November 18, 2016

Visakhapatnam, Nov 18: India off-spinner Jayant Yadav heaped praise on wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha for convincing skipper Virat Kohli to use the Decision Review System (DRS) for picking up Moeen Ali's wicket on the second day of the second Test against England.Yadav picked up his first international Test wicket with the dismissal of Ali, adjudged leg before wicket (LBW) that was ascertained after a review here on Friday. "With the review, Wriddhiman Saha did the job of convincing the captain for me. We both…

Nyon (Switzerland), Nov 18: Russian football club CSKA Moscow's midfielder Roman Eremenko was on Friday banned for two years after testing positive for cocaine.The Finland international was tested after scoring the equalising goal in CSKA's 2-2 draw with Germany's Bayer Leverkusen in a Champions League match on September 14. European football governing body UEFA decided the 29-year-old's ban will last till October 6, 2018. Eremenko has been given three days to appeal the decision. "The…

Visakhapatnam, Nov 18: The following is the scoreboard at the close of Day Two of the India vs England second Test at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Friday.India: 1st innings Murali Vijay c Stokes b Anderson 20 Lokesh Rahul c Stokes b Broad 0 Cheteshwar Pujara c Bairstow b Anderson 119 Virat Kohli c Stokes b Ali 167 Ajinkya Rahane c Bairstow b Anderson 23 Ravichandran Ashwin Bairstow b Stokes 58 Wriddhiman Saha lbw b…

Visakhapatnam, Nov 18: England were in deep trouble after being reduced to 103 for five in their reply to India's 455 all out in the first innings at the end of second day's play of the second cricket Test here on Friday.Resuming the day at 317/4, India were bowled out for 455 an hour into the second session of play at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. In reply, England lost five wickets for just 103 runs and are 352 runs short of India's first innings score. Joe Root (53) offered some resistance but Indian…