Root signals intent to continue as England captain
Joe Root wants to continue as England captain, he said on Sunday minutes after his team suffered an emphatic defeat to West Indies in the deciding third test of the series in Grenada.
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IPL 2022: Faf du Plessis, In First Match As RCB Captain, Smashes 88 Against PBKS
Newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis pummeled the Punjab Kings attack to submission as his 88 steered his team to 205 for 2 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 game on Sunday. While Du Plessis showed his six-hitting prowess, hammering seven maximums in his 57-ball knock, Virat Kohli, who had stepped down as skipper, also chipped in with an unbeaten 41 off 29 balls. Wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik joined the party late in the innings with a quickfire 32 not out off just 14 balls.
Manchester United's Harry Maguire winds up Liverpool FC captain Jordan Henderson in England training
England made a winning start to 2022 with a come-from-behind 2-1 triumph over Switzerland at Wembley on Saturday evening.
Luke Shaw says England captain Harry Kane probably the best striker in world football right now
Luke Shaw has hailed England captain Harry Kane as the best striker in world football as he closes in on the Three Lions goalscoring record.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson stunned by what Harry Maguire did in England training
Anyone who has ever watched clips from the Liverpool training ground will be very familiar with the 'rondo' exercise. It's a drill where a circle of players pass the ball around, usually taking only one touch, while a couple of team-mates attempt to press them and win possession.
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni wants to groom Ravindra Jadeja as future India captain, says Danish Kaneria
Danish Kaneria reckons that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken the right decision to hand over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Ravindra Jadeja as the former India captain wants to groom the all-rounder as a future leader of the national team. Dhoni, the four-time IPL-winning captain, relinquished his captaincy of CSK just ahead of the start of IPL 2022. Dhoni has not said anything about handing over the captaincy to Jadeja, but CSK coach Stephen Fleming has revealed that this was discussed during the last edition of the league.
'Frazzled' captain Root under pressure again after England collapse in Caribbean
England captain Joe Root is under pressure again after the team suffered a batting collapse against the West Indies on day three of the series decider, with former skipper Michael Vaughan saying Root has run out of fuel.
Former captain slams lack of England 'fight' against West Indies
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the current side's lack of "spirit and fight" as they hurtled towards a series loss in the West Indies.