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India 62/2 at tea on second day in fourth Test vs Australia
Shubman Gill was caught at second slip by Steve Smith off the bowling of Pat Cummins when the team score was 11 while Rohit Sharma, who looked good for his 74-ball 44, was caught at long on off the bowling of Nathan Lyon after adding 49 for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara.
Ind vs Aus 4th Test: Australia bowled out for 369 at lunch
The hosts lost their last five wickets for 58 runs. T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar took three wickets each.
East Bengal salvage 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters
Jordan Murray put Kerala ahead in the 64th minute before Neville's stoppage-time equaliser ensured that East Bengal extended their unbeaten run to six games. The result mirrored that of the reverse fixture between the two when Kerala had punished SCEB with an injury-time equaliser.
Wayne Rooney retires, becomes full-time manager at Derby County
Rooney (35) has been an interim manager at the club since November but has now been given a two-and-a-half-year contract to take on the role permanently.
I-League: Real Kashmir beat Chennai City 2-0
Dicka scored in the 16th minute in a move that started with Chennai losing the ball in their defensive area by Lukman Adefemi. The Nigerian took the ball to the byline before cutting it back to find Dicka, who hit it first time past the Chennai goalkeeper.
4th Test: Siraj again subjected to unruly crowd behaviour at Gabba
A report in Sydney Morning Herald quoted a spectator as saying that Siraj was repeatedly called a "grub" by vocal spectators in front of Section 215 and 216 at the stadium.
'Net bowler' Natarajan becomes first Indian to make international debut in 3 formats on same tour
The 29-year-old Tamil Nadu player was one of the rookies named in the playing eleven of the injury-ravaged Indian team against Australia in the fourth and final Test which started here on Friday. He made his international debut in the third ODI against Australia on December 2 in Canberra, which India won by 13 runs.
Brisbane Test: India hang on despite Marnus Labuschagne ton on Day 1
At Stumps, Australia reached 274/5 after 87 overs, with skipper Tim Paine and Cameron Green remaining unbeaten at 38 and 28 respectively. For the hosts, Labuschagne starred with the bat scoring 108, with the help of nine fours, while Matthew Wade and Steve Smith also made notable contributions of 45 and 36 respectively.
Indian Super League: East Bengal sign midfielder Ajay Chhetri on loan
Ajay, 21, is a defensive midfielder who joined Bengaluru FC academy back in 2016 before being called up to the senior team during the 2018-19 season. The Manipur-born footballer made his ISL debut against Chennaiyin FC as BFC went on to win the title in the 2018-19 season. Ajay, who will be available for selection against Kerala Blasters FC on Friday, also had a brief loan spell at Hyderabad FC last season.
Brisbane Test: India XI has 290-match less combined experience than Australia XI
The overall combined experience of the India playing XI stood at 215 Tests prior to the start of the Brisbane Test, while that of Australia stood at 505, a big difference of 290 Test matches. When one compares the experience of the bowling attacks of the two teams, India's experience stood at just four Tests in comparison to 246 of Australia (excluding Cameron Green who has played three Tests prior to the Brisbane Test).
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