Dale Steyn joins Sunrisers Eastern Cape as bowling coach
Former Proteas speedster Dale Steyn will join the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 as bowling coach in a coaching group headed by Adrian Birrell.
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Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan to lead Manipal Tigers, Bhilwara King in Legends League Cricket
Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan will lead Manipal Tigers and Bhilwara King, respectively, in the upcoming Legends League Cricket. The league will start from September 16 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Off-spinner Harbhajan took 417 Test wickets in 103 matches, besides representing India in 28 T20 Internationals and 236 ODIs.
From Castle Corner to Castle Hill, Zimbabwe cricketers experience generational journey
Australia are playing their first ever international series in the region but it is not the one-day cricket that is so exciting locals and packing out the city hotels. Zimbabwe, perpetual minnows of the game, have waited 18 long years to travel Down Under and face the might of Australia, and now, finally given the chance, they are being overshadowed by a rugby league match. The hometown North Queensland Cowboys play the reigning champion Penrith Panthers on Saturday night in a sold-out National Rugby League clash and in this part of Queensland, that cannot be topped.
Despite all odds, the rise and rise of Afghanistan in T20Is
Before the start of the ongoing edition of the Asia Cup, most cricket experts were expecting Afghanistan to put up strong performances - and they lived up to that billing - beating both Sri Lanka (by 8 wickets) and then Bangladesh (by 7 wickets) to become the first team to qualify for the Super Four stage. The Afghans, who are currently ranked 10th on the ICC T20I team rankings, will now be up against Sri Lanka in the first Super Four match on Saturday, September 3 after the island nation clinched a thrilling two-wicket win over Bangladesh on Thursday to knock the Bangla Tigers out of the tournament. The two rather big wins against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (both ranked higher than Afghanistan in the T20 team rankings at 8 & 9 respectively) can't really be called upsets, considering just how much the Afghanistan T20I team has steadily improved.
Asia Cup 2022: Will the knock against Hong Kong become the turning point Virat Kohli has been searching for?
Ask Virat Kohli. Once the best batsman in the world, now without a century for almost 3 years. The unbeaten 59 off 44 balls on Wednesday at the Asia Cup would have been very welcome runs for Kohli, even though they came against Hong Kong, who are ranked 20th in the ICC T20I team rankings. Runs under the belt always gives a batter confidence and prepares him or her for harder battles ahead. This was Kohli’s 31st T20I fifty overall - he has the maximum number of half centuries in T20I cricket overall - and though his last fifty in the shortest format was scored only 4 games ago (for him), it was over 6 months ago - on February 18, 2022.
Legends League Cricket: Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan To Lead Last Two Franchises
Legends League Cricket franchise teams completed their captain roster by naming the skippers of the last two teams on Friday. The 2011 50-over World Cup winning squad member, Harbhajan Singh will be spinning webs for the LNJ Bhilwara Group's Bhilwara Kings team while Irfan Pathan, the former India allrounder will helm the affairs for Manipal Group owned Manipal Tigers.
"Still Worried About His Fluency": Former India Batter On Virat Kohli
Former India batter Wasim Jaffer expressed concerns over the lack of fluency in Virat Kohli's batting in the ongoing Asia Cup. The former India skipper scored 35 off 34 balls against Pakistan, before hitting an unbeaten 59 off 44 balls against Hong Kong. Jaffer also questioned Kohli's intent in the middle overs, saying that if it wasn't for Suryakumar Yadav's quickfire knock, India would've ended up with a below-par score. Jaffer also said that India needs someone who can score runs freely in the middle order.
Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Enjoy Surfing On Off-Day During Asia Cup
Team India have already sealed their qualification for the Super 4s stage of the ongoing Asia Cup and hence the team have earned some off days. India will next square off against either Pakistan or Hong Kong on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium in their first match of the Super 4s stage. Ahead of the match, Team India enjoyed an off day where the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi were seen surfing.