Ponting named assistant coach for T20 series

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named as an assistant to national coach Darren Lehmann for the triangular Twenty20 series against New Zealand and England next month. Ponting had a similar role last year against Sri Lanka. Ponting has been brought into the coaching setup as Graeme Hick, David Saker and Brad Haddin will leave early to begin preparations for Australia’s tour of South Africa in March. Troy Cooley and Matthew Mott will also join Lehmann’s Twenty20 coaching team. “I’m delighted to be involved with the Australian squad again for what should be a terrific series against England and New Zealand,” Ponting said in a statement.

Los Angeles Rams elevate Zac Taylor to QB coach

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay promoted Zac Taylor from assistant wide receivers coach to quarterbacks coach, replacing Greg Olson, who was officially named the offensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders.

Taylor originally joined Los Angeles as a member of McVay’s inaugural staff in January 2017. He is now entering his sixth season coaching in the NFL and second with the Rams.

“Zac’s promotion is a testament to him and the coaches that we have in place as well as our desire as an organization to build and grow from within,” McVay said. “He has a clear understanding of our offense and we’re confident in his ability to coach this group at a high level and that his transition into the role will be seamless.”

Dravid’s son scores hundred in school cricket  

Rahul Dravid’s elder son Samit has attracted attention by scoring a century in the Karnataka State Cricket Association’s BTR Cup U-14 inter-school tournament. Samit scored 150 for Mallya Aditi International School who beat Vivekananda School by 412 runs. Another match-winning knock was played by the son of former India spinner Sunil Joshi. Aryan, who smashed 154, and Samit took their team to 500/5 in 50 overs.

India to play two T20s in Ireland before England tour 

India will tour Ireland, their first visit to the country since 2007, for a couple of T20 Internationals in June before the full series in England from July to September. The T20 matches will be held in Dublin.

Teenager Who Broke Bradman’s Record

History was created by an Afghan teenager Baheer Shah recently when he broke the much talked about record of Sir Don Bradman, the legendary Australian cricketer who is widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Baheer became the first-ever batsman to do so, scoring 1096 runs from 7 matches and 12 innings with a record-breaking average of 121.77. With this, he has topped the chart of batsmen having highest average with a score of 1000 or more first-class runs. Here are some exciting records Baheer now has in his name after this exceptional performance:

In comparison to Bradman’s average of 95.14 in First Class cricket, Baheer achieved a stunning average of 121.77 in the 12 innings of 7 matches he played. It is to be mentioned here that Bradman finished his career at a breathtaking average of 99.94 and no cricketer was able to surpass the feat before Baheer (when taken all forms of cricket into account).