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India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs

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22Jun 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India 196-5 Kohli 37 off 28, 1 four, 3 sixes, Pant 36 off 24, 4 fours, 2 sixes, Dube 34 of 24m 3 sixes, H Panda 50 off 27, 4 fours, 3 sixes,Tanzim Hasan 2-32, Hossain 2-43, Shakib 1-37. Bangladesh 146-8 Hossain Shanto 40 off 32, 1 four, 3 sixes,Tanzid Hasan 29 off 31, 4 four, Hossain 24 of 10, 1 four, 3 sixes, Arshdeep 2-30, Burma 2-13, H Panda 1-32, Kuldeep 3-19. India win by 50 runs  India beat Bangladesh by 50 run and edged closer to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.  … Continue reading India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs

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Australia Beat Bangladesh

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Australia. 110-2 (11.2 ov) T20 World Cup Super 8s Bangladesh.  140-8 (20 ov) Australia won by 28 runs (DLS method) Cummins hat-trick beats Bangladesh by 28 runs on the Duckworth Lewis Stern method to start their Super 8s with a win Having restricted Bangladesh to 140-8, David Warner’s unbeaten 53 from 35 balls took Australia to 100-2 when rain arrived to bring the match in Antigua to a premature end. Cummins is only the second man to take a T20 World Cup hat-trick for Australia after Brett Lee, also against Bangladesh in 2007. Australian captain removed Mahmudullah and Mahedi Hasan … Continue reading Australia Beat Bangladesh

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England power past West Indies in Super 8s

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Cricket Thursday 20 Jun 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia West Indies 180-4 (20ov) Charles 38 off 34, 4 four 1 six, Pooran 36 off 32, 4 fours, 1 six, R Powell 36 off 17, 5 sixes, Archer 1-34m Rashid 1-21, M Ali 1-15, Livingstone 1-20. England 181-2 (17.3ov) Phil Salt 87 off 47, 8 fours, 5 sixes,Bairstow 48 off 26, 5 fours, 2 sixes, Russell 1-21. England Win by 8 wickets England won the toss but elected to field. England struggled for early wickets  as West Indies were 82-0 … Continue reading England power past West Indies in Super 8s

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KKR wins IPL FINAL

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KKR VS SRH Sunrisers Hyderabad  113 ao Markram 20 off 23, 3 fours, Cummins 24 off 19, 2 fours, 1 six, Starc 2-14, Rana 2-24, Russell 3-19, Chakravarthy 1-9, Marine 1-16, Aurora 1-24. Kolkata Knight Riders 114-2 off 10.3 ov.  Gurbaz 39 off 32, 5  fours, 2 sixes, Venkatesh 52 no off 26. 4 fours, 3 sixes, Cummins 1-18, Shahbaz 1-22. Kolkata Knight Riders win by 8 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders led by Shreyas Dyer defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India to claim their third IPL title. Mitchell Stars … Continue reading KKR wins IPL FINAL

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AI tech unicorn at the cutting edge

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Sachin Dev Duggal, founder of Builder.ai, one of the UK’s best-funded technology start-ups and a Microsoft-backed tech unicorn, invited hundreds of employees from his company to a five-star hotel in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, and were treated to performances by local dancers and DJs. Duggal, at time took to a stage to interview figures like former Apple executive Tony Fadel and Serena Williams’s former tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglon. Builder.ai has been valued at just over $1bn following a new $250mn investment round led by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund QIA had joined investors including Microsoft, SoftBank and Insight … Continue reading AI tech unicorn at the cutting edge

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Untouchables and search for Democracy

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Although Bollywood keeps churning out pseudohistorical melodramas depicting colonial India, many Indians understandably hate the Brits for imposing the yoke of foreign rule and their policy of divide and rule.  But there are some who looked favourably on the British Empire like the Untouchables whose story is the backdrop to The Incarcerations. Alpa Shah, professor of anthropology at LSE, beings her account with the Battle of Bhima Koregaon of 1818, when the Untouchables fought alongside the East India Company to defeat their high-caste Peshwa oppressors. To them, British victory held the possibility of social mobility. Alpa Shah pulls back the curtain … Continue reading Untouchables and search for Democracy

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Mayank Yadav “a child of the wind” Ian Bishop

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Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s richest cricket tournament, yet again unveiled another talent in IPL2024,  Mayank Yadav who is turning the dial on speed guns. The 21-year-old lanky bowler from Delhi made his IPL debut for Lucknow Super Giants against Punjab Kings in March by displaying a terrific spell of fast bowling, his fastest clocking  96mph (155.8km/h) and won the man-of-the-match on debut.  In the next game Yadav bettered himself with  a  97mph (156.7km/h) against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He picked up six wickets for 41 runs across the two matches. Former West Indian fast bowler and commentator Ian Bishop … Continue reading Mayank Yadav “a child of the wind” Ian Bishop

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England lose series 4-1

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7 Mar 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 3 of 5 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala, India India 477 ao off 124.1ov. Rohit 103 off 162, 13 fours, 3 sixes, Gill 110 off 150, 12 fours, 5 sixes, Jaiswal 57 off 58, 5 fours, 3 sixes, Padikkal 65 off 103, 10 fours, 1 six, S Khan 56 off 60, 8 fours, 1 six, Anderson 2-60, Hartley 2-126, Bashir 5-173, Stokes 1-17. England First innings 218 ao off 57.4ov Crawley 79 off 108, 11 fours, 1 six, Bairstow 29 off 18, 2 fours, 2 sixes, Root 26 off … Continue reading England lose series 4-1

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Disney’s $8.5bn deal to merge India business with Reliance Industries

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Disney will trim financial exposure in its loss making venture in one of the world’s most populated countries on the Indian subcontinent by striking a $8.5bn deal to merge its India business with Reliance Industries. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance, the Indian conglomerate will invest $1.4bn and take a 63 per cent stake in the new company while Disney  will hold  37 per cent. The new entity is valued at $8.5bn. Disney acquired Star India in 2019 as part of its blockbuster $71bn acquisition of Fox from Rupert Murdoch, which they viewed as one of the most promising business in Murdoch’s … Continue reading Disney’s $8.5bn deal to merge India business with Reliance Industries

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England lose the match by 5 wickets and series

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26 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 4 of 5 at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India. Series 3-1 India vs England England won the toss and decided to bat England 353 ao off 104.5ov  Root 122 no off 274, 10 fours, Robinson 58 off 96, 9 fours, 1 six, Foakes 47 off 125,4 fours, 1 six, Crawley 42 off 42, 6 fours, 1 six, Barstow 38 off 35, 4 fours, 1 six, Deep 3-78, Jadeja 4-67,  Siraj 2-78, R Ashwin 1-83. India 307 ao off 103.2 ov, Jurel 90 off 149, 6 fours, 4 sixes,  Jaiswal 73 … Continue reading England lose the match by 5 wickets and series