New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) South African pace great Dale Steyn believes one of the most rewarding aspects of his post-playing career has been watching the next generation of fast bowlers flourish on the international stage, with players such as Marco Jansen and Ottniel Baartman carrying forward many of the principles that defined his own success.Having transitioned into coaching roles after retirement, including a stint as bowling coach of Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20, Steyn said seeing bow…
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) South African great Jacques Kallis threw his support behind fellow Proteas all-rounder Marco Jansen, insisting the 26-year-old’s best years are still ahead of him despite a relatively quiet IPL 2026 campaign.Jansen, who played for Punjab Kings in the recent season, took nine wickets in 13 matches and had an economy rate of 10.20. Though those numbers did not meet expectations, Kallis believes competing in different leagues and conditions is shaping the left-arm pace-bo…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants’ Director of Cricket Tom Moody said Rishabh Pant’s decision to step down as the side’s captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has come after he recognised that it’s time to move on from captaincy for now and focus as a player after two difficult seasons.Pant, 28, was bought for Rs 27 crore by LSG at the mega auction held in 2024, making him the most expensive purchase in IPL history. But under him, LSG had a disappointing time, getting 10…
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made history on Sunday by becoming the teenager with the most runs in a T20 league as he continued his impressive breakthrough season in the Indian Premier League 2026.The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter entered the match against Mumbai Indians needing only two runs to break the record. He reached this milestone in the second over of the innings, taking his second run off Will Jacks. This officially moved him past the previous record for most runs s…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has admitted that the board failed to clearly communicate its vision for privatising the Big Bash League (BBL), as disagreements among state associations over the competition’s future structure persist.The discussion about private investment in the BBL has grown more heated following New South Wales and Queensland’s opposition to CA’s initial proposal to sell franchise stakes to outside investors. South Australia has also shown caut…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Mumbai Indians players wore black armbands during their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday as a mark of respect and solidarity following the untimely demise of the daughter of a member of their support staff.”Dear All, due to the untimely demise of our support staff’s daughter, Mumbai Indians players will wear black arm bands today, in remembrance and solidarity with the family,” the Mumbai Indi…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Graeme Smith, the former South Africa captain, thinks that the growth of franchise cricket has significantly changed the global cricket scene. He notes that the Indian Premier League remains the standard for other leagues around the world.Now serving as the SA20 commissioner, Smith has observed the sport’s development firsthand, from the classic challenges of Test cricket to the booming commercial industry and worldwide popularity of T20 franchise leagues.Smith reflect…
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…
Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag said the team’s focus for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season would be on planning better and closing out matches, after narrow defeats led to them finishing at ninth place in IPL 2025.RR lost five matches in chases by margins of 11 runs or fewer, including a Super Over defeat against Delhi Capitals. To solve that issue, they have strengthened their finishing unit with the addition of all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Sam …
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Graeme Smith, the former South Africa captain and SA20 commissioner, believes the match-winning knock by Tristan Stubbs in the recent SA20 final will be the perfect confidence booster ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.Stubbs scored an unbeaten 63 to guide Sunrisers Eastern Cape to their third SA20 title after edging Pretoria Capitals, where he also shared an unbroken 111-run stand with fellow half-centurion Matthew Breetzke…