DTVHINDICricket Ireland appoints Graeme West as High Performance Director, read the big news
West is currently working as a High Performance Manager with the West Indies cricket team Graeme West (Image Credit- Twitter X) Graeme West has been appointed as the High Performance Director of the team by Cricket Ireland. It is worth noting that West is currently working as the High Performance Manager in Cricket West Indies (CWI). He is going to join the Ireland cricket team for this role next month. West has a lot of coaching experience and holds a Level 4 qualification in the coaching level of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Under West’s coaching, Bangladesh won the final of the 2016 Under-19 World Cup against the Indian team led by Rahul Dravid. Graeme West began his coaching career with Middlesex County Cricket Club, serving as Academy Director. During this time West developed a fruitful relationship with Brian O’Rourke and has helped guide talented young Irish players through the Middlesex system, including Andrew and Stuart Poynter, Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie. Graeme West gave a big statement On the other hand, Graeme West seems very excited about this role in Cricket Ireland and has made a big statement. West said in a statement- I would like to thank Cricket West Indies (CWI) for the opportunities provided to me and my family over the past twelve years. Working with world-class players and coaches has helped me in my professional development and increased my love and passion for the game of cricket. West further said- I am delighted to join Cricket Ireland as the organization continues to grow and strengthen. The strategic plan for 2024-27 is incredibly exciting. I look forward to applying my experience and philosophy with the talent and expertise that has been gathered, as we establish Ireland as a leading cricket nation.
“Hardik is struggling… he seems to be under a lot of pressure”- Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith and Hardik Pandya. (Photo Source: Twitter) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered their seventh win in IPL 2024 by defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) by 24 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. Batting first, Kolkata was all out for 169 runs. Later, their bowlers bowled brilliantly and restricted Mumbai to 145 runs and with this win they retained the second position in the points table. Graeme Smith and Shane Watson expressed their opinion about Hardik Pandya and Mumbai Indians. Speaking on GeoCinema’s IPL show Match Center Live, Graeme Smith and Shane Watson praised Suryakumar Yadav (56 runs) but also criticized the difficulties Mumbai Indians have faced this season. Shane Watson spoke on the captaincy issues of Mumbai Indians. He said, “It was a big mistake for the Mumbai Indians captain, even if it was Hardik Pandya, to keep bowling Naman Dheer when the situation was so serious (KKR was at 57-5). Bumrah had bowled only one over at that stage, so he needed to be brought back into the game to try to break the partnership of Venkatesh Iyer and Manish Pandey. But he didn’t just let them carry on and help build the partnership, before you know it, he didn’t play any shots in anger, and it took the partnership to where it was too late when it came. Was. The Mumbai Indians captain took some decisions which are difficult to understand.” Graeme Smith said about this match of Mumbai Indians that- “Hardik has really struggled, he seems to be under a lot of pressure. This created a bit of a stir in the air, who knows what effect it had on people. But even their batting lineup looks confused. Tilak Verma and Naman Dheer were battling in the middle order, with Dheer batting at number three and Hardik roaming all over the place. They should have made Tilak bat at 3, Sky at 4, Hardik at 5 and David at 6 throughout the season. Then, find your bowling units. All around, they have been a very confused team this season and it has been extremely disappointing from one of the mega franchises of the IPL. “Many people in the MI fanbase and camp will be very sad tonight.”
Graeme Pollock admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke
Graeme Pollock has played 23 test matches for South Africa. Graeme Pollock (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former South African cricket team’s veteran cricketer Graeme Pollock has once again had to be admitted to the hospital due to ill health. Graeme turned 80 on February 27 and suffered a stroke 10 days ago. Spook Hanley, who has played cricket with Graeme Pollock, came to meet him on Friday, March 29. After this meeting, he gave information about Graeme’s health. The 72-year-old cricketer has said that Graeme is able to move his arms and legs and understand what someone is saying to him. However, Spook has also said that there is no possibility that Graeme will be released from the hospital any time soon. Also, for your information, let us tell you that Graeme Pollock is the uncle of former South African cricket legend Shaun Pollock. At present this former cricketer is suffering from colon cancer and a serious disease named Parkinson. So during his playing days, Graeme Pollock was a left-handed batsman, who sometimes also bowled leg spin. Born in Durban, South Africa, this former cricketer made his debut for South Africa in December 1963 against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane. So, Graeme was last seen playing for the Proteas team in the year 1970 against Australia at St. George’s Park Stadium in Gqeberha. A look at Graeme Pollock’s cricket career On the other hand, if we give you information about Graeme Pollock’s cricket career, he has played 23 test matches for South Africa. During this period, Graeme had scored a total of 2256 runs for the Proteas team at an average of 60.97 and strike rate of 112.35. These runs included 11 half-centuries and 7 centuries.
IND vs AFG: Graeme Smith gave a big statement regarding the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to the Indian T20 team.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the Indian T20 team after a long gap of 13 months. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Graeme Smith (Pic Source-Twitter) Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the team for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. This T20 team will be captained by Rohit Sharma while Virat Kohli will also be seen playing in this series. Let us tell you, after a long gap of 13 months, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the Indian T20 team. Both these players had performed very well in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and that is why the team was able to make its place in the final. However, India had to face defeat against Australia in the final. At present, the eyes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be on the T20 series against Afghanistan. Former South African captain Graeme Smith has given his stand regarding the return of both these players to the Indian team. Speaking to ANI, Graeme Smith said, ‘Looking at the amount of cricket the Indian team plays, it can be said that it is important to give rest to all the players from time to time and new players should also be given a chance. We have seen that many young players from India perform very well in the IPL and they have left their mark in the T20 format as well. I think the coach and selection panel should understand what the players need and what kind of players they need on which pitches. It is not so easy to select players with the kind of talent India has: Graeme Smith The former South African captain further said, ‘India has no dearth of talent and that is why they face a lot of difficulty in selecting players. According to me, along with the experienced players, some young players should also be included and only then the team will perform well. Let us tell you, Rohit and Virat had earlier played a T20 match against Australia in the World Cup. Afghanistan has also announced its team for this tour. Now it remains to be seen whether Afghanistan can give competition to India in its own backyard or not? Not only Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have also traded these players 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test cricket which are impossible to forget These 5 star cricketers can earn crores even by modeling IPL 2024: After taking over the captaincy of MI, Hardik Pandya will do whatever he wants, see playing XI 5 test matches which ended in the fewest overs IPL 2024: This strong playing XI of RCB will now bring the trophy…
SA20 will be played only for four weeks a year and there will be plenty of opportunity to play Test cricket: Graeme Smith
South Africa has to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand from 4 February. Graeme Smith. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The second edition of the SA20 is starting from January 10 and the tournament will be played till February 10. South Africa has to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand from 4 February. This is the reason why Cricket South Africa has announced its B team for the two-match Test series against New Zealand. In fact, many experienced players of South Africa will be seen playing in the upcoming season of SA20 and that is why Cricket South Africa has included many young players in the team in the two-match Test series against New Zealand. There are 7 uncapped players in this team. There are many people who have strongly criticized this South African team. Not only this, Cricket South Africa is also being heavily criticized for the fact that many players are giving more importance to T20 cricket instead of Test matches. Now former South African captain Graeme Smith has given his side regarding this. According to him, both Test cricket and SA20 can be played together. He also said that SA20 will only be played for four weeks and there is plenty of time throughout the year to play Test cricket. ODI cricket may also face a lot of challenges: Graeme Smith According to Sportsstar, Graeme Smith said, ‘SA20 is played only for four weeks a year and I don’t think it will cause any problem to anyone. Due to this franchise league tournament, South Africa will get many such young players who will be seen playing for the national team in international cricket in the future. I think it is only a matter of four weeks and there are still a lot of chances left to play Test cricket. Regarding ODI cricket, Graeme Smith said, ‘There are two more World Cups which have been sold to broadcasters. in South Africa in 2027 and in India in 2021. ODI cricket may also have to face a lot of challenges in the middle of this cycle. People are no longer enjoying watching the game which is slowing down. This can be said by looking at Test cricket and many people are enjoying T20 a lot and it is also becoming very successful. Not only Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have also traded these players 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test cricket which are impossible to forget These 5 star cricketers can earn crores even by modeling IPL 2024: After taking over the captaincy of MI, Hardik Pandya will do whatever he wants, see playing XI 5 test matches which ended in the fewest overs IPL 2024: This strong…
