Erik ten Hag has found his next Manchester United captain
Erik ten Hag has got most of the big decisions right since he arrived at Manchester United, and it looks like he is already on course to get the next one spot on too.
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Gillingham captain Stuart O'Keefe and Lincoln City loan man Hakeeb Adelakun expected to play in a practice match on Tuesday
Gillingham’s fringe players will get a run-out this week as manager Neil Harris looks to keep those on the outside active.
IND vs AUS: Australia captain Pat Cummins flies home due to family illness
"He will return to India later this week to re-join preparations for the third Test in Indore," the team said in a statement.India are currently leading the four-match series 2-0. India, who have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, had crushed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the opening Test and went on to win the second Test, in Delhi, by 6 wickets.
Australia captain Cummins flies home due to family illness
MELBOURNE : Australia captain Pat Cummins has headed home from the tour of India due to a serious family illness but will return in time for the third test, the team said on Monday.
"Lucky To Have Rohit Sharma Take Over...": Rahul Dravid Hails India Captain
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday said the team is "very lucky" to have someone like Rohit Sharma taking over the captaincy from a player of the calibre of Virat Kohli. Rohit took over after Kohli quit as India's Test captain following a series defeat in South Africa in January 2021. Hailing Rohit's captaincy after India retained the Boder-Gavaskar Trophy with a six-wicket win over Australia in the second Test here on Sunday, Dravid said the Mumbaikar has the respect of the dressing room. "He is one of those guys who has been there a long time. The kind of person who doesn't speak a lot, but when he does they all listen.
WPL 2023: Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain
RCB) for the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL).RCB had bought Smriti for Rs 3.40 crore in the recent auction held in Mumbai. It was the highest price for a player in the WPL auction.The announcement was made through a video shared on the franchise's social media handles, which had messages from RCB talisman Virat Kohli and current men's team skipper Faf du Plessis."Now it's time for another No. 18 to lead a very special RCB team in WPL. Yes, we are talking about Smriti Mandhana. Go on Smriti. You will have the support of the best team and the best fans in the world," Kohli said.
Conrad insists Bavuma's Proteas promotion doesn't make Elgar a bad captain
Temba Bavuma's promotion from Proteas Test deputy to sheriff, along with Dean Elgar's consequent demotion, is in no way an issue of one player's leadership capabilities being better than the other.
Temba Bavuma named Test captain in shake-up of South African cricket
Dean Elgar, who became the Test captain in 2021 has been axed from the leadership role but included in the squad for the West Indies series which starts from February 28.Cricket South Africa described the series of changes as "part of a restructure within the leadership group of the national team".Another casualty of the shake-up is the chief selector Victor Mpitsang, who has been "released" from the role.