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Chance for Kohli to end ICC title drought: Patel
"This is the ultimate format of cricket. Everyone wants to become a Test player and now there's a World Cup of Test Championship," said Patel. "Now there is a chance for Virat Kohli - who has been eluded from the ICC trophy, he has led India in couple of ICC tournaments, but this is big. Winning Test championship would be a big feather in his cap," said Patel on Star Sports.
Kohli's India team not a patch on Windies, Australia at peak
Apart from the fact that they are yet to win a Test series in South Africa, New Zealand and England, where they suffered humiliating series loss in 2018, India won series in Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21 only after close contests. Those wins can't be termed one-sided like the wins scored by West Indies of 1980s and Australia of 1990s and 2000s.
ECB racism row: Umpire Holder says will persist with his claims
"Our case against the ECB has been beaten on a legal technicality. I have not withdrawn any of the claims I made," umpire Holder said. "The tone of ECB's statement would give the uninvolved reader the impression that we have accepted their version of events and backed down. This is not the case at all.
French Open: 2019 finalist Vondrousova reaches 4th round
Vondrousova, who had beaten four seeded players on way to final before losing to Ashleigh Barty in the 2019 edition, was superior to her opponent in every respect. She won 73 percent of first service points and converted three of the six break-points she got as against none by her opponent. The Czech player, who got a rousing reception in 2019 after the her achievement of entering final, hammered three aces.
IPL 2021's resumption suffers first casualty as Cummins pulls out
Cummins has told KKR's veteran India player Dinesh Karthik that he won't be able to make it for the second leg of the tournament. KKR may also miss England captain Eoin Morgan, who leads the franchise. "Pat Cummins has himself said that he will not come. But when it comes to Eoin Morgan, there are still three months to go. A lot can change from now till September. But if I am asked to lead, I will be ready for it," Karthik told Times of India
French Open: Tsitsipas beats Isner to enter fourth round
Tsitsipas, a semi-finalist last year, won the match against Isner in two hours and 38 minutes. The six-feet-10-inch American smashed 19 aces against eight by Greek Tsitsipas and committed less double faults -- one against five. However, Tsitsipas won 86% of the points on first serve against 77% by Isner and converted three of the seven break-points he got. Isner, on the other hand, could convert only one out of four break-points.
French Open: Medvedev, Zverev, Nishikori enter pre-quarters
If Medvedev makes it to the final at Roland Garros and current world No.1 Serb Novak Djokovic does not, the Russian will be the new world No.1. Medvedev, who has never won at Roland Garros in his four previous visits to Paris, was in imperious form, hitting 28 winners and committing just 16 unforced errors to set up a pre-quarterfinal clash against 22nd seed, clay-court specialist Cristian Garin of Chile.
Russian doubles tennis player arrested for alleged match-fixing
Yana, 26 and partnering compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova, had lost the women's doubles first-round match on Thursday to the Australian pair Ajla Tomljanovic and Storm Sanders 1-6, 1 -6. The Guardian newspaper reported that the 101st ranked doubles player was arrested while she was leaving a massage session after her match. Yana's hotel room was also searched before her arrest.
1st England-NZ Test: No play possible due to rain on Day 3
When stumps were drawn on the second day on Thursday, England were 111 for two wickets in their first innings, having recovered from 18 for two wickets. They still trail by 267 runs. Opener Rory Burns (59) and captain Joe Root (42) were at the crease. Earlier, New Zealand were all out for 378 in their first innings, with debutant opener Devon Conway batting for almost nine-and-half hours for his superb 200 (347 balls, 22x4s, 1x6).
French Open: Zverev sets up fourth-round clash with Nishikori
The German star will take on world No. 49 Kei Nishikori of Japan, who made it to the pre-quarterfinals after qualifier Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland was forced to retire due to a thigh injury while trailing 5-7 in the first set. This is the seventh time Nishikori, who reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in 2015, has entered the fourth round in Paris.
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