Stephen Ferris expects James Ryan to get the nod to captain Ireland
Stephen Ferris believes James Ryan is the most likely of the main candidates to be named as Ireland captain.
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"When You See Your Captain Blowing Fuse...": Ex-India Star On Rohit Sharma's Outburst
Rohit Sharma's outburst over Shubman Gill during the first T20I against Afghanistan has become the new talk of the town. In the chase of 159, Rohit played a delivery from Fazalhaq Farooqi to mid-off and called for a single. However, Gill was watching the ball and did not move resulting in Rohit getting run-out without scoring a single run. After getting dismissed, Rohit expressed his displeasure towards Gill and even uttered some explicit words. Many former cricketers and experts have given their take on this incident and now Rohan Gavaskar has also given his opinion.
"Because He's Jewish?" Piers Morgan's Stunning Charge On South Africa U19 Captain's Removal, Slams CSA's "Shameful Cowardice"
Cricket South Africa on Friday removed teenager David Teeger as the captain of the U19 team. The decision came ahead of the start of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup next week. The decision was taken in lieu of the pro-Israel comments that were made by Teeger last year, lending support to the Israeli soldiers in the battle with Palestine. The decision was taken as CSA sensed there could be the risk of "conflict or even violence, including between rival groups of protestors".
"Risk Of Conflict, Violence" In U19 World Cup: Cricket South Africa Makes Captain Step Down
Ahead of the start of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup next week, Cricket South Africa took the bold decision of removing teenager David Teeger as the captain for the U19 team. The decision was taken in lieu of the pro-Israel comments that were made by Teeger last year, lending support to the Israeli soldiers in the battle with Palestine. The decision was taken as CSA sensed there could be the risk of "conflict or even violence, including between rival groups of protestors".
Captain Shaheen Afridi Set To Demote Opener Babar Azam For New Zealand T20Is: Report
Pakistan are expected to go for a new opening pair in the T20 series in New Zealand with Muhammad Rizwan to partner young Saim Ayub instead of Babar Azam. According to reports from Auckland, the team management had Rizwan and Saim batting in the nets against the new ball bowlers while Babar and Fakhar Zaman had their knocks against mainly spinners in the other nets. Babar and Rizwan have opened pretty successfully for Pakistan in the T20 format since 2021 but apparently new captain Shaheen Shah Afridi, new high performance coach Yasir Arafat and the team director Muhammad Hafeez are keen to try out something new against New Zealand in the five-match series beginning on January 12.
"Short By 15 Runs, Have To Improve Fielding": Afghanistan Captain After Loss To India
Following his side's six-wicket loss to India in the first T20I, Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran said that his side was at least 15 runs short and that the side has to improve its fielding too. A half-century by Shivam Dube and a cameo by Jitesh Sharma helped India secure a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Mohali on Thursday.
Watch: India Captain Rohit Sharma Forgets The Playing XI In His 1st T20I In 14 Months. Internet On Overdrive
Fans rejoiced India captain Rohit Sharma's return to the T20I side on Thursday for the first T20I of a three-match series against Afghanistan in Mohali. The crowd at the IS Bindra Stadium welcomed Rohit with a loud cheer as he came down to the middle for the toss. Rohit won the toss and said that his team will chase under the lights against Afghanistan. The ongoing match marked the start of the first bilateral series between the two nations. While BCCI announced that Yashasvi Jaiswal will miss the game due to a groing issue, spinner Kuldeep Yadav also did not find a place in the XI.
"Is This Really Pakistan...": New T20I Captain Shaheen Afridi's Strange Claim Over Falling Speed vs Australia
Pakistan went down without putting a fight against Australia in the three-match Test series, suffering a 0-3 whitewash Down Under against the Pat Cummins-led side. The biggest loophole in their performance was the poor the outing of the pacers, including new T20I captain Shaheen Afridi, who was rested for the final game of the series in Sydney due to workload management. Star pacer Shaheen, who is set to lead the team in a five-match T20I series against New Zealand, has conceded that the performance of the pacers, including himself, was "disheartening".