It was Smith's 9th hundred from 36 innings vs India and he went past Ricky Ponting's record of scoring the most number of tons in whites vs the suncontinental giants

WTC final 2023, IND vs AUS: Steve Smith breaks a massive Test record vs Team India

With his 31st Test century in the WTC final 2023, Steve Smith broke a massive Test record vs Team India and went past Virat Kohli and Rickey Ponting.

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It was Smith's 9th hundred from 36 innings vs India and he went past Ricky Ponting's record of scoring the most number of tons in whites vs the suncontinental giants

Steve Smith has often proved to be a thorn in Team India's path and the World Test Championship (WTC) final was no different.
The former Australian skipper smashed his 31st Test century in the WTC final at the Oval, reaching the milestone in 230 balls.
It was Smith's 9th hundred from 36 innings vs India and he went past Ricky Ponting's record of scoring the most number of tons in whites vs the suncontinental giants.
Moreover, he also went past Virat Kohli&nbsp;in the list of most hundreds in Test matches between India and Australia. Sachin Tendulkar, with 11 hundreds and 16 fifties from 39 Tests, tops the list.
In the process, Smith also went past 2000 Test runs vs India.

Camp Nou in a statement said that they were informed about the decision by the Argentine great's father Jorge Messi and his agent.

Lionel Messi Inter Miami transfer: Barcelona wishes good luck

Here's how La Liga side Barcelona reacted to the development of Lionel Messi joining Inter Miami after turning down their proposal of returning to Camp Nou

Camp Nou in a statement said that they were informed about the decision by the Argentine great's father Jorge Messi and his agent.

La Liga side Barcelona who wanted Lionel Messi to return have wished good luck to the 35-year-old on his decision of joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami. Camp Nou in a statement said that they were informed about the decision by the Argentine great's father Jorge Messi and his agent. While the contract has not been signed yet, Messi told a Spanish news outlet that he is considering joining Inter Miami over returning to Barcelona.&nbsp; The Spanish side who parted ways with Messi in 2021 said that President Joan Laporte understood and respected Messi's decision to want to compete in a league with fewer demands, further away from the spotlight and the pressure he has been subjected to in recent years.&nbsp; Messi in his interview had accepted that if Barcelona did not work out he would leave Europe and would then work on shifting his focus towards his family. Inter Miami is partially owned by former footballer David Beckham and is currently languishing at the bottom of the MLS table.&nbsp;

Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial-- Bowling Coach

Not picking R Ashwin was purely based on conditions: Paras Mhambrey 

Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial-- Bowling Coach

India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said the tough decision to leave out the world's number one ranked bowler Ravichandran Ashwin from the World Test Championship final was based purely on conditions.
Conditions have been cold and overcast at The Oval, especially in the morning, over the past three days but day one saw bright sunshine in the afternoon and evening session.
"It is always a very difficult decision to drop a champion bowler like him. Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial.
"It has also worked in the past for us. Seamers have done well out here for us. You can always look back and say that additional spinner would have been beneficial but we took the call looking at the conditions," said Mhambrey, after Australia reached 327 for three on day one after being put in to bat.
Asked what kind of communications take place with the player who is not included in the eleven, he said: "When team discussion happens, we talk about composition over a period of days. We trained here for three four days before the game and seeing the wicket, conversations happen with players.
"The players also understand that (the importance of team combination)." The bowling coach said India can surely bounce back in the game.
"The second new ball did a bit. The morning session will be important. The wicket played better than our expectations in the last two sessions today,&rdquo; he said. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar slammed the Team's decision to drop Ashwin out of the Playing XI. While Gavaskar said, 'You are playing WTC final and you don't play the no. 1 test bowler, this decision is beyond my understanding. He added that Ashwin has traditionally performed well against Aussies and it is shocking taht there is no off spinner against this side.&nbsp; &nbsp;
Mahmbrey further informed that Umesh Yadav who bowled only 14 overs in the day had no fitness issues. He also felt bowlers could have done better.
"We could have been more disciplined. After 12-13 overs, we lacked discipline. I felt we conceded more runs that we would have preferred," Mhambrey said adding that they could have employed the short ball tactics earlier than they did.&nbsp;

If India win the Test mace, the Men in Blue will be bringing home an ICC title after over a decade.

WTC Final 2023: Virat Kohli can break THESE 3 major records

Run machine Virat Kohli who has made a rollicking return to form is expected to be one of the strongest pillars of Team India who are competing against Pat Cummins' Australia for the coveted World Test Championship title. 

If India win the Test mace, the Men in Blue will be bringing home an ICC title after over a decade.

Run machine Virat Kohli who has made a rollicking return to his form is expected to be one of the strongest pillars of Team India who are competing against Pat Cummins' Australia for the coveted World Test Championship title.&nbsp; If India win the Test mace, the Men in Blue will be bringing home an ICC title after over a decade. Apart from that, Virat Kohli too has a chance at breaking some of the long standing records.&nbsp; #1 Surpassing Rahul Dravid If Virat Kohli manages to score 72 runs in the final Test he will surpass Rahul Dravid who is currently the most succesful overseas batter on English soil with 2646 runs. He is currently placed 3rd behind Sachin Tendulkar who has 2,626 runs.&nbsp; #2 23-year drought If Virat Kohli smashes a ton, he can achieve multiple feats and break several records. But most importantly, he will end a 23-year-long drought of an Indian scoring a century in an ICC final. Sourav ganguly was the last palyer to smash a 100 in the final of teh ICC CHmapions Trophy in 2000.&nbsp; The 100 in WTC final will also be his 76th century and he will become the fastest to achive the feat in fewer innings than Sachin Tendulkar. While Sachin took 587 innings, Virat would be able to do it in 555 innings.&nbsp; #3 Most runs in ICC knockout matches Virat Kohli currently has 620 runs from 16 innings across 15 knockout matches. If her scores big he can surpass Ricky Pontings 731 runs and Sachin Tendulkar's 657 runs to become the most succesful batter in ICC torunament knockout matches.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Virat Kohli: The consistency and impact with which he scores runs, I haven't seen any Test player doing that in the last 10 years

Steve Smith is best Test batter of this generation: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli: The consistency and impact with which he scores runs, I haven't seen any Test player doing that in the last 10 years

Virat Kohli has rated Australian Steve Smith as the best Test batter of this generation, considering his consistency and "unbelievable" average of scoring runs.
Kohli's comments on Smith would be a huge accolade on the Australian as it came from another batting stalwart of the current generation.
"According to me, Steve Smith is the best Test player of this generation. He has displayed that, his adaptability is absolutely brilliant. You take any cricketer of this generation," Kohli said ahead of the ongoing World Test Championship final between India and Australia.
"Everybody knows his record, in 85-90 Tests, he has an average of 60 which is quite unbelievable. The consistency and impact with which he scores runs, I haven't seen any Test player doing that in last 10 years. It is credit to his skill and temperament," Kohli Star Sports.
Coming into the WTC final, the 34-year-old Smith has scored 8792 runs from 96 Tests at an average of 59.80 with 30 hundreds and 37 fifties.
The 34-year-old Kohli, arguably the best all-format batter of this generation, has scored 8416 runs from 108 Tests at an average of 48.93 with the help of 28 hundreds and 28 fifties.&nbsp;

Messi said he really wanted to return and was very excited about the prospect but he said that he was afraid of facing the same problems again.&nbsp;

Here's why Lionel Messi does not want to join Barcelona

'I was very excited about it but...'

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Messi said he really wanted to return and was very excited about the prospect but he said that he was afraid of facing the same problems again.&nbsp;

Although Argentina's Lionel Messi wants to associate himself with his beloved former team Barcelona in future, he does not want to return for now. The 35-year-old in an interview with a Spanish news outlet accepted that while he really wanted to return and was very excited about the prospect but he said that he was afraid of facing the same problems again.&nbsp;
He told Mundo Deportiva, 'I really wanted to return [to Barcelona], I was very excited to be able to return, but, on the other hand, after having experienced what I experienced when I left, I didn't want to be in the same situation again. I didn't want to leave my future in someone else's hands. The 6-time Ballon d'Or champion who has recently left Paris Saint Germain after the completion of his 2-year contract also noted that while he had heard La Liga had accepted everything, he said there were still some other things that need to happen.&nbsp; 'Although I heard that it was said that La Liga had accepted everything and that everything was fine for me to return, there were still many other things that had to happen.' He also told the news outlet that he had heard that to bring him the club will have to reduce players' salaries or sell players, which he said, he did not want.&nbsp; He further added, 'I have already been accused of many things that were not true in my career at Barcelona and I was already a bit tired; I did not want to go through all of that While he acknowledged his sound relation with Xavi he accepted that he spoke very little with President Laporta.&nbsp; 'Actually, I spoke very little with President Laporta, once or twice at most. With Xavi, I do have a lot of communication. With Xavi, we talked about the possibility of me coming back. We were very excited. We kept in communication."
The football ace who has now also snubbed Al Hilal's expensive contract confirmed that he had other offers from Europe, but he didn&rsquo;t evaluate them because of Barcelona.&nbsp;

Messi said that he planned to sign a contract with the MLS team, which is partially owned by David Beckham.

Lionel Messi set to join Inter Miami? 

Argentina star and World Cup-winning footballer Lionel Messi has reportedly confirmed that his next stop after leaving Paris Saint Germain would be Inter Miami. 

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Messi said that he planned to sign a contract with the MLS team, which is partially owned by David Beckham.

Argentina star and World Cup-winning footballer Lionel Messi has reportedly confirmed that his next stop after leaving Paris Saint Germain would be Inter Miami.&nbsp; In an interview with a Spanish news outlet, Messi said that he planned to sign a contract with the MLS team, which is partially owned by David Beckham. However, he further stated that he hasn't closed the deal 100% and that he is missing some things but he has decided to go to the United States.&nbsp; Messi said, 'I made the decision that I am going to go to Miami, but I still haven't closed it 100%. I am missing some things but we decided to continue the path'&nbsp; MLS too acknowledged Messi's decision in a statement and said, 'We look forward to welcoming one of the greatest soccer players of all time to our league', but also informed that no deal had been completed. With this statement, Messi quashed the news of his return to Barcelona. The 35-year-old also snubbed a reportedly$500 million deal which would have made him join Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal

Losing the toss was one of the only two things which probably didn't go right for the Aussies. The other was losing 3 wickets with 76 runs on the board

WTC final 2023, IND vs AUS: Steve Smith & Travis Head tame India on Day 1

Travis Head smashed 146 not out and Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 95, as a stand of 251 between the two helped Australia end Day 1 at 327/3 vs Team India in the WTC final 2023

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Losing the toss was one of the only two things which probably didn't go right for the Aussies. The other was losing 3 wickets with 76 runs on the board

The opening day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final may have begun on a great note for India but Australia made sure they ended Day 1 in command.
Losing the toss was one of the only two things which probably didn't go right for the Aussies. The other was losing 3 wickets with 76 runs on the board.
It was all Australia from there on. Travis Head tamed Team India with a counter-attacking 146 not out to put his side back on track. He became the third cricketer to hit a ton in the WTC final.
Steve Smith proved to be a willing ally as he too scored an unbeaten 95. A stand of 251 between the two helped Australia end Day 1 at 327/3.
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Team India was pushed towards the wall on Day 2 of the WTC final at the Oval as they ended Day 2 at 151/5, still trailing Australia by a mammoth 318 runs

Team India still need 119 runs to avoid the follow-on against Australia with 5 wickets in hand

Team India was pushed towards the wall on Day 2 of the WTC final at the Oval as Australia is in command of the ultimate Test.
Indian bowlers helped the subcontinental giants fight back on Day 2 as Australia lost 8 wickets for just 108 runs and were all out for 469. Mohammed Siraj the chief destroyer with 4 scalps.
India began strongly in reply as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill put together a 30-run stand, before both openers were dismissed in consecutive overs.
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Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane tried to steady the ship with a 71-run stand but Nathan Lyon got rid of a well-set Jadeja for 48 in his second over.
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Asked why such serious allegations were levelled against the WFI boss, the father of the wrestler explained, 'Because of that one bout, we missed out on four international tours and probably four medals.'

Wrestlers' protest | Minor grappler's father makes a U-Turn, case against BrijBhushan Singh weakens

A day after admitting at deliberately filing a false police complaint of sexual harassment against the outgoing WFI chief BrijBhushan Sharan Singh, father of the minor wrestler opened up about further details.

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Asked why such serious allegations were levelled against the WFI boss, the father of the wrestler explained, 'Because of that one bout, we missed out on four international tours and probably four medals.'

A day after admitting at deliberately filing a false police complaint of sexual harassment against the outgoing WFI chief BrijBhushan Sharan Singh, father of the minor wrestler opened up about further details.
When asked why he was changing his story now, the father told PTI that it was better that the truth came out now instead of in the court.
In an elaborate explanation for the origin of his and his daughter's animosity against Singh, the father of the 17-year-old wrestler stated, 'The match was against a Delhi wrestler. The UWW and WFI rules were not followed (in the bout). I have no grudge against the Delhi wrestler. She is also like my daughter but the referee who was also from Delhi deliberately defeated my daughter.'
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Wrestlers want to take part in Asian Games trials

A day after receiving government assurance, the wrestlers expressed intent to take part in the Asian Games selection trials scheduled to be held later this month.

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A day after receiving government assurance, the wrestlers expressed intent to take part in the Asian Games selection trials scheduled to be held later this month.
However, the wrestlers want some more time to get ready for the trials.
"We want to take part in the selection trial but to prepare for it, we need at least a month and a half of training," international wrestler Satyawart Kadian, who is also Sakshi Malik's husband, told PTI.
Getting back into competition mode will be a tough task for the wrestlers. Some haven't competed since the World Championships in September last year, while others last hit the mat even earlier, during the Commonwealth Games in August 2022.
Asian Games are set to take place in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.
(With PTI inputs)

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Asian Games gold medallist and one of the prominent faces of the wrestlers' protest against former WFI chief, Vinesh Phogat wondered if the country's daughters would get justice in this "atmosphere of fear and intimation".

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Asian Games gold medallist and one of the prominent faces of the wrestlers' protest against former WFI chief, Vinesh Phogat wondered if the country's daughters would get justice in this "atmosphere of fear and intimation".
Phogat's tweet came days after the 'minor', whose complaint had formed basis of FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under the POCSO Act reportedly withdrew her sexual harassment allegations against the outgoing WFI president.
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"Will the daughters get justice in the atmosphere of fear and intimidation???" Vinesh wrote on her Twitter handle.
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डर और भय के माहौल में क्या बेटियों को इंसाफ़ मिल पाएगा???
&mdash; Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phogat_Vinesh/status/1666767604357242882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In another tweet, she said, "May these daughters not lose courage one by one because of the delay in this fight for justice??? God give courage to all."&nbsp;
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ये बेटियाँ एक-एक करके हिम्मत ना हार जायें इंसाफ़ की इस लड़ाई में हो रही देरी के कारण??? परमात्मा सबको हिम्मत दे&nbsp;
&mdash; Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phogat_Vinesh/status/1666772113330515970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
(With PTI inputs)

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Rice has been linked with some of Europe&rsquo;s top teams, including Arsenal and Bayern Munich, although Sullivan said West Ham have yet to receive an offer for their star player

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