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Topic: Cricket world cup

‘When ruling party’s hurt, EC’s bold as a lion’ — Urdu press criticises show-cause notice to Rahul

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘People in Ahmedabad love me’ — Aussie who made sprint for Kohli wearing ‘Free Palestine’ T-shirt

Wen Johnson, who made dash for pitch during WC final wearing 'Free Palestine' T-shirt, says he planned to invade pitch when Kohli was on strike & he doesn't regret his stunt one bit.

Australian who made dash for pitch at World Cup final has ‘mental health issues’, say cops

His sister told cops to ‘keep him in police custody till he gets better,’ it is learnt. Wen Johnson ran towards Virat Kohli wearing 'Free Palestine' T-shirt during World Cup final.

India is seeing a Blue Revolution like never before. Fast bowlers, fitness & ‘the system’

At the point you are reading this, Indian team holds #1 spot in ICC rankings in all 3 formats of the game. The biggest reason behind this success is the rise of a true meritocracy.

10 yrs without jersey no. 10: Kohli’s bow & Wankhede’s joy show Sachin’s aura hasn’t dimmed a bit

Kohli bowed to cricket icon after reaching 50th ODI ton. 'It’s a beautiful story about him,' says retired wicket-keeper Kiran More as 16 November marked 10 yrs of Sachin's retirement.

Celebrating economic distress with ‘free schemes’ & World Cup cheers ‘with a cough’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Govt extending free food is death knell on farm laws. It rules out private sector entry

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

We are cricket-crazy and partisan, not Nazis. Stop demonising Gujarat crowd

While it's not a good idea to bring religion into the game, all competitive sport is about passion. To expect a crowd to not be heavily partisan, particularly when India and Pakistan play on each other's turf, is a fantasy.

Cricket World Cup set to boost India’s economy as fans splurge on tickets, hotels

World Cup related spending could add an estimated additional output of 180-200 billion Indian rupees, estimated Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Bank of Baroda.

India-Pakistan warm-up match ahead of the cricket World Cup to be played behind closed doors

India and Pakistan have suspended bilateral cricket, thanks to soured political relations between the neighbours, and play each other only in multi-team events.

On Camera

China can exploit the US fear of nuclear escalation & create trouble at borders

Is the world drifting toward another world war? China’s rise, hyper-nationalism, and border conflicts highlight similarities with the conditions that led to the previous world wars.

PM’s economic advisor asks if India needs a new poverty line, says multidimensional index not enough

Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.