SUNS-CLIPPERS: 5 TAKEAWAYS AS PHOENIX SPOILS DRAMATIC INTUIT DOME OPENER

The person responsible for the grand basketball opening of a showpiece arena grabbed the microphone Wednesday before tipoff and uttered words that a 54-year-old NBA franchise had never heard before:“Welcome home, Clipper Nation!” shouted Steve Ballmer.Yes, the only other yell that could generate more excitement and maybe disbelief would be: “

 Three days ago, Washington Sundar was not even part of this Test squad, instead scoring a hundred and taking a couple of three-fors against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy. Brought in the XI ahead of the incumbent spinner (Kuldeep Yadav) and the back-up (Axar Patel) in the squad, he took seven wickets on the first day of a Test to bowl New Zealand