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New Delhi, Feb 6: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly congratulated Team India for winning the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2022 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, in Antigua on Saturday.
"Congratulations to the under 19 team and the support staff and the selectors for winning the world cup in such a magnificent way...The cash prize announced by us of 40 lakhs is a small token of appreciation but their efforts are beyond value .. magnificent stuff..@bcci," Ganguly wrote on Twitter.
India produced a clinical all-round performance to beat England by four wickets in the final. This is India's record fifth Under-19 World Cup title in tournament's history after previously winning it in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018.
"I'm pleased to announce the reward of 40 lacs per player and 25 lacs per support staff for the U19 #TeamIndia contingent for their exemplary performance in #U19CWCFinal. You have made the Flag of India proud. @SGanguly99 @ThakurArunS @ShuklaRajiv," BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted.
Earlier, a superb bowling performance by Raj Bawa (5/31) and Ravi Kumar (4/34) helped India bowl out England for 189 despite a fighting fifty by James Rew (95).
At 91-7, England were in deep trouble but Rew and James Sales' vital partnership for the eighth wicket took England to a competitive total in the summit clash.
In reply, Shaik Rasheed (50 off 84) and Nishant Sindhu smashed half-centuries while Raj Bawa (35 off 54) also played a vital knock and helped India chase the target in 47.4 overs.
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New Delhi, Sep 25: The Men’s ODI World Cup warm-up match between Pakistan and New Zealand, to be held on September 29 in Hyderabad, will be played behind closed doors, said an update from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The reason behind the warm-up game to be played behind closed doors has been cited ‘as per the advice of the local security agencies’ in Hyderabad. “The match in Hyderabad coincides with festivals on the day and large gatherings are expected around the city. The spectators who bought tickets for the game will receive a full refund,” further said the update.
Hyderabad is one of three venues, alongside Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati, to be hosting the warm-up matches of the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup from September 29 to October 3, before the tournament takes place from October 5 to November 19.
Pakistan, the 1992 champions, will play their second warm-up match against Australia on October 3 – before their World Cup tournament opener takes place against the Netherlands on October 6 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed to IANS that the Pakistan squad for the Men’s ODI World Cup have been issued their visas less than 48 hours before their departure to India. With the visas now received, the Pakistan team is now scheduled to fly to Hyderabad from Lahore via Dubai in the early hours of September 27.
The 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, the 13th edition of the competition, will open with defending champions England taking on New Zealand in what will be the re-match of the 2019 finale at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5.
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Ten teams will play each other once in a round-robin format, with the top four making it to the semi-finals, to be played in Mumbai and Kolkata. The final will be played on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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New Delhi, Sept 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits tomorrow via video conferencing, officials said on Monday.
The Prime Minister will also address the appointees on the occasion.
The Rozgar Mela will be held at 46 locations across the country.
The recruitments are taking place across Central Government Departments as well as State Governments/UTs supporting this initiative. The new recruits, selected from across the country will be joining the Government in various Ministries/Departments including Department of Posts, Indian Audit & Accounts Department, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Revenue, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, among others.
The Rozgar Mela is a step towards fulfilment of the commitment of the Prime Minister to accord highest priority to employment generation. The Rozgar Mela is expected to act as a catalyst in further employment generation and provide meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment and participation in national development.
The newly inducted appointees are also getting an opportunity to train themselves through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online module on iGOT Karmayogi portal, where more than 680 e-learning courses have been made available for ‘anywhere any device’ learning format.
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Los Angeles, Sep 25: Rock legend Keith Richards considers mobile phones as a “drug”. The rocker shared that he doesn’t own a mobile phone and hates pop music and “wokeness”.
The Rolling Stones veteran, 79, said he prefers to lose himself in a book as it keeps him “sane” instead of listening to the charts and trying to pander to the modern version of ‘political correctness’, reports Female First UK.
He added he considers mobile phones a “drug” everyone is “stuck” on. He said, “It’s a strange old world that we’re left with, until it washes away and we drown in our own c***”.
He went on about how he prefers to escape now he’s given up drugs and only drinks occasionally: “I've always got a book on the go. It keeps me sane. “And, you know, it’s possibly somewhere I hide. “I’m not cut out to be a pop star, and I have to deal with it, but it is a pain in the ass sometimes, quite honestly. “And so, now and again during the day, I just retreat into books.”
He told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: “I don’t want to start complaining about pop music. It’s always been rubbish. I mean, that’s the point of it. They make it as cheap and as easy as possible and therefore it always sounds the same; there’s very little feel in it. I like to hear music by people playing instruments. That is, I don’t like to hear plastic synthesised music, as it used to be known, what you hear in elevators, which is now the par for the course.”
He added about rap: “I don’t really like to hear people yelling at me and telling me it’s music or rap. I can get enough of that without leaving my house.”
As per Female First UK, The Rolling Stones have paid attention to so-called wokery as in 2021 the group announced they would no longer play their 1971 single ‘Brown Sugar’ after it was criticised online for its take on slavery and rape.
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But Keith said: “We’re all trapped in that (wokery) – it doesn’t matter whether it’s music or not. I mean, there’s some things you can't do any more, because people are frightened. They’re frightened of saying the wrong thing. They’re frightened of upsetting anybody. Fear will do amazing things to people.
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