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Sir Ian Botham is backing Englands Adil Rashid to continue to torment Indias batsmen in the second Test, starting on Thursday, live on Sky Sports. The leg-spinner took seven-wickets in the opener in Rajkot and according to the England legend out bowled everyone including world No 1 Ravi Ashwin as India held out for a draw.Rashid has previously struggled to force his way into Englands Test side but Botham believes the 28-year-old has cemented his place in the team for the reminder of the five-match series. The Sky Sports commentator said: Everyone grows up and adapts to Test cricket and Adil is learning all the time and getting better with every match.He out-bowled everyone in the first Test and showed just what a good bowler he can be. England spinner Adil Rashid has heaped praise on spin coach Saqlain Mushtaq Botham feels the Yorkshire star has reaped the benefits of working closely with spin-bowling consultant Saqlain Mushtaq in the last six months. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price England confirmed on Monday that the former Pakistan off-spin bowler, who was originally due to leave after the first Test, will stay with England team until after the third Test in Mohali.The former England captain insists Saqlains contribution to Englands impressive performance in Rajkot - and particularly that of Rashid - cannot be underestimated. India vs England November 17, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Rashids confidence has blossomed during Saqlains two brief spells with the England side and Botham admits he would be very keen to see the bowling coach extend his stay with Alastair Cooks side.I think he [Rashid] has benefited from Saqlains coaching enormously, explained Botham, who is tipping the leg-spinner at 3/1 with Sky Bet to be Englands top 1st innings wicket-taker at Visakhapatnam.Theyve got batting coaches, fielding coaches, bowling coaches but one of the most important coaches of all in these conditions in India is a spin bowling coach, and hes going home after the third Test. England rallied strongly in Rajkot after their Dhaka debacle so what can we expect in Vizag? Watch the second Test from 3.30am, Thursday, on Sky Sports 2. Botham, who also tipped England to repeat their series win of 2012/13 at 12/1 before the first Test, has seen the price cut to 7/1 by Sky Bet after their display in the series opener.India remain strong 8/13 favourites to edge ahead in the first-ever Test at Vizag but the Beefy is sticking with England at 11/4 to take a 1-0 lead.If England can win the toss theres no reason why they cant win the match, added the Sky Bet tipster.They showed everyone they can compete with India and outplayed them for long periods so Im sticking with England. Test Cricket: The Verdict November 17, 2016, 3:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Botham tipped Ben Stokes to be Englands top series run scorer and the Durham all-rounder responded with knocks of 128 and 29 not out in the first Test.He added: Alastair Cook and Joe Root are the obvious choices but Ben is great value for me, hes in great form as he showed in the first Test and is worth a punt at 13/2.Watch the second Test between India and England live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.30am on Thursday or follow over-by-over commentary, including in-play video clips of all the key moments, on our live blog across selected digital platforms. Also See: England consider options Live cricket on Sky Rising to the challenge Cricket videos Vapormax Plus Dámské . - Mike Magee converted two penalty kicks in a 10-minute span of the first half and the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday. 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Jeff Green netted 25 points and Marcus Thornton added 21 for the Celtics, who have won three in a row on the heels of a five-game losing streak. Rasual Butler scored 22 points, John Wall had 17 points and 14 assists and Paul Pierce supplied 16 points in another game against his former team for Washington, which trailed by as many as 25 in the second half. Final Score: Atlanta 96, Denver 84 Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Paul Millsap scored 23 points, andd Atlantas defense shut down Denver in a 96-84 win over the Nuggets on Sunday.dddddddddddd The Hawks, winners of six straight, limited the Nuggets to 36 first-half points and forced them to shoot just 6-of-35 from beyond the arc for the game. Kyle Korver added 15 points for Atlanta, and DeMarre Carroll and Al Horford each netted 11. Carroll and Horford had nine and eight rebounds, respectively. Wilson Chandler led the Nuggets with 29 points as they fell in their third straight game. Chandler also pulled down 10 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov chipped in 14 points with 11 rebounds, and Alonzo Gee added 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting off the bench. ' ' '
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