Sangakkara Appointed Chair of MCC World Cricket Committee Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – November 2023 Former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the new Chair of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Cricket Committee. Sangakkara, who was already a member of the committee, takes over from former England captain Mike Gatting as Chair of the committee. The commmittee also includes Kumar Dharmasena, Soourav ganguly, Jhulan Goswami, Heather Knight, Suzie Bates, Clare Connor, Justin Langer, Eoin Morgan, Ramiz Raja, Graeme Smith and Ricky Skerritt. Courtesy: https://www.dailymirror.lk/ ...
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Aussies under the microscope to deliver in Karachi – by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne – eLanka Sports editor) Photo source:youngwitness.com.au Australia have lived up to my predictions that they will not roll over and get done by the Pakistanis so far. But the controversial tactics adopted in the second Test throws up questions about decision making after Justin Langer walked away from the team. Yes, batting again seemed like a good plan at the time. But it did also open up a vulnerable situation as the home team chanced their arm and attempted to run down what seemed an improbable target. The game in the end could have gone either way. But hindsight suggests enforcing the follow on would have been the safer option giving the Aussies control and a win would have been there for the taking, rather than the twists and turns. The last Test in Karachi sees the ...
Mar 19, 2022
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Sri Lanka in search of acquiring Justin Langer’s services as head coach Justin Langer had stepped down as Australia’s head coach earlier this month. Source:crictracker.com Former Test opener Justin Langer shockingly stepped down as the Australian cricket team’s head coach earlier this month after it was reportedly decided that he would be given an extension till the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Down Under later this year where Australia would be defending their title. After his resignation, Langer did go on to mention that senior players and a couple of staff members were not convinced with having him as a result of which he decided to step down from the position. Now, it has been reported that Sri Lanka are looking forward to hiring the ex-opening batter as their next head coach with Sri Lankan cricket legend Aravinda de Silva who is also is a member of the country’s cricket technical advisory ...
Feb 17, 2022
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‘The undoing of Australian cricket’: What lurks behind the Langer uncertainty?-Put by Trevine Rodrigo. Source:theroar.com.au Cricket Australia and Justin Langer’s stoush over the future of who holds the reins of Australian cricket has the country perplexed as to why there’s a debate in the first place. Tried, tested and proven, Langer’s place in no man’s land is as perplexing as Australia’s sudden rise to the peak of world cricket. What ails a successful country about its unexpected surge to the top strongly suggests that there is a split within the team structure and the coaching department, which may indicate their own takes on the leadership roles, which have been questionable in the recent past. Whatever the reasoning is, it is not a healthy culture to remaining at the top, and sanity and national pride has got to be paramount to maintaining the current status quo. Justin Langer has proved as ...
Feb 4, 2022
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