Men's coach role an evolving one: CA chief
Australia's next men's cricket head coach will lean heavily on their understudies while remaining a vital, consistent presence in a position Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley says has evolved.
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Wolvaardt hopes Proteas can take confidence in decider ahead of World Cup
Star batter Laura Wolvaardt hopes the Proteas can seal the ODI series against West Indies and gain confidence heading into next month's Cricket World Cup.
Justin Langer resigns as Australia head coach as England consider approach
Justin Langer has quit as coach of the Australian men’s cricket team, his management confirmed.
U19 World Cup Final: 5 Indian Players To Watch Out For
India take on England in the U19 World Cup final at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound in Antigua on Saturday. India will be contesting their fourth successive U19 World Cup final after they comfortably beat Australia in the semi-finals. India have reached the U19 World Cup final eight times in 14 editions, emerging triumphant on four occasions. England will be looking to foil India's bid for a record-extending fifth title but with Indian players in top form, the English team will have its task cut out.
"Thought He Was A Bit...": AB De Villiers Reveals His First Impression Of Virat Kohli
Whenever we talk about Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), there are two names that come to our mind, and that are of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Over the years, Virat and de Villiers have formed a brilliant partnership while playing for the RCB. While Kohli has been a one team man in the IPL, having played every season for RCB so far, de Villiers joined the franchise in 2011, after having spent a few seasons at Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals).
Landmark moments of Indian cricket witnessed at the Motera Stadium
Motera Stadium – the old and the refurbished one, now rechristened as the Narendra Modi Stadium – here has witnessed some of the iconic moments in India cricket. Here are some: - Sunil Gavaskar scored his 10,000th Test run in 1987 - Former India captain Kapil Dev became the highest wicket-taker in Tests in 1994 - Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden double hundred in 1999 - Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took his 400th Test wicket - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh scored his first Test ton - Kapil Dev took 9 for 83 against West Indies in 1983 - Sachin Tendulkar scored his 18,000th ODI run (vs Australia in the 2011 World Cup) - Notable Test debut– VVS Laxman (vs South Africa, 1996) India will take on West Indies in a three-match ODI series at the stadium, beginning with the first ODI on February 6.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns diagnosed with bowel cancer
New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns said on Saturday that he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, five months after suffering a spinal stroke following emergency heart surgery. The 51-year-old had undergone life-saving treatment for a torn artery and suffered a spinal stroke in late August that left him paralysed from the waist down. Cairns was discharged last week after 141 days of inpatient treatment at the University of Canberra Hospital and was told about his latest health setback on Friday following a routine check. "I was told yesterday I have bowel cancer... big shock and not what I was expecting after what was supposed to be a routine checkup," Cairns wrote on Instagram.
Matthew Hayden, Mitchell Johnson slam players and Cricket Australia after Justin Langer's resignation as head coach
Matthew Hayden has slammed the national players for not publicly supporting Justin Langer in the lead-up to his resignation as Australia's chief coach. Langer, under whose guidance Australia won the T20 World Cup and the Ashes series 4-0, stepped down on Saturday after facing complaints from players about his coaching style for months. "If he was waiting for the current Australian cricket team to be presenting a face of care, I dare say they won't be and that's, to me, the real sadness around this," an emotional Hayden told ABC Sport. Handed the captaincy following Tim Paine's unceremonious exit, Pat Cummins didn't endorse Langer as coach and had insisted that reviewing his suitability for the role was fair in a "high-performance environment". Hayden was critical of Cummins, who was one of the players who had raised concerns about Langer's coaching style last year and also described the whole evaluation process as unhealthy.