England collapse in the second innings

25 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 3 of 5 at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India. Series 2-1 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 collapse in the second innings

Bashir steers England to top

24 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 2 of 5 at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India. Series 2-1 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 219-7 off 73 ov. Jaiswal 74 off 117, 8 fours, 1 six,  Gill 38 off … Continue reading Bashir steers England to top

Jaiswal’s 214 no & Jadeja’s 5-41, triggers India’s massive win

15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 4 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series 2-1 India vs England India 445 ao off 130.5ov  Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 112  off 225, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Jurel 46 ogg 104, 2 fours, 3 sixes,  Wood 3-114, Hartley 1-109, Root 1-70, Ahmed 2-85, Anderson 1-61. England 319 ao, 71.1 ov Duckett 153 no off 151, 23 fours, 2 sixes, Pope 39 off 55, 5 fours, 1six, Stokes 41 off 89, 6 fours, R Ashwin … Continue reading Jaiswal’s 214 no & Jadeja’s 5-41, triggers India’s massive win

Jaiswal’s 104 propels India

15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 3 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series level 1-1 India vs England India 445 ao off 130.5ov  Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 112  off 225, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Jurel 46 ogg 104, 2 fours, 3 sixes,  Wood 3-114, Hartley 1-109, Root 1-70, Ahmed 2-85, Anderson 1-61. England 319 ao, 71.1 ov Duckett 153 no off 151, 23 fours, 2 sixes, Pope 39 off 55, 5 fours, 1six, Stokes 41 off 89, 6 fours, R … Continue reading Jaiswal’s 104 propels India

Dukett’s unbeaten 133

15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 2 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series level 1-1 India vs England India 445 ao off 130.5ov  Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 112  off 225, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Jurel 46 ogg 104, 2 fours, 3 sixes,  Wood 3-114, Hartley 1-109, Root 1-70, Ahmed 2-85, Anderson 1-61. England 207-2, 35 ov Duckett 133 no off 118, 21 fours, 2 sixes, R Ashwin 1-37, Sir 1-54 Ben Duckett’s unbeaten century, his third Test hundred from only … Continue reading Dukett’s unbeaten 133

Centuries by Sharma and Jadeja

15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 1 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series level 1-1 India vs England India 326–5 off 85 Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 110 no  off 212, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Wood 3-69, Hartley 1-81 India won the toss and decided to bat, Wood nicks off Jaiswal and Gill in quick succession, and Patidar chips Hartley to cover, but Rohit  and Jade put on 200 partnership. Rohit was dropped by Root at 27 eventually falls for 131. … Continue reading Centuries by Sharma and Jadeja

Ayodhya Ram Mandir inaugurated

Thousands of invited guests including top film stars, and cricketers including Amitabh Bachchan and cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar attended  the inauguration of a grand temple to Hindu god Ram, his birth spot in Ayodhya, the tranquil pilgrim town on the banks of river Sari, a tributary of the Ganges, by Indian PM Narendra Modi. The temple has been constructed at a cost of £ 170m ($217m), funded from private donations. Mr Modi performed religious rituals Pray Partishtha, “establishment of life force” inside the temple’s sanctum along with priests and Mohan Bhagwat head of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) an extremist Hindu … Continue reading Ayodhya Ram Mandir inaugurated

India beat South Africa in shortest Test

3 Jan 2024, MEN’S INTERNATIONAL TEST MATCH SERIES DAY 2 OF 5 Second Test, Newlands, Cape Town South Africa won the toss and decided to bat India Vs South Africa  SOUTH AFRICA. 55 ao off 23.2 ov Bedingham 12 off 17, 2 fours, Verreynne 15 off 30, 1 four,  Siraj 6-15, Burma 2-25, Makes Kumar 2-0 India 153 off 34.5 ov.     Kohli 46 off 59, 6 fours, 1 six, Gill 36 off 55, 5 fours, Rohit 39 off 50, 7 fours, Ngidi 3-30, Rabada 3-38, Burger 3-42. South Africa  176 ao off 36.5 ov  Markram 106 off 103, … Continue reading India beat South Africa in shortest Test

Jumbo showers at Konni 

Secret Escape The Indian Elephants of Kerala, has been listed as endangered species by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ICUN)  as the world’s as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 33, 000 in the wild. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, dreadful conditions. Along with a large population of wild elephants, Kerala has more than thousand elephants in captivity. Most of them are owned by Hindu temples donated by devotees and individuals. Elephants are a major attraction of the temple festivals in Kerala with the Thrissur Pooram … Continue reading Jumbo showers at Konni 

Chitle’s 111th birthday

Influential Indian BBC radio broadcaster in the UK during World War II public servant, Venu Dattatreye Chitle, also known as Leela Ganesh Share from Kohapur, Maharastra, India, celebrates her 111th Birthday. She was also secretary to George Orwell during the early years of the second world war. She remained an avid activist for Indian independence. She read news and gave recipes in her Marathi her native language, while teaching British listeners vegetarian cooking skills at a time when meat was rationed during the war. Although she maintainer her support for Britain in the second World War in tis fight against … Continue reading Chitle’s 111th birthday