2017-18 was a difficult period for Cricket Australia (CA). It started with the pay dispute, then came the ball tampering scandal that resulted in a cultural review, and finally a string of resignations among the senior management. Suddenly, it seemed like an administration, and team (read, men) that had ruled both on and off the
Diana Edulji is satisfied with what she has achieved and been able to give back to the game. As we sit down for a chat at her home in Mumbai, the former India captain, relaxed and upfront, opens up on her 33-month long tenure as part the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). The only
NCA bowling coach Narendra Hirwani and T Dilip are set to travel with team India for the upcoming limited-overs series against the West Indies as bowling and fielding coach, respectively. The appointments come as a surprise as the Hemlata Kala-led selection panel claimed that they were kept out of the hiring process. It is understood
From the legendary Lala Amarnath to Woorkeri Venkat Raman, India received the services of 13 coaches — six of which were women — from 1976 to present. The last woman to serve under the umbrella of BCCI was Purnima Rau, former India captain. Her tenure 2015-17 ended months before the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 when
Julia Price, former Australia wicket-keeper-turned United States of America head coach, often uses the word ‘brave’. It is one of her coaching philosophies— a value that she wants her team to imbibe. If there is one person in the USA team who epitomises that quality, it is Sindhu Sriharsha, their captain. Sindhu’s career has seen
Nida Dar, the self-professed ‘Lady Boom Boom,’ made history by becoming the first Pakistani woman to sign a Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) contract earlier this week. The 32-year old is set to don Sydney Thunder’s lime green and black kit in her maiden appearance in the tournament, which begins on October 18. Dar will
Living out of a suitcase has become almost an everyday ritual for Rachel Priest – but she can pack for the latest installment of the Women’s Big Bash League with an extra spring in her step following her recall to the national set-up. It was July 2017 when Priest last had the honour of representing
As she watched Andre Nel bowl bouncers, she asked her mother as to why he is aiming for the batter’s head. She then learnt that it’s a surprise delivery and is good to have in one’s armoury. That was the first time she had watched a bouncer and it was Nel, who was the protagonist.
“Leg-spin kaafi difficult job hai. Usme jigra chahiye bowling karne ke liye! (Bowling leg-spin is a tough task. You have to have a big heart to bowl it.)” This is what Poonam Yadav was told by her coach early in her career. She started off as a “decent” medium-pacer, “but I didn’t get enough bounce
“There is a dire need to review the definition of conflict of interest. It has to be undertaken immediately otherwise you will never get quality,” Shantha Rangaswamy, former India captain, stressed as she tendered her resignation from the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the BCCI and as the director of the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA)