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Mumbai Under Pressure To Record Big Win Against Meghalaya In Ranji Trophy

With their backs pressed firmly against the wall, defending champions Mumbai will be in desperate pursuit of a victory with bonus points when the they take on Meghalaya in the final Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Mumbai from Thursday. Mumbai's title defence took a heavy blow last week when an unfancied but better-prepared Jammu and Kashmir stuck to their principle of "keeping it simple" and defeated the Ajinkya Rahane-led side by five wickets here at the BKC Ground.

Tickets For World Test Championship Final Set To Go On Sale; Pat Cummins, Temba Bavuma Appreciate Fans

Australia captain Pat Cummins and South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma have expressed their gratitude for the overwhelming support from fans after securing their spots in this year's ICC World Test Championship Final. With anticipation building, tickets for the highly awaited showdown are set to go on sale this week. Reigning champions Australia booked their place in the 2025 decider when defeating India 3-1 in the recent Border-Gavaskar series, while the Proteas cruised past Pakistan 2-0 on home soil to ensure they will feature in the one-off Test for the first time at the clash at Lord's set to commence on June 11.

Virat Kohli Fitter Than Entire Delhi Squad? Report Reveals Stunning Training Session Details

Star batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday checked in for a training session with his state team after more than 12 years. The former India captain will feature in Delhi Ranji Trophy return on January 30 as the home team takes on the Railways in their last group game. The 36-year-old will be playing his first Ranji match after more than 12 years, his last domestic cricket match was in Ranji Trophy in November 2012. Kohli stepped out from the stand named after him and bonded with his teammates over some football drills.

Tata Steel Master: D Gukesh Beats Leon Mendonca To Jump Into Sole Lead

World Champion D Gukesh crashed through the defenses of compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round to jump into sole lead at the Tata Steel Master. On a day when R Praggnanandhaa lost his first game against Dutch GM Anish Giri, veteran P Harikrishna also found himself under the spotlight, falling to Russian-turned-Slovenian Vladimir Fedoseev. "I'm happy that I played a good game today and there are still four rounds left so I'm not thinking much about the standings. I'm just happy as to how I am playing," Gukesh said after his game.

Steve Smith Joins Elite List Featuring India's Legendary Sachin Tendulkar

Veteran batter Steve Smith completed his 10,000 Test run with his first scoring shot on day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka here at Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. The stand-in skipper became the fourth Australian man to reach a rare milestone and the overall 15th man to achieve the feat. The 35-year-old joined Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting as Australians to get to 10,000 Test runs. Interestingly, all three were captains of the Test team when they made their 10,000th run.

After Win vs India In 3rd T20I, England Skipper Jos Buttler Hails "Trump Card" Adil Rashid

England skipper Jos Buttler sees veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid as the team's most important player in the T20 setup after his special skills were on display in the third match against India in Rajkot. Rashid put up a masterclass of leg-spin to help England pull one back in the five-match series. He varied his pace beautifully and got the ball to turn a lot more than all other spinners in operation on Tuesday night. The India batters were not even looking for boundaries against Rashid who ended up with figures of one for 15 in four overs. He applied the choke in the middle overs alongside Jamie Overton and got rid of in-form Tilak Varma with a peach of a delivery.

R Ashwin's 2-Word Reply As Fan Credits Rohit Sharma For His Padma Shri Award

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin was recently awarded the Padma Shri, becoming only the second cricketer from Tamil Nadu to receive the coveted civilian award. However, Ashwin had an unpleasent encounter with a fan, who asked the veteran spinner to credit India captain Rohit Sharma for the achievement. This came after a Ashwin replied to another fan, who had congratulated him for being awarded the Padma Shri. However, a fan, who had a usernamed @Hitman450745, made things uncomfortable for Ashwin with his reply on Ashwin's "thank you" comment.

Watch: Virat Kohli Works On Backfoot Game, Produces Powerful Strokes In Nets

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli joined Delhi's practice session on Tuesday ahead of their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match against Railways, scheduled for Thursday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Kohli, returning to domestic cricket after a significant hiatus, was spotted honing his skills in the nets as he prepares for the much-anticipated encounter. Earlier, Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh confirmed that Virat would join the Delhi squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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Mumbai Under Pressure To Record Big Win Against Meghalaya In Ranji Trophy

Tickets For World Test Championship Final Set To Go On Sale; Pat Cummins, Temba Bavuma Appreciate Fans

Virat Kohli Fitter Than Entire Delhi Squad? Report Reveals Stunning Training Session Details

Tata Steel Master: D Gukesh Beats Leon Mendonca To Jump Into Sole Lead

Steve Smith Joins Elite List Featuring India's Legendary Sachin Tendulkar

After Win vs India In 3rd T20I, England Skipper Jos Buttler Hails "Trump Card" Adil Rashid

R Ashwin's 2-Word Reply As Fan Credits Rohit Sharma For His Padma Shri Award

Watch: Virat Kohli Works On Backfoot Game, Produces Powerful Strokes In Nets