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"Unbelievable Coincidence": Fans Wonder As Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma Have The 'Same' Stats In Tests

Indian cricket has seen several bowling greats so far. With their aura to their stats, all validate the dominance of the bowlers. Zaheer Khan and Ishan Sharma are the two pacers, who are also on the list. However, there is one amazing fact about the stats of the duo. There is an uncanny similarity between the stats of the two players. Their bowling figures in Test cricket are completely identical when their number of wickets, five-wicket hauls, ten-wicket hauls, wickets in India and wickets outside India are considered.

"It's Important We Play Asian Games": Sunil Chhetri Tells NDTV In Exclusive Interview

A true sporting ambassador, Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri has made millions of countrymen a reason to believe that there's a future for the 'Beautiful Game' in our on nation. Even at the age of 39, Chhetri remains as fit and firing as ever. In fact, many believe that he is still India's finest footballer. But, at such an age, even Chhetri knows that he can't continue going forever. While the subject of 'retirement' does cross his mind, Chhetri is more 'hopeful' than scared about the day he has to call time on his career. Having been central to India's triumphs at the Intercontinental Cup and the SAFF Championship recently, Chhetri also highlighted how important it is for him and the Indian football team to play at the forthcoming Asian Games.

"4 out of 10": India Legend Gives Shubman Gill "Below Average" Rating In WI Test Series

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team ended the Test series against West Indies with a 1-0 positive result. After winning the first Test, rain forced the final day of the second Test to be washed out, thus forcing a draw. The series saw several good performances from Indian stars including centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. With the ball, Ravichandran Ashwin shone. However one promising talent, Shubman Gill, who was playing in a new No. 3 spot could not score big. In the first Test, he was out for 6. In the second Test, he scored 10 and 29*.

Watch: MS Dhoni's Post Gym Session Video Has Internet Going Gaga Over His Fitness At 42

MS Dhoni is still going strong at the age of 42. After Chennai Super Kings' fifth IPL title this year, Dhoni said though it will be a huge challenge for him physically, he will try and play one more season of the IPL because of all the love shown towards him by the fans. The former India skipper recently celebrated his 42nd birthday, and the world witnessed a whole new height of fandom. The entire social media was flooded with wishes and posts for the "captain cool". Not just fans but also many former and current cricketers also shared their respective wishes.

'Rash' Harmanpreet Kaur "Should Have Behaved" Like An Ambassador Of Our Country: Ex-India Captain

Harmanpreet Kaur's boorish behaviour during and after the third ODI captain against Bangladesh was rash and did not befit the image of an Indian captain, said former skipper Shantha Rangaswamy on Tuesday. Harmanpreet got a two match suspension for her outburst in Dhaka last week where she shattered stumps after being adjudged leg before and publicly criticised the match officials. "Her behaviour was deplorable. If she had stopped after her dismissal (it would still be acceptable to some) but what she did at the presentation was not good for the game. It was rash and she went overboard," Shantha told PTI.

Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy Enter Pre-Quarters; Aakarshi Kashyap Knocked Out

Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy entered the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles competition in the BWF Japan Open but it was curtains for Aakarshi Kashyap, who ran into Akane Yamaguchi in her very first outing, here on Tuesday. The tournament is taking place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. The Indians had a mixed outing, as in the men's singles, Srikanth brushed aside Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan 21-13, 21-13 to comfortably make the pre-quarters, while compatriot Prannoy too easily defeated Li Shifeng of China 21-17, 21-13 to enter the Round of 16. Both are set to face each other in the next round.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Achieves Career-Best World No. 2 Ranking

Fresh from winning the Korea Open, India's top men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Tuesday rose to a career-best second spot in the latest BWF rankings. Satwik and Chirag gained a place, displacing the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang whom they had defeated in the Korea Open semifinals last week, to achieve a new career-high ranking in the men's doubles circuit. The reigning Asian champions, who won the Korea Open (Super 500), Swiss Open (Super 300) and Indonesia Open (Super 1000) titles this season, now have 87,211 points.

Ex-India Wicketkeeper Lauds Rohit Sharma's Captaincy In Tests Against West Indies

India skipper Rohit Sharma has been receiving a lot of praise for his performance in the recently concluded two-match Test series against West Indies. The 36-year-old batter not only brought up his hundred in the first Test but also went on to smash a half-century in the second match. Though Team India failed to register a clean sweep as Day 5 of the second Test got washed out, they still managed to claim the series with 1-0 lead. Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim praised Rohit for his excellent captaincy.

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"Unbelievable Coincidence": Fans Wonder As Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma Have The 'Same' Stats In Tests

"It's Important We Play Asian Games": Sunil Chhetri Tells NDTV In Exclusive Interview

"4 out of 10": India Legend Gives Shubman Gill "Below Average" Rating In WI Test Series

Watch: MS Dhoni's Post Gym Session Video Has Internet Going Gaga Over His Fitness At 42

'Rash' Harmanpreet Kaur "Should Have Behaved" Like An Ambassador Of Our Country: Ex-India Captain

Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy Enter Pre-Quarters; Aakarshi Kashyap Knocked Out

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Achieves Career-Best World No. 2 Ranking

Ex-India Wicketkeeper Lauds Rohit Sharma's Captaincy In Tests Against West Indies