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Ashwin dismissed Zak Crawley in the final session to join Anil Kumble as the second Indian, and fifth overall, to take 500 wickets in Test history

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday issued clarification regarding fraudulent advertisements promising aspiring cricketers admission to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.

In the 102nd over of India's innings at 358 for 7, Ashwin tried to run down the pitch after pushing the ball to covers but was called back by Dhruv Jurel.

Rohit Sharma (131) and Ravindra Jadeja (112) struck fine hundreds while debutant Sarfaraz Khan made a promising start to his Test career with an impressive 62 off 66 balls.

HCA has also asked head coach Jaisimha to refrain from involving himself in any cricketing activities.

India's Slow Start: Add 62 Runs in First Session, Ashwin-Jurel Partnership Boosts to 388/7 at Lunch

In his first match post Australian Open quarterfinals, the Spaniard clinches a 6-2, 7-5 win despite missing two match points in the second set on Thursday night.

After his dream debut, Sarfaraz received a special phone call from his younger brother, Musheer Khan, who recently shone with the bat for the Indian team in the U19 World Cup

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday terminated the central contract of fast bowler Haris Rauf in a disciplinary action for pulling out of the recent Test series in Australia.

A consistent performer on the domestic circuit, Sarfaraz had to wait years for his maiden India call-up, which came ahead of the Vizag Test.

The formidable partnership of 204 runs between captain Rohit and Jadeja firmly placed India in control on Day 1 of the ongoing third Test against England in Rajkot on Thursday.

In the one-sided game, Shashank opened the scoring in the 54th minute and added the second in the 62nd minute as Skykings FC smashed CCOB Sub-Junior FC 3-0 in Telangana Football Association’s C-Division Football League.

Telangana weightlifter Kumari Tejavath Sukanya Bai was honoured by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for her good show in the sport on Thursday.

However, miscommunication with star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the middle cut short his lovely debut innings as he was run out by Mark Wood at the non-striker's end.

With India reduced to 33 for three inside the first hour of play, Rohit (131 off 196) and Jadeja (110 batting off 212) as India reached 326 for five at stumps on day one of the third Test against England on Thursday.

His performance not only steadied the innings but also provided the much-needed momentum to the Indian side.

Bayern Munich has condemned numerous racist comments sent to defender Dayot Upamecano on social media following his red card on Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Lazio in the Champions League first leg round of 16 clash.

Now in 470 international matches, Rohit has scored 18,641 runs at an average of 43.35.

Wednesday night's first 45 minutes were uneventful, with PSG and Real Sociedad managing four and five shots respectively. Despite their efforts, neither team could break the scoreless deadlock as halftime approached.

India were jolted early by Wood's express pace and movement off the surface which saw the home team's best batter in the series Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) walking back without contributing much.

The 37-year-old stated that he won't be able to compete in Doha but is aiming for an exhibition match against Carlos Alcaraz in Las Vegas in March, followed by Indian Wells later in the month

Thiago will remain with Club Brugge for the remainder of the 2023-24 season and join Brentford on July 1.

Ahead of the third Test, players like Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel were handed their Test caps. English skipper Ben Stokes is to play his 100th Test match.

Amid the mushrooming of T20 and even T10 leagues across the world, does he feel that the quality of cricket has been compromised? He responded in the negative