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Sydney Test: India win Day 2 honours despite Steve Smith ton
After bowling out Australia for 338, Gill and Rohit Sharma gave India a solid start as they not only played cautiously but scored runs at a decent rate during the course of their 70-run opening partnership. Rohit, who was playing international cricket after a long time, looked in good touch during the course of his 77-ball knock.
Sydney Test: Steve Smith breaks Australia's Test century drought against India
The right-handed batsman was, in fact, the last Australian to score a hundred for his country against India back in 2017 when he made 111 in the first innings of the Dharamsala Test. Since then the Aussies went 11 completed innings, all in Australia, without a century before Smith himself broke the jinx.
Australia all out for 338, Steve Smith scores 131
Apart from Smith who scored 131 who got run out to bring an end to Australia's first innings, Marnus Labuschagne made a significant contribution of 91 before falling short of his fifth Test ton. Debutant opener Will Pucovski had also scored 62 on the rain-hit first day of the match.
Australia Vs India: Indian bowlers strike back to leave Aussies at 249/5 at lunch
Steve Smith, however, was unbeaten on 76 off 159 deliveries and looked comfortable at the crease. The Aussies, resuming at the overnight score of 166 for two, chugged along with both Marnus Labuschagne and Smith looking good.
Olympics torch exhibition postponed to prevent spread of Covid-19
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced in a statement on Thursday that the decision has been taken to "reduce the flow of people and the further spread of Covid-19", Xinhua news agency reported. The torches have travelled to 14 places since November 2 and were scheduled to be exhibited on Thursday in Akiruno City. The exhibition has been postponed until January 29.
Enjoyed bowling leg-spin when I saw the ball turning more: Chahal
"I started watching videos of Shane Warne sir, and that's where I realised what leg-spin is. He was my idol, and I wanted to be like him, bowl like him. You know, his name was all over the headlines and newspapers. I used to enjoy the way he used to trap the batsman. One class that he had was about controlling the drift, so that's what I learnt by watching his videos all the time," said Chahal.
Labuschagne, Pucovski put Australia ahead on rain-hit Day 1 of SCG Test
Australia ended Day One at 166/2 in 55 overs that could be bowled because of rain. At Stumps, Labuschagne and Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 67 and 31. Indian bowlers -- Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj and Ravichandran Ashwin -- all bowled on tight lines and lengths and made sure the hosts didn't score freely.
Sourav Ganguly discharged from hospital, says 'I am absolutely fine'
The 48-year-old had suffered a sudden blackout following mild chest pain during a workout session at his Behala residence on January 2. He was moved to the Woodlands Hospital that day itself where he underwent angioplasty.
Hockey India gearing up to host multiple events in 2021
In recent years, India has hosted some of the biggest hockey events globally, and with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) awarding Hockey India with the hosting rights for the Junior Men's World Cup 2021, the apex body for the sport in India is also looking forward to hosting the much-awaited tournament towards the end of the year.
Asian Cup 2023 to be held across 10 cities in China from June 16
The 18th edition of the tournament will be the longest in history, to be held across 31 days, three more than the 28-day showpiece in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, which was the first tournament to be expanded from 16 to 24 teams.
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