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Jamie Murray has reached the top of the doubles world rankings, but its been a long and winding road for the Scot who been through a mind-boggling 63 partners in 13 years. The 30-year-old has risen from 1,266 in May 2003 to world No 1 when the rankings are updated on April 4 playing alongside the likes of former Australian Open singles semi-finalist Nicolas Lapentti, two-time former French Open doubles finalist Pavel Vizner and 2002 Wimbledon singles semi-finalist Xavier Malisse to name a few.He has been riding on a crest of a wave of late with Davis Cup success quickly followed by his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and he will now become the first British player to be officially ranked as No 1 in the world to cap off a memorable couple of years. Jamie Murray on top of world Jamie Murray will become the first British player to reach world No 1 But it hasnt been easy ride for the older Murray brother who has travelled the globe playing Future and Challenger tournaments in order to reach his ultimate goal.Here we pick out a few of Murrays doubles partners who have helped him climb to the very top of the game...Bruno Soares Jamie Murray [left] and Brazils Bruno Soares pose with the Australian Open mens doubles trophy Murray never looked like he would ever lift his first Grand Slam title - that was until he teamed up alongside Brazilian Soares at the start of this year.They reached the Doha semi-finals in their first event together and then followed that up with victory at the Sydney International before landing the coveted Australian Open doubles title just a few weeks later. Andy watches his brother Jamie win in the early hours of the morning at Melbourne Park His brother Andy couldnt stay away from Melbourne Park, despite the fact he had his own major final to prepare for, and was in the crowd at 1am to watch the doubles presentation. After the match Jamie said he had been inspired by his younger siblings success.Did it motivate me? I think so. I guess it encourages you, inspires you, when you see all the amazing things he does out on the court for the last 10 years, Murray said.You see how hard he works to get the results that he has had. Its kind of told me to kind of get a shift on, put in the time, as well, do what was necessary to try to get the best results for your career.John Peers Murray and John Peers won three titles in their first year together The Australian had been Murrays regular doubles partner since 2012 and they enjoyed a stellar time together on the ATP Tour winning in Houston, Gstaad and Bangkok in their first season together.They went on to claim a further three titles over the next two years carrying them to the season-ending ATP World Tour finals in London in December. Fleming: Jamie a great story Sky Sports tennis pundit Peter Fleming hails Jamie Murrays achievement But the downside was their struggle to close out the biggest matches - such as the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open. They were the bridesmaid on both occasions as well as a remarkable 10 times on the Tour, including six times in 2015 alone.On the decision to split with Peers, Murray said: Its kind of mutual. I think were both looking to do something else. Thats it. Thats life. We take the decision and we move on. Maybe it will turn out to be a good decision, maybe it will turn out to be a bad decision. I dont know. Thats what weve come to. We look ahead now and look forward to starting new partnerships with new players.Paul Hanley Murray [left] and Paul Hanley reached the final in Montpellier Before Peers, Murray played with 15 different partners in 2012 and enjoyed a brief spell alongside Australian Hanley, who reached the 2005 Wimbledon and 2011 Australian Open finals in mixed doubles.The pair reached the final in Montpellier that year, but lost out in two tight sets to experienced French duo Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.Andre Sa Andre Sa won the Moselle Open with Murray Murray and Brazilian partner Sa won their debut tournament with victory at the Moselle Open in Metz five years ago - but that was as good as things got.Sa had previously enjoyed success with the man Murray toppled to become world No 1 Marcelo Melo - winning five titles together.Max Mirnyi Giant Belarussian Max Mirnyi enjoyed Delray Beach success with Jamie Murray clinched his first crown with his Belarussian partner Mirnyi at the Delray Beach International in 2008, seeing off the challenge of top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in three sets.It was so important to have won Delray, even though its not a top tier tournament, said Mirnyi. But to have beaten the Bryans in the final, that meant so much to both of us, and to the rest the field out there. We made a big statement.The partnership soon ran into trouble after a series of first-round defeats in the autumn and they abandoned their plans of striking up a regular partnership.Eric Butorac Murray [left] and Eric Butorac pose for a picture at Surbiton Tennis Club Murray lost out to the brilliant Bryan brothers at the LA Open in 2006 playing alongside American southpaw Eric Booty Butorac, but the understanding between the pair looked to be a winning combination.A year later the US-Scots pair claimed their first doubles title in a Challenger event in Dallas before going on to claim three tournament wins in San Jose, Memphis and Nottingham.Despite the success, the partnership came to an abrupt end and Murrays form went into a sharp decline, winning only four titles in the next five years.Andy Murray Andy Murray [left] and Jamie were victorious in Valencia Sibling rivalries are firmly put to one side when it comes to team tennis, as the Bryan brothers have proven. Jamie and Andy displayed instant telepathy and combination at the highest level and it all came to fruition against Belgium in Ghent.They first enjoyed success together in 2010 when they teamed up to win in Valencia. This was Jamies first win on the top level of the tour for over two years and the first time that he had won a doubles title with his brother - four years previously they lost out to top Israeli doubles pairing Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich in Bangkok. Jamie Murray [left] and Andy were Davis Cup heroes for Great Britain Their biggest achievement together arrived in the Davis Cup final in December when they were part of the first British winning team in the competition for 79 years.They remain undefeated as a pair in the team tournament with five wins from five doubles rubbers together.Watch the Miami Open on Sky Sports 3 HD - your home of tennisBy purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. Also See: Fleming: Jamie a great story Jamie Murray on top of world Vapormax Pas Cher Du Tout . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. Vapormax Laceless Pas Cher . 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He has gone to the corner of the box while bowling bouncers and has come closer to the stumps to bowl fuller. The first ball of the third day was bowled from the outside half of the box and Pujara left it comfortably. The second ball that dismissed Pujara was bowled from closer to the stumps and while the length remained almost identical, the closer release point ensured the ball pitched six inches closer. Pujara failed to read the subtle variation and let it go, instead of playing, and was bowled.England spinners inconsistent The fact that fast bowlers have taken only one wicket is this Test suggests that the pitch is spin-ready right from the outset. While the pitch has definitely assisted spinners, one must not start assuming that if youre a spinner, you will be among the wickets. Engands spinners have realised the importance of peppering the same length and also that it is difficult to do consistently. The lack of bounce on most Indian pitches allow you to get away even when you miss the length by a foot on either side but the red-soil Wankhede pitch is severe if you err in length. The ball sits up to get hit. Its not often in Test cricket that you see so many full tosses and half-trackers.Englands problem of plenty Adil Rashid was held back until the 22nd over of the day. He might have been expensive on the second day, but its unfair to ignore the fact he is Englands most successful bowler in the series. Alastair Cook has an option too manny at his disposal and one way or the other, one bowler gets under-bowled.dddddddddddd Chris Woakes has bowled only eight overs so far and he did not bowl in the first 70 overs on third day. It wont be an exaggeration to say that England have played with ten players in most games in this series.Defend higher We, the players from north India, are given invaluable advice while traveling to the western part of the country. In Delhi and Mohali you can easily manage with low hands while defending but on pitches with extra bounce its critical to keep the hands higher.Second new ball delay India waited for 121 overs to opt for the second new ball. England took it after 129. Mohammed Shamis absence and the presence of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja could explain Indias approach but Englands choice was interesting. They have played as many as four fast bowlers, and both Rashid and Moeen Ali havent bowled with the same penetration. Also, the absence of reverse-swing could have prompted such a different approach.New-ball tactics James Anderson found the outside edge of Jayant Yadavs bat in the first over with the second new ball. Because he had bowled only 12 overs till then, a long spell was expected from Anderson. But surprisingly he bowled only 2.4 overs with the new ball. It was equally baffling that even Woakes bowled only two overs from the other end. In addition, the lack of bouncers after the morning session showed poor planning. ' ' '