New Australia coach misses Sri Lanka tour start with Covid-19
New Australia cricket coach Andrew MacDonald has tested positive for Covid and was not on the plane on Wednesday as the country's T20 squad flew out to Sri Lanka.
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With COVID-19, Australia's McDonald misses start of Sri Lanka tour
MELBOURNE : Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has tested positive for COVID-19 and will join the team in Sri Lanka after completing a week of isolation, according to a Cricket Australia news service.
"Lost A Magnificent Singer": Cricket Fraternity Mourns Singer KK's Death
Renowned Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died on Tuesday at the age of 53 in Kolkata, hours after performing a show. The 53-year-old singer collapsed at the hotel where he was staying after the concert in Kolkata's Nazrul Mancha auditorium. Doctors at CMRI hospital said the singer was brought dead. He is best known for his songs like 'Aankhon Mein Teri' from the movie Om Shanti Om, 'Khuda Jaane' from the movie Bachna Ae Haseeno, 'Tadap Tadap' from the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam among others. Soon after the news broke out, several current and former cricketers took to social media and mourned KK's death.
England v New Zealand preview and predictions: Can Stokes and McCullum kick-start new era?
A new era for English cricket begins on Thursday as Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s team face world Test champions New Zealand at Lord’s.
McCullum and Stokes bring jolt of excitement to new-look England
When England played New Zealand at Lord's last summer, caution took over.
England set to launch Ben Stokes era against New Zealand
England will hope to make a fresh start under their new leadership duo of captain Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum against the coach's native New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday. Stokes, himself born in New Zealand but brought up in Cumbria, northwest England, has succeeded Joe Root as England's Test skipper after his close friend stood down following a run of poor results. Chris Silverwood's sacking after a 4-0 Ashes series loss in Australia paved the way for McCullum's appointment as England's new Test coach, with the former New Zealand captain's first match in charge pitting him against a side he knows so well. England hope the attacking approach McCullum pioneered while kick-starting a New Zealand revival that culminated in the Black Caps being crowned World Test champions last year, by when he had retired as a player, will rub off on his new team. "My job will be to plan as if you'll live forever, but live as if you'll die tomorrow," said McCullum ahead of a three-match series.
Mominul steps down as Bangladesh test captain after run drought
DHAKA : An out-of-form Mominul Haque has stepped down as Bangladesh test captain in the wake of their home series loss against Sri Lanka, according to media reports.
"Helpful For Building...": Australian Pacer's Big Compliment For IPL Team
Australia's fast bowler Daniel Sams believes the Mumbai Indians' environment is really helpful for players' growth. The pacer played 11 matches for Mumbai Indians in the 15th edition of IPL and also scalped 13 wickets with an economy rate of 8.81. "I think this whole Mumbai Indians environment is really helpful for building a person a cricketer so it's been awesome, chatting with MJ (Mahela Jayawardene) and Bondy (Shane Bond) I found really helpful, those conversations I had with MJ just about what he did when he was struggling and he just talked about keeping it simple being relaxed," said Sams in a video shared by MI.