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Dale Steyn has confirmed his resignation as bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Posted on October 17, 2024 by [email protected]

The former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn declared he would not be rejoining Sunrisers Hyderabad as their bowling coach for the next Indian Premier League (IPL). But Steyn went on to say that he will stay on as a coach for the SA20 league’s Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

“It is with great sadness that I must announce my departure from Sunrisers Hyderabad as their bowling coach for the 2025 IPL season,” Steyn wrote in a post on X. But I will still be involved in the SA20 here in South Africa, working for Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

Due to personal circumstances, Steyn had earlier this year declared himself unavailable for the IPL 2024. As a result, the Sunrisers appointed former New Zealand cricketer James Franklin as their bowling coach. Who would assist head coach Daniel Vettori.

During his playing career, the 41-year-old Dale Steyn played for the now-defunct Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League. Prior to being appointed bowling coach of Sunrisers ahead of the 2022 season. He played his final IPL season for RCB in 2020.He is recognized for having had a significant impact on the development of Umran Malik and several other Sunrisers pacers.

Before falling to KKR in the IPL 2024 final, Sunrisers made it to the game. They had not participated in an IPL final since placing second in 2018. Given their success last year with the Vettori-Franklin combination, Sunrisers may consider keeping their current coaching staff.

First Test IND vs NZ : Hourly Weather Report for Bengaluru on Day 1

Posted on October 16, 2024 by [email protected]

It seems likely that both sides and their supporters will have a bad taste in their mouths after the IND vs. NZ Test series begins in Bengaluru. The recent nonstop rains in Bengaluru have caused waterlogging around the city, which has negatively impacted daily operations. The practice sessions for New Zealand and India over the past few days have also been badly hampered. The possibility of rain is very real at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium as the two sides get ready for Wednesday’s first day of the series opener.

IND vs NZ Bengaluru Hourly Weather Update Today (October 16):

10:00 AM (7:30 PM IST) – 5 % chance of rain

11:00 AM (8:30 PM IST) – 5 % chance of rain

12:00 PM (9:30 PM IST) – 8 % chance of rain

1:00 PM (10:30 PM IST) – 51 % chance of rain

2:00 PM (11:30 PM IST) – 51 % chance of rain

3:00 PM (7:30 PM IST) – 47 % chance of rain

4:00 PM (7:30 PM IST) – 14 % chance of rain

5:00 PM (7:30 PM IST) – 14 % chance of rain

The New Zealand team is hoping to take advantage of the favorable weather in the city. They have frequently caused India problems with the ball in cloudy conditions. Fast bowlers would be more frequently used due to the weather, according to Kiwi captain Tom Latham.

“This weather is not what we were expecting; it’s not as hot as we thought it would be, which might make the fast bowlers more effective. It’s difficult to say for sure right now, but we’ll study the last game played here,” Latham stated during Tuesday’s pre-game press conference.

Given how Bengaluru’s weather has changed, the Indian team may also consider their bowling combinations.

Rohit Sharma explains their reasons for not wanting to bring Mohammed Shami to Australia.

Posted on October 15, 2024 by [email protected]

Earlier to the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia, India’s captain for both Test and ODI cricket, Rohit Sharma, revealed some unsettling news regarding the health of pacer Mohammed Shami. Before the opening Test match between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru. Rohit told the media that he doubted Shami would make the trip to Australia for the five-match series. Shami has been sidelined since the 2023 ODI World Cup, despite expectations that he will make a comeback.

Mohammed Shami is “undercooked,” according to Rohit, because of his extended layoff from cricket and his most recent knee problems. Shami’s knee swelling hindered his healing process and necessitated that he resume his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Where medical professionals and physiotherapists are assisting him. The decision to hold Shami out is to make sure he doesn’t return too soon. Rohit underlined, emphasizing how important it is for him to achieve full health before rejoining the team.

“We wish to avoid sending an undercooked Shami to Australia,” Rohit expressed. He went on to say that Shami’s level of readiness is questionable and that while he continues his rehabilitation under the team’s medical experts, the emphasis is on a full recovery to avoid any setbacks.

The India Test Series, Steve Smith will return to the No 4 position.

Posted on October 14, 2024 by [email protected]

In the forthcoming Test series against India, veteran Australian batsman Steve Smith will take the field at number four, his preferred spot, following a brief stint as an opener.

National selector George Bailey revealed on Monday that veteran Australia batsman Steve Smith will be back at his preferred number four spot in the forthcoming Test series against India, following a brief stint as an opener. Following the retirement of starting pitcher David Warner earlier this year, Smith volunteered to start the innings. In just his second Test match in the new role, the 35-year-old scored an undefeated 91 runs. But he struggled in the series against New Zealand, managing just 51 runs in four innings.

Bailey verified that Smith will return to his preferred slot, as chosen by head coach Andrew McDonald and captain Pat Cummins.

After all-rounder Cameron Green, who had taken over Smith’s role at No. 4, decided to have a lower back surgery that would sideline him for six months, Smith had the chance to return to his previous position.

Steve has stated that he would like to return to his starting position, and Pat and Andrew have verified that he will be returning to his starting position for the summer. India will play Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, which begins in Perth on November 22.

Jaydev Unadkat extends Sussex’s contract through 2026

Posted on October 11, 2024 by [email protected]

Jaydev Unadkat has extended his contract with Sussex for the 2025 and 2026 County Championship seasons, meaning he will stay involved with the team. For both seasons’ championship run-in, he will be available.

“Last year, when I arrived in Hove, I had no idea what the County Championship offered or how I would adjust to it. Unadkat was cited as stating in a team release, “But after a few games now. I can definitely say Hove is my home away from home and Good Old Sussex by the Sea has my heart.”

According to Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace, “everyone at Hove is thrilled and ecstatic that Jaydev Unadkat has signed a two-year agreement and will be rejoining the Club for the next two seasons.”

Jaydev’s abilities on the field have been readily apparent to all. But even more significantly, his character attributes make him one of the friendliest and most well-liked players any club could ask for. When Unadkat initially joined Sussex in 2023. He claimed 15 wickets in three games. After rejoining the squad in 2024, he amassed 22 wickets at an average of 14.40 in five games. Which contributed to Sussex’s Division Two victory.

Saurashtra is now trailing Unadkat in the Ranji Trophy, which began on Friday.

Sri Lanka names Jayasuriya as team full-time head coach

Posted on October 7, 2024 by [email protected]

The former batter for Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya, has been named the team’s full-time head coach. The Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Committee made the choice to give Jayasuriya a full-time position.

The agreement with Jayasuriya will be in force from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026. Prior to being designated the team’s interim head coach earlier this year. Jayasuriya was SLC’s cricket consultant.

Jayasuriya’s first task as acting head coach was to oversee the home white-ball series against India. While India emerged victorious in the Twenty20 Internationals, Sri Lanka performed admirably in the One-Day Internationals, winning the final two matches to secure the series and winning a bilateral series against India for the first time since 1997.

Additionally, the squad performed admirably in England. Despite losing the first two Tests, they bounced back to defeat the hosts at The Oval in the third Test.

Starting on October 13, Jayasuriya’s first task as the head coach full-time will be the home series against West Indies. There are three T20Is and three ODIs in the series.

Since then, Sri Lanka has performed better, winning a test match in England after ten years, a bilateral one-day international series against India, and a home test series victory of 2-0 against New Zealand.

Jayasuriya’s position with Sri Lanka Cricket will take effect on October 1 and last for 18 months, the announcement said on Monday.

After an amazing playing career in which he amassed over 21,000 international runs and claimed 440 wickets in all three forms of the game, Jayasuriya is taking on his first role as an international coach.

‘Exceptional’ series against Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma hopes, doesn’t go ‘unnoticed’

Posted on October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 by [email protected]

The captain of India Rohit Sharma also commends his field players, stating that a few key catches accelerated their pursuit of win in Kanpur.

The captain of India, Rohit Sharma, has praised his team for taking the chance to force a result in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur. When play was suspended for two days due to rain. Even though there were just 35 overs bowled in total over the first three days. India managed to defeat Bangladesh, the weather, and time to sweep the series 2-0, maintaining their lead atop the World Test Championship (WTC) standings.

In the post-lunch session on day four, Rohit set the tone by hitting the first two balls he faced for sixes as India’s assault bowled Bangladesh out for 233. The other hitters agreed with this strategy as well, even though it may have either outcome.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma informed bcci.tv that the bowlers arrived at the celebration first. They secured the wickets we required, and once we were inside. We had to assume some risk in order to succeed. I was fine with the outcome even though I knew it might have gone other way. It takes courage to accept those judgments and go to play that way. Which is why Gautam Gambhir, the coach. The other players were also astounded. Everything appears good when everything falls into place.

When things don’t fall into place, that’s where things might shift quickly. Everyone would have immediately begun to criticize the choice we made and everything. But in this changing room, what matters is what we think. It was what was important, and for this game, that is the strategy we used.

It was a clear plan that we desire the result. How we can attain the result. Everyone began looking for solutions to that. It was, in my opinion, a remarkable series. It could pass unnoticed.

Tim Southee quits as captain of the New Zealand Test match

Posted on October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 by [email protected]

On Wednesday (October 2), New Zealand Cricket confirmed that Tim Southee had resigned as the Test captain of New Zealand, with Tom Latham taking on the position on a full-time basis. Only a few days have passed since New Zealand’s 2-0 defeat in the Test series in Sri Lanka. The forthcoming Test series against India will be Latham’s first task as full-time captain.

Since making his debut for the team in 2008, Southee, the leading pacer for New Zealand, has participated in 102 Test matches and taken 382 wickets. After replacing Kane Williamson as captain in December 2022. He captained the team through 14 Test matches, going 6–1 with wins, 6–0 with losses, and 2–0 with draws.

Following his decision to resign, Southee stated that it was made with the team’s best interests in mind. “Captaining the BLACKCAPS in a format that’s so special to me, has been an absolute honour and a privilege,” he stated. “I’ve always tried to put the team first throughout my career and I believe this decision is the best for the squad.

Tim Southee

I think that going forward, I can best support the team by concentrating on my on-field performances and returning to my peak in order to keep picking up wickets and assisting New Zealand in winning Test matches. I will support my colleagues like I always do, especially the young bowlers who are making waves on the international scene. As he has done for me over the years, I wish Tom all the best in the role and he knows that I’ll be there to assist him along the way, Southee said.

Giving up something you love is never easy. But Tim is a real team player and he made the decision with the good of the team in mind. Stead stated, “He’s one of our best players ever, and we still see him contributing to our Test side going forward.”

Sixth place in the WTC rankings presently belongs to New Zealand, the victors of the inaugural World Test Championship. India, who are currently atop the standings, will be the opponent in three Test matches that they will play at Bengaluru (October 16–20), Pune (October 24-28), and Mumbai (November 1-5).

Australia Wants to Maintain Its Lead in the Women’s T20 World Cup

Posted on October 1, 2024 by [email protected]

In the women’s T20 World Cup, which begins on Thursday, Australia is heavy favorites to win their seventh championship. This is their first tournament appearance since skipper Meg Lanning, a four-time champion, retired.

In their first tournament since the retirement of four-time tournament winner captain Meg Lanning, Australia is heavy favorites to capture their seventh crown at the women’s T20 World Cup. Which gets underway on Thursday. With a side that has only twice failed to win the 20-over trophy since the competition’s inception in 2009. New captain Alyssa Healy has her work cut out for her in the United Arab Emirates. Despite being a part of all six of Australia’s previous title victories, the 34-year-old wicketkeeper-batter stated she had “no real expectations” going into this year’s event.

Healy stated in a piece for the International Cricket Council’s website that “it’s the best against the best and whoever can be most consistent or win those little moments along the way can get the job done.”

Despite this, she claimed that her side was full of fresh talent, citing Phoebe Litchfield, 21, and rising all-rounder Annabel Sutherland, 22, as players to watch. Australia face dangerous adversaries India and New Zealand in their group. After sweeping the Kiwis 3-0 in the Twenty20 format. They arrive in the UAE.

Since the 20-over competition’s debut season last year, the Women’s Premier League has been an overwhelming domestic success. Which has improved India’s prospects.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur stated, “If I talk about this team, we have a few players who have been playing for a long time and they really know their roles.”

This is the best team we are going for a T20 World Cup with. India fell in the semi-finals in 2018 and 2023, and they were runners-up in 2020. Sophie Devine of New Zealand will resign her captaincy at the conclusion of the competition, having competed in every World Cup and finished in second place twice.

According to Devine, the T20 World Cup has played a significant role in the advancement and expansion of women’s cricket.

Women’s T20 World Cup ‘Breaking the barriers’

The first group consists of Bangladesh, England, Scotland, South Africa, and the West Indies; Sri Lanka and Pakistan complete the group.

After losing to Australia in the Cape Town final the previous year, Laura Wolvaardt, the new captain of the South Africans, is eager to improve on that showing.

“We considered our World Cup final appearance in 2023 to be a significant turning point in our history,” she stated on the ICC website.

Unexpectedly, the Proteas defeated England in the semifinals. “It was a big ‘breaking the barriers and pushing the boundaries’ moment for the team. “We had previously advanced to the semi-finals several times, so it was crucial for us as a team to be able to advance that far.

We want to take it a step further now and raise the trophy.

When Heather Knight’s seasoned England team takes on the Proteas on October 7. Players like Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, and Nat Sciver-Brunt will be itching for retribution.

In the tournament’s inaugural match, Bangladesh takes against Scotland in Sharjah. The prize money for the champions of the October 20 final is $2.34 million. Which is equivalent to the prize money for the men’s division for the first time.

Compared to the $1 million given to the Australians. When they won the championship in South Africa the previous year, that represents a 134% gain.

Proud Irish visitors celebrate a historic victory

Posted on September 30, 2024 by [email protected]

Greetings from Ireland. Dublin, the home base of Cricket Ireland, is 7,520 kilometers away from Abu Dhabi, the site of their men’s team’s T20I matches against South Africa on Friday and Sunday. The farthest distance you could go and still remain in Ireland is 644 kilometers. Which would take you from the northernmost point, Malin Head in County Donegal, to the southernmost point, Mizen Head in County Cork.

Of course, Abu Dhabi was a long way from home, especially for Ireland. However, they were the official home team. Why? due to the fact that they must rent venues from clubs. When they play in Ireland because they lack a permanent home there. As a result and this is strange. They spend less money traveling to a very different region to play more than eleven times the length of their nation. The strangest part of it all was that, in the two weeks prior to Friday. South Africa had played three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Afghanistan at Sharjah. Which is located around 165 kilometers northeast along the Persian Gulf coast.

Abu Dhabi

At a news conference on Thursday, Paul Stirling said that the South African players were able to cope with the heat on the field. While the Irish players were using saunas and steam rooms to prepare for the 20 degrees Celsius difference between Dublin and Abu Dhabi.

It was clear on Friday as the Irish bowlers found it difficult to grip and control the ball due to their own perspiration. That came after Ireland’s batsmen were trapped by South Africa. After ten overs, they were 85/3, and after twenty overs, they were 171/8. Patrick Kruger, with his knowledge and skill, took 4-27. They therefore lost five wickets and only managed to score one more run in the second half of their innings than in the first.

Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks shared an opening partnership of 136 off 79 balls. Which was a major factor in South Africa’s easy victory of eight wickets with 14 balls remaining. After 18 innings in the format, Rickelton’s 48-ball 76 was his first half-century for his country. After 17 trips to the crease, Hendricks’ 51 off 33 was his maiden fifty with the white ball.

Irish

It appeared that Ireland had figured out their hitting lesson. While they were smashing 137 off 79, Ireland’s second-biggest T20I opening stand, Stirling and Ross Adair seemed to have done so, at least. It appeared as though the South Africans had regressed. Adair was 20 years old when Lizaad Williams caught him off guard with what ended up being a no-ball. Adair had reached 78 not out after eight overs when Williams, off Wiaan Mulder’s bowling. Shoveled what should have been a catch over the backward point boundary for six.

Adair made it through four more near misses (three catches went to fielders, and if the throw had been on target, he would have been run out) and finished with 100 off 58, the third century by an Irishman in the format. Not bad for someone who was brought into the team when Andrew Balbirnie was benched. He only got the chance because Lorcan Tucker, who was supposed to start, was sidelined due to a training-related injury.

The second ball Aiden Markram encountered, from White, he blasted for six over long-on. But after just four more overs, he was bowled while attempting a reverse sweep of Humphries. After that, South Africa needed more than ten runs per over at 130/4.

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