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Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: Kohli, Ashwin stretch India's lead past 350
At the lunch break, India -- who had lost the wicket of Shubman Gill (14) on Day Two -- reached 156/6 with skipper Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin batting on 38 and 34 respectively. The hosts lost a flurry of wickets in the session, but considering they have added more than 100 runs to their total, they stand well ahead in the match.
Medvedev storms into Australian Open quarters
Medvedev beat the 25-year-old American 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in his fourth-round match that lasted an hour and 29 minutes at the Margaret Court Arena. Medvedev can now face Andrey Rublev -- who takes on Casper Ruud in the fourth round -- in what can be a blockbuster quarter-final clash.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: India all out for 329, Pant remains unbeaten on 58
Four Indian batters - Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishant and Kuldeep - were out for a duck during the course of the innings. Earlier on Day One, Rohit Sharma had scored a brilliant 161 while Ajinkya Rahane contributed with 67 as India ended the day at 300/6.
2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 80 takes India to 106/3 at lunch
On a pitch that aided turn from very early and on which left-arm spinner Jack Leach was introduced as early as the eighth over of the match, Sharma looked in control and took on the England attack to put India in the driver's seat before a couple of wickets late in the first session gave Joe Root's side some relief.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: India win toss, elect to bat; Axar Patel debuts
India have made three changes to the side that lost the first Test. They have rested Jasprit Bumrah and brought in Mohammed Siraj. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who is making his Test debut, and Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav replace left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and off-spinner Washington Sundar, respectively.
2nd Test: England make 4 changes, bring in Moeen, Broad & Foakes
While Jofra Archer is out injured and Jos Buttler has left for England as part of England's rotation policy, the visitors have left out veteran pacer James Anderson and off-spinner Dom Bess. The England captain, who scored a double century in the first Test, said that England are fortunate to have quality players to pick from as replacements.
Injured Neymar ruled out for 4 weeks, to miss PSG vs Barca clash
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) attacking ace Neymar will be sidelined for up to four weeks with an adductor muscle injury, which means that the Brazilian star will not play the Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash against his former club Barcelona.
Aussie journo becomes Indian cricket fans' 'bhabhi' on Twitter
Chloe-Amanda Bailey has also made a number of tweets in Hindi, even replying to former England captain Kevin Pietersen's "warning" to the Indian team to not overdo their celebrations after their 2-1 Test series win over Australia.
Debate around captaincy a distraction Kohli doesn't need: Pietersen
Under Kohli, India lost two Tests in New Zealand early last year, the first Test against Australia in Adelaide in December and their first Test against England in Chennai this week. On the other hand, Rahane led the team to a remarkable 2-1 win in Australia after their heavy defeat in Adelaide. He is yet to lose a Test match as India captain.
2021 IPL auction: 292 players, including 164 Indians, up for grabs
Rs 2 crore is the highest reserve price and two Indian players - Harbhajan Singh and Kedar Jadhav -- and eight overseas players -- Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Shakib Al Hasan, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Liam Plunkett, Jason Roy & Mark Wood have chosen to be slotted in the highest bracket.
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