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Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India women’s team batter Jemimah Rodrigues was on Friday ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup and Asian Games due to a hamstring injury she sustained earlier this month while playing in The Hundred tournament in England.The BCCI said in a statement that the 25-year-old Rodrigues has been assessed by the medical team with a high-grade tear.The Women’s Selection Committee has named Pratika Rawal as Rodrigues’ replacement for the Asia Cup to be played in Dubai from August 28 to September 13.”Jemimah Rodrigues sustained a right hamstring injury on 3rd…

Indrajith took the attack to the opposition. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When persistent rain and a delayed start kept Spartans waiting, little would they have known what was about to hit them. However, once the skies cleared and the match began, there was nowhere to hide.Dindigul Dragons captain B. Indrajith (73, 25b, 3×4, 8×6) led a breathtaking assault to hand the Spartans an 81-run thrashing in a 15-over-a-side Tamil Nadu Premier League clash at the NPR College ground here on Friday.The Dragons’ innings began in breathless fashion as openers Shivam Singh (38) and V.K. Vineeth (45) tore into the…

Ashok Leyland reported record revenue and profit for the June-ended quarter with revenue from operations rising 10% year-on-year to ₹9,634 crore and net profit climbing 3% to ₹609 crore.However, higher commodity costs weighed on profitability, pulling the EBITDA margin down to 10.1% from 11.1% a year earlier despite record first-quarter commercial vehicle sales.On a consolidated basis, which includes the group’s financial services businesses, revenue from operations rose about 12% year-on-year to ₹13,070 crore,profit before tax climbed 7% to ₹950 crore and profit after tax rose about 2% to ₹668 crore.Chairman Dheeraj Hinduja, in a statement said, demand across key segments…

Solar panels installed at a facility in Assam | Photo Credit: PTI To reduce the revenue losses incurred from subsidising electricity, several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, are providing financial assistance to households that cannot afford rooftop solar installations., J.V.N. Subramanyam, Joint Secretary at the Union New and Renewable Ministry told The Hindu.The ₹75,000 crore Pradhan Mantri – Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna, expects to install rooftop solar (RTS) in one crore households by March 2027. Households are incentivised to do so by offering subsidised installations, bank loans as well as easing the multiple steps the process…

In a serious breach of anti-corruption regulations, a player in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League has come under the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit scanner.He was found to be in possession of a mobile phone in the restricted Players and Match Officials Area during his team’s match.Players are prohibited from using any communication devices and have to deposit their gadgets with the team manager before entering the PMOAs.Only the team manager is permitted to carry a mobile in the PMOA, and should use it only for cricket operations.The incident occurred at the NPR College ground in Natham, Dindigul, earlier this week,…

While Priyansh hasn’t yet been called up to the senior side, he has donned the blue shade for India-A. | Photo Credit: File photo For India’s opening slots in T20Is, there is an abundance of belligerence to choose from. Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are the incumbents by virtue of their recent exploits, but the uncapped Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya are just as capable of staking a claim.Just last month, Prabhsimran was an unused member of the Indian contingent that blanked Zimbabwe 3-0 in a T20I series. For Priyansh, it is a case of biding time for now.The 24-year-old left-handed opener…

Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva and his Indian counterpart Shubman Gill pose with the trophy at the Galle International Stadium on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI A lone crow hopped on the tarpaulin covers spread across the ground. The odd puddle became an impromptu bathing spot before the bird flew away. Soon the sun was a blazing orb and Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill strode towards the pitch.Gill knelt down and pressed his palms on the surface. The Indian captain then had a discussion with coach Gambhir. Just as Friday wavered between whimsical rains and glorious sunshine, the Galle…

Dhananjaya de Silva of Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K A pitch full of runs, was the initial analysis that Dhananjaya de Silva offered in the lead-up to the first Test against India. “This will be a different pitch from the usual Galle surfaces. I feel this will help the batters a lot, although the rains have prevented the ground-staff from putting in their best effort. But we should get good batting conditions,” the Sri Lankan captain said at the Galle International Stadium here on Friday (August 14, 2026).With his squad featuring injury-enforced changes, Dhananjaya said: “Galle…

Indian Cricketer Shubman Gill. File | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI A slew of milestones will be registered when the first Test featuring India and Sri Lanka commences at the Galle International Stadium here on Saturday (August 15, 2026). This would be India’s 600th Test, the picturesque venue’s 50th Test and also Shubman Gill’s 10th Test as the Indian skipper!Within this array of numbers, Gill is conscious of one challenging reality: the need to qualify for the ICC Test Championship final. Addressing the media on Friday (August 14, 2026), Gill said: “The main goal is to play the World Test Championship final next year. We…

My 8-year-old thinks I have no chill. Her friends go to South Korea and come back with those plastic anime toys. They go to Paris and eat croissants at a café that is famous on Instagram. They go to a Scandinavian country for a white Christmas. And here I am, telling her that our next vacation is a trip to Hazaribagh in Jharkhand to visit artisans who paint cave painting-inspired murals on the walls of their homes during the harvest season. No wonder she believes I am the root of all her woes!But I have always travelled differently.In 2008, I…