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  Since Jasprit Bumrah’s emergence, Umesh Yadav has seldom been a regular in the Indian team. But whenever he’s called on, Umesh never lets the side down, and his numbers are up there with the greatest to have played the game. Over the past half decade and more, as India have established themselves as a ruthless Test side on home turf, and a highly competent one away, a clutch of individuals have come to the fore. The batting of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and the now-discraded Ajinkya Rahane has won many plaudits, as have the…

 After a tricky first day, team India bounced back on Day 2, thanks to the bowlers! 3 wickets each for Ashwin and Umesh Yadav today! At lunch, without any loss, India trail by 75 runs. Atreyo Mukhopadhyay reviews session 1 from the Holker Stadium. #bordergavaskartrophy #indvsaus #testcricket

-Vidushpat Singhania  In elite sports, conditioning one’s physical tools and sustaining a level of competence is one of the top priorities of athletes around the world. For the purpose of the same, athletes are often found to engage in consumption of supplements that provide them with the relevant needs of their bodies. While consumption of supplements in itself isn’t prohibited in sport, if supplements contain “prohibited substances” as listed in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Prohibited List and the presence of such prohibited substances are detected in an athlete’s sample, the anti-doping organizations are entitled to impose periods of ineligibility and…

 India at lunch on Day 1 of the third test at Indore is in trouble at 82/7. Atreyo Mukhopadhyay with the lunch report. #RohitSharma #INDvsAUS #BGT2023

The South African-born second-change bowler with the stats of a legend is perhaps unique in the game’s history. Oh, and Sehwag was Bazballing a generation ago. In the last decade of Test cricket, ten bowlers have taken 250 wickets or more. It’s an illustrious list too. Stuart Broad, who leads the way with 404, and James Anderson are statistically the greatest bowling combination in the game’s history. R Ashwin (388) and Ravindra Jadeja (251) will eventually leave cricket with records far superior to any of their illustrious spin-bowling predecessors from India. Kagiso Rabada (268 wickets) has a strike-rate (40.3)…

 The Australian women’s cricket team : no.1 sports team in the country, says Michael Clarke. Also says #HarmanpreetKaur had the worst luck. #MichaelClarke unplugged in today’s BWB.

 The #T20WorldCup is over and it’s time for some sightseeing! Here is Subhayan Chakraborty sharing with you the story of Robben Islands!

 A sneak peek of an exclusive conversation with Manika Batra. Speaks to BoriaMajumdar on how is it like being Manika Batra, How she deals with controversies and more Watch the full interview today, 4 pm.

–Subhayan Chakraborty What does sport teach us? It equips us to fight back from the lowest of lows, and turn around the gravest of situations to script sweet fairytales. With a spectacular player-of-the-match performance against England in the semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup, where she scored 68 off 55 balls before taking four catches – including a potential catch of the tournament, a one-handed stunner to dismiss Alice Capsey for a duck – Tazmin Brits, the South African opener, has scripted one such fairytale. “I try not to get too emotional but yeah, today was very very special…

Boria Majumdar A South African win on Sunday has the possibility of changing the sport in the country. And forever. The world cup started poorly for them. Losing to an unfancied Sri Lanka and the age old “chokers” tag was back to haunt them. South Africans don’t win under pressure was the accepted statement. The myth needed to be busted. Critics proved wrong. Fans offered a new lifeline and the sport a fresh start. The semi-final win against England has done exactly that. Ayabonga Khaka, someone who flies under Shabnim Ismail’s radar on most occasions, stepped up when it mattered…