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He didn't think about the IPL: Ashwell Prince praises Jansen for his 'battle' with Bumrah
He said Jansen put his country over his "relationships in the IPL in the battle against the Indian pacer". Both Bumrah and Jansen were part of the Mumbai Indians squad in IPL 2021. Bumrah has been retained by the five-time IPL champions, while the Proteas pacer will enter the auction. During the second innings of the second Test in Johannesburg, Janson and Bumrah were involved in a heated altercation.
BCCI thanks Virat Kohli for his admirable leadership as India's Test captain
The 33-year-old Kohli, who took over as full-time Test captain in early 2015 when MS Dhoni had announced retirement in Australia, steps down as India's most successful captain in the format, with 40 wins in 68 Tests. He helped the side to a historic Test series win in Australia, and took them to the top of the ICC Test rankings. Under him, India also reached the final of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.
Djokovic's case to be heard by a three-judge panel on Sunday
Reports suggested on Saturday that the Serbian player's case being heard by three judges, instead of one, was a big victory for his legal team, even as the winner of 20 Grand Slam titles will spend a fifth night in the city's detention hotel. If the defending Australian Open champion gets a reprieve on Sunday, he will be playing his opening-round match against fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic on Monday.
India Open 2022: Lakshya Sen to meet World champ Loh Kean in final
This is Sen's maiden entry in the final of a BWF World Tour Super 500 event. Sen, the third seed in the USD 400,000 event, lost a close first game 19-21 in the semi-final but came back strongly to win the next two games 21-16, 21-12 to emerge victorious in just over one hour at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here. In the first game, Sen, who won a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in December.
The Ashes, 5th Test: Australia 37-3 at stumps on Day 2, lead England by 152 runs
Steven Smith (17 not out) and night watchman Scott Boland (3 not out) were at the crease when play ended on Day 2 of the day-night Test. After bowling out England for 188 in their first innings, Australia lost the wickets of David Warner (0), Usman Khawaja (11), Marnus Labuschagne (5) in the third session.
Virat Kohli steps down as Test captain of India
"It's been 7 years of hard work, toil and relentless perseverance everyday to take the team in the right direction. I've done the job with absolute honesty and left nothing out there. Everything has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test Captain of India, it's now. There have been many ups and also some downs along the journey, but never has there been a lack of effort or lack of belief," said Kohli in his statement posted on Twitter on Saturday.
The Ashes, 5th Test: Australia bowl out England for 188, take 115-run 1st innings lead
England, who were 124/6 at Tea, could add only 64 runs and lost the remaining four wickets -- Sam Billings (29), Chris Woakes (36), Mark Wood (16) and Stuart Broad (0) in the third session of the day-night Test. Australian captain Pat Cummins (4/54) was the most successful bowler for his side while Mitchell Starc (3/53), Scott Boland (1/33) and Cameron Green (1/45) were the other wicket-takers.
ISL 2021-22: ATK Mohun Bagan's match against Bengaluru FC postponed
This was ATKMB's second successive match to be postponed. Earlier, their match against Odisha FC was postponed after an unnamed player reported positive for COVID-19. "Hero Indian Super League (ISL) announces the postponement of the match between ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC scheduled to be played on Saturday at PJN Stadium, Fatorda," the ISL said in a statement.
India Open: Two more players withdraw due to COVID-19
Second-seeded Russian mixed doubles player Rodion Alimov tested positive for the virus and has withdrawn from the event. His mixed doubles partner Alina Davletova has also withdrawn after being identified as a close contact. Though, world's badminton governing body didn't disclose the identity of players, Alimov himself confirmed the development via his Instagram account.
Australia release Marsh, Inglis and others from Test squad for BBL
The quartet will take a charter flight from Hobart to Melbourne on Sunday to link up with their respective squads. However, Jhye Richardson and Marcus Harris will remain with the Test team in Hobart until the end of the fifth Test as concussion/Covid-19 stand-bys. Swepson and Neser are now set to be available for Brisbane Heat's clash against Melbourne Stars on Sunday night at the MCG.
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