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Pankaj Advani said, 'Not only on Teachers' Day, but every day we must express our gratitude towards those who have shaped our lives, have had a major influence on us and have been selfless contributors to our lives'

England coach Trevor Bayliss believes winning the Test series over India was on par with winning the Ashes

The 46-year old Klusener had played 49 Tests for South Africa with 1,906 runs and 80 wickets in his kitty. He had four Test hundreds and best bowling performance of 8 for 64

'I had lost to him before, so I had to take revenge. Coach Santiago (Nieva) and other coaches had prepared me well. In the semifinal, I did not play the first round well, here I did not repeat that mistake,' Amit Panghal said

'Overall, the girls can be proud of their performance. They had not reached the final for 20 years. They can afford a few smiles even though they lost. We always believed that we can win and today the better team won,' Sjoerd Marijne said

India’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar heaped praise on Cheteshwar Pujara after the No 3 batsman rescued the visitors with a gritty century on the second day of the fourth Test against England in Southampton. Pujara’s unbeaten 132 helped India take a slender 27-run lead.

Gary Kirsten has been appointed as the coach and mentor of Royal Challengers Bangalore

'The team surely did not play to its potential in the first half. They stepped up in the second half and I am really happy for these girls. I know how much work they put in to be here. They trained really hard for this event. Japan will be a tough challenge but the team is up for it,' India’s coach Sjoerd Marijne said

'You would be hard-pressed to argue against him (Kohli) being seen as the best player in the world at the moment. The way he's developed, played through this series, has been absolutely fantastic. I like the way he plays the game it's fantastic to see,' said Paul Farbrace

England coach Trevor Bayliss justified all-rounder Ben Stokes's inclusion in the squad for the third Test against India starting in Nottingham on Saturday. However, he did not commit to his selection in the playing XI. Stokes was recently cleared of affray by a court. He had missed the second Test due to the hearing. He was involved in a brawl outside a Bristol club last year.

"Just believe in yourself". That is what India coach Ravi Shastri told Virat Kohli and his teammates ahead of the third Test against England in Nottingham on Saturday. The visitors are 0-2 down and need to win to stay alive in the five-match series. Shastri spoke to the media on Thursday and mentioned that there was no "negative bone" in the Indian side and they would bounce back.