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Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of his 100th Test: 'My dream is to win a WTC final for India'

Cheteshwar Pujara will join an elite list of India cricketers when he takes the field for the second Test against Australia in Delhi on February 17. Pujara, who has featured in 99 Tests for India so far, is set to play his 100th Test match. In 99 Tests, Pujara has amassed 7021 runs at an average of 44.15, including 19 centuries and 34 half-centuries.The 35-year-old will become the 13th Indian cricketer to join the illustrious club of hundred Test matches.Sachin Tendulkar (200), Rahul Dravid (163), VVS Laxman (134), Anil Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Sourav Ganguly (113), Virat Kohli (105), Ishant Sharma (105), Harbhajan Singh (103) and Virender Sehwag (103) are the 12 India cricketers who have played 100 or more Tests in their career."There is a lot more to achieve. I am definitely satisfied and really excited to play this hundredth Test match. But at the same time, we are playing an important series. So, hopefully, we win this Test match and move on to win another Test match which will ensure we will qualify for the WTC final. My dream is to win a WTC final for the Indian team, which didn't happen in the last final. But hopefully, once we qualify, we move towards that," said a determined Pujara in the pre-match press conference on Thursday.

India vs Australia, 2nd Test: After mauling the Aussies in Nagpur, India eye another dominating show in Delhi

wobbly top order will weigh on their mind even as the hosts look primed to give Australia a tough time once again as the two teams meet in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, beginning Friday. The prologue of the game revolves around Cheteshwar Pujara making his 100th Test appearance, which he would like to mark with a century that will also restore a sense of stability to the hosts' top order.India captain Rohit Sharma's century in Nagpur was an excpetion in the top order that couldn't kick on, on the Nagpur track that offered slow turn. Opener KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Pujara all failed to make the most of the opportunity.

There's no place like Bohs for Keith Buckley after Oz travels

It only took one line from Declan Devine's statement last autumn to understand the impact he expected Keith Buckley to bring upon his return to the Bohemians captaincy for this season and beyond.

Watch: Virat Kohli Leaves In Swanky Car After Practice Session In Delhi, Fans Go Wild

Virat Kohli is a 'Delhi boy' but it isn't often that fans get to see him play in the national capital. Ahead of the second Test between India and Australia, the talismanic batter was spotted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on the eve of the second match of the series against Australia. As Kohli left the stadium in his swanky car, fans gathered around just to get a glimpse of the local boy who went on to achieve unthinkable heights in the world of crcket.

Carlos Alcaraz makes winning return from injury at Argentina Open in three-set win over Laslo Djere

Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return from injury as he battled past Laslo Djere at the Argentina Open. The Spaniard, who had not played competitively since November, came through 6-2 4-6 6-2 to book a quarter-final with another Serbian, Dusan Lajovic. Ad «It's a great feeling to win again,» Alcaraz said.

Sailing-Ainslie lands Emirates as main sponsor for Britain SailGP

LONDON : Ben Ainslie has landed Emirates airline as title sponsor for his Great Britain SailGP Team, a partnership he hopes will set it on a course to triumph in sailing's answer to Formula One.

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

Nicholas Pooran, who had captained both white-ball teams, stepped down in November after West Indies' first-round exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia.The new captains will begin their tenures next month in the limited-overs leg of their South Africa tour, which also features two Tests.Kraigg Brathwaite remains captain of the Test side.

Journaling is therapeutic: Jessica Pegula

DOHA: Jessica Pegula, the WTA No. 4 in singles and doubles, spent long hours on her keyboard in January, writing about her mother Kim, who suffered a cardiac arrest which resulted in a brain injury. The 28-year-old sketched the stress and strain her family weathered in the last 8-months in an essay for The Players’ Tribune titled ‘I Want To Talk To You About My Mom’. On the sidelines of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, Pegula said that while she doesn’t journal regularly, she finds the process therapeutic. Pegula, who finished 2022 as the highest ranked American at a career-best No.3 in singles, is a stately force in the women’s game. Her parents – Terrence (billionaire businessman and petroleum engineer) and Kim – are principal owners of the NFL side Buffalo Bills and National Hockey League team

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Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of his 100th Test: 'My dream is to win a WTC final for India'

India vs Australia, 2nd Test: After mauling the Aussies in Nagpur, India eye another dominating show in Delhi

There's no place like Bohs for Keith Buckley after Oz travels

Watch: Virat Kohli Leaves In Swanky Car After Practice Session In Delhi, Fans Go Wild

Carlos Alcaraz makes winning return from injury at Argentina Open in three-set win over Laslo Djere

Sailing-Ainslie lands Emirates as main sponsor for Britain SailGP

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

Journaling is therapeutic: Jessica Pegula