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India Today
19 hours ago
- India Today
West Indies cricketer accused of sexual assault, victims allege cover-up: Report
A West Indies cricketer, who is currently part of the senior national team set-up, has been accused of sexual harassment and rape. According to a media report in the Caribbean, as many as eleven women, including a teenager, have alleged rape, sexual assault, or unwanted sexual advances by the cricketer in question is from Guyana, according to Kaieteur News. Several of the women reportedly lodged complaints with law enforcement authorities in Guyana; however, the report claims there have been attempts to suppress the woman, who recently reported an incident to the Guyana Police Force, became emotionally distressed during an official interview and was subsequently hospitalised. An investigation into the matter is ongoing, according to local media. The family of one woman, who was 18 years old at the time, alleges she was sexually assaulted by the cricketer on March 3, 2023, at a residence in New Amsterdam, Berbice. The accused, a known acquaintance of the family, had picked her up from her workplace under the pretext of socialising, according to the news arriving at a house where several men were seen outside, she initially felt safe. However, once inside, she was allegedly taken upstairs by the cricketer, where the assault occurred. The family claims there has been a sustained effort by law enforcement to cover up the case. The victim's mother said her daughter trusted the accused and has been emotionally devastated since the the initial report by Kaieteur News, multiple women have come forward with similar allegations, submitting supporting evidence including screenshots, messages, voice notes, and medical survivors cited fatigue from repeated questioning and a lack of institutional support. Some claimed earlier complaints were ignored or quietly dismissed, according to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) stated it was unaware of the circumstances when asked by a leading television channel whether it was informed of the accusations against the player.'Cricket West Indies is unaware of the circumstances and, therefore, is not in a position to comment at this time,' CWI President Kishore Shallow was quoted as saying by SportsMax details of the allegations have surfaced at a time when the West Indies men's Test team, led by Roston Chase, is currently playing Australia in the new cycle of the World Test Championship.- EndsMust Watch
Economic Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Economic Times
Gill Maange More: Shubman Gill appointed India's new Test captain, Pant his deputy, for the tour of England
The prince has finally been crowned king. For long now, it was clear that Shubman Gill was one for the future. He was going to slot into one of the critical batting positions in the Test line-up, at No. 3 or No. 4, and be the pillar around which much else would be built. But, several events beyond his control had to play out for Gill to be elevated to the Test captaincy. The sharp decline of Rohit Sharma's numbers, to the point that he dropped himself from the playing XI in Australia. The need for workload management with Jasprit Bumrah, who is far more valuable as a bowler than captain. And the indifferent form of Rishabh Pant ever since he made a comeback from a life-threatening car crash. So, here was Gill's moment. It will be a baptism by fire like no other. There is no place to hide in a five-Test series in England and the examination will be fierce. To Gill's benefit, he has always had the temperament, and his time with the Gujarat Titans, watched closely by the wily Ashish Nehra, has allowed him to be as prepared for the top job in Indian cricket as he ever will decision of the selectors — who might briefly have flirted with going back to Virat Kohli before he decided to call it quits, or KL Rahul as a stop-gap — shows that they have a long-term vision in mind. This, more than anything else, should allow Gill to view this as an opportunity rather than as a first thing Gill needs, obviously, is runs. Without that, his place becomes increasingly untenable. The selectors have shown the vision to pick the captain from the best playing eleven, and now it is down to Gill to show that they have made the right call. As tactician and leader, he will have to learn plenty on the job. And this is understandable given he is only 25 and has limited experience in leadership roles. But, there is no doubting the fact that he has all the attributes needed to make him the best man for the job. 'Obviously you discuss every option that's there. Over the last year or so, we have looked at Shubman at various times. Even when we played England last year. You take a lot of feedback from the dressing room as well,' explained Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors.'We've seen the improvement — I know it's T20 cricket for GT — but we take feedback from a lot of people, and we're hopeful that he's the guy who can... it's obviously going to be, like it always is, a high-pressure job. But we're hopeful we've picked the right guy. He's a terrific player and our best wishes for him.' Agarkar underscored the fact that the decision was not made with only the England tour in mind, which will give Gill the comfort that he is not going to be judged purely on initial results when the Indian team is in the middle of its biggest transition phase in recent memory. 'You don't pick captains for one or two tours,' Agarkar said when asked if the appointment was made keeping in mind the next cycle of the World Test Championship.'We want to invest in something that's going to help us going forward. You're always hoping that it's the right call. We've seen some progress over the last year or two with him. There's no doubt that it is going to be as tough as it gets, in a five-match series in England. Maybe he will have to learn on the job a little bit. But we're very confident with what he has to offer and that's the reason we have picked him.' The selection committee, backed by the BCCI, has made what they believe to be the most prudent investment. What remains is for Gill to work with Gautam Gambhir, the head coach, and the team he has been given, to take Indian cricket forward. SQUAD: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New Zealand cricket head coach Gary Stead to quit his limited-overs roles
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Gary Stead confirmed on Tuesday he will no longer coach New Zealand in the Twenty20 and one-day international formats and is considering his future in test said he expects to take a month to reach a final decision. The 53-year-old Stead has coached New Zealand in all formats since taking over from Mike Hesson in Zealand Cricket said it would advertise from next week and is yet to decide whether it will appoint different coaches to different guided New Zealand to the finals of the 2019 ICC World Cup, the 2022 T20 World Cup and this year's Champions Trophy. He also led New Zealand to victory in the inaugural World Test Championship.'Gary's results have been very impressive over a long period and we're very comfortable giving him some time to collect his thoughts,' NZC high performance officer Bryan Stronach said in a statement.'At the moment we haven't any strong preference for either a split-coaching role or a sole appointment who covers all three formats and we're unlikely to be clearer on that until we see who's putting their name forward.'New Zealand has just completed a 4-1 win over Pakistan in a home T20 series and a 3-0 win in the one-day international series. Those results were achieved with an under-strength side with many leading players unavailable because of the Indian Premier League.'I'm looking forward to getting away from touring life for a while and having a think about my future,' Stead said. 'My focus has been on finishing the season strongly with a lesser experienced team.'The past six to seven months has been particularly busy with relatively non-stop cricket action since September. I now want to evaluate my options but still feel I have coaching left in me, albeit not as head coach across all formats.' ___AP cricket:
