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Legendary Greg Chappell facing financial struggle; friends launch fundraising campaign | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Cricket icon Greg Chappell has disclosed that he's been facing financial challenges, and his friends have come together to establish an online fundraising platform aimed at "improving his quality of life in his later years," as reported.The 75-year-old former Australian captain, who had a notably controversial tenure as the head coach of the Indian cricket team from 2005 to 2007, acknowledged that he's managing, but he's by no means living a luxurious life due to his cricketing career."I'm not on the bones of my a**e," Chappell told News Corp."I certainly don't want it to sound like we're in desperate straits, because we're not - but we're not living in luxury either. I think most people assume that, because we played cricket, that we are all living in the lap of luxury. Whil...
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Five great Australia-Pakistan cricket moments ahead of ODI World Cup match in Bengaluru | Cricket News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Five-time champions Australia renew their cricketing rivalry with Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup in Bengaluru on Friday.AFP Sport takes a look at five memorable performances and moments between the two teams over the years:Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz single-handedly destroyed Australia's batting with match-winning figures of 9-86 -- one wicket was a run-out -- to turn a Test match on its head in Melbourne.Australia were cruising in their chase of 382 to win the match when Sarfraz, who formed a great new-ball partnership with Imran Khan and was one of the earliest to introduce the art of reverse swing, triggered a collapse.The hosts crashed from 305-3 to 310 all out and Sarfraz's spell on the fourth afternoon read 7 for 1 from 33 balls as Pakistan won by 71 runs.Aust...
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Adoption of diverse technologies will make game slicker and unpredictable: Greg Chappell | Cricket News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Australian great Greg Chappell believes technology, specially artificial intelligence, will make cricket "slicker" and "unpredictable", changing how it is practiced, played and consumed in the future.The former Australian captain feels drones, robots, AI, virtual reality -- all these will become common and bring huge change in the game."The widespread adoption of diverse technologies will make cricket less staid, more unpredictable," he wrote in a column for 'Sydney Morning Herald'."Technology has already had a huge impact on the game, with the introduction of Hawk-Eye, Hot Spot and Snicko helping to improve the accuracy of umpiring decisions. 4K and 5K cameras will make umpiring even more precise.""T20 cricket has hastened the use of technology and the extensive analysis of ...