Daily Sports Catch-Up: Ashwin No. 2 in ICC rankings, Hyderabad Aces win, India disappoints in Hockey

Hockey

India started bright but fell apart to lose 1-3 against Netherlands in the Hockey World League Finals in Raipur. The hosts did well to hold onto 0-0 till the 1st half despite Netherlands having ~65% possession, but then things went haywire in the second half! With 1 point from 3 games, India finished bottom of Pool B. India, however, is not out yet thanks to the league's format, and will face the winners of Group B, Australia or Great Britain, in the quarter-finals.

Tennis

Hingis, Karlovic guided Hyderabad Aces to a 25-19 victory against V Chennai Warriors in Hyderabad to end Chennai’s hopes of securing a place in the CTL Final.

Cricket

Ashwin has now become the No. 2 bowler in ICC Test rankings. Earlier ranked 5, he has now jumped over Broad, Anderson and Yasir Shah to move into 2nd place behind Steyn. India is now No. 4 on Test team rankings! After the dust-bowl in Nagpur, the Delhi curator promises a 'good test wicket' - hmmm!

Quick-Bytes (lots of cricket news in there)

• Ganguly praises Captain Kohli! Also confirms participation in Master Champions League!
• Anil Kumble resigns as Chief Mentor of Mumbai Indians to focus on other interests related to cricket
• Sindhu gets a cash award of Rs 10 Lakh from BAI for Macau win! Sets her sights on Indonesian Open - #MakingIndiaProud

Key matches today!

• #HeroISL – Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC in the battle for the last SF spot
• #CTL – Raipur Rangers vs Mumbai Tennis Masters
• #Squash Hong Kong Open 2015 – Saurav Ghosal vs Stephen Coppinger

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