Virat Kohli and K L Rahul will headline the battle of anchors while Mitchell Starc versus Josh Hazlewood in the pace department can only add more spice to the contest

Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon criticised the move by motorsport governing body FIA to codify a rule that could hand drivers fines or suspensions for criticising officials.

Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored 2.5 points out of a possible three, securing victories over talented German Vincent Keymer in round two and India's R Praggnanandhaa in round three.

Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia's Jonatan Christie 21-18, 21-12 in the badminton men's singles Group L match

India shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the Group L men's singles badminton match at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Monday.

India continued their dominant run against Bangladesh with a 56-run win via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain curtailed fourth women's T20.

Virat Kohli fought a lone battle for RCB, scoring an unbeaten 113 off 72 balls against the Rajasthan Royals.

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaise scored a thumping victory over Anton Guijarro of Spain while S L Narayanan did well to hold GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek

Ishan Kishan, who was named as a replacement for injured K L Rahul in India's WTC squad, suffered a freak injury as he collided with his Mumbai Indians teammate Chris Jordan.

L Sivaramakrishnan recalled how the former India batter called him to a camp, mainly to replicate the late great Aussie leggie's deliveries and help him prepare for the series.