By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Virat Kohli said he had painted the perfect picture after confirming his place as cricket’s modern-day master batsman with a record 50th one-day international hundred in his team’s World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand on Wednesday. After equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s mark of 49 ODI hundreds against South …
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By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Virat Kohli struck a record 50th hundred and fast bowler Mohammed Shami’s seven-wicket haul proved equally crucial as the unbeaten hosts overpowered New Zealand by 70 runs in a high-scoring match on Wednesday to march into the World Cup final. Kohli’s 117 and a blistering 105 from Shreyas …
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By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) – India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the first World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. The venue, where India won their last 50-overs World Cup title, has hosted four day-night contests so far at this tournament with three …
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TURIN (Reuters) – India’s Rohan Bopanna made history at the ATP Finals when he became the oldest player ever, 43, to win a match at the year-ender after teaming up with Matthew Ebden to beat Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler 6-4 6-4 in a round-robin match on Wednesday. Bopanna and his Australian partner are now …
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By Chanchinmawia ZOKHAWTHAR, India (Reuters) – Two days after rebel forces in Myanmar’s Chin state overran the junta’s two military bases close to the border with India, they have taken control of a border crossing point between the two countries across the tiny hilly Indian state of Mizoram. Most of the nearly 5,000 Myanmar nationals …
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(Reuters) – The Israel-Gaza conflict is a “worrying manifestation” of geopolitical challenges for the U.S.-backed multinational economic corridor, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. In September, global leaders announced a rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia, as the U.S. seeks to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s young team will not be weighed down by history when they face New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final as they have already shown they can handle the high expectations during their unbeaten run in the group stage, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Tuesday. India won their first World Cup in …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – New Zealand will approach their blockbuster World Cup semi-final against India with a clean slate and confidence in their ability to upstage the in-form hosts in Mumbai, skipper Kane Williamson said on Tuesday. The Black Caps began the tournament with four straight wins but suffered the first of four successive defeats against …
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By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) -Rescue workers on Tuesday battled to reach 40 Indian workers trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel for almost 60 hours, drilling through debris to fix a wide steel pipe which they hope can be used to pull the men out. The trapped men are safe and healthy, authorities …
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(Reuters) – Russia has signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and allow production of the Igla there under licence, the Russian state news agency TASS quoted a top arms export official as saying on Tuesday. The Igla-S is a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) that can be fired by an …
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