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Andy Murray's 800-win goal: How realistic is it ahead of Indian Wells? And how long could it take?

Andy Murray has said that one of his goals is to reach 800 singles wins – but how likely is he to achieve it and where would that place him in the all-time standings? Murray has six wins to his name in the 2023 season, all in deciding sets, including four in a row at the Qatar Open where he lost in the final to Daniil Medvedev. Ad At his peak Murray won 78 matches in 2016 and 71 in 2015, but after two hip surgeries he is not hitting those numbers any longer. Last year he won 26 matches and in 2021 he won 15.

Usman Khawaja Century Keeps Australia On Top Against India

Australia were 255 for four at stumps against India on the opening day of the series-deciding fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Opener Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green were batting on 104 and 49 respectively at the close of play. After skipper Steve Smith opted to bat, Australia were off to a good start with the duo of Khawaja and Travis Head adding 61 runs for the first wicket.

"Their Loyalty Ends...: Prithvi Shaw Posts Cryptic Message, Leaves Fans Puzzled

Prithvi Shaw was in the headlines recently but not for his exploits on the cricket field. The Mumbai cricketer faced a lot of backlash after an altercation at a nightclub with social media influencer Sapna Gill and some of her friends. While Shaw accused the influencer of breaching his personal space, Gill in turn pressed charges of molestation on the cricketer and even said that he started the fight. While no hard action was taken against Shaw, the police went on to arrest Gill and her friends. On Thursday, Shaw took to social media and posted a cryptic message on his Instagram account that left a lot of fans puzzled.

Race To WTC Final: How Sri Lanka Can Damage India's Qualification Hopes

Rohit Sharma-led Team India is the favourite for the remaining World Test Championship final spot. Australia have already made their way to the final of the mega event with the win over India in the third Test in Indore. On the other hand, India also eye to enter the finale, but Sri Lanka might pour cold water on their plans. As India take on Australia in the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and Sri Lanka face New Zealand in a two-match Test series, here is how the Dimuth Karunaratne-side could damage India's WTC final hopes -

"Pitch From 70s Or 80s": Ex-India Star Makes Startling Comment On Ahmedabad Surface For India-Australia Test

Former Indian cricket team batsman Sanjay Manjrekar was not impressed by the pitch in Ahmedabad for the fourth Test match between India and Australia as he called it “from 70s and 80s”. During commentary, Manjrekar remarked that the pitch was extremely batting-friendly and the fact that India were able to take two wickets in the first session of the match was a big achievement for the bowlers who did not get much purchase off the pitch. He remarked that a pitch like the one in Ahmedabad was rare in home series but also pointed out that the Indian bowlers did not bowl many wicket-taking deliveries.

Angelo Mathews surpasses Sanath Jayasuriya, Claims Massive Feat Against New Zealand

Veteran batter Angelo Mathews overtook former skipper Sanath Jayasuriya and became just the third Sri Lankan player to have scored 7000 Test runs as the island nation made a good start to the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch. Mathews scored a valuable 47 on the opening day at Basin Reserve, with Sri Lanka reaching 305/6 at stumps to keep their slim hopes alive of reaching June's ICC World Test Championship final against Australia. Sri Lanka need to clinch a 2-0 series sweep over the Kiwis in New Zealand and rely on India not defeating Australia in the concurrent Test in Ahmedabad to reach the World Test Championship decider and they gave themselves every chance of doing so on Thursday after they were sent into bat first by Black Caps captain Tim Southee.

Challenger Cup triumph evidence of progress in Saudi cricket

Victory in the 2023 Asian Cricket Council’s Challenger Cup in Thailand has catapulted Saudi Arabia’s men’s team into unchartered waters. It also emphasised the increasing levels of competition within Asian cricket.

Iga Swiatek says expectation on her has risen ahead of Indian Wells - 'A target on my back'

Iga Swiatek says there is a «target on her back» ahead of Indian Wells this year and admits she is feeling more pressure heading into the tournament than in previous editions. The Pole enjoyed a remarkable 2022 where she won a total of eight titles, including two of the four Grand Slams, and went on a 37-match winning streak. Last April she became world No.

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Andy Murray's 800-win goal: How realistic is it ahead of Indian Wells? And how long could it take?

Usman Khawaja Century Keeps Australia On Top Against India

"Their Loyalty Ends...: Prithvi Shaw Posts Cryptic Message, Leaves Fans Puzzled

Race To WTC Final: How Sri Lanka Can Damage India's Qualification Hopes

"Pitch From 70s Or 80s": Ex-India Star Makes Startling Comment On Ahmedabad Surface For India-Australia Test

Angelo Mathews surpasses Sanath Jayasuriya, Claims Massive Feat Against New Zealand

Challenger Cup triumph evidence of progress in Saudi cricket

Iga Swiatek says expectation on her has risen ahead of Indian Wells - 'A target on my back'