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ENG v IND, 5th Test: That's a nothing shot; Gill will be disappointed with it, says Ravi Shastri
Anderson had been operating a little shorter than fuller as his length, with very little movement available off the pitch and bowled mostly wider of the stumps. He had to bend his back a bit to get some scalps and got one when he pitched closer to off-stump, to which Gill edged one away from his body which he should have had left on line and length, to second slip.
Wimbledon 2022: Rijthoven beats Basilashvili to continue his dream Grand Slam debut
Currently No 104 in the ATP Rankings, van Rijthoven is just the seventh player since 2000 to reach the fourth round on his first main draw appearance at a major. Rijthoven had not won a tour-level match prior to the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch three weeks ago, but the 25-year-old stormed to the title at the ATP 250 event in his homeland with a run that included victories against Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Daniil Medvedev.
Malaysia Open: Indian campaign ends with Sindhu, Prannoy's loss in quarters
Former world champion Sindhu was knocked out of the tournament after losing her women's singles quarterfinals 21-13, 15-21, 13-21 to world No 2 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in 53 minutes. Ace Indian shuttler, playing against the drift in the first game, started slow and trailed 5-2 after the early exchanges. However, she soon found her footing by winning nine of the next 11 points to go into the break leading 11-7.
ENG v IND, 5th Test: England win toss, elect to bowl first against Bumrah-led India
After winning the toss, Stokes reconfirmed that veteran pacer James Anderson comes in for Craig Overton from their win over New Zealand at Headingley apart from Sam Billings retaining his place as wicketkeeper Ben Foakes hasn't recovered from Covid-19. "We've done well chasing and it's also to see how the wicket will behave. It's obviously good to come into a new series so quickly.
New skipper Bumrah receives captaincy 'tips and tricks' from her 'excited' mother
Sanjana Ganesan, the ICC Review presenter and Bumrah's wife, revealed that the pacer was excited and proud after being named captain, but not to the same degree as his mother Daljit. "She's very excited. She's always liked to see him do well because he loves the sport and she's literally seen the entire journey he's gone through to get to where he is. She was ecstatic when she found out," the ICC quoted Sanjana as saying.
Wimbledon 2022: Tsitsipas, Kyrgios score clinical wins to set up a blockbuster clash
In other action, Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp rallied past Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes to reach the third round for the first time. The 21st seed will next meet Richard Gasquet following the Frenchman's 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald. Tsitsipas came up with a dominant performance to cruise past Australia's Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 while Kyrgios was merciless and clinical in his 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 win against No. 26 seed Filip Krajinovic on No. 2 Court on Thursday.
Rohit returns to lead India in white-ball series against England, Arshdeep gets his maiden ODI call-up
Rohit, who has been ruled out of the Edgbaston Test, starting on Friday, after testing Covid-19 positive, is expected to recover and be fit for the white ball series, beginning on July 7 in Southampton. So he has been named as the skipper for both T20I and ODI series. Keeping in mind the short time gap between the last day of the fifth Test and the start of the T20I series.
Wimbledon 2022: Swiatek fends off Pattinama Kerkhove's challenge; Boulter stuns Pliskova
French Open champion Swiatek extended her streak but her latest win came after an extended struggle. Poland's Swiatek overcame Dutch lucky-loser Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday. Nine days after knocking Pliskova out of the Rothesay International at Eastbourne in the second round, Boulter repeated the feat on Wimbledon Centre Court, scripting a 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 win over against the Czech, the 2021 finalist and No.6 seed.
Stockholm Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra breaks national record with throw of 89.94m
The Indian javelin ace fell just six centimetres short of the elusive 90m mark but he bettered his personal best of 89.30m, set earlier this month at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. World champion Anderson Peters of Grenada broke the 16-year-old meet record with a huge 90.31m throw in his third attempt, which was enough to get him the top spot. World No 4 Julian Weber of Germany finished third with an effort of 89.08m.
ENG v IND, 5th Test: Could K.S Bharat open the innings for India at Edgbaston?
In 2021, India took a 2-1 lead, majorly on the back of Rohit Sharma and K.L Rahul providing solidity and getting the big runs as an opening pair apart from the bowling attack doing a stellar job. While Sharma had 368 runs with a match-winning 127 in the second innings at The Oval, Rahul set the base for India's victory at Lord's with a stunning 129.
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