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Hesson and Taylor’s relationship is still on the mend
The Ross Taylor captaincy controversy made headlines all over the cricketing world and could easily be viewed as one of the most tense moments in the New Zealand cricket camp this year by far, but after sitting down and solving all their problems, head coach Mike Hesson believes the incident has actually benefited him, whereby he feels as if he has become a better coach altogether.
Watson failed to regain his coveted opening spot
Australia batsman Shane Watson, who for the past few months has been adamant about becoming an opener once again, has finally dropped his bid to do so and announced that he is open to settling for a middle order position.
Upton and Dravid have worked closely together in the past
South Africa performance director Paddy Upton has replaced Monty Desai as the Rajasthan Royals new head coach for this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to get underway on April 3.
Dhoni noted that Tendulkar’s presence would be missed by every member of the ODI team
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has paid tribute to veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar after he announced his retirement from ODIs, stating that the ‘Little Master’ has been an inspiration for the entire team.
Bell and the rest of the England team have turned to taking pages out of Dravid’s book on how to combat spin bowling
Having come under heavy criticism for their struggles against spinners throughout the year, England batsman Ian Bell has admitted that the national team are closely studying how legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid tackled spin bowling.
Petersen wants the entire squad to be mentally prepared before the start of the first Test
South Africa opening batsman Alviro Petersen has announced that it is key for the entire team to change their mindset from the shortest format of the game to the longest ahead of the three-Test series against Australia.
Mathews will be sticking to his aggressive batting style instead of trying to reinvent himself
Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has declared that he will not change any aspect of his game despite being appointed as the country’s new Twenty20 captain.
Anderson believes Cook’s inspiring speeches will be essential now that he is captain of the Test team
Veteran England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that ODI and newly appointed Test captain Alastair Cook delivers speeches in the dressing room that inspire the entire team to do their country proud.
Anderson believes that Vaughan was not as good of a captain as everyone thought
England pace bowler James Anderson launched a scathing attack against former captain Michael Vaughan in his new book Jimmy: My Story.
