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Indra Nooyi, the only female representative in the ICC's Board of Directors, has decided to recuse herself from the upcoming sale of its media rights process as she is also a member of potential digital rights bidder Amazon's board. The ICC's TV and digital rights bundle for the Indian sub-continent will be up for sale with sealed tenders being submitted on August 22.
LONDON : South Africa are not sure how they are going to deal with England’s new aggressive approach to playing test cricket with coach Mark Boucher saying on Monday they will adopt a wait-and-see attitude when the first test starts at Lord’s on Wednesday.
The Indian team celebrated Independence Day in Zimbabwe. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a picture of the players standing in front of the tricolour. Notably, India are set to play a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, starting August 18 at the Harare Sports Club. While a fit-again KL Rahul will be leading the Indian team in the series, Shikhar Dhawan has been named his deputy for the matches. On the other hand, VVS Laxman has been appointed as the acting head coach for the tour as the upcoming Asia Cup gives very less turnaround time.
IRE vs AFG, 4th T20I Live Updates: Ireland take on Afghanistan in the fourth T20I of the five-match series in Belfast. The toss has been delayed due to rain at the Stormont Cricket Ground.
Mark Boucher saying on Monday they will adopt a wait-and-see attitude when the first Test starts at Lord's on Wednesday. England have won their last four Tests under new captain Ben Stokes with an aggressive batting and bowling approach, nicknamed "Bazball", which helped them chase down big targets to beat both New Zealand and India in the last two months. Stokes is expected to stick to the formula for the three-Test series against South Africa.
Sir Andrew Strauss has warned that English cricket needs to be ready to react as the “tectonic plates” of the world game continue to shift.
Former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath is of the opinion that fast bowlers should not reduce their speed in order to gain control in bowling. He added that the pacers should work harder to bowl right line and length with their top speed. McGrath cited the example of former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson on how fast bowlers should develop their game. He claimed that the southpaw was a "dangerous bowler" at the start but after working on his action and run-up, he became a "lethal bowler".
Unbeaten Birmingham Phoenix face Trent Rockets for the second time in the ongoing The Hundred Men's Competition. When the two sides had faced each other last time, Trent Rockets had won the game by 6 wickets. Later, the same team defeated Northern Superchargers and Manchester Originals to make it three wins in as many games. On the other hand, the loss to Trent Rockets remains Birmingham Phoenix's only loss in the ongoing edition so far. The side comes into Monday's game on the back of consecutive wins.