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Mumbai Indians appoint Australian Kristen Beams as spin-bowling coach

Mumbai Indians appoint Australian Kristen Beams as spin-bowling coach

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Defending champions Mumbai Indians have appointed former Australian leg-spinner Kristen Beams as spin-bowling coach for the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, the franchise announced on Monday. Beams, a veteran of one Test, 30 ODIs, 18 T20Is and 45 T20 games in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), has joined forces with MI head coach Lisa Keightley and mentor Jhulan Goswami, batting coach Devika Palshikar and fielding coach Nicole Bolton. The leg-spinner was instrumental in Australia’s World Cup campaigns, finishing as the third-highest wicket-taker at the 2017 ODI World Cup. The 41-year-old Beams has coached in the WBBL and The Hundred while also being coach of the Australia Women’s U19 team, the National Development Lead at Cricket Australia and Community Cricket Manager – South at Cricket Tasmania. ‘Incredible Culture’ “It’s an incredible opportunity to work with someone like a Jhulan Goswami, one of the greats of the game, somebody I played cricket against. (It’s an) incredible culture…that they’ve developed a winning culture over a really long period of time, but a family that’s what you …

Virat Kohli doesn’t need to put in extra hours training to face spin, says RCB spin-bowling coach

Virat Kohli doesn’t need to put in extra hours training to face spin, says RCB spin-bowling coach

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A ‘genius’ like Virat Kohli doesn’t need to put in extra hours perfecting his play against spin, said RCB spin-bowling coach Malolan Rangarajan on the Indian superstar’s improved strike rate against spinners this Indian Premier League. Questions have been raised over Kohli’s play against spinners in the middle overs even previously in the IPL but talking about last year, Malolan said it wasn’t fair to single out Kohli. “It wasn’t only Virat last season who was not batting at the desired strike rate. It was the whole team. So I think the whole team got together. And that’s precisely what happened. That’s part one,” said Malolan on the eve of the away game against Delhi Capitals here on Sunday. “Part two is about Virat Kohli as the individual. He does not need to go and practice extra against left-arm spin and leg spin. He’s batted for 20-25 years. Story continues below this ad “He’s a genius. He just has to decide what he wants to do and how he wants to take down a particular …

In post-Ashwin era, Ravindra Jadeja has to carry burden of spin-bowling allrounder

In post-Ashwin era, Ravindra Jadeja has to carry burden of spin-bowling allrounder

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There was a moment when Ravindra Jadeja was walking back after hitting a game-saving 77 that’s worth freezing. R Ashwin, who a day later would announce his shock international retirement and fly back to India, was then at the dugout, that is out in the open by the stands at the Gabba. He would lean across, tap Jadeja and beam a smile; Jadeja would nod his head and walk through to the tunnel. What would have happened had he not hit that 77, especially after such a below-par bowling performances where his usually-impeccable control deserted him on the big stage. A poor performance with both bat and ball could have made matters tricky. Would it have affected Ashwin’s retirement decision, considering his wife said the final call was made that evening. Even if it didn’t, would the Indian management try harder to persuade Ashwin to stay back for Sydney, where now Jadeja has inked himself as the main spinner-allrounder spot? On such little big moments, wheels of a fascinating career can turn and run. Under …