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"Load Of Nonsense": England Great Hits Back At "Joe Root A Rung Below Virat Kohli" Comment

Former England cricket team skipper Michael Vaughan was not happy with former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann calling Joe Root "a rung below" Virat Kohli. Lehmann said that he rated Kohli higher than Root and even pointed out that Root has not scored a single century in Australia till now. The comments were made following Virat's brilliant show in Perth as India won the first Test match against Australia. Lehmann called Root "a great player" but despite the batter scoring 35 Test centuries, the ex-Australia star said that he has not yet reached the "upper echelon" of cricketers.

World Chess Championship: D Gukesh Squanders Advantage To Settle For Draw In Game 7

The youngest-ever challenger to the world crown, D Gukesh let go of a very promising position and had to settle for a fourth consecutive draw against defending champion Ding Liren of China in a marathon seventh game of the World Chess Championship on Tuesday. The stalemate, which came after five hours and 22 minutes of nerve-wracking play, left both players on an identical tally of 3.5 points each, still shy of four more points in order to win the championship. The two players signed peace after 72 moves. It turned out to be a tough day in office again for Liren, who was staring at a losing position for a long time, till Gukesh blundered. The Indian, playing white, got a huge advantage but miscalculated to let the Chinese off the hook in what was the longest game of the match thus far.

India vs Australia 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma Puts In 'Double Shift', Virat Kohli Challenged By...

India skipper Rohit Sharma did a double shift in the nets with plenty of fans adding colour to the visitors' near four-hour net session at the Adelaide Oval Adelaide on Tuesday. With strong indications of Rohit coming down the batting order to let the form pair of Yashasvi Jasiwal and KL Rahul continue opening the Indian innings, the captain did show a lot of resolve while facing the Pink Kookaburra. During the session, Indian team had four nets at the practice arena.

7 6s, Strike-Rate 197.22: In Suryakumar Yadav's Presence, CSK Star Unleashes Fury In Elite BCCI Event

India's T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav smashed 70 off 46 balls in his first appearance in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy while Shivam Dube capped his return from a three-month long injury lay-off with a scintillating 36-ball-71 as Mumbai outplayed Services by 39 runs in a Group E match in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Batting first, Mumbai scored 192 for 4 riding on the 130-run fourth wicket stand between Surya and Dube.

Arjun Tendulkar Suffers Massive Setback Days After Joining Mumbai Indians For IPL 2025

Arjun Tendulkar was once again dropped from the Goa cricket team in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy following a series of disappointing performances. The left-arm medium pacer, who is the son of legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, did not play the match against Kerala and he was once again missing from the playing XI for the game against Maharashtra on Tuesday. This was a massive blow for the cricketers who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2025 auction.

6th Game In 11 Days: Mohammed Shami Makes Big Statement But Doubts Remain Over India vs Australia Series Call-Up

Mohammed Shami bowled 15 dot deliveries in his sixth consecutive SMAT T20 match while unheralded Karan Lal smoked 94 in just 47 balls as Bengal hammered Bihar by nine wickets in a Group A match in Rajkot. Bihar without their teen prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, managed 147 for 6 in 20 overs with Sayan Ghosh (2/32) being the pick of the bowlers. Bengal knocked off the chase in just 14 overs with Lal smashing nine fours and six sixes.

Cheteshwar Pujara's Bold Team Selection Verdict For Pink-Ball Test, No Place For...

Team India's dominant 295-run victory against Australia in Perth has given the management a big selection headache. India's playing XI for the series opener didn't feature the veterans Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, while Harshit Rana was preferred over Akash Deep. As the experts mull over the changes that will be brough to India's team for the day-night Test in Adelaide, Cheteshwar Pujara has warned against tinkering with the bowling attack. Pujara feels both Ashwin and Jadeja should warm the bench for the pink-ball Test too.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Looks To Shatter Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record As India Gear Up For 2nd Test

As India gears up for the pink-ball Test against Australia at Adelaide, Indian batting stars Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli will have some records worth looking upto that can witness them climb up over legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman. The Adelaide test will kickstart from December 6 onwards, with India heading into the game with a mental and physical edge over the Aussies who were left devastated by Bumrah's bowling and captaincy during a 295-run loss at Perth's Optus Stadium in the first Test.

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"Load Of Nonsense": England Great Hits Back At "Joe Root A Rung Below Virat Kohli" Comment

World Chess Championship: D Gukesh Squanders Advantage To Settle For Draw In Game 7

India vs Australia 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma Puts In 'Double Shift', Virat Kohli Challenged By...

7 6s, Strike-Rate 197.22: In Suryakumar Yadav's Presence, CSK Star Unleashes Fury In Elite BCCI Event

Arjun Tendulkar Suffers Massive Setback Days After Joining Mumbai Indians For IPL 2025

6th Game In 11 Days: Mohammed Shami Makes Big Statement But Doubts Remain Over India vs Australia Series Call-Up

Cheteshwar Pujara's Bold Team Selection Verdict For Pink-Ball Test, No Place For...

Yashasvi Jaiswal Looks To Shatter Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record As India Gear Up For 2nd Test