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Andy Murray begins Cincinnati campaign in style, beats Gasquet
In his first match since a third-round defeat to Denis Shapovalov at Wimbledon, the former world No. 1 ground out a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the world No. 53. The Briton finished with 38 winners, including 15 aces, to Gasquet's 20 winners. He won 81 per cent of first-serve points to his opponent's 61 per cent and committed 28 unforced errors. "I thought I did well. I moved pretty well for my first singles match in a while on hard courts," Murray said.
Shane Warne blasts England's bowling tactics against Bumrah, Shami
Shami and Bumrah's 89-run unbroken partnership for the ninth wicket, England were set a 272-run target in a minimum of 60 overs, which the hosts could not achieve and lost by 151 runs on Monday. The Bumrah-Shami pair withstood the short-ball onslaught and then changed the course of the match with an 89-run stand, ruining England's chances of a win.
Bopanna and Sania to open Cincinnati campaigns in doubles
The Bopanna-Dodig pair had reached the doubles quarterfinals of the ATP event in Toronto last week before losing to third-seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 4-6, 6-3, [10-4] in the $3,487,915 event. Should Bopanna and Dodig advance in Cincinnati, they will face a stern test against third seed Juan Sebastian Cabal, world No. 9, and Robert Farah, world No. 7, in the second round.
Super proud of the whole team, Jasprit and Shami were outstanding: Kohli
"Super proud of the whole team. The way we stuck to our plans. Pitch didn't offer much for the first three days. But the way we played in the second innings, under pressure, from Jasprit and Shami was outstanding. We thought with 60 overs to go we could have a crack, and they were outstanding," Virat said after the match.
Sachin, Sehwag lead ex-cricketers applauding Team India
The Virat Kohli-led side clinched the second Test against England by 151 runs, coming back from a difficult situation at the end of the fourth day. Soon after the win, Sehwag wrote on Twitter, "From At beginning of the day, "bacha paayenge kya" (can they save it), to registering this win at Lords, not many teams can turn around their fortunes in overseas Test Matches like we have done.
India register their third-ever Test win at Lord's
Virat has now become only the third Indian skipper after Kapil Dev (1986) and MS Dhoni (2014) to do so. The Indian skipper also went past West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd in the list of captains with most Test wins. Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith (53 in 109 Tests), Australians Ricky Ponting (48 in 77) and Steve Waugh (41 in 57) are ahead of Kohli.
Indian tail's hard work during break pays off
Mohammed Shami (56 not out off 70 balls) and Jasprit Bumrah (34 not out off 64 balls) added unbeaten 89 runs for the ninth wicket on Monday to help India reach 298/8 in the second innings before they declared. Their knocks eventually helped the team score India's the third-ever Test win at the venue, considered the home of cricket.
IND vs ENG 2nd Test: India beat England by 151 runs at Lord's
Having set England a challenging target of 272 after Mohammed Shami (56 not out) and Jasprit Bumrah (34 not out) added unbeaten 89 runs for the ninth wicket, India bowled out the hosts for 120 runs to seal a memorable victory and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. India's first two wins at Lord's came in 1986 and 2014.
Indian tail's hard work during break pays off as Shami, Bumrah shine
Mohammed Shami (56 not out off 70 balls) and Jasprit Bumrah (34 not out off 64 balls) added unbeaten 89 runs for the ninth wicket on Monday to help India reach 298/8 in the second innings before they declared. Their knocks also helped give their team a shot at victory. During the first Test, K.L. Rahul had pointed out that the tail-end batsmen had worked a lot on their batting at nets.
Past is history, wrestler Sonam Malik back on training routine: Ajmer Malik
"When she came back from Tokyo, she was feeling so disheartened. She shut herself down," said Ajmer. "We all know she is a good wrestler but sometimes it happens. I told her that this is not the end of everything. You need to stand up again and focus on future events. She has now started her training."
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