Sydney, May 4 (IANS) Sydney Sixers have appointed James Hopes as their new head xoach on a two-year contract, the Big Bash League said on Monday.The role will be Hopes’ first as head coach at the professional level after working as an assistant to some of the world’s best coaches.Hopes, a former Australian international all-rounder, currently serves as bowling coach for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Washington Freedom in Major League Cricket (MLC), having previously hel…
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New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Australia’s batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly is available and ready to feature for Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash against Delhi Capitals on Saturday afternoon, confirmed spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule.As previously reported by IANS, Connolly had briefly returned to his hometown, Perth, to undergo scans on his back after injury prevented him from bowling left-arm spin in IPL 2026. Connolly has since rejoined the squad and is availa…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has received clearance from Cricket Australia to resume competitive cricket and is set to join Delhi Capitals in India for the remainder of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. Starc, who had been recovering from elbow and shoulder issues sustained during the Australian summer, is expected to link up with DC shortly and gradually build his bowling workload. The left-arm quick is likely to make his first appearance…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Northamptonshire County Cricket Club have secured the services of head coach Darren Lehmann for the long term, with the former Australia international signing a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2029 season.Lehmann, 56, took charge in October 2024 and made an immediate impact, guiding Northamptonshire to the T20 Finals Day in his debut season, their first appearance at that stage in nine years. The campaign included a notab…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Gujarat Titans’ left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood said the standard in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is closest to what one gets while playing international cricket, adding that featuring in the tournament was an aim he was chasing since childhood and ranked it just behind the honour of representing England.“It’s pretty well known across the world that the IPL is the sort of main event in the calendar. So, for me, being able to play in the IPL and represent a team i…
Sydney, April 8 (IANS) Fresh details have emerged in the drink-driving case involving former Australia opener David Warner, with reports revealing that the veteran cricketer told police he had consumed alcohol shortly before being stopped in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Warner allegedly informed officers that he had been drinking with a friend prior to getting behind the wheel on Easter Sunday, stating he had consumed three glasses of wine before attempting to drive back to his residence in Marou…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Lalit Modi has backed Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Arun Singh Dhumal on the idea of expanding the IPL window, as discussions around reshaping the global cricket calendar post-2027 gather momentum.Dhumal had said before that the IPL currently has a 74-match format, but that there is more room to grow the tournament in the future, especially as interest in bilateral cricket wanes. He said that leagues like The Hundred, the Big Bash League, and SA20 are part of a l…
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Australia’s explosive batter Tim David, who is returning to the side for the T20 World Cup 2026 after missing the Pakistan tour, hinted that he is likely to miss the group stage matches, as the team management wants him to be fully fit for the later stages of the tournament. David suffered a hamstring injury that cut short his Big Bash League (BBL) season. He has been cleared to play the World Cup after recovering well during rehabilitation. After smashing sixes all around …
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Legendary New Zealand batter Ross Taylor believes the Blackcaps will remain competitive at the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and expects Finn Allen and Tim Seifert to form the opening combination for the side in the mega event.Allen recently won the Big Bash League (BBL) with Perth Scorchers and became the leading run-getter in the competition by amassing 466 runs at a strike-rate of 184.18. He has linked up with New Zealand ahead of the final T20I against India, to be …
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has tipped Glenn Maxwell to overcome his lean run and deliver on the big stage at next month’s T20 World Cup, despite a poor Big Bash League (BBL) campaign. Maxwell, who managed just 76 runs at an average of 15.20 and picked two wickets for Melbourne Stars, apart from dropping a lot of catches in the BBL. He has been rested from the three-match T20I series against Pakistan but will rejoin the squad in Sri Lanka ahead of their T20 …