New Zealand got off to a flying start & despite a dismal middle overs stage, showed resolve to stay in the game with batting efforts coming from Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell.
Pakistan’s cricketing community was divided Rachin Ravindra's injury. While some criticised the PCB for poor infrastructure, others defended the board, calling it a freak accident.
The 24-yr-old has beaten 2 of Sachin Tendulkar’s records — scoring most runs in a World Cup before turning 25 & scoring 3 centuries in a World Cup — all in his debut ODI season.
New Zealand's Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra, both in their first year of Test cricket, will see a homecoming like no other when they come to Mumbai for the Test match.
In the first Test between the two countries since June’s World Test Championship final that India lost, debutants Shreyas Iyer and Rachin Ravindra stood tall amongst stalwarts.
Domestic or foreign, TV news channels share a common bewilderment about the future of the war. All of them have concluded that ‘clearly, the war is not over yet’.
Major energy infrastructure is in the crosshairs of the conflict, raising risks of the biggest shock since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Qatar’s largest LNG plant remains shut, fuelling supply fears.
Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
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