Topic: India vs south africa
India blow away South Africa by an innings & 137 runs in Pune, register record series win
All bowlers chip in with wickets as South Africa fold for 189 after following-on. Virat Kohli’s India set world record with 11th successive home series win.
Indians who no longer care about ‘khooni jung’ on news channels can say Salaam to Cricket
News channels continue to bowl bouncers at the opposition, ignoring the latest data showing a further fall in GDP and higher unemployment rates.
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.
Hansie Cronje’s ties with Indian bookies and a Mercedes that ‘Dawood Ibrahim’ gifted Azhar
In June 2000, Hansie Cronje released a shocker: Mohammad Azharuddin had introduced him to a bookie who offered him money to throw a 1996 Test match.
England had shown in India how it’s done – visitors need more tour games to succeed abroad
It’s a modern truism that major test teams win handsomely at home and lose equally badly when they tour overseas.
Yogi Adityanath said ‘gunda raj’ over and people bought it. But UP crime still the worst
The Yogi Adityanath govt’s brazen touting of encounter killings has gained popular support, but has failed to curb crime on the ground in Uttar Pradesh.
India added 7 crore jobs in June — mostly daily wagers, farmers and small businesses
About 12 crore jobs were lost due to the lockdown in April, but things are gradually improving. However, only 39 lakh new salaried jobs have been created.
Defence
Indian and Chinese troops begin disengagement in Ladakh, Army to remain very cautious
The Indian Army will carry out a verification process in a 72-hour window to ensure China's PLA soldiers have adhered to the agreement arrived at the Corps Commander-level meetings.
It’s time for China, Pakistan, even India to rethink the fantasy Modi called expansionism
India, China and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it’s a pursuit doomed to fail as they can’t get it without annihilating the other.