The meeting will be chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and the meeting is scheduled to start at 10 am
Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: An important Odisha cabinet meeting will take place here Thursday.
The meeting will be chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The meeting is scheduled to start at 10 am.
The state cabinet is expected to present several proposals over various things.
According to reports, CM Mohan Charan Majhi will distribute appointment letters. Various departments will reportedly get multiple appointments.
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Hulunbuir (China), Sep 17: Coach Craig Fulton was full of praise for the young Indian men's team that retained the Asian Champions Trophy, beating China 1-0 in the final at the Moqi Training Base in Inner Mongolia. The chief coach was happy with the unbeaten run in the tournament but said the campaign was not easy for the young side.
Harmanpreet Singh, the captain, who led India to a bronze medal in Paris, was named the Hero of the Tournament. He scored at crucial stages and also set up the winning goal in the final.
Chief coach Fulton said, "It was tough for us, a good one in the end. We had to work hard, it was a really good fight. Seven games and we played some good hockey but we just couldn't score tonight but we got the result in the end."
Fulton added, “It has been a roller-coaster ride, Paris and what happened there and just eight days with the family. To come here with a young group and some new players, the boys were tired but we found a way and that's always the sign of a good team," said the coach who guided India to a bronze medal in the Paris Olympic Games. India bagged back-to-back medals at the Olympic Games for the first time since the 1972 Munich Games.
Fulton added that this team could go a long way and there was enough talent to build a solid unit for the future.
Skipper Harmanpreet was also thrilled with the result as it showed the next lot was ready to take on the responsibility as India prepared for bigger challenges.
India’s full results in the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament:
Match 1: India 3-0 China (India: Sukhjeet Singh 14’, Uttam Singh 27’, Abhishek 32’)
Match 2: India 5-1 Japan (India: Sukhjeet Singh 2’, 60’, Abhishek 2’, Sanjay 17’, Uttam Singh 54’; Japan: Matsumoto Kazumasa 41’)
Match 3: India 8-1 Malaysia (India: Raj Kumar Pal 3’, 25’, 33’, Araijeet Singh Hundal 6’, 39’, Jugraj Singh 7’, Harmanpreet Singh 22’, Uttam Singh 40’; Malaysia: Akhimullah Anuar 11’)
Match 4: India 3-1 South Korea (India: Harmanpreet Singh 9’, 43’, Araijeet Singh Hundal 8’; South Korea: Jihun Yang 30’)
Match 5: India 2-1 Pakistan (India: Harmanpreet Singh 13’, 19’; Pakistan: Ahmad Nadeem 8’)
Semi-final: India 4-1 South Korea (India: Harmanpreet Singh 19’, 45’, Uttam Singh 13’, Jarmanpreet Singh 32’; South Korea: Yang Ji-Hun 33’)
Final: India 1-0 China (India: Jugraj Singh 51’).
--IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 17: As India prepares to face Bangladesh in the first Test of their upcoming series, former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has recommended a bold strategy for the Indian team. Raina suggested that India should deploy a spin-dominant attack with three spinners and two fast bowlers for the match, which begins on Thursday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Raina's strategy is driven by the nature of the Chennai pitch, which he expects to favor spinners due to its black soil composition. He proposed selecting Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav as the spin trio, alongside fast bowlers Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
"I believe India should go with five bowling options, that is three spinners and two pacers. Mohammad Siraj has been doing very well in the past few years in Red ball cricket, we all know how good Jasprit Bumrah is, and what he has done for the Indian cricket team in the past few years barely any fast bowlers in the world of cricket has done. So with two pacers and Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav India should go ahead," Raina told IANS in the backdrop of the LLC press conference.
"Ashwin and Jadeja combination on Indian pitches is the most deadly combination so with the condition that Chennai pitch offers, the black soil, humid conditions and the winds they will just unsettle the opponents," he added.
India, currently leading the World Test Championship (WTC) standings with a 68.52 percent rating, is looking to solidify their position at the top. The series against Bangladesh is crucial as it precedes Test series against New Zealand and Australia.
Raina acknowledged that while his suggestion is based on pitch conditions and current form, the final decision rests with Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who will assess the best combination for the team.
Raina welcomed former teammates Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik to the third edition of the Legends League Cricket. "I would like to welcome Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik to the Legends League Cricket, we all have been playing cricket since 1998, and it's good that we will play cricket again."
The Legends League Cricket (LLC) is set to return for the third edition with former India stars Dinesh Karthik and Shikhar Dhawan, the two latest entrants taking part in the tournament, signed directly by the respective teams Southern Superstars and Team Gujarat.
Harbhajan Singh-led defending champions Manipal Tigers will take on the Konark Suryas Odisha (previously known as Bhilwara Kings) captained by Irfan Pathan at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur on September 20.
--IANS
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