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Singapore Open: Sindhu reaches semifinal; Saina, Prannoy crash out
World No 7 Sindhu came from behind to beat world No 19 Han Yue 17-21, 21-11, 21-19 in the quarterfinals, which lasted for one hour and 2 minutes. With the win, she set up a semifinal clash against Japan's Saena Kawakami, who upset Thai shuttler Pornpawee Chochuwong in her final eight clash. The Indian shuttler made a slow start and trailed her Chinese opponent 14-11 before scoring four back-to-back points to take the lead.
I'm just happy to have played my part, says Reece Topley on match-winning 6/24
"It was a terrific team performance to bounce back from the other day and I'm just happy to have played my part. It means a lot and makes it all worthwhile, to be honest. It was just over the stand where I had surgery three years ago (due to stress fracture in the back at the Wellington Hospital), so it's come full circle, which is crazy," said Topley after the match.
Babar Azam reveals his tweet for Virat Kohli was to give him 'just some support'
On Thursday, shortly after Kohli was dismissed for 16 in the second ODI against England at Lord's, Babar put out a tweet with a picture of him and Kohli from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup last year, with the caption reading as "this too shall pass. Stay strong #viratkohli."
Rohit Sharma wants India's batters to change mindset, be extra positive in run chases
With England finding some nip off the pitch, tall left-arm quick Reece Topley was straight into his act, taking out Sharma for a 10-ball duck by getting one to come in and hit the back pad, burning a review in the process. Topley then had Dhawan strangled down leg and gave a catch behind to Buttler.
Will try our level best to win hockey gold in Commonwealth Games: Harmanpreet
With a little over two weeks to go for India's first match at the Commonwealth Games, the national team's preparations for the prestigious tournament are going on in full swing at the Sports Authority of India's centre here.
Hussain believes Topley justified importance in England's white-ball side after 6-24
In defence of 246, Topley made use of seam movement, variable bounce and varied his pace to pick up 6-24, the best-ever figures by any England bowler in ODI history as India crashed to 146 all out in 38.5 overs, giving the hosts a 100-run victory.
Poor batting and dropped catches not helping matters, indicates Rohit Sharma
India were guilty of inept batting on Thursday with the top order, comprising Rohit Sharma (0), Shikhar Dhawan (9), Virat Kohli (16) and Rishabh pant (0), perishing in no time as tall England left-arm quick Reece Topley claimed his career-best figures of 6/24 in ODI cricket to decimate the tourists' batting.
Gavaskar recalls his battles with West Indies on his 73rd birthday
The series saw India register their first-ever Test win and also their first-ever Test series win against the West Indies, and Gavaskar played a key role in the Ajit Wadekar-led side's success by top-scoring with 774 runs, the most runs scored by a debutant in a series for India. The series also shaped Gavaskar's rivalry with the West Indies team, which had the best bowling attack of their time.
Rashid, Pollard, Bravo headline latest batch of stars nominated for BBL
Rashid, Pollard and Bravo together have played 1,476 T20 matches, scoring 20,065 runs and taking 1,371 wickets and join South African batter Faf du Plessis as the latest marquee nominations in the draft pool.
This too shall pass. Stay strong: Babar Azam's message to Virat Kohli
Babar Azam posted an image of him walking with Kohli on twitter and wrote, "This too shall pass. Stay strong. #ViratKohli." Fans, though, were surprised with Azam's concern for the India batter, saying he shouldn't be praising a rival team cricketer. India's T20I squad to take on the West Indies is also missing Kohli's name, with Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal rested for the same tour.
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