New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Gautam Gambhir’s name has been a constant in all conversations surrounding the next coach of the Indian men’s national cricket team. The Honorary secretary of the BCCI, Jay Shah finally put the speculations to rest as he announced the appointment of the World Cup winner as the new man to lead the side forward.
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has sent a farewell message to former India Head Coach Rahul Dravid, thanking the former India captain for a highly successful tenure with the Men in Blue, which included guiding the Rohit Sharma-led team to victory in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados.
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed former opener and 2011 ODI World Cup-winner Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach of the senior men's team. BCCI secretary Jay Shah made this announcement through a social media post on Tuesday. Gambhir was the favourite for the post and replaced Rahul Dravid as head coach.
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed former batter and World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach of the senior men's team.
Harare (Zimbabwe), July 9 (IANS) Having recovered from an embarrassing defeat to hosts Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the series with a remarkable 100-run victory in the second match, Shubman Gill's Indian team will hope to take an upper hand by winning the third game of the five-match series at the Harare Sports Club here on Wednesday.
Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) The upcoming season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) will commence with a clash between last year's finalists Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat on October 27, Cricket Australia said. The opening day of the tournament will see a triple header as Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers lock horns in the second game at Adelaide Oval. Perth Scorchers will take on the Melbourne Stars at the WACA Stadium in the third game.
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket has released a statement denying the allegations of a ‘drinks party inside team hotel’ made by a newspaper on July 7. The title of the article was ‘Drinking party inside team hotel before South Africa match?’, which alleged a drinks party involving its players at the team hotel before their T20 World Cup match against South Africa.
London, July 8 (IANS) Surrey duo of fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith will make their Test debuts in England’s first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s on July 10, which is the final match for retiring veteran fast-bowler James Anderson.
Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) South Africa batter Tristan Stubbs is all set to bat at No.3 in the upcoming Test series against the West Indies, confirmed head coach Shukri Conrad. Stubbs has been a regular in white-ball cricket for South Africa but will now get a chance to cement himself in the Test side through the series against West Indies to be played at Trinidad and Guyana from August 7-19.
London, July 8 (IANS) England all-rounder Moeen Ali said this week at the Lord’s is all about celebrating the career of veteran fast-bowler James Anderson ahead of his last Test against the West Indies on July 10, adding that the cricketing world will never see another player like him.
