After David Warner & Rashid Khan, coach Trevor Bayliss walks out of Sunrisers Hyderabad

Manchester United owners acquire franchise in soon to be launched UAE T20 league

After a failed attempt to buy a franchise in the Indian Premier League, the Glazer Family that owns the iconic football club Manchester United has finally expanded their scope and prospects in the game of cricket. They have acquired a franchise in the UAE T20 league through their own company Lancer Capital. "I am very excited to be a part of UAE T20 at its formation. UAE T20 promises to be a world class event that will be transformative to the growth of cricket in the Emirates," Manchester United co-chairman Avram Glazer said in a statement. The development comes days after the reports of Reliance Industries that owns the most successful IPL franchise Mumbai Indians also acquiring one franchise in the UAE league became public. Notably, the Glazer Family through the same Lancer Capital tried to bid for one of the two new franchises of the IPL but they were outbid in the last round of the bidding process.

Shaun Tait resigns as Afghanistan's fast-bowling consultant with immediate effect

Former Australian pacer Shaun Tait has resigned with immediate effect from his post of fast-bowling consultant for the Afghanistan national side. He was roped in by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in August this year for a period of five months and he has chosen not serve the full tenure as bowling consultant for the side that have found themselves in a lot of trouble through off field issues. He rated the Afghanistan pacers very highly and predicted a “great future” for them while also commending his time with the head coach Lance Klusener, who has also resigned from the post of head coach. However, he will complete his tenure and separate from the team only by the end of the year. "I have enjoyed my time working with the team especially with the young Afghan fast bowlers whom I personally think have a great future. Having access to a great cricketing mind like Lance Klusener (head coach of Afghanistan during my tenure) has been an absolute pleasure,” Tait said. Tait has signed bowling coach contract with the Indian domestic side Puducherry and his decision to end association with Afghanistan can also been credited to that contract.

Paras Mhambrey acknowledges Ishant's lack of rhythm, expects him to come back to best in two Tests

The new Indian team management has acknowledged that lack of workload and bowling long spells throughout the year has hurt Ishant Sharma and the tall pacer is battling for rhythm in the longest format. The Indian bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said that Ishant has not played enough games this year and the team management is doing all it can to ensure he is back and firing all cylinders as quickly as possible. However, Mhambrey highlighted that Ishant’s role in the Indian Test team is not only limited to bowling and that he has a bulk of experience of playing at the highest level which comes in handy for newcomers of the game. He said that the impact of having Ishant in the dressing room goes beyond the bowling spells he bowls on the field. “Ishant hasn’t, unfortunately, played much Test cricket for a long time and didn’t play in IPL or T20 World Cup (and) that does make a difference,” Mhambrey acknowledged. “We are working on his rhythm and we are aware of it. I am sure he needs a couple of games to get that rhythm going. He will be back for sure.” “He has got enough experience under his belt and it makes a huge difference to have him in the dressing room. With the experience that he has and any opportunity for some other bowlers to spend time with him and understand the nuances of fast bowling, is of great help,” the bowling coach outlined the senior player’s broader responsibilities. The second Test between India and New Zealand is set to begin on December 03 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Inexperienced of Ashes experience in Australia, Jos Buttler eager to embrace 'fearless' approach

Jos Buttler has not had any taste of Ashes series in Australia before and neither he is coming off from a brilliant run of form with the bat in the longest format. He was underconfident and tentative in the home Test series against India and has suffered indifferent form with the bat in the longest format. However, there is no short of determination for him and rather, he is keen to use his lack of experience to play “fearless” cricket in the Ashes series. He said that playing his brand of cricket will help him attain near best form and performance with the bat in the series. "I feel like I have nothing to lose, to be honest," he said. "It's sort of been disjointed, that [year] just gone. Some good form and some bad form and in the year before as well. It's the first time I'm experiencing an Ashes series [in Australia] so I'm fully determined to enjoy all the challenges that throw up. I'm excited to experience it, the good the bad, and I'm sure the highs and lows along the way. "As a player at the minute I'm trying to bring a fearless approach and to truly try and embrace the opportunity. I know when I get to somewhere near my best that's going to be pretty good." Buttler is key to England’s plan of succeeding in the all-important series as his aggressive game can ask the new leadership group of Australia some tough questions. He can be severe against spinners and if he can counter Nathan Lyon threat when the ball will get older, the hosts will be forced to put pressure on their pacers which eventually could complicate their workload management and team selection going deeper in the series.