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Topic2019 World Cup

Topic: 2019 World Cup

BCCI writes to ICC after anti-India banners fly above Leeds during India-Sri Lanka match

A plane with a banner Justice for Kashmir attached to its tail was seen flying over the Leeds cricket ground during India vs Sri Lanka match.

This is Imran Khan’s 5-Tweet advice to Pakistan to beat India today

Imran Khan says focus on mental strength, use specialist bowlers & batsmen & fight till the last ball even if India are favourites.

Is India-Pakistan World Cup match hype all about emotions since Kohli’s team is superior?

Following the Pulwama attack, Indian cricket fans had urged the BCCI to boycott Pakistan and Sunday’s match in the men’s World Cup tournament.

M.S. Dhoni gloves row: Should sportspersons be allowed to flaunt military symbols on field?

The BCCI has asked the ICC to approve Indian wicketkeeper MS Dhoni’s cricketing gloves with the Army’s ‘Balidaan’ insignia inscribed on them.

Jasprit Bumrah is even more valuable to Indian cricket right now than Virat Kohli

If Virat Kohli doesn’t bat, someone will put runs on the board. But a bowling lineup minus Jasprit Bumrah, and the picture changes dramatically.

Dhoni’s gloves with Indian Army’s Special Forces’ ‘Balidan’ patch bowl over social media

Dhoni's gloves, in the cricket World Cup match against South Africa, had the Balidan, the regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces.

Why India need to lose the toss but beat South Africa in their World Cup opener

Both times India have won the World Cup, they’ve lost the opening toss but won the match — against West Indies in 1983 and Bangladesh in 2011.

Left-hander turns right: Gautam Gambhir pads up for BJP weeks before Lok Sabha elections

From joining the war cry against Pakistan to attacking Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Gautam Gambhir had long made known which way the wind was blowing.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.