The big story: Virat Kohli reigns supreme yet again

Virat Kohli brought up his second century of the series and the 15th of his career as India opened up a 51-run lead at the end of day three of the fourth Test at Mumbai. Murali Vijay also brought up a three-figure score, also his second of the series. At the close of play on day three of the fourth test, India were 451/7 in reply to England’s 400.

England enjoyed a brief good spell after dismissing Karun Nair, Parthiv Patel and Ravinchandran Ashwin in fairly quick succession. Kohli dropped anchor to grind the England bowling down with good support at the other end from Ravindra Jadeja and later, Jayant Yadav.

Other top stories

  1. After Sabbir Rahman and Al-Amin Hossain, a Pakistani cricketer,whose identity was not released, playing in the Bangladeshi Premier League was found guilty of breaching team rules after he reportedly took a female guest to his hotel room.
  2. India’s first ever Big Bash League export, Harmanpreet Kaur, sparkled on her debut for Sydney Thunder, scoring a breezy 28-ball 47. Kaur’s efforts couldn’t help her team get over the line against Melbourne Stars, who won by six runs.
  3. Delhi were stunned by Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy, losing by 5 runs while Odisha were rewarded with a rare quarter-final berth. Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad also secured their passage to the next round. 
  4. Kolkata Knight Riders have announced that Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram will miss the entire Indian Premier League 2017 due to “professional commitments and time constraints”.
  5. Pakistan’s pacers and left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz helped them to a 201-run win against Cricket Australia XI in Cairns. The first Test between Australia and Pakistan begins at Brisbane on December 15th.
  6. David Warner moved within two points of Virat Kohli in the One-day International batting charts after a terrific recent run, which saw him score 299 runs in three games in Australia 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand. Australian skipper Steve Smith climbed to the 10th spot.