India start as the big favourites in both the white ball series and it will take a Herculean effort from Sri Lanka to upset the odds.
Rahul Dravid hopes that he doesn't call it quits anytime soon. Ravi Shastri would like to see him harass batters for at least two more years while Anil Kumble finds it perplexing that he isn't a regular in India's overseas fixtures.
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David Beckham got a taste of a Bollywood bash when Sonam Kapoor Ahuja invited him for a house party.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
The United Kingdom has already added India to its travel "red list" on a precautionary basis after reporting 103 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India, the country's health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday.
However, 'the US government has no information on any specific threat of attack that any individual or group is planning to coincide with the Games,' the State Department said in its latest India-travel alert
However, under the new provisions, OCI cardholders need to carry their new passport.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi gets a 'rock star reception' wherever he goes, as he welcomed his 'dear friend' at an event in Sydney and compared him to American singer Bruce Springsteen.
The advisory said that "terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, and government facilities."
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"Surprisingly, not as popular as men's cricket but women's cricket is going to get very popular. The game has taken giant strides in the last two-three years. Hope a lot of people come to watch the tournament,"
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Senior India batter Cheteshwar Pujara continued his stellar show in the English County Championship, scoring a his third century in as many games for Sussex in Hove on Friday.
"The PCB is wondering, in what capacity has Jay Shah given the statement that the ACC will look to relocate the Asia Cup to the UAE instead of Pakistan because the hosting rights were awarded by the executive board of the ACC, not the President," the PCB source said.
Global research firm Gartner Inc expects an increase in travel to and from India, mirroring the growth trajectory of the country's information technology and business process outsourcing segments.
The state department said foreign tourists departing India with visitor (T) visas will now receive a stamp in their passports at the port of departure that indicates that the bearer will not be allowed to re-enter India for two months, regardless of their length of stay or validity of the visa.
In what can be termed a decent draw, India is pitted against Japan in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie, beginning September 16. The winner of the tie will advance to the World Group while the losing nation will compete in the Asia-Oceania Group I zone.
Will this (Rohit, KL Rahul and Kohli), be India's top three going into the T20 World Cup?
Assembly elections to five crucial states will take place in a few months and the results will be decisive for the BJP, which is eyeing a third successive term at the Centre, in the forthcoming the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
Travel companies are expecting a heavy rush to the US following the withdrawal of curbs on fully vaccinated travellers from select countries, including India, on November 8. The move will benefit those holding long-term tourist, business, and work visas. Also, new and extra flights by Air India and American Airlines are expected to provide better travel options.
Williamson, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner, along with the team physiotherapist, were unable to secure an exemption to travel to Britain until May 11 so will remain in New Delhi until then.
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
Students who have received admission to foreign universities are struggling with unexpected delays, additional living costs and scarcity of vaccine supplies.
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We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else. But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.
'Extremely grateful for the year I have had. A World Cup victory would have been nice but as a team, throughout the year, whether red ball or white ball cricket, the team came together really well'
'They're the No. 1 team in the world, but we're obviously in conditions that we know, so let's get through the white-ball phase first before we get on to talking about that (Tests)'
Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan will lead the singles challenge, while Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will make the doubles pair for the grass court tie.
Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozled the batsmen with his leg spin as he grabbed four wickets for 51 runs, while fellow spinner Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with a wicket.
In a daily briefing from Downing Street after his latest Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms emergency meeting with senior scientists and advisers, Boris Johnson called for people to start working from home and said the government would no longer support mass gatherings in order to focus emergency services towards the health crisis.
'The impact of economic shocks on the labour markets is usually on the young who delay their entry in response to a fall in job opportunities,' says Mahesh Vyas.
With the focus on youngsters ahead of next year's T20 World Cup, the selectors may not pick her for the upcoming T20I home series against South Africa.
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