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Express Tribune
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Would always have Babar in team: Arthur
Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur once again jumped in support of batter Babar Azam. Photo: AFP Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has expressed strong support for star batter and former skipper Babar Azam, describing him as "absolute class" despite the player's ongoing exclusion from the national T20I squad. In a recent interview with a local sports platform, Mickey Arthur made his position clear, stating that he would always include Babar in his playing XI. "It's an interesting one. I would always have Babar Azam in the team," Arthur said. "I think he's a wonderful player. I'm not sure what's happened over the past couple of years, but the Babar I know is absolute class," he added. The 57-year-old, who coached Pakistan during one of its most successful white-ball eras, also praised Mohammad Rizwan's versatility and wicketkeeping skills. "If Rizwan is your best wicketkeeper, then he has a role to play," he said. "He can adapt his game to fit wherever the team needs him. It's about making the most of his abilities," he added. It is pertinent to mention that the right-handed batter, who led Pakistan in three ICC Men's T20 World Cups (2021, 2022, and 2024), last played a T20I match for Pakistan in December 2024. He was notably left out of the recent series against New Zealand in March as well. The 30-year-old faced a challenging period in the format, failing to score a half-century since his 75-run innings against Ireland in May 2024. Despite this, Babar's overall T20I record remains impressive, with 4,223 runs from 128 matches at an average of 39.83, including three centuries and 36 half-centuries. Earlier this year, the right-handed batter, alongside wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan, was left out of the five-match T20I series in New Zealand. The selection committee defended this move as an effort to provide opportunities for younger talent. Since then, both Babar and Rizwan have not been included in T20I squads, including the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting May 28 in Lahore. In a further shake-up, Mohammad Rizwan was also stripped of the T20I captaincy after just two series, with Salman Ali Agha stepping in as the new captain. The upcoming series will also mark Pakistan's first international assignment under newly appointed white-ball head coach Mike Hesson. Originally, Bangladesh were scheduled to arrive in Pakistan in two groups on May 21 for a five-match T20I series, with the first game planned for May 25 in Faisalabad. However, due to logistical challenges and evolving security concerns, the series has been revised to three matches, all to be played in Lahore.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Arthur 'hellbent' on success with Derbyshire
Mickey Arthur says he is "hellbent" on delivering success at Derbyshire, but admits the County Championship job has proven harder than he first thought. The 57-year-old South African has been head of cricket since 2022 and overseen more wins in the first seven rounds of the Championship this season as he did across the past two campaigns. The East Midlands club finished bottom of Division Two with a solitary victory last term, while they failed to register a win with the red ball in 2023 after managing three for a mid-table finish in his first season at the County Ground. On Monday, all-rounder Luis Reece helped them secure their second win of the season with a comprehensive victory over Kent that kept them second in the table. They are still unbeaten, having drawn the other five games. For former Australia, South Africa and Pakistan coach Arthur, the strong start to the season came after a winter reflecting on the club's struggles of recent years. "I want to win. I'm not failing and I don't fail," Arthur told BBC East Midlands Today. "I have beat myself up a bit because you do constantly re-evaluate your style and where you are as a coach." Arthur signs one-year extension at Derbyshire Arthur becomes director of cricket at Superchargers Arthur says what Derbyshire have demanded of him as a coach has been "fantastic" after years spent in charge of national sides. Before moving to the County Ground, the last time he worked at club level outside of a T20 franchise was at Western Australia in 2011. "I've had to self-reflect and change my style a little bit because coaching internationally and coaching domestically has been a little bit different, which I didn't think it would be," he said. "I've had to change a lot of the ways I handle the squad and different situations. "In a nutshell it has taken a little bit longer, but it is a process of continually improving. And if you continue to self-improve - that's myself, the coaching staff and the players - you will ultimately achieve what you want to." Even while in charge of Derbyshire, Arthur has stayed in touch with the international game, juggling a short second stint with Pakistan in 2023. This season he is combining his role at Derbyshire with that of director of cricket at Hundred side Northern Superchargers. Arthur landed those other roles despite Derbyshire's struggles of recent years, which last season prompted the club's chief executive Ryan Duckett to come out and back the head coach. "I'm here until the club say to me, 'not any more'. That is how hellbent I am on achieving success," Arthur replied, when asked about what his plans for his future at Derbyshire are. "I've had the fortune and opportunity to coach a lot of teams, and a lot of good teams and this is one that I'm very passionate about and one that I'm absolutely adoring because it's like taking the underdog to the top."
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Arthur 'hellbent' on success with Derbyshire
Mickey Arthur says he is "hellbent" on delivering success at Derbyshire, but admits the County Championship job has proven harder than he first 57-year-old South African has been head of cricket since 2022 and overseen more wins in the first seven rounds of the Championship this season as he did across the past two East Midlands club finished bottom of Division Two with a solitary victory last term, while they failed to register a win with the red ball in 2023 after managing three for a mid-table finish in his first season at the County Monday, all-rounder Luis Reece helped them secure their second win of the season with a comprehensive victory over Kent that kept them second in the are still unbeaten, having drawn the other five former Australia, South Africa and Pakistan coach Arthur, the strong start to the season came after a winter reflecting on the club's struggles of recent years."I want to win. I'm not failing and I don't fail," Arthur told BBC East Midlands Today."I have beat myself up a bit because you do constantly re-evaluate your style and where you are as a coach." Arthur says what Derbyshire have demanded of him as a coach has been "fantastic" after years spent in charge of national moving to the County Ground, the last time he worked at club level outside of a T20 franchise was at Western Australia in 2011."I've had to self-reflect and change my style a little bit because coaching internationally and coaching domestically has been a little bit different, which I didn't think it would be," he said."I've had to change a lot of the ways I handle the squad and different situations. "In a nutshell it has taken a little bit longer, but it is a process of continually improving. And if you continue to self-improve - that's myself, the coaching staff and the players - you will ultimately achieve what you want to."Even while in charge of Derbyshire, Arthur has stayed in touch with the international game, juggling a short second stint with Pakistan in season he is combining his role at Derbyshire with that of director of cricket at Hundred side Northern landed those other roles despite Derbyshire's struggles of recent years, which last season prompted the club's chief executive Ryan Duckett to come out and back the head coach."I'm here until the club say to me, 'not any more'. That is how hellbent I am on achieving success," Arthur replied, when asked about what his plans for his future at Derbyshire are."I've had the fortune and opportunity to coach a lot of teams, and a lot of good teams and this is one that I'm very passionate about and one that I'm absolutely adoring because it's like taking the underdog to the top."
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Derbyshire keeper Guest signs two-year deal
Wicketkeeper Brooke Guest has signed a new two-year deal to stay with Derbyshire until the end of the 2027 27-year-old has scored 4,665 runs and claimed 225 dismissals across all formats for the East Midlands side since first arriving on loan from Lancashire in was Derbyshire's second top scorer in the County Championship last season with 638 runs as they finished bottom of Division has scored two half-centuries this term, and top scored with 91 as they played out a rain-abandoned draw with Northamptonshire earlier this head of cricket Mickey Arthur described Guest as "the kind of player every good team needs"."He's a top-class wicketkeeper and a quality batter about to enter his prime," Arthur told the club website., external
BBC News
28-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Derbyshire post pre-tax profit for 2024
Derbyshire have announced a pre-tax profit of £11,000 for 2024 - the club's 11th surplus in the past 12 county cited sellouts for last summer's home T20 Blast games against Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, as well as the 'Midlands Mania' double-header at Edgbaston, as key investing "a record amount" in their cricket budget, Derbyshire finished bottom of the County Championship last season."To be debt-free and able to safeguard our future in the current climate is a healthy position, however we must continue to work hard off-field to ensure we can compete out in the middle," said Derbyshire chairman Ian Morgan."It is becoming increasingly difficult to challenge financially with the larger counties, but we remain committed to investing in our playing budget to give [head coach] Mickey Arthur and his squad the best chance of success, while maintaining our secure financial position."Derbyshire begin their Division Two season at home to Gloucestershire on Friday, 4 April, with veteran batter Wayne Madsen taking over the captaincy for a second time.
