After losing in under two days, England captain Joe Root felt that had his team done better in the first innings after a good start, the outcome could have been different. “We are bitterly disappointed, I feel we have missed an opportunity, more so in the first innings,” said Root. “The position we found ourselves in, at 74 for two, in hindsight, if we would have got 200, that would have been a very good score on that wicket and the game would have looked completely different. We have got to get better and we are going to keep looking to find a way of scoring runs on surfaces like this.” The English skipper also cited the struggles of India’s batsmen — who are used to such conditions — to buttress his point on the difficulty of run-making. When put on the spot about whether the pitch was fit for Test cricket, Root deflected the question, saying, “I think that this surface, it’s a very challenging one, is a very difficult one to play on. It is not for players to decide whether ... » Learn More about India vs England | Bitterly disappointed: Root
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Axar’s Man of Match trophy to find pride of place at home
Left arm spinner’s memorable turn at the Narendra Modi Stadium will find a new cabinet at the Patels’ house in Nadiad Test cricket must feel like an easy job to Axar Patel . You make your Test debut and pick the wicket of the opposition captain, England ’s Joe Root , with just the ninth ball of your Test career. What more, you move on to pick three five wicket hauls in the four innings and end up with the Man of the Match trophy in just your second game. And, as we found out, this trophy is getting itself a new home at the Patel’s house in Nadiad, some 60-odd kilometre from Ahmedabad. The living room of the Patel household has a wooden cabinet full of the trophies that Axar has won over the years. But as his father says, “The cabinet is so full now that we are planning to have a new one built for the Man of the Match trophy that he won during the third Test of the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium.” The left-arm spinner actually wanted to become a fast bowler before an ... » Learn More about Axar’s Man of Match trophy to find pride of place at home
Ask Anil: Your Tax Queries Answered
'How long will it take to get my refund credited to my account?' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/ Rediff.com Anil Rego , CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries: Diwakar Kulkarni : I am a retired govt servant (retired in 2018) and earn income from pension, annuity, income from one house property and interst+some misc. dividend from shares. My total income is @15.00 lakhs per annum. I file ITR 1 online on my own since several years. I had invested about Rs. 35 lakhs in MFs and stocks which I have not redeemed till date. How much can I redeem from MFs without going to IT consultant/CA? Anil Rego : For MF redemptions one need not consider to consult a CA irrespective of value, rather you need to consult a financial advisor to check whether it is a good time to redeem. (except where you are subject to tax audit, which is unlikely). You need to check on tax implications and exit load before redeeming. If you are having equity MF, ... » Learn More about Ask Anil: Your Tax Queries Answered
Central authorities hear opinions on improving related systems to ensure “patriots governing Hong Kong”
Video Player Close SHENZHEN, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Related departments of China's central authorities held a symposium from Sunday to Monday in the city of Shenzhen to hear opinions on improving systems related to "patriots governing Hong Kong." Xia Baolong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, attended the symposium, which heard opinions of representatives from various sectors of Hong Kong society. Representatives from sectors including industry and trade, finance, professional services and labor, as well as from the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), spoke at the symposium. Attendees to the symposium said the effective implementation of "patriots governing Hong Kong" is a prerequisite for the full and faithful implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle. One of the root causes of the chaos ... » Learn More about Central authorities hear opinions on improving related systems to ensure “patriots governing Hong Kong”
PS4 Games Under Rs 1,000: Top Picks For Gaming Buffs
PS4 games are fun, exciting, and simply mesmerizing, especially to game lovers. There are different PS4 games that you enjoy i.e. action, sports, adventure, fantasy, open-world, FPS, and many more. Some of these PS4 games come expensive while others come on a budget that won’t hurt your pocket. So, if you are looking for affordability blended with PS4 games, take a look at some of the top-notch PS4 games under Rs 1,000 that you can purchase online in India: PS4 Games Under Rs 1,000 PS4 God of War (PS4) Rs 999 Uncharted 4 TE Hit (PS4) Rs 815 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4) Rs 740 Horizon: Zero Dawn - Complete Edition (PS4) Rs 799 The Last of US Hit (PS4) Rs 941 PS4 God of War (PS4) For those who love PS4 games, God of War is an excellent purchase option. Recommended for players above 18 years of age, this PS4 game features Kratos, who is filled with vengeance against the gods of Olympus, and now lives in the ... » Learn More about PS4 Games Under Rs 1,000: Top Picks For Gaming Buffs
Spectacular art emerges from humble wheat straw
In Chongqing's Dadukou district, a special group of artists —straw painters — have devoted thems elves to the cultural heritage and pushed the boundaries to make the ancient folk art shine in the new era. Straw painting originated during the Sui Dynasty (581-618), prospered in the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, and gained popularity in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The craft, which migrated with various groups of people over time, originated in the Central Plains of China and gradually reached Hubei province, Chongqing and other places. It took root in Chongqing's Dadukou district. The art was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chongqing in September 2009. As a symbol of harvest and wealth, wheat straw has been taken as sacred through the ages. The art using wheat straw as the sole raw material turns simple agricultural leftovers into exquisite handicrafts such as figures, landscapes, flowers and animals. To create a painting, ... » Learn More about Spectacular art emerges from humble wheat straw
IND vs ENG: Rory Burns reprimanded for his response to female cricketer Alex Hartley after pink-ball Test defeat
Rory Burns has been reprimanded by the England team management over his response to female cricketer Alex Hartley on Twitter. Shortly after the conclusion of the pink-ball Test in Ahmedabad, which wrapped up inside two days, Hartley joked about the men's team dismal show. However, her joke didn't go well with Burns as he sent out a tweet expressing his disappointment, but deleted it later. The England opener in his tweet wrote: "Very disappointing attitude considering all the ‘boys’ do to support the women’s game.” As per a report in ESPNCricinfo , the team management had a word with Burns and reprimanded him for the response. Hartley had also responded back to Burns and clarified that she didn't mean to offend anyone and expressed her love towards the traditional format of the game. Apart from Burns, Samit Patel, who has featured for England in six Tests, and Ben Duckett also voiced similar opinions and lashed out at Hartley for her sarcastic reaction. On a ... » Learn More about IND vs ENG: Rory Burns reprimanded for his response to female cricketer Alex Hartley after pink-ball Test defeat
‘As if it’s a BCCI thing’: Alastair Cook questions Virat Kohli’s assessment of Motera pitch
After completing a comprehensive 10-wicket win over England in the pink-ball Test, which completed inside two days, India skipper Virat Kohli defended the pitch and asserted that it was below par batting from both the sides, which led to the contest getting over in such a short time. "To be honest, I don't think the quality of batting was up to standards. We were 100 for 3 and bowled out for less than 150. It was just that the odd ball turning, and it was a good wicket to bat in the first innings," Kohli said during the post-match ceremony of the third Test. READ | Female cricketer Alexandra Hartley trolls England after pink-ball Test defeat, Rory Burns hits back However, Kohli's comments didn't go well former England skipper Alastair Cook as he took potshots at it. Questioning Kohli's assessment, the former England cricketer in an interaction with Channel 4 said, "Virat Kohli came out and defended the wicket almost as if it's a BCCI thing -- it cannot possibly be the ... » Learn More about ‘As if it’s a BCCI thing’: Alastair Cook questions Virat Kohli’s assessment of Motera pitch
Cong’s G-23 plans to give ‘strong message’ to Rahul over north-south remark
Days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'North-South' remark, fireworks are likely within the Congress party, when upset senior Congress leaders from north India are expected to make a strong statement against the top party leadership in Jammu on Saturday. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with other party leaders at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi. Photograph: PTI Photo While Rahul is scheduled to head towards the poll-bound Tamil Nadu on Saturday, the party's dissenters, also known as G-23 (or the group of 23 dissenting leaders, who had questioned the party's functioning in a letter to interim president Sonia Gandhi), will hold a show of strength in Jammu. Senior Congress leaders Anand Sharma, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Kapil Sibbal, Raj Babbar, Vivek Tankha, Ghulam Nabi Azad will address an event in Jammu on Saturday which Manish Tiwari is also expected to join. They all belong to North India. On the condition ... » Learn More about Cong’s G-23 plans to give ‘strong message’ to Rahul over north-south remark
Red Devils Invade Germany for Korea’s World Cup Kickoff
June 12, 2006 20:56 The Korean football team's official fan club invaded Germany on Monday morning to root for the squad in its first match against Togo. One 80-strong contingent of the Red Devils left Korea the previous day and arrived at Frankfurt Airport via Hong Kong at 5 a.m. Another 80-strong group who arrived via Amsterdam also unpacked their bags at a camping site in Mörfelden, some 40 minutes from the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt where the Korean soccer squad will play Togo on Monday night. Another 320 Red Devils who left the country last Friday took a bus from Paris on Monday morning to join the rest at the camping site, where they were welcomed by some 50 members of the Korea Worldcup Organisation Komittee, a group of second-generation Korean Germans. The Red Devils brought 1,000 Red Devil T-shirts with them to distribute to ethnic Koreans there. All paid for their own trip, which cost on average around W1.7 million (US$ 1,700). “The reason we’re here today is ... » Learn More about Red Devils Invade Germany for Korea’s World Cup Kickoff