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FIFA World Cup: We can score goals, but as a defender, I'll take 1-0 against France, says England's Walker
The match between the two European neighbours and historic rivals looks set to be one of the games of the tournament with both playing excellent football on their way into the last eight. The duo spent several seasons together at Tottenham before Walker joined Manchester City in 2017, but Walker remembers his former companion, who will be in goal for the reigning World champions on Saturday night.
Frequent injuries to players a major concern as injured Rohit Sharma set for early return home
Australia will go into the second Test against West Indies at Adelaide on Thursday without skipper Pat Cummins and pacer Josh Hazlewood while West Indies too are expecting a few players unavailable for selection. India will play the inconsequential third and final One-day International against Bangladesh without the injured skipper Rohit Sharma, who hurt his thumb in the second ODI, and will fly to Mumbai to consult an expert.
IND vs BAN, 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian to hit 500 sixes in international cricket
Rohit's tally of 500 international sixes is bettered by only West Indies legend Chris Gayle, who has 533 sixes. No other Indian batter has more than 400 sixes. MS Dhoni with 359 sixes is the closest to Rohit among Indian players. The likes of Shahid Afridi (476), Brendon McCullum (398), Martin Guptill (383) are the third, fourth and fifth place respectively in the list of most number of six hitters in international cricket
Injured Rohit ruled out of final ODI against Bangladesh, to consult expert ahead of Tests
The skipper copped an injury to his finger in the second over of Bangladesh's batting innings while attempting a catch. The ball hit his thumb and he was seen bleeding as he walked off. He didn't come out to open the innings as well, with Virat Kohli replacing him as Shikhar Dhawan's partner at the top.
ISL: Jamshedpur FC rope in Brazilian midfielder Rafael Crivellaro
"We are delighted to welcome Brazilian midfielder Rafael Crivellaro who has joined the Men of Steel for the rest of the season," Jamshedpur FC said in a statement on Twitter. The club will look to the Brazilian to provide creativity and spark to their attack, which has been struggling for goals upfront.
IND v BAN, 2nd ODI: Shreyas, Axar, Rohit fifties go in vain as India lose to Bangladesh by 5 runs
After Mehidy Hasan Miraz turned out to be India's nemesis for the second time in as many matches by scoring an unbeaten 83-ball century while veteran batter Mahmudullah made a fine 77 to carry Bangladesh to a respectable 271/7 in 50 overs from being 69/6 at one stage, their bowlers were clinical in reducing India to 65/4 in 18.3 overs.
Australia's Labuschagne overtakes Root to take top spot in ICC Test rankings for batters
Labuschagne, who was just two points behind Root before the two ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Tests completed over the past week, now enjoys a big lead at the top even as Root has slipped to fourth place -- behind Steve Smith and Babar Azam, according to ICC.
IND v BAN, 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma sent to hospital for X-ray after suffering blow to left thumb
Rohit suffered the injury in the second over when he attempted to take a catch at second slip of Anamul Haque off pacer Mohammed Siraj. Siraj pitched the length ball outside the off-stump and Haque hung his bat in the corridor without any footwork. The ball went to Rohit, who could not hold on to it as the ball dipped on him, despite trying to get both hands to it.
IND v BAN, 2nd ODI: Mehidy's 83-ball unbeaten hundred, Mahmudullah's 77 carry Bangladesh to 271/7
Bangladesh were in tatters at 69/6 in 19 overs as the top-order failed to fire again. But Mehidy and Mahmudullah joined forces to bail the hosts out of trouble. The duo put on a marathon stand of 148 runs off 165 balls for the seventh wicket to lead an absolutely stunning recovery for Bangladesh.
Jeev Milkha Singh tied second after First Round of Q-School in Scottsdale
Singh, who turned 50 last December, finished solo third at First Stage in Nevada to advance to the final stage. Another Indian, Jyoti Randhawa, carded a 72 for a share of 50th place. The top-five finishers after four rounds will earn their Champions cards.
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