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India's Likely XI vs Bangladesh In 2nd Test: Star Pacer To Be Dropped, Kuldeep Yadav In

The second India vs Bangladesh Test presents a great chance for the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team to take a step closer to the World Test Championship finals. The all-round show of Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubman Gill's sublime hundred, Ravindra Jadeja's quality batting and Rishabh Pant's roaring comeback allowed India to script a comfortable victory in Chennai despite being put under pressure by the Bangladesh pacers in the first Test.

India vs Bangladesh - Rishabh Pant's Leg-Spin Is 'Too Much' For Shubman Gill To Handle. India Batter Says "Tagdi..."

Shubman Gill continued to fine-tune his approach against spinners ahead of India's second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur, beginning on Friday. During India's practice session, ahead of the 2nd Test in Green Park, Gill practiced cover drives with Rishabh Pant giving it a go with the ball and trying to bowl spin deliveries. "Pakdna Jaddu (Jadeja) bhai bhar bhar ke drive maar raha hoon (I will hit a lot of drives)," Gill said in a video posted by BCCI on X.

"Get More And More Girls To Play": Viswanathan Anand After India's Historic Show At Chess Olympiad

Overjoyed by India's remarkable dual triumph at the Chess Olympiad, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand said that while this marks a promising beginning, there is still much work to be done for women's chess in the country. India scripted history on Sunday as both its men's and women's teams secured their first-ever titles, achieving a remarkable clean sweep of gold medals at the Chess Olympiad. But while in recent times, the men's game has surged in popularity with young Indian talents like R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh making waves on the world stage, in contrast, the women's game has struggled to match this trajectory.

1st Time In 147 Years: Sri Lanka Star Sets World Record. Not Even Sunil Gavaskar Or Don Bradman Achieved It

The success story of Kamindu Mendis since he made his Test debut continues. The Sri Lanka star remained unbeaten on 51 on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand in Galle on Thursday and in doing so he set a new world record. The 25-year-old star is now the first batter in the 147 year history of Test cricket to score a fifty-plus score in each of his first eight Tests since debut. Before him, Pakistan's Shaud Shakeel held the record as he had fifty-plus score is each of the first seven Tests that he played. Earlier, India's Sunil Gavaskar (6) jointly held the record with three others.

"Cheteshwar Pujara Will Be A Big Miss" During Upcoming Australia Test Series: Hanuma Vihari

Hanuma Vihari, part of India's back to back series wins in Australia, reckons the services of veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara will be be dearly missed when the team aims for a hat-trick Down Under later this year. The five Test series begins in Perth from November 22. Out of favour Pujara was the leading run-getter in the 2018-19 series with 521 off 1258 balls and was once again the backbone of Indian batting three years later when he accumulated 271 runs off 928 balls.

PM Narendra Modi With Chess Masters: Of Artificial Intelligence, A Birthday And India's Sporting Might

Artificial Intelligence, an upcoming birthday, and the ambition to make India a sporting powerhouse came up for discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Olympiad gold-winning Indian chess teams at his residence, seeking to understand their mindset in the high-pressure event. In the interaction that took place on Thursday evening, both the men''s and women''s teams, who won gold medals in the event for the first time ever, sat with the PM to share their experience and also ask him about his interest in sports.

Named In Murder Case In Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan Concerned About Safety After Announcing Retirement Plans

Shakib Al Hasan, arguably the greatest Bangladesh cricketer, on Thursday stunned all by announcng his retirement from T20 Internationals with immediate effect. He also said said that the second Test against India will be his last if his country's board doesn't give him a farewell match against South Africa at home. His final international game for Bangladesh will be in the Champions Trophy which is likely to be held in UAE and Pakistan.

Day 1 Of India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test To Be Called Off? Grim Weather Forecast Says Chances Of Rain Is...

The Indian team might be tempted to play three spinners against Bangladesh in the second Test, starting Friday at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium. The hosts won the series opener in Chennai last week, hammering Bangladesh by 280 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series-opener. The Rohit Sharma-led side opted for three pacers in Chennai, with Akash Deep getting the nod, alongside senior pros Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, over Yash Dayal. Since the Kanpur Test will be played on a black soil track, Akash might have to make way for local hero Kuldeep Yadav.

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India's Likely XI vs Bangladesh In 2nd Test: Star Pacer To Be Dropped, Kuldeep Yadav In

India vs Bangladesh - Rishabh Pant's Leg-Spin Is 'Too Much' For Shubman Gill To Handle. India Batter Says "Tagdi..."

"Get More And More Girls To Play": Viswanathan Anand After India's Historic Show At Chess Olympiad

1st Time In 147 Years: Sri Lanka Star Sets World Record. Not Even Sunil Gavaskar Or Don Bradman Achieved It

"Cheteshwar Pujara Will Be A Big Miss" During Upcoming Australia Test Series: Hanuma Vihari

PM Narendra Modi With Chess Masters: Of Artificial Intelligence, A Birthday And India's Sporting Might

Named In Murder Case In Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan Concerned About Safety After Announcing Retirement Plans

Day 1 Of India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test To Be Called Off? Grim Weather Forecast Says Chances Of Rain Is...