O Captain, KKR’s captain?

Venkatesh Iyer on his KKR connection, the diets of players from the 90s, & Bavuma leads a cruising SA.

Can Venkatesh Iyer handle the KKR captaincy?

South Africa’s second World Cup final?

Bavuma leads a cruising SA, Shami cameos with the bat in the SMAT, & the IPL franchises make $800M+ a year!

• South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs to win their series, and all but qualify for the WTC final. ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda writes about Temba Bavuma’s summer of joy for the Proteas, while Danyal Rasool previews their next series against Pakistan.

• Mohammad Shami scored 32* and took an early wicket to help Bengal into the quarters of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Cricket.com’s Dhanush Lavanya have a roundup of the breakout players from the tournament so far.

• Ben Sawyer has been given a two-year extension as coach after he led the New Zealand Women to their surprise World Cup win in October.

• The BCCI has appointed former first class cricketer Devajit Saikia as interim secretary until a permanent successor to Jay Shah can be decided next year.

• The 10 IPL franchises have more than doubled their revenue over the last year, to ₹6,797 crore ($801M) in FY24. A large chunk came from the increased media rights, but also from expansions in sponsorships and partnerships.

O Captain, KKR’s captain?

Venkatesh Iyer on his KKR connection, the diets of players from the 90s, & Bethell’s “flair.”

• Indian Express’ Devendra Pandey had a wide ranging chat with Venkatesh Iyer about his role and potential captaincy with Kolkata Knight Riders, and being brought back for a whopping INR 23.75 crore ($2.8 million).

• Enthucutlet’s Sharda Ugra writes about the fascinatingly fun cricket diets from the 1980s and 1990s, including ex-India bowler Javagal Srinath’s take; “Diet here just meant eating less. And why would you (do that)?”

• The Telegraph’s Scyld Berry writes about Harry Brook’s potential flaws, & Arrangements of White on Green’s Jon Hotten writes about Jacob Bethell’s “flair.”

• Revsportz’s Trisha Ghosal rips into Amol Muzumdar’s impact as India Women head coach, Crossbatted’s Eman T can’t believe Pakistan Women have been eliminated from qualifying for the 2025 World Cup, & New Indian Express’ Kalyani Mangale writes about the Women's National Cricket League that keeps Australia ahead of the rest of the world.