Chase appointed West Indies test captain
All-rounder Roston Chase has been appointed captain of the West Indies test team, succeeding Kraigg Brathwaite, Cricket West Indies announced.
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"I Do Not Want Jasprit Bumrah To Be Made Captain...": Ravi Shastri Blunt about His Two Picks For Test Captaincy
Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri gave his take on India's ongoing Test captaincy vacuum following the retirement of seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, suggesting two youngsters who could be groomed going forward. Shastri discussed the candidates to take over the captaincy with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review, urging selectors to prioritise the future and not burden India's pace maestro Jasprit Bumrah with captaincy. "See, for me, Jasprit would have been the obvious choice after Australia," Shastri said.
Suryakumar Yadav Gives Special Tribute To Rohit Sharma After Wankhede Stand Unveiling: "Even More Iconic..."
India and Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav congratulated India batter Rohit Sharma after the talismanic batter's years of hard work saw the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) reward him with his very own stand in the iconic Wankhede Stadium here on Friday. The Rohit Sharma Stand was unveiled at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday evening, with the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also in attendance. Yadav, who is also Rohit's teammate with the Mumbai Indians, claimed that the mecca of Indian cricket, the Wankhede Stadium, is now 'even more iconic.'
Jasprit Bumrah vs Shubman Gill: BCCI Sent Perfect Solution To Test Captaincy Debate
Amidst the debate over who should be appointed as India's new Test captain, former opener Wasim Jaffer said Shubman Gill should lead the Test team on the upcoming tour of England whenever ‘automatic choice' Jasprit Bumrah needs rest. With Rohit Sharma announcing his retirement from Tests earlier this month, Gill has been widely seen as a front-runner to lead a new-look Indian Test team in the five-match series in England, starting on June 20 at Headingley. India hasn't won a Test series in England after the 2007 tour, where they won 1-0 under Rahul Dravid's leadership.
"Not A Loss For India...": South Africa Great Delivers Cut-Throat 'Honest' Verdict On Rohit Sharma's Retirement
Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket ahead of India's five-match Test series in England in June. Amid reports that Rohit was set to be removed from captaincy, the 37-year-old announced his retirement from the longest format of the game. Rohit's retirement came after a disastrous tour of Australia, during which he managed just 31 runs in five innings. South Africa great Daryll Cullinan has spoken strongly on Rohit's retirement, however, stating that India will not miss him much in Tests.
"Complete And Utter...": Ben Stokes Responds To Criticism Of England's Training Methods
Ahead of England's white-ball series against West Indies, star all-rounder Ben Stokes has broken his silence on the criticism that the Three Lions face for their practice methods. The England cricket team has been receiving huge slamming of late, following their poor form. Some former players and experts even claimed that the England players were more focussed on playing golf than cricket. Such remarks were made during the team's visit to India for a five-match ODI series and three T20Is in January this year. While the hosts had thrashed England 4-1 in the ODI series, they clean swept the guests in the T20I series that followed.
"Shreyas Iyer Brings In Positivity And Desire To Win": Ex-India Star Praises PBKS Captain
Suresh Raina, the former India cricketer and four-time IPL winner, said Shreyas Iyer's positive influence as a captain-cum-batter has been somewhat different, resulting in Punjab Kings (PBKS) dominating against other teams in a never-seen-before fashion in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Iyer, the IPL 2024 winning skipper for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), was acquired by PBKS in last year's mega auction for a whopping Rs 26.75 crore. So far, PBKS' move to break their bank for Iyer has paid off - the right-handed batter has amassed 405 runs in 11 games at an average of 50.63, including hitting four fifties.
"Hardik Pandya Hasn't Done That...": Sunil Gavaskar Points Out Reason Behind MI's Incredible Comeback
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar heaped praises of the Mumbai Indians team and its captain Hardik Pandya. Impressed by MI's sensational comeback in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, he pointed how the Hardik-led team managed to pull it off. The season seemed nearly over for MI after they lost four of their first five matches in the tournament, but what followed what something extraordinary. MI won six consecutive matches after that to get in serious contention for the playoff race. They lost to Gujarat Titans that broke their winning streak but the side remains in the playoff race with two matches left to play.