Healy regaining mojo for women's World Cup
Alyssa Healy says her ability to fight through a barren Women's Ashes campaign has left her in good shape to thrive for Australia at the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand.
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No Hardik Pandya In Baroda's Ranji Trophy Squad
All-rounder Hardik Pandya will skip the Ranji Trophy starting on February 10 to focus on his India comeback in white-ball cricket. Kedar Devdhar was named skipper of the Baroda team on Monday. Vishnu Solanki was named Devdhar's deputy as the Baroda Cricket Association announced a 20-member squad ahead of the first phase of the tournament. However, Hardik's name is missing from the squad list.
Mitchell Johnson "Smoked Him": Michael Clarke Wants Pat Cummins To "Stand Tall" After Justin Langer's Resignation
Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke believes that the reputation of Pat Cummins has taken a hit after Justin Langer resigned as the coach of the senior men's team. Cricket Australia on Saturday accepted men's team head coach Justin Langer's resignation. "Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which sadly he has opted not to accept," stated an official Cricket Australia release. After this, former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson labelled Cummins as "gutless" and said the Test skipper has an agenda to bring his own coach.
'Painted as a monster': Adam Gilchrist slams Cricket Australia after coach Justin Langer quits
Australia captain Adam Gilchrist criticised Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday for their treatment of Justin Langer, saying the former head coach had been painted as a "monster". Langer resigned on Saturday, just weeks after leading Australia to a 4-0 Ashes series win over England, with Cricket Australia saying he had rejected a short-term extension of his contract. Australia also won last year's Twenty20 World Cup for the first time under Langer but there have been reports of player discontent over his coaching style. "He's been painted by some particular people as a monster, that is not Justin Langer," Gilchrist told Australian SEN Radio.
'Bats like Virat Kohli, leads like MS Dhoni': U-19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull's journey so far
Virat Kohli)" - coach Rajesh Nagar recalled Yash Dhull's words from his school tournament days. Today, Dhull has etched his name alongside his inspiration and idol Virat by guiding India to the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup title, India's fifth in the history of the tournament, in the Caribbean. The Yash-led side defeated England by four wickets in the final to lift the coveted trophy at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Nagar is a proud coach and eagerly waiting to meet Yash, when he gets back home with the Cup. "I was confident that Yash will win the title for India. He is always hungry for wins. I am so so proud of him. I am a proud coach. He has led from the front and the entire team has performed. This is a wonderful team. India have been dominant in the u-19 World Cups and that domination continues. India were the strongest side in this tournament," Nagar told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview.
Suryakumar Yadav's Reaction To Kieron Pollard's "Why Aren't You Flicking Like IPL" Sledge In 1st ODI
Suryakumar Yadav played a calm yet assertive innings to see India home in the first ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Suryakumar remained unbeaten on 34 off 36 balls as India chased down the 177-run target in 28 overs with six wickets in hand to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. After the match, Suryakumar revealed that there was a bit of a chat between him and West Indies captain Kieron Pollard when the former was batting in the middle. The right-handed batter said Pollard, who is also his Mumbai Indians teammate, asked him why he wasn't playing the flick shot in the air like he does in the IPL.
Cricket-Australia add all-rounder Sams to squad for Sri Lanka series
(Reuters) - All-rounder Daniel Sams has been added to Australia's squad for their five-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday.
Team India Report Card, 1st ODI vs West Indies: Bowlers, Rohit Sharma Shine In Impressive Win
India returned to winning ways after a disappointing South Africa tour with an impressive six-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening ODI of the three-match series in Ahmedabad on Sunday. After winning the toss and opting to field, Indian bowlers dominated proceedings and ran through the visitors' top order. Yuzvendra Chahal (4/49), Washington Sundar (3/30), Prasidh Krishna (2/29) and Mohammed Siraj (1/26) were in fine form as West Indies struggled to get going after being put into bat. On a spin-friendly pitch, Sundar and Chahal piled on the pressure on the visiting side and put India on the path to victory. In the chase, skipper Rohit Sharma built the foundation for a comfortable win for India.