Soha Ali Khan visits Melbourne cricket ground ‘where her father once played’

Soha Ali Khan visits Melbourne cricket ground ‘where her father once played’

Soha Ali Khan, along with actor-husband Kunal Kemmu and daughter Inaaya Naumi Kemmu, visited the Melbourne cricket ground. A picture of the trio was posted by the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of Melbourne Cricket Ground and mentioned how she came to check out the ‘hollowed turf’ where her father, cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 1, 2024

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 1, 2024

Curfew was reimposed on December 31 in restive Manipur’s Moreh, a town on the India-Myanmar border, following intermittent gunfights between armed miscreants | Photo Credit: PTI Aadhar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers From the New Year, all wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme must be paid through an … Read more

Gaza support | Cricket Australia expects Usman Khawaja to abide by rules

Gaza support | Cricket Australia expects Usman Khawaja to abide by rules

The Australian T20 Cricket Team poses for a photograph ahead of the match, at Raipury, on December 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy Khawaja sported messages on his boots conveying the sentiments “Freedom is a fundamental human right” and “All lives possess equal value,” both written in the hues of the Palestinian flag. … Read more

Nomination filing for Hyderabad Cricket Association election ends

Nomination filing for Hyderabad Cricket Association election ends

Two more panels filed nominations for elections to different posts in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, scheduled for October 20, on Friday, the last date for filing the papers. A. Jagan Mohan Rao, president of Handball Federation, filed the nomination for the post of president of the association with his panel members P. Sridhar (vice-president), R. … Read more

Morning Digest | ED does not have power to seek police remand: T.N. Minister Senthil Balaji argues in SC; NCW chief meets victims of sexual violence in Manipur, and more

Morning Digest | ED does not have power to seek police remand: T.N. Minister Senthil Balaji argues in SC; NCW chief meets victims of sexual violence in Manipur, and more

Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji addressing the media at Secretariat in Chennai. The Minister who is facing money-laundering charges in the cash-for-jobs scam, said on July 26, 2023 in the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) does not have the power to seek his police custody. | … Read more

Faction war to secure control over Tripura Cricket Association

Faction war to secure control over Tripura Cricket Association

Logo of the Tripura Cricket Association. Chaos continues in the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) as two warring factions have announced ‘resolutions’ against each other to secure control over the cricket body. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Wikipedia Chaos continues in the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) as two warring factions have announced ‘resolutions’ against … Read more

From paddy fields to cricket field, Kerala’s Minnu Mani hits a sixer

From paddy fields to cricket field, Kerala’s Minnu Mani hits a sixer

Years ago, there was a girl who yearned to step onto the paddy field in her tribal hamlet and play cricket with boys in the neighbourhood till dusk at Choyimoola in this district. The conservative outlook of the community members, the constant chiding by her mother and the reminders of her gender did not dampen … Read more

Rajamouli pads up to encourage rural cricket talent

Rajamouli pads up to encourage rural cricket talent

Film-maker S.S. Rajmouli, who will be the chairman of the Indian Schools Board for Cricket (ISBC), with the founder-CEO of ISBC K. Sunil Babu | Photo Credit: V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM Film-maker S.S. Rajamouli went down memory lane when he used to share a cricket bat with the others in his hometown Kovvur (Andhra Pradesh) in childhood! … Read more

Man dies of ‘heart attack’ while playing cricket

Man dies of ‘heart attack’ while playing cricket

A 37-year-old man died of a suspected heart attack while playing cricket in a ground in Husnabad town of Siddipet district on Friday. According to sources, the deceased was identified as Anjaneyulu, a native of Sundaragiri village in Chigurumamidi mandal. He reportedly suffered sudden cardiac arrest while bowling during a cricket match and collapsed on … Read more

Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

The opening: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (2R), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2L) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) pose with the trophy during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. | … Read more