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Virat Kohli doesn't find excuses, love that about his captaincy: Yohan Blake
Blake, a Jamaican sprinter, who won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Championships as the youngest 100m world champion ever, also lauded the England team, their skipper Joe Root and veteran fast bowler James Anderson, who starred with the ball on the final day of the Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.
Joe Root equals Michael Vaughan's record as England captain in 4 fewer Tests
Root, who took over captaincy from Alastair Cook in 2017, sits fifth on the list of 'most matches as captain' of England. Cook leads the list with 59, followed by Michael Atherton with 54 matches. Vaughan is third with 51 matches and Andrew Strauss is fourth above Root on 50.
Juventus eliminate Inter, enter Coppa Italia final
Juventus won 2-1 away to Inter in the first leg, and thus a draw on Tuesday was enough to help them secure a final spot. Inter had more shots at goal, but it was Juve that created the best chance in the 64th minute when Weston McKennie's through ball released Cristiano Ronaldo, but his attempt was denied by Samir Handanovic at the near post.
Indian Super League: ATK Mohun Bagan beat hapless Bengaluru 2-0, close gap on Mumbai
In a first for Bagan this season, two first-half goals signalled the downfall for a beleaguered Bengaluru FC who were punished for their defensive mistakes, gifting two setpieces for the Kolkata side to convert. Roy Krishna scored from the penalty spot in the 37th minute after which Marcelinho scored in the 44th minute from a direct free-kick.
India, remember I had warned you: Kevin Pietersen tweets in Hindi
India were all out for 192 chasing a target of 420 on the fifth day of the first Test in Chennai. England lead the four-match Test series 1-0. The second Test is also to be played in Chennai from Saturday.
Joe Root is in love with Indian pitches: 842 runs in 7 Tests
On Saturday, 30-year-old Root completed his fifth double century, extending his roaring form from Sri Lanka to India. His knock laid the foundation of England's well-deserved, massive 227-run win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Cehnnai.
Indian Super League: Jamshedpur, Chennaiyin desperate for win to stay in playoff race | Match Preview 89
Jamshedpur are placed seventh on the ISL table on 18 points, five points behind fourth-placed Hyderabad FC. Chennaiyin, meanwhile are placed eighth and trail Jamshedpur by a point. Chennaiyin have been hurt by their misfiring attack with the goalless draw against Bengaluru in their last match being the ninth time they have failed to score this season -- the most by any team.
Chennai Test: 10 reasons behind India's massive loss against England
England, who had posted a mammoth 578 in the first innings, bowled India out for 337 but opted against enforcing the follow-on at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on Day 4. The tourists had walked out to bat instead and were bowled out for 178 an hour before stumps, baffling many by their refusal to declare which would have given them more time to bowl out India.
We wanted to take India's win out of the equation: Joe Root
England, after winning the toss, posted 578 runs in their first innings -- in which Root contributed with 218 -- and then bowled out India for 337, taking a 241-run lead. However, in their second essay, the visitors batted for 46.3 overs and managed just 178 runs before being all out.
Chennai Test: Virat Kohli unhappy with quality of balls, bowling of Shahbaz Nadeem & Washington Sundar
England, after winning the toss, posted a massive first-innings score of 578, riding on a 218-run knock from skipper Joe Root and notable contributions of 87 and 82 from Dominic Sibley and Ben Stokes. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday had too complained about the balls, saying they were tearing through the seam after 40-45 overs.
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