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He made this observation while talking about the Indian batting effort in yesterday’s encounter in a video shared on his YouTube channel. Aakash Chopra pointed out that the Indian team is not able to bat in an aggressive fashion despite having depth in their batting with Washington Sundar slotted to wield his willow at the No. 8 position. While observing that Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed early in yesterday’s encounter, Aakash Chopra mentioned that Sanju Samson and Manish Pandey would need some time to adjust to their new roles of batting slightly down the order....

While Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar found nothing wrong with India’s move, another ex-India cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar, was more skeptical over what transpired in the Indian camp after Jadeja’s injury and the move to bring in Chahal as the concussion substitute. Speaking after the first T20I, Manjrekar opined that the Chahal-Jadeja incident might prompt the ICC to have a re-look at the ‘concussion substitute’ rule, and make some changes as well....

Hardik Pandya scored a total of 210 runs in three ODIs, including a 90 in the first ODI and a match-winning knock of 92* in the last ODI. Sanjay Manjrekar took to Twitter to admit to his change of heart. The cricketer-turned-commentator had invited controversy through his remarks earlier this week that he would not have Pandya in the ideal Indian ODI side. He singled out Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya as players who don’t walk into the team based on one discipline....

The duo added 71 runs in 22.1 overs before the stand was broken when Shubman Gill was dismissed for 31. The young opener lost his wicket after poking at one outside off stump from Josh Hazlewood. The ball pitched on off and straightened slightly, enough to find the outside edge of Gill’s bat. Rohit Sharma was then dismissed for 52 by Pat Cummins. Earlier, in the first innings, the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 70 runs for the first wicket in 27 overs....

With Ravindra Jadeja ruled out, all-rounder Axar Patel came into the reckoning and was likely to make his Test debut at the Chepauk. However, a knee injury ruled the 27-year-old out of the first Test and Shahbaz Nadeem came in for him as a like-for-like replacement. Speaking to Sports Tak, Harbhajan Singh said that although Nadeem’s inclusion was justified, Team India’s decision of ignoring Kuldeep Yadav and playing two off-spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar was questionable....

Courtesy of a superb double hundred by Joe Root, the visitors reached 555 at the loss of 8 wickets at the end of Day 2. They were in prime position to go even bigger, but Ishant Sharma bowled Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer off consecutive deliveries just before stumps to restore some balance in the game. Shahbaz Nadeem played a crucial role on Saturday. The 31-year-old first broke the threatening 124-run partnership between Root and Ben Stokes by luring the latter into a false shot....

The right-handed batsman shared the update on Twitter ahead of Team India’s upcoming four-match Test series against England, with the first Test to start in Chennai on February 5. KL Rahul tweeted a picture of himself boarding an aircraft. The 28-year-old admitted there is no better feeling than being fit and healthy, as he looks forward to the home series against England. His tweet read: KL Rahul has been out of action since December 2020....

The 23-year-old was ignored for the first Test of the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide, with Wriddhiman Saha donning the gloves. However, Pant was included for the remaining three Tests Down Under and dished out consistent performances, emerging as the visitors’ highest-scorer. He managed to smash 274 runs at a phenomenal average of 68.50. The left-hander played the innings of his life on the final day of the series-decider at the Gabba, as his 89* helped an injury-ravaged India end Australia’s 32-year unbeaten streak at the venue....

Kohli’s announcement came just a day after India went down to South Africa by seven wickets in the Cape Town Test, thus squandering another opportunity to win a Test series in the Rainbow Nation. Reflecting on the 33-year-old’s latest resignation, Manjrekar pointed out that Kohli has quit a number of important posts in a short time. The former batter said in a discussion on ESPN Cricinfo: Manjrekar made an interesting observation and added:...

Kohli struck a couple of fifties in the recent ODI series against South Africa. However, he was not at his dominant best and could not convert those starts into three-figure marks either. During a discussion on the Star Sports show Game Plan, Aakash Chopra highlighted that Kohli has looked scratchy in the middle of late. He explained: While observing that a century would be an important personal milestone, the cricketer-turned-commentator pointed out that it is more crucial for Kohli to be back to his fluent best....

KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Shreyas Iyer will all not be in the mix for the first ODI due to various reasons, while other fringe players like Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mayank Agarwal will also be unavailable for selection. But India, under a new captain in Rohit Sharma, will officially begin their preparations for the ODI World Cup, which will be held at home next year....

Meadows’ remarks came during an interview with CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, after Trump claimed at a Friday rally in Florida that the U.S. is “entering the final turn and approaching the light at the end of the tunnel” with the pandemic. The same day, the U.S. broke its previous record for new daily COVID-19 infections, recording more than 85,000 cases. “We’re not going to control the pandemic....

With series already in the bag, India A rested key players including openers Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal. Getting his maiden opportunity, Anmolpreet struck 71 off 80 balls at the top of the order to help India A post 275 for eight in 50 overs. His opening partner Ishan Kishan made 39 while Ankit Bawne and Vijay Shankar scored 48 and 42 respectively. Considering the previous two games were high-scoring affairs, the game was expected to go down to the wire....

Rupinder Pal Singh (8th minute), Surender Kumar (15th), Mandeep Singh (44th) and Akashdeep Singh (60th) scored the goals for India. India took a 1-0 lead in the first quarter after Rupinder found the net with a low flick from the home team’s second penalty corner, thus taking his personal goal count to four in the series. Then Surender scored from a field effort after receiving a clever assist from Rupinder from the top of the striking circle....

The visitor’s poor run with the bat continued as only Darren Bravo (59) crossed the fifty-mark. Ravichandran Ashwin picked up two wickets while Mohammed Shami chipped in with one. 0 votes

This message may strike American readers as an overreaction. But just an hour after my friend wrote it, a Palestinian Arab boarded an Israeli bus at the entrance of her community in Judea, located 20 minutes south of Jerusalem, took out a sharpened screwdriver and stabbed a Jewish man. The victim suffered multiple wounds, had to undergo surgery and is now, thank God, in stable condition. Another passenger, who was armed, shot the terrorist dead....

However, this is not the first time that Williams has tried something new. In her long and illustrious career, the 40-year-old has never shied away from sporting different looks. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Serena and Venus Williams donned hair beads that are known to be a part of their African-American heritage. At the premiere of King Richard in November 2021, Venus was once again seen wearing beads in her hair....

Now there’s at least some good news for parents. Last week The New York Times reported preliminary results of a major, government-funded study of more than 400 teenagers. According to the Times, the study concludes that Prozac–the only antidepressant approved for kids–is indeed helpful, particularly when combined with talk therapy. The finding that drugs and talk together make for superior treatment came as little surprise to doctors. “Drugs alone are rarely sufficient for complex psychiatric disorders in children,” says Dr....