2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb "They haven't managed to even shift the needle in terms of your top-three, top-four sides," he says of CSK, pointing out that they only beat lower-ranked sides https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/417300/417315.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537786.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537786.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-csk-season-lookback-eric-simons-and-abhinav-mukund-on-what-went-wrong-for-csk-1537786 Fri, 22 May 2026 09:50:54 GMT "So the evolution might just be: what's next for him? Tactically, what he needs to do to keep evolving," CSK bowling consultant Eric Simons says https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398500/398593.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1483855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1483855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-csk-vs-pbks-eric-simons-and-stephen-fleming-on-matheesha-pathiranas-poor-season-1483855 Thu, 01 May 2025 06:07:16 GMT South Africa's bowling coach hoping his oldest and youngest quick provide the fear factor for opposition in the absence of the speedy Anrich Nortje https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346600/346631.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1401246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1401246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-world-cup-2023-sa-vs-sl-eric-simons-hoping-kagiso-rabada-gerald-coetzee-get-into-the-heads-of-opposition-1401246 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:56:12 GMT Moeen also on player roster; no clarity yet on his availability, as he has also signed with the concurrent UAE league https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344200/344262.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/csa-t20-league-faf-du-plessis-moeen-ali-to-play-for-johannesburg-super-kings-stephen-fleming-to-be-coach-1329259 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:57:23 GMT The South Africa batsman has been sidelined from the rest of the MSL with injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264700/264747.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1208161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1208161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1208161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former South Africa captain is set for his first professional coaching stint; also, Stephen Fleming will oversee Stellenbosch Monarchs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/230200/230299.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1117448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1117448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's current coach Russell Domingo's contract expires at the end of the England tour in August https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149418.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1098337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1098337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1098337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounders Shahid Afridi and Jacques Kallis, batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Ross Taylor, and fast bowler Lasith Malinga were the highest-profile overseas players picked at the Caribbean Premier League 2015's players draft https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200100/200199.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/826879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/826879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-826879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Delhi Daredevils have signed former India and Mumbai batsman Pravin Amre as assistant coach from the 2015 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/172600/172619.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/798441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/798441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-798441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wasim Akram, former India bowling coach Eric Simons and former India fast bowler TA Sekhar all think Zaheer Khan still has a role to play for India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/178200/178251.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/720821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/720821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-720821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's coach at the Champions League T20 believes the batsman is often 'misread' and has said he brings many attributes to the Delhi Daredevils team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145190.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/586103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/586103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-586103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons has defended the decision to leave out Morne Morkel for their knockout clash against Chennai Super Kings, saying it was necessitated to maintain the balance of playing six batsmen, four bowlers and an allrounder https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/566247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/566247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India will replace bowling coach Eric Simons with former Queensland fast bowler Joe Dawes at the end of the tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113900/113936.icon.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/553224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/553224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, India's bowling coach, has been appointed as the head coach of the Delhi Daredevils for the 2012 season of the Indian Premier League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126100/126196.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/546588.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/546588.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546588 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, the India bowling coach, is pleased with the resurgence in Ishant Sharma's bowling in the ongoing West Indies tour, leading up to his maiden ten-wicket match haul in the Barbados Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134500/134559.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/content/story/522002.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/content/story/522002.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522002 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Duncan Fletcher, the former England coach, has been given a two-year contract as India coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127100/127120.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/512770.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/512770.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-512770 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having sealed the series 4-0, India's bowling consultant Eric Simons has said the team planned to some key players for the fifth match against New Zealand in Chennai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125600/125676.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2010/content/story/491098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2010/content/story/491098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, India's bowling coach, has stressed the need for teams to have a large pool of bowlers to stay competitive in top-level cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113900/113936.icon.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sl-tri2010/content/story/473526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sl-tri2010/content/story/473526.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473526 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Delhi Daredevils assistant coach has said his main aim would be to ensure a finals spot in the third season of the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/35800/35812.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/451394.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/451394.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-451394 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, India's bowling coach for the South Africa series recently, will return to India as assistant coach for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113900/113936.icon.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/450740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/450740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-450740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wasim Akram has expressed surprise over the appointment of Eric Simons as bowling consultant for the Indian team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/75400/75475.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvind2010/content/story/445122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvind2010/content/story/445122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's new bowling consultant has said the short nature of his six-week stint may not result in a major impact, but he will try to help the Indian bowlers as much as he can https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/35800/35812.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/445026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/445026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, the former South Africa coach, has been appointed India's bowling consultant for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/35800/35812.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvind2010/content/story/443217.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvind2010/content/story/443217.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443217 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former South Africa coach believes allrounder not convincing enough to keep his place as a No.6 batsman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104500/104529.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/434872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/434872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa are making very positive noises about tour of India, despite a series of well-publicised setbacks in recent weeks https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141514.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons has been replaced by Ray Jennings after stepping down as South Africa's coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142463.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142463.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142463 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's coach Duncan Fletcher has denied that he will https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/144436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/144436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144436 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, the South African coach, has said that there were no plans to drop Herschelle Gibbs down the batting order despite his poor run in the last few months https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/143282.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/143282.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143282 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons is not about to step down as South African cricket coach, despite the pressure mounting on him as South Africa arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday for a whistle-stop tour of their homes before dashing off to England for the Champions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142963.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142963.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142963 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Sri Lanka completed their 5-0 whitewash in Colombo, both captains spoke to the press, along with South Africa's disappointed coach Eric Simons https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135524.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135524.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135524 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, South Africa's coach, is seriously considering giving up his job https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/135351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/135351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Omar Henry, South Africa's convenor of selectors, kept his job today - although the board of Cricket South Africa streamlined the selection panel, which now consists of four members rather than the previous six https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/141230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/141230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The future of Omar Henry as convenor of selectors will be decided later today as the executive committee of Cricket South Africa meets to discuss the renewal of his contract https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/141220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/141220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons, South Africa's coach, admitted that the team had been a little listless on day four in the absence of the great atmosphere that had inspired the players on day three. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brian Lara and Ridley Jacobs added 98 for the sixth wicket to help West Indies recover from a shambolic start, but by tea South Africa were firmly in command of the second Test at Durban https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-126131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies have a tough task ahead of them in the second Tests against South Africa, and their batsmen will look to Brian Lara for inspiration https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126117.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126117.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-126117 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New South African coach Eric Simons sees the upcoming two tournaments in Morocco and Sri Lanka as a tough baptism of fire for himself and the team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/111777.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/111777.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111777 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If former South African coach Graham Ford wishes his successor Eric Simons anything, it is mostly that his bowlers stay fit https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/117815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/117815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-117815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former one-day international Eric Simons was duly confirmed as South Africa's new coach on Monday, fitting into the role vacated by Graham Ford who was sacked by the United Cricket Board at the beginning of this month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/117729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/117729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-117729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eric Simons is almost certain to be appointed South Africa's new coach on Monday at a press conference due to be addressed by United Cricket Board chief executive Gerald Majola in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/117716.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/117716.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-117716 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT