Mahendra Singh Dhoni told Ruturaj Gaikwad to be prepared for Chennai Super Kings captaincy back in 2022
CSK coach Stephen Fleming lauded Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored 62* off 49, and said he is a 'big story'.
Former New Zealand opener John Wright, who coached India with great success, has emerged as the favourite to become coach of the Black Caps after two Australians and ex-Black Cap skipper Stephen Fleming ruled themselves out on Wednesday.
CSK changed their opening partnership, and the management sent in Sam Curran as an opener instead of Shane Watson.
'Impact Player' rule has allowed Dhoni to come in at No.8 even though it looks crazy: Mike Hussey
Stead, himself, urged the board in March to consider a separate limited overs head coach but on Tuesday said such a division was probably not suitable for New Zealand.
Glimpses from the Chennai Super Kings-Rajasthan Royals IPL 2023 game at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Daniel Vettori officially ended his tenure as New Zealand's test captain on Wednesday, though he will not relinquish the coin toss responsibilities completely until after the World Cup.
Reader Aravinda Ram sent us this photograph from Johannesburg.
England's bowlers struck an early psychological blow ahead of next month's series against New Zealand when they ripped through a near-test strength batting line-up in a practice match on Tuesday.
India's star cricketer Suresh Raina tied the nuptial knot with fiancee Priyanka in a private ceremony attended only by family members and close friends, at a posh hotel in New Delhi on Friday.
The Perth triumph is the first under Anil Kumble's captaincy in three Tests away from home all against Australia.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has said that Royal Challengers Bangalore was lucky to get Chris Gayle in its side and any team that would be playing against RCB should ensure that the West Indies opener gets out cheaply.
Former Australia batsman Matthew Hayden is planning to set up a cricket academy in India, local media reported on Friday.
The Indian Cricket League is offering the pace ace a "staggering" sum to play in the tournament.
CSK suffered their fifth loss in seven matches, going down by 37 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Dubai, on Saturday.
Sri Lankan swashbuckler Sanath Jayasuriya will join the likes of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming and Matthew Hoggard in the All-Stars team for next month's Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament.
Medium-fast bowler Michael Mason, 12th man for the series opener, is also retained.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming described his team's performance as "rubbish" after they suffered their heaviest one-day defeat against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by four wickets and off the last ball of the innings at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Thursday.
The Delhi-based businessman says Stephen Fleming's match-fixing charge is a gimmick by the cricketer to sell his book.
New Zealand finished day four on 222 for five, needing another 331 to win the third Test against England.
England's Ryan Sidebottom took a hat-trick to spark a spectacular collapse by New Zealand and leave the first Test finely balanced after the fourth day's play on Saturday. Sidebottom dismissed Stephen Fleming (66), Mathew Sinclair (2) and Jacob Oram (0) on successive deliveries to reduce New Zealand from 99-1 to 119-7 in the final session. New Zealand finished the day on 147 for eight for an overall lead of 269 after England were bowled out for 348 just after lunch.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly had another poor outing as Northamptonshire crashed out of the Twenty20 championship.
Chennai Super Kings suffered due to a dubious on-field umpiring call after a short-circuit at the Wankhede Stadium
Chennai Super Kings suffered due to a dubious on-field umpiring call after a short-circuit at the Wankhede Stadium
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming is not only ruing the absence of Brendon McCullum from the batting line-up for Indian Premier League qualifier but also the fact that Tuesday's match is an away game for them.
Fleming knows how tough the Aussies are to beat following his team's experience at this year's World Cup.\n\n
A century in each Test of the Bangladesh series propelled the ace batsman to 15th position in the ICC rankings.
Australian umpire Daryl Harper will stand in the 100th ODI of his career.
India's captain clarified that the team was only following the schedule provided to them.
Dhoni refused three singles in the 19th over bowled by Navdeep Saini
Fleming took a knock on his head during the team's practice session on Monday evening
The match was called off after lunch on the fifth and final day because of rain and fog.
New Zealand's strike bowler will miss the Champions Trophy match against South Africa on Monday because of a back problem.
