Stephen Fleming guided New Zealand to a nine wicket win over a World XI in the first of three fundraising one-day matches.
"We seem to have trouble in icing the cake," said the NZ captain.
Former England cricketer Graeme Swann believes Kolkata Knight Riders team mentor Gautam Gambhir will be a 'brilliant' head coach for India.
Terming pacer Mukesh Choudhary's poor performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad as "tough baptism", Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming asserted that the defending champions remain committed to support their players in search of "a new hero when short on firepower".
Table-toppers Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming believes his team's final league match against bottom placed Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League on Saturday as a 'dangerous game'.
If CSK fails to win Friday's match against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai, it could turn to be a historic new low for them. It could be the first time that CSK have lost three matches in a row at home.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said the way Dwayne Smith won the match for Mumbai Indians, it shows the unpredictability of the Twenty20 format, in which one individual could change the result of a match with his performance.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said England batsman Kevin Pietersen's absence from the one-day tri-series in Australia was a major blow to the tournament.
The central theme of their discussion was 'desh ke liye karna hai', reflecting a mutual belief in serving the country.
'The performance was a bit stop-start. We started well with the bat, till about 10 overs and after that we got a bit strangled. We kept losing quick wickets and fell short. Hyderabad bowled very well and we didn't bat well'
'Cricket in general is played at a pace below what it needs to be. Cricket needs to be speeded up in all forms of the game. If it puts pressure on captains and bowlers, so be it. We need to ask captains and bowlers to be a little bit surer in their plans'
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming says the defending champions were undone by "high calibre" batting effort of the Gujarat Titans openers -- skipper Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan -- during their 35-run defeat in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Curran hasn't played for England since he featured in a white-ball series against the West Indies in November last year and was recently overlooked for the side's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign
IMAGES from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday
Stephen Fleming says he is prepared to lead the side in the ODI series despite a threat to the team received by New Zealand Cricket.
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said that captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni would play a 'more prominent' role as a batsman in the upcoming Indian Premier League by batting 'relatively high' in the order.
Rahul Dravid has already informed the BCCI about his decision to step away from the role after the T20 World Cup.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is good enough to continue as a captain for three years but the New Zealander is not sure "whether he can continue playing all three formats" for that long a time.
After registering a thrilling 20-run win over Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Stephen Fleming hailed opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad for playing a match-winning 88-run knock.
The CSK captain's vintage finishing act powered his side to a five wicket win, snapping a five match losing streak.
Rising Pune Supergiants coach Stephen Fleming termed the ICC approved rule for rain-truncated games as 'rubbish' stating that a change is needed at least in the shortest format.
Ajinkya Rahane's tansformation impresses CSK coach
It turned out to be a special gift for head coach Stephen Fleming on his 46th birthday.
Look at the reactions from Chennai Super Kings Coach Stephen Fleming and Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting after IPL 2021's first qualifier match and let us know whose team won.
Bravo to miss another couple of games: Fleming
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CSK coach Stephen Fleming said the former champs are better prepared for this final.
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Whether it's spin or seam at the end you've to be accurate against hitters like Russell, Dhoni, Pollard and Pandya. It's no different really, the pressure is always on in the last few over
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said England player Moeen Ali has strengthened the team as he brings all-round value to it, which was missed in the last IPL season.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played a huge role in getting his players in the Chennai Super King camp to perform and they will miss the talismanic skipper once he hangs up his boots, says former England captain Eoin Morgan.
CSK had some good news on the eve of the match with Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana being declared fit from a hamstring injury.
Chennai Super Kings may struggle to capitalise on the home advantage during the IPL play-offs as they are still "not sure" of the conditions at the Chepauk, says head coach Stephen Fleming.
Matheesha Pathirana returned to Sri Lanka to recover from a hamstring injury.
'They (MI) were confident, playing well and putting us under pressure. They were playing a nice brand of cricket even in our conditions...they have simply outplayed us'
In the 10 matches this season, Jadeja has scored just 116 runs
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