January 2020

VVS Laxman leaves out MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan in his India squad for World T20 MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan were two notable absentees when VVS Laxman named his preferred 15-man India squad which he would like to travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup later this year. Laxman, speaking on Star Sports during a show on the ongoing India vs Sri Lanka T20I series, picked 15 names that include Rohit Sharma, who has been rested from the current series, and the injured Hardik Pandya. Source: The Indian Express

Spinners to play a big role in series against India: Pat Cummins Australian pace spearhead Pat Cummins expects spinners of his team to play a bigger role in the ODI series against India even though he is not expecting dust-bowls during a limited-overs assignment. The series begins in Mumbai on January 14, followed by the second and third match in Rajkot on January 17 and Bengaluru on January 19 respectively. “I think spinners play a bigger part in India than they do around the world but it’s rare you get a big spinning dust bowl for a one day international,”...

I want to become India’s first ever women’s MMA champion: Ritu Phogat It has been an eventful year for Rity Phogat. The Commonwealth Games gold medalist decided to shift from wrestling to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and she registered her first win after beating Nam Hee Kim at ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons in November 2019. It is a new experience for the wrestler and she wants to become te first ever women’s MMA champion from India. “To become India’s first ever women’s MMA champion. There is no one from our country at the global stage in MMA, and I...

Father’s memory inspired Hayden Walsh to match-winning knock against Ireland Hayden Walsh has said that he was inspired by the 10-year anniversary of his father’s death after helping to secure a tense, one-wicket win for West Indies in Barbados. The match at Kensington Oval went down to the penultimate ball, with No. 9 Walsh unbeaten on 46 when Sheldon Cottrell hit a six to seal victory. Walsh was batting for only the third time in his ODI career, but shared in partnerships of 52 and 32 for the eighth and ninth wickets as West Indies recovered from 148 for 7 to...

Ajay Devgn shares picture with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, leaves Twitter feeling all kinds of emotions Ajay Devgn recently took to Twitter and shared an image that has left Twitterati feeling all kinds of emotions. The actor tweeted a picture with the captain cool, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He shared the image with the caption, “Cricket and Films… the uniting religion of our country @msdhoni.” After sharing the image, it went viral and caused Twitter to lose it. At the time of filing, the image had already been retweeted over 4.7k times and garnered over 45k likes. Source: India Today

Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly helped save a man who had been treading water for 11 hours after falling off a cruise ship Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly assisted in a heroic mission that saved the life of a man who had toppled off a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The Hollywood star was vacationing near St. Barts with his girlfriend, Camila Morrone, and friends over the New Year’s Eve period when his captain was alerted to the incident on December 30, People reported. “Leo and his friends and their boat captain decided to join the search and their efforts resulted in helping save a man’s life,” a...

M&M aims to expand electric vehicle offerings to counter competition India’s electric vehicle leader Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd is planning to launch a slew of products in the segment over the next two years including its first affordable electric vehicle to be launched in the upcoming Auto Expo next month. In line with the union government’s goal to promote electric mobility among commercial operators like Ola and Uber, the Mumbai based company will focus on the space with eco-friendly products, said Pawan Goenka, managing director of Mahindra and Mahindra. Source: Livemint

Northern Army Commander on China visit In a step towards maintaining peace in the region, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh is on a five-day visit to China. This is the second time the Northern Army Commander of the Indian Army has visited China, the last one being in 2015. Singh is one of the senior-most officers of the Indian Army. The Army said in a statement that Singh “is on a strategically significant five-day visit” and is “leading a high-level military delegation which will hold talks with top Generals of the People’s Liberation Army”. The delegation, Army said,...

Justin Trudeau’s new beard is dividing the Internet. What’s your take? Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is one of the most popular leaders in the world. Expectedly, content related to him never fail to create a stir online. Case in point, a recent picture of Trudeau has created a lot of buzz on social media. In the photo, he is seen with a salt-and-pepper beard and his new look has sparked a debate among people too. In the image, the 48-year-old can be seen in a deep thought. It was shared on Instagram by the Canadian PM’s official photographer Adam...

Australian bushfires: In the country’s hour of need, PM Scott Morrison failed to step up With the mega-fires consuming enormous tracts of country Australia, we are witnessing not only a national disaster, but also a failure of national leadership. In a federal system, much responsibility for local services, and local emergencies, devolves to the states. But fires observe no boundaries. It is a situation that was foreseen by experienced fire chiefs last April. Indeed, fire chiefs had made a case for more federal resources two years ago. But their calls for national leadership and national coordination were ignored. Source: Scroll.in