Former South African limited over captain Johan Botha will take on the coaching roles of the Brisbane Heat and Queensland Bulls for the next three years. Botha, 42, was confirmed today as the new head coach by Queensland Cricket CEO Terry Svenson, filling the roles left vacant by the departure of Wade Seccombe in March. “We’re...
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His career pre-dates YouTube and Facebook, now Anderson’s exit sets stage for a Bazball Ashes assault
“It was eye-opening, definitely,” Anderson told this masthead in 2021. “That was never the way I’d played cricket or seen cricket played either. It was this really super-confident way of like, ‘we are so much better than you and we are going to absolutely destroy you, no matter how old you are, no matter how...
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Reeve dreams of wearing the baggy green, but the number of south Asian cricketers at the top is going backwards
“I really felt like CA needed perspective from people in the community and myself, who’d gone through emigrating from another country with my family, coming through the ranks of white Australian cricket. All my friends growing up in cricket when I was younger, they were all races, but as I got further into the system...
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Reeve dreams of wearing the baggy green, but the number of south Asian cricketers at the top is going backwards
“I really felt like CA needed perspective from people in the community and myself, who’d gone through emigrating from another country with my family, coming through the ranks of white Australian cricket. All my friends growing up in cricket when I was younger, they were all races, but as I got further into the system...
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Abbott finds groove in Surrey return, Bancroft hits county ton | cricket.com.au
County champions Surrey are set for another win, fuelled by a fine all-round display by Sean Abbott in his first red-ball match this year Sean Abbott has helped reigning champions Surrey towards another triumph while Cameron Bancroft hit a superb century on a day when Australians shone again in a sun-baked County Championship program. Surrey...
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Usman Khawaja named Prime Video’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ambassador
Share Tweet Share Email Prime Video has appointed Usman Khawaja as the official ambassador for its exclusive live broadcast of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Khawaja will provide Prime members and cricket fans with insight and analysis of the tournament on Prime Video’s social pages during key matches and also star in Prime Video’s...
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Green delivers all-round display to keep RCB alive | cricket.com.au
Cameron Green has helped keep Royal Challengers in the race for IPL playoffs with a 47-run win over Delhi Cameron Green has delivered a timely player-of-the-match display with bat, ball and in the field to keep Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s hopes alive in the IPL. At the same time, the Australian allrounder dented the chances of...
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Where is our next Uzzie? Why hasn’t cricket made the most of its fastest growing migrant group?
“I really felt like CA needed perspective from people in the community and myself, who’d gone through emigrating from another country with my family, coming through the ranks of white Australian cricket. All my friends growing up in cricket when I was younger, they were all races, but as I got further into the system...
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Don’t think he expected to get picked: Ponting on Fraser-McGurk’s absence from Australia’s T20 WC squad
New Delhi [India], : Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting opened up on Jake Fraser-McGurk’s exclusion from Aussie’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad and said the 22-year-old didn’t “expect to get picked in the first place.” Don’t think he expected to get picked: Ponting on Fraser-McGurk’s absence from Australia’s T20 WC squad Currently, Ponting is serving...
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Final over looms for record-breaking Anderson | cricket.com.au
England seamer James Anderson’s record-breaking international cricket career will come to an end in July’s first Test against West Indies at Lord’s James Anderson’s record-breaking international cricket career will end this northern summer, following crunch talks with England head coach Brendon McCullum. Anderson announced on Saturday that July’s first Test against West Indies at Lord’s...
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Is Glenn Maxwell better than Rohit Sharma? Former Australia player compares T20 stats of the RCB and the MI stars | Sporting News India
Glenn Maxwell has been one of the big-ticket buys in IPL history. The Australian all-rounder always fetches big money at IPL auctions. Having represented four IPL franchises, Maxwell is regarded as one of the best all-rounders to play in the league. Recently. former Indian wicket-keeper, Parthiv Patel called Maxwell as the most overrated all-rounder in...
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‘I would be very happy’ – Matthew Hayden wants Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s batting positions to be changed at T20 World Cup | Sporting News India
The ongoing IPL is nearing its conclusion with the league stage games completing and the playoff rounds about to start in a few days. Amidst the progress of the tournament, Australian cricket legend, Matthew Hayden has recently revealed his take on what the best possible opening order for India could be for the upcoming T20...