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McDonald's view of success based around quality of fast bowling rather temptation to fight spin with spin: Lawson
India are the current holder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having won the last three series against Australia in 2017, 2018-19, and 2020-21. Australia, on the other hand, are aiming to win a Test series in India, starting from February 9 in Nagpur, after having done so last time in 2004. "I caught up with Australian coach Andrew McDonald in a recreational setting last week, but we naturally talked a bit of cricket.
Australia keeper Alex Carey cautious about reverse-swing threat ahead of spin exam in India
Australia's Test squad is currently in Alur, Bengaluru for a four-day preparation camp before leaving from Nagpur for the first Test and practising in spin-friendly conditions, followed by matches in New Delhi, Dharamshala and Ahmedabad. Going to Pakistan it was a lot of spin talk and I found the reverse swinging ball difficult. I played a four-day game.
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar announces settlement of doping case over unknowingly taking banned substance
Dipa had to take a provisional suspension when her sample from an out-of-competition test had returned positive for a banned substance which she "unknowingly ingested and could not determine the source of". I am happy that the matter has been amicably resolved. My suspension has been reduced by three months and back-dated by 25 months.
Winning in India takes pluck, planning, patience and persistence: Greg Chappell
Australia and India, currently ranked number one and two respectively in both ICC Men's Test Team Rankings and the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023 cycle, will meet in a highly-anticipated four-match series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be held in Nagpur (February 9-13), New Delhi (February 17-21), Dharamshala (March 1-5) and Ahmedabad (March 9-13).
Davis Cup: Huesler, Zverev win to leave Switzerland-Germany level; Norrie keeps GB in hunt
In Bogota, it was all square for Great Britain and hosts Colombia after Colombia's Nicolas Mejia earned his first Top 100 win with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 result against Daniel Evans, Cameron Norrie levelled the tie at 1-1 by beating Nicolas Barrientos 6-2, 7-5, according to information available on daviscup.com website. The focus was on Zverev in the Switzerland v Germany tie.
Bundesliga: Neuer considers leaving Bayern due to dismissal of goalkeeper coach
The 36-year-old said that he considered leaving the club "as this was a heavy blow for me as I was already lying on the ground." While the 2014 world champion is recovering from a skiing accident leading to a broken leg, Bayern announced that they had sacked 42-year-old Tapalovic due to disagreements with head coach Julian Nagelsmann.
Lionel Messi considering playing on until 2026 World Cup: Report
The Paris Saint-Germain forward previously declared the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would mark his last appearance in football's showpiece event. But Argentina's triumphant campaign -- in which Messi scored seven goals and won the best player award of the tournament.
Aussies playing usual mind games, Ashwin dismisses Smith's comment on relevance of tour games
Former captain and key batter, Steve Smith, is one of those who support this move not to have a tour match, claiming them to be "irrelevant" as the tourists usually get to play the Test matches on tracks that are completely opposite to those provided for tour games. He said that Australians would gain more training at the mini-camp.
ILT20: Breezy knocks by Md Waseem, Pollard take MI Emirates to playoffs
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' winless run continued after they let MI Emirates post 180 for 4 in 20 overs through some poor fielding and unimpressive bowling at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Friday night. Dropping Waseem thrice, they let the high-scoring UAE opener flourish and hit 60 runs off 43 balls with six sixes and one boundary.
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship: Substitutes score three hat-tricks as India trounce Bhutan 12-0
Messers Neha, Anita Kumari, and Lynda Kom, netted three goals each after coming off the bench, as the Young Tigresses completed the demolition job, one for which they have thoroughly trained in Chennai. India looked to get on the attack from the very first minute. looking to use their pacey wingers to get behind the Bhutanese defence.
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