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Root becomes England's top run-getter in international cricket
The 30-year-old surpassed Sir Alastair Cook during his innings of 64 as England's batsman with most runs across all international cricket. On Wednesday, he looked the only England batsman capable of scoring big during his stay at the wicket. Root now has 15,780 runs. He is playing the 290th international match of his career. He went past Cook's 15,737 runs, when he reached 22.
Tokyo Olympics Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat in quarterfinals with easy win
Vinesh, who had to withdraw from the Rio Olympics five years ago with a serious injury, overcame Sofia Mattsson, bronze medallist in the Rio Olympics,7-1 on points to make it to the quarterfinals. Vinesh, the reigning Asian champion, next faces Belarus' Vanesa Kaladzinskaya, who beat Romania's Andreea Ana in her opening bout, in the quarterfinals.
Most England batsmen fall on incoming deliveries: Shami
"Maximum number of England batsmen fall on incoming deliveries. The ball was holding up a bit. So I was just trying to move it from leg stump and middle stump [into the batsmen]," the India pace bowler said to media in a virtual interaction. Five of England's top six batsmen fell to deliveries that came in. Shami scalped three of those top six, and all were on those that came in, including the wicket of Dan Lawrence who was caught down the leg-side.
Tokyo Olympics Hockey: India beat Germany 5-4 to win bronze, a medal after 41 years
India fought back brilliantly from a two-goal deficit to score an impressive 5-4 win that reminded its fans of the glory days when the Indians were a force to reckon with in World hockey. Simranjeet Singh scored two goals while Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinderpal Singh, and Mandeep Singh scored a goal apiece for India while for Germany Oruz, Furk, Nicolas Whellen, and Windfeder were on target.
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Anshu still in with a chance to win bronze
According to the rules of wrestling competition at the Olympics, the losers against the eventual finalists get to fight among themselves for a chance against the losing semi-finalist for bronze medal. While the Belarusian Iryna beat Anshu in the pre-quarter final, she prevailed over Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)'s Valeria Koblova in the quarter-finals. She then defeated Bulgaria's Evelina Nikolova in the semi-final.
Ind vs Eng, 1st Test: Indian pacers skittle out England for 183
Shami picked the wicket of Jonny Bairstow (29) at the stroke of tea to revive India after the No. 5 batsman and skipper Joe Root (64) had added 72 runs for the fourth wicket. England had gone into the tea break at 138/4 Soon after tea, Shami got the wicket of Daniel Lawrence without any addition to the score. Jos Buttler was removed by Bumrah for a duck before Shardul Thakur got the wickets of Root and pacer Ollie Robinson (0).
Golden Memories: When Wadekar's India scripted history in England
It was leg-spinner Bhagwath Chandrasekhar's 6/38 -- along with left-arm spinner Bishan Bedi's 1/1 and S. Venkataraghavan's 2/44 -- that helped India shoot England out for 101 in the second innings of the third and final Test and upturn the disadvantage of a 71-run deficit into a gettable 173-run target for India in the fourth innings. The first two Tests of the three-match series, played in July-August 1971, had been drawn.
Tokyo Olympics: Golfer Aditi Ashok cards 4-under 67, ends Day 1 tied second
The 23-year-old Aditi and the reigning women's PGA Championships winner, American Nelly Korda, shot identical scores in perfect conditions to trail Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom by a stroke. The 28-year-old Madelene, who notched her maiden LPGA Tour win at Gainbridge in Boca Raton, Florida early last year, had a superb five-under 66.
Ashwin's omission: Justified or not?
It left English pundits, including former captains like Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain, quite aghast. Indeed, the buzz created by the decision stole the thunder from fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah trapping Rory Burns leg before wicket in the very first over even before the home side had got off the mark. Ashwin was the pick of the spinners in the clash with Australia last winter.
Ind vs Eng, 1st Test: Shami ends Bairstow-Root stand as England move to 138/4
England had won the toss and elected to bat but lost the wicket of opener Rory Burns early to Jasprit Bumrah, in the first over of the match. India had wasted a review on Crawley in the 21st over when a ball from Siraj hit the batsman's pads and went to the wicketkeeper even as the Indian skipper Virat Kohli thought the batsman had edged it and asked the appeal to be referred to the TV umpire.
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