Amsterdam, July 8 (IANS) Former South Africa ODI captain Johan Botha has been appointed as a consultant to the Netherlands men’s cricket team for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (CWCL2) matches against Namibia and Nepal later this month.The matches are scheduled to be played at Kampong in Utrecht, starting on July 21. Botha, 44, represented South Africa in 78 ODIs and 40 T20Is, including captaining them in ten 50-over games.He joins the Dutch setup immediately after resigning from hi…
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Sydney, June 26 (IANS) Former Australia all-rounder James Hopes has stepped down as Sydney Sixers head coach less than two months after taking up the role, to accept a role with the Brisbane Heat and Queensland Bulls on a three-year deal, the BBL clubs said on Friday. Hopes will take on the Brisbane Heat and Queensland Bulls coaching roles next month after agreeing to return to Brisbane following coaching stints with the Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmanian Tigers and overseas in the Indian Premier L…
Hobart, June 22 (IANS) Damien Wright will return to Tasmania as bowling coach of the men’s team once he completes his current stint with the West Indies women’s team in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Cricket Tasmania announced on Monday.Wright has been the assistant coach of the West Indies women’s team since January 2024 and is specialising in fast bowling. As of now, West Indies are at second spot in Group B of the Women’s T20 World Cup and are one of the three unbeaten teams…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Former Australian great Glenn McGrath has urged the Australian young pacers to make the best use of the opportunities they get as the legendary trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc move into later stages of their career. McGrath believes that Australia has a promising crop of young fast bowlers waiting in the wings, but stressed that the next generation will need to seize the opportunities that come their way.“Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins are all in t…
Gold Coast, March 23 (IANS) Having impressed in Australia’s T20 World Cup run, batter Matthew Renshaw said that returning to the Test team remains his top priority despite having a career-best year in the limited-overs formats. Renshaw, who made his Test debut in 2016, became the 63rd man to represent Australia in all three formats after making his ODI debut against India in last October and his T20I debut against Pakistan in January. His last outing in Baggy Green came during Australia’s tour t…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Former South African player Faf du Plessis has stressed the importance of Josh Hazlewood in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) chances ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, saying the team’s success is closely linked to the availability of the Australian pacer. Hazlewood, who played a crucial role in RCB’s triumphant campaign in the IPL 2025, has not played a match since injuring his hamstring in the Sheffield Shield on November 12 last year. The pacer also…
Adelaide, March 3 (IANS) Australia’s T20I vice-captain Travis Head has admitted that the team weren’t good enough at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. Head’s admission comes after Australia’s poor stint in the tournament, where the 2021 champions were eliminated from the group stage for the first time in the history of the multi-format tournament.After an early exit from the World Cup, Head will now take part in the Sheffield Shield for South Australia. Head spoke to the reporters ahead of the tou…
Lahore, Jan 29 (IANS) Mahli Beardman, Jack Edwards and Matthew Renshaw will make their T20I debut for Australia when they take on Pakistan in the series opener at the Gaddafi Stadium. The series is regarded as key preparation for Australia ahead of the Men’s T20 World Cup to be staged in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. Australia will be led by Travis Head, as regular skipper Mitchell Marsh has been rested following Perth Scorchers’ victory in the Big Bash League (BBL) final on Sunday.No…
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) Veteran Australia batter Usman Khawaja announced on Friday that he will retire from international cricket after the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground.Khawaja called a press conference and made the announcement with his family by his side two days out from the match, ahead of the team’s net session with the Aussies aiming to claim another 12 World Test Championship points and finish the series as 4-1 victors.“I’m here to announce today that I w…
Sydney, Jan 1 (IANS) Australia off-spinner Todd Murphy admitted that, although his eyesight isn’t great, he could see the SCG pitch looked very green three days before the fifth Test, once again raising questions about the role of spinners in this Ashes series.Murphy, 25, is in contention to play his first Test in Australia after featuring in seven matches overseas. However, there is no certainty he will be selected for Sydney, a ground usually friendly to spin, especially after he was left ou…