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India crash to humiliating ten-wicket defeat against England in 2nd Test

November 26, 2012

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England inflicted a humiliating ten-wicket defeat upon India on the fourth day of the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday to level the four-Test series 1-1

India crash to humiliating ten-wicket defeat against England in 2nd Test

England openers captain Alastair Cook and Nick Compton knocked down the required 57 runs in 9.4 overs.

In a new embarrassing low, the Indian second innings folded up at 142 runs in 44.1 overs with Gautam Gambhir being the top scorer with 65 and his was the last Indian wicket to fall.

Apart from Gambhir, only R Ashwin (11) managed to get to double figures as the Indian batsmen collapsed in front of England spinners.

The Indian second innings ended when umpire Tony Hill adjudged Gautam Gambhir out leg before wicket to Graeme Swann even though there was a thickish inside edge.

Gambhir hit 6 fours in his 65-run knock.

Monty Panesar took six wickets, while Swann scalped four.

Panesar took his sixth wicket when he had Zaheer Khan caught by Matt Prior.

Zaheer's patience ran out as he went for a slog sweep to a flighted delivery but got a top edge, the ball went straight up in the air, Prior called for it and caught it near square leg.

Swann struck in the second over of the day as he had Harbhajan Singh caught by Jonathan Trott at first slip.

Harbhajan, who hit the first ball of the day from Monty Panesar for four, went on to the back foot to cut a delivery, but it bounced too much and he ended up getting an edge for Trott to complete the catch.

The day's play started with Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan resuming the Indian second innings.

On Day 3, riding on centuries from captain Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen, England finished at a healthy 413, a first-innings lead of 86 runs, and then reduced India to 117/7 by stumps.

Cook laid the foundation with a superb 206-run stand with Pietersen, who absolutely demolished any blemishes against spin and played one of the best, if not the best, by a foreigner on Indian soil in a long time.

His innings was more than well-paced and his array of strokes on a turning track was worth being in awe of.

The Indian top-order was ripped apart completely as Swann and Panesar taught India how to bowl on at the Wankhede wicket, with nine wickets between them in the first innings and seven in the second.

The 16 wickets alone ensured Panesar a 10-wicket match haul.


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April 30,2020

New Delhi, Apr 30: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday mourned the demise of veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, called his death 'unreal and unbelievable' loss.

"This is unreal and unbelievable. Yesterday Irrfan Khan and today Rishi Kapoor ji. It's hard to accept this as a legend passes away today. My condolences to the family and may his soul rest in peace," Kohli tweeted.

Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan also expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
"It's shocking to hear about the sudden demise of #RishiKapoor ji. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. May his soul rest in peace," Dhawan tweeted.

Earlier today, actor Amitabh Bachchan confirmed the news of the demise of the 67-year-old Rishi Kapoor. Rishi Kapoor was admitted to the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday.

In September 2019, the veteran actor returned to Mumbai after staying in New York for almost a year for cancer treatment.

He was last seen in the 2019 film 'The Body' alongside Emraan Hashmi and Shobita Sobhita Dhulipala.

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Agencies
August 4,2020

New Delhi, Aug 4: Former India women's team captain Anjum Chopra firmly believes that the BCCI has a plan for women's cricket but she wants the Board to communicate its ideas more specifically.

Speaking to news agency, Chopra, who is now a successful broadcaster, said the BCCI is thinking in earnest about the progress of women's cricket.

"It's not that the BCCI is not thinking about women's cricket. I only think they need to be more specific in communication about women's cricket," Chopra said.

"I firmly believe that they must be thinking about women's cricket but the communication all this while has been very specific to men's cricket."

The latest trigger for criticism of BCCI was India's withdrawal from a tour of England in September owing to logistical issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chopra concedes it was "not nice" but Indian players' participation in the women's IPL, in November, will still be useful preparation for next year's ODI World Cup.

"It is heartening to see women's cricket making headlines. They should have been a part of that England tour and it did not feel nice initially but the women's IPL, irrespective of the format, will be helpful for World Cup preparations. Any form of cricket is good preparation," Chopra said.

"Missing out on a tournament is not nice, but logistically there may have been issues. And you can't send an under-prepared team."

"If you see in isolation we may have missed out on an opportunity to play in England. The more the girls play the better it is, before playing a tournament of the stature of World Cup. The assurance from the president is a very good thing."

Chopra welcomed the Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI's decision to hold the women's event in the UAE alongside the IPL, which will run from September 19 to November 10. The women's IPL will coincide with the business end of the men's league.

"I am definitely happy, it's always nice to be part of any cricket anywhere across the world.

"They should have been nearing the final stages of the preparation for the World Cup by now, but because of the pandemic things did not go as planned," she added.

Chopra had a successful international career spanning over 17 years, during which she represented India in a record six World Cups and became the first woman cricketer to appear in 100 One-day Internationals.

She also felt that the pandemic would not have much impact on the women's game that has gained momentum in recent times.

"...Cricket was on pause button...Once cricket resumes and players are back on the park, everything is going to get picked up. It might take some time to get started as everything starts from zero...

"The awareness the women's game has created, I hope it stays. They will just restart, not start after the pandemic."

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June 23,2020

Karachi, Jun 23: Pakistan cricketers Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and rookie Haider Ali on Monday tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

"The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed three players - Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan - have tested positive for Covid-19," said the PCB in a statement.

"The players had shown no symptoms until they were tested in Rawalpindi on Sunday ahead of the Pakistan men's national cricket team's tour to England."

The infected players will go into self-isolation.

"The PCB medical panel is in contact with the three who have been advised to immediately go into self-isolation," the statement said.

Earlier this month, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was tested positive for the deadly virus.

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