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CLOSE-IN: Is Indian cricket being flogged?
Cricket has always been a sport followed extensively amongst the countries that play it. However, the enormity and expanse of its reach was never understood before. India, one gathers, is responsible for 80 per cent of the revenue that is generated and so Indian cricket, one feels, is being flogged to keep the till moving.
ENG v IND, 2nd ODI: Dhoni, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Harbhajan, Raina in attendance at Lord's
Former India all-rounder Suresh Raina shared pictures of him catching up with a good friend and ex-skipper M.S. Dhoni with spin legend Harbhajan Singh joining in as well. "Great watching the boys in blue @harbhajan_singh @msdhoni," wrote Raina on his Twitter account. Dhoni, who is currently on a vacation in the United Kingdom.
Nordea Open: Thiem overcomes Bautista Agut to reach first quarterfinal of season
Dominic Thiem backed up his first-round win in this event and came up with an impressive performance to overcome Bautista Agut 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4 to reach the last-eight stage here. The Austrian, who defeated Emil Ruusuvuori on debut in Bastad earlier this week, played with great intensity and power throughout his two-hour and 41-minute clash against the fourth seed to come back from losing the second set to script a crucial win.
India's lost opportunity in Lord's ODI
Captain Rohit Sharma justified his decision to field first on the basis of there being residual moisture in the pitch and preferring to know how much to chase rather than setting one. He was not unsound tactically on the second count; but was mistaken in thinking the wicket would be anything but bone dry. England is in the middle of an uncommon heatwave.
ENG v IND, 2nd ODI: Reece Topley takes career-best 6-24 as England defeat India by 100 runs
After the Indian bowlers, led by Yuzvendra Chahal (4-47) bowled out England for 246, Topley made use of the favourable conditions and varied his pace to pick 6-24 in 9.5 overs, the best figures by any England bowler in ODI history as India crashed to 146 all out in 38.5 overs, taking the series to a winner-takes-it-all decider at Manchester on Sunday.
Harbhajan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Lendl Simmons, Ramdin to play in Legends League Cricket
India's most successful off-spinner, Harbhajan -- popularly known as Bhajji == is a legend of his times and getting into fierce rivalries with top batsmen was one of his likings. Harbhajan's professional rivalry on the pitch with Australia has provided him the some of the best moments in his career. Besides Harbhajan, Bangladesh's ex-captain and legend Mortaza has also confirmed his participation in the upcoming season of LLC.
Nordea Open: Andrey Rublev overcomes Federico Coria to reach quarters
The second seed, who is making his debut in Bastad, was made to work hard against the resilient Coria in windy conditions. In a topsy-turvy clash, Rublev recovered from squandering a 5-3 lead in the third set as he raised his intensity in the tie-break, hitting through the Argentine to advance after two hours and 36 minutes in their first ATP head-to-head meeting.
ENG v IND, 2nd ODI: Chahal leads strong bowling show as India bundle out England for 246
Apart from Chahal's 4-47, which are the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in ODIs at the Lord's, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya picked two wickets each while Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna took a wicket apiece. It was a day where India's bowlers struck at regular intervals, pushing England on the backfoot to deliver a strong performance with the ball.
Singapore Open: Sindhu, Prannoy, Saina advance to quarterfinals; Mithun bows out
World No. 7 Sindhu came from a game down in her women's singles match to defeat world No 59 Thuy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam 19-21, 21-19, 21-18 in one hour and six minutes. Sindhu was caught off-guard by her lower-ranked opponent in the first game and was in a spot of bother, trailing 19-17 in the second game. However, she rallied to score four consecutive points and took the match into the decider.
ENG v IND, 2nd ODI: Virat Kohli returns as India win toss, elect to bowl first against unchanged England
After winning the toss, Sharma said Kohli, who missed India's ten-wicket win in the first ODI at The Oval, replaces Shreyas Iyer in the playing eleven at number three. "Less grass for sure but looks like there is some moisture in the pitch. Looking at the size of the ground, we thought it's better to have a score on the board."
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