 2022 mega auction this month. Speaking on RCB Podcast, the 21-year-old opened up about how it is to bat with Kohli and also lauded the former RCB skipper.
ICC ODI Batting Rankings: Smriti Mandhana Rises To 5th, Mithali Raj Maintains 2nd Spot
India opener Smriti Mandhana gained two places to rise to fifth while her captain Mithali Raj maintained her second spot among batters in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings on Tuesday. Mandhana has 710 rating points in her kitty while Raj has 738. Australia's Alyssa Healy remained at the top spot with 742 points. Other Australians Beth Mooney (719) and Amy Satterthwaite (717) are at third and fourth places respectively. Among the bowlers, veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami retained her second spot with 727 rating points, behind Australia's Jess Jonassen (773).
The way we batted in first ODI, it was perfect: Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday. India had chased down the target in just 28 overs. Surya also feels that batting first isn't really a big challenge for the side.
India vs West Indies: Flexible to bat at any position, happy with how things are going, says Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday said batting at number five is not an issue for him as he is flexible enough to bat at any position for the team. India and West Indies will lock horns in the second ODI on Wednesday at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Rohit and his boys sealed a comfortable six-wicket win in the first ODI, and the Men in Blue did not have to break a sweat. "I am really flexible, wherever the team management wants me to bat, I am really flexible to bat at any position. Yes, I have batted at No.3, 4 and 5, really happy with the way things are going right now," said Yadav while replying to an ANI query during a virtual press conference.