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New Zealand include Ferguson, Bracewell and Allen in squad for T20 World Cup
Two players who recently declined the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) central contract -- Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham -- also find a place in the squad and so does Finn Allen, who is one of the newest players to bag a central contract. The side once again will be captained by batting stalwart Kane Williamson, who will be at the helm of the T20 World Cup team for the third time, according to ICC.
Shelley Nitschke named Australia women's cricket head coach; replaces Mott in permanent role
One of the world's leading all-rounders, Nitschke broke into the Australian team in 2005 as a 28-year-old and went on to play 80 ODIs, 36 T20Is and six Tests. She amassed over 3,000 runs and claimed more than 150 wickets with her left-arm orthodox bowling. She was named ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year in 2010 and claimed four (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) consecutive Belinda Clark Awards, according to ICC.
Abu Dhabi T10: USA's Strikers acquire New York franchise; Yuvraj announced as a mentor
The enigmatic left-hander Yuvraj Singh has been brought on board as the Team Mentor. He was previously part of the Abu Dhabi T10 league in 2019. The franchise has brought in Kieron Pollard as their Icon player and also signed England's 2019 ODI World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan as their Platinum player. Azam Khan, from Pakistan, and Ireland's Paul Stirling are the two Category A players signed by the franchise.
Ricky Ponting not sure Kohli can surpass Tendulkar's record of most tons
In doing so, Virat Kohli equalled Australia skipper Ricky Ponting's record of 71 international tons, moving to joint second behind Sachin Tendulkar (100) in the list of players with most hundreds. The inordinately long dry spell and advancing age make Ponting think Kohli may not able to surpass Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries, now that he has ended the run drought with his latest century.
Working on improving my strike rate in Powerplay, says KL Rahul ahead of Australia T20Is
KL Rahul, who has recently returned from an injury and played his first series against Zimbabwe last month, says it is something he is working at. "It's obviously something that every player works towards. Nobody is perfect, nobody in that dressing room is perfect," Rahul said in the pre-match press conference here on Monday.
FIFA president Infantino may come to India to meet PM Modi
During the Executive Committee meeting of AIFF held here on, the members were informed about the development. The newly-elected president of AIFF, Kalyan Chaubey opened the proceedings by informing the Executive Committee about the development and talks with the Government of India and the Qatar Football Association.
Katerina Siniakova outlasts Elena Rybakina in Portoroz for third singles title
Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic took 3 hours and 6 minutes to squeak past Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, fighting back from a set and a break down to claim her third career singles title.It is Siniakova's first singles title in five years. She won her previous two singles crowns in 2017, at Shenzhen and Bastad.
Trying to be as adaptable as possible: Sam Curran
In white-ball matches of home summer, Curran batted at top of the order by Surrey in the T20 Blast and then by Oval Invincibles in the Hundred. But with England having a settled top-order, it means that Curran may have to be the finisher or be a floater till the Men's T20 World Cup.
One would be a very, very brave man to write off Virat Kohli at any stage: Aaron Finch
Finch went to on call what Kohli, the former India captain, has achieved in his international cricket career as "just ridiculous". Earlier this month, Kohli overcame a prolonged lean patch with the bat in the Asia Cup 2022 by scoring his 71st international century against Afghanistan in the last Super Four match of India. The unbeaten 122, also his career-best effort in T20Is, was his first international century since November 2019.
Aaron Finch did a really noble thing to step down from ODI leadership, format: Ricky Ponting
Since his debut in 2011, Aron Finch played 146 ODIs for Australia, averaging 38.89 with the bat and his tally of 17 hundreds in ODIs is the third-most by any player from the country. But an average of just 12.42 in ODIs this year, including just one fifty, meant the writing was on the wall for Finch on his ODI future.
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