By Nick Said PAARL, South Africa (Reuters) – India captain KL Rahul says South Africa will face a trial by spin in the first two One-Day Internationals of the three-match series starting on Wednesday that will be played on the slower, lower pitch at Boland Park. India had to contend with pace and bounce in …
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By Ghaida Ghantous and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) -Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked the United Arab Emirates in what it said was an operation using missiles and drones, setting off explosions in fuel trucks that killed three people and causing a fire near the airport of Abu Dhabi, capital of the region’s commercial and tourism …
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PAARL, South Africa (Reuters) – India’s Jasprit Bumrah says former captain Virat Kohli still has a big role to play for the test side following the latter’s surprise resignation in the wake of the 2-1 series loss to South Africa last week. Kohli, 33, stepped down from the test captaincy on Saturday, saying the time …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in COVID-19 infections in the past two days and most of those who contracted the virus have recovered at home, authorities said on Monday. Mumbai’s daily new infections fell below 10,000 on Sunday for the first time since early …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Renowned Indian classical dancer Brijmohan Nath Mishra Maharaj, popularly known as Birju Maharaj, died late on Sunday night, his family said on Monday. In a career spanning nearly six decades, Maharaj performed and taught Kathak, one of India’s eight major classical dance forms, and was considered its foremost exponent in the country. …
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal began giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Monday as coronavirus infections surged due to the spread of the Omicron variant, officials said. Daily cases jumped by 4,961 on Sunday, the biggest 24-hour increase in more than six months, taking total infections to 955,206, government data showed. COVID-19-related deaths …
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(Reuters) – Following are reactions to India’s Virat Kohli stepping down as the captain of the test team after seven years on Saturday. INDIAN CRICKET BOARD (BCCI) “BCCI congratulates #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli for his admirable leadership qualities that took the test team to unprecedented heights. He led India in 68 matches and has been the …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Virat Kohli shocked Indian cricket on Saturday by abruptly resigning as the national side’s test captain, after leading the team to several memorable victories in his seven years in charge. The 33-year-old, India’s most successful test captain, took to Twitter to announce his decision a day after India’s …
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By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli says the team’s batting line-up “must be looked into” for tests away from home as he pinned the blame for the team’s 2-1 series defeat in South Africa on their inability to cope in the unfamiliar conditions. South Africa completed a seven wicket victory …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Friday launched its first-ever comprehensive National Security Policy that it said was centred on regional peace and economic connectivity, and stressed that it wanted improved relations with arch-rival neighbouring India. The National Security Policy, seven years in the making, is meant to act as a comprehensive framework …
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