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NEW DELHI: The Renault Kiger is out on the roads and it not only faces massive competition in the segment but also from Triber , which has retailed close to 67,000 units since its launch in 2019. The Kiger has become the buzz of the town, especially because of its price point, but it will have to prove worthy of all the hype going around. The trend of a 5-seater extending into a 7-seater is lately very common. Hector to Hector Plus, Harrier to Safari, Creta to upcoming Alcazar and a few more in the pipeline will support that. Triber-Kiger phenomenon, on the other hand, is unique largely due to their price point of under-Rs 10 lakh and under-4-metre dimensions. TOI Auto closely looks at all the aspects that set the Kiger and the Triber apart and also what is common between them to help you decide which one suits you best. This comparison gives you a gist of which one actually offers the ‘value for money’ quotient more. Price and variants India is a highly ... » Learn More about Kiger vs Triber: Renault downscales to jump into new segment

The New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board on Monday (March 1) announced that the final T20 international of the five-match series between New Zealand and Australia has been shifted to Wellington from Bay Oval in Auckland and it will now be going ahead behind closed doors. The final T20 international of the three-match series between New Zealand women (White Ferns) and England women will also be played in Wellington behind closed doors. “The final Black Caps v Australia and White Ferns v England T20 double-header, scheduled for the Bay Oval on Sunday March 7, will now be played on the same date and time at Sky Stadium in Wellington. The change has been forced on NZC because of logistical complications arising from the transfer of this Friday’s second double-header from Auckland to Wellington,” the NZC said in an official statement. “The current Alert Level 2 protocols in Wellington mean all three double-headers – on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, will be played behind closed ... » Learn More about NZ vs Australia: Final T20 shifted to Wellington due to COVID-19 lockdown, to be played behind closed doors

Melbourne: Star Australia spinner Nathan Lyon is baffled by all the hullabaloo over the Motera pitch, saying "everyone seems to start crying" when the ball starts spinning but no one speaks out when teams are bundled out for low scores on seaming tracks. The Motera track received a lot of flak from some quarters, including former skippers Michael Vaughan , Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook , after England were bowled out for 112 and 81 during their 10-wicket loss in the third Test against India on Thursday. However, Lyon gave a thumbs up to the curator. IND vs ENG | Motera likely to escape ICC 'Red Eye' as final Test pitch promises to be batting beauty "We play on seaming wickets around the world and get bowled out for 47, 60. Nobody ever says a thing (about the pitch). But as soon as it starts spinning, everyone in the world seems to start crying about it," Lyon was quoted as saying by ' The West Australian '. "I don't get it. I'm all for it, it was ... » Learn More about IND vs ENG: Nathan Lyon slams critics for ‘crying’ over Motera pitch

New Delhi: The Motera track may have received a lot of flak after the pink ball Test ended inside two days but it is unlikely to attract any severe sanctions from the game's governing body ICC with the pitch for the final game set to be a batting beauty. With India 2-1 up in the four-Test series and needing a draw to qualify for the World Test Championship final at Lord's from June 18-22, another turner is currently out of question as the home team will be aiming to take minimal risks as far as the track is concerned. "Expect a good hard surface which will be firm and even bounce. It will be a batting beauty and since its a traditional red ball match, one can expect a very high scoring contest here from March 4-8," a senior BCCI official privy to the developments told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Also the BCCI bigwigs along with the team management understands the fact that another dust bowl won't augur well for the new venue which is expected to host a lot of important ... » Learn More about IND vs ENG: Motera likely to escape ICC ‘Red Eye’ as final Test pitch promises to be batting beauty

He underlined need for more pvt players in farm sector Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised on farmers getting more avenues to sell crops and said a food processing revolution was needed in the country for value addition to farm produce and to realise better prices. Addressing a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the Agriculture Ministry, he underlined the need for increased participation of private players in the farm sector, including in research and development (R&D) work. Without making any direct reference to the three new farm reform laws or to the three-month-old agitation by farmers, Modi said there is a need for expanding options for the country's farming community to sell agri produce . "Today the need of the hour is that farmers of the country get more and more options to sell their produce," he said. Restrictions had a negative impact on the sector, he added. While the Modi government says the three ... » Learn More about PM says farmers should get more avenues to sell crops

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the BCCI for producing pitches that are not deemed good enough for Test cricket and said the more India is allowed to “get away with whatever they wish”, the more “toothless” the ICC will look. England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to go down 1-2 in the four-match series. The match ended inside two days with the pitch drawing flak from former players like Vaughan, though batting legend Sunil Gavaskar credited the Indian spinners rather than blaming the surface. “The longer powerful countries like India are allowed to get away with it the more toothless the ICC will look,” Vaughan wrote in the Daily Telegraph. “The governing body are allowing India to produce whatever they wish and it is Test cricket that is getting hurt,” he said. “It is a real concern for the game that we have seen India respond to going 1-0 down by producing pitches ... » Learn More about More India is allowed to get away, more toothless ICC will look, says Vaughan

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani claims that the Asia Cup 2021 might get postponed to 2023 if India qualify for the final of the World Test Championship. India are in a pole position to seal the place in the final against New Zealand in the WTC final at Lord’s. Virat Kohli’s side need to draw or win the last Test match against England in the ongoing series to face NZ. If India lose the Test, then Australia will qualify for the summit on a higher winning percentage. The World Test Championship (WTC) final is slated at Lord’s from June 18-22 and it is expected to clash with the Asia Cup 2021 schedule. “The way things look most probably the Asia Cup will be postponed until 2023,” Ehsan Mani said at a media conference. “Asia Cup was set to be held last year, but it got postponed to this year. Right now, it looks like the tournament won`t be going ahead this year as the WTC final is set to go ahead in June. Sri Lanka had said that they would try to host the ... » Learn More about Asia Cup will be postponed to 2023 if India make WTC final: Pakistan board chief Mani

His variation, especially the arm-ball, has bamboozled the England batsmen in the ongoing series, but the spelling of his name has been a mystery ever since Axar Patel became an IPL sensation in 2014. To unravel the mystery, one has to travel to his home-town Nadiad, a 90-minute drive away from Ahmedabad. While the left-arm spinner has preferred to spell his name across social media platforms as “Akshar”, official records, including the BCCI’s, reflect it as Axar. Contrary to what has been widely reported, Akshar became Axar due to a nurse’s error at the clinic at the time of his birth. “He was born in Anand (a town famous for milk products) and the nurse issued the hospital certificate for birth registration spelling it as ‘Axar’. That’s how it stuck to him,” says mother Priti, who during Axar’s teens was hesitant to let her son pursue cricket due to fears of his getting injured. Didn’t the family — which has a convenient one-storied bungalow in a nondescript locality of the ... » Learn More about How Akshar became Axar — and turned from pace to spin

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By Avik Chattopadhyay The spark On February 1, 2021, after the budget presentation, on being asked by a television reporter why there was no mention of electric mobility , Nitin Gadkari, the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, made an interesting remark. “The country needs to explore more self-sufficient and self-reliant methods of powering mobility to reduce our dependence on imports!” This was significant and one needs to read between the lines; especially if one couples the National Hydrogen Mission [NHM] that was announced by the Finance Minister. On February 8, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy told the media that the draft of NHM will be ready in two months. Link this with the fact that Delhi inducted Hydrogen-CNG buses in its fleet in October 2020. Fast forward a few weeks, and on February 23, the Indian Auto LPG Coalition [the industry body of auto LPG stakeholders] impressed upon the government to promote a few alternative clean energy ... » Learn More about Opinion: ‘Atmanirbhar’ alternatives to electric mobility!