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cricket series in India. England began with a win, showcasing an aggressive style known as “Bazball". Yet, they faced defeat in the next four matches.

Trinamool Congress announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal striking a fine balance by fielding 12 women, 10 SCs, 3 STs, 2 OBCs while 16 candidates, including MPs and MLAs, have been repeated. Around 11 new faces have been brought in. Sons of the soil, adivasis, gorkhas, Rajbonshi, Matuas, minority community and women have been given representation. The biggest surprise was Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan. Party chief Mamata Banerjee walked up the platform with all the 42 Lok Sabha candidates at the Brigade Ground rally on Sunday. Abhishek Banerjee, who will be contesting from the Diamond Harbour constituency, announced the name of former cricketer and IPL player Yusuf Pathan who will be contesting from Baharampur. Trinamool Congress has made it tough for Congress state president Adhir Ranjan by fielding the former cricketer against Adhir Ranjan in Baharampur. Trinamool usually puts up strong candidates in Malda and Murshidabad, both Congress strongholds. Former IPS officer from West Bengal cadre, Prasun Banerjee whose last posting was as DIG Raiganj Range (as IGP), will contest from Malda North.

fitness as Delhi Capitals found her short of crease to win a cliffhanger against Royal Challengers by a solitary run in the Women's Premier League on Sunday. Needing 17 off last over to reach a target of 182, Richa, who blasted 51 off 29 balls, smote left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen for a 78 metre straight six and another maximum off the penultimate delivery to bring the equation down to two runs off the final delivery. However Richa, not exactly known for being the fittest among Indian cricketers despite brute power in her strokes, wasn't fast enough to beat Jonassen, who whipped the bails off in a flash to restrict RCB to 180 for 7. DC, with their fifth win, are now on 10 points and lead the table due to superior net run-rate (+0.918) compared to Mumbai Indians (+.343).

eVision, the media and entertainment arm of UAE-based e&, has partnered with Times Internet-owned cricket platform Cricbuzz to launch Cricbuzz TV, a 24/7 channel featuring top global cricket competitions and events. The strategic collaboration will provide fans with more live cricket action on eLife, SwitchTV, and Starzplay throughout the year. Emirates Telecommunications Group Company, popularly known as e&, is a UAE-based multinational telecom operator. eVision is also the largest content aggregator in the Middle East and North Africa region and Pakistan.

Sachin Tendulkar, the demi-god of Indian cricket, on Sunday criticized the way Mumbai batters played against Vidarbha in the final of the Ranji Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium. Tendulkar was left disappointed at the batting performance of Mumbai as the home team suffered a middle-order collapse, which included another flop show from skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer despite a strong opening partnership between Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani. Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani gave Mumbai a strong start with an 81-run stand before Yash Thakur dismissed Lalwani.

Yusuf Pathan, the former Indian cricketer who played 57 ODIs and 22 T20Is for India between September 2007 and March 2012, has ventured into politics. He has been named as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from West Bengal's Berhampore seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Pathan, 42, is expected to face Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a vocal critic of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who has held the seat since 1999. Cricket to Politics: Pathan's Political Journey Hailing from Gujarat's Vadodara, Pathan is renowned for his cricketing career, particularly with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He joins a list of Indian cricketers who have transitioned into politics, including Gautam Gambhir, Kirti Azad, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Manoj Tiwary, Mohammed Azharuddin, and Chetan Chauhan, among others.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced its candidates for all 42 seats in West Bengal, with former Team India cricketer Yusuf Pathan set to contest from the Baharampur constituency, a Congress stronghold currently held by its Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. While the Congress is yet to announce its candidates, Chowdhury is expected to seek re-election from Baharampur, a seat he has won five times in the Lok Sabha. The TMC's announcement comes amidst the confirmation that there will be no formal alliance with non-BJP parties in the state.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The coach of the Indian team emphasized the value of learning despite the outcome of the game. Rahul Dravid acknowledged the challenges Team India faced during the five-match series and said that the boys came through with flying colors.

ALSO READ: TMC candidate list for Lok Sabha polls 2024: Check full list The TMC on Sunday announced 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan has been fielded from Behrampore. He will be pitted against Congress heavyweight Adhir Chowdhury.

Trinamool Congress has dropped MP Nussrat Jahan from contesting the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat amid the Sandeshkhali row. The party has fielded Nurul Islam in place of Nusrat Jahan. Mamata Banerjee-led TMC today announced a total of 42 candidates from West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Cricketer Yusuf Pathan got a ticket from the Berhampore constituency and will be up against Congress' Adhi Ranjan Chowdhury. Mahua Moitra is set to contest from Krishna Nagar. Abhishek Banerjee will be contesting from Diamond Harbour. Sitting MP and Bollywood veteran Shatrughan Sinha will fight again from the Asansol seat.

Sri Lanka have reignited the row over the 2023 World Cup timed-out dismissal of Angelo Mathews after celebrating their Twenty20 series win in Bangladesh by pointing to their wrists. Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto told Sri Lanka's players to put the November controversy behind them and urged them to focus on the rest of the tour, which includes three one-day internationals and two Tests. «They haven't moved on from the timed-out incident,» Shanto said of the visitors' celebration following their T20 series win in Sylhet on Saturday.

Rohit Sharma to retire from limited overs cricket? Indian skipper says ‘I will retire straightaway but..’ To recap, Ashwin was instrumental in troubling the English batting in both innings of the Dharamshala Test, taking 4 wickets in the first innings and a fifer in the second. Ashwin completed his 36th 5-wicket haul with the wicket of Ben Foakes, who had his middle and leg stumps dismantled. Ashwin's stellar performance in his 100th Test meant that he overtook Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev and equalled Muttiah Muralidharnan for the best figures in a 100th Test match.

Rohit Sharma opened up on his retirement plans following India's series win against England. The series against England saw Rohit's leadership credentials come to the fore after India lost the opening Test, as he had to shepherd a side shorn of some big names and bring the best out of a young and inexperienced squad. Not burdened by leadership, he also shone with the bat aggregating over 400 runs in the series.

BCCI announces Test Cricket incentive of up to ₹45 lakh per match for India men after 4-1 win against England Asked if he was looking at a staggered retirement, meaning he would retire from ODIs and T20s to concentrate on Test cricket, or if he would quit cricket altogether after his retirement, Rohit said, "I think if one day if I wake up and feel I'm not good enough, I'm not feeling good enough to play the sport. I'll just talk it out and let them know about it. But honestly, I feel in the last two or three years my cricket has actually gone up and I'm playing the best cricket," “I'm not too much of a stat person who looks into numbers and all of that.

Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' - starting from the 2022-23 season - cricketers who play 75 per cent or more of scheduled Test matches will receive an additional incentive of ₹45 lakh per match. The scheme was announced by BCCI secretary Jay Shah in a post on X (formerly Twitter), where he informed that the latest measure is aimed at providing financial growth and stability to the country's 'esteemed sportsmen'.

England, each Test lasting a shorter time than the previous one, will not put an end to Bazball. That school of thought and style of play will likely be in evidence till the Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes pairing continues. But this series will emphatically lay to rest the claims that this is either the best way to play Test cricket, or indeed the only way. For some time now England have been evangelists, claiming that their brand of cricket is breathing fresh life into a format in decline. The sordid truth, though, is that winning matters more than playing bright cricket. Fans of any team do not like losing, and throughout this series, England have created opportunities and repeatedly fluffed them. India were just too good. And there’s a range of factors that allowed them to be so. SPIN THRILL

ALSO READ: BCCI announces Test Cricket incentive of up to ₹45 lakh per match for India men after 4-1 win against England The conversation went viral and here's how it sounded. Bairstow - What did you say to Jimmy about getting tired and he got you out after that? Gill - So what, it was after my 100, how many have you got here? Sarfaraz - Thode se runs kya bana diya, jyada uchal raha hain (scored a few runs today and jumping too much). At Dharamsala on Saturday, India could add just 4 runs and were all out at 477 in response to England's 218.

India and England in Dharamsala witnessed an intense moment between Jonny Bairstow and Shubman Gill, which was captured in a video and has now gone viral on social media. In the video, Bairstow can be seen asking Gill about a comment he made to Jimmy Anderson regarding retirement. Bairstow, who was celebrating his 100th Test appearance, was heard saying, "«What did you say to Jimmy about retiring… then he got you out next ball.» Gill responded confidently that even if Anderson got him out after his century, it wouldn't matter. «So what?… he can get me out after my 100.»

BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Saturday announced the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' for the senior men's team, which will give players extra incentive other than the usual match fees for taking part in the longest format of the game. «I am pleased to announce the initiation of the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' for Senior Men, a step aimed at providing financial growth and stability to our esteemed athletes,» said Jay Shah, BCCI Secretary in a post on social media platform x.

WHO WOULDN’T want a sporting debut like Sajeevan Sajana’s? Playing for Mumbai Indians against Delhi Capitals in the first match of this year’s Women’s Premier League (WPL), a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament in India, she strode out to bat with her team needing five runs to win—and with just one delivery remaining in the game. With a smooth swing of the bat, she clouted her first ball in the WPL over the boundary rope for six. Mumbai, the defending champions, were up and running in the most dramatic fashion.