Should the much-anticipated series goes ahead as scheduled with the COVID-19 pandemic being brought under control in the best case scenario, run-machines Steve Smith and David Warner's presence will put the hosts at an advantage.
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From the dusty lanes of Mirati, life took the scholar politician to the imposing Rashtrapati Bhavan through a warren of powerful offices he held, but the village stuck, the bond only grew stronger.
Many have pledged billions of dollars to charity.
Understanding how money works is the first step toward making your money work for you, says Harshad Chetanwala, co-founder MyWealthGrowth.
When it comes to history, even Bill Gates's enormous wealth isn't enough to put him on the top of the rank.
"At the moment Mr Srinivasan is the BCCI representative to the ICC and we have no issues with that," the former South African player said on sidelines of a function in Mumbai.
According to Daily Telegraph David Warner is also set be banned by Cricket Australia for the fourth Test
India's table tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh has been provisionally suspended by his country's governing body after an 18-year-old woman filed a rape allegation against him with the police.
They have struck gold by partnering online retailers.
South Africa have moved up to the second spot in the latest ICC ODI Rankings following their clean sweep in the five-match series against Australia. Australia, despite losing the series, are still at the top of the rankings but have lost vital points. The Faf du Plessis led-side leapfrogged New Zealand and India to within two points of Australia's tally of 118 points, reports Sport24.
Take a look at some of the stunning cars on display at Auto China show.
Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, is often called the Warren Buffett of Canada for his ability to spot investment opportunities ahead of others and turn around non-performing enterprises.
Marcus Rashford grabbed a hat-trick on his England Under-21 debut as they crushed Norway 6-1 in a European Championship qualifier on Tuesday.
British and Commonwealth Super middleweight Champion Rocky Fielding has been ordered to defend his newly-acquired super-middleweight title against Indian superstar Vijender Singh as per the latest Commonwealth Boxing Council bulletin.
The London Olympics bronze medal winning shooter Gagan Narang won a silver in the Men's 50m Rifle Prone finals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday.
Forbes said this year's 1,226 billionaires are a record high, up one per cent from last year's total.
World Athletics also said that as far as it was aware, there were no longer insurance policies available for the coronavirus.
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Pune-based entrepreneur's unlisted company is already the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world and the networth has been helped by vaccine distribution and manufacturing potential of his business, it added. Recentrly, Serum struck an agreement with AstraZeneca to manufacture 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University.
Saeed Mirza's advice for young India
A minimum of 98 overs will be played on each day of the inaugural four-day Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe starting later this month in Port Elizabeth.
Dale Steyn said he has made the decision in order to prolong his international career.
Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has been called up to England's squad for the fifth one-day international with New Zealand on Saturday after Jos Buttler split the webbing on his left hand in practice.
Novak Djokovic's run of 17 successive Tour finals came to a grinding halt when he was forced out of the Dubai Open on Thursday.
Buffett typically makes his donations in July, reducing the number of shares by 5 percent from the prior year.
Newcastle United thrashed Queens Park Rangers 6-0 away to move into second place in the Championship (second tier) on Tuesday with former Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey scoring twice.
The Union Carbide Corporation gave a compensation of $470 million (Rs 715 crore) after the toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide factory on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killed over 3,000 people and affected 1.02 lakh others.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was pushed to the brink of exit after he suffered his second consecuitve loss in the BWF Super Series Finals, losing in straight games to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles in Dubai.
Jamaica's 200 metres world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned diuretic, sources close to Jamaican athletics said.
After a shocking exit from the Rio Olympics, Saina Nehwal cited an inflammation in her right knee as the reason for her hampered on-court movement.
Unless the Eurozone crisis escalates further.
London has been spectacularly lit up as the Lumiere festival returns to the capital. The city's largest light festival, commissioned by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and produced by Artichoke, started on January 18 and will continue till January 21. Here are some of the highlights from the festival.
The 113th United States Congress will have at least 19 women senators, the highest ever in the country's history.
Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch feels the banned duo of Steve Smith and David Warner will be 'welcomed back with open arms' despite doubts that the former vice-captain may be dumped.
These baby images swimming will surely induce an 'aww' from you. But other than the cuteness overload, the photographer also has a message.
