Hyderabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin has appealed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan be treated with dignity. Azharuddin, who is a minister for minorities welfare in the Telangana government, took to ‘X’ on Tuesday to express solidarity with Imran Khan, who led Pakistan’s team to the 1992 World Cup title and is currently in jail.“Deeply saddened to hear about Imran bhai. Cricket has given us many shared moments, and as a fellow sports…
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Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has expressed interest in joining the national team’s coaching set-up at some point in his life, saying he would like to “try and make a difference” to the national set-up. Cook’s comments came after former England opener Michael Atherton suggested in The Times and Sky Sports Cricket Podcast that the former could be considered for an assistant coach position in the wake of England’s Ashes series defeat under head coach Brendon McCullu…
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Former England captain Michael Atherton believes the ongoing Ashes series has become “one-dimensional” due to the lack of spin bowling caused by pitches being more in favour of fast bowlers. England did not select a specialist spinner for any of the five matches, with off-spinner Shoaib Bashir overlooked, while Will Jacks bowled occasional off-spin but was not considered a frontline option.Australia, meanwhile, named Nathan Lyon for the first and third Tests but omitted the …
Melbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Former England captain Nasser Hussain described the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch for the fourth Test of the Ashes series as ‘farcical at times’, as he and Michael Atherton joined a chorus of fierce criticism after the match ended inside two days.The 10mm of grass left on the pitch resulted in 36 wickets falling in six sessions at the MCG, as England ended a 14-year wait for a Test match victory in Australia with a four-wicket win. England dismissed Australia …