(Reuters) -Indian teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a breathtaking 144 runs off 42 balls as his second Twenty20 century powered India A to a mammoth 148-run victory in their Asia Cup Rising Stars match against the United Arab Emirates in Doha on Friday. The 14-year-old was dropped off the first ball before he left carnage in his …
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(Reuters) -Former New Zealand captain Tim Southee has been appointed as the new bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the 2026 Indian Premier League season, the franchise announced on Friday. Southee, whose test haul of 391 wickets is second only to Richard Hadlee’s 431 among New Zealand bowlers, retired from the longest format …
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By Amlan Chakraborty KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -India’s pace talisman Jasprit Bumrah has learnt how to land his magic deliveries by curbing the desperation to bowl them. India skittled South Africa out for 159 to seize control of the series opener against the world champions at Eden Gardens on Friday, with the hosts on 37-1 in …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s green hydrogen ambitions are faltering due to slow project commissioning, driven by inadequate infrastructure and unclear demand signals, a U.S.-based energy think tank said in a note on Friday. Despite strong investor interest, 94% of the country’s planned green hydrogen capacity remains at the announcement stage, the Institute for Energy Economics …
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By Amlan Chakraborty KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -South Africa captain Temba Bavuma elected to bat after winning the toss for the opening test against India on Friday, but the visitors will be without Kagiso Rabada at Eden Gardens as the pace spearhead misses out due to a rib injury. Seam bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch replaces Rabada. …
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By Amlan Chakraborty KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -South Africa are the World Test champions and skipper Temba Bavuma wants them to play like it and prove their credentials in the two-test series against India beginning on Friday. After decades of trying to shed the ‘choker’ tag, South Africa registered their first major triumph in June when …
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By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has urged a U.N. wildlife trade body not to curb its imports of endangered species, saying it has tightened oversight amid growing allegations of irregular animal shipments to a large private zoo run by Asia’s richest family. Vantara, a 3,500-acre zoo in Gujarat state run …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will look to reprise their home template of big first-innings totals and sustained spin in the short two-test series against South Africa beginning in Kolkata on Friday. Shubman Gill’s side sit third in the World Test Championship rankings after beginning their 2025-27 cycle with a 2-2 draw in …
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(Reuters) -Cricket tradition is being turned upside down in Guwahati where the India and South Africa players will take tea before lunch in the second test due to the region’s early sunrise and sunset. The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has taken the unusual step of reversing the normal refreshment order for the second test starting on …
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By Shubham Batra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s statistics ministry has proposed revamping the way it compiles the country’s key industrial output index by replacing closed factories in the sample with active facilities, a move aimed at improving data accuracy and aligning with global standards. The federal government currently uses 2011–12 as the base year to …
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