See How Jasprit Bumrah Ducks Question About His Favourite Actress

Bumrah and Rohit Sharma were interviewing each other after India's win in the 3rd ODI vs Sri Lanka

Jasprit Bumrah picked up his first five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the third ODI that helped the visitors restrict the islanders to a paltry total of 217 for 9. Bumrah returned figures of 5 for 27 and went through the Sri Lankan middle-order and didn't let the hosts off the hook and post a reasonable total for India to chase. Virat Kohli's men were in a spot of bother in the run-chase after losing a couple of early wickets but Rohit Sharma (124*) and MS Dhoni (67*) had other ideas as they stitched together a 157-run partnership that helped India take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-match ODI series. In a video interview with his senior Rohit Sharma, Bumrah opened up on his performance and the conditions, considering this his first trip to Sri Lanka and how he has worked on his variations.

"Talk to me about the conditions out there. This is your first time in Sri Lanka. How you have been feeling? You got some rest after Champions Trophy, so how was your time off the field," Rohit asked Bumrah in a video interview on bcci.tv.

In reply, Bumrah said, "It is always good to have a break because, in Indian cricket, you don't usually get a break because you are continuously playing cricket throughout the year. So it was good to take a break, spend some time with the family and you can get the strength level back up. So whenever you come back, you feel refreshed and your hunger is back. So you want to perform well. So it is good to be back."

Rohit agreed with Bumrah and also went on to add that it is equally important to spend time off the field after spending so much on the field and then went ahead with his next question.

"Talking about the conditions here, anything different you were trying to do because we saw in Dambulla that the ball was carrying nicely but here, even when I was batting, I felt the pitch was a little slower. So any adjustments you try and do when you play wicket to wicket," asked Rohit.

"In the last match, the wicket was a bit slow, so the ball was gripping at that time. Over here, when we started to bowl there was a bit of seam movement with the new ball. So we were trying to extract that and use it to our advantage, bowl good line and length and try to mix it with the odd variation. So we were just trying to do that and trying to hit good areas. So that would give us good results," replied Bumrah.

Praising Bumrah's bowling skills, Rohit said that the young fast bowler has a lot of variations and asked the Indian fast bowler, "Is it too much of pressure sometimes that you have so many deliveries or you are happy with it?"

To this, Bumrah responded, "You don't think about it because on a particular day you don't try to use everything that you have. You have to stick to one or two things because if you experiment too much, things can't go your way. So it's always good. There is always pressure on you when you play for India but you don't think about the pressure but you look to enjoy the responsibility that is given to you by the team. So I look to do that."

Talking about Bharat Arun's influence on the young fast bowler, the 23-year-old said, " He (Arun) has been very helpful. I have done a U-19 NCA camp with him. So he knows my bowling from U-19 days. So he understands my bowling and it is always easier to interact and talk to him because he knows how your body goes and what kind of deliveries you can bowl. It is always good to discuss with him and chat about bowling."

As cheeky as Rohit can be at times, the Indian opener surprised Bumrah by asking him all of a sudden who his favourite actress was.

"I don't see this question relevant to the match," Bumrah replied while laughing.

India won the third ODI against Sri Lanka by six wickets and will head to Colombo to play the 4th ODI of the series on Thursday, August 31.

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers: Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez replaces injured Vitolo in Spain's squad

Madrid: Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez was called into the Spain squad for crucial World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Liechtenstein on Monday after Vitolo was forced to withdraw with a knee injury.

Atletico Madrid winger Vitolo, who is on loan at Las Palmas until January, has been a key player for Spain since Julien Lopetegui took charge just over a year ago, scoring four times in five games in qualifying.

"Yesterday morning in training, the player suffered a strain in the medial collateral ligament of his knee," the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said in a statement.

"After consultation with the medical services of his club and those of the RFEF, the player will leave the squad this evening."

Vazquez has three international caps, but his only appearance in a competitive fixture came when Italy beat Spain 2-0 at Euro 2016.

Spain will be looking for revenge when they host the Azzurri at Real's Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday with both sides locked together on 16 points at the top of Group G of European qualifying.

England vs West Indies, 2nd Test: Moeen Ali Assault Puts Hosts On Top

At stumps, the West Indies were five without loss in their second innings, needing a further 317 runs to reach a challenging victory total of 322.

Moeen Ali's rapid 84 helped England turn the tide on the fourth day of the second Test against the West Indies at Headingley on Monday. At stumps, the West Indies were five without loss in their second innings, needing a further 317 runs to reach a challenging victory total of 322. Only one side have made more in the fourth innings to win a Test at Headingley, with Australia's celebrated 'Invincibles' scoring 404 for three at the Leeds ground in 1948 thanks mainly to opener Arthur Morris's 182 and an unbeaten 173 from Donald Bradman, widely regarded as cricket's greatest batsman.

West Indies did make 344 for one to beat England in a Test at Lord's in 1984, with opener Gordon Greenidge making 214 not out, but they will likely need a similarly brilliant innings from one of their current top order if they are to level this three-match series at 1-1.

It was fresh evidence of England's batting strength in depth that No.8 Ali top-scored and put on 117 for the eighth wicket with No.9 Chris Woakes, the recalled all-rounder himself making 61 not out before England captain Joe Root declared with his side on 490 for eight.

That left the West Indies with a tricky six overs to bat until the close but openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell survived.

The whole day's play represented a remarkable turnaround in the match given the West Indies had a first-innings lead of 169 runs -- a testament to a vastly improved batting and bowling, if not fielding, display after their embarrassing innings and 209-run defeat in the first Test at Edgbaston.

Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel proved expensive, however, on Monday, his 26 overs costing 125 runs -- including nine wides and 10 no-balls.

England had started Monday's play just two runs ahead and already three wickets down.

But brisk fifties from Root (72)-- his second of the match on his Yorkshire home ground -- and Ben Stokes (58), following up his first-innings score of exactly 100, plus a painstaking 61 from Dawid Malan laid the platform for Ali's late-order assault.

Left-handed batsman Ali faced just 93 balls and hit 14 fours.

Ali reprieve

A dispiriting day for the West Indies was summed up when Ali was reprieved on 32.

He bottom-edged a catch off leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo and was superbly caught by wicket-keeper Shane Dowrich only for Indian umpire S Ravi to make a desperately tight no-ball call.

It seemed almost cruel that the West Indies, who had dropped several catches this Test at a potentially match-losing cost of 238 runs, should have their best effort of the game chalked off this way.

Ali, whose elegant cover-driven four off Gabriel saw him to fifty, holed out off Bishoo in sight of his sixth Test hundred.

Off-spinner Roston Chase (three for 86) removed Stokes, Malan and Jonny Bairstow in quick succession before tea but that simply paved the way for Ali and Woakes's quickfire stand.

England resumed on 171 for three after the West Indies had made 427 in their first innings following hundreds from Shai Hope (147) and Brathwaite (134).

Root, dropped in the gully on 10, was 45 not out and Malan, who had a lucky break on four when the West Indies opted against reviewing a potential catch, was unbeaten on 21.

Root, dropped on eight en route to 59 in England's first-innings 258, completed his second fifty this Test in 87 balls after he edged two fours off Kemar Roach.

But the breakthrough the West Indies so badly needed came when Root, cramped for room trying to cut Gabriel, steered the ball to gully where Shai Hope, succeeding where brother Kyle had failed on Sunday, clung on to a juggled catch.

But first slip Powell missed Malan, then on 32, although the blame lay with wicket-keeper Dowrich for bailing out late on.

India vs Sri Lanka: After MS Dhoni's Back-To-Back Hits, Fans Mock Chief Selector MSK Prasad

In the 2nd ODI, Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar put on an unbeaten 100-run stand for the 8th wicket to take India home. Dhoni followed that up with another unbeaten century partnership with Rohit Sharma to guide the visitors to a 6-wicket win in the 3rd ODI.

Chief selector MSK Prasad has endured a rough ride after his recent comments about MS Dhoni's future. Speaking after India's limited-overs cricket squad was announced for the ongoing Sri Lanka series, Prasad said the selection committee would have to look at alternatives if the former India captain failed to deliver. "You never know. We don't say it is an automatic thing (selection) but we will see. We are all stakeholders. We all want the Indian team to do well. If he is delivering, why not? If he is not, we will have to look at alternatives," Prasad had said. Enraged Dhoni fans hit back at Prasad after the wicketkeeper-batsman played two crucial knocks against Sri Lanka to help India seal the ODI series. In the 2nd ODI, Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar put on an unbeaten 100-run stand for the 8th wicket to take India home. Dhoni followed that up with another unbeaten century partnership with Rohit Sharma to guide the visitors to a 6-wicket win in the 3rd ODI. On both occasions, Dhoni rescued the team from a difficult situation thereby highlighting the value he brings to the side.

After India clinched the five-match series against Sri Lanka, some of Dhoni's fans mocked Prasad for his earlier comments.

US Open 2017: Maria Sharapova ousts Simona Halep to make a winning return to Grand Slam

New York: Former World No 1 Maria Sharapova made a triumphant return to Grand Slam competition after a 15-month doping ban, outlasting second-ranked Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the US Open on Monday.

The 30-year-old Russian, who had only one hard-court tuneup match due to a nagging forearm injury, swatted 60 winners with 64 unforced errors, setting the tempo and baffling Halep at times in a tension-packed thriller at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

"I just thought this was another day, another opportunity, another match but this was so much more," Sharapova said.

"You sometimes wonder why you put in all the work and this is exactly why."

Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova closed her remarks to a supportive crowd by saying that behind her fancy dress and sparkly crystals, "This girl has a lot of grit and she's not going anywhere."

Sharapova, who tested positive for the banned blood booster meldonium at last year's Australian Open, improved to 7-0 in her all-time rivalry with Halep, extending her mastery over the 25-year-old Romanian.

An emotional Sharapova punctuated her shot-making, at times erratic and other moments spectacular, with screams and fist pumps. She was energetic even at rest, closing her eyes and bouncing her legs as she sat between sets.

After the final point, Sharapova dropped to her knees as a replay appeal showed what she already knew.

She rose and greeted Halep at the net, thanked the umpire, then battled back tears as she blew kisses to spectators, sobbed at times and mouthed "Thank you" to fans that were devoted throughout the two hour and 45 minute drama.

"You never know what you're going to feel until you win that match point," she said. "It was so worth it."

Sharapova won only 5 of 22 break points in the match while Halep won 4 of 10 and produced only 15 winners against 14 unforced errors.

It was Sharapova's first Grand Slam match since a quarter-final loss to Serena Williams in last year's Australian Open.

Sharapova, whose major titles include the 2006 US Open, advanced to the second-round match against Hungarian Timea Babos, whom she has never played.

Sharapova, ranked 146th, returned in April but the French Open snubbed Sharapova for a wildcard entry and she missed Wimbledon with a thigh injury.

Asked about her low points, Sharapova, said, "There were definitely a few but I don't think this is the time to talk about that."

Sharapova walked onto the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to rousing applause from a clearly supportive crowd.

Sharapova wore a black dress, visor, socks and shoes, the same style she sported in taking the trophy nine years ago on the New York hard-courts.

Two early exchanges of breaks left the first set level at 4-4 before Sharapova held and broke Halep with a forehand winner to draw first blood after an hour.

In the second set, Sharapova double faulted away a break to hand Halep a 5-4 edge, then Halep saved three break points and held to force a third set.

'It's prime time, baby' 

Halep sent a backhand beyond the baseline to hand Sharapova a break and 2-0 lead in the final set. The Russian held to 5-3 and served for the match, escaping a break point when Halep netted a forehand.

A Sharapova backhand winner to set up match point bought huge applause but the truly thunderous ovation came when Halep hit a forehand long to end it, boosting Sharapova to 18-0 in night matches at Ashe.

"It's prime time baby," she said. "I love it."

Reigning Wimbledon champion Muguruza advanced and British seventh seed Johanna Konta was ousted in other women's matches.

Spanish third seed Muguruza defeated American Varvara Lepchenko 6-0, 6-3. Muguruza, last year's French Open champion, can reach the US Open third round for the first time Wednesday by defeating China's Duan Ying-Ying.

"Coming to US Open and having a dark past in the results, I keep it with low expectations," Muguruza said.

Serbia's 78th-ranked Aleksandra Krunic upset Australian-born Konta 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

"It's definitely not an easy loss to take," Konta said. "She played consistently much better than I did."

'A little bit rusty' 

Croatian fifth seed Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion and last month's Wimbledon runner-up, ousted 105th-ranked American Tennys Sandgren 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

"I feel just a little bit rusty," Cilic said. "I need a few matches to get into the rhythm."

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, this year's Australian Open and Wimbledon runner-up, outlasted Slovakia's 135th-ranked Viktoria Kuzmova 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Why shouldn't the captain get the coach of his choice?

Joe Root made some questionable decisions in picking Gary Ballance (back row, second from left) as No. 3 and Liam Dawson (first from right) as England's lead spinner

Commencing with the role Virat Kohli played in changing the Indian coach, it has been fascinating to watch the influence of current international captains on their respective teams.

Kohli didn't have the same harmonious relationship with Anil Kumble that he enjoyed with Ravi Shastri when he was cricket director. The fact that India have now reverted to Shastri as coach prompts the question: "Why change something that isn't broken?"

If a coach is to be inflicted on a captain then at least it should be someone with whom he's comfortable.

On the subject of captains and selection, I'm not in favour of the skipper being on the panel. I used to believe the captain should have a vote, but I was dissuaded of that notion by the wise counsel of Richie Benaud. He explained that a captain might be tempted to justify his choice by utilising a player in favourable circumstances.

Joe Root is a good example of Benaud's theory of the captain having input into selection but not a vote. It was widely trumpeted that Root got the team of his choice before the first Test and this seemed like a good idea after England comfortably won the opening joust.

Nevertheless, the Australian fast bowlers would have been salivating when they saw that Root chose as his No. 3 batsman a Yorkshire team-mate and former flat-mate, Gary Ballance.

There's no doubt Ballance is a determined cricketer and a successful first-class batsman, but his flawed technique and limited range of shots isn't suited to No. 3 in an Ashes series. The ideal No. 3 should be able to take charge of an innings at some point, and Ballance is too easily tied down not only by accurate pace bowlers but also good spinners. It was a strange choice, considering he doesn't bat at three for his county.

The other dubious Root choice was spinner Liam Dawson. There's always a red flag when a spinner is chosen because he can make runs. England already has a capable one of those in Moeen Ali and he's a better bowler than Dawson. On the evidence of Lord's, it's time Moeen was recognised as England's premier spinner.

South Africa were full of bite and vigour after their captain, Faf du Plessis, returned to the side for the second Test.

The England hierarchy, perhaps blinded by the team's success in the shorter forms of the game, has been guilty of picking too many supposed two-way players in the Test side. They have two extremely efficient allrounders in Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes (when he's fit). They need to fill the other nine spots with specialists.

After England's comprehensive first-Test victory, Root hinted that he'd like a stronger challenge from his opponents. This comment comfortably resides in the category of "be careful what you wish for"; England went from 211-run victors to 340-run losers in the space of a week. A cheeky opponent might ask: "Is that the type of challenge you were looking for, Joe?"

One big difference between the first and second Tests was the presence of Faf du Plessis at the helm of the South African side. It's no coincidence that that resulted in a much-improved performance from the team. Du Plessis is a hard-grafting cricketer but a natural captain. He impressed with his leadership in South Africa's series win in Australia, and his firm hand was again evident at Trent Bridge.

Good captaincy is hard to define but you know it when you see it. Sometimes it can be as simple as du Plessis' encouragement to Chris Morris: "Bowl as fast as you can and forget about everything else." This had the desired effect, as following that advice, Morris turned an unimpressive opening spell of three expensive overs into match-changing figures of 5 for 45.

It's notable that South Africa achieved their massive turnaround without a coach, as Russell Domingo had returned home due to the unfortunate death of his mother.

The moral of this story? Make sure you appoint the right captain, ensure a strong selection panel and only then worry about finding the appropriate coach.

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell is a cricket commentator for Channel Nine, and a columnist.

Sachin Tendulkar trip still vivid for Joe Root

LEEDS: Joe Root can still remember his sense of disappointment when he first came to watch a Test at Headingley in the hope of seeing Sachin Tendulkar bat only for the India great to spend most of the day in the dressing room.

Now there are likely to be plenty of young fans who are just as upset if they don't see much of England captain Root at the crease when the star batsman leads his side in the second Test against the West Indies at his Yorkshire home ground on Friday.

But if England are in a similar position to the one he saw India establish some 15 years ago, they will be on their way to going an unassailable 2-0 up in a three-match series against a West Indies side thrashed by an innings and 209 runs in last week's first Test at Edgbaston.

"I remember coming here as a young boy watching Yorkshire in a Roses game," said 26-year-old Root.

"Obviously I wanted to be a part of it straight away. The first Test match (I saw at Headingley) was against India.

"I think they only lost one wicket all day, India. I was desperate for Sachin to get in."

In 2002, India piled up a mammoth 628 for eight declared, with Tendulkar -- Yorkshire's first overseas player -- making 193 in an innings where both Rahul Dravid (148) and Sourav Ganguly (128) also scored hundreds.

Unfortunately for those wanting to see the 'Little Master' bat on the first day, Tendulkar had barely got going on 18 not out at stumps.

India went on to win the match by an innings and 46 runs.

"I've watched a lot of cricket over the years here and now to get the opportunity to lead England here is obviously very special," said Root.

"To be at home, a place where I've played a lot of cricket, grown up learning the game, watching the game, it means a lot," added Root, born and brought up in the nearby city of Sheffield.

Friday's match will be the first time Root, who took over as Test captain for the recent 3-1 home series win over South Africa, has led England out at his Yorkshire home ground.

But he was confident there would be no extra nervous tension involved.

"I don't think so. I'm sure there will be (friends and family coming along), there's a strong contingent coming up from Sheffield so it should be a good week."