On Monday it was announced that NBA basketball team Philadelphia 76ers purchased two esports teams, Team Dignitas and Apex Gaming, which will both merge under the Dignitas banner.The 76ers and their new staff of esports hires, including former Bioware CEO and Electronic Arts VP Greg Richardson, former Dignitas owner Michael ODEE ODell and former Apex general manager Michael Slan, will now run teams across multiple esports titles. These games will include League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm and Smite, mixing together squads from both Apex and Dignitas.We aim to be the most dominant, winning franchise across the [esports] space, 76ers CEO Scott ONeil told ESPN in an interview about his teams new venture. I think having the opportunity to put some real resources behind an unbelievable, rapidly growing property will be amazing.ONeil, who also serves as CEO for the NHLs New Jersey Devils and the Prudential Center, has lofty ambitions, which were clear throughout the course of the interview. Putting money behind Dignitas, one of esports oldest organizations, will likely elevate the organization that has fallen behind in certain esports -- mainly due to a lack of financial bidding power -- over the past few years.The 76ers and ONeil first began to court an opportunity in esports in 2015, when they first met ODEE, who has worked in the space as the head of Team Dignitas since 2003. ONeil said that ODEE gave them a personal view of an industry that had already piqued their interest. After assessing their options, both ONeil and the 76ers believed that acquiring Team Dignitas was the right move.In a space thats changing rapidly, to have a solid, strong, confident voice in ODEE was really comforting, ONeil said. He approached the partnership with a very long-term approach like we did, very focused on understanding that the landscape changing as rapidly as it is. He was lking for a partner capable of bringing real resources. He was lking for partner with whom he could build a dominant, championship-winning team.But despite ODEEs strong reputation among the business, hiring Slan and acquiring Apex comes with baggage.Slan is best known for his time as the manager of Team Coast, which he co-owned with his father, David Slan. During his time with Coast from 2013 until it was sold to NRG Esports in 2015, that organizations reputation plummeted, as it made ill-advised roster moves and had a knack for being involved numerous disputes, which were later published. In 2016, Slan and his father launched a new esports team, called Team Apex.Richardson said that working with the Slan and acquiring Apex from his father was ODEEs suggestion. ODEE had worked with the Slans in the past as a colleague during Team Dignitas time in the League Championship Series and recently gave his teams Challenger Series spot to Apex in April.Richardson, however, said his main motivation to work with Slan came after seeing his history of finding talent in League of Legends, where Coast has qualified for the League Championship Series with multiple different lineups.Michael Slan at Apex has a unique ability to find top talent, Richardson said. Working with ODEE in the Dignitas culture is going to make great things happen for him and our LCS team.For ONeil and Richardson, they both said they want to make Team Dignitas the most prestigious option for potential players in the esports world, something the organization has never been able to accomplish alone.We have to very clearly communicate that Dignitas is the best place in the world for players to play seriously, where they have the opportunity to build really amazing careers, be well compensated and have all the things they need to be the best, Richardson said.As ONeil added, We have experience in terms of creating an environment where athletes excel and develop. If you talk to any of our players at the New Jersey Devils or Philadelphia 76ers, youll find its an incredible experience for them, and we have no doubt we can build on that for players who commit to Team Dignitas. Nike React Shoes Nz . 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That matched the overall Test record of eight left-handers in one team, by West Indies in two Tests during 2000: in Georgetown in May they included Jimmy Adams, Curtly Ambrose, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Adrian Griffith, Wavell Hinds, Ridley Jacobs and Nixon McLean; in August, at The Oval, Brian Lara and Mahendra Nagamt replaced Chanderpaul and Gayle.Who holds the record for the most runs and centuries in Tests at Eden Gardens? asked Vishal Patel from India Sachin Tendulkar has played the most Tests in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) with 13, but his aggregate of 872 runs there put him only third on that list. On top is VVS Laxman, who made 1217 runs at Eden Gardens, at an average of 110.63. Laxmans tally included five centuries, equalling the mark set by Mohammad Azharuddin in only seven games there. Laxman played ten Tests on the ground, Rahul Dravid and Vijay Manjrekar nine, while Sourav Ganguly, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble and Gundappa Viswanath all made eight appearances there. Dravid (962) also eclipsed Tendulkar for runs on the ground; Azharuddin made 860. Among visitors, the West Indian Rohan Kanhai scored the most runs with 346. Younis Khan is next with 297, and is one of four visiting batsmen to make two centuries at Eden Gardens, along with Hashim Amla, Gary Kirsten and Everton Weekes.Which outfielder was the fastest to 100 catches in Tests? asked Jason Clarke from England Its no great surprise to find one of the greatest of all slip fielders leading the way here. Australias Bob Simpson clocked up a century of catches in only 54 Tests - although it tk him almost 20 years to do it, as he originally retired in 1967-68 with 99 in 52 matches, and catch No. 100 came against India in Perth ten years later, in the second match of his dramatic recall to captain Australia after the mass defections to World Series Cricket. Ross Taylor of New Zealand tk his 100th catch in his 60th Test, while Stephen Fleming tk 68 matches; both Chappell brothers - Ian and Greg - got there in 69. Altogether 26 outfielders have reached 100 catches in fewer than 100 matches.Whats the most centuries that have been scored in one Test match? asked AK Srivastava from India There have been two Test matches that featured a total of eight individual centuries - and you probably wont be t surprised to discover that both matches were drawn! The first one was in Antigua in April 2005, when AB de Villiers (114), Graeme Smith (126), Jacques Kallis (147) and Ashwell Prince (131) rreached three figures for South Africa, then Chris Gayle (317), Ramnaresh Sarwan (127), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (127) and Dwayne Bravo (107) followed suit as West Indies amassed 747.ddddddddddddThere were also eight centuries in the match in Galle in March 2013 - Kumar Sangakkara (142 and 105), Lahiru Thirimanne (155 not out), Dinesh Chandimal (116 not out) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (126) for Sri Lanka, Mohammad Ashraful (190), Mushfiqur Rahim (200) and Nasir Hossain (100) for Bangladesh. There have been six further Tests that included seven individual centuries. Only one of them ended in a positive result: Australia (five tons) beat West Indies (two, both by Clyde Walcott) in Kingston in June 1955.At Hobart, Quinton de Kock made his fifth successive Test score of 50 or more. Whats the record, for any batsman and a wicketkeeper? asked Craig Manuel from South AfricaQuinton de Kock needs to add two more half-centuries in the third Test in Adelaide, which starts on Thursday, to equal the record set by the great West Indian Everton Weekes between 1947-48 and 1948-49, and subsequently equalled by Andy Flower (2000-01), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2006-07 to 2007-0, Kumar Sangakkara (2013-14 and 2014) and Chris Rogers (2014-15 and 2015). Flower kept wicket throughout his run, but Sangakkara had handed over the big gloves by the time of his sequence. Who has made the highest score in womens internationals, and who has the best bowling figures? asked Allan Alexander from the United States The first double-century in womens Tests was scored by New Zealands Kirsty Flavell, with 204 against England in Scarborough in 1996, and there have been five more since. The highest now is 242, by Kiran Baluch for Pakistan against West Indies in Karachi in 2003-04. The best bowling figures are 8 for 53, by the Indian slow left-armer Neetu David against England in Jamshedpur in 1995-96. There have been ten other cases of seven wickets in an innings, including 7 for 6 by Englands Mary Duggan and 7 for 7 by Betty Wilson of Australia in the same game, in Melbourne in 1957-58. There has also been one double-century in a womens one-day international, Belinda Clarks undefeated 229 for Australia v Denmark*in Mumbai in 1997-98. The best bowling figures in womens ODIs are 7 for 4, by the Pakistan offspinner Sajjida Shah against Japan in Amsterdam in July 2003. Japan were all out for 28, of which 20 were wides.And theres an update to last weeks question about players being stranded on 99 not out at the end of a day in a Test, by John Lynch from Vanuatu You said of the batsmen left on 99 overnight that in all 15 cases they reached three figures next morning. But actually Greg Chappell in Melbourne in 1979-80 had to wait out not just the night but also the whole of the rest day (and another potentially sleepless night) to complete his ton.Post your questions in the comments below*The team against whom Belinda Clark made her ODI double-century was incorrectly mentioned as India. Thanks to readers for pointing out the error. ' ' '