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Former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond ended his nine year stint as Mumbai Indians bowling coach, the franchise said on Wednesday. Bond, who has been associated with MI since 2015, won four IPL trophies as the bowling coach of the team. The 48-year-old Kiwi also quit as MI Emirates head coach. He was at the helm of affairs of MI Emirates team in the inaugural season of ILT20 this year.
At times, the greatest of actors don't fit the character of a particular film and in director Rohit Sharma's 70 mm World Cup panorama, Mohammed Shami is that protagonist who is missing out on a meaty role. Unlike the 2019 World Cup campaign, the Indian team management seems to have absolute clarity on the role of each squad member, leaving a world class operator like Shami on the bench for the first three games of the ODI showpiece.
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad for Cricket World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah - the trio that made their return from injury recently - were all included in the squad while Sanju Samson and youngster Tilak Varma missed out. Suryakumar Yadav found a spot as a specialist batter while Ishan Kishan was the pick for wicket-keeper batter. In the spin department, Yuzvendra Chahal was a notable omission.
It was a proud moment for the entire country as Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon on Wednesday. India has now become the first nation to land near the South Pole on moon, which has been a place of intrigue since traces of water was found on moon. Back in 2019, Chandrayaan-2 failed to accomplish the mission of reaching the lunar surface. Celebrating India's feat, India Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians gave it a cricketing touch and compared it with the upcoming ODI World Cup.
Chandrayaan-3 - India's moon mission - had a successful landing on Wednesday, making the country part of an elite space club. India is the first country near the South Pole, which is the hot new destination since traces of water was found on moon. The touchdown of the Vikram lander took place at 6.04 pm amid huge cheers from around the world. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on South Africa, congratulated the nation on the occasion.
Former Sri Lankan pace ace Lasith Malinga is set to return to five-time champions Mumbai Indians for IPL 2024, this time as their fast bowling coach replacing Shane Bond, according to a report on Saturday. The Kiwi veteran had held that position for the past nine seasons. However an IPL source confirmed to PTI that Bond's contract with Mumbai is still under review. "MI's contract with Bond is still not over as yet," the source said. Earlier, ESPNCricinfo has reported that it's also not clear whether Bond would continue as the head coach of MI Emirates in the ILT20 where they finished third this year. Malinga had a fruitful career with Mumbai Indians winning five titles overall -- four in IPL (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) and the Champions League T20 in 2011.
Rohit Sharma faces an acid test as Indian cricket team gets on with their final rounds of preparation for the ODI World Cup 2023 at home. When Rohit Sharma was handed the captaincy, after Virat Kohli failed to win a single ICC title as skipper, there was much expectation. However, he could not led the team to success at the 2022 T20 World Cup and the World Test Championship final. In that scenario,, the marquee event at home gain extra significance. The last time India hosted the ODI World Cup 2023, they won it under MS Dhoni. Since then, India have not been able to win any World Cups, irrespective of the format.
Ishan Kishan is back from the Caribbean islands after a fruitful series. While India edged past West Indies in the ODI series and and lost in the five-T20I contests, Kishan personally had a great series. With Rishabh Pant recovering from an injury, Kishan is among the front-runners to hold the wicketkeeper's place when Indian get down to action in the Asia Cup and World Cup 2023. Kishan scored four successive half-centuries on the West Indies Tour and has become a great addition to the Indian team. The talented power-hitter is not part of the T20I tour of Ireland that starts on Friday and is making the most of this break ahead of the Asia Cup.