MELBOURNE (Reuters) – David Warner has called on Cricket Australia to provide more information about why umpires changed the ball used by India A in a match in Mackay on Sunday which led to a heated exchange between wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan and an on-field umpire. The ball was changed before the final day’s play in …
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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India plans to overhaul its criminal sentencing norms to counter accusations of arbitrary punishment, sources said, following public outrage over the 2022 rape conviction of a man within 30 minutes of trial, by a judge who handed him the death penalty. A higher court in the eastern …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India must start planning for Rohit Sharma’s successor if the team do not play well in their five-test series in Australia as the captain could well retire from the longest format, former skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth has said. Rohit retired from Twenty20 internationals after delivering India’s second World Cup trophy in June but …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia quick Josh Hazlewood is concerned that New Zealand’s stunning series sweep of India might “awaken a sleeping giant” when Rohit Sharma’s touring party arrive Down Under for their blockbuster five-test series. New Zealand became the first team to sweep India 3-0 at home when they won the third test in Mumbai …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – India foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday the vandalism of a Hindu temple in Canada on Monday was deeply concerning. (This story has been corrected to clarify that Jaishankar specifically referred to Canada when asked about attacks on temples in Australia and Canada, in the headline and paragraph 1) (Reporting by …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and India’s foreign ministers said on Tuesday they were confident the Quad group of the U.S., India, Australia and Japan would continue to cooperate in the Indo-Pacific region regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong told reporters in Canberra she had …
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(Reuters) – Ajaz Patel said helping New Zealand wrap up a 3-0 series sweep in India on Sunday was even more special than his spectacular outing at the Wankhede Stadium three years ago when the Mumbai-born spinner picked up 10 wickets in one innings. Patel took 5-103 in the first innings of the third and …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – After India’s batting frailties were brutally exposed in a 3-0 home series defeat by New Zealand, captain Rohit Sharma said it was important that his players get in the right frame of mind for what promises to be a challenging tour of Australia. The Black Caps became the first team to whitewash …
(Reuters) -New Zealand capped a tough tour of Asia with an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India, while the bruised and battered home side will face uncomfortable questions ahead of their trip to Australia for five tests. The Black Caps’ spinners ran riot on a challenging wicket in Mumbai to dismiss India for 121 in …
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(Reuters) – New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in the third and final test on Sunday to sweep the series 3-0. The Black Caps became the first side to whitewash India at home in a series featuring three or more matches. Following are reactions to the result. FORMER INDIA BATSMAN SACHIN TENDULKAR “Losing 3-0 …
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