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I have become practical, focus is on ODIs now: Kuldeep Yadav

IPL, he has become consistent with his performance and that played a big part in this 'second-string' Indian team's victory in the ODI series against South Africa. "I have worked on my rhythm. Earlier, I used to impart pace on the ball from my shoulder. But now I got the rhythm to vary the pace. I got the confidence from the IPL. But my focus has always been on getting the ball to spin," Kuldeep said after his spell of 4/18 on Tuesday.

India's Foreign Minister Jaishankar gets cricketing lessons from Steve Waugh at SCG

Steve Waugh. Jaishankar, who is on an official visit to Australia, took out time to visit the Sydney Cricket Ground. World Cup winning captain Waugh, who has a strong connect with India, took Jaishankar around the historic SCG and the two also spoke about the game. "Cricket is one of the many bonds that connect India & Australia. Took time out to visit @scg and meet a living legend, Steve Waugh," Jaishankar tweeted.

'Too soon' - Roger Federer will not have retirement ceremony at Basel hometown event after Laver Cup farewell

Roger Federer has said that a retirement ceremony at his hometown event in Basel in two weeks time would be «too soon» following his emotional farewell in London. The 41-year-old said that he has «been trying to process everything» since his high-profile send-off at the Laver Cup alongside his great friend and rival, Rafael Nadal, after their doubles match at the O2 Arena.

Sri Lanka, Namibia post warmup wins ahead of T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka opener Kusal Mendis compiled a stroke-filled 54 to set up a commanding 33-run victory for the former champions in a warm-up match for the T20 World Cup against Zimbabwe in Melbourne on Tuesday. In the day's other warmup at the same venue, Ireland suffered a spectacular collapse against Namibia to go down by 11 runs in a low-scoring match.