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Newly installed Proteas Test captain Temba Bavuma made it clear there's no bad blood between him and former skipper Dean Elgar, whom he has replaced as Test captain.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes sweeping is the not only way to survive against spinners on Indian pitches, instead, a batter needs to have good footwork to thrive against tweakers in sub-continent conditions. Australia's predetermined sweep ploy to tackle Indian spinners failed miserably as the hosts have won the first two Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with two more matches left in the series. "Sweeping regularly is not the answer to playing good spin bowling, and anyone who says so is talking through his hat," Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo.com.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes sweeping is the not only way to survive against spinners on Indian pitches, instead a batter needs to have good footwork to thrive against tweakers in sub-continent conditions. Australia's predetermined sweep ploy to tackle Indian spinners failed miserably as the hosts have won the first two Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with two more matches left in the series.
England are relishing the challenge of facing Bangladesh on their low and slow home wickets in the upcoming one-day international series, captain Jos Buttler said Sunday. England will defend their ODI World Cup title in neighbouring India later this year and Buttler told reporters he was expecting low and slow wickets and difficult conditions in Bangladesh, "which is what exactly we want.
Australia vs South Africa, Women's T20 World Cup, Final Live Updates:Australia will take on the hosts South Africa in the summit clash of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday at the Newlands, Cape Town. Australia edged India by five runs in the semi-final clash while South Africa defeated England by six runs to book their seat in the final.
Former Pakistan cricket team wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal believes that no Indian player should take part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). When asked about Indian cricketers' possible involvement in the tournament, Akmal said that the BCCI has taken a smart decision by not allowing them to play in any T20 league other than the Indian Premier League (IPL). Akmal, who is currently the head coach of PSL franchise Peshawar Zalmi, also said that the Indian board is financially secure to take that decision.
Short-leg is one of the toughest and most risky positions to field at in cricket. Being stationed at the position, a player has merely a fraction of a second to react. With the help of skill and a bit of luck at times, the players over the years have pulled off some excellent catches at the position. Of latest, Peter Hanscomb grabbed a stunning catch of Shreyas Iyer in the second Test in New Delhi. During India's first innings in the game, Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon bowled into the body of Iyer, who flicked the ball towards the leg side from the middle of his bat, but Handscomb's sensational reflexes saw the fielder taking a blinder,
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has urged selectors to take a call on under-fire opener David Warner's future in Test cricket before the Ashes later this year. Warner has been undergoing a prolonged lean patch in the longest format of the game. He had scores of 1, 10 and 15 in the opening two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy before being ruled out of the remaining two matches due to a concussion and elbow fracture.