MELBOURNE (Reuters) – India appear to have unearthed a new gem in Nitish Kumar Reddy, who conjured up a sensational maiden test hundred to keep his team alive in the fourth test against Australia on Saturday. The number eight batter’s sparkling 105 not out was the bedrock of India’s first innings 358-9 in reply to …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal and Matthias Williams NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Described as a “reluctant king” in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at the age of 92, was arguably one of India’s most successful leaders. Singh, the first Sikh to lead his nation, was prime minister from 2004 …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -India suffered a disastrous run-out and Scott Boland took two wickets to leave the tourists in major trouble at 164 for five on day two of the fourth test on Friday, after another Steve Smith century helped Australia post an imposing 474. Smith, having scored a drought-breaking 101 in the …
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By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s banking system liquidity deficit is set to widen further in the upcoming quarter, leading to more voices demanding durable liquidity injection. The banking system’s liquidity shortfall has jumped to its highest level in nearly seven months due to tax outflows and central bank’s regular foreign exchange intervention, market …
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By Shanima A and Rupali Shukla MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian cinema is best known for Bollywood extravaganzas, but an art-house film about three women navigating loneliness and love in a metropolis is gaining viewers and earning international recognition, including nominations to the Golden Globe awards. “All We Imagine as Light”, a multi-language film set in …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister who governed the South Asian country for two terms and liberalised its economy in an earlier stint as finance minister, has died, local media reported on Thursday. He was 92. Singh, an economist-turned-politician who also served as the governor of the central bank, was …
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fees following a clash of shoulders with debutant Australia opener Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day test between the sides in Melbourne on Thursday. Kohli was booed by the crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bumping into the 19-year-old …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – India fought back with four late wickets to leave Australia on 311 for six on day one of the fourth test on Thursday after teen debutant Sam Konstas had lit up the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a thrilling knock in the morning. Tempers rose in blazing heat in front …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Cricket coaching manuals probably don’t recommend scooping Jasprit Bumrah 11 deliveries into your test career but Australia’s 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas was working from his own playbook in the Boxing Day test on Thursday. His first effort missed the ball, as did his second a couple of overs later, …
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(Reuters) – In-form Australian batter Travis Head will be fit for the fourth test and India are considering restoring captain Rohit Sharma to the opener’s slot for the match starting in Melbourne on Thursday. Head is the leading run scorer in the five-test series but the left-hander suffered a quad strain in Brisbane. Home captain …
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