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John Mooney named Afghanistan's fielding coach
Afghanistan have named former Ireland all-rounder John Mooney as their new fielding coach. Mooney has already worked with Afghanistan in the past, serving as their fielding coach from 2018 to 2019. John Mooney has been roped in following the departure of Shane McDermott, who is currently Pakistan's fielding coach.
Mooney has featured for Ireland in 91 international matches (64 ODIs and 27 T20Is), including three ICC Cricket World Cups in 2007, 2011, and 2015, as well as two ICC Men's T20 World Cups (2009 and 2010). Mooney holds Level 3, 2, and 1 coaching certificates from the England Cricket Board. He also worked with the West Indies men's team in 2019 and has been working with the Ireland women's team since January this year. Afghanistan have also named Nirmalan Thanabalasingam as the new physiotherapist.
Thanabalasingam is highly experienced, having been the physiotherapist for Desert Vipers in the ILT20 since 2020. Thanabalasingam also worked as the High Performance Training & Rehabilitation Manager for Sri Lanka Cricket from March 2017 to June 2018. Both have already joined the Afghanistan squad for their ongoing training camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of the upcoming T20I tri-series, featuring UAE and Pakistan, and the subsequent T20I Asia Cup 2025.
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Virat Kohli speaks on Bengaluru stampede
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) legend Virat Kohli has paid tribute to the victims of the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede in which at least 11 people were killed. The tragedy occurred during RCB's title celebration, which was attended by lakhs of joyous RCB fans.
"Nothing in life really prepares you for a heartbreak like June 4th. What should've been the happiest moment i...
ENG vs SA 2nd ODI: Disheartened England out to restore pride against aggressive Proteas
Turning their attention to the next game, England and South Africa are set to face each other in the high-octane second encounter on Thursday at Lord's. The three-match series, already in the Proteas' favour, saw a dominant performance from the visitors in the opening game, where they thrashed England by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead.
South Africa's do...
Stoinis back in Australia's squad for New Zealand T20Is
All-rounder Marcus Stoinis is back in the Australian setup after earning a recall for Australia's upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand next month. Pat Cummins is set to miss the series in order to manage a back issue ahead of the Ashes. Nathan Ellis too will miss the tour, with wife Connie expecting their first child.
Meanwhile, Mitchell ...
ZIM vs SL 1st T20I: Sri Lanka gear up for Asia Cup with Zimbabwe series
Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are set to lock horns in the first T20I of a three-match series on Wednesday in Harare. The visitors are riding high on confidence after a dominant performance in the recently concluded ODI series, which they clinched 2-0. Now, with the Asia Cup just around the corner, Sri Lanka will be keen to fine-tune their preparation and continue the...
Asif Ali calls time on international career
Pakistan batter Asif Ali has called time on his international career. Asif, who made his debut in 2018, represented Pakistan in 21 ODIs and 58 T20Is, accumulating 959 runs. In T20Is, he scored 577 runs with a top score of 41. While, in ODIs, he scored 382 runs.
“Today, I announce my retirement from international cricket,” Asif Ali stated in a social media post.
“Wea...
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