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Geoff Lawson blames Pat Cummins' inexperience for Australia's defeats, questions Daniel Vettori's role

Australian team led by Pat Cummins is facing a lot of flak after the visitors lost the first two Tests of the four-match series inside three days on the turning tracks in India. Hosts India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after two matches, with their spin-bowling duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja doing the maximum damage to the Aussies.On Wednesday, Australia great Geoff Lawson has blamed captain Cummins' inexperience in leading a side on spinning tracks and assistant coach Daniel Vettori's inadequate inputs for the team's woeful performance.Australia lost the opening Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs, while the second match in New Delhi saw the tourists fare a little better but the outcome was the same -- a six-wicket win for India.

India No. 2 Vidit Gujrathi stuns world chess champion Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces in the ongoing Pro Chess League on Tuesday. The young Indian Yogis team outplayed the star studded line-up of Canada Chessbrahs. India #2, Vidit has defeated Carlsen for the first time in a competitive game. With this, he joins the list of few Indian players who have managed to pull off a victory against the long standing World Champion. Vidit is leading the Indian Yogis team. In the Pro Chess League match on Tuesday night, the Indian team fielded Vidit, Vaishali, Raunak and Aronyak against Magnus, Aryan Tari, Razvan Preotu and Jennifer Yu. Going into the final round with a score deficit of one point, the Yogis needed to win the game by a big margin. As per the format, the team that first reaches the score of 8.5 wins the game. And the Yogis simply turned the tables by winning on all the four boards with Vidit leading the pack on the top board.

Alyssa Healy to captain UP Warriorz in Women's Premier League

The UP Warriorz had bought Healy for Rs 70 lakhs at the WPL Player Auctions in Mumbai on February 13 in Mumbai.Healy, one of the most recognised faces in the sport, is a highly experienced and seasoned campaigner, having played 139 T20Is for Australia, in which she has scored 2,446 runs, with one century and 14 fifties under her belt. She is also considered to be one of the best wicket-keeper batters in the sport, with 110 dismissals (52 catches & 58 stumpings) in T20Is. The 32-year-old captained Australia in their five-match T20I series in India last December, which the visitors won 4-1.

ICC Rankings: Jadeja enters top-10, Ashwin rises to second spot among bowlers

Ravindra Jadeja jumped seven rungs to be among the top-10 bowlers, while his compatriot Ravichandran Ashwin rose a place to be at the second spot in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings issued in Dubai on Wednesday.This is the first time that Jadeja has broken in the top-10 since September 2019 progressing to the ninth position after his 10-wicket match haul in the second Test against Australia in New Delhi.Injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah is the other Indian bowler in top-10, as he occupies the fifth spot.Veteran England seamer James Anderson leads the list but Australia captain Pat Cummins has dropped two places to third.

Daughter of scrap dealer makes Indian archery team after battling Covid, Amphan

However, the double whammy of coronavirus and cyclone failed to break the spirit of his daughter Aditi, who has just made it to the Indian archery team for the World Cup, World Championships and the Asian Games.Backing her all along was former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rahul Banerjee, now a full-time coach.Daughter of the Baguiati-based scrap dealer, Aditi has been a meritorious student and secured 97 per cent in the ISC exams, which got her an admission into St Xavier's College with Economics honours.

'Mental toughness set Sania Mirza apart from the rest'

Sania Mirza’s father and coach Imran Mirza talks about the phenomenal career of his star daughter.SANIA IN THE MAKINGIn tennis, it is not possible to come up without a struggle despite the money you have. It is very risky, but we managed to find sponsors. We had to take a lot of nonsense from a lot of them funding her because she did not have a name then. They were doing it almost like a favour. There was a time when for a junior we needed around Rs 50 lakh per year for her travel. You cannot make it to the professional circuit without playing at the junior level, especially coming from India.

New friends CP Rizwan and Gerhard Erasmus turn foes again as they eye Cricket World Cup

When the captains of UAE and Namibia meet for the toss ahead of their vital Cricket World Cup League 2 encounter in Dubai on Thursday, they might shake hands and think: “Don’t I know you from somewhere?”

Pat Cummins' 4-Year Reign As No.1 Test Bowler Comes To An End, Loses Top Spot To This Veteran

Pat Cummins is no longer the no. 1 Test bowler as the Australia captain on Wednesday was dethroned by veteran England pacer James Anderson. The 40-year-old overtook Cummins and India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to become the No.1 ranked bowler in the latest ICC Test rankings. Anderson ended Cummins' four-year reign as the top-ranked Test bowler after bagging seven wicket in the recently-concluded first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui. Anderson, who will turn 41 later this year, has claimed the top spot for the sixth time in his decorated career.

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Geoff Lawson blames Pat Cummins' inexperience for Australia's defeats, questions Daniel Vettori's role

India No. 2 Vidit Gujrathi stuns world chess champion Magnus Carlsen

Alyssa Healy to captain UP Warriorz in Women's Premier League

ICC Rankings: Jadeja enters top-10, Ashwin rises to second spot among bowlers

Daughter of scrap dealer makes Indian archery team after battling Covid, Amphan

'Mental toughness set Sania Mirza apart from the rest'

New friends CP Rizwan and Gerhard Erasmus turn foes again as they eye Cricket World Cup

Pat Cummins' 4-Year Reign As No.1 Test Bowler Comes To An End, Loses Top Spot To This Veteran