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Former Australian skipper Tim Paine picked up young batting star Sam Konstas as a replacement for opening batter Usman Khawaja in Tests if the veteran hung up his boots. Paine was speaking on SEN as Konstas participated in the two-match unofficial Test series against India A. Konstas first taste of major success was securing the ICC U19 World Cup title win with Australia this year. In the tournament, Konstas scored 191 runs in seven innings at an average of 27.28, including a century. During the India A-Australia A series, Konstas auditioned for Australia’s opener search, as an injury to all-rounder Cameron Green and mixed results have resulted in Steve Smith sliding down the order just… Read More »Ex-Aus Skipper Identifies Konstas As Long-Term Replacement For Khawaja

A love-struck man from Tianjin lost a considerable sum of money in a bizarre ritual for a cunning online romance scam, according to the South China Morning Post. The victim, surnamed Wang, was found by police to have been misled by a false story involving an ex-husband who was dead and a superstitious “marriage bed burning” ceremony. Wang’s online romance with Li, a woman who portrayed herself as wealthy and single and who owns multiple properties. Li was ready for a new married life, but she asked for a rather bizarre favour-Wang was to perform a ‘marriage bed burning’ ritual to appease the spirit of her former husband-a necessary step, she claimed, to ensure a… Read More »Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre “Marriage Bed Burning” Scam

<p>India on Friday asserted that Jammu and Kashmir “was, is, and will always remain” an integral part of India, as it slammed Pakistan for its repeated attempts of peddling “falsehood” during a debate on peacekeeping operations in the UN. He asked Pakistan to “desist from such rhetoric” as it will “not alter the facts”.</p> <p>Representing India at the Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth Committee) of the UN General Assembly, BJP National Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said: “India chooses its right to reply in response to the comments made by Pakistan that has yet again made an attempt to divert this august body from its agenda. We would like to state that the Union Territory of Jammu… Read More »At UN, India Slams Pakistan’s ‘Falsehood’ On Kashmir, Asserts ‘Rhetoric Won’t Alter Facts’

Haryana opener Yashvardhan Dalal captured the spotlight with a remarkable quadruple century in the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy on Saturday against Mumbai. Haryana commenced their third match in India’s premier age-group first-class competition on Friday. After two seasons with an U-25 age limit, the tournament has returned to an U-23 format this year. In their opening match from October 13-16, Haryana managed only 102/2 in 22 overs against Madhya Pradesh, resulting in a draw. They subsequently suffered a nine-wicket defeat to Jharkhand in their second game. Facing Mumbai, Haryana elected to bat first and promoted Dalal to the top of the order. Dalal had previously scored 4 against Madhya Pradesh and 23 & 67 in… Read More »426 Runs In 463 Balls: Indian Youngster Makes History In BCCI Tournament

Maintaining that he “made a mistake twice” in the past by joining hands with RJD, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that now he would stay permanently with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Addressing a public meeting in favour of NDA nominee, Vishal Prashant of BJP for the Tarari assembly byelection, Kumar said, “I have said it earlier also…I am once again saying that we (BJP-JDU) were together earlier. I made a mistake twice in the past by joining hands with the RJD…I went ‘idhar udhar’ twice in the past…But now, I have again come to the NDA. I will remain permanently with the NDA”. He said, “We have been working for the… Read More »“Made Mistake Twice”: Nitish Kumar Says He Will Stay With NDA ‘Permanently’