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Shubhman Gill should have got opportunity a couple of years back: Agarkar
"He (Shubman Gill) should have got an opportunity a couple of years back. He just looks ready. You can see obviously he has got the potential," Ajit Agarkar told Sony Sports.
Rahane has great sense of where his fielders should be: Gavaskar
Gavaskar, a former India captain, said that he has made the observation from the few Test matches that Rahane has captained in before the second Test started at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Melbourne Test, Day 1: Bumrah, Ashwin help India take Day 1 honours
Losing the toss, the Indian team, led by stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, first bowled out the hosts for a paltry 195 and then ended the day at 36/1, trailing by 159 runs. For Australia, Marnus Labuschagne was the highest scorer as he amassed 48 runs off 132 balls.
2nd Test: Australia all out for 195, Bumrah takes four
Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with figures of 4/56 in the 16 overs he bowled. Ace off-spinnner Ravichandran Ashwin was next in line as he picked three wickets -- including the priced scalp of Steve Smith, and scalped three wickets -- conceding just 35 runs in the 24 overs he bowled.
Basketball Hall of Famer KC Jones dies at 88
One of the most successful players and coaches in the history of the franchise, Jones won a remarkable 11 championships with the Celtics -- eight as a player in the 1950s and 1960s, and three as a coach in the 1980s.
Ashwin picks two to give India edge in first session of 2nd Test
Matthew Wade, who played aggressively for his 39-ball 30, helped Australia move to 35 before Ashwin removed him. Wade tried to take the attack to the bowler by trying a slog-sweep but instead top-edged it for Ravindra Jadeja to take a catch at mid-wicket
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic speed skating venue completed
As the only newly-built competition venue for ice events in the Beijing Winter Olympics, it covers an area of about 80,000 square meters and can accommodate about 12,000 spectators. During the Winter Olympics, it will host the speed skating competitions which offer 14 gold medals.
Budweiser to send 644 bottles to goalkeepers Lionel Messi scored against
The company said that it will be sending customised bottles to each goalkeeper that Messi has scored again. "644 goals, 644 personalised beers, 160 goalkeepers," said a statement from Budweiser. It means that some goalkeepers could end up getting entire crates of bottles. Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas is set to get 17 bottles while Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon was pictured with bottles No 514 and 515 when Messi scored twice against him in the Champions League back in 2017.
Pacer Mohammed Siraj set for baptism of fire in Test cricket
The right-arm pace bowler has finally been rewarded for his performances in domestic first-class cricket and for India A, and replaces Mohammed Shami whose bowling arm was fractured by a delivery from Pat Cummins last Saturday, during the first Test in Adelaide. The 26-year-old Hyerabadi has played in ODIs (1) and T20Is (3). He had made his first-class debut in 2015 and has taken 152 wickets in 38 matches so far.
After piling on runs, talented Shubman Gill to be tested in Tests
Gill, 21, has been making all the right noises in the past three years, especially since the 2018 under-19 World Cup, where he was adjudged the Man of the Tournament for scoring 372 runs in six matches. He was vice-captain to Prithvi Shaw and was, importantly, one of the main architects of India's triumph in New Zealand.
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