DTVHINDISA20 2025: Paarl Royals appointed Trevor Penney as head coach, Kumar Sangakkara expressed happiness
The appointment of Trevor Penny follows his success as head coach of the Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League. Trevor Penney (Photo Source: The SA20 2025 will be played from January 9 to February 8. Under the captaincy of David Miller, Paarl Royals made it to the playoffs in both the last seasons, but the team could not win the trophy. Paarl Royals is busy preparing for the upcoming season. Meanwhile, the franchise has appointed Trevor Penny as the new head coach. Penny’s appointment follows his success as head coach of the Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League. Under Penny’s guidance, the Barbados Royals finished runner-up in 2022, but the team failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2023. At the same time, again in the 2024 season, the team reached Qualifier-2. We can build on the successes of the last two seasons – Trevor Penny Trevor Penny expressed his excitement about becoming the head coach of Paarl Royals, saying, “I am honored to take up the role of Head Coach at Paarl Royals. The SA20 has become a major tournament on the global cricket calendar, and I am excited to work with such a talented team. Being a part of the Royals family with Rajasthan Royals and Barbados Royals has been a great journey, and I look forward to continuing that experience at Paarl. I am confident we can build on the successes of the last two seasons and make a strong bid for the title in 2025.” Kumar Sangakkara expressed happiness After Trevor Penny became the head coach, Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara said, We are very pleased to have Trevor join us as the Head Coach of Paarl Royals. He has a good track record with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and Barbados Royals in the CPL, which shows how good a coach he is. We are confident that his experience, combined with the leadership of David Miller and a talented team, will help Paarl Royals advance into the SA20. Former Paarl Royals coach Shane Bond is now on a different mission Kumar Sangakkara informed that former Paarl Royals coach Shane Bond will now focus his attention on preparing for the IPL 2025 mega auction with Rajasthan Royals. The strategic change will allow Bond to spend more time in India over the next few months as the team’s bowling coach and work closely with recently appointed head coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathor.
SA20 2025: Kumar Sangakkara reveals why Paarl Royals signed Dinesh Karthik and Joe Root?
SA20 2025: Kumar Sangakkara also revealed that while he has already worked with Root in the IPL, this will be the first time he will share the same dressing room with Dinesh Karthik. Kumar Sangakkara. (Photo source: Twitter/Rajasthan Royals) With Jos Buttler out of the SA20 2025 season, Paarl Royals needed an attacking batsman to replace him. For this, the team has selected former Indian wicketkeeper as an excellent player. Dinesh Karthik who will be one of their star foreign players ahead of the auction. Former Sri Lankan captain and currently Director of Cricket of Rajasthan Royals Kumar Sangakkara Talked about the importance of this selection of Karthik. He explained in detail why he feels Dinesh Karthik will prove to be vital for the team in the SA 20 League. Sangakkara has India Today Said in a statement to, “Dinesh Karthik is a fantastic finisher. He is very aggressive and capable in the last part of the innings. His finishing skills in T20 cricket are excellent. His experience will be important for the team. In place of Jos Buttler, we have divided the responsibilities between two different players, and I think this time our team is more balanced than last season.” Who is the other player who is worth the diamond for Paarl Royals in SA20? The second player whom Sangakkara talked about here is the England batsman. Joe Root Were. He also discussed in detail about the qualities of this former English captain. Sangakkara said, “Joe Root is not only an extremely experienced and capable player, but the way he contributes to the team and connects with other players is fantastic. I have watched him closely in the IPL and his experience will be of great benefit to the team.” The team is better balanced this year: Sangakkara Sangakkara also said that Paarl Royals This year is better balanced than the last two seasons. Apart from technical skills, he also emphasized on other aspects which help the team win at crucial times. He said, “It’s a matter of recognizing the important moments and getting them right. With the South African players and our captain David Miller, who has always performed brilliantly for the team, the key is for the players to apply their skills at the right time under pressure. Skill is one part, but when the tournament is at stake, mental strength and adaptability are also required. Last season we were not able to capitalize on those decisive moments, but I am confident that this time we have come better prepared.” Sangakkara also revealed that while he has already worked with Root in the IPL, this will be the first time he will share the same dressing room with Dinesh Karthik.
These three incredible records of Kumar Sangakkara in test cricket which Kamindu Mendis can easily break
Kamindu Mendis has scored five centuries in the last 8 test matches. Kamindu Mendis (Pic Source-X) The performance of Sri Lankan team’s best player Kamindu Mendis has been quite good so far in international Test cricket. He batted brilliantly and played a valuable inning of 182* runs on the second day of the second Test match being played against New Zealand. Kamindu Mendis has scored five centuries in the last 8 test matches. Not only this, the young player has completed 1000 Test runs in just 13 innings and has equaled Sir Donald Bradman. Not only this, Kamindu Mendis has scored more than 50 runs 8 times in 8 tests. Former Sri Lankan player Kumar Sangakkara has also praised Kamindu Mendis for his performance. Kumar Sangakkara is counted among the best batsmen in the world. There are many records that Kumar Sangakkara has made and broken. Today we will tell you about three incredible records of Kumar Sangakkara which Kamindu Mendis can easily break. 1- Record of fastest 10000 test runs Kamindu Mendis (Photo Source: Kumar Sangakkara is the fastest player to score 10000 test runs along with Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. He achieved this feat in 195 innings. Let us tell you that, one year after making his Test debut, Kumar Sangakkara scored his first Test century. Kamindu Mendis has completed 1000 runs in just 13 tests at the age of 25. Kamindu Mendis can easily break Kumar Sangakkara’s record of scoring the fastest 10000 runs in Test cricket. Even against England, this player batted brilliantly and scored 297 runs in three test matches at an average above 53.
Will Kumar Sangakkara become England’s white-ball head coach..? Said- This role is very exciting but…
I think the position of England white-ball head coach is an exciting prospect for anyone- Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara (Photo Source: Head coach Matthew Pott has resigned from his post after England’s poor performance in the ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup 2024. Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick has been appointed as the interim head coach for the white ball home series against Australia in September. There is a lot of discussion going on in the cricket world about who will be the new white ball cricket head coach of England. The names of many former great players are coming forward, one of which is Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. Gave a big statement about becoming the head coach of England Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara has worked with England’s white ball captain Jos Buttler during the IPL. Sangakkara says that it would be exciting to become the head coach of England in limited overs, but so far he has not received any formal offer for this role. According to NDTV, Kumar Sangakkara said, Well, I know (my name) has been coming up for some reason, but there’s been no approach as such. I think the position of England’s white-ball head coach is an exciting prospect for anyone, but there are a lot of good candidates out there. I think Matthew Mott has done a really good job. Kumar Sangakkara further expressed happiness over Jos Buttler’s continuation as white-ball captain. He also praised Rob Key, Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket Team. Sangakkara further said, It’s great that Josh Buttle remains in the leadership role as the team moves forward, it’s a good time to look at what the team is – and was – and how it wants to progress in the future. I think the decision-making process in the England camp has been spot on. I’ve been really impressed with Rob… I think he’s a really smart and practical guy, very sensible in the way he makes decisions.
If Sachin Tendulkar plays like this then his test record is in danger! Kumar Sangakkara gave warning because of this star batsman
Kumar Sangakkara said that Joe Root has a chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as well as Sachin’s record of playing most matches. India’s Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo by ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) Sachin Tendulkar Record: The England team registered a historic victory by whitewashing the West Indies in the three-match Test series. In the last Test match of this series, England batsman Joe Root has equaled the record of West Indies’ great batsman Brian Lara in the list of highest run-scorers and has reached the 7th position in the list of highest run-scorers in Test cricket. Saved the team in times of crisis In the third match against West Indies, England was in trouble after losing 5 wickets for 54 runs. At that time, Joe Root not only shared a 100-run partnership with captain Ben Stokes, but also completed his personal half-century. By doing this, he played an important role in stopping the team’s downfall. In the second match of the same series, Root scored the 32nd century of his career. Captain Ben Stokes and Joe Root shared an unbeaten 103-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Meanwhile, he also scored a half-century. On this occasion, he broke the record of Brian Lara, who was at number 7, and became the 7th highest run scorer in Test cricket. Joe Root has scored 12,027* runs. Joe Root, who has played 143 matches in Test cricket, has come close to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Cricket experts are saying that Joe Root’s focus is on surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 runs in Test cricket. Opportunity to break the record of most runs as well as most matches Recently during a cricket match commentary, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said that Joe Root has a chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as well as Sachin’s record of playing most matches. Only 58 games left to break Sachin’s record! Joe Root can not only break Sachin’s record of scoring runs but also the record of playing most number of matches in Test cricket. He is 33 years old and has the opportunity to play cricket for many more years. He said that Root will have to play 58 more matches to break Sachin’s record. Recently, former England captain Michael Vaughan also said that Joe Root has a chance to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record to become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket.
On this Day: 17 years ago on this day, Sangakkara and Jayawardene created history, made the biggest partnership in Test cricket history
In that match, both of them had made a record partnership for the third wicket. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene (Image Credit- Twitter Biggest Partnership in Test Cricket: 29th July is a very important day in the history of Sri Lankan cricket and Test cricket. Let us tell you that on this day 17 years ago, former Sri Lankan cricket team captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene created history. Let us tell you that on this day in 2006, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene had made the highest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket history. In this partnership, Jayawardene scored 374 runs and Sangakkara scored 287 runs. Both of them had a partnership of 624 runs for the third wicket in the first Test match played against South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, which is a world record. No one has been able to break this partnership of both the players in Test cricket till now. It is worth mentioning that in this match, Sangakkara and Jayawardene had batted for a total of 157 overs in the Test match, which is a record in itself. Sri Lanka won the match by an innings and 153 runs On the other hand, if we give you information about this match, then while batting first, South Africa lost all its wickets at 169 runs in the first innings. After this, Sri Lanka scored 756 runs at the loss of 5 wickets after 185.1 overs in the first innings. So, despite having great players, South Africa cricket team’s second innings were all out at 434 runs after 157.2 overs and they had to face defeat by an innings and 153 runs in the match. Former captain Mahela Jayawardene was also given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant innings of 374 runs, which was also his highest score in Test cricket. The biggest Test partnership of all time! #OnThisDay in 2006, the legendary duo of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene set a new high 🙌 pic.twitter.com/eHokzNHLuV — ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 29, 2024
IPL 2024: Kumar Sangakkara gives his opinion on Sanju Samson’s controversial dismissal against DC
There was a lot of controversy over Sanju’s dismissal in the Delhi vs Rajasthan match. Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (Image Credit- Twitter The 56th match of the ongoing season of IPL 2024 was played yesterday on 7th May between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. Let us tell you that in this match Delhi has won against Rajasthan by 20 runs. But after the dismissal of Rajasthan team captain Sanju Samson in this match, a new controversy has been seen arising in the cricket world. It so happened that while chasing the 222 runs given by Delhi to win, Sanju Samson was batting amazingly and had scored 86 runs in 46 balls. But his amazing innings came to a sad end due to a controversial decision. On the fourth ball bowled by Mukesh Kumar in the 16th over of Rajasthan’s innings, Sanju plays a shot towards long on, but this shot is caught by Shay Hope who is fielding near the boundary line, but during this time it looks like this Hope’s foot has touched the boundary rope. The on-field umpire then gets it reviewed by the third umpire, but the third umpire also declares Sanju out. After this, Sanju Samson and the Rajasthan camp were seen getting very angry. Also, after Sanju’s dismissal, DC team owner Parth Jindal was also signaling Sanju from the dugout to leave the field. After a lot of scuffle on the field, Sanju finally walked back from the field. On the other hand, now Rajasthan Royals team’s head coach and cricket director Kumar Sangakkara has given a big reaction to this controversial out of Sanju Samson. Kumar Sangakkara reacted to Sanju’s dismissal Let us tell you that regarding Sanju’s dismissal against Delhi, Kumar Sangakkara was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz – As you know it depends on the replays and the angle, but sometimes you feel that the leg has been touched. It was difficult to take the decision by the third umpire. The match was at a crucial juncture. Same thing happens in cricket. We can look at it from our own perspective, but you know that in the end you have to accept the decision of the third umpire. Whatever difference of opinion we have, we will share it with the umpires and try to find a solution.
IPL 2024: The biggest thing we have seen with Riyan Parag is his maturity: Kumar Sangakkara
Riyan Parag played an excellent inning of 43 runs in 29 balls with the help of one four and three sixes against Lucknow Super Giants. Riyan Parag and Kumar Sangakara (Pic Source-X) Rajasthan Royals made their debut in the Indian Premier League 2024 with a bang. They defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 20 runs in their first match of the Indian Premier League 2024. Captain Sanju Samson and Ryan Parag batted very well for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants. Riyan Parag played an excellent inning of 43 runs in 29 balls with the help of one four and three sixes against Lucknow Super Giants. Not only this, Riyan Parag also made an important partnership of 93 runs for the third wicket with Sanju Samson, due to which the team, batting first against Lucknow, scored 193 runs after losing four wickets in 20 overs. Let us tell you, Riyan Parag’s performance was also very good in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Ranji Trophy and he gave an excellent all-round performance for Assam. Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara is also very happy with the performance of the young player. Kumar Sangakkara has praised Riyan Parag and said that he is an important aspect of the team and he is expected to perform even better in the upcoming matches. According to ESPNcricinfo, Kumar Sangakkara said, ‘It was a cricketing decision. We are seeing that Riyan Parag has been performing very well for the last few years. It is not right to let Riyan Parag bat in the last overs and he needs to score important runs for the team even at difficult times of the match. The biggest thing we have seen with Riyan Parag is his maturity: Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara further said, ‘We feel that his very important role is that he plays with us and he has worked hard for a long time and has scored runs in domestic cricket. The biggest thing we have seen with Riyan Parag is his maturity. There has been a lot of change in Riyan Parag’s game and we are confident that he will bat very well this season. Rajasthan Royals now have to play their second match of the Indian Premier 2024 today i.e. on March 28 against Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Riyan Parag would also like to perform well in the match against Delhi Capitals and play an important role in his team’s victory. MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024 5 IPL teams who have the most followers on Instagram Top 5 IPL teams with most social media followers What to look for in each team during the IPL 2024 season A look at the beautiful girlfriends of cricketers in IPL 2024 The names of these players have top records in the history of IPL! IPL 2024: Potential impact players of all 10 teams, see list 3 legendary bowlers who bowled more than 50 thousand balls in international cricket…
