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12 months ago I would have said no to ODI captaincy : Pat Cummins
Melbourne : Australian Test captain Pat Cummins, who also got additional charge of leading the ODI side on Tuesday, would have rejected Cricket Australia's (CA) offer had it come a year back, but with almost 12 months of successfully…
Aaron Finch and team-mates won’t get overawed playing in front of home crowd : Adam Gilchrist
Melbourne : Legendary Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist is confident T20I skipper Aaron Finch and his squad will not get overawed by expectation from the home crowd when they begin their ICC T20 World Cup title defence against New Zealand…
Ben Stokes batting at No.3 or 4 could pose huge selection dilemma for England in T20 World Cup
Melbourne : England Test skipper Ben Stokes' return to the T20I setup has added to Jos Buttler's selection dilemma ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup, with the white-ball captain wanting to play the charismatic allrounder at the top of the…
Pat Cummins appointed ODI captain; David Warner’s leadership ban stays for now
Melbourne : Australia Test skipper and pace spearhead Pat Cummins has been entrusted the task of leading the One-day International (ODI) side as well following the retirement of Aaron Finch.Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday endorsed the…
Pat Cummins open to leading Australia’s ODI side but also wants David Warner in the mix
Melbourne : Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins is open to leading in One-day International cricket as well provided Cricket Australia (CA) can come up with a "rotation-type policy" where someone like David Warner can also get the…
T20 World Cup promises some hard-fought battles and top-drawer performances : Nasser Hussain
Melbourne : Former England captain Nasser Hussain opined that the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, starting from Sunday in Australia, will give fans chances to see hard-fought battles between 16 teams apart from some top-drawer performances in 45…
When you get past 30, you don’t want to miss any cricket : Chris Woakes
Melbourne : England allrounder Chris Waokes is happy he is finally in Jos Buttler's squad for the ICC T20 World Cup and able to contribute after months of missing the action due to injuries, saying as one gets older "you don't want to miss…
T20 World Cup important, but Jasprit Bumrah’s career more important : Rohit Sharma
Melbourne : India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that the career of his injured pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah holds more importance than making him play at the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.
Bumrah was ruled out of the…
Don’t have a choice in what people call us; came here to try, focus on cricket : Kane…
Melbourne : New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is unperturbed by his side not being touted as the favourites before every global event, saying that he doesn't have a choice on what people think of them and wants to focus on the cricket…
Competing skippers come together for Captains’ Day as T20 World Cup set to begin
Melbourne : The stage is set for the ICC T20 World Cup to begin on Sunday with the captains of all 16 competing teams coming together in Melbourne for the first time for the customary "Captains' Day", which officially marks the beginning of…