London, July 20 (IANS) England’s white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum has expressed confidence in working collaboratively with the country’s next Test head coach so that the side delivers good results in all three formats. McCullum bounced back remarkably from losing his Test coaching job with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) earlier this month to guide the side to twin white-ball series wins over India.The 2-1 ODI series triumph was sealed with a thrilling 27-run win in a dramatic fi…
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has backed his compatriot Justin Langer to clinch the vacant position of England’s men’s Test head coach, while revealing that he himself has not been approached for the high-profile job.The England Test coaching role fell vacant following the sacking of Brendon McCullum last week. Former England coach Andy Flower has already ruled out a return to the post due to his franchise commitments with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday announced that their promising young batters, Mukul Choudhary and Akshat Raghuwanshi, have landed in Manchester for a specialised off-season training camp. The duo will train under the watchful eyes of LSG head coach Justin Langer and the franchise’s strategic advisor and ex-New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. “New conditions. New challenges. New learnings. Mukul & Akshat have landed in Manc…
Manchester, July 11 (IANS) New Zealand great Kane Williamson, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, will now step into a coaching role as the Manchester Super Giants have named him their batting coach for the upcoming men’s edition of The Hundred.“Charisma. Coolness. Kane. Delighted to have Kane Williamson at Manchester Super Giants as the men’s team batting coach ahead of the upcoming #TheHundred campaign,” the franchise wrote on X while making the announceme…
Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer has heaped praise on Rajasthan Royals batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the 15-year-old’s 93-run knock helped his side chase down a mammoth total of 221 runs in just 19.1 overs to boost their qualification chances. Langer described the teenager’s batting as “breathtaking” and admitted it was a privilege to watch him bat.”My gosh, he’s so young. He’s a brilliant, brilliant player and it’s a real privilege to watch …
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer praised left-arm pacer Akash Singh for his hard work and professionalism after the team’s convincing seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2026.Akash played a key role in the victory with figures of 3-26, removing Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, and Urvil Patel to put CSK under pressure early in the innings.Speaking after the match, Langer said Akash fully deserved his success because of the effort he pu…
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants batting all-rounder Mitchell Marsh admitted the side has struggled to find fluency at the top of the order in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, adding that rediscovering rhythm in the power-play overs with the bat will be key to turning their campaign around.LSG have managed just two wins in seven games to be in ninth place in the points table and need a win over KKR at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium to get their…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn offered a critical assessment of Ekana’s surface, pointing towards inconsistent selection calls and the dip in form of key batter Nicholas Pooran as underlying issues after Lucknow Super Giants’ struggles at home continued with a 40-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals, marking their third consecutive loss at home. Head coach Justin Langer attributed the latest setback to the team’s inability to adjust to local conditions, describin…
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants head coach (LSG) Justin Langer admitted his batters have struggled to cope and adjust to the extra pace and bounce at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium and equated the pitches here to ‘playing at the WACA’ in his hometown Perth. LSG have lost all of their home games so far in IPL 2026, with the latest instance of it coming through a 40-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. “I think the pitch here is very different than in most of India. It’s a br…
Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) A terrific Jofra Archer picked 3-20 as Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers produced a masterclass in successfully defending a modest total to defeat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 40 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 encounter at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.Defending 159, the lowest score defended in this season, RR’s bowlers were right on the money from the word go, and backed by some superb fielding, they consigned …