Djokovic is now just three wins from completing the first Grand Slam by a male since Rod Laver in 1969.
Bumrah was exceptional with his fast bowling against England, taking nine wickets in the first Test, while his role with the bat in the second Test at Lord’s — where he contributed to an 89-run ninth-wicket partnership with Mohammad Shami that proved pivotal to India’s win – was equally commendable.
The Indian team has been showered with accolades since returning home following a bronze medal-winning feat at Tokyo, a medal that broke India’s 41-year-old jinx at the Olympics.
Following Misbah’s decision, Waqar Younis has also relinquished his role as the bowling coach.
The 59-year-old Shastri returned positive in a lateral flow test (Rapid Antigen Test) on Sunday and on Monday, his RT-PCR test report confirmed the infection. The fifth and final Test is scheduled to start on September 10.
The No.8 seed Krejcikova has now won 29 of her last 32 matches and tallied her fourth top-10 win of the season to make her second major quarterfinal of the season. She will face No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old Alcaraz, who had stunned Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in a third-round match to become the youngest man to defeat a Top-3 player at the US Open
Pace bowler Saqib Mahmood could be an injury doubt for the fifth Test after pulling up with an apparent side strain playing for Lancashire.
“They have undergone RT-PCR testing and shall remain in the team hotel and not travel with Team India until confirmation from the medical team,” BCCI said in an official statement.
The Virat Kohli-led side resumed their second innings at 270 for 3 with a 171-run lead in their bag after a dominant batting show on Saturday in the fourth Test.
The hosts have now equalled the total of dropped catches in 2019 Ashes on the same ground. Rohit Sharma, the Indian centurion, was dropped twice (on 6 and 31) in the fourth Test on Saturday morning.
The 38-year-old Noida District Magistrate produced an entertaining performance before narrowly going down 21-15 17-21 15-21 to two-time world champion Lucas Mazur of France in men’s singles SL4 class summit clash.
“A top class innings from a high class player. Take a bow #RohitSharma. Could well be a series defining innings. Come on, let’s get a big lead,” tweeted former India batsman VVS Laxman on Saturday.
When bad light stopped play, India skipper Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 22 and Ravindra Jadeja was not out on nine. The two have added 33 runs so far for the fourth wicket.
Ajay Ratra, who is currently overlooking the Delhi Capitals’ pre-season camp along with assistant coach Pravin Amre, believes the squad has sufficient time to get back into the rhythm for the second half of the tournament.
Suhas, who has become the first civil servant from the country to represent India in the Tokyo Paralympics, won the men’s singles SL4 semi-final in straight sets.
The right-arm pacer, who was left out of the ongoing Test due to a niggle, celebrated his 31st birthday on Friday and a section of the crowd comprising Indian fans celebrated it with a cake.
The Yorkshire County had decided to fine and ban him for life but strangely there has been no tangible action promised by the ECB.
Ollie Pope top scored with 81 off 159 balls while Chris Woakes hit a quickfire 50 to bolster the England total.
The incident took place in the 34th over of the England innings on Friday, the second day of the ongoing fourth Test being played at The Oval.
Kapil Dev (434), Ishant Sharma (311), Zaheer Khan (311), Javagal Srinath (236) and Mohammed Shami (195) are the five other Indian pacers who have taken more than 150 wickets.
The 19-year-old Lekhara, competing in her debut Games, qualified second for the event with a score of 1176, including 51 inner 10s.
Shastri asserted that there was never any rift between the two star cricketers. According to the reports, there was a rift between the Team India skipper and opener Rohit but this news was never confirmed.
The 25-year-old had been travelling with the Indian team from the start of the tour as a standby player.
The 80-year-old’s wellbeing was the subject of speculation earlier on Tuesday after it was revealed he had been admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo.