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Watch: India keeper Richa Ghosh grabs a one-handed screamer to dismiss Danielle Wyatt

An air-borne Richa plucked a spectacular catch to give India the early edge against England in their third legue match of the tournament. The incident took place in the very first over of the match when Renuka Singh bowled a back of length delivery outside off. An uncertain Danielle was forced to edge the ball as it flew to the keeper. Richa then dived to her left and grabbed the ball mid-air to complete a sensational catch. Courtesy a superb effort from Richa, Danielle departed for a golden duck.

Axar Patel opens up on what helped him make rapid rise as a batter

It was one of Axar's best knocks that the 29-year-old has played across formats as he along with Ravichandran Ashwin (37) shared a 114-run stand for the eighth wicket to help India reach 262, just one run short of Australia's first innings total.Axar, in the last three months has come of age as a batter, producing crucial performances with the bat across formats. The southpaw after the close of play attributed his rapid growth as a batter to a change in mindset and his conversations with Australian legend Ricky Ponting. "At Delhi Capitals, I talked a lot with Ricky on how I can get better with my batting. Even in the Indian team, I was talking to the batters. I felt I was not realising my potential with 30s and 40s. I was not able finish the game.

Ranji Trophy Final: Saurashtra take firm grip as Unadkat, Sakariya grab two wickets each

Saurashtra took a step closer to their second Ranji Trophy title as Bengal were struggling at 169 for four in their second innings at the close of the game on Day 3, still trailing by 61 runs.While Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary remained unbeaten on 57 and with both Saurashtra left-arm pace bowlers breathing fire, Unadkat's side could well wrap up the game on Sunday.Bengal's pace-heavy attack looked ineffective in the morning as Saurashtra, continuing from where they had left on Friday evening -- 317/5 -- added 87 more runs to take their score past 400.

'His inclusion shakes belief in justice': Venkatesh Prasad takes a dig at out of form KL Rahul

Rahul, who fell cheaply on 17 on Day 2 of the second Test was subjected to social media trolling. The 30-year-old was trending on net for all the wrong reasons and the Indian team management, which has backed out of form Rahul for a long time now, faced the anger of the netizens.Even former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad took a pot shot at Rahul, re-posting the poor stats of India's 'second best Test opener'.

Watch: Virat Kohli's epic reaction on receiving food takes social media by storm

Virat Kohli's love for 'Chole Bhature' is no secret after the star India batter revealed in a talk show about his favourite dish which he craves for specially when in New Delhi.A video of Kohli sitting in the dressing room and getting excited after receiving a food item went viral on social media with fans terming it as his favourite 'Chole Bhature'.The former Indian skipper's video took the social media by storm in which he was seen having a chat with head coach Rahul Dravid and one person from behind appeared to have brought and told him to have the food.To which Kohli expresses his joy having supposedly seen Chole Bhature.

Sumit Nagal bows out in Chennai Open semifinals

Nagal, who came through the qualifying rounds, went down 4-6 2-6 to his American opponent in a 1 hour and 39 minutes.The 25-year old Nagal, who had returned very well during his previous matches, was put under pressure by his opponent. For a change, De Alboran returned superbly to put the Indian under pressure.The power-hitting American secured three service breaks against two for Nagal to snatch the first set.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Axar Patel, R Ashwin show lights up Day 2

R Ashwin and Axar Patel's brave eighth-wicket stand, on Day 2 of the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.In reply to Australia's 263, India were bowled out for 262, trailing by 1 run.Axar (74 off 115), who scored a boundary-laden half-century, smacked nine fours and three sixes in his innings. He was aptly complemented by Ashwin (37 off 71) as the duo looked set to give India the lead. The duo stitched a 114-run stand to take India out from a precarious situation.As it happened: India vs Australia, 2nd Test

Watch: Ben Stokes goes past Brendon McCullum's record for most sixes in Test cricket

Stokes played a quick-fire knock of 31 and in the process he went past his head coach and former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum's record of 107 sixes in the longest format of the game.

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Watch: India keeper Richa Ghosh grabs a one-handed screamer to dismiss Danielle Wyatt

Axar Patel opens up on what helped him make rapid rise as a batter

Ranji Trophy Final: Saurashtra take firm grip as Unadkat, Sakariya grab two wickets each

'His inclusion shakes belief in justice': Venkatesh Prasad takes a dig at out of form KL Rahul

Watch: Virat Kohli's epic reaction on receiving food takes social media by storm

Sumit Nagal bows out in Chennai Open semifinals

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Axar Patel, R Ashwin show lights up Day 2

Watch: Ben Stokes goes past Brendon McCullum's record for most sixes in Test cricket