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If there was a shot in the Mohali Test that said you may as well shake hands now it was Parthiv Patels upper cut off Ben Stokes for four with India needing 48 runs to win. Cheap Mavericks Jerseys . Parthiv was playing for India for the first time in eight years and he gave a fine account of himself, cracking 67 off 54 balls, including a lofted cover drive for four which became the winning runs.I think he really stood out in this game for me as a batsman, Indias captain, Virat Kohli, said.Parthiv had also made 42 in the first innings opening the batting at short notice after KL Rahul was ruled out aggravating a forearm injury in the nets, to go with four catches and a stumping. So was there a chance that he might stay with the team as a back-up batsman even if Wriddhiman Saha comes back to keep wicket for the Mumbai Test, starting on December 8?You never know, there are all kinds of possibilities, Kohli said. The way he approached both innings, it was amazing to see. Thats where experience from the first-class level comes into play. Hes someone whos played [for India] at a very early age and hes come back and the intent he showed in both innings, I think, just deflated the opposition. Credit to him to go out there and counterattack and take on their seamers. You never know. Well see what happens in the next few days. Well take a call accordingly.Another aspect that pleased Kohli was how consistently Indias lower order has been performing. They are second in terms of average runs added by the last four wickets in Test cricket this year.As a side, when you get five or six wickets you think that the game is going to get over early and the batsmen go into that zone and suddenly you have to field for 50 more overs, Kohli said. You are confused whether to think about the game or focus on batting or focus on the field. All sorts of things start happening. We have experienced in the past as well when other teams have done it against us and we havent found a way to stop it. So its great to see our guys stepping up and making it count.Every game, on an average, we are scoring 80-85 runs. This game was 200-plus. Amazing to see guys working hard on their batting, 70-80 runs put a dent on the opposition batting and when they come out to bat they know theyve given 60 runs more. It makes a massive difference especially in Test cricket to stretch the game longer for a session or session-and-a-half and then come out with the confidence in the field as well. With the ball also it helps them, they have admitted it themselves. You see, Ashwin is the No. 1 allrounder, he scores lots of runs and comes out more confident with the ball. Credit to them and for executing those plans.There was something else that geed up Kohli as well. He was seen exchanging words with Ben Stokes after the England allrounder was dismissed on the first day at the PCA stadium. Stokes was later fined by the ICC for the incident and when he took Kohlis wicket on the second day, he celebrated by putting his hand over his mouth. Kohli responded with a finger-on-lips celebration when Stokes got out in the last over of the third day.Tthe question was bound to crop up in the press conference. Im surprised out of all the cricket questions you picked this, Kohli said. Hes a competitive player and so am I. I wouldnt like to explain or elaborate what happened on the field. Its better left to officials to know what happened. These things have only motivated me in the past and continued to do so. So I dont mind it. Custom Mavericks Jerseys . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. 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He has a different hat to wear, Wade told reporters at his youth basketball camp in downtown Miami. That hat sometimes is not to be my best friend. That hat is to be the president of the organization and to be a businessman, and that sucks.You love each other, but the business side comes out, and you have to deal with it.Wade said he understood the difficult position Riley is sometimes placed in as the teams president.Im not saying weve hugged and cried and shared tears at this moment, Wade said, but I love Pat and will always love Pat. And I know he feels the say way about me.Wade, 34, was back in Miami on Saturday for the first time since he turned down a two-year, $40 million offer from the Heat on Wednesday to instead commit to the Bulls on a two-year, $47 million deal that includes an option to enter free agency again next summer.The abrupt move signals the end of an era for Wade in Miami, where he was drafted fifth overall in 2003 and helped guide the Heat to five NBA Finals and three championships. He is the franchises all-time leading scorer.The breakup has been emotional for Wade and the Heat the past few days, with both sides using social media and other public avenues to send pleasantries and gracious reflections to fans and each other. Wade said he returned to Miami on Friday night and drove by AmericanAirlines Arena, where the Heat spent the day sharing highlight videos and selling his merchandise for $13 to commemorate his 13 seasons in Miami.But privately, Wade parted ways with the Heat after a second consecutive summer of strained contract negotiations with Riley and owner Micky Arison. It was Arison who bridged the gap last summer when he got Wade to agree to a one-year, $20 million contract. But after playing in 74 games, leading the team in scoring and pushing the Heat to within a victory of the conference finals, Wade felt he was due a longer and more lucrative contact.Wade said Saturday he understood why Riley and Arison stood firm on their posiition of protecting future flexibility, even at the cost of alienating a player who has been the face of the franchise for more than a decade. Custom Mavericks T-shirts. Hes a tough cookie, Wade said of Riley. Ive grown into being a tough one as well. Yeah, we can butt heads at times. I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for what hes been able to do in this game of basketball. Ive only got 13 years under my belt. Hes got 13 years times 10 under his belt.In a text message to ESPNs Dan Le Batard on Thursday, Riley said it was sad that matters dissolved to the point where Wade walked away from the Heat. There have also been questions in the aftermath as to how committed the Heat were to keeping Wade around.I truly loved Dwyane, but families grow, change and get on with another life, Riley wrote in the message to Le Batard. He will always be a part of us. And no more bruises and enough fighting. Lets just fly above it if we can and never forget. I feel his pain and pride for what pushed him over the edge.The Heat failed to deliver on two of the three priorities Riley set forth for the offseason. Miami secured center Hassan Whiteside on a four-year, $98 million contract in the opening hours of free agency July 1 and then turned its attention toward an unsuccessful pitch to land Kevin Durant during a July 3 meeting in New York.Wade was forced to wait, and he refused to accept a contract offer that never increased throughout the process. On Wednesday, Wade met with the Milwaukee Bucks,?Denver Nuggets and Arison, who made a last-ditch effort to patch up differences between Wade and Riley.Wade, a Chicago native, chose to join his hometown Bulls.Im never bashing Pat Riley. Im never bashing the Miami Heat organization. Im never saying nothing negative about them out of my mouth, Wade said after working 300 kids through drills at a gym about a mile from the Heats arena. Does the way that process goes down [make] you angry? Yes. Do you feel a certain way about stuff? Yes.Like I said, the business side just comes into play sometimes, and its an ugly, ugly side. But at the end of the day, theres nothing but love from me. ' ' ' 
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