Month: March 2024

Ranji Trophy semifinal | MP rides on Mantri’s century to surge ahead against Vidarbha

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Ranji Trophy semifinal | MP rides on Mantri’s century to surge ahead against Vidarbha

Madhya Pradesh’s Hianshu Mantri plays in action during the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Vidarbha, in Nagpur on March 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Himanshu Mantri’s century (126, 265b, 12×4, 1×6) served as the archetype of the steely resolve often associated with the longest format and laid the platform for Madhya Pradesh to…

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Ranji Trophy Semifinal | I don’t go after wickets, all that matters is the championship: TN captain Sai Kishore

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Ranji Trophy Semifinal | I don’t go after wickets, all that matters is the championship: TN captain Sai Kishore

Leading from the front: Sai Kishore leads the wicket charts in the Ranji Trophy this year. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Skipper R. Sai Kishore has led from the front for Tamil Nadu often this season, and he stood tall again in the semifinal with a fine spell that got his team a sniff of…

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Ranji Trophy: Himanshu Mantri Hundred Gives Madhya Pradesh Edge Over Vidarbha

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Ranji Trophy: Himanshu Mantri Hundred Gives Madhya Pradesh Edge Over Vidarbha

Himanshu Mantri showed patience and technical aptitude while constructing a fine hundred to singlehandedly guide Madhya Pradesh to 252 in their first innings against Vidarbha on the second day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal in Nagpur on Sunday. Mantri’s 126 off 265 balls (13×4, 1×6) helped Madhya Pradesh to gain a small yet significant 82-run…

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Ranji Trophy semifinal | Shardul swings it Mumbai’s way, gives the host a big lead

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Ranji Trophy semifinal | Shardul swings it Mumbai’s way, gives the host a big lead

Mumbai’s Shardul Thakur celebrates after scoring century on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy semifinals against Tamil Nadu in Mumbai on March 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini “I won the bet.” Shardul Thakur told R. Sai Kishore while exchanging a high-five minutes after the end of the second day’s play of the Ranji…

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Will New Zealand Recall Retired Neil Wagner For Christchurch Test?

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Will New Zealand Recall Retired Neil Wagner For Christchurch Test?

New Zealand might be tempted to recall retired pacer Neil Wagner to the side for the second and final Test against Australia following an injury to fast bowler Will O’Rourke. The hosts suffered a crushing 172-run defeat in the opening Test in Wellington on Sunday and skipper Tim Southee said the door was not shut…

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Israel To Revise Eurovision Song Lyrics Said To Allude To Hamas Attack

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Israel To Revise Eurovision Song Lyrics Said To Allude To Hamas Attack

This year’s competition is set to be held in Sweden in May (File) Tel Aviv, Israel: Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the Eurovision Song Contest after the contest organizers took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israel’s national broadcaster Kan said on Sunday….

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Players Often Under-Perform, Feign Injury In Ranji Trophy After Getting IPL Contract: Ex-India Star

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Players Often Under-Perform, Feign Injury In Ranji Trophy After Getting IPL Contract: Ex-India Star

Representational Image.© X (formerly Twitter) Former India player Manoj Tiwary, who called time on his cricket career last month, backed the decision of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its domestic cricket mandate. While announcing the central contracts for the 2023-24 season, the board reiterated that players who are fit and…

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Hate Preachers From Pakistan Afghanistan Indonesia To Be Blocked From Entering UK: Report

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Hate Preachers From Pakistan Afghanistan Indonesia To Be Blocked From Entering UK: Report

“We’ll also act to prevent people entering whose aim is to undermine its values,” Rishi Sunak said (File) London: Hate preachers with extremist Islamist views from countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia will be blocked from entering Britain under new plans being drafted by the government, according to a UK media report on Sunday….

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Why Pakistan-Bound Ship From China Was Stopped At Mumbai Port

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Why Pakistan-Bound Ship From China Was Stopped At Mumbai Port

The ship was halted at Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva port on January 23. (Representational) New Delhi: Indian security agencies recently halted a Karachi-bound ship from China on the suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment – weighing 22,180 kilogrammes – that could be used for Pakistan’s nuclear and ballistic missiles programme. Both China and Pakistan have…

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