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.
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"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.
Temba Bavuma Replaces Dean Elgar As South Africa's New Test Captain
Temba Bavuma was on Friday named the first black African captain of South Africa's Test squad in what Cricket South Africa described as "part of a restructure within the leadership group of the national team". Dean Elgar was axed as captain, although he remains a member of the squad which starts a series against the West Indies on February 28. Chief selector Victor Mpitsang was another casualty of the shake-up, with CSA stating he had been "released" from the role. Bavuma became the first black African to captain South Africa at cricket when he was named leader of the one-day international and Twenty20 international teams in March 2021.
Rohit Sharma best IPL captain: Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag feels Rohit Sharma is the best IPL captain, picking the Mumbai Indians' skipper over legendary MS Dhoni.Sehwag picked Rohit over Dhoni because of the number of trophies Mumbai has won in the last 15 years.Explaining Rohit as his choice for the best IPL captain, Sehwag said Dhoni had the experience of captaining India before he became Chennai Super Kings' captain but Rohit's journey as skipper began with the Mumbai franchise. Mumbai Indians are the most successful IPL side with five trophies. Chennai Super Kings are second behind them with 4 titles.
Maidstone United captain Jerome Binnom-Williams says caretaker boss George Elokobi is like a big brother to him
Skipper Jerome Binnom-Williams has spoken of his respect for caretaker boss George Elokobi as Maidstone look to build on their FA Trophy exploits.