NEW DELHI: Captain Rohit Sharma‘s unexpected upper arm injury cast a shadow over India’s commanding eight-wicket victory against an inexperienced Ireland in their opening game of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.The ‘Men in Blue’ will likely be concerned heading into the Pakistan match on June 9 following Rohit’s injury. The Mumbai batsman, after a…
NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday rewrote several records that included becoming the first ever batter to smash 600 sixes in international cricket.The ‘Hitman‘ went up on multiple records’ list with his superb knock in India’s T20 World Cup tournament opener against Ireland at the Nassau Stadium in New York.Chasing a below-par 97-turn…
NEW DELHI: In bowling friendly conditions, India pacers breathed fire as Ireland found themselves tottering at 49 for 7 at just over halfway mark in their T20 World Cup opener in New York on Wednesday.Aided by the surface at the newly built Nassau Stadium in New York, the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, whose viral image with his political rival Nitish Kumar triggered wild speculations ahead of government formation, refused to divulge what transpired between them on their flight from Patna to Delhi. Reacting to his viral picture Tejashwi Yadav said that both of them greeted…
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their alliance leader. 21 NDA leaders signed the letter to elect PM Modi as leader.In the resolution, the leaders underlined alliance government’s commitment to serving poor, women, youth, farmers and deprived sections of society. “We…
NEW DELHI: Expressing her disappointment after the Lok Sabha results, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said that the Muslim voters have failed to comprehend the party’s objectives despite the party’s efforts to provide them with proper representation in elections. She added that as a result of this, the party will carefully consider giving the…
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday dismissed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s interim bail plea, in which he sought a 7-day release for medical reasons in the excise policy money laundering case.The court instructed Tihar Jail Authorities to conduct necessary medical tests and provide treatment for Kejriwal. His judicial custody has been extended…
NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull has suggested that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should open the batting for India in their T20 World Cup opener against Ireland on Wednesday. The duo has only opened together once in T20Is, against England in 2021.Kohli, despite having opened only nine times in 109 T20I innings,…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday offered to step down as Maharashtra deputy chief minister taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor showing in Lok Sabha elections in the state. The BJP, which had 23 members in the last Lok Sabha, could manage to in only 9 this time around. Fadnavis urged…
NEW DELHI: After suffering a massive defeat in the State assembly and Parliamentary elections, the 24-year-long tenure of Odisha chief minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has ended. Patnaik submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The Biju Janata Dal, which has governed Odisha since 1997,…
