T Natarajan has been called up for the T20I team of India against Australia.© BCCI / IPL SunRisers Hyderabad captain David Warner congratulated his teammate T Natarajan on his call-up to the national team for the India tour of Australia. Natarajan was named as a replacement for injured spinner Varun …
Read More »Australia vs India – Virat Kohli to play only one test against Australia, Rohit Sharma added to squad
Virat Kohli has been granted paternity leave by BCCI and he will return home after the first test of the Australia tour, to be played in Adelaide from 17 December. It is not yet clear if the Indian captain will be able to return for the rest of the Trials …
Read More »Shane Watson bids farewell to CSK fans after retiring. Clock
Australian Chennai Super Kings (CSK) importer Shane Watson announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket on Tuesday. The 39-year-old played for CSK in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, where the team finished in seventh place in the table. Watson also said goodbye to CSK fans in …
Read More »India Hosts Maritime Exercise Amid Tension in China | Pacific Asia
Naval forces from India, Australia, Japan and the United States unite for the military exercise in the Bay of Bengal. India, Australia, Japan and the United States have begun a joint military exercise in the Bay of Bengal, and all four are cautiously monitoring China’s growing military might. Ships, planes …
Read More »China to stop key Australian imports in radical retaliation
China has ordered traders to stop buying at least seven categories of Australian commodities, increasing tensions with a key trading partner in its most radical retaliation yet. Commodity traders in China will not be able to import products such as coal, barley, copper ore and concentrate, sugar, wood, wine and …
Read More »Melbourne, locked in for 3 months, has grim lessons for the world
As countries around the world grapple with the prospect of renewed closures, the Australian city of Melbourne offers a harsh lesson on the costs of controlling the coronavirus. The city of 5 million people emerged Wednesday from one of the world’s longest and tightest closures that shuttered businesses and confined …
Read More »Australia Vs India: Fans have a right to know about Rohit Sharma’s injury situation, says Sunil Gavaskar
Australia vs India: MI fans will expect Rohit Sharma to return for IPL 2020© BCCI / IPL Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that fans have a right to know about Rohit Sharma’s current injury issue and the reason behind his absence from the upcoming India tour of Australia. …
Read More »BCCI announces team for Australia India tour, Rohit Sharma not named
The BCCI Senior National Selection Committee announced on Monday the Indian squads for the Australian tour, which comprises four Trials, three One-Day Internationals and as many Twenty20 Internationals. India’s Vice Captain Rohit Sharma, who is currently battling a hamstring injury, has not been selected in any of the three squads, …
Read More »‘Is India Building’ Asian NATO ‘Through Quad?’ S Jaishankar responds
The emergence of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, which brings together India, Australia, Japan and the United States, is a result of today’s multipolar world, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. “It’s very much in keeping with the times, and we will find ourselves increasingly in a multipolar world, and …
Read More »Quad should be formalized so members can tackle global challenges: Stephen Biegun
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad should be regularized and further formalized so that there are modalities for cooperation and interoperability among its members to address global challenges, US Under Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said Tuesday. Biegun, who paid a week-long visit to India and Bangladesh last week, spoke …
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