Ricky Ponting, who recently took over as the head coach of the Punjab Kings franchise, has revealed the strategies his side used during the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) retention period and how he plans to make his mark at the upcoming auction.
Doing away with the tradition of warming up for red-ball tours DownUnder with a couple of practice games, India will straightway head to Perth for the first Test against Australia without any significant game-time, as the BCCI has scrapped the sole three-day intra-squad game at the WACA.
India threw away the advantage that Ravindra Jadeja provided with his 14th Test five-wicket haul by bowling New Zealand out for 235, with the home side losing three wickets in the last two overs of the opening day to end at 86 for 4, at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.
After being retained by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2025, all-rounder Shashank Singh has said it is now time for him to repay the faith shown in him by the franchise. Shashank is one of two players who will continue with the Punjab Kings, alongside wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh.
Amidst the array of batters being retained by their teams ahead of IPL 2025, India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became the top retention pick of five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
This day, in 1999, Kumble became only the second man in world cricket to pick up all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match when he ran through a Pakistan batting line-up here.
With the AFCON now complete Mane and Salah will make their way back to Liverpool but Klopp has warned the pair, plus Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota, that competition for places is now red hot.
Liverpool will be clear favourites to beat Championship strugglers Cardiff City on Sunday, despite the continued absence of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on African Cup duty, while Leicester City face a tricky visit to play Nottingham Forrest.
"Both Rishi and Prajwal are the best players in Karnataka ranking wise and we are happy to recognize their achievements with an opportunity for them to play at the Bengaluru Open. Hope they utilise the opportunity to the fullest," said Sunil Yajaman, tournament director.
Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 also underlined the importance of taking "necessary precautions, and staying safe".
