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Shubman Gill's clear intent has made him unstoppable in the ongoing Test series against England as he made scoring a double century look like a walk in the park in Birmingham on Thursday. Gill, playing his first match as Indian cricket team captain, shattered records at will. Having hardly put a foot wrong with the bat, Gill also ensured that India did not cede the advantage to England from a strong position like they had done in Leeds in the series opener. When Gill reached the score of 255, h ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As Shubman Gill awkwardly swatted Josh Tongue's first ball of the 122nd over down the fine-leg, he knew he had done it. The India captain leaped and punched the air in ecstacy, turned around to double check once again where the ball was, before jumping again and letting out a roar. He had hit his first Test double century. Unlike the hundred celebration on Wednesday, Gill did not show any sort of anger or pent up emotions. He greeted the moment with a wide smile and his trademark bow t ...Read More >
England vs India 2nd Test: Shubman Gill now holds the record for the highest individual score by an Indian captain in Test history. He went past Virat Kohli's record during the second Test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday. Gill smashed a remarkable double century on the second day of the match, the first of his Test career and ended up breaking a plethora of records during his incredible stay at the crease. The right-handed batter surpassed Virat Kohli's 254* at Pune, 2019, during the 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kraigg Brathwaite is on the brink of a major career milestone as he prepares to play his 100th Test match for West Indies when they face Australia in the second Test of the series in Grenada starting on Thursday. The 32-year-old opener will become only the 10th player to achieve this feat for the West Indies, joining the likes of Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, Brian Lara, and Gordon Greenidge. Brathwaite, who has led the West Indies in 39 Tests, made his debut as ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on a century and a record on Wednesday but continued his golden run against England. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images via Reuters/ Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal fell just 10 runs short of breaking legendary batter Rahul Dravid's record of becoming the fastest to score 2,000 Test runs by an Indian. During the second Test at Edgbaston, Jaiswal needed 97 runs to reach the milestone in 39 innings, fastest by an Indian, going past Dravid, who took 40 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): India continued their successful run in the series, with a 24-run win in the second T20I as well, despite being in trouble early in the game following a massive 97-run win over England in the first T20I at Nottingham. Having lost three quick wickets, including that of the previous match centurion Smriti Mandhana, the visitors came back in the match courtesy of half-centuries by Jemimah Rodrigues and Player of the Match Amanjot Kaur. Speaking after hitting her f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): On this day last year, not only did India end their 11-year-long ICC trophy drought by winning the ICC T20 World Cup with a seven-run win over South Africa at Barbados, but two of their greatest icons, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma bid goodbye to the shortest format of the game after dominating it for more than a decade and setting new benchmarks for the upcoming generation. A clutch knock from Virat during the final of 76 runs and the tactical brilliance of ski ...Read More >
Star Indian batter Shreyas Iyer was recently seen arriving at the Mumbai airport with his mother, Rohini. The 30-year-old is not part of the ongoing five-match Test series between India and England. The Mumbai cricketer had been vacationing in Kazakhstan and Dubai before returning to India on Wednesday, June 25. A video capturing the mother-son moment was shared by the Instagram account @sneyhzala. Watch the video here: Shreyas Iyer was last seen in action during the T20 Mumbai 2025 tournamen ...Read More >
CHENNAI: In the winter of 2016, in Ben Duckett's first year as an international cricketer, the batter had an Indian problem. R Ashwin had him on toast, normal Indian pitches had his number and he was dropped midway after averaging six across three innings, two Tests and 57 largely torturous minutes. In the summer of 2025, India has a Duckett problem. He has generally had no problems in dealing with the threat of Jasprit Bumrah. The pacer averages 23.9 and strikes at 43.88 when bowling to opener ...Read More >
Saturday, 28 June 2025 () India is set to maintain strong economic growth, surpassing G7 nations. This growth is driven by domestic demand and favorable demographics. India's share in global GDP is increasing. Merchandise trade with G7 countries has grown significantly. India is leading global initiatives in clean energy and digital governance. Strategic cooperation with G7 nations will shape future growth. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant's bat spoke loudly in the first match of the five-match Test series between India and England. He scored centuries in both innings of the Leeds Test. He became the first Indian and the second wicketkeeper batsman in the world to do so. Pant scored 134 runs in the first innings and 118 runs in the second innings. Rishabh Pant is currently 27 years old and has joined the list of the world's legendary wicketkeeper-batsmen. He has broken many records of India's wicketkeeper ...Read More >
New Delhi: India should focus on extending their batting time and Rishabh pant must convert his hundreds into double centuries against an "average" England attack in the ongoing Test series, said senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in his detailed post-mortem of the team's five-wicket loss in the lung-opener at Leeds. Despite five centuries from their batters across both innings, India allowed England to chase their second highest target of 371 to concede a 0-1 lead in the five-match series. ...Read More >
India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute); however, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th) The Indian junior women's hockey team made a positive start to its tour of Europe with a 3-2 win over hosts Belgium here on Sunday. India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute). However, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th). Soon Belgium took the lead as Louise van Hecke (34th) found the back of the net. India ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj got engaged in a ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Sunday. The southpaw posted on his official Instagram handle. 'This day has been in our hearts for so long - almost three years - and the wait was worth every second Engaged - with full hearts and a forever to go. ' https://www.instagram.com/p/DKpUwCmBgmt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Indian batter Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Par ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) police on Sunday registered an FIR against a couple from Vatva for allegedly cheating five people of a total Rs 55.38 lakh after promising them jobs in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).The complainant, a 40-year-old resident of Paldi, approached the police with a detailed account of the fraud. According to her, after the death of her husband in May 2020, she began looking for a job to support her two children.In Sep 2022, she was introduced ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI): Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj got engaged in a ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Sunday. The engagement was graced by Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who extended his heartfelt congratulations. Speaking at the occasion, Akhilesh Yadav said, 'Politics and cricket are two very different fields. But when two people have similar thoughts and behaviours, the bigges ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI): Prithvi Shaw concluded his T20 Mumbai League 2025 season on a high note, delivering a remarkable performance with 75 runs off just 34 balls, leading the North Mumbai Panthers to victory over Suryakumar Yadav's Triumph Knights Mumbai North East. Shaw received solid support from Harshal Jadhav, who contributed 46 runs, helping the team set a formidable target of 208 runs. In response, Triumph Knights MNE were bowled out for 169 runs, , according to a re ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday offered a candid reflection on his political evolution, claiming that he studied at "Modi's school," graduated under Chandrababu Naidu in the TDP, and is now working with Rahul Gandhi in the Congress. His remarks, made at the launch of Bandaru Dattatreya's autobiography 'The Story of the People is My Autobiography' at Shilpakala Vedika, drew attention for both their political significance and personal candor.Praising the veteran BJP leader, Rev ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prithvi Shaw concluded his T20 Mumbai League 2025 season on a high note, delivering a remarkable performance with 75 runs off just 34 balls, leading the North Mumbai Panthers to victory over Suryakumar Yadav's Triumph Knights Mumbai North East. Shaw received solid support from Harshal Jadhav, who contributed 46 runs, helping the team set a formidable target of 208 runs. In response, Triumph Knights MNE were bowled out for 169 runs. In other matches held at Wankhe ...Read More >
Jaipur: The Gurjar community in Rajasthan blocked the Delhi-Mumbai railway track for almost two hours after the Mahapanchayat of the community called by the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti at Pilupura in Bharatpur on Sunday. Although the Mahapanchayat ended with accepting the proposed draft sent by the state government on the demands of the community, but soon after this, the situation changed, and a mob led by some youth reached the nearby Delhi-Mumbai railway track, stopped a passenger trai ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI): Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj got engaged in a ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Sunday. The engagement was graced by Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who extended his heartfelt congratulations. Also Read | Delhi Horror: 9-Year-Old Girl's Body Found in Suitcase in Dayalpur, Family Alleges Sexual Assault; Paramilitary Personnel Deployed (Watch Videos). Speaking ...Read More >
New Delhi: After reaching England, the Indian Test team led by Shubman Gill has started its training. The young team took part in the training session to prepare for the five matches. This Test series will also mark the beginning of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for Team India. This series is also the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket, as legendary players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Test cricket. India's aim is to win the Test series in Eng ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has responded strongly to recent remarks made by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos about the streaming platform's initial programming choices in India. Kashyap, who co-created Netflix India's debut original series 'Sacred Games', did not mince words in his criticism. The controversy began during Sarandos' appearance on a podcast, where the executive reflected on Netflix's early foray into the Indian market. He expressed reservations about wh ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI): After the engagement of Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Priya Saroj, Priya's uncle, Bhagwati Saroj, shared his happiness over the occasion. 'Today is a day of great pride and joy... The wedding is taking place with the consent of both families... It is a matter of great pride for us that an international wedding is taking place for the first time in my community...,' Bhagwati Saroj told ANI. Priya Saroj's father and SP MLA ...Read More >
Indian cricketer and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh got engaged to Priya Saroj on Sunday, June 8, in Lucknow. Priya is a lawyer and politician affiliated with the Samajwadi Party. She is a first-time Member of Parliament representing the Machhlishahr constituency in Jaunpur and is the daughter of Tufani Saroj, a three-time MP and the current MLA from Uttar Pradesh. The engagement ceremony was attended by several prominent figures, including Congress leader and BCCI Vice Presiden ...Read More >
Mumbai: Going into the England Test series starting at Leeds on June 20, India's biggest concern will be over how the Shubman Gill-led side will cope after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Who will step up in the batting line-up? It's a place which demands a lot of acclimatisation by the batters. When the sun plays hide-and-seek, on most days in England one is facing the moving ball in the cold and gloom. The two India A unofficial Tests against England Lions would have helped ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of junior school teachers from across the state Friday staged a protest here demanding regularisation of their services and withdrawal of contractual appointment system. Holding posters and banners against the contractual appointment of junior teachers in schools, the teachers, including women, demonstrated at Mahatma Gandhi Marg here. The teachers, representing various schools across the state, demanded immediate regularisation of their posts and scrapping of the contract ...Read More >
New Delhi: India A opener Yashasvi Jaiswal expressed dissatisfaction after being dismissed for 17 runs in the second unofficial Test against England Lions. Umpire's decision to give him out leg before wicket (LBW) off a Chris Woakes delivery, despite Jaiswal's apparent amusement at the call, ended his innings early. During England Lions' match against India, Yashasvi Jaiswal was stumped in the seventh over. After winning the toss and electing to field, England's captain, James Rew, saw Jaiswal ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: More than 200 people without valid inner line permits (ILP) were externed from the Itanagar Capital Region on Friday, a senior police officer said. The violators were detected during an enforcement drive conducted by the Naharlagun police across Papu Hills, Naharlagun, Nirjuli, and Banderdewa, as part of the ongoing initiative to uphold the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation. Naharlagun Superintendent of Police (SP) Mihin Gambo said that all 219 individuals were found without ...Read More >
T20 Mumbai League: Prithvi Shaw leads North Mumbai Panthers to first win. North Mumbai Panthers, led by Prithvi Shaw, secured their first victory of the T20 Mumbai League 2025, defeating ARCS Andheri by five wickets at Wankhede Stadium here on Friday. Shaw set the tone for the match with a brisk 33 runs off 23 balls, while his opening partner, Divyaansh Saxena, contributed significantly with a score of 36 runs from 31 balls. In the third match of the day, the MSC Maratha Royals triumphed over th ...Read More >
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