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Gavaskar recalls his battles with West Indies on his 73rd birthday
The series saw India register their first-ever Test win and also their first-ever Test series win against the West Indies, and Gavaskar played a key role in the Ajit Wadekar-led side's success by top-scoring with 774 runs, the most runs scored by a debutant in a series for India. The series also shaped Gavaskar's rivalry with the West Indies team, which had the best bowling attack of their time.
Rashid, Pollard, Bravo headline latest batch of stars nominated for BBL
Rashid, Pollard and Bravo together have played 1,476 T20 matches, scoring 20,065 runs and taking 1,371 wickets and join South African batter Faf du Plessis as the latest marquee nominations in the draft pool.
This too shall pass. Stay strong: Babar Azam's message to Virat Kohli
Babar Azam posted an image of him walking with Kohli on twitter and wrote, "This too shall pass. Stay strong. #ViratKohli." Fans, though, were surprised with Azam's concern for the India batter, saying he shouldn't be praising a rival team cricketer. India's T20I squad to take on the West Indies is also missing Kohli's name, with Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal rested for the same tour.
CLOSE-IN: Is Indian cricket being flogged?
Cricket has always been a sport followed extensively amongst the countries that play it. However, the enormity and expanse of its reach was never understood before. India, one gathers, is responsible for 80 per cent of the revenue that is generated and so Indian cricket, one feels, is being flogged to keep the till moving.
ENG v IND, 2nd ODI: Dhoni, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Harbhajan, Raina in attendance at Lord's
Former India all-rounder Suresh Raina shared pictures of him catching up with a good friend and ex-skipper M.S. Dhoni with spin legend Harbhajan Singh joining in as well. "Great watching the boys in blue @harbhajan_singh @msdhoni," wrote Raina on his Twitter account. Dhoni, who is currently on a vacation in the United Kingdom.
Nordea Open: Thiem overcomes Bautista Agut to reach first quarterfinal of season
Dominic Thiem backed up his first-round win in this event and came up with an impressive performance to overcome Bautista Agut 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4 to reach the last-eight stage here. The Austrian, who defeated Emil Ruusuvuori on debut in Bastad earlier this week, played with great intensity and power throughout his two-hour and 41-minute clash against the fourth seed to come back from losing the second set to script a crucial win.
India's lost opportunity in Lord's ODI
Captain Rohit Sharma justified his decision to field first on the basis of there being residual moisture in the pitch and preferring to know how much to chase rather than setting one. He was not unsound tactically on the second count; but was mistaken in thinking the wicket would be anything but bone dry. England is in the middle of an uncommon heatwave.
ENG v IND, 2nd ODI: Reece Topley takes career-best 6-24 as England defeat India by 100 runs
After the Indian bowlers, led by Yuzvendra Chahal (4-47) bowled out England for 246, Topley made use of the favourable conditions and varied his pace to pick 6-24 in 9.5 overs, the best figures by any England bowler in ODI history as India crashed to 146 all out in 38.5 overs, taking the series to a winner-takes-it-all decider at Manchester on Sunday.
Harbhajan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Lendl Simmons, Ramdin to play in Legends League Cricket
India's most successful off-spinner, Harbhajan -- popularly known as Bhajji == is a legend of his times and getting into fierce rivalries with top batsmen was one of his likings. Harbhajan's professional rivalry on the pitch with Australia has provided him the some of the best moments in his career. Besides Harbhajan, Bangladesh's ex-captain and legend Mortaza has also confirmed his participation in the upcoming season of LLC.
Nordea Open: Andrey Rublev overcomes Federico Coria to reach quarters
The second seed, who is making his debut in Bastad, was made to work hard against the resilient Coria in windy conditions. In a topsy-turvy clash, Rublev recovered from squandering a 5-3 lead in the third set as he raised his intensity in the tie-break, hitting through the Argentine to advance after two hours and 36 minutes in their first ATP head-to-head meeting.
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