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Watch: Alastair Cook, Ex-England Captain, Gets Bowled By 15-Year-Old, Who "Can't Get Over It"

Alastair Cook was elegance personified during his playing days. The former England cricket team captain scored 12472 runs in 161 Tests at an average of 45.35. He also scored 3204 runs in 92 ODIs at an average of 36.40. Another impressive stat of Cook is that he has been bowled out only 35 times in 291 Test innings. However, now, the former cricketer has been bowled by a 15-year-old in a club game. the incident happened when Cook played in a match for Bedfordshire Young Farmers CC in a 12-over game against Potton Town.

Ex-Pakistan Limited Overs Great Joins Afghanistan As Bowling Coach

Former Pakistan medium pacer Umar Gul has been named the new bowling coach of the Afghanistan men's cricket team. Gul was one of the top bowlers in limited overs cricket during his career, playing a crucial role in Pakistan reaching the 2007 ICC WT20 final and winning the title in 2009. The 39-year-old played 237 matches for Pakistan across all formats. Gul picked 179 wickets in 130 ODIs and bagged 85 in 60 T20Is with a miserly career economy of 7.19.

"Bullshit Politics": Ex-Coach Justin Langer Slams Cricket Australia

Justin Langer has blamed "politics" for contributing to his exit as Australian cricket coach despite guiding the team to an Ashes thrashing of England and the 202 T20 World Cup crown. The 51-year-old walked away from the job in February after failing to secure the public support of key players and following acrimonious contract talks with governing body Cricket Australia (CA). He was unhappy at being offered only a six-month extension despite steering Australia to a 4-0 Ashes victory at the start of the year and the T20 title in the United Arab Emirates in 2021.

Virat Kohli Praises Rajat Patidar's "Very, Very Special" Innings In IPL 2022 Eliminator

Virat Kohli praised the "very, very special" performance of unlikely hero Rajat Patidar after his match-winning ton put Royal Challengers Bangalore two victories away from their first IPL title. Patidar hit an unbeaten 112 to become the first uncapped player in the Twenty20 tournament's history to score a century in the play-offs as Bangalore surged past Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday. The Faf du Plessis-led side will take on Rajasthan Royals in Friday's second qualifier in Ahmedabad, with the winners to take on Gujarat Titans in the final two days later at the same venue.

"Some Nervous Bowlers Out There...": Ravi Shastri Lambasts Rajasthan Royals After Loss To Gujarat Titans In Qualifier 1

Rajasthan Royals were undone in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Qualifier 1 after they failed to defend a decent total of 188/6 against Gujarat Titans in Kolkata on Tuesday. GT rode on some brilliant batting by Hardik Pandya and David Miller to chase down the target with seven wickets to spare. Except Yuzvendra Chahal, all other Rajasthan bowlers including Prasidh Krishna (econ 11.42 RPO), Ravichandran Ashwin (econ 10.00 RPO), Obed McCoy (econ 10.00 RPO) and Trent Boult (econ 9.50 RPO) were pretty costly. Ravi Shastri, former Indian cricket team coach, criticised Rajasthan's bowling show.

BAN vs SL, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Updates: Angelo Mathews Nears Century As Sri Lanka Eye Lead

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Updates:Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal will look to pick up from where they left off and put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh. A 102-run partnership between Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva on Day 3 meant the visitors were in good stead in response to Bangladesh's 365. However, Shakib Al Hasan got rid of de Silva to claim his third wicket of the match. He had also got the big wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne on Wednesday, ending his 80-run knock. Earlier, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das played marathon knocks to rescue Bangladesh from 24/5 to take them to a total of 365. (LIVE SCORECARD)

ECB to consult Brailsford, Ashworth in high-performance review

Ineos Grenadiers chief Dave Brailsford and ex-FA technical director Dan Ashworth are among the experts from a range of sports to be consulted in a high-performance review of men's cricket in England, Andrew Strauss said.

New Zealand cricketer Amy Satterthwaite calls time on international career

Amy Satterthwaite, the seventh most prolific batter in women's one-day internationals, has called time on her representative career after New Zealand Cricket (NZC) decided not to award her a central contract. The hard-hitting all-rounder, who made her international debut in 2007 and captained her country in 2018 and 2019, scored 4,639 runs in 145 ODIs at an average of 38.33, and another 1,784 for her country in Twenty20 matches. "It is with a degree of sadness that I announce my retirement from international cricket," the 35-year-old said in a news release on Thursday. "It has been a tough few days after learning of NZC's decision to head in a new direction and contract some younger cricketers. "I am disappointed not to be receiving a contract and believe I still had more to offer, however I respect NZC's decision and I wish the White Ferns all the best as they embark on an exciting winter of cricket..."

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Watch: Alastair Cook, Ex-England Captain, Gets Bowled By 15-Year-Old, Who "Can't Get Over It"

Ex-Pakistan Limited Overs Great Joins Afghanistan As Bowling Coach

"Bullshit Politics": Ex-Coach Justin Langer Slams Cricket Australia

Virat Kohli Praises Rajat Patidar's "Very, Very Special" Innings In IPL 2022 Eliminator

"Some Nervous Bowlers Out There...": Ravi Shastri Lambasts Rajasthan Royals After Loss To Gujarat Titans In Qualifier 1

BAN vs SL, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Updates: Angelo Mathews Nears Century As Sri Lanka Eye Lead

ECB to consult Brailsford, Ashworth in high-performance review

New Zealand cricketer Amy Satterthwaite calls time on international career