India will register their highest successful chase at the Chepauk if they manage to chase down 420. Their previous best at the stadium also came against England, when they scored 387 in the 4th innings to win the Test by 6 wickets, a victory that came in 2008. If the hosts manage to achieve the improbable, will it also be India’s highest successful chase ever in the game’s longest format?...
Despite the thrills and spills during the highly-anticipated match, there were numerous flaws on display as well. Right from a slow over-rate to a timid batting approach, both teams were arguably guilty of not having a firm grip on the game for extended periods of time. Voicing his displeasure with the decisions taken by both teams over the course of the match, Akhtar said on his YouTube channel: After being put into bat, Pakistan took a while to find their groove courtesy of some tight bowling by new-ball bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh....
SLC Secretary Mohan de Silva admitted that the tour was initially composed of just three ODIs as part of the Future Tours Program (FTP). However, upon SLC President Shammi Silva’s insistence, the BCCI agreed to extend the tour and include a T20I series as well. While speaking to the Daily FT, he said: de Silva admitted that the tour was in jeopardy after there was a breach in the bio-bubble that sent several Indian players into isolation....
Both teams have already reached the venue and have begun preparations for the encounter. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has updated cricket fans in India about the commencement of the team’s training session at Lord’s by sharing a photograph on its official social media handles. We can see the Indian players warming up before the session in the picture. The BCCI shared the following post and captioned it:...
At stumps, India A led by 286 runs with six wickets and a day’s play remaining in the game at the Kent County Cricket Ground. India A thus made amends for the horrendous batting display in the first innings when they were bundled out for 133 in just 42.1 overs. The West Indies A scored 383 before being bowled out for a substantial lead. However, the Indian batsmen feasted on the West Indian bowlers in their second innings as they not only overcome the first-innings deficit but also raced to a handsome lead....
The honours were shared in the series as the previous two matches also ended in draws. R Samarth (27) and AR Bawne (5) were at the crease with India at 38-1 in their second innings on Sunday but the duo couldn’t face a single delivery owing to incessant rain on Monday. On Sunday, Cam Fletcher’s career-best 103 gave New Zealand A a 75-run first-innings lead, despite Krishanappa Gowtham’s six-wicket haul....
The day was filled with power-packed action for India, with sports like Shooting, Badminton and Javelin Throw on display in abundance in Tokyo today. How did India fare on Day 11 of the Tokyo Paralympics? The day was full of action with many Indian athletes in action across the disciplines of Shooting, Badminton and Javelin Throw throughout the course of the day. Here’s a glimpse at how the Indian athletes performed on the penultimate day of the Tokyo Paralympics:...
The receding hairline and the three day fuzz make him look like a battered warrior. Sometimes the back does not hold up and sometimes the knee. When both hold up, the nerves refuse to. He talks about setting smaller goals and fulfilling them. He finds positives in defeat and harps on the fact that outcomes are irrelevant as his love for tennis is bigger than everything else. Yet, his eyes light up on the prospect of holding aloft another Wimbledon trophy....
David Petraeus is perfectly cast in that role. He rose to fame not by his achievements but by his success in selling them as achievements. He’s first of all a great communicator. When he was the commander in Mosul, in northern Iraq, at a time when the city was relatively quiet compared to Baghdad and central Iraq, he managed to persuade a host of journalists that Mosul demonstrated that he knew how to do it—unlike the idiot generals down in Baghdad....
Lynch only had 31 yards rushing on nine carries in last Sunday’s 26-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and Gruden is looking for bigger numbers at Wembley Stadium in London when the former Seahawk gets his first chance to play his old team. Problem is, Lynch isn’t the only offensive threat on the 1-4 Raiders who is looking for more touches. “We’ve got a lot of guys who need to see the ball more,” Gruden said after arriving in the British capital following a nearly 11-hour flight....
So far, we’ve seen a video explaining Modern Warfare 3’s Strike Packages, more information on the Call of Duty Elite service, including a video detailing its ‘Improve’ feature. Most recently, Robert Bowling walked us through the Prestige awards and today, a walkthrough of the game’s weapon proficiencies. Players are familiar with the experience system in the Call of Duty games which allows players to level up their character and unlock new weapons, weapon mods, skins and more....
Japanese in general are growing uneasy about nuclear power. In a poll released last February, 90 percent of the respondents said they were “anxious” about safety issues. But such concerns have done little to slow Japan’s commitment to nuclear technology. Japan has 51 nuclear plants that generate 36.8 percent of the country’s electricity. And with Japan’s energy needs on the rise, says Hajime Furuya, deputy director for nuclear energy at Japan’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry, “nuclear power will continue to play a role in Japan’s overall energy policy....
Barrett is reportedly one of President Donald Trump’s top picks to replace Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week. At the time the interview originally aired, Scalia’s death had caused a stir in Congress as senators debated whether it was appropriate to confirm the late justice’s replacement in an election year during which the country was operating under a divided government, with President Barack Obama leading the executive branch and Republicans controlling the Senate under Majority Leader Mitch McConnell....
This masterful balancing act shows how difficult atoms can be. But dealing with them is becoming a top priority in research labs. The reason is simple: as machines get smaller, the parts are smaller still, and they’re getting hard to handle. Computer chips (a kind of electrical machine) already contain wires that are only a few atoms wide. And if scientists ever figure out how to make a quantum computer, which would use atoms or molecules as computing elements, they’re going to need a way to assemble it....
RELATED: All the Regional Variant Pokemon, Ranked There are a whole host of reasons why problems can occur. Be it deliberate changes made to the direction of the franchise, elements that have been left behind over time, or even plain old mistakes, the franchise is full of inconsistencies and nonsensical lore. 10 Pikachu & Eevee Changing Cries A minor feature that some players will barely notice, each Pokemon has a unique noise it makes when entering a battle....
However, while players have been able to optimize the game for the most part, that doesn’t mean that every player follows a formula for playthroughs. On the contrary, many players either have their own setup they cultivated over time, or they try out completely different strategies for each playthrough. For example, recently a player found an innovative way to chop down large Minecraft trees that made for quick wood gathering....
The stars of the show were Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja, whose fantastic partnership of 150 runs for the sixth wicket bailed India out of trouble and helped them post a competitive total of 302-5 in their 50 overs. Pandya scored 92* off just 76 balls while Jadeja remained unbeaten on 66 off just 50 balls as both smashed the Australian bowlers all around the park. Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding was extremely impressed with the way Pandya and Jadeja batted, and reckoned that both of them have the ability to turn the game on its head with bat and ball....
Earlier, five Indian players, including vice-captain Rohit Sharma came under unwanted scrutiny from the Australian media for having dinner in a Melbourne restaurant. They were lambasted for allegedly breaking the bio-secure bubble protocols. Following this, reports surfaced that the Indian team are reluctant to play the fourth Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, owing to strict quarantine restrictions. The Queensland government is insisting on hard quarantine for the players arriving from Sydney, which is a COVID-19 hotspot....
In an extensive practice session, the Indians were seen working on all aspects of the game, from batting to bowling and throwing. Even players like T. Natarajan and Kuldeep Yadav, who won’t be part of the Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), were active participants as India looked to make the best of their resources. BCCI shared the video of Team India’s last training session before the SCG Test on its official Twitter account....
Virat Kohli hasn’t had a great comeback match. England amassed a mammoth 578 runs in their first innings, followed by bowling India out for 337. Kohli looked passive with the bat and could only muster 11 runs. Writing for the Daily Mail, Nasser Hussain found Joe Root to be the better leader between the two. India need 381 more runs to win the game, with nine wickets remaining. Virat Kohli’s batting will be crucial to the hosts’ chances in the match on the final day....
