On this day in 2017: Sir Alastair Cook stands down as England Test captain
Sir Alastair Cook called time on his tenure as captain of England’s Test cricket team on this day in 2017.
Captain Sport News
Cricket-Johnson slams captain Cummins after coach Langer quit
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Pat Cummins failed his first big test as Australian captain by being coy over the future of Justin Langer, former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson said on Sunday, as Langer's resignation as national men's coach continued to roil Australian cricket.
India vs West Indies: New India captain Rohit Sharma wants clarity on roles, more adaptability
Rohit Sharma on Saturday stressed on the need to be adaptable over the next 20 months leading up to the 2023 World Cup. “There is not a lot that we need to change. We just need to adapt to different situations of the game that is being presented in front of us,” said Sharma in his maiden interaction as the full-time ODI skipper. “We have played good ODI cricket over the course of the last few years. Suddenly the loss of a series (in South Africa) doesn’t mean that there is a panic that we need to create. (There are) certain understandings and learnings that we need to take into our game... the South Africa series was a great learning for us as to what we didn’t do collectively as a team,” he added at a virtual press conference ahead of the first of the three ODIs against West Indies.
Johnson slams captain Cummins after coach Langer quit
MELBOURNE : Pat Cummins failed his first big test as Australian captain by being coy over the future of Justin Langer, former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson said on Sunday, as Langer's resignation as national men's coach continued to roil Australian cricket.
Rohit Sharma takes charge as full-time captain in India's 1000th ODI - in pictures
Indian cricket will enter a new era from Sunday with Rohit Sharma beginning his tenure as full-time ODI captain in the three-match series against the West Indies.
Scotland captain Stuart Hogg no longer fears England
Scotland captain Stuart Hogg heads into Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash adamant that playing old rivals England is no longer the "scary" task of years gone by.
Joe Root told to quit as England captain with Stuart Broad named as ideal replacement
Joe Root has been told to quit as England’s Test captain with Stuart Broad seen as the Yorkshireman’s ideal replacement, according to former England man Nick Compton.
Former Newcastle captain Geremi calls Bruno Guimaraes signing a gamble but backs 'exciting talent'
Former Newcastle United skipper Geremi thinks Newcastle have taken a risk by signing Brazilian international Bruno Guimaraes.