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Shourjyani Chatterjee at Eden Gardens With J Block and D Block representing two different but equally enthusiastic facets of Kolkata’s cricket culture, Day 2 at Eden Gardens generated a wide range of emotions. Even without many banners, J Block was bustling with activity during the pre-lunch session as Washington Sundar and KL Rahul set up their partnership. Mainak Sinha from Kolkata set the tone with a light joke, saying, “Shetty-r jamai bhalo khelche, o run koruk (Shetty’s son-in-law is batting well, let him score).” Another fan, who had come along just to accompany her friend, added with a laugh, “Rahul…

Uncapped opener Jake Weatherald has earned his maiden Test call-up, named in Australia’s squad for the first Ashes Test in Perth alongside Marnus Labuschagne. Weatherald has been included in the squad after being the standout performer in the Sheffield Shield last season, where the left-handed batter amassed 906 runs in 18 innings for Tasmania at an average of 50.33. The 31-year-old Tasmanian is in contention to open with Usman Khawaja, particularly with Sam Konstas being left out of the squad after a poor run in the Caribbean. Explaining the decision to call up Weatherald, chief selector George Bailey said: “If…

Emami East Bengal FC moved a step closer to securing a knockout berth at the 134th IndianOil Durand Cup with a narrow 1-0 win over a resilient Namdhari FC in a tightly contested Group A encounter, here at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. Moroccan forward Hamid Ahadad, making his debut for the Red and Gold Brigade, came off the bench to score the decisive goal in the 68th minute, handing East Bengal their second consecutive win of the tournament. East Bengal Head Coach Oscar Bruzon made four changes to his lineup from their previous match, handing starts to goalkeeper Prabhsukhan…