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Eight years after his last Test, Nair stands on the brink of a comeback backed by dominant domestic and county performances

Shashank Kishore12-Jun-2025

Karun Nair feels “very grateful and fortunate” to have another shot at Test cricket, eight years after he last played in the format.Nair, 33, strengthened his case for a return to the playing XI by scoring a double-century for India A against the England Lions in the first unofficial Test last week in Canterbury.”Feels really special,” Nair told BCCI.tv. “[I’m] Very grateful and fortunate to be able to get this opportunity again. Looking forward to grabbing this opportunity with both hands.”Related

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Nair’s return comes on the back of a mountain of runs for Vidarbha in the 2024-25 season. He made 863 runs at 53.93 in a title-winning Ranji Trophy campaign. Before that, Nair had an impressive 50-over season, hitting five hundreds in eight innings at an average of 389.50 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.At a press conference to announce the Test squad, chief selector Ajit Agarkar cited Nair’s strong domestic performances and familiarity with English conditions as key reasons for his selection. Nair played ten County Championship matches across two seasons (2023-2024) for Northamptonshire, scoring 736 runs at 56.61.”Comebacks are never easy,” head coach Gautam Gambhir told the Test squad prior to their first training session. “The amount of runs you’ve got, the never-give-up attitude – it’s inspiring for the entire team. Welcome back, Karun Nair.”Wednesday marked Nair’s return to the Indian dressing room for the first time since the summer of 2018, when he spent the entire five-match series in England on the bench. His only glimmer of hope on that tour, just before the final Test at The Oval, was dashed when the selectors flew in Hanuma Vihari, who was not part of the original squad, from India and handed him a debut.2:39

Agarkar: Karun’s experience was factor in selection

At the time, Nair had played six Tests for India and had turned his maiden century into a triple-hundred. But this snub took a toll – his domestic form plummeted, runs dried up and the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic left him at crossroads. Having been dropped from the Karnataka squad across formats, Nair spent an entire season on the sidelines.His comeback, in many ways, began in England in June 2023. Having made a plea to the game for a second chance, he took up a short stint with Burbage & ER Cricket Club in East Wiltshire in the minor counties, where he scored two hundreds and a half-century in eight innings.A week after he returned home, he received a phone call from a former manager asking if he was available to play in the county circuit. Nair jumped at the opportunity; a valid visa courtesy his club cricket stint allowed him to arrive almost immediately.KL Rahul, Nair’s good friend and Karnataka team-mate, spoke of how his time in England at the time had been lonely and tough.”I’ve known him for a very long time,” Rahul said. “The months he has spent here in the UK playing cricket and how hard and how lonely it was. For him to be able to do all of that and come back into the Indian team is special for him and his family, and friends like us who’ve seen his journey.”It’s very inspiring as well. Hopefully his experience and learnings from country cricket here will hold him in good stead when he plays the Test matches.”Eight years on, as Nair stands on the brink of a comeback, the reality of it still hasn’t completely sunk in.”Not sure actually,” he said of the prospect of returning to India’s starting XI. “I’ll have to experience that feeling myself, just go out there and feel it for myself. I’m sure there’ll be a lot of feelings, ones that I can’t express right now. It’ll be a surreal feeling.”

Glasgow Rangers head coach Danny Rohl got off to the worst possible start in charge of the Ibrox giants with a 3-0 defeat to Brann in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The Light Blues boss arrived at the club earlier this week to replace Russell Martin in the dugout and got a firsthand look at the issues that have plagued the season so far.

Three avoidable goals were conceded, only one ‘big chance’ was created, no goals were scored. Rohl will be struggling to come up with positives to take away from the game, beyond the performance of Jack Butland.

Why Jack Butland is already undroppable for Danny Rohl

The former England international showed his class against Brann, in spite of the result, with some excellent work between the sticks to help his side out.

Butland made an excellent early save down to his right after Nasser Djiga was caught out, but had no chance for the opening goal that was converted from close range.

Per Sofascore, the experienced shot-stopper completed all three of his run-outs, which shows that he was proactive in sweeping up behind his defenders to prevent the hosts from creating even more chances.

Despite conceding three goals, Butland only conceded 0.45 more than expected, per Sofascore. This means that there was little more that he could have done to affect the result.

Whilst Butland may already be undroppable for Rohl, because of his strong display in the loss, Joe Rothwell is one of the players who should be immediately dropped.

Why Danny Rohl should drop Joe Rothwell

The German tactician should immediately drop the central midfielder from the starting line-up because the Russell Martin signing failed to impose himself on the game in midfield.

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As aforementioned, Rangers were too easy to create chances against and they did not create enough quality chances of their own to get back into the game.

Rothwell’s performance played a part in their struggles in and out of possession, as the experienced Englishman offered little to the team aside from composure in his passing game.

Vs Brann

Joe Rothwell

Minutes

64

Pass accuracy

93%

Accurate long passes

1

Dribbles completed

0

Key passes

0

Big chances created

0

Tackles attempted

0

Duels won

0/2

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the central midfielder did not create any chances for his teammates in 64 minutes on the pitch, and he failed to win a single duel in the middle of the park.

These statistics show that the summer signing from Bournemouth did not get about the field to disrupt the opposition, who strolled to a 3-0 win, and he did not show enough creativity in his use of the ball to drag Rangers back into the match.

Rothwell had fewer touches (31) than Butland (48) did between the sticks, per Sofascore, which further speaks to the lack of influence that the 30-year-old midfielder had for the Light Blues.

Rohl, therefore, should brutally ditch the central midfielder from the starting XI ahead of the club’s trip to face Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, because he did not show enough on or off the ball.

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It is a concerning trend for Rothwell, signed by Martin, because he has also lost 54% of his ground duels and assisted one goal in eight appearances in the Premiership, which shows that he has not been outstanding domestically or in Europe.

The 30-year-old midfielder may need to show Rohl more, on and off the ball, to prove to the manager that he deserves a regular place in the starting line-up.

عبر سالم الدوسري، قائد فريق الهلال السعودي عن فرحته الكبيرة بترشحه لجائزة “ذا بيست” المقدمة من الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”، مؤكدًا أن هذا الترشح يمثل خطوة مهمة نحو تحقيق طموحه في الوصول إلى العالمية.

وفي تصريحات له عقب مباراة فريقه أمام النجمة ضمن منافسات الدوري السعودي، والتي نقلتها صحيفة “الميدان”، قال سالم الدوسري: “الحمد لله، أنا أول لاعب سعودي يُرشح لجائزة The Best من فيفا، وأسعى للوصول إلى العالمية وتحقيق المزيد من النجاحات والإنجازات”.

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وتابع نجم الهلال السعودي: “ما حققته في السابق ما هو إلا البداية، والمستقبل سيكون أفضل بإذن الله”.

ويُعد سالم الدوسري من أبرز لاعبي الكرة السعودية خلال السنوات الأخيرة، حيث ساهم بشكل كبير في تتويج الهلال بعدة بطولات محلية وقارية، كما قدم أداءً مميزًا مع المنتخب السعودي في المحافل الدولية.

وتمكن سالم الدوسري، من تسجيل هدفين في مباراة فريقه أمام النجمة، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثامنة من بطولة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين، أمس الجمعة”، والتي انتهت برباعية مقابل هدفين لصالح الزعيم.

ECB’s ‘successful track record in hosting recent finals’ cited as reason for keeping showcase event in country

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Jul-2025

England has been confirmed as the host of the next three World Test Championship finals – in 2027, 2029 and 2031 – following the country’s successful staging of the first three such events since 2021.The decision, which had been on the cards since Lord’s played host to South Africa’s five-wicket victory over Australia in the third WTC final last month, was ratified at the ICC’s annual conference in Singapore this week.Despite some speculation that the contest could be set for a relocation to India from 2027 onwards, the ICC cited the ECB’s “successful track record in hosting recent finals” in confirming its decision.Richard Gould, the ECB chief executive, said: “We are absolutely delighted that England and Wales has been chosen to host the next three ICC World Test Championship Finals. It’s a testament to the passion that fans in this country have for this treasured format of the game and the willingness of supporters from around the world to travel here for these games. Hosting these finals is a privilege, and we look forward to working with the ICC to build on the success of the previous editions.”The June window, early in the English summer, remains the ICC’s favoured time of year for staging the final, in the aftermath of the IPL and at a time of year when few other international fixtures are scheduled at that time of year.Furthermore, as was demonstrated at Lord’s last month, England’s ability to sell out venues for neutral fixtures remains unrivalled across the world game. This was also the case when the Kia Oval hosted Australia’s victory over India in 2023, and even at the inaugural event in 2021, which was staged in biosecure circumstances at the Hampshire Bowl with limited access for India’s and New Zealand’s fans.Speaking last month about the prospect of hosting the next three events, Gould told ESPNcricinfo: “We don’t think that we’ve got any absolute right to be the continual host of the WTC [final], but there are advantages to having it here.”Irrespective of who gets into the final, we will sell it out… We’re probably the only member nation within the ICC that could deliver that. We recognise that perhaps others would like to take it around the world at some point… But the worry is if you move it, end up with two neutral teams, and don’t get a crowd, the whole thing could devalue and deflate pretty quickly.”The atmosphere at Lord’s was noted at the last WTC final, with the ICC’s chair, Jay Shah visibly enthused by the sense of occasion that England’s most famous venue afforded the event.However, ESPNcricinfo understands that no decision has yet been made as to whether Lord’s will remain the preferred host for the final going forward.

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O Botafogo voltou a vencer ao derrotar o Fluminense no Maracanã e disparou mais uma vez na liderança do Brasileirão. Além disso, todos os adversários que ainda sonhavam com o título tropeçaram, como Red Bull Bragantino, Grêmio, Palmeiras e Flamengo. Na parte inferior da classificação, a rodada foi muito boa para o Santos. Após o término da 26ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Lance! atualiza as chances de cada time conquistar o título, uma vaga na Libertadores, na Sul-Americana ou de ser rebaixado na competição.

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Ninguém tem mais motivos para sorrir do que o torcedor botafoguense. Depois de quatro rodadas sem vencer, o Botafogo derrotou o rival Fluminense no Maracanã, no primeiro jogo após a demissão do técnico Bruno Lage. Junto a isso, as derrotas de Grêmio (contra o Internacional) e Palmeiras (para o Santos) e os empates de Flamengo (diante do Corinthians) e Red Bull Bragantino (frente o Athletico) ajudaram o Glorioso a disparar mais uma vez. Agora, o Alvinegro Carioca tem 87,1% de chances de ser campeão.

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Na parte debaixo da tabela, o Santos respirou na luta para fugir do rebaixamento. A vitória sobre o Palmeiras levou o Peixe à 14ª colocação e aos 21,1% de chances de cair, uma queda em relação aos 34,9% na rodada anterior. Quem pode ter se complicado é o Vasco, que empatou com o São Paulo em casa e foi a 47,8% de probabilidade de queda, um salto comparado aos 34,5% da última semana.

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Os cálculos foram feitos por um grupo de professores do Departamento de Estatística da UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), que realiza este trabalho desde 2005. Veja a seguir as chances de cada time no Brasileirão.

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علق حمزة عبد الكريم مهاجم منتخب مصر للناشئين على الهزيمة أمام إنجلترا في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما أمس الإثنين ضمن لقاءات بطولة كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا.

وكان منتخب مصر قد خسر أمام إنجلترا بنتيجة 3-0، في مباراة الجولة الثالثة والأخيرة من مواجهات المجموعة الخامسة لمنافسات كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا المقامة في قطر. واستطاع منتخب مصر، حسم التأهل إلى دور الـ 32 من كأس العالم للناشئين، بعد احتلاله المركز الثالث في مجموعته الخامسة، ليتأهل ضمن أفضل 8 منتخبات احتلت المركز الثالث للمجموعات الـ 12.

وقال حمزة عبد الكريم في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة النهار: “الحمد لله على التأهل، ويجب أن نتعلم من هذه المباراة أنه لا توجد مباراة سهلة، ويجب أن نستعد جيدًا للمواجهات المقبلة ونكون في كامل التركيز”.

وأكمل: “كان هدفنا الفوز على إنجلترا، ولكن من الطبيعي عندما تضمن التأهل ألا تلعب بنفس الجدية في اللقاء”.

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بينما أوضح زميله بلال عطية، قائلاً: “لم نكن في أفضل حالاتنا بالشوط الأول، لكن في الشوط الثاني كنا أفضل بكثير، وسنصحح أخطاءنا ولن نقف عندها أو نستسلم، سنركز على المواجهة المقبلة، وهدفنا الوصول لأبعد نقطة في البطولة وإسعاد الشعب المصري”.

وعلق عمر عبد العزيز حارس المرمى: “قصرنا في بعض الأمور، ونعد بأن القادم سيكون أفضل وسنكون على قدر المسؤولية، منتخب إنجلترا اسم كبير، ومنتخب مصر كذلك، ونحن لا نخشى مواجهة أي فريق”.

A “wonderful” midfielder has now made a significant decision regarding a potential move to Manchester United in the January transfer window.

Man Utd need long-term replacement for Bruno

Bruno Fernandes has continued to be a talismanic figure for the Red Devils, captaining impressively and maturing into a more experienced head alongside younger teammates.

The Portuguese is now 31 years of age, however, and while his durability and lack of injury problems means he should be able to go on for plenty more years, United have to make sure they have a plan in place to find a successor eventually.

Bruno now has less than two years remaining on his current Red Devils deal, with Fabrizio Romano providing an update about a potential release clause.

Man Utd target makes big transfer call

According to The Mirror, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham has decided against joining Manchester United in January, having “no interest” in heading to Old Trafford on loan for the time being.

The Englishman only joined the Bundesliga side in a £27m move in the summer window, but he has struggled for playing time, being linked with a move away in the process.

Bellingham is the type of player who United should be viewing as a possible Bruno replacement one day, albeit in a slightly more disciplined midfield role, with the 20-year-old following in the footsteps of his brother Jude by heading to Dortmund in the summer.

He starred for Sunderland last season, playing an important role in them sealing promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, and not only has he been compared to Frank Lampard by former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, but he is loved by his teammates.

“Listen, Jobe’s a wonderful player. I’m one of his biggest fans, more than his dad. Don’t tell him that. I think Jobe’s wonderful,” Sunderland’s Luke O’Nien said last season.

“He’s a wonderful addition. He even comes in at half-time to give his perspective. That’s how much he’s grown into the game. Even though he’s not playing, he’s in at half-time. We’re asking for his perspective on the game because he’s a leader in our team.”

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Bellingham is still so young that United shouldn’t consider this the end of the saga, and if he manages to get back on track and reaches his potential in the coming years, he needs to be viewed as a fantastic midfield option, bringing the box-to-box quality that Bruno does.

Washington picked up two wickets early in the session but Root and Stokes drove back home the advantage

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Jul-2025

Joe Root brought up his 38th Test hundred•Associated Press

Tea Joe Root’s 38th Test century took him up to second on the all-time Test run-scorer’s list. And in typical Root fashion, his 121 and counting has raised England to a dominant position in this fourth Test, leading India by 75 in the first innings at tea on day three.Upon moving to 31, Root snuck past Rahul Dravid (13,288) and Jacques Kallis (13,289), bumping the latter off the podium to join Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. And, four minutes before the end of the second session, he walked down to open the face for a single down to third to move to 120, knocking Ponting (13,378) down a peg, who sung his praises on Sky as part of their commentary team upon being leapfrogged.Related

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Root did little more than raise a thumb to his skipper, Ben Stokes, with whom he has so far shared an 84-run stand. They had earlier embraced for his hundred after tickling his 178th delivery around the corner for his 12th boundary around, one which took him level with Kumar Sangakkara’s tally of 38, level fourth on the all-time centuries list. It is also his 12th century against India, the most of any player, now ahead of Steve Smith.

He had batted for most of the day with Ollie Pope, sharing in a stand of 144 which was ended seven balls after lunch. It was Pope first after the break, edging Washington Sundar to first slip. And Washington had his second four overs later when he hoodwinked an advancing Harry Brook on the outside edge to have him stumped.It was a passage out of kilter with an otherwise listless performance from India in the field. They missed a chance to remove Root on 22 with a botched attempt at a run out, and they were unlucky when Root, on 98, inadvertently diverted a ball just past his leg stump after it caught his thigh guard.Otherwise, their lack of energy, partly due to being run-ragged by England’s penchant for quick singles, was compounded when Jasprit Bumrah was only able to bowl one over with the second new ball before having to leave the field with an unknown injury. Mohammed Siraj, lionhearted throughout, limped off after the 99th over to leave Shubman Gill with big headache heading into the final session.

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Com um clássico do interior paulista, o Ituano e o Mirassol se enfrentam pela 34° rodada da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro. Os times entrão em campo no próximo sábado (28) em busca de objetivos bem diferentes.

O Ituano se encontra a apenas três pontos de distância da zona de rebaixamento e corre atrás do prejuízo para não deixar a segunda divisão brasileira. O Rubro-Negro chega a partida vindo de um empate sem gols junto a Ponte Preta.

O Mirassol, enquanto isso, se vê em uma posição completamente diferente. O Leão se encontra na oitava posição da tabela, com 53 pontos, e busca alcançar o G-6. A equipe também vem de um empate sem gols, junto ao Guarani.

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ITUANO X MIRASSOL

Data: sábado, 28 de outubro
Horário: 15h30
Local: Estádio Municipal Doutor Novelli Junior, em Itu, São Paulo
Onde assistir: Premiere

Provável escalação do Ituano: Jefferson Paulino, Pacheco, Claudinho, Marcel, Mário Sérgio, José Aldo, Marthã, Yann Rolim, Wesley Pomba, Felipe Saraiva e Quirino
Técnico: Marcinho

Provável escalação do Mirassol: Alex Muralha, Lucas Ramon, Rodrigo Sam, Luiz Otávio, Guilherme Biro, Neto Moura, Danielzinho, Chico Kim, Gabriel, Negueba, Zé Roberto
Técnico: Mozart

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O jovem Estevão foi o grande nome da goleada do Brasil por 9 a 0 sobre a Nova Caledônia, pela segunda rodada da fase de grupos da Copa do Mundo Sub-17, nesta manhã, na Indonésia.

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Craque e grande nome do Sub-17 do Verdão, a joia já caiu nas graças da torcida alviverde, que vê nele um possível substituto para Endrick, que tem apenas mais seis meses de Palmeiras.

Com característica e posição diferentes em relação ao Endrick, Estevão é mais um canhoto revelado pelo Palmeiras, que tem como principal fundamento o drible curto e a facilidade de passar por adversários com o domínio da bola. Por isso ganhou o apelido de ‘Messinho’, ainda na base do Cruzeiro.

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Se Estevão será melhor e maior que Endrick no futebol mundial, só o tempo irá dizer, mas o fato que temos que celebrar é que hoje o Palmeiras possui a melhor categoria de base do Brasil e as joias não vão parar de aparecerem tão cedo.

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Desfrutemos desse novo momento do clube em que os craques não precisam mais serem comprados, uma vez que eles são formados por aqui.