Spain skipper Bruguera hopes Alcaraz ready for Davis Cup duty
Spain hope new world number one Carlos Alcaraz will be ready for their Davis Cup Finals group stage ties in Valencia this week.
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Spain skipper Sergi Bruguera hopes Carlos Alcaraz ready for Davis Cup duty
Davis Cup Finals group stage ties in Valencia this week. The 19-year-old, who became the youngest player to top the ATP rankings when he won the U.S. Open on Sunday, was due to join Sergi Bruguera's squad on Tuesday.
Skipper Dean Elgar not sure where South Africa will find Test runs
South Africa made 326 in their only innings at Lord’s in the first Test, but did not manage a score over 179 in their next four visits to the crease as Elgar conceded their brittle middle order is letting the side down. They used every batter in their extended tour-party in the series, but only Sarel Erwee managed a single half-century. "I always bank on experience and we don’t have that at Test level," Elgar told reporters.
Skipper Elgar not sure where South Africa will find test runs
LONDON : South Africa’s fragile top six and lack of runs at test level was exposed as England won a bowler-dominated three-match series 2-1 on Monday, leaving touring captain Dean Elgar with much to ponder ahead of their next five-day assignment in Australia.
Australia in no hurry to appoint new ODI skipper
Aaron Finch's replacement as one-day captain, coach Andrew McDonald said. Finch bowed out of ODIs after leading Australia to a 3-0 series sweep of New Zealand in Cairns on Sunday but the opener remains in charge of the T20 side. McDonald said staff were more focused on Australia's T20 World Cup defence on home soil than deciding on Finch's successor.
Why Is Rohit Sharma Not Leading India vs Afghanistan? Stand-In Skipper KL Rahul Answers
There was surprise in store for the fans at the toss of the India-Afghanistan Asia Cup match as full-time captain Rohit Sharma did not come out for the toss. Instead, KL Rahul came out as the stand-in India captain. India are already out of the contention for the final. When asked about the reason behind Rohit not coming out for the toss, Rahul said: "Rohit just wants to take a break considering the tough conditions here, and the World Cup ahead."
Proteas skipper backs Rickelton to fill Rassie void: 'It's his time to shine'
Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar confirmed that Ryan Rickelton will be the batter to replace Rassie van der Dussen for the third Test against England that starts at The Oval on Thursday.
Asia Cup 2022: Our shot-making was poor, says Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan after loss to Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan's unbeaten 78 followed by Shadab Khan's four-wicket haul guided Pakistan to a massive 155 runs victory over Hong Kong at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. "Lots of learning from these two games.