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‘Would love to know what the coaches are saying to this Brevis boy’: Herschelle Gibbs | Cricket News

‘Would love to know what the coaches are saying to this Brevis boy’: Herschelle Gibbs | Cricket News

Former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs was critical of Dewald Brevis and the coaches he is working with. The batter on Monday came into bat in a tricky situation for the Pretoria Capitals side in SA20, who were chasing 189 runs against Sunrisers Eastern Cape. However, the youngster managed only 12 runs from five balls. Touted to be the next big talent in South African cricket, Brevis has been going through a dip in form. “Would love to know what the coaches are saying to this Brevis boy, his not showing any signs of game management even though he’s played plenty t20s already..” Gibbs tweeted. “More responsibility must come from him but he doesn’t give me the impression he wants that,” he further wrote. “Batting is about habits and that’s not a good sign for him.” Dewald Brevis after scoring ton. (FILE photo) Brevis is the most expensive player in the history of the SA20 auction. He was bought for R16.5 million by the Captials. Last season, the explosive right-hander played a crucial role in …

Herschelle Gibbs explains why he feels Rohit is ‘more technically correct’ than Virat Kohli

Herschelle Gibbs explains why he feels Rohit is ‘more technically correct’ than Virat Kohli

Former South Africa cricketer Herschelle Gibbs has said that Rohit Sharma is a ‘more technically correct’ batter than Virat Kohli in the backdrop of both cricketers calling time on their careers from the longest format of the game in the past weeks. The Indian Test team will be sans both stars for the long tour of England which starts next month. While engaging with fans on his X account, Gibbs declared that Sharma is a ‘more technically correct’ batter than Virat Kohli, before explaining why. The conversation started because a handle on X has posted clips of both India batters while trying to make the case that Sharma plays different types of shots even in bad form and in constantly adapting. Story continues below this ad Responding to that tweet, Gibbs said: “It’s up to the batting coach to give him (Virat Kohli) more options to score no matter who the batter is.. thank me later.” Later, responding to a direct query about who was the more technically proficient batter among the two, Gibbs said: …

‘He has done a Herschelle Gibbs’: Jimmy Neesham loses control after taking an excellent catch | Cricket News

‘He has done a Herschelle Gibbs’: Jimmy Neesham loses control after taking an excellent catch | Cricket News

In a bizarre incident in the ongoing SA20, Jimmy Neesham took a catch but failed to control the ball as it went for a boundary. The incident happened on the last ball of the fifth over during the match between Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals. Royals’ Root pulled Jason Behrendorff, and Neesham grabbed an excellent running catch at deep square leg. However, as he began to run along, the ball spilled away from his hands and trickled down to the boundary rope. “He has done a Herschelle Gibbs,” said commentator Pommie Mbangwa. “He’s got it, and then sort of starts to run, and then just pops out of his hand as he goes,” he explained. Neesham asked for a review, but the third umpire deemed it not out. The dropped catch likely cost the match to the Capitals. Root was then batting on 13, and he went on to score an unbeaten 78, helping the Royals post 140 on a challenging track. WHAT JUST HAPPENED! 🤯 Joe Root survives thanks to Neesham’s mishap on the …