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The Indian team after finishing Day 1 of the third test at 307/6, began proceedings cautiously on the second day at Trent Bridge as they sought to consolidate their position.
Dashing wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who had opened his test career with a six off Adil Rashid, looked good in his innings of 24 until he was bowled by Stuart Broad. Continue reading “India vs England third test day 2 Match Report-2018”
Durham have signed Australia opener Cameron Bancroft for the 2019 season. Continue reading “Durham sign Cameron Bancroft”
The home team after dominating the first two tests at Edgbaston and Lord’s against the visitors, will be looking to wrap up the series at Trent Bridge which commences on Saturday 18 August. Continue reading “India vs England Third Test Match Preview-2018”
South Africa’s batting, over the last few years, has shown a remarkable decline. The Proteas have tended to depend on a lot on individuals- most notably AB De Villiers and Hashim Amla, but with the former now retired and the latter declining with age, South Africa’s batting doesn’t seem to be as strong as it was.
Dale Benkenstein took over as Proteas batting coach from Neil McKenzie late last year, and while it would be unfair to pin their batting woes on him alone, the stats don’t make for good reading. Is it poor coaching, or simply a decline in the quality of batsmen coming through the system? Continue reading “Proteas batting record under Dale Benkenstein as coach- South Africa stats in tests & ODI’s”
Ramesh Powar, the former Indian off spinner has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian Women’s cricket team until the T-20 World Cup. Continue reading “Ramesh Powar appointed coach of the Indian Women’s team”
The Sri Lankan spinner Lakshan Sandakan bamboozled the Proteas batting line up with the figures off 3/19 in 4 overs, that helped his side beat the vistors by 3 wickets for their lowest total in the one off T-20 game at Colombo on 14 August. Continue reading “Sri Lanka vs South Africa T-20 Match Report-2018”