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Topic: Melbourne

Kohli’s conduct under scrutiny after clash of shoulders with Australian teen debutant Sam Konstas

Virat Kohli was booed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bumping into the 19-year-old as he walked down the pitch for a chat with opening partner Usman Khawaja.

England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets at MCG to second T20 WC title in 2022 final—key takeaways

England’s opponents in the final, Pakistan, hadn't scored enough runs on a tricky MCG pitch but did well to keep England in check in their chase of 138.

PAK vs ENG T20 World Cup 2022 Final LIVE: Stokes takes England home to second Men’s T20 World Cup title

In the final match of the tournament, Pakistan take on England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This is the first ICC tournament men's final since 1992 to feature these two nations.

India vs Pakistan T-20 World Cup live updates: India stun Pakistan, win by 4 wickets

The high-voltage match between India and Pakistan is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.

‘Good people win too’ — in Rahane’s Melbourne innings & victory, a message for Kohli-Shastri

When Rahane started planning for the Boxing Day Test, the odds were stacked as heavily as possible. But he produced an eight-wicket win to level the four-Test series 1-1.

Australia struggles to contain growing Covid clusters in Sydney, Melbourne

The outbreaks are a blow to Australia, which had largely suppressed community transmission through rigorous testing and contact tracing, and by closing borders.

After crushing Covid, Melbourne emerges wary and more sedate

Melbourne is an example of how the coronavirus can be brought under control even in the peak of winter by following stay-at-home and compulsory mask-wearing orders.

This Australian city has bleak lessons for world on the costs of a stringent lockdown

The city of 5 million people Wednesday emerged from one of the world’s strictest lockdowns that shuttered businesses and confined residents to their homes for over 3 months.

Australia sets daily record for Covid infections as Melbourne struggles to contain virus

Concerns that the stay-at-home order in Melbourne, that begun three weeks ago, will need to be extended are also mounting. This will inflict further damage on the economy.

The mistakes that pushed Melbourne back into lockdown

Improper use of PPE, families mixing up in each other’s rooms, guards having sex with quarantined guests — these missteps plunged the city into lockdown.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

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.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.