India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself caught between a rock and hard place.
Coming off an embarrassing loss to co-hosts USA, Pakistan head coach Gary Kirsten said Babar Azam's side won't require any extra motivation while facing arch-rivals India in the T20 World Cup in New York on Sunday.
It is often speculated that Pakistan team has two factions -- one led by skipper Babar Azam, while the other group is under Shaheen Shah Afridi's control.
Pakistan have dropped plans to conduct "major surgery" on the national team as it included senior players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi in the Test squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh.
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said the team is missing bowling and fielding coaches, resulting in an increased workload for chief coach Gary Kirsten.
At this virtual conference, Dravid will also be joined by former cricketer and coach Gary Kirsten and former England women's cricketer and commentator Isa Guha.
Former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten, who is set to take over as the new coach, will be with the team for a brief period in Australia. He is expected to join the team as full-time coach only after the Australia tour.
Topics ranged from how data is helping players train and stay fit to how scoring 4s and 6s has changed team decisions, similar to basketball's 3-point revolution.
The Delhi Daredevils team management, comprising of skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Gary Kirsten, will have some selection dilemma ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), if Ross Taylor is to be believed.
Blessed with a glut of superb all-rounders in B Sai Sudarshan, Abhinav Manohar and Vijay Shankar, as well as bowlers like Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan who can smoke the opposition bowling when the situation demands, Gujarat look set to put on another big show for their fans this season.
India's World Cup-winning former men's coach Gary Kirsten and ex-opener W V Raman were, on Thursday, short-listed for the post of the women's team coach.
India coach Gary Kirsten says batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is the 'greatest sporting role model' he's ever met.
Cricket South Africa chief Gerald Majola has revealed that another 'big name' has evinced interest in becoming the national team coach a few days after current India coach Gary Kirsten's name did the rounds.
A methodical coach, with excellent one-on-one skills, the Zimbabwean is the ideal replacement for Gary Kirsten.
South Africa hope to give coach Gary Kirsten the perfect parting gift by winning next month's Champions Trophy, and have no fears that his replacement, Russell Domingo, is up to the job of guiding the world's best Test team to further success, pace spearhead Dale Steyn said.
Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar claimed he had fast-tracked Virat Kohli's entry into the Indian team when captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten 'had not heard' of him.
Duncan Fletcher was on Wednesday appointed India's cricket coach. He replaces the highly-successful Gary Kirsten, ending weeks of suspense on who will take over the high-profile job. The 62-year-old Zimbabwean, who coached England with mixed results from 1999 to 2007, has been handed the job for two years.
Gautam Gambhir's position as India's head coach is under scrutiny following a string of disappointing results and reports of discontent within the team.
McCullum, who is currently in charge of Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders, was keen on taking the job
Injured opener Virender Sehwag will be missed, India's cricket coach Gary Kirsten conceded on Wednesday, but said the team has the depth to cope with the huge loss as it aims for the No 1 ODI team tag in the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
England cricket coach Andy Flower is among the few who have been reportedly shortlisted by the BCCI for the India job left vacant by Gary Kirsten, prompting a worried ECB to offer the Zimbabwean a new three-year deal.
Former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra will be the Ahmedabad IPL franchise's head coach during the 2022 Indian Premier League season, while England opener of yesteryear Vikram Solanki is in line to become 'Director of Cricket'.
India fielding coach Robin Singh will be fired before the home Test series against South Africa starting next week, local media reported on Wednesday. Gary Kirsten, who has taken over as India coach before the series against his home country, has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India that Singh's services will not be required.
Indian cricket team's former mental conditioning coach, Paddy Upton has been appointed as the head coach of Rajasthan Royals.
Retired captain Graeme Smith has a large and vocal hate club in South Africa as compared to the country's love for late captain Hansie Cronje, whose career ended in disgrace after he admitted to match fixing, before his tragic death in a plane crash.
For India's current head coach, the Test series defeat against New Zealand at home, a first in 12 years and after 18 victories on the trot, would be a bitter pill to swallow.
The England cricket board (ECB) look set to return to a split coaching set-up after inviting applications for two new head coaches, following Chris Silverwood's resignation.
Hard-hitting left-hander Chris Gayle will return to the West Indies squad for their tour of South Africa after recovering from a back injury.
Amid speculation that he would take over as South Africa's assistant cricket coach, former pacer Allan Donald has withdrawn from his verbal commitment to be New Zealand's pace bowling coach.
India cricket coach Gary Kirsten on Sunday said the team wanted Irfan Pathan to play as an all-rounder in the 2011 ODI World Cup but had to drop the plan because of his inability to take wickets consistently.
Raman pips Kirsten for Indian women's coach job The 53-year-old Raman is currently a batting consultant at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. His first assignment is the tour of New Zealand beginning next month.
West Indian legend Vivian Richards feels that Indian cricket team has improved in the fielding department in recent times and that increases the chances of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men lifting the World Cup.
West Indian legend Vivian Richards feels that Indian cricket team has improved in the fielding department in recent times and that increases the chances of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men lifting the World Cup.
Flower had joined the Australian camp as consultant ahead of the World Test Championship final against India last month.
Gary Kirsten has no doubts they will bounce back and be challenging for One-day cricket's most coveted trophy next year.
Excerpts of Ground Rules published in The Telegraph on Wednesday reveal how a comment made by Steve Waugh backfired against him.
India's World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten termed Indian cricket team as an "incredibly strong unit which opponents will find it tough to beat" during the upcoming mega event starting February 14.
New Zealand have named Australian Damien Wright as their new bowling coach, the country's cricket board said on Friday. The Victorian, who replaces South African Allan Donald, played first-class cricket for 15 years, taking 406 first-class wickets in 123 matches before retiring this year. He will begin his new role on September 5.
Replacing a coach like Gary Kirsten, who was a massive success with Team India, was never going to be easy for Duncan Fletcher. Rediff.com's Bikash Mohapatra points out that Fletcher doesn't have a report card that makes for great reading but he still enjoys the backing of captain MS Dhoni.
It's raining crores for the World Cup-winning Indian cricket team who were gifted from residential plots to cash incentives.
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