A photo of Mohammed Shami drinking an energy drink during India’s semi-final match against Australia went viral. President of All India Muslim Jamaat claims Shami committed a sin.
Key member of Australia’s 2015 & 2023 ICC World Cup-winning teams, Smith captained ODI side in 2015. He was top scorer in semi-final clash against India in ongoing Champions Trophy.
From the 2003 World Cup to the 2023 World Test Championship & ODI finals, Australia has been India’s ultimate ICC nemesis. Another high-stakes battle to unfold today.
Aggressive and fearless, the Australian cricketer has been a thorn in India’s side in many matches as he keeps the bowlers guessing and has quite a record on the pitch.
India regain upper hand at end of day with Jasprit Bumrah leading the charge to unsettle home side. Skipper claims 4/17 to leave Australia reeling 67/7 at stumps.
Before this, the 2 teams have faced each other 11 times on Olympics stage, with Australia holding slight edge with 6 wins & India securing 3, while 2 ended in stalemates.
Put into bat, India rode battling half-centuries by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to post a below-par 240 all out in exactly 50 overs at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium.
Pat Cummins’s decision to field, primarily to avoid operating with a dewy ball in the night, bemused many but Australian bowlers, aided by some superb fielding, stifled their opposition.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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