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The first day of the second Test here at the Ferozeshah Kotla wasn’t much different except that Khawaja’s 81 and Handscomb’s unbeaten 72 perhaps made the Indian attack toil harder than they have at home since the defeat against England in Chennai two years ago. Yet, the Australians, perennially spooked by the look of Indian pitches, could muster 263 in 78.4 overs on a slow track after winning the toss.
The tourists held a 98-run lead with eight second-innings wickets in hand and still three days to play in a fast-moving day-night Test at the Bay Oval.
Virender Sehwag feels Rohit Sharma is the best IPL captain, picking the Mumbai Indians' skipper over legendary MS Dhoni.Sehwag picked Rohit over Dhoni because of the number of trophies Mumbai has won in the last 15 years.Explaining Rohit as his choice for the best IPL captain, Sehwag said Dhoni had the experience of captaining India before he became Chennai Super Kings' captain but Rohit's journey as skipper began with the Mumbai franchise. Mumbai Indians are the most successful IPL side with five trophies. Chennai Super Kings are second behind them with 4 titles.
Invading pitch by fans in international matches is not new but what Shami did is probably seen for the first time by a player when security officials started dragging him back off the field.
Chief selector Chetan had earlier resigned on Friday after a sting operation caught him gossiping about players and claiming the widespread use of unsanctioned injections to pass fitness tests.Former India opener SS Das, who is from Central Zone, could now be appointed as the interim chairman of the committee as he has played the most number of Tests among the current lot in the selection panel. Das has 23 Tests to his name. Along with Das, the committee has Subroto Banerjee (East Zone), Salil Ankola (West Zone) and Sridharan Sharath (South Zone) as its other members.
A win against world number two England on Friday will take the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side effectively into the knock-out stage, to be competed among top two teams from Group 1 and 2.The Indians beat arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets before notching a more convincing six-wicket win against West Indies earlier this week.While the twin wins put India in a strong position to qualify for the semifinals, it was hard-hitting teenager Richa Ghosh's brilliance which pulled the 'Women in Blue' over the line on both occasions.
Munro’s 58 off 28 balls that featured four sixes and five boundaries was well-supported by Azam Khan’s 44 as Islamabad romped to 178-6 for a four-wicket win in their opening game with 10 balls to spare.Karachi made four changes to their playing XI after losing the opening game to Peshawar Zalmi by two runs. But they couldn’t capitalize on Haider Ali’s brilliant 59 and were restricted at 173-7.They missed left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza, who was ruled out of the tournament after injuring his hand during the first game, but his replacement James Fuller conceded 37 off his three overs.
Ravindra Jadeja.LIVE UPDATES: 2nd Test, Day 1Batting on 81, Australia's top scorer of the day Khawaja went for a revere sweep against a delivery from Jadeja that was tossed up just outside the off-stump. The Australian left-hander hoped to beat the point fielder KL Rahul but he dived full length to his right to pull off a one-handed blinder.