England test head coach McCullum to take charge across all formats
:England test head coach Brendon McCullum will also take charge of their white-ball teams from January next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday.
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'If Rohit Sharma Comes In Auction...': Punjab Kings Official Hints At Stunning IPL Move
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has been in the middle of a lot of chatter when it comes to his future in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The star batter lost his Mumbai Indians captaincy in 2024 as he was replaced by all-rounder Hardik Pandya. It marked the end of Rohit's 10-year tenure as MI captain - a move that was not taken well by a section of the fans. MI went on to have a horrible season as they finished last in the points table and Hardik was even booed at the Wankhede Stadium. Ahead of the IPL auction for the 2025 season, multiple reports claim that Rohit can decide to join a new team and in that case, a massive bidding war is expected for one of the greats of the format.
208 Balls, 4 Runs: English Father-Son Duo Rise To Fame After Hilariously Slow Innings
The record of the most balls faced without scoring a single run in Tests is held by former New Zealand pacer Geoff Allott, who did not score a run despite facing 77 balls. That innings, against South Africa in Auckland in 2006, also holds the record of the least runs scored per minute in Test history, with Allott having batted 101 minutes. However, both of these records would seem paltry to what father-son duo Ian and Thomas Bestwick put up in a valiant display of old school first-class cricket - the art of defensive batting.
"Was Exposed To A Lot Of Trolling": KL Rahul Opens Up On Social Media Abuse
India's star player KL Rahul, who is often criticised for his performances and scoring rates, opened up on receiving online trolling and hate on social media. The wicketkeeper-batter said that while he was initially good at facing them, he was subjected to a lot of online abuse later on even while not playing, which affected him. "I used to be good with (handling) trolling. I did not care, but I feel I was much younger back then. And then, a couple of years back, I was exposed to a lot of trolling. If I sat, I got trolled, if I stood, I got trolled," Rahul said on entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath's YouTube Channel.
"Haven't Learnt Our Lesson": Pakistan Captain's Scathing Verdict After Bangladesh Loss
Pakistan cricket team captain Shan Masood was left extremely disappointed as his side slumped to a crushing 0-2 Test series loss against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. In the first Test, Pakistan's decision to declare their first innings at 448/6 backfired completely as Bangladesh scored a mammoth 565 and then produced a brilliant bowling performance to win the game by 10 wickets. Things did not improve in the second Test as Bangladesh once again excelled with both bat and ball to clinch the match by six wickets. Following the match, Masood said that Pakistan have not learnt their lessons from the past losses and added that they have continuously failed to get over the line in Test matches.
Bangladesh Humiliate Hosts Pakistan With 2-0 Test Series Sweep, Register Historic First
The Bangladesh cricket team continued their fairytale run in Pakistan, securing their second successive Test match win to wrap up the series 2-0. It's the first time that Bangladesh went on to complete a clean sweep against an Asian side in their own home, inflicting a defeat that Pakistan and the entire cricketing spectrum would remember for years to come. Bangladesh haven't been the strongest of teams in Test cricket away from home, with their only sweep in the longest format of the game coming against West Indies in 2009 (in a series of 2 or more Tests).
Gary Kirsten To Oversee Pakistan Domestic One-Day Meet
Pakistan's white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten will oversee the Champions Cup domestic one-day competition in which all the contracted players have been asked to play. Kirsten will be helped by physiotherapist Cliff Deacon and strength coach Dreks Simon to check players' performance and fitness before Pakistan's white-ball matches this season. The three will also conduct fitness tests for the national Test squad and other international players. The red ball format head coach, Jason Gillispie and high performance coach, Tim Nielsen will leave for Australia on Wednesday after the conclusion of their series against Bangladesh.
Pakistan Legends Tear Into Team After Embarrassing 0-2 Defeat Against Bangladesh
Pakistan cricket reached its lowest ebb on Tuesday while nosediving to a six-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the second Test here, and the stalwarts termed the 0-2 series defeat as “hurting.” It was Pakistan's sixth defeat in their last 10 Tests at home and this was also the first time Bangladesh have beaten their neighbours in a Test and series. “It is hurting that our cricket has come to this stage. Bangladesh deserve credit for their disciplined performances. But the way our batting has collapsed in this series is a bad sign,” former Test captain Javed Miandad said.