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"Hope They Not Searching For A Jadeja Duplicate": Ex-India Star's Dig At Australia Ahead Of 2nd Test

India outplayed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The match in Nagpur saw India dominating the game throughout. Guest skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat first. The visitors had prepared themselves with some intense traning sessions, but it all seemed to make no difference as the duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were just too good to be faced on the Nagpur surface that offered a fair amount of help to the spinners.

What time is England v India T20 World Cup semi-final and how to watch in the UK

Following a thrilling tournament, England will face India at 8am tomorrow morning for a place in the final of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan.

When is T20 World Cup final? England vs Pakistan UK start time and how to watch for free on TV

England produced a devastating batting display on Thursday as they beat India to reach the T20 World Cup final in Australia on Sunday.

Women's T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli the inspiration behind India's win vs Pakistan

beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 7 wickets in Cape Town. The win was India's 11th in 14 T20 meetings with their regional rivals. India batter Jemimah Rodrigues revealed that India's victory was inspired by "extraordinary" superstar Virat Kohli.Rodrigues, who hit an unbeaten 53 off 38 deliveries to steer her side to a win, admitted that memories of Kohli's blistering 82 not out off 53 balls in India's four-wicket victory against Pakistan in the Men's T20 World Cup last year had been inspirational."India v Pakistan matches are always a little bit more special -- we spoke about it in the team meeting," said the 22-year-old."Growing up we always watched these matches. I remember watching the match at the MCG where Virat Kohli played such an extraordinary knock.

WPL Auction 2023 Live Updates: Full List Of Sold And Unsold Players

Women's Premier League Auction 2023: Most of the top players have already been snapped up by the five teams. So far, India star Smriti Mandhana is the costliest player. She was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping INR 3.4 crore. Among overseas players, Australia's Ashleigh Gardner was picked by Gujarat Giants for INR 3.2 crore and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt got the same amount from Mumbai Indians. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur went to Mumbai Indians for INR 1.80 crore while Deepti Sharma went to UP Warriorz for INR 2.60 crore. Shafali Verma got INR 2 crore from Delhi Capitals. Jemimah Rodrigues got Rs 2.2 crore from the same team. (LIVE UPDATES)

Watch: Shafali Verma says WPL will bring big opportunity for domestic players

The India opener, who hails from Haryana, near national capital shared her excitement on being part of of the Delhi franchise and said that the WPL will bring huge opportunities for the domestic players who will be up against the best women's talents from around the world.The hard-hitting batter was one of the biggest names at the auction and was involved in a fierce bidding war before being snapped up by the franchise from the national capital.

India's lower-order batters will make difference in Test series: Australia coach McDonald

Andrew McDonald believes India's strong lower-order batting, comprising Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel among others, will be the "differentiator" in the three remaining Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Jadeja and Patel played a pivotal role with the bat in the first innings, slamming 70 and 84 respectively, as India amassed 400 runs in response to the visiting team's total of 177.That, along with Rohit Sharma's century and sterling bowling performances from Jadeja and Ashwin, helped the hosts thrash Australia by an innings and 132 runs inside three days at Nagpur to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.The two teams will play the second Test in New Delhi from February 17, and McDonald said India's lower-order batters will challenge his side.

Leander Paes laments state of Indian Davis Cup, says will take a decade to lift standard

Davis Cup World Group 2 added more woes to the condition.India suffered a 2-3 loss to Denmark in their away fixture earlier this month to get relegated to World Group 2 for the first time.Voicing his concern on the current state of Indian tennis, icon Leander Paes believes it will take a "better half of a decade" to lift the standard."I feel like it's going to take a few years, until the Davis Cup team has some serious talent in it," said the player with a record 45 doubles victories in Davis Cup.

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"Hope They Not Searching For A Jadeja Duplicate": Ex-India Star's Dig At Australia Ahead Of 2nd Test

What time is England v India T20 World Cup semi-final and how to watch in the UK

When is T20 World Cup final? England vs Pakistan UK start time and how to watch for free on TV

Women's T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli the inspiration behind India's win vs Pakistan

WPL Auction 2023 Live Updates: Full List Of Sold And Unsold Players

Watch: Shafali Verma says WPL will bring big opportunity for domestic players

India's lower-order batters will make difference in Test series: Australia coach McDonald

Leander Paes laments state of Indian Davis Cup, says will take a decade to lift standard