By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s crushing victory over Sri Lanka was an impeccable start to Rohit Sharma’s reign as test captain but the all-format leader says creating a bench strength to secure the team’s future will be a bigger challenge to him than winning matches. The Mohali test was Rohit’s first assignment as …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday, who briefed him in detail on the conflict situation and the ongoing negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. “Prime Minister reiterated his call for immediate cessation of violence and noted that India has always stood for peaceful resolution of …
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By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp unveiled its fourth data centre in India on Monday, betting on rising digital consumption in one of its fastest-growing markets. Microsoft India head Anant Maheshwari said the company was making long-term investments in the country, although he declined to confirm reports by local media of a …
By Rajendra Jadhav and Asha Sistla MUMBAI (Reuters) – The prices of red chilli peppers are surging as output in top exporter India is set to drop by a fifth from a year ago, hit by an invasive pest attack and damage from unseasonal rain in key southern producing states. Lower production has boosted prices …
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By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee fell to a historic low on Monday, while bond yields surged as a sharp rise in global prices of crude oil stirred concern about domestic inflation, strengthening prospects for interest rate hikes by the central bank. India imports more than two-thirds of its oil needs and …
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By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) -Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliance with bat and ball powered India to a victory by an innings and 222 runs over Sri Lanka inside three days of the opening test at Mohali on Sunday. After a swashbuckling unbeaten 175 in India’s massive total of 574-8 declared, Jadeja tied Sri Lanka’s batters in a …
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(Reuters) – Hosts India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs inside three days in the opening test at Mohali on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Sri Lanka made 178 in their second innings after getting bundled out for 174 in the first. India, who declared their first …
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(Reuters) – India overcame a top order wobble to beat Pakistan by 107 runs to maintain their perfect record against the neighbours in the women’s cricket World Cup on Sunday. India had prevailed in all 10 previous one-day matches between the two, but Bismah Maroof’s team threatened to pull off an upset when they reduced …
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By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) -India’s bowlers picked up four Sri Lankan wickets after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 175 helped the hosts post a massive first innings total on the second day of the opening test at Mohali on Saturday. The left-handed Jadeja combined in two century stands with Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami on Saturday …
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By Rohith Nair (Reuters) – When the Indian Premier League (IPL) was launched in 2008, nobody expected a semi-retired 37-year-old Shane Warne to lead a Rajasthan Royals side built on a shoestring budget to win one of the most lucrative tournaments in the world. The glamorous cash-rich Twenty20 franchise league immediately captured the hearts and …
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