Naveen Patnaik on Bharat Ratna recommendation Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik gave a reserved response on Thursday on BJP’s union minister Giriraj Singh‘s proposal for the former Odisha chief minister to be awarded Bharat Ratna.On being questioned by reporters about the recommendation, Patnaik said, “I have no idea why he did that.” The…
NEW DELHI: Star India batter Virat Kohli was fined 20% of his match fee and received one demerit point from the ICC on Thursday following an on-field altercation with Australian debutant Sam Konstas during the opening day of the fourth Test in Melbourne.The incident occurred in the 10th over when Kohli and the 19-year-old Konstas…
NEW DELHI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday heaped praise on Australian teenager Sam Konstas for his fearless approach against Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah during the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).On his Test debut, Konstas delivered a remarkable performance, scoring 60 runs from 65 deliveries…
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Thursday filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against BJP leader Parvesh Verma, accusing him of distributing cash to women in the runup to the Delhi assembly elections.“They have only received the complaint. No official assured us…
India’s Virat Kohli and Australia’s Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia. (AP) Virat Kohli has been fined 20 percent of his match fees and handed one demerit point for a physical altercation with Sam Konstas of Australia on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test. Tempers flared…
NEW DELHI: A fresh controversy erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress over alleged “incorrect depiction” of the Indian maps displayed by the grand old party to commemorate the centenary of the 1924 Congress session in Karnataka‘s Belagavi. Taking to X, BJP lashed out at the Wayanad MP saying, “RaGa’s Mohabbat ki Dukaan is…
NEW DELHI: An old video of young Australian cricketer Sam Konstas expressing his admiration for modern-day great Virat Kohli has gone viral, reigniting conversations after the two had an on-field altercation during the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. The resurfaced clip shows Konstas in awe…
Sam Konstas looks at Jasprit Bumrah at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: If Sam Konstas was instinctively inclined to target the much-feared Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, it was because of a harmless error made by his father when the adolescent was training. When the Boxing Day Test…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Opener Sam Konstas on Thursday made his Test debut a memorable one as he smoked an incredible 65-ball 60 on the opening day of the Melbourne Test against India. Stunning the Indian pace attack in the opening session, a fearless Konstas, swung his bat like a sword, coming down…
Shubman Gill (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian assistant coach Abhishek Nayar addressed Shubman Gill‘s absence from the playing XI for the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, shedding light on the team management’s unexpected decision to include all-rounder Washington Sundar in his place. Nayar clarified that Gill’s…
