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Gautam Gambhir's Priceless Reaction As Ravichandran Ashwin Slams Bangladesh Star Pacer For Boundary

India's Ravichandran Ashwin was at his best on the opening day of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh. Coming in to bat when India were 144 for 6, Ashwin joined hands with Ravindra Jadeja and bailed India out of trouble. The duo stitched an unbeaten 195-run partnership for the 7th wicket to put the hosts in a dominating position by the end of play at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. Both Ashwin and Jadeja played beautifully with the right-handed all-rounder racing to his century in 108 balls.

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah's Masterplan To Dismiss Bangladesh Star Shadman Islam Sets Internet Ablaze

India's 'Kohinoor' Jasprit Bumrah, provided the team with an early breakthrough on Day 2 of the first Test in Chennai, dismissing opening batter Shadman Islam for just 2 runs. Bumrah, who arguably remains the finest pace bowler in the world across formats, left Shadman stunned with a delivery that the Bangladesh expected to swing away from him. Shadman, facing the last delivery of Bumrah's first over, decided to leave the ball, hoping it would miss his stumps by a big margin. However, what the India pacer managed to do with the red cherry, left him stunned.

Sarfaraz Khan Heaps Praise On Jasprit Bumrah, Calls Him "One Of The Best" Bowlers

India cricketer Sarfaraz Khan showered praise on star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and called him "one of the best" bowlers. Bumrah is in action during the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh, with the first Test at Chennai's MA Chidambram Stadium on Thursday. Speaking to Jio Cinema, Sarfaraz recalled Bumrah's performance in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa and how the star pacer delivered for India by taking wickets. "You saw his magic just a few months ago in the T20 World Cup Final when the game was slipping out of our hands, and he delivered by taking a crucial wicket. He's done this so many times when the team is struggling. There's no doubt he's one of the best," Sarfaraz was quoted in a release from Jio Cinema as saying.

Yuzvendra Chahal Shines With Successive Five-Wicket Haul For Northamptonshire

Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal worked his magic to grab five wickets in his second successive match as Northamptonshire resisted a Leicestershire fight-back to secure a nine-wicket win in the English County Championship. Following up on his 4/82 in the first innings, Chahal claimed 5/134 -- a nine-wicket match haul -- as Northants bowled out Leicestershire for 316 to set an easy target of 137 in the Division Two County Championship on Thursday. Northants romped home in 30.3 overs, losing just the wicket of Gus Miller (11).

India's No. 1 Tennis Player Sumit Nagal Demanded $50,000 To Play For Country. Gives This Reason

The All India Tennis Association on Thursday claimed that Sumit Nagal demanded an annual fee of USD 50,000 to play Davis Cup ties for India but the country's top singles player defended himself, saying it is "standard practice" for athletes to be paid for their services. Nagal had opted out of the recent Davis Cup tie against Sweden, citing a back strain that also forced him out of the US Open men's doubles competition last month.

1st Time In Over A Century: Ravichandran Ashwin Sets World Record After Ton In India vs Bangladesh Test

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the first ever cricketer in history to have scored 20-plus fifty plus scores along with 30-plus five wicket hauls in the longest format of the game. He is thus the first cricketer in the 147-year history of Test cricket to achieve the feat. Ashwin reached another great height as an all-rounder during the first Test against Bangladesh at his home stadium in Chennai on Thursday. After India was in a troublesome situation at 144/6, Ashwin started a fine counter-attack with Ravindra Jadeja, scoring 102* in 112 balls, with 10 fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 91.07.

Coco Gauff Splits With Brad Gilbert As Coach After 14-Month Run

Coco Gauff, last year's US Open champion, and coach Brad Gilbert announced on Wednesday they have split after 14 months together. The move comes after the 20-year-old American was ousted in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, the Paris Olympics, the WTA Toronto event and the US Open and in her first match at Cincinnati in her last Open tuneup. "Thank you @bgtennisnation ! We had an incredible run and I wish you all the best in the future!" Gauff posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Champions League: Xabi Alonso Hails 'Efficient' Bayer Leverkusen After Feyenoord Rout

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso praised his side's German efficiency after the Bundesliga champions dispatched Dutch side Feyenoord 4-0 in Thursday's Champions League rout. "It may have looked pretty easy, but it's really not," Alonso told reporters after his team cruised to four first-half goals to break the Dutch resistance. He said it took Leverkusen some time to come to terms with Feyenoord's pressing game but after that "the first half was really complete." The German giants were 4-0 up by the half-time whistle, from only five shots on goal.

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Gautam Gambhir's Priceless Reaction As Ravichandran Ashwin Slams Bangladesh Star Pacer For Boundary

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah's Masterplan To Dismiss Bangladesh Star Shadman Islam Sets Internet Ablaze

Sarfaraz Khan Heaps Praise On Jasprit Bumrah, Calls Him "One Of The Best" Bowlers

Yuzvendra Chahal Shines With Successive Five-Wicket Haul For Northamptonshire

India's No. 1 Tennis Player Sumit Nagal Demanded $50,000 To Play For Country. Gives This Reason

1st Time In Over A Century: Ravichandran Ashwin Sets World Record After Ton In India vs Bangladesh Test

Coco Gauff Splits With Brad Gilbert As Coach After 14-Month Run

Champions League: Xabi Alonso Hails 'Efficient' Bayer Leverkusen After Feyenoord Rout