Tryon not concerned over Proteas batting: 'We back ourselves'
Proteas all-rounder Chloe Tryon is not concerned over the side's batting line-up despite their first Women's World Cup loss against Australia on Tuesday.
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Ash Barty retires not just as a great of tennis, but as a much-loved Australian personality
In the end, it was done in the most Ash Barty way possible.
Indian Premier League 2022: Lasith Malinga Reveals How He Got On Board As Rajasthan Royals Fast Bowling Coach
Former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga has enjoyed a great run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Mumbai Indians but he is now looking forward to a new role as he is essaying the role of fast-bowling coach of the Rajasthan Royals. The IPL 2022 will begin on March 26 but Rajasthan will play their first match on March 29 against the SunRisers Hyderabad. Reacting on joining the Royals, the 38-year-old said in an official release stated, "It is certainly a new thing for me to get into coaching and pass on my experience to the younger players. I have played this role before with Mumbai, and now I'm delighted to be working with Rajasthan Royals."
"... Then I Will Even Have A Chance To Get Selected For The World Cup": Indian Batter Explains Importance Of Indian Premier League 2022
Shubman Gill, who will be playing for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, is taking the upcoming season as an opportunity to make the cut into the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Gill, who has previously played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, is now looking to don the jersey of the Men in Blue for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. "The player who will do well in the IPL will have a great chance to make it to the T20 World Cup. I am also looking forward to if I do well in this IPL then I will even have a chance to get selected for the World Cup and if I am able to do that then I will be very happy," Shubman Gill told ANI.
IPL 2022: What Shane Watson Said When Asked To Compare MS Dhoni And Rishabh Pant
Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is donning the hat of a coach for the first time as he will be the assistant coach of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Watson has ample knowledge on MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant, having played under Dhoni for the Chennai Super Kings and also observing Pant from close quarters. So, it is no surprise that Watson was eventually asked to compare the two wicketkeeper-batters. Apart from comparing, Watson also highlighted one similar trait in Dhoni and Pant.
Indian Premier League 2022: Moeen Ali Yet To Secure India Visa, Likely To Miss Chennai Super Kings's IPL Opener, Says Report
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings may miss the services of Moeen Ali for the IPL 2022 opener as the star England all-rounder is yet to receive his India visa for the 15th edition of the lucrative T20 tournament beginning in Mumbai on Saturday. CSK, four-time IPL champions, will take on last edition's runner-up side Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of the this year's IPL at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
Ashleigh Barty: Down-to-earth star of many sporting talents
Ashleigh Barty excels at so many sports that she has played professional cricket and even won a golf tournament, but it was in tennis where she rose to become the best in the world. In January she took her place among the giants of Australian sport by winning her home Grand Slam. It was fitting that Chris O'Neil, the last home-grown player to win the Australian Open, in 1978, was in the stadium to witness Barty ending a 44-year hoodoo and thrilling a nation glued to their televisions. Less than two months later, Barty on Wednesday announced her shock retirement from tennis aged just 25. She leaves the sport having been world number one for more than two years and with three Grand Slam singles titles, having also won the French Open in 2019 and Wimbledon last year.
Shubman Gill banking on IPL 2022 to make the cut for T20 World Cup
Shubman Gill, who will be playing for the Gujarat Titans in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), hopes to turn the upcoming season into an opportunity to make it to the Indian team for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Gill previously played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. "The players who do well in the IPL will have a great chance to make it to the T20 World Cup. I am also looking forward to it. If I do well in this IPL, then even I will have a chance to get selected for the (T20) World Cup and if I am able to do that, then I will be very happy," Gill told ANI. The talented batter has played 58 matches in the Indian Premier League since making his debut in this league in 2018, and this season he believes any team can win the title. "Definitely, all the ten teams have a chance. We have as much a chance to win the IPL as any other team, or I think we would take the IPL by storm because we have all the boxes ticked this year. Our team has proper batters, fast bowlers, genuine all-rounders ... It all boils down to how well we play on the field," Gill added.