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Andrew Flintoff To Join England Staff For T20I Series Against West Indies

Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff will rejoin England's backroom staff for the T20I series against West Indies, according to Sky Sports. The former England captain has gradually returned to the public eye after he suffered a vehicle accident. Flintoff, whose bat and ball efforts in England's 2005 Ashes victory won him cult hero status, has now been named head coach of the Northern Superchargers men's side in The Hundred. He is not part of England's ODI squad for their series against the Windies, but it is expected that he will travel to Barbados later this week for five T20s, the first of which is next Tuesday.

Mohammed Shami Among Nominees For ICC Player Of Month For November

India pacer Mohammed Shami, who ended the recently concluded ICC World Cup as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, has been nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month Award for November 2023 along with Australia's batting sensation Travis Head and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. "Two ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 champions and an Indian fast-bowling veteran have made the shortlist for the ICC Men's Player of the Month Award for November 2023," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement. Shami continued his golden run in the World Cup into November. He bagged 15 wickets at an average of 12.06 with an economy rate of 5.68. Overall, he finished as the leading wicket-taker of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, with 24 wickets to his name from merely seven innings. Among his highlight efforts this month was a stunning 5/18 against Sri Lanka at Wankhede. Already under pressure in a 358-run chase, Shami's arrival at the end of the first Powerplay spelt the end for Sri Lanka. In his five overs, he batted through their middle and lower order.

Watch: Indian Cricket Team Stars Use Trolleys As Umbrellas Upon Arrival In South Africa

Team India is all set to face South Africa in their upcoming all-format tour. After clinching a memorable win over Australia in the five-match series, India arrived in Durban on Thursday morning. In a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on social media, the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, and others were seen receiving warm welcome by the people of South Africa. However, there was another which welcomed the Indian team whole-heartedly.

"Will Conduct An...": LLC Organisers Break Silence On Gautam Gambhir-Sreesanth Row

With respect to an incident that occurred on the field during the match between Gujarat Giants player Sreesanth and India Capitals skipper Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday at Lalbhai Contractor Stadium and subsequent interactions on social media, Legends League Cricket (LLC) made their official stand very clear to uphold the spirit of the game both on and off the field. On Thursday morning, a video of an argument between these two former Indian players emerged. Gautam, leading India Capitals could be seen in an argument with the former Indian pacer who was playing for Gujarat. Other players and the umpire had to separate the two.

'Very Tough' For Virat Kohli To Surpass Sachin Tendulkar's 100 Century Record: Brian Lara Drops Big 'Cricket Logic'

Virat Kohli had a stellar Cricket World Cup. The Indian cricket team batting star became the first player in history to scored over 700 runs in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup. In 11 matches, Virat Kohli scored 765 runs at an average of 95.62. Virat Kohli also scored three centuries and six half-centuries. Courtesy those tons, Virat Kohli is now placed only second to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of most international centuries. While Sachin Tendulkar has 100 international tons, Virat Kohli has 80.

Afghanistan To Tour United Arab Emirates For Three-Match T20I Series

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Thursday confirmed that the team will embark on a tour to the United Arab Emirates later this month to play a series of three T20Is and two 50-over warmup matches against the hosts at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE. Both teams will first meet in two 50-over warmup games on the 25th and 27th of December before the start of the three T20I matches, which are scheduled to be played on from December 29 in Sharjah. This will be Afghanistan's 2nd tour of UAE in 2023, with the Rashid Khan-led side winning the first series 2-1 in Abu Dhabi earlier this year in February. The series is being played under the mutual cooperation agreement that was signed last year between Afghanistan and the Emirates Cricket Boards. Based on the agreement, Afghanistan will play a series of three T20I matches with the UAE on an annual basis.

Sports minister attends competitions on day 14 of Saudi Games 2023

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal attended day 14 of the second edition of the Saudi Games.

Outbreak of new controversies continues to plague international cricket

All of a sudden cricket has been impacted by an outbreak of controversies. Amongst them have been a fierce dispute between former colleagues in the Australian men’s team, the loss of free-to-air viewing rights in Australia and the appointment of a disgraced Pakistani cricketer as an advisor on national selection.

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Andrew Flintoff To Join England Staff For T20I Series Against West Indies

Mohammed Shami Among Nominees For ICC Player Of Month For November

Watch: Indian Cricket Team Stars Use Trolleys As Umbrellas Upon Arrival In South Africa

"Will Conduct An...": LLC Organisers Break Silence On Gautam Gambhir-Sreesanth Row

'Very Tough' For Virat Kohli To Surpass Sachin Tendulkar's 100 Century Record: Brian Lara Drops Big 'Cricket Logic'

Afghanistan To Tour United Arab Emirates For Three-Match T20I Series

Sports minister attends competitions on day 14 of Saudi Games 2023

Outbreak of new controversies continues to plague international cricket