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Topic2003 cricket world cup

Topic: 2003 cricket world cup

From Kolkata Test to World Cup win as spectator, how cricket came full circle for Ganguly

In ‘Gully Gully’, Aditya Iyer, looks at the story of a team brimming with legends & the game’s forgotten heroes: nameless and faceless Indian fans, emerging from all those gullies.

Oscar win, World Cup, Uttarkashi rescue — 10 events that brought Indians together in 2023

2023 was a momentous year for India. The country took great strides in science, cinema, sports and diplomacy.

Cummins says World Cup win pinnacle of Australian cricket team’s good season

Under Cummins, Australia retained the Ashes against arch-rivals England, won the World Test Championship Final against India, and lifted the ODI World Cup in 2023.

Australia Dy PM to attend World Cup final before 2+2 talks, calls India ‘top-tier security partner’

Richard Marles, with Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, will meet EAM S. Jaishankar & Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi Monday for 2+2 talks.

‘I don’t care,’ says Assam cricket captain Riyan Parag facing flak for his on-field celebratory gesture

During a league match against Bengal, Parag made a gesture to suggest he was cut above the rest. What also stoked controversy was the commentator calling Assam team '2nd class citizens'.

Why is Afghanistan still celebrating Chennai win & Pakistan having a meltdown? Answer is complex

The answer is embedded in the bitter history that Afghanistan and Pakistan share.

Before 2003 World Cup, Sahara wanted players to visit Siddhi Vinayak. Team India vetoed it

When the bus leaves for the airport, Sachin’s customary seat—front row, left side, window seat—is vacant. He is to be picked up on the way.

On Camera

Empires inflicted a century of regime change on Iran. Each wanted a compliant, powerless nation

The lessons of earlier American regime-change efforts should be obvious. The dismantling of Iran’s regime could lead to the breakdown of state authority and the rise of warlords.

European gas holds near 3-year high as Middle East conflict rattles energy markets

Major energy infrastructure is in the crosshairs of the conflict, raising risks of the biggest shock since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Qatar’s largest LNG plant remains shut, fuelling supply fears.

War reaches India’s backyard as Iranian warship sunk by US submarine off Sri Lanka coast. 100 dead

Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.