On this day in 2015: Trevor Bayliss appointed England head coach
Trevor Bayliss was appointed England head coach on this day seven years ago, tasked with improving the country’s limited-overs fortunes.
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Brendon McCullum: My England can be the nation to save Test cricket
Brendon McCullum believes England can reverse the "downward trend" of red-ball cricket across the globe.
Stat Analysis: History On Rajasthan Royals' Side In IPL 2022 Qualifier 2 vs RCB
IPL 2022 Qualifier 2 will see Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. At stake is a place in the final of IPL 2022 where high-flying Gujarat Titans lie in wait. While RR go into the match on the back of a defeat, having lost to GT in Qualifier 1, RCB will be buoyed by the fact that they beat Lucknow Super Giants to reach the virtual semi-final. Historically, though, the scales are tipped in Rajasthan Royals' favour.
Australia bids farewell to Andrew Symonds after car crash tragedy: 'Service was simply beautiful'
Andrew Symonds was remembered as a supremely talented cricketer with "a pure heart" at a memorial service on Friday for the Australian former all-rounder who died aged 46.
England Test coach Brendon McCullum eager to support 'strong leader' Ben Stokes
Brendon McCullum is relishing the prospect of working alongside a "really strong leader" in new captain Ben Stokes as they prepare to launch a new era for the England Test team. McCullum himself has only been recently appointed to the role of England Test coach, with the team on a woeful run of one win in 17 matches ahead of their series opener against his native New Zealand starting at Lord's next week.
Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 10 wickets in second Test to win series
Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0. The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 169 runs in their second innings with the 24-year-old playing a starring role at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
If Rishabh Pant plays more than 100 Tests, his name will be in history books forever, says Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag claimed that if wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant completes 100 appearances in Test cricket, his name will be written forever in the history books. Pant came into prominence due to his exploits in T20 cricket. But of late, he has been a force to reckon with in Test cricket, amassing 1920 runs in 30 matches at an average of 40.85, including four centuries and nine half-centuries.
Dinesh Karthik's Big Prediction For Pakistan Star Babar Azam
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has come into his own in the last couple of years and is currently the No.1 ranked batter in both white-ball formats. When one talks about the longest format, Babar is in fifth spot and would look to keep piling the runs to make the pole position his very own. Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has said that Babar has it in him to be the No.1-ranked player in all three formats of the game.