Newly appointed South Africa coach Mark Boucher said that he may consider convincing recently retired players, including AB de Villiers, to turn out for South Africa going into the 2020 World T20 or beyond. “When you go to a World Cup, you want your best players playing for you. If I feel he is one of your best players, why wouldn’t I want to have a conversation with him? I’ve only just got into the job, I might have conversations with quite a few players and see where they are,” Boucher is quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. 35-year-old De Villiers, a former captain in all formats for South Africa and rated among the greatest players the country has produced, retired from international cricket in March 2018. He has since been active in the franchise-based T20 tournaments around the world. ALSO READ: Brian Lara’s recipe for India to end ICC trophy wait“You want your best players playing in the World Cup and if … [Read more...] about Can consider asking De Villiers to reverse retirement: Mark Boucher
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‘Beware a wounded buffalo’: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher warns England
New South Africa head coach Mark Boucher is confident he can turn around the fortunes of the country’s ailing test team and has warned England they will not roll over in the upcoming four-test series starting on Boxing Day. South Africa have lost their last five tests, two shock home defeats to Sri Lanka and three thrashings in India.Former wicket-keeper Boucher, a veteran of 147 tests and the world record holder with 999 international dismissals across all formats, was unveiled as the new coach on Saturday.“I’ve been involved in sides over the years where we have had some tough times. One of the toughest times was the Hansie Cronje saga (in 2000) and straight after that we beat Australia,” Boucher told reporters. ALSO READ: Can consider asking De Villiers to reverse retirement: Mark Boucher“I think we’ve got a good chance of turning it around. Sport is an amazing thing, it can be turned around in a couple of … [Read more...] about ‘Beware a wounded buffalo’: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher warns England
‘Beware a wounded buffalo’: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher warns England
New South Africa head coach Mark Boucher is confident he can turn around the fortunes of the country’s ailing Test team and has warned England they will not roll over in the upcoming four-Test series starting on Boxing Day.South Africa have lost their last five Tests, two shock home defeats to Sri Lanka and three thrashings in India.Former wicketkeeper Boucher, a veteran of 147 Tests and the world record holder with 999 international dismissals across all formats, was unveiled as the new coach on Saturday.“I've been involved in sides over the years where we have had some tough times. One of the toughest times was the Hansie Cronje saga (in 2000) and straight after that we beat Australia,” Boucher told reporters.“I think we've got a good chance of turning it around. Sport is an amazing thing, it can be turned around in a couple of days but I understand there is a lot of work to be done.“They've (England) been saying quite a few things in the media but I've … [Read more...] about ‘Beware a wounded buffalo’: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher warns England
Saaho crosses Rs 300 cr mark worldwide in just 4 days but could still find it difficult to break even
Prabhas’s mega budget action flick Saaho, which might have opened to scathing reviews, has stirred up a box-office storm at the ticket windows. It has grossed a whopping Rs. 300 crore worldwide in just four days.According to trade analyst Trinath, Saaho has performed on par with expectations when it comes to its opening weekend box-office numbers. “Saaho was bound to rake in big numbers and it has achieved it in its opening weekend. In four days, it has grossed around Rs. 300 crore worldwide but the film’s fate still rests on how it performs from Tuesday as the film opened to awful reviews and very mediocre word-of-mouth,” Trinath told Hindustan Times.Watch | Saaho star Prabhas says he’d like to do keep making Bollywood movies Saaho has grossed close to Rs 100 crore from its Hindi version. Apparently, the film is doing exceptionally well in Hindi vis-à-vis Tamil and Telugu versions.The film, which was produced by … [Read more...] about Saaho crosses Rs 300 cr mark worldwide in just 4 days but could still find it difficult to break even
Ranbir and Alia debut on TikTok with Lays’ #SmileDekeDekho challenge
Pepsico's potato chip brand LAY’S took social media platform TikTok by storm through its Smile Deke Dekho Duet Challenge, featuring brand ambassadors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The video features Ranbir having a blast as he is shown depicting a multitude of expressions and ‘Smiles’ while posing with the new LAY’S Smile pack. The ace actor is seen smiling, winking, and pouting, while grooving in the challenge video. Alia too is seen showcasing a wide array of expressions and sharing all kinds of ‘Smiles’ while posing with her LAY’S Smile pack.What makes this challenge ‘one-of-a-kind’ is the fact that it features Ranbir and Alia sharing ‘Smiles’ with their many fans and followers. The challenge urges users to share maximum smiles in less than 10 seconds, with the catch that the smile must be unique and different. The challenge saw over 5 billion impressions and 10,000 user generated contentpainting TikTok with Smiles … [Read more...] about Ranbir and Alia debut on TikTok with Lays’ #SmileDekeDekho challenge