Daily Sports Catch-Up: Dust bowl in Nagpur, NCA revamp, Dream of 'One League'

Cricket

Dust bowl in Nagpur!  As we write, SA have been bundled out for 79 in response to India’s 215. Star of the day Ashwin with another 5-wicket haul (14 fifer!) while Jadeja gets 4 wickets. Duminy’s fighting 35 saved some face for SA after they were 12/ 5 at one stage!

Yesterday, Morkel delivered for SA with a wonderful spell of reverse swing to account for 3 of India’s best batsmen (Vijay, Kohli and Rahane). And, India’s batting makes a star of another off-spinner as Harmer took 4 wickets.

Kohli’s batting stance has come in for sharp criticism from Gavaskar.

#LetsFootball

Reinaldo saved the day for Goa with a delightful stinging drive to tie the match 1-1 against North East. Goa have now only scored once in two games after putting 7 past Mumbai City FC. NEU have now moved into 4th place – a creditable season so far after finishing 8th last season!

Tennis

Champions Tennis League: Hingis never gets old! She won both the singles and mixed doubles to help Hyderabad Aces defeat Chennai Warriors 25-16. The loss means that all home teams have lost in all 3 matches so far!

Hockey

After a creditable draw yesterday, India Women lost to World No. 3 Argentina 1-4 in their 2nd friendly match.

Quick-Bytes

• NCA set for major revamp with the appointment of Dilip Vengsarkar
• BCCI seeks government clearance for Ind-Pak series in SL

Key matches today!

• #Cricket #IndvsSA- 2nd Day of the 3 Match Test Series
• #Badminton Macau GPG - Sindhu, Prannoy & Sai Praneeth in Pre-quarters
• #HeroISL Survival Day - Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters, we are predicting a 1-2 score
• #Tennis V Chennai Warriors vs Nagpur Orangers

Feature of the day!

A roadmap to ‘One League’  - How to merge ISL and I-league

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