Fluent Williamson dethrones Root as No. 1 Test batsman

Fluent Williamson dethrones Root as No. 1 Test batsman

Dubai : Kane Williamson topped the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after producing a man of the match performance in the Hamilton Test against Sri Lanka, which helped the home side win the match by five wickets and the series 2-0.Williamson scored 108 not out, his 13th century in 46 Tests, as New Zealand […]

Sunil Joshi joins Oman Cricket Board as spin-bowling coach

Sunil Joshi joins Oman Cricket Board as spin-bowling coach

Oman : Former Indian spinner Sunil Joshi has been appointed as the Oman’s spin-bowling coach ahead of the middle-eastern country’s maiden World Twenty20 campaign in India next year.Oman will kickstart their preparations for the pinnacle event with a 10-day camp in Rajkot, which starts from December 20. They are placed alongside Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands […]

Mourinho rules out sabbatical after Chelsea sacking

Mourinho rules out sabbatical after Chelsea sacking

London : Jose Mourinho has announced that he will not be taking a prolonged sabbatical from the game of football, insisting that he is ‘not tired’ after being sacked as the Chelsea manager. The embattled Portuguese was axed on Thursday in the wake of Chelsea’s nine defeats out of their last 16 Premier League games, which […]

Mourinho calls for ‘unbelievable passion’ from Chelsea players

Mourinho calls for ‘unbelievable passion’ from Chelsea players

London, Dec.17 : Chelsea’s embattled manager Jose Mourinho has called on his squad to display ‘unbelievable passion’ and insisted that some of his players need to rethink the way they approach football as their profession.Defending champion Chelsea stand just a point above the relegation zone after they suffered a 2-1 defeat against table leaders Leicester […]

Williamson nursing finger injury ahead of second Test against Sri Lanka

Williamson nursing finger injury ahead of second Test against Sri Lanka

Wellington : New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has admitted that he is nursing a finger injury in the built up to the second Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on Friday in Hamilton.The 25-year-old prolific batsman struggled with the injury during the first Test in Dunedin last week, which saw him being changed from his […]