Waste management a priority at Holkar Stadium

Waste management at Holkar Stadium is applaudable. There are graded drums for different types of waste, sanitation workers clean the stadium at the end of play, and seats are reserved for replacement

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Jatin Kadyan, Vansh Mehra, Nitin Basoya, Pragham Sharma and Vikas Hathwala hit centuries

‘Unhappy’ cricket viewing

Spectators on the ground take to twitter to criticise viewing experience at the recent India-Australia Test. Some ex-cricketers too opt out

To sweep or not to sweep: Practice at Kotla for Aussies

Australian team stay put in Delhi to train at the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds as they prepare for the third Test in Indore. But will practice at Kotla pitches be ideal preparation for the Indore pitch?

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Paras Dogra, Nikhil Kumar, Rishabh Rana, Yashvardhan Oberoi, Nikhil Raina, Karan Paswan, Mohit Saini, Mayank Bansal, Parth Bali and Abhishek Aggarwal scored centuries while Eshaan Arora and Shil took five-wicket hauls

Second Test: Patel, Ashwin save India the blushes

The duo adds 114 for the eighth wicket on Day Two amid Nathan Lyon’s fifer, but fails to help India take lead as Australia respond in aggressive manner in second innings. Patel feels 250-run target is achievable for India

Second Test: Shami, spinners run through Australia

The Indian speedster picked four wickets while R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja picked three each as Australia dismissed for 263 in first innings. Usman Khawaja hits 81, Peter Handscomb makes 72 not out

Sidelights: Merv Hughes in crowd, tourist’s loss on Dharamshala Test

Day One saw plenty of interesting cricket on the field with Australia struggling to put up a par score on the board. But there was plenty of action and characters in the crowd