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Andy Murray is through to the third round of Indian Wells after recording his first straights sets win in 2023 and his first since October 2022. The 35-year-old beat Moldova's Radu Albot 6-4 6-3 in in one hour and 42 minutes to set up a clash with fellow Brit Jack Draper in the next round who beat Dan Evans earlier in the day. Ad «I felt very nervous today.
Iga Swiatek has congratulated Mikaela Shiffrin after she won her 87th World Cup race to become the most decorated skier of all time at just 27 years old. The world No. 1 and Shiffrin have struck up a virtual friendship in the last three years with both athletes praising each other through interviews and messages on social media.
India rode Virat Kohli's brilliant century and Axar Patel's equally effective supporting act to take control on Day 4 of the fourth Test match against Australia on Sunday. While the Indian batsmen looking quite comfortable against the Australia bowlers, veteran spinner Nathan Lyon was able to claim a massive milestone. With the dismissal of KS Bharat, Lyon became the highest overseas wicket-taker in Test matches on Indian soil. He currently has 55 wickets from 11 matches in India and he surpassed the record held by former England spinner Derek Underwood. Underwood had 54 wickets against India in away matches from 16 games with best figures of 5 for 84.
The Indian team and National Cricket Academy's injury management has once again come under scanner with the recurrence of Shreyas Iyer's back injury. Pain in his lower back forced Iyer to miss his batting turn on day four of the fourth Test here. There is a high possibility that Iyer could miss the three-match ODI series against Australia, starting March 17 in Mumbai. With World Cup being the most important tournament of the year and the player set to lead KKR in the IPL, it would be prudent if he takes rest for some time.
A classy century from Angelo Mathews and the early wicket of Devon Conway kept Sri Lanka's World Championship hopes alive in the first Test against New Zealand on Sunday. "We've given ourselves a great chance to win the Test match," Mathews said after his masterful 115, made from nearly six hours in the middle in Christchurch. His innings rescued Sri Lanka from a tight spot and led the tourists to a second innings total of 302. That set New Zealand a target of 285, and the home side were 28 for one by stumps after 17 overs, with Conway out for five.
Ravichandran Ashwin praised centurion Cameron Green and spoke about how the Australian or English cricket system can nurture a talent like him. Green, who is playing his 20th Test, scored 114 off 170 balls and his innings was no less significant than Usman Khawaja's 180 that took Australia to a solid first innings score of 480 on the second day of the fourth Test against India on Friday. "I hope you tuned into the IPL auction and hope you saw how Indian cricket fraternity rates Cameron Green," he answered to a question from one of the Australian scribes.
Nathan Lyon may have got just a single wicket after sending down 30-odd overs on the day but he feels that his effort on Saturday during India's first innings was way better than his 11-wicket match haul in Indore on a track designed for spinners. India finished the third day at 289 for 3 in reply to Australia's 480 on a good batting deck. "It's more of a patient game. When the pitch is like Indore... I felt like I bowled better today than what I did in Indore. And it's just coming down to doing your basics well enough for long enough," Lyon said. For him, Tests like these are decided in the last half an hour and right now it is on even keel.
After Australia posted a massive total of 480 in the first innings, Shubman Gill led India's charge with a century on Day 3 of the ongoing fourth Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, the likes of Rohit Sharma (35) and Cheteshwar Pujara (42) missed out on opportunities to notch up big scores. While Rohit threw away his wicket after a lapse in concentration, Pujara too failed to capitalise on his good start. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who is part of the commentary team for the ongoing series, shared his views on both the players.