India win toss, elect to bat

       New Delhi : India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday.

India decided to go in with an extra pacer in the form of fast bowler Umesh Yadav who replaced the leg-spinner Amit Mishra.

South Africa brought in Dane off-spinner Dane Piedt in place of fast bowler Kagiso Rabada. Stiaan van Zyl made way for rookie batsman Temba Bavuma.read more...http://www.vishwagujarat.com/sports/india-win-toss-elect-to-bat/

Shikhar and I complement each other very well: Murali Vijay

   
  Fatullah (Bangladesh) : India Test opener Murali Vijay believes good rapport off the field with teammate and opening partner Shikhar Dhawan helps them perform better on the field.

“It’s said that for openers, it’s important to be good friends off the field in order to succeed as a pair on it. And it is absolutely true. Shikhar and I share a very good rapport off the field and that helps us in the middle,” Vijay was quoted as saying by bcci.tv.

“Although our games are different, we know each other’s games very well. As far as our personalities go, some people think he is the relaxed one and I am the serious one. But while batting, it’s the other way round. I am more relaxed and he is usually pumped up. We complement each other well in that way,” he said.

In 32 Test matches, Murali Vijay has six centuries — 139, 167, 153, 146, 144 and 150. The last one came in the first innings of the Test match against Bangladesh here which ended in a draw on Sunday.  read   more  http://www.vishwagujarat.com/sports/shikhar-and-i-complement-each-other-very-well-murali-vijay/

IPL: Gayle leads Kings XI rout

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), riding high on a hurricane century by Chris Gayle, handed out a massive 138-run defeat to a spiritless and spineless Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match and moved into the fourth spot with their fifth win in 10 outings here on Wednesday. It was a hiding of sorts as RCB piled up 226...

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