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"Did Not Think Indian Openers Will Be...": England Star's Honest Take

Opener Ben Duckett believed that England's first innings total of 246 was above par and said they were not expecting Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma to play belligerent cricket from the word go on the first day of the first Test on Thursday. At stumps, India were placed at 119 for one with Jaiswal making a quick, unbeaten 76 and he shared a fine 80-run stand with Rohit in just 12.2 overs. "I think we're over par. It was a tricky Day 1 pitch with consistent spin from earlier on. Stokes was fantastic. I just said come down Day 3, Day 4, that could be a match winning knock if that pitch keeps getting harder to bat on," said Duckett in the post-day press meet.

Rohan Bopanna And Joshna Chinappa Shortlisted For Padma Shri Honour

Tennis star Rohan Bopanna, who is set to be crowned world number one in the doubles format, was on Thursday selected for the prestigious Padma Shri honour by the government along with six other athletes including veteran squash player Joshna Chinappa. Padma Shri is fourth highest civilian honour after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan which is conferred to achievers for their distinguished service in any field. Bopanna has been a consistent performer and will be oldest world number one when new rankings will be issued on Monday.

Boxing Great Mary Kom Announces Retirement, Cites "Age Limit"

Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on Wednesday announced her retirement from boxing. Mary Kom hung her boxing gloves as the International Boxing Association's (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers to fight in elite-level competition only till the age of 40. During an event, Mary, 41, admitted that she still has the hunger to compete at the elite level, but she has to bring curtains down on her career because of the age limit.

Ireland to face India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Belgium at Paris Olympics

Ireland's senior men's hockey side will face India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Belgium in their pool at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris.

"There Is Spin But...": Axar Patel's Honest Verdict On Pitch During First Test Against England

The best part of Yashasvi Jaiswal's entertaining unbeaten 76 was the manner in which he completely unsettled England's troika of spinners, India's left-arm slow bowler Axar Patel reckoned after opening day's play in the first Test. Riding on Jaiswal's 70-ball blitz, India closed the opening day at 119 for 1 while replying to England's first innings total of 246 all out. "We enjoyed the way Yashasvi was batting and he took on the spinners from the very first over. It was very good to unsettle them early," said Axar in the post-day press conference. Jaiswal hammered debutant England left-arm spinner Tom Hartley for two sixes in the second over of India's first innings to impose himself on the match.

"Where Is Your Bazball?": Crowd Trolls England After Poor Batting Display Against India. Watch

The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad were at their hilarious best as a section of them chanted "Where is your Bazball?" after England were bundled out for 246 on Day 1 of the first Test match against India on Thursday. The aggressive approach towards Test batting was a major talking point ahead of the match but apart from skipper Ben Stokes, not a single England batter was able to cross the 50-run mark. Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all got good starts but thanks to brilliant bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, the visitors failed to post a big total.

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat Bow Out Of Men's Singles Competition

India's Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat suffered straight-game defeats in their respective pre-quarterfinal matches to crash out of the men's singles competition of the Indonesia Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament in Jakarta on Thursday. Taking on eighth-seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark, Sen came up with a strong fight but went down 19-21 18-21. He had beaten Weng Hongyang of China in the opening round 24-22 21-15. Rajawat was up against Brian Yang of Canada after his conquest over Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the first round 21-18 21-19.

IND vs IRE, Under-19 World Cup: Musheer Khan Stars As India Crush Ireland By 201 Runs

Musheer Khan gave ample display of his immense talent with a superb hundred as India steam-rolled minnows Ireland by a whopping 201 runs to virtually qualify for the Super Six round of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bloemfontein, South Africa on Thursday. Courtesy Musheer's blitzkrieg -- 118 off 106 balls, India posted an imposing 301 for 7 against Ireland, which in any case, would have been an uphill challenge to surpass. In the end, Ireland managed a paltry 100 in 29.4 overs with medium pacer Naman Tiwari (4/53 in 10 overs) and left-arm spinner Saumy Kumar Pandey (3/21 in 9 overs) doing the bulk of the damage. Seven Irish batters failed to reach double figures.

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"Did Not Think Indian Openers Will Be...": England Star's Honest Take

Rohan Bopanna And Joshna Chinappa Shortlisted For Padma Shri Honour

Boxing Great Mary Kom Announces Retirement, Cites "Age Limit"

Ireland to face India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Belgium at Paris Olympics

"There Is Spin But...": Axar Patel's Honest Verdict On Pitch During First Test Against England

"Where Is Your Bazball?": Crowd Trolls England After Poor Batting Display Against India. Watch

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat Bow Out Of Men's Singles Competition

IND vs IRE, Under-19 World Cup: Musheer Khan Stars As India Crush Ireland By 201 Runs