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KKR in Discussion with Sangakkara for Mentor Role

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Kumara Sangakkara(Image: RR)

Kolkata Knight Riders are in talks with Kumar Sangakkara for the mentor role after Gautam Gambhir left the position to take over India’s Head coach position.

Under the guidance of Gambhir, KKR won the IPL 2024 title and defeated SRH in the finals. Meanwhile, Kumar Sangakkara has been associated with Rajasthan Royal since the 2021 season. Former India coach Rahul Dravid is in talks with the franchise, which might lead to Sangakkara’s exit.

Some reports that former India batting coach Vikram Rathour is likely to join RR. Keeping that in mind, Sangakkara has decided to part ways with the franchise.

Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders (Image: X)

KKR already has roped in Chandrakanth Pandit as the team’s head coach for the IPL 2025 season and Bharat Arun as the bowling coach but has to fill in other positions. With the departure of batting coach Abhishek Nayar and Fielding coach Ryan ten Doeschate following Gambhir taking over India’s head coach role.

Shreyas Iyer-led side wants to retain the majority of their players for the upcoming edition of the tournament. Co-owner Shah Rukh has already communicated the same in the BCCI meeting with the IPL franchise in July.

BCCI is yet to finalize their stand on the number of Retentions and the usage of the RTM cards in the upcoming mega auction.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals have roped in Dravid to join the franchise as head coach for IPL 2025. Reports have mentioned that Dravid is anticipated to rope Vikram Rathour as his assistant coach. The former Indian batting coach has played a key role in India’s triumph at the T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies.

Rajasthan Royals has finished third in the recently concluded 2024 season and eagerly waiting for the mega auction ahead of the IPL 2025.

Also Read: IPL 2025 Teams Head Coach, Support Staff For All 10 Teams

IRE-W vs ENG-W Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Updates for 1st ODI

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England Women's Cricket team

IRE-W vs ENG-W Dream11 Prediction: Gaby Lewis-led Ireland Women will lock horns with Kate Cross-led England Women to play the 1st ODI of the England Women tour of Ireland 2024 on September 7 in Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast.

Tournament England Women Tour of Ireland 2024
Match Ireland Women vs England Women, 1st ODI
Venue Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Date
Saturday, September 07, 2024
Time 3:30 PM IST / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
Live Telecasting Fan Code

IRE-W vs ENG-W Squad

Ireland Women

Gaby Lewis (c), Alana Dalzell, Sarah Forbes, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Joanna Loughran, Aimee Maguire, Jane Maguire, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Una Raymond-Hoey, Freya Sargent, Rebecca Stokell, Alice Tector.

England Women

Kate Cross (c), Hollie Armitage, Hannah Baker, Tammy Beaumont, Georgia Davis, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Freya Kemp, Emma Lamb, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Paige Scholfield, Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong.

Ireland Women Unavailable Players

  • Injury:  NIL
  • Others: NIL

England Women Unavailable Players

  • Injury:  NIL
  • Others: NIL

IRE-W vs ENG-W Probable Playing 11

Ireland Women

Amy Hunter (wk), Gaby Lewis, Rebecca Stokell, Leah Paul, Sarah Forbes, Arlene Kelly, Orla Prendergast, Aimee Maguire, Alana Dalzell, Freya Sargent, Una Raymond Hoey

England Women

Tammy Beaumont (wk), Emma Lamb, Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong, Hannah Baker, Hollie Armitage, Paige Scholfield, Georgia Davis, Kate Cross, Ryana Macdonald-Gay

IRE-W vs ENG-W Pitch Report

  • Pitch Type: Batting
  • Good For: Pacers
  • Weather: Rainy
  • Average Runs: 212
  • Total Wickets: 60
    • Pacers: 31
    • Spinners: 29

The pitch at the Civil Service Cricket Club Stadium is a batting pitch. This pitch is fast at the beginning of the match and becomes slow as the game progresses. The outer field of this stadium is fast and light grass is seen on the pitch. As far as the boundary of this stadium is concerned, the boundary of this stadium is small.

Top Players at this venue:

Players of the England Women didn’t play at this venue

Batting

  • Amy Hunter(IRE)
    • Matches: 4
    • Average Runs: 52.00
  • Orla Prendergast(IRE)
    • Matches: 3
    • Average Runs: 44.70
  • Leah Paul(IRE)
    • Matches: 4
    • Average Runs: 32.80

Bowling

  • Arlene Kelly(IRE)
    • Matches: 4
    • Average Wickets: 1.30
  • Orla Prendergast(IRE)
    • Matches: 3
    • Average Wickets: 1.30
  • Sarah Forbes(IRE)
    • Matches: 4
    • Average Wickets: 1.30

IRE-W vs ENG-W Dream11 Prediction – Mega Contest

  • Batters: E Lamb, G Lewis
  • All-rounders: O Prendergast, M Villiers, A Kelly, F Kemp, R Macdonald-Gay
  • Bowlers: K Cross, I Wong
  • Wicket-Keeper: T Beaumont, A Hunter
  • Captain: O Prendergast
  • Vice-captain: F Kemp

IRE-W vs ENG-W Dream11 Prediction – H2H Contest

  • Batters: E Lamb, P Scholfield
  • All-rounders: O Prendergast, M Villiers, A Kelly, F Kemp, R Macdonald-Gay
  • Bowlers: K Cross, G Davis, I Wong
  • Wicket-Keeper: T Beaumont
  • Captain: O Prendergast
  • Vice-captain: A Kelly

IRE-W vs ENG-W Dream11 Prediction – Small Contest

  • Batters: G Lewis
  • All-rounders: O Prendergast, A Kelly, F Kemp, R Macdonald-Gay
  • Bowlers: K Cross, G Davis, I Wong, F Sargent, A Maguire
  • Wicket-Keeper: T Beaumont
  • Captain: O Prendergast
  • Vice-captain: G Davis

“Whenever We Have Chance” Yashasvi Jaiswal Eyes Consistency Ahead of Bangladesh Series

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Yashasvi Jaiswal regrets on missed century
Yashasvi Jaiswal (image: BCCI)

The Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has eyed on focusing red-ball cricket at the ongoing Duleep Trophy while preparing for the upcoming test series against Bangladesh.

Jaiswal has become a key player in India’s red ball format and has scored 30 runs off 50 balls for India B in their Duleep Trophy match against India ‘A’ in Bengaluru on Thursday.

With India set to have a busy test schedule in the BCCI home season 2024-25, the Indian cricketers are gearing up for the red ball cricket about taking in the domestic tournaments.

While speaking in an interaction with Jio Cinema, “It’s a great opportunity whenever we have the chance to play the Duleep or Ranji Trophy. I’m really looking forward to that, and I hope I’ll enjoy my game. I’ll try my best.”

India Test Cricket Team
India Test Cricket Team(Image: Twitter)

Team India is likely to continue with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order after his brilliant performance during England’s tour of India in 2024.

“Every match is important because of the World Test Championship. You have to make sure you give your best as every win counts. Any opportunity to play for India is incredible, and representing the country is the biggest motivation that I have,” said the 22-year-old.

The Young player has been in fine form in the Test format and he will be eager to maintain his form in the format.

“I have worked hard to keep up my form and continue to do so to ensure I maintain it. The more consistent I stay with my practice and preparation; my results will improve,” he commented.

“On maintaining consistency as a player, “I don’t overthink, I just need to prepare well and keep improving myself as a player. The more I repeat these steps, the better I’ll get.”

India will be going up against Bangladesh as part of their assignment in a two-match test series at home. Yashasvi Jaiswal will be looking forward to the contest against Bangladesh who recently completed a two-match Test series against Pakistan.

India is currently in the top position of the WTC points table with six wins of nine matches. The first match of the Bangladesh test series will be starting on September 19 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Michael Vaughan Challenges BCCI on Joe Root Shattering Tendulkar’s Record

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Joe Root

Michael Vaughan made an open challenge to BCCI about Joe Root breaking the records of Sachin Tendulkar for highest test runs and added that BCCI would never allow an England player to go on top of the list replacing an Indian.

Joe Root had a brilliant format in test cricket in recent days. He scored two hundred across two innings in the second test of the ongoing three-match test series on the Sri Lanka tour of England 2024.

The hundreds also saw Root surpass Alastair Cook to become England’s batter with the most centuries in test cricket. He has 34 centuries to his name, one more than that of a retired player cook.

He has over 12,000 test runs to his credit and he is close to surpassing the all-time record of India great Sachin Tendulkar.

Sachin tops the run scorers’ chart with 15921 runs in Test cricket. When asked during an interaction whether Root will be able to surpass Sachin, former England cricketer Michael Vaughan replied with a ‘Yes’.

Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan (image: ECB)

“I think it’s three and a half thousand runs he trails by. He has three years. Unless his back snaps; he is the most enthusiastic lover of the game. I don’t think he is going to get away. He is no longer the captain and knows his game better than ever before. I’ll be amazed if he doesn’t. He has played beautifully,” said Vaughan.

Vaughan added that BCCI would never want an England player to go on top of list to replace an Indian.

“If Joe goes past Sachin, it will be the best thing that would ever happen to Test cricket, because there’s no way BCCI would want an England player at the top of the list. They’ll want an Indian at the top so that will secure Test match cricket because it’ll take forever for someone to get past him,” he added.

Legendary Australia WK-batter Adam Gilchrist was also present in the discussion and said, “Don’t know. How old is he? 33? He’s a youngster. I have no idea when his appetite is going to slow down.”

“He is clearly pretty hungry at the moment. But does he have the desire to go on? He is going to phase himself out of the white ball completely. Sorry, I will answer that question about Joe after the Ashes next year.”

CSA Awards 2024: Laura Wolvaardt, Jansen bag top honours

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Laura Wolvaardt
Laura Wolvaardt (image: ICC)

CSA Awards 2024: South Africa’s women’s captain Laura Wolvaardt has won five awards including the Women’s Player of the Year at the CSA Awards 2024 ceremony held on Thursday (September 6).

Macro Jansen won the Men’s Player of the Year award while Wolvaardt along with the Women’s Player of the Year award, also won four other awards namely: Women’s T20 International Player of the Year, One-Day International Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year and finally the Fans’ Player of the Year.

Quinton de Kock was named the ODI Player of the Year in his last season as a one-day player for South Africa after his four centuries at the 2023 ODI World Cup.

Quinton de Kock
Quinton de Kock (image: X)

CSA Awards 2024 – Complete Winners 

The awards recognise achievements from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024, so performances at June’s Men’s T20 World Cup and in Test and T20I series in West Indies will be considered only at next year’s events.

The reason for the awards being held in September rather than immediately after the season in May is because CSA’s sponsors require all nationally contracted players to appear at the ceremony and that would not be possible in May because of the IPL.

Category Winner
Men’s Player of the Year Macro Jansen
Women’s Player of the Year Laura Wolvaardt
Men’s Test Player of the Year David Bedingham
Men’s ODI Player of the Year Quinton de Kock
Women’s ODI Player of the Year Laura Wolvaardt
Men’s T20I Player of the Year Reeza Hendricks
Women’s T20I Player of the Year Laura Wolvaardt
Men’s Newcomer of the Year David Bedingham
Women’s Newcomer of the Year Eliz-Mari Marx
Men’s Players’ Player of the Year Keshav Maharaj
Women’s Players’ Player of the Year Laura Wolvaardt
Fans’ Player of the Year Laura Wolvaardt
Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award Masabata Klaas

Anuj Rawat Reveals Virat Kohli’s Advice for Success ahead of IPL Mega Auction

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anuj rawat (image: X)

The East Delhi Riders batter Anuj Rawat has revealed that Virat Kohli’s advice on being consistent with his preparations has helped him a lot in the Delhi Premier League.

Rawat who shared the dressing room with Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru, scored 328 runs in eight outings said the RCB batter has made necessary amendments in his games for the challenges.

Virat Kohli who is considered one of the greatest batters of this era, has been looked up to by young players as an inspiring one and often looks up for advice. Rawat has revealed a piece of advice he received from Virat Kohli while playing in the IPL.

 “I asked him something about the game. He told me, ‘no matter whatever the situation is in the game, just keep your preparations consistent. It helps you mentally’. This advice has certainly helped me so far,” said Rawat.

Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat
Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat (image: X)

In the DPL 2024, the left-handed Rawat records the second-highest opening stand of 241 runs in T20 cricket with Sujal Singh for the Riders against Purani Dilli 6 where he contributed 121 runs.

Rawat said that senior players will have to maintain the dressing room environment when the domestic season begins for Delhi.

“There is a lot of excitement and we have played together before as well. The senior players will help in maintaining a light environment in the team and that will help everyone to perform better,” he said.

With the mega auction slated to be held before the next IPL, Rawat said he has made necessary preparations to be ready for the challenges.

There are one or two games that just don’t go right for a player but after that, you start getting that rhythm the way I had in the initial part,” he said.

“I’ll definitely try to maintain the start that I get from next year and would want to win as many matches as I can for my team,” Rawat added.

SKN vs BR Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Updates – CPL 2024

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Andre Fletcher
Andre Fletcher(Image: Online)

SKN vs BR Dream11 Prediction: Andre Fletcher-led St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will lock horns with Rovman Powell-led Barbados Royals to play the 9th match of the CPL 2024 on September 6 in Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.

Tournament Caribbean Premier League 2024
Match St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Royals, 9th Match
Venue Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date Friday, September 06, 2024
Time 4:30 AM (Sep 07) IST / 11:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
Live Telecasting Star Sports Network, Fan Code

SKN vs BR Squad

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Sherfane Rutherford, Josh Clarkson, Odean Smith, Mikyle Louis, Ryan John, Mohammad Mohsin, Veerasammy Permaul, Anrich Nortje, Ashmead Nedd, Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Johann Layne, Rilee Rossouw

Barbados Royals

Quinton de Kock(w), Rahkeem Cornwall, Shamarh Brooks, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Dunith Wellalage, Obed McCoy, Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nyeem Young, Kevin Wickham, Ramon Simmonds, Kadeem Alleyne, Rivaldo Clarke, Isai Thorne, Nathan Sealy

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Unavailable Players

  • Injury:  NIL
  • Others: NIL

Barbados Royals Unavailable Players

  • Injury:  NIL
  • Others: NIL

SKN vs BR Probable Playing 11

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Josh Clarkson, Sherfane Rutherford, Mikyle Louis, Odean Smith, Ryan John, Veerasammy Permaul, Mohammad Mohsin, Anrich Nortje

Barbados Royals

Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Alick Athanaze, Shamarh Brooks, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Dunith Wellalage, Obed McCoy, Maheesh Theekshana, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nyeem Young

SKN vs BR Pitch Report

The Warner Park, St Kitts has been a batting haven. Plethora of runs has been scored in the last three matches here with both the first and second innings average totals surging above 200.

There is little assist for the pacers while the spinners are getting to grip the ball to a moderate amount. For a bowler, it is very important to hit the right areas as the margin of error is very less.

SKN vs BR Dream11 Prediction – Mega Contest

  • Batters: E Lewis
  • All-rounders: J Holder, R Cornwall, K Mayers, D Wellalage
  • Bowlers: T Shamsi, O McCoy, Naveen-ul-Haq, A Nortje, M Theekshana
  • Wicket-Keeper: Q de Kock
  • Captain: K Mayers
  • Vice-captain: Q de Kock

SKN vs BR Dream11 Prediction – H2H Contest

  • Batters: E Lewis, S Rutherford
  • All-rounders: J Holder, R Cornwall, K Mayers, O Smith, D Wellalage
  • Bowlers: A Nortje, M Theekshana
  • Wicket-Keeper: A Fletcher, Q de Kock
  • Captain: K Mayers
  • Vice-captain: A Nortje

SKN vs BR Dream11 Prediction – Small Contest

  • Batters: E Lewis
  • All-rounders: J Holder, R Cornwall, K Mayers, O Smith, D Wellalage
  • Bowlers: O McCoy, A Nortje, M Theekshana
  • Wicket-Keeper: A Fletcher, Q de Kock
  • Captain: K Mayers
  • Vice-captain: Q de Kock

“What a Disappointment” Ravichandran Ashwin on Pakistan’s Test Downfall

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Ashwin (Image: BCCI)

India spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his Sympathy for Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood as the side lost the home test series against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh secured a victory against Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi by 10 wickets and went on to beat them in the second and final test at the same venue by six wickets to secure a historic series win.

On the other hand, Pakistan went winless for the 10th consecutive test at home where they have lost six and drawn four. Their last test win at home was more than three and half years ago against South Africa in February 2021.

As a result, Pakistan went to no. 8 in the WTC points table and their rating has dropped down which is the lowest one since 1965.

“What a victory for Bangladesh but what a disappointment for Pakistan. It’s quite disappointing because Pakistan is not an easy team to beat. But for more than 1000 days at home, Pakistan hasn’t won at home. Pakistani cricket fans are passionate,” said Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube Channel.

India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests pointed to the legacy of Pakistan Cricket to express his shock at the current performance.

Pakistan Test team
Pakistan Test team (image: PCB)

“You know who I feel for the most? It’s Pakistan cricket’s history. Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Imran Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ijaz Ahmed,, Salim Malik, Saeed Anwar, Amer Sohail… I can just keep on going. What legacy that country and their cricket team have.”

Ravichandran Ashwin called them a much-improved Test side because of the mixed Youth and experience in their line-up, saying that it was difficult to beat Pakistan 10 years ago.

“Of course, Bangladesh has come a long way. I don’t take anything away from them. Last year, when we toured Bangladesh, we knew what a good Test side Bangladesh is. They have got a lot of experience in Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mehidy Hasan and they have also got some good young talent.

“Keeping all this aside, to see where Pakistan cricket where it is now… It was difficult to beat them even 10 years ago when Misbah and Younis Khan were there and they played their home matches in the UAE.”

“You had the likes of Yasir Shah, you had two left-arm spinners Adbur Rahman and Zulfiqar Babar coming in. Where they (Pakistan team) are right now, I can’t believe it,” Ashwin added.

He also said he felt bad for Pakistan test captain Shan Masood who won all five tests after taking over captaincy duties from Babar Azam. He also pointed out issues in the Pakistan dressing room.

“I feel terribly bad for someone like Shan Masood. Shan Masood is a very smart cricketer. I know that guy. He speaks a lot of sense. He can be a really good captain for Pakistan. But handling a Pakistan team at this point, where somebody like Babar Azam is not the captain and he’s the poster boy of Pakistan, it cannot be an easy dressing room,” he added.

Pakistan is set to play a three-match test series against England next month with the first test against to be starting on October 7 at Multan Cricket Stadium.

Vikram Rathour, Rangana Herath Joins New Zealand Coaching Setup

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Vikram Rathour (image: X)

The New Zealand Cricket has added former Sri Lanka Spinner Rangana Herath and Former Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour to their coaching setup ahead of the one-off test against Afghanistan starting on September 09.

Herath has been appointed as the spin bowling coach for the upcoming three tests replacing Pakistani coach Saqlain Mushtaq who was set to fill in the interim role before pulling out to take up a position in the Pakistan Cricket Board.

On the other hand, Vikram Rathour has joined the Kiwis for the one-off test against Afghanistan. Rathour played six tests for India in the 90s before becoming the BCCI selector in 2012. His most recent work comes from the Indian batting unit under head coach Rahul Dravid.

Speaking about the appointment of Herath and Vikram Rathour, Kiwis head coach Gary Stead said, “We’re really excited to introduce Rangana and Vikram into our Test group.”

“Both men are held in high regard in the world of cricket and I know our players are really looking forward to the opportunity to learn from them.”

“For our three left-arm orthodox spinners in particular, Ajaz (Patel), Mitchell (Santner), and Rachin (Ravindra) having the chance to work with Rangana across three Tests on the sub-continent will be hugely beneficial,” he said.

“Rangana has taken over 100 Test wickets in Galle which is the venue of our two Tests against Sri Lanka and so his knowledge of that venue will be priceless,” Stead added.

New Zealand will be touring Sri Lanka in the second half of the month before they play a three-match test series against India. The One-off test against Afghanistan is not part of the WTC cycle.

Currently, New Zealand stands in third position in the WTC points table with 3 wins in 6 matches. The only test against Afghanistan will be played between September 9 and 13 at Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground.

“We Strive to Play” Rishabh Pant Statement Ahead of Duleep Trophy

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Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant (image: X)

The Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant has provided a warning ahead of the two-match test series against Bangladesh and also said that they want to play with the same intensity.

He also mentioned the need for India to keep improving themselves to stay ahead of the competition. Bangladesh who recently secured a history win against Pakistan 2-0 at Rawalpindi, will be facing Rohit Sharma-led side in the first test at Chennai starting on September 19.

India has a total of 10 tests in the home season 2024-25 starting with the Bangladesh series, followed by three tests against New Zealand and five tests Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant(Image: X)

“Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka perform well in Asian conditions because they are accustomed to the wickets,” Pant told Jio Cinema.

“As the Indian cricket team, we focus solely on our own standards and how we can improve. Regardless of the opposition, we strive to play with the same intensity and give our 100 percent every single day,” he said.

Rishabh Pant stated that no series can be taken lightly with the margins between the teams decreasing in international cricket.

“Pressure will always be there because, in international cricket, you can’t take any series lightly. The margin between winning and losing is very small, and nowadays, the gap between international teams isn’t much either,” he said.

Pant said playing in the Duleep Trophy matches got underway here at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and at Anantapur on Thursday.

“It is very important for us to play domestic cricket because as a cricketer, match practice is always very important,” he said.

“Especially coming back to domestic cricket, the youngsters also learn a lot of things from us — they see you playing here even after playing international cricket. There is a lot to give back to domestic cricket.”

“It also gives us the opportunity to share all the learning and experiences from international cricket with our colleagues, especially with the young players and newcomers; it gives them a huge boost since we all have reached here from playing domestic cricket,” Pant added.

Pant who plays for Team B in the Duleep Trophy said he is looking forward to playing in domestic cricket as this will be his first red-ball game after his car accident in December 2022.

“It is an amazing feeling for me, also because when I met with the accident two years ago, I used to always think about when I will be able to play for India again,” he said.

“In the last six months, I (have) played IPL and we (have) also won the World Cup. It’s a great feeling as I had always dreamt of winning the World Cup since I was a kid,” he concluded.

Phil Salt to Lead England for Australia T20Is After Injured Jos Buttler

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Phil Salt (image: X)

Jos Buttler has been ruled out of England’s T20I home series against Australia and could also miss the five-match ODI series. Meanwhile Phil Salt will be taking captaincy in the T20s.

The ODI captain Jos Buttler sustained an injury while preparing for the men’s hundred, which ruled him out of the tournament. He had targeted to return to action for Lancashire’s Vitality Blast quarter-final against Sussex on Wednesday night for a comeback ahead of the white ball series, which begins at the Utilita Bowl on September 11.

But he could miss the rest of the summer having not played any cricket since England’s T20 World Cup semi-final defeat to India on June 27. Phil salt experience came while deputizing for Buttler as Manchester Originals captain during the Hundred, will take the reins and will be the wicketkeeper.

Harry Brook has been Ollie Pope’s deputy during Sri Lanka’s tour of England 2024 and will be leading the 50-over leg of Australia’s tour.

Surrey All-rounder Jamie Overton has been called in as the replacement for England’s squad for the T20 format. However, he is selected to play as a specialist batter as he continues his recovery from a back stress fracture. Jordan Cox is currently involved with a test series against Sri Lanka and will be added to the ODI squad as cover.

“Surrey all-rounder Jamie Overton has been called up as a replacement in the T20 squad. The three-match IT20 series is set to begin next week at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton, on 11 September 2024. Additionally, Essex batter Jordan Cox has been added to the ODI squad as cover,” the ECB said in a statement.

Jos Buttler will be clear on returning to action along with newly appointed White-ball coach Brendon McCullum taking over in January for the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.

Marcus Trescothick will continue to oversee England’s white-ball duties in the limited-overs series against Australia and a tour of the Caribbean in November. The first match of the T20I series will be played on September 11 at The Ageas Bowl.

England Men’s IT20 Squad: Phil Salt, Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, John Turner.

England Men’s ODI Squad: Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Reece Topley, John Turner

Matthew Mott Appointed as Sydney Sixers Assistant Coach

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Matthew Mott (image: X)

The former England White-ball head coach Matthew Mott has signed a three-year deal with Sydney Sixers replacing Cameron White who joined Melbourne Renegades ahead of BBL 2025.

He joined as the assistant coach for the Big Bash franchise after his departure as head coach of the England Men’s White-ball team.

Mott has already worked with Australian women for eight years before linking up with England and will link up with Greg Shipperd at Sixers.

“I’m delighted to join back up with the Sydney Sixers,” Mott said. “Having started my coaching journey in Sydney many years ago, it’s a place that evokes both great memories and a comforting sense of familiarity, which I’m looking forward to.

“The idea of being an assistant to Greg Shipperd, who I have a tremendous amount of respect for, really appealed to me.”

Mott’s coaching career in England started brightly when they won the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, but the side suffered a defeat after a semi-final exit at the tournament earlier this year which followed a poor performance in ODI World Cup 2023.

His coaching career started with New South Wales men’s in 2007. His return will see him reunited with Rachael Haynes who was one of the key members of Australia.

“We couldn’t be more pleased to have Motty committed for the next three years with the club,” Haynes, Sixers’ general manager, said.”When the opportunity arises to bring a coach of Motty’s calibre into your ranks, it’s a no-brainer. We know what a fantastic resource he will be for our playing group.

“It goes without saying that his coaching resume speaks for itself. He has an incredible track record of success around the world, and he’s proven he knows what it takes to build, and sustain, a winning culture.

“Our club is in safe hands under the leadership of Greg Shipperd, and Charlotte Edwards in our women’s program, and we’re delighted to be able to add Motty’s experience to that group, taking us forward.”

The Sixers retained James Vince in the BBL draft last week and also brought in Yorkshire spinner Jafer Chohan as their last pick. They have secured West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein ahead of the draft.

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