PICTURE OF THE DAY

Dale Steyn took a career-best 7 for 51 to dismiss India for 233 and allowed South Africa to enforce the follow-on in Nagpur

• We can still save the Test: Sehwag

Nagpur: India may be facing the prospect of an innings defeat inside four days but dashing opener Virender Sehwag sounded confident that the hosts would pull a rabbit out of the hat and save the opening Test against South Africa.

"Against Australia (in 2001) we had followed on and won. Anything can happen in this game. Sachin Tendulkar is still batting and he's a very experienced hand. Murali Vijay is also batting well. We will fight it out," said the flamboyant opener who scor...

• This Day In Past History of Cricket

Born on this day were:

James Charles ‘Jim’ Laker (1922-86), English off-spinner who took 19 wickets in the Old Trafford Test against Australia in 1956 (including the record 10 for 53 in the second innings) and who was a respected commentator on BBC after retirement;

Qasim Omar (1957-) Pakistani batsman who played in 26 Tests;

Glenn McGrath (1970-), Australian pace bowler who was the spearhead of the Australian bowling and who has the dubious distin...