Water is one of the most important things that all the living beings need to survive and its scarcity is among the biggest concerns for all of us at the moment. However, what is more worrying is that majority of us are ignoring this problem and some are actually not aware of the seriousness of the issue.
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On the Republic Day of India, News 18 along with Harpic organized an event – “Mission Paani Waterthon” in order to promote water conservation and hygiene. The event was hosted by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar who talked about the importance of saving water along with the benefits of hydrotherapy. The “Kesari” star also came up with some simple ways of saving water, such as giving only half glass of water to guests who come home as they can ask for more if they feel thirsty, by stopping the use of flush and using tap water for urinals and installing sensor taps so that water wastage can be controlled in a pretty good manner. Akshay also talked about how hydrotherapy helped his body in recovering after rigorous workout session.
There are still many villages in India where women have to walk miles for getting water as there is no source of clean and safe drinking water in their villages. How serious this problem is can be understood by the fact that old men in some villages are getting married again to young women because their wives are getting older and are not able to walk long distance for water.
Akshay Kumar walked 21 km on treadmill in order to understand what those women go through who have to walk long distances for water.
However, this didn’t go well with social media users because many of them felt that Akshay Kumar made fun of those women by walking on treadmill wearing sport shoes in an AC room while those women have to walk barefoot on uneven path carrying utensils under the sunshine.
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Was it stupidity on the part of Khiladi Kumar or did Twitter users over-react? What is your opinion on the whole matter? Let us know.
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Kuldeep Yadav is certainly a very talented spinner but for past some time, he is going through a rough phase. He also failed in making a comeback in the Indian squad for the fourth test match despite the fact that both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were injured.
Recently in an interview to a sports portal, the Indian spinner talked about the Australian tour and accepted that he was disappointed for not being selected in the squad. However, he is happy that the team has attained victory and he is quite hopeful of making a place in the team for the England tour. Kuldeep stated that he was hoping to get a chance to play in Australia but he got upset as he didn’t get the opportunity. He further added that he might not have fit into the combination but the good thing is that India won the Border-Gavaskar trophy and the manner in which it was done was superb.
He further uses the dialogue from Ranveer Singh’s movie “Gully Boy” and says that he believes “Apna Time Aayega” (his time will come) and he will certainly deliver if he gets a chance to play in the series against England.
Kuldeep Yadav’s position in the squad got questioned after Washington Sundar got the chance to play as the only spinner in the Brisbane test match while everyone was thinking that Kuldeep would get to play as he is more experienced.
The Indian team had a very bad start to the four-match test series against Australia as they suffered a humiliating defeat by 8 wickets in the first test match which was played at Adelaide. What made the matter worse was the fact that in the second innings of the first test match, the Indian squad got all out for just 36 runs which is the lowest total ever scored by team India in test matches.
Talking about how the Indian team proceeded after the first test match, he said that the team had discussion the next day and the head coach Ravi Shastri told everyone that they should take it as a three match test series and all the players had fighting spirit throughout the series.
We wish good luck to Kuldeep Yadav and team India for the test series against England which is starting from Feb 5.
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The Indian cricket team gave quite a rude shock to the Australians by defeating them in the four match test series by 2-1 and winning the Border-Gavaskar trophy and that too, without their skipper Virat Kohli and other senior players.
Virat was on the paternity leave as he wanted to be with his wife on the birth of their first kid so he returned to India after the first test match which was played in Adelaide. The Indian cricket team suffered a humiliating defeat in this test match and also scored its lowest total of 36 in test matches ever.
In the remaining three matches, the vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane led the team and we must admit that the squad performed in a superb manner under his leadership. It won’t be wrong to say that Rahane led from the front as he scored a century in the Melbourne test which India won and leveled the series. In the Sydney test match, the Indians showed their never give up attitude and saved the test match by ending it in a draw. Talking of the Brisbane test match, the Indian team gave the Aussies shock of the lifetime by defeating them on the ground where they had not lost a single test match in the last 32 years.
Soon some cricket lovers started demanding that Ajinkya Rahane should be made the permanent skipper of the Indian team in test matches and Virat Kohli should continue to play as a batsman.
Now Ajinkya Rahane has finally opened up on this matter and said that Virat Kohli will always be his captain and he will keep on fulfilling his duty of the vice-captain. While talking to a sports portal, Rahane says that he will give his best and lead the team whenever Virat will be absent.
Ajinkya Rahane also praises the skipper Virat Kohli and states that they both have played some really good knocks in India and on foreign tours as well. As per Rahane, the team gets benefit of Virat coming at no. 4 and him coming at no. 5. He further adds that they discuss about many things whenever they are on crease and they both also warn each other when any one of them plays a bad shot.
Ajinkya Rahane goes on to call Virat Kohli a very sharp leader who makes good decisions in the match. He also tells that Virat supported him a lot when he (Rahane) was going through a rough phase which helped him focus and give his best without worrying about anything.
It’s good that Ajinkya Rahane has put all the speculations to rest for once and all.
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The auction for the IPL 2021 will take place on February 18 and the franchises have already issued the list of the players whom they have retained and whom they have released. Each franchise will like to make the best team and perform well in the tournament, especially those who have had a bad time during the IPL 2020.
Rajasthan Royals had a great start in the IPL 2020 and they won the first two matches in quite prolific manner but then they lost some close matches and their campaign went haywire. However, there was one player who played pretty well for RR and was praised for his performances.
We are talking about England cricketer Ben Stokes who played only 8 matches out of 14 but made his presence felt as he scored 285 runs with an average of 40.71 and his strike rate was 142.50. In one of the matches against Mumbai Indians, he played a brilliant knock of 107 for which he played only 60 balls. His innings included 14 fours and 3 sixes and RR won that match comfortably.
Recently, a Mumbai Indians fan took to Twitter and asked RR to trade Ben Stokes to MI. The MI fan wrote, “Trade ben stokes to MI @mipaltan.”
To this, the official Twitter handle of the Rajasthan franchise replied with a funny gif.
Rajasthan Royals had won the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008 under the captaincy of Australian cricketer Shane Warne but after that, they have failed to make an impact. Recently, they released the Australian cricketer Steve Smith who was their skipper in the IPL 2020 and Sanju Samson has been appointed as the new skipper of the team. On the other hand, MI won the IPL 2020 which was its fifth IPL win under the leadership of Rohit Sharma.
Which team has good chances of winning the IPL 2021 trophy according to you or which team do you want to win? Let us know your opinion.
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The Indian cricket team has returned to the country after winning the four-match test series against Australia in a magnificent manner. Soon they will clash against the England cricket team with which they will be playing 4 test matches, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is at home starting Feb 5. There is no doubt that it will be an interesting contest as while India is high on confidence after defeating Australia in their home in test series, the English team is also quite confident as they have beaten Sri Lanka in 2-match test series by 2-0 in their home.
While talking to a leading news daily, the English skipper Joe Root has said that his team has to play four important games against the best team of the world and that too, in their own conditions. He adds that they have to play their best game if they have to win over here but there can’t be a better place for challenging the Indian team.
As the series is taking place in the times of the coronavirus pandemic, the England team will be under quarantine for six days which will leave them with only three days for practice for the first test. Joe Root states that they may have to spend 6-7 days without cricket but what will help them is the confidence that they have got after winning the series in Sri Lanka.
Due to the team’s player management policy, Jonny Bairstow won’t be playing the first two test matches while the wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler won’t be available for the last three test matches. The English skipper states that in such critical times, they have to manage their players in the best possible manner and hopefully Jos Buttler will make an impact in the series in whatever chance he will get. Joe Root is also quite confident that Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, the two players who were resting during the Sri Lankan series, will perform well against Australia.
It appears that the series will be pretty interesting. Are you excited?
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The England cricket team is presently in Sri Lanka but it will be facing the Indian cricket team soon in the 4 test matches, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. While the Indians are high on confidence after defeating the Australians in their home, the England cricket team will also be pretty confident post whitewashing the test series against Sri Lanka in their home by 2-0.
However, a strange incident took place in the second test match which was played at Galle International Stadium. Till now, we have seen dog, birds, etc. wandering on the field because of which sometimes the match has to be halted but in the second test match between England and Sri Lanka, a monitor lizard was noticed by cameraman on the boundary.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) also took a note of it and made a funny tweet in which it wrote that the council is reviewing reports of the Sri Lankan team using an extra fielder in the second test match.
The official Twitter handle of ICC posted the photo of monitor lizard with the caption, “The ICC is reviewing reports that Sri Lanka used an extra fielder against England in Galle today. The situation will be ‘monitored’.”
Social media users also loved ICC’s tweet and this is how netizens reacted:
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Joe Root was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his knock of 186 and he was also adjudged as the Player of the Series.
That was quite a hilarious reaction by the ICC. What do you say?
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The Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is one of the best openers in the limited overs format but recently he found himself in the center of controversy during his visit to the Varanasi city. Recently he took to Instagram to share some photos in which he was seen taking a boat ride in the river Ganga during which he was feeding birds.
First of all, take a look at the pics shared by Shikhar Dhawan:
He captioned the images as, “Happiness is feeding birds”. Here is the Instagram post of Gabbar:
While feeding birds is considered as a good deed in normal days, feeding birds is prohibited in the times of avian flu or bird flu. In fact, fans also reminded Shikhar Dhawan of bird flu in comments:
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As Shikhar Dhawan shared the post, it went viral for all the wrong reasons and soon it came in the notice of Kaushal Raj Sharma, the District Magistrate of Varanasi. While talking to a news portal, DM Varanasi promises that an action will be taken against the boatman once he is identified because the tourists are usually unaware of these things but the boatmen have been given instructions by the administration and policemen that they should not allow the tourists to feed the birds. DM Varanasi says that the boatman will be served notice and he will also need to tell why his license should not be cancelled; however, the tourists need not worry about anything.
Shikhar Dhawan was not a part of the Indian test team but he played an important role in India’s win in 3-match T20I series. He returned India after the limited over series got over but there were many fans who felt that he should have been included in the test squad considering the fact that Virat Kohli was scheduled to return after the first test match and Rohit Sharma was also not fit at that time.
As of now, India is getting ready for the England team against whom they will play 3-match ODI series, 5-match T20I series and 4-match test series at home starting Feb 5.
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