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"I Am Bothered": Kapil Dev's Big Statement On Virat Kohli's Lean Patch

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are both going through a lean patch. While the former has not scored a ton since November, 2019, the latter could not hit a half-century in 14 successive matches in the Indian Premier league (IPL) 2022. Now both the senior Indian batters will be expected to perform well in the upcoming Tour of England, starting with a Test match in Birmingham from July 1. It is rescheduled Test match which will decide the fate of the unfinished series between India and England that got disrupted in 2021 due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Ahead of the series, 1983 world Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev gave his take on both players' form.

India vs England 2022, fifth Test: KL Rahul missing out is a massive setback for India, says Sanjay Manjrekar

Sharma was India's top run-getter, amassing 368 runs in four matches, including a fine 127 in the second innings of the fourth Test at The Oval apart from fifties at Lord's and Headingley. Rahul, on the other hand, made 315 runs with a stunning 129 in the first innings at Lord's, becoming one of the main architects for a famous victory. But this time, while Sharma is returning to England with captaincy duties on his shoulders, Rahul is unavailable for the Edgbaston Test due to a right groin injury, which means that young Shubman Gill is in line to open the batting.

Watch - India vs Leicestershire: Virat Kohli Questions Umpire After Getting Dismissed In Warm-Up Game

On Day 1 of the Warm-up Tour game between India and Leicestershire, Virat Kohli looked to be in great touch. After India were five-down in Leicester, the former India captain struck a 50-plus stand with KS Bharat. He was confident with his strokes. He hit four fours and one six. It looked like Kohli was poised for a big score in the match. However, it was not to be. In the 41st over of the Day, while facing fast bowler Roamn Walker, Kohli went for a drive against a fuller delivery.

TOI Impact: SAI to recruit Paralympians as senior coaches

para coach and five-time Paralympian, Farman Basha, threatened to return his government awards and honours, including the Arjuna, after his coaching contract wasn't renewed, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to recruit Paralympians in the grade of senior coaches on contract basis. Basha, a veteran para powerlifter, had knocked on the doors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's (PMO) office to help him get contract extension from SAI after he was told to vacate his official quarters on the National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) premises in Bengaluru. His contract had expired on February 28, 2022. Basha will directly benefit from SAI's decision, given his vast coaching experience and nearly three decade-long playing career.

India vs Leicestershire, Tour Game, Day 2: Could Rain Play Spoilsport?

The four-day tour game between India and Leicestershire got underway on Thursday. At stumps on Day 1, India's score read 246/8 with KS Bharat (70*) and Mohammed Shami (18*) at the crease. Rain halted play on three occasions on Day 1 and it was because of rain, that early stumps had to be called. On Day 2, there can be stoppages in play as forecast is for some showers in Leicester on Friday as well.

In a first, Indian rugby player banned for doping; lawyer says will appeal verdict

Antima, who plays as a winger (the last person in the back line), was found guilty of violating 'Article 2.1' of NADA's anti-doping rules, which pertains to the "presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample". She was tested on October 18, 2021 during the national rugby team's camp at the KIITs University in Bhubaneswar and her 'A' sample was sent for testing to the WADA-accredited laboratory in Belgium, which returned adverse analytical finding (AAF) for 'metabolite methoxy-hydroxy-tamoxifen'.

India vs Leicestershire, Tour Game, Day 2: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Srikar Bharat will look to bring up the much-deserved century on Day 2 of the ongoing four-day Tour Game against Leicestershire. It was Bharat who was the bright spot with the bat for India after the top-order fell cheaply and there was no resistance. Virat Kohli made a well made 33, but he was given out to a dubious on-field call. Skipper Rohit Sharma made 25 while Shubman Gill scored 21. At stumps on Day 1, India's score read 246/8 with Bharat (70*) and Mohammed Shami (18*) at the crease. For Leicestershire, Roman Walker, who is yet to play a first-class game, took five wickets.

Sarfaraz Khan set to be picked for Test series against Bangladesh

TOI has learnt through reliable sources that the 24-year-old, who cracked 134 on Day Two of the Ranji Trophy final against Madhya Pradesh at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, is set to be picked for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh in November. It was his fourth hundred of this Ranji season, during which he has accumulated 937 runs in six games@133.85, with four hundreds and two fifties. He is the leading run-scorer in the Ranji Trophy by a country mile, with the next-best man, Chetan Bist, having made 623 runs for Nagaland. In the 2019-20 season, Sarfaraz slammed 928 runs in six games@154.66, with three hundreds.

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"I Am Bothered": Kapil Dev's Big Statement On Virat Kohli's Lean Patch

India vs England 2022, fifth Test: KL Rahul missing out is a massive setback for India, says Sanjay Manjrekar

Watch - India vs Leicestershire: Virat Kohli Questions Umpire After Getting Dismissed In Warm-Up Game

TOI Impact: SAI to recruit Paralympians as senior coaches

India vs Leicestershire, Tour Game, Day 2: Could Rain Play Spoilsport?

In a first, Indian rugby player banned for doping; lawyer says will appeal verdict

India vs Leicestershire, Tour Game, Day 2: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Sarfaraz Khan set to be picked for Test series against Bangladesh