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Thanks for the support: The Afghanistan players receive a standing ovation from the Chepauk crowd. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The Chepauk cricket ground in Chennai has witnessed quite a few iconic games over the years, from India’s first Test victory in 1952 against England to the thrilling 1986 tied Test between India and…
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Former left-arm spinners, Bishan Singh Bedi, and S.L. Venkatapathi Raju, at an event in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: File photo SUBRAHMANYAM VV “We all started our career fascinated with the famed art of spin bowling by the famous four of Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, B.S. Chandrasekhar and S. Venkatraghavan. I was privileged to be associated…
Ready to launch: Marsh said he is feeling confident after contributing to the team’s cause in a couple of victories. | Photo Credit: Getty Images With scores like 96, 31, 52 and 121 over the last one month in India, Mitchell Marsh has done rather well as an opener. After injured Travis Head joined the…
Poetry in motion: With a classical and easy action, Bedi confounded the best of batters the world over and spelt their doom. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The mortal remains of Bishan Singh Bedi were consigned to flames at the Lodi Road crematorium here on Tuesday with a sea of former and current cricketers in…
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Rapidly expanding Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed more than 700 people in the past day as medical facilities across the territory were forced to close because of bombing damage and a lack of power, health officials said on Tuesday. The soaring death toll from Israel’s escalating bombardment was unprecedented in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian…
The incident took place when victims were returning after a ‘darshan’ of Adi Kailash. (Representational) Dehradun: Six people died in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district on Tuesday when their car fell into the Kali river near Lakhanpur, police said. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Lokeshwar Singh said the incident took place on the Dharchula-Lipulekh road late in…
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Gearing up: Smith had a hit at the nets on the eve of the match. | Photo Credit: AFP Bathed in orange, the Netherlands Residency looks magnificent under the half-moon. On this pleasant night, on the sprawling lawns, Teja Nidamanuru is speaking in Telugu to a lady in a saree; Aryan Dutt is having a…
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Bishan Singh Bedi always spoke his mind; diplomacy was an alien concept. Yet, even if you didn’t agree with him, you knew his ideas came from a place of purity and concern. October 25, 2023 12:45 am | Updated 12:00 pm IST File picture of Bishan Singh Bedi in 2012. | Photo Credit: PTI Bishan…
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Man who is “known to police” was preparing an attack “is under probe”, police said. (Representational) Berlin: Police in the western German city of Essen said Tuesday they have arrested a man after receiving “indications of a possible attack scenario”. Whether the man who is “known to police” was preparing an attack “is under investigation”,…
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After sledgehammering Bangladesh with a 174, South African opener Quinton de Kock said that he was a bit nervous coming into the World Cup match on Tuesday. De Kock’s hundred and Heinrich Klaasen‘s blistering 90 was the cornerstone of South Africa’s impressive 149-run win over Bangladesh here. “I was a bit nervous this morning, don’t…
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