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Topic: cricket

God put ball in Bishan Singh Bedi’s hand, said ‘Go spin for India’—That’s not how it happened

Bedi’s smooth action was such that, unusually for a spinner, he never had any injuries of the fingers, shoulder, thighs or ankles.

1700 PG medical seats leftover even after govt lowers qualifying marks to 0

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

How India’s guiding hand helped lift up Afghanistan cricket. England shocker is latest example

Afghanistan claimed a stunning 69-run victory over defending champions England Sunday, marking the first major upset of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Some of the credit goes to India too.

Cricket returns to Olympics after more than a century, added to 2028 Los Angeles Games programme

4 other games — flag football, lacrosse, squash and baseball-softball — also receive approval of International Olympic Committee, which is looking to tap into new global audiences.

‘Happened to me every day’— ex-Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria on facing religious bias in team

The second Hindu to play for Pakistan after his wicketkeeper cousin Anil Dalpat, Kaneria has opened up in the past about the behaviour of some of his teammates.

India beat Pakistan by seven wickets, Rohit Sharma shines

The fast bowling trio Bumrah, Siraj and Hardik Pandya took two wickets as Pakistan batted first, making it to 191.

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.

Let the games begin: NZ look to settle scores with Eng, hosts India set sights on Cricket World Cup

The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup kicks off Thursday in Ahmedabad with a rematch of the 2019 final, as defending champions England take on runners-up New Zealand.

Asian Games 2023: Indian men’s cricket team enters semi-final after beating Nepal by 23 runs

Avesh Khan took three wickets for 32 while Ravi Bishnoi picked up three scalps by conceding 24. Arshdeep Singh got two wickets and Sai Kishore picked up one wicket. 

FIR against terrorist Gurpatwant Pannun for threats ahead of India-Pakistan World Cup match

In the clip, a man who claims to be Pannun, says the World Cup starting 5 October would become the ‘World Terror Cup’.

On Camera

English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.