India put up a target of 398 for the New Zealand team. The latter folded for 327 in 48.5 overs as Shami took the last wickets to record a total of 7 wickets in the match.
If Bradman, Tendulkar or Kohli stand above the rest, it’s partly because their individual records stand tall. It’s a part of the game; not the game in and of itself.
Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday with his second century of the World Cup and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets as India thumped South Africa by 243 runs.
Rain playing spoilsport for two consecutive India-Pakistan matches and the lack of any actual cricket being played, is further fuelling interest in Virat Kohli-Shadab Khan bond.
If Indian men's cricket dismisses Ashwin's friend-ly advice, it will only prove that the country's rich and resourceful cricketers play for themselves, not for each other.
On the bus ride back to the hotel, MS slid into the seat next to Virat and said, ‘Look, Virat, you can chase down this total, you are that kind of a player.’
The big Indian players are the backbone of this league. It gave platforms to Rinku Singh and Yashaswi Jaiswal, made them superstars and gave them lifelines in the form of big money.
Opener Kohli scored an unbeaten 101 off 61 balls for RCB, smashing 13 fours and a six during his innings, though it was not enough to guide his side to victory.
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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