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Karun Nair outgunned his Karnataka teammate, KL Rahul, who fell for 199, to become the second Indian - after Virender Sehwag - to score a triple hundred in Test cricket and stretch Indias lead to 282 in Chennai on Monday.Nair, on the third day, played in Rahuls shadow as the opener took Englands bowlers apart with an impressive 311-ball 199. Rahuls departure on the stroke of stumps provided Nair - batting on 69 at the time - with the opportunity to write his own success story.The right hander joined forces with R Ashwin to add to Englands woes. He was unforgiving against the spinners and cut, swept them with ease on a surface that offered little assistance. He successfully found the leg-side boundary frequently despite the presence of deep midwicket and deep backward square leg.Alastair Cook, Englands captain, shuffled his bowlers often, but even his seamers had no answer to Nairs impressive display, as he unfurled a variety of shots - including ramp shots over the keeper - with flair.He scored 75 runs in the post-lunch session at a strike rate of 87.21 and reached his maiden ton from 185 balls. Adil Rashid forced Nair to err on 154 when his reverse sweep took an edge and was caught by Jonny Bairstow. But the on-field umpire ruled in his favour and England had no reviews to challenge the decision.At tea, Nair stood five runs away from his double ton, while India stood tall at 585 for 5. It took Nair just seven ball after the interval to reach the milestone, as he spanked Keaton Jennings through the covers for four. His second hundred came from 121 balls, while his first came from 185 balls.Nair was relentless in his pursuit for runs and found yet another gear after his double hundred. He plundered his way from 200 to 300 in just 75 balls. In all, Nair hit 32 fours and four sixes in triple ton that came from 381 balls. He became only the second Indian, after Virender Sehwag, to score a 300 and the third batsman of all time, after Garry Sobers and Bob Simpson, to reach the landmark on debut. The 25-year-old is also the sixth youngest in world cricket to achieve the feat.Best knock Ive played in my life. Many situations in the middle when I had to play differently, with Rahul, Ashwin and Jaddu. I have to thank them for supporting me, egging me on. The first hundred is always important and I think when I got the first hundred, I didnt feel any pressure. I was just playing my shots after that, Nair said.Sweep comes naturally to me, Ive worked on it a lot, its my go-to shot and it just came off today. [Family sitting in the stands] My dad watches most of my games. No extra pressure on me. Id like to thank them for coming over. I think they should be proud of me. I didnt know how to swim. People there rescued me and I was lucky to live again [about the boat accident in his home in Kerala] The message was to attack in the third session. We had a set overs to declare on, but when I got closer to 300, they pushed it back. Im thankful to the team management. Rahul is a good player. Hell get his 200 soon. The pitch is getting worse day by day. Hard for a new batsman. Its turning a bit right now, hope it turns more tomorrow. Dallas Cowboys Jerseys . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Terrell Owens Jersey . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. 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Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Bob and Mike Bryan will not defend their Olympic doubles title in Rio de Janeiro, citing health concerns.The American twins announced their withdrawal on Facebook on Saturday, saying that as husbands and fathers, our familys health is now our top priority.They didnt mention the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects and been cited by several athletes in tennis and other sports who opted to skip the Summer Games that begin next week in Brazil.The Bryans won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics, after collecting bronze in doubles at the 2008 Beijing Games.They have won 16 Grand Slam titles, a record in mens doubles.ddddddddddddThe U.S. Tennis Association said it was looking into its options for replacing the Bryans in Rio.The top-ranked U.S. man in singles, John Isner, and Sam Querrey also are skipping the Rio Olympics. Isner said he is not going because ATP ranking points are not available.Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic, Wimbledon semifinalist Tomas Berdych and Simona Halep are among the other tennis players who have pulled out of these Olympics. They each cited concerns about Zika. ' ' '