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‘We need to discuss this because we’ve been making a lot of mistakes’: MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rues missed chances vs UP Warriorz | Cricket News

‘We need to discuss this because we’ve been making a lot of mistakes’: MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rues missed chances vs UP Warriorz | Cricket News

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With defending champions Mumbai Indians losing their second match on the bounce, both incidentally to the same opponent, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rued the missed chances in the match against UP Warriorz on Saturday. She also stressed that the team needed to a more positive mindset during the powerplay. “We wanted to chase as a group. And I think even though we didn’t bowl well, we were still able to restrict them to less than 200 runs, which was a good thing. But I think in batting, we were not great in the powerplay. Every game, we are not coming up with a positive mindset in the powerplay. That’s something we really need to work on in the batting powerplay,” she said after the match. “Unfortunately, we missed a few chances in between. At this level, if you keep missing chances, the other team is going to put a lot of pressure on you. That’s exactly what happened today. As a team, we need to discuss this because we’ve been making a lot of mistakes. I …

‘Leaning on Jamieson to captain attack’: Skipper Bracewell sees India tour as vital rehearsal for T20 World Cup | Cricket News

‘Leaning on Jamieson to captain attack’: Skipper Bracewell sees India tour as vital rehearsal for T20 World Cup | Cricket News

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With several of their leading players unavailable due to injuries, stand-in New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell will lead a relatively inexperienced side in the three-match ODI series against India, starting on Sunday. While the Kiwis may lack the experience, the likes of Kyle Jamieson could still prove handy against India on Sunday. Bracewell also confirmed that fast bowler Kristian Clarke would make his debut in the first ODI. “We have Kyle Jamieson, who’s been around the game a long time and has plenty of experience. I’ll be leaning a lot on him as captain to lead the bowling attack. He’s a very skilful bowler,” Bracewell was quoted as saying to reporters on the eve of the match. “We’re still working through the last of our (playing) XI, but I can confirm that Kristian Clarke is making his debut tomorrow (Sunday), so it’s an exciting chance for him. We’re really excited about how he’s been bowling in domestic cricket in New Zealand and also in the build-up over here,” he said. New Zealand will also have …

‘We just didn’t bowl one good ball, which was needed in the last over’: MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur after Nadine de Klerk guides RCB to thrilling win in WPL opener | Cricket News

‘We just didn’t bowl one good ball, which was needed in the last over’: MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur after Nadine de Klerk guides RCB to thrilling win in WPL opener | Cricket News

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Exactly 3 months ago, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur had to witness South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk take the match away from her Indian team with a blistering 84 runs in the Women’s World Cup group stage. That was on October 9. On Friday, i.e. on January 9, Harman would again stand helplessly, this time as the Mumbai Indians captain, as de Klerk dragged Royal Challengers Bengaluru out of the mire and helped them win by 3 wickets. “Well, we know that she (de Klerk) has the capacity to score whatever runs are needed in the last over. But yeah, I think we just didn’t bowl one good ball, which was needed in the last over. Sometimes this happens. We gave her two or three chances and when you keep giving a batter chances, they always come back with an even stronger mindset. So yeah, we can’t say the last over didn’t go our way – we got a few chances, but we missed them,” Harman said after the match. On what they could have done …

Think about scoring runs and not getting out: Ricky Ponting’s advice to India T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav | Cricket News

Think about scoring runs and not getting out: Ricky Ponting’s advice to India T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav | Cricket News

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Suryakumar Yadav’s poor run of form over the last 18 months has surprised Australian great Ricky Ponting, who believes the Indian skipper should think about scoring runs and not getting out in the lead up to the T20 World Cup. Ranked world no 1 not so long ago, Suryakumar spent a torrid time in the shortest format in 2025 managing a mere 218 runs in 21 matches (19 innings) at 13.62 and a strike rate of 123.16, which remains a concern for the defending champions ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup. Talking about Suryakumar’s form, Ponting told the ICC Review, “That’s as big a surprise for me, just looking at his recent form. He’s been such a solid and consistent contributor for India in T20 cricket for a long time and just hasn’t been able to find it of late.” “He’s an interesting one because when I’ve seen him play his best, he’s taken six or eight or 10 balls to get going and then just lets it all go.” “He plays all of …

Sydney Sixers skipper Henriques reveals what it’s like to have Babar Azam in the team

Sydney Sixers skipper Henriques reveals what it’s like to have Babar Azam in the team

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Star Pakistan cricketer Babar Azam is enjoying his time in Australia while playing in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Sixers franchise. Both the team and the fans in Australia have reciprocated the affection, with Sydney Sixers skipper Moises Henriques singing Babar’s praises. This follows the former ODI and T20I world No. 1 batter hitting a half-century in the Sixers’ win over the Melbourne Renegades. After the match, Henriques was asked about Babar’s presence in the team. The broadcaster asked: “There were 27,000 people here today, a lot of them came to see him (Babar Azam) play, even though it’s not a Sydney Sixers home game. What’s it been like to have him as part of the BBL and part of your team?” To which the Sixers skipper replied, “It’s been a really cool experience because he’s actually just a really humble, nice guy, a genuinely nice person to have around the team and the group. “I know a lot of people say that about players when they come in, but given what he’s …

‘I’m pretty sure if that was somewhere else in the world, there’d be hell on…’ England skipper Ben Stokes declares his verdict on MCG pitch

‘I’m pretty sure if that was somewhere else in the world, there’d be hell on…’ England skipper Ben Stokes declares his verdict on MCG pitch

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With the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground ending in less than two days, it was also the second time in this year’s Ashes that a Test ended in less than two days. While the Perth Test in this series was the 26th Test match in Test history to finish in two days, the Boxing Day Test this week too joined the list. The previous time an Ashes Test finished in two days was in 1921, the first of the Ashes series between the two countries at Nottingham. England skipper was critical of the pitch post the match and alsovinayakk questioned if the same Test was anywhere else in the world,  there would be ‘hell on’ “Being brutally honest, that’s not really what you want. Boxing Day Test match. You don’t want a game finishing in less than two days. Not ideal. But you can’t change it once you start the game and you’ve just got to play what’s in front of you. But I’m pretty sure if that was somewhere else in the world, …

West Indies U19 World Cup 2026 Squad Announced; Joshua Dorne Named Skipper

West Indies U19 World Cup 2026 Squad Announced; Joshua Dorne Named Skipper

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Jewel Andrew, who played three ODIs and five T20Is for the senior national team, has been named in the West Indies U19 World Cup 2026 squad, with Joshua Dorne named as the captain. Meanwhile, all-rounder Jonathan Van Lange will serve as the deputy captain for the 15-member squad. The West Indies will be entering the ICC event after a back-to-back seven-match Youth ODI series at home against Sri Lanka and England. Joshua Dorne was the leading the highest run-getter in both series with van Lange the next best from West Indies. Several others who featured in both series, including Zachary Carter, Matthew Miller, Jakeem Pollard, Shaquan Belle and Vitel Lawes, has also been named in West Indies U19 World Cup 2026 squad. In ten matches across Sri Lanka and England series, Pollard bagged 18 wickets at an average of 16.27. Belle picked up 15 wickets in nine games, while Lawes picked only one wicket in three matches against England and made an impressive comeback dueing Sri Lanka series with 14 wickets at 14.92. U19 West …

Don’t see major changes in T20 squad before the World Cup: Pak skipper Salman Agha | Cricket News

Don’t see major changes in T20 squad before the World Cup: Pak skipper Salman Agha | Cricket News

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Pakistan’s T20 skipper Salman Ali Agha has ruled out any major changes in his squad for the Men’s T20 World Cup next year, saying the side has shown a marked improvement after the players were given specific roles in recent months. Pakistan, who had made big changes to its side following the Asia Cup final defeat to India earlier this year, bringing in Abdul Samad, Babar Azam, Usman Khan and Naseem Shah, defeated South Africa at home in a three-match T20I series and then won the Tri-series, also involving Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, last month. “In my personal opinion, I don’t see any major changes in the national T20 squad before the World Cup,” Salman said on a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) podcast. “I think the current combination we have will be the one we will have in the World Cup. Every player had been given a specific role in recent months and with that the team had moved forward,” he added. Pakistan are scheduled to play six T20 games before the World Cup, scheduled …

‘I don’t think the team has looked at me and smiled so much…’: India skipper KL Rahul reacts on finally winning the toss in 3rd ODI vs South Africa | Cricket News

‘I don’t think the team has looked at me and smiled so much…’: India skipper KL Rahul reacts on finally winning the toss in 3rd ODI vs South Africa | Cricket News

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India skipper KL Rahul was a relieved man after he broke India’s jinx of losing 20 straight tosses by finally winning a coin flip against South Africa in Vizag on Sunday for the 3rd ODI. Rahul even tossed the coin with his left hand rather than his favoured right hand to see if he can break the jinx. “The first was the toss, I don’t think the team has looked at me and smiled so much and have been more proud of me for doing anything other than winning this toss. Yeah, it was really crucial. You can see how the ground is at the moment. We got tough conditions in the first two games. So, it was good to give the bowlers a break in a wet outfield,” Rahul said after the match where India defeated South Africa by 9 wickets and clinched the series 2-1. During the toss, South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma had called heads and the coin favoured the Indians, who opted to bowl first after being asked to bat in …

‘And some of them like the Shisha and that’s their way of…’ : Michael Hussey on the relaxed team atmosphere in CSK built by former skipper MS Dhoni | Cricket News

‘And some of them like the Shisha and that’s their way of…’ : Michael Hussey on the relaxed team atmosphere in CSK built by former skipper MS Dhoni | Cricket News

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With MS Dhoni still playing for Chennai Super Kings, the former Indian captain is expected to play in next year’s IPL edition too. While Dhoni had given the captaincy earlier, the former Indian wicket-keeper has been the strongest pillar in the CSk set-up. Former CSK player and now CSK coach Michael Hussey has revealed how the CSK environment is one of the best and how Dhoni is available 24 hours a day and the team’s youngsters and seniors bonded with each other with some even enjoying Shisha, the flavoured tobacco hookah. Hussey was replying after being asked by former England captain Michael Vaughan about the team bonding on Stick to Cricket podcast on YouTube channel The Overlap Cricket. “So it depends on which environment you are in. The Chennai Super Kings Environment is phenomenal. So maybe westerners, we will go to the bar or you know sir in the dressing room and have a beer and talk about the game and learn about the game there. In India, it’s different because obviously culturally it’s a …