In 2023, tensions escalated between both players during a match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. After the completion of the game, Virat and Naveen Ul-Haq were seen engaging in a heated exchange which garnered significant attention.
Batting in his 53rd World Cup innings, Kohli crossed Tendulkar’s haul of 2278 runs with an aggregate average of more than 60.
The visiting delegation was inspired by India's popularity and growth on the world map under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the esteem of BJP, the world's largest political party.
The firework-filled innings saw records galore by Rohit Sharma, who became the joint-fastest to 1000 runs in a World Cup (tied with David Warner at 19 innings each), surpassing Chris Gayle's record of most sixes (553), most centuries in a 50-over World Cup (7) and the fastest century by an Indian at the World Cup (63 balls) -- in that order -- during the course of his 31st ODI century.
Afghan skipper Hasmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) took visitors to a par-total with a crucial 100-plus stand.
While Afghanistan remain unchanged, India made one change in their line-up with Shardul Thakur coming in place of Ravichandran Ashwin.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India's GDP projection marginally by 0.2 per cent to 6.3 per cent even as it slashed the global growth forecast to three per cent.
Amidst this confusing backdrop, the Indian team sans an ill Shubman Gill, is in the city with an eye on adding another win to its kitty when they face Afghanistan in its second game of the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup at a new-look Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, which is again expected to be a sea of blue.
Amid the deteriorating Indo-Canadian tensions over the killing of pro-Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, India has asked Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats from New Delhi by October 10.
The MoU was signed between Power Minister R.K. Singh, who is currently in Riyadh and Saudi Arabian energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud on the sidelines of the MENA climate week.
Led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India picked the squad which had combination of experience and youth. The high point of India was maintaining that unbeaten streak during the group games.
With no scarcity of financial resources, the quality of coaches, sports science experts and exposure trips abroad, all have added up to the improvement of Indian sports and sportspersons.
The social media was left stunned by the lack of crowd for the tournament opener as barely one fourth of the venue was filled.
Overall, the country is the third largest startup ecosystem globally with nearly 1 lakh startups, behind the US and China.
Led by Captain Rahul Dravid, the Indian team was filled with match winners in their side with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble and others in their squad.
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