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The first day of the second Test here at the Ferozeshah Kotla wasn’t much different except that Khawaja’s 81 and Handscomb’s unbeaten 72 perhaps made the Indian attack toil harder than they have at home since the defeat against England in Chennai two years ago. Yet, the Australians, perennially spooked by the look of Indian pitches, could muster 263 in 78.4 overs on a slow track after winning the toss.
Virender Sehwag feels Rohit Sharma is the best IPL captain, picking the Mumbai Indians' skipper over legendary MS Dhoni.Sehwag picked Rohit over Dhoni because of the number of trophies Mumbai has won in the last 15 years.Explaining Rohit as his choice for the best IPL captain, Sehwag said Dhoni had the experience of captaining India before he became Chennai Super Kings' captain but Rohit's journey as skipper began with the Mumbai franchise. Mumbai Indians are the most successful IPL side with five trophies. Chennai Super Kings are second behind them with 4 titles.
Nagal battled hard after being a set down to keep the Indian challenge alive in the singles category. Nagal, ranked 506 in the ATP rankings, will take on Great Britain's Jay Clarke (313) in the quarterfinals.Clarke defeated eighth-seed Dimitar Kuzmanov 3-6 6-3 6-4 to advance to the next round.Nagal, who came through the qualifying rounds, could not break the service of his Taipei opponent in the opening set.
Talking about his match strategy, Nicolas later said: “Tseng is very good at counter punching, so it was important for me to be aggressive but at the right moments. He’s very intelligent on court. I’m just very happy to have gotten a win against someone who has been a top-100 player.”Sriram-Jeevan, NagalMukund through to QFsThe Indian doubles pairs of N Sriram Balaji-Jeevan Neduncheziyan and Sumit Nagal-Mukund Sasikumar were through to the quarterfinals after winning their round of 16 matches.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unarguably the most successful captain Team India ever had. It was under his leadership that Team India lifted the coveted ODI World Cup trophy in 2011. The hosts defeated Sri Lanka in the summit clash by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Apart from Dhoni, one person who also played a major role in India's triumph was former South Africa batter Gary Kirsten, who was Team India's head coach in 2011. Kirsten joined the Indian coaching setup in 2008 and took Team India to new heights. The former coach recently spoke about his partnership with Dhoni and called him a "standout leader", who is always focused on the team's growth.
IPL auctions over the years.There was similar excitement and anticipation for the very first IPL auction. Do you remember that? The player auction was held on February 20, 2008. All figures - team purses and player bids and final prices were in US dollars.MS Dhoni emerged as the highest paid player at the very first IPL auction, with the Chennai Super Kings acquiring the services of the man who had led an unfancied Indian team to the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup title in South Africa in 2007.
Chennai Super Kings broke the bank by acquiring England Test skipper Ben Stokes for Rs 16.25 crore making him the third-highest gainer at the IPL 2023 Auction. CSK saw an intense bidding war with Kolkata Knight Riders but emerged victorious to buy Stokes.
Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova continued her breakthrough grand slam by defeating countrywoman Marketa Vondrousova to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. The 17-year-old is currently heading a crop of young Czech women who are expected to make a big impression over the next decade or so.