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NEW DELHI: “Tera ek mahina form gaya tha, main do saal bahar raha hoon (You were out of form for a month; I was out of the team for two years).” These were the words of Ishan Kishan as he interrupted Abhishek Sharma, who was answering a question about struggles, in the mixed zone after India’s T20 World Cup title triumph in Ahmedabad.It was indeed a fun banter, but beneath those words, one could sense how deeply Ishan Kishan wanted to return to the Indian team after being unceremoniously dropped in 2023, when he had asked for leave citing mental fatigue. But he has turned it around with his bat, doing all the talking.
It has been a remarkable three and a half months for the 27-year-old, who is now set to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in the upcoming 2026 Indian Premier League in the absence of regular captain Pat Cummins, who is likely to miss the tournament.The southpaw scored 317 runs during India’s 2026 T20 World Cup campaign and is currently second in the T20I rankings for batters. Ishan is just behind Abhishek Sharma, whom he has edged out in the race for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captaincy.
AHMEDABAD, INDIA – MARCH 08: Ishan Kishan of India writes on a TV camera as he celebrates victory after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 Final between India and New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)
Abhishek Sharma, who has been part of the SRH setup for the past seven seasons, was also in contention for the captaincy. However, the 24-year-old missed out to his India teammate because of Ishan’s proven leadership record. In domestic cricket, Abhishek leads Punjab as well, but Ishan Kishan has been exceptional while leading Jharkhand. He guided Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title and also scored 517 runs at an impressive strike rate of 197.32, including a 51-ball hundred in the final against Haryana.Former India cricketer Shahbaz Nadeem, who has seen Ishan from close quarters since his Ranji Trophy debut at the age of 16, describes his statemate as a natural leader.
Captaincy is something that comes naturally. Leaders are born. You cannot make leaders. He has that attitude. I have seen it from close quarters.
Shahbaz Nadeem | Former India and Jhakrhand cricketer
“He has been captaining for a considerable amount of time now. He led India in the U-19 World Cup and has captained Jharkhand for a while. I think SRH has made a good decision in appointing him as captain. He has all the ingredients of a good leader,” Shahbaz Nadeem, now joint secretary of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association, told TimesofIndia.com.“Captaincy is something that comes naturally. Leaders are born. You cannot make leaders. He has that attitude. I have seen it from close quarters. The way he has led Jharkhand in the last two years is commendable. He has taken the team’s confidence to the next level. Jharkhand has now become a side that opponents fear, and Ishan has been pivotal in making it happen,” added Nadeem, one of Jharkhand’s longest-serving players.Nadeem pointed out two key qualities in Ishan: his ability to connect with youngsters and his sharp reading of the game from behind the stumps.
Ishan Kishan of India makes their way off after being dismissed during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 Final between India and New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)
“He makes all the youngsters comfortable and gives them freedom. It never feels like there is a captain among you. He is just another teammate. He tries to guide youngsters on and off the pitch and has the rare ability to bring the best out of them,” he said.“The other thing is that he is a wicketkeeper. A keeper naturally reads the game better. A captain fielding at mid-on, mid-off or slips often relies on the keeper, as they understand the pitch better and have the best vantage point. While batting, you follow a plan, but captaincy is most crucial while fielding. If your captain is a keeper, it gives you an added advantage,” he added.
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Nadeem believes Ishan’s domestic grind has played a key role in his comeback to the Indian team and that SRH’s decision to back his leadership will pay off.“Captaining in domestic cricket is more difficult than in the IPL. In the IPL, you have the best domestic and overseas players, whereas in domestic cricket, the overall quality is more varied. He has been given the SRH captaincy because of his domestic performances, and I am confident he will do well,” he said.
NEW DELHI: After the revocation of their suspension on Tuesday, Congress MPs insisted that their “dignified” protest was for the demand that leader of opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and other opposition members be given the right to speak in Parliament.Congress MP Manickam Tagore said, “Parliamentary traditions and rules must apply equally to everyone and not selectively to Opposition MPs. The Lakshman Rekha must include maintaining the dignity of the Leader of Opposition.”He said the opposition MPs protested only after LoP was not allowed to speak on the motion of thanks to the President and then representatives of 240 Opposition MPs were also “silenced”.Amarinder Raja Warring, another MP who was suspended, said the suspension period was too long. “We feel there is discrimination in the house. There is no equality. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey is given an opportunity whenever he wants. There is a free mandate for Nishikant, Anurag Thakur, Ravneet Bittu, but there is no free mandate for LoP. The Speaker sometimes discriminates, he makes biased decisions, and we feel bad,” he said.Following the withdrawal of their suspension on Tuesday afternoon, MPs Tagore, Warring, Hibi Eden, Prashant Padole, Kiran Reddy, Gurjeet Aujla, Dean Kuriakose paid obeisance to Mahatma Gandhi at his statue in the Parliament complex.
Cameron Green will be seen at the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 for a new franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The Australia all-rounder was first picked by the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL and later was traded to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He played crucial roles in both franchises, scoring 707 runs in two seasons.
Cam Green was picked by KKR in the auction last year in December for an astronomical price of INR 25.20 crore. He was the highest-paid player in the auction and also the highest-paid overseas player in the history of the IPL. He surpassed the records of Pat Cummins INR 20.25 crore and Mitchell Starc’s 24.75 crore.
Cameron Green’s form was not good during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. He failed to register a single fifty in the competition and was questioned about his form ahead of IPL. However, right ahead of the toughest T20 league, the all-rounder came back in form as he struck a hundred in the Sheffield Shield clash between Western Australia and New South Wales.
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Cameron Green interacted with a journalist after day 3 of the encounter. However, he initially rejected the interview request, but later on, while speaking, there was a controversy between the journalist and the cricketer after being asked about his hundred, and then the poor form he carried during the T20 World Cup.
“Yeah, it’s obviously a great feeling. We’ve had a really good start the first three days, so hopefully we can get a win tomorrow. I’m not answering that question. Next question.” Cameron Green told The Age.
As the reporter tried to end the interview, Cameron Green was furious with his questions and hit back. The interview turned ugly, and the conversation even forced the Western Australia assistant coach, Beau Casson, to offer an apology after Green left the premises on a frustrated note.
The KKR star concluded, “Waste of time. Why are you out to get me?” Cameron Green has been one of the most talked cricketer ahead of the auction last year. He failed to deliver for Australia in the slow and turning pitches in Sri Lanka, and that led to numerous criticisms for the cricketer.
In four matches at the T20 World Cup, Cameron Green scored 24 runs in four games for the Aussies with a poor average of 8. As a result, Australia failed to qualify for the next round. However, with both completely different conditions to play on, Green loves batting in India.
Green did not play in the IPL 2025 season due to a serious back injury that required surgery. He would be a crucial player for KKR up the order alongside the likes of Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane.
He has been picked as a like for like replacement of Andre Russell, who retired after being released by KKR. The Knights would want him to use up the order as the best season he had was back in 2023 was batting at No.3 and opening the innings for the Mumbai Indians.
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NEW DELHI: India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has shared that he personally apologised to Daryl Mitchell after an on-field incident involving Arshdeep Singh during the recent World Cup final. His main aim, he said, was to show the right kind of leadership and sportsmanship.
The moment took place when Arshdeep threw the ball, and it accidentally struck Mitchell on his thigh pads. The incident didn’t go down well, especially since Arshdeep didn’t apologise immediately. This led to Mitchell confronting him, and the situation had to be calmed down by Suryakumar and the umpires.Because of the act, Arshdeep was fined 15% of his match fee and also received a demerit point from the ICC. Despite the tension, things settled later. Arshdeep apologised publicly after the match, and both players shook hands once the game ended. India went on to win comfortably by 96 runs and retained the trophy.
Talking about the incident later, Suryakumar downplayed the seriousness, saying such things can happen in the heat of the moment.“Heat of the moment mein kabhi kabhi ho jaata hai (It happens in the heat of the moment sometimes). At that time, you don’t fully understand what is happening. But later, I told paaji, that this is not how it happens. He then spoke to Mitchell, and it was a light moment,” he told PTI Videos.However, he made it clear that as a captain, he felt responsible for setting the right example on the field. That’s why he personally went to Mitchell to apologise, regardless of whether the act was intentional or not.“He took it in his stride. But it was very important for me to go and tell Daryl Mitchell myself, because as a leader, what example you set on the ground, that is also also very important,” he added.“So I went and told him (Mitchell) the same thing, if Arshdeep did it deliberately, then I am sorry. And even if he did not do it deliberately, I am sorry.”
After the match, Arshdeep also addressed the incident and clarified that there was no intention behind the throw.“Just want to apologise to Mitchell. My throw reverse-swung and hit him so just wanted to say sorry to him for that. It was not intentional,” he had said.
NEW DELHI: Ensuring good nutrition for a child is an investment in human capital, President Droupadi Murmu said Tuesday emphasising that children are not merely beneficiaries of the midday meal programme in schools, rather they are the architects of the nation’s bright future.Murmu was speaking at an event to commemorate the the milestone of serving 5 billion meals and 25 years of service to the cause by Akshaya Patra Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre. The President said that serving five billion meals in advancement of educational objectives is a remarkable achievement of the not-for-profit organisation.As an implementing partner of the govt of India’s flagship PM POSHAN initiative, Akshaya Patra has been serving fresh, nutritious meals to millions of children studying in govt schools across India. Murmu added that theme of the event, ‘From a Well-Nourished and Well-Educated India to a Developed India’, underscores the significance of a nourished and educated society in realising the national resolve to build ‘Viksit Bharat’ by the year 2047.In a symbolic gesture, the President also served food to a group of children. Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Akshaya Patra Foundation’s founder and chairman Madhu Pandit Dasa co-founder and vice-chairman Chanchalapathi Dasa were present on the occasion.“Children are not just beneficiaries of the free school lunch programme; they are the drivers of a productive, competitive future workforce to ensure a $30 trillion economy by 2047. Every meal is an investment in our nation’s human capital, resulting in a healthy, educated youth demographic dividend that will contribute to the socio-economic growth of a new and developed India,” she added.Murmu commended Akshaya Patra for working continuously to address the issue of malnutrition among children and encourage them to pursue education by delivering mid-day meals to schools for the past 25 years.Education minister Pradhan said, “Unless our children and youth are well-nourished, India cannot fully realise its potential.”
NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old property dealer died after he allegedly fired his cousin’s pistol while checking it at a house in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar, police said. The man, identified as Pawan Kumar, was a resident of Dallupura. According to police, the pistol belonged to his cousin, who had obtained a licence for the weapon in February this year. A video of the incident, which has circulated on social media, shows Kumar inserting a magazine into a licensed pistol and loading the weapon. His cousin, Himanshu, can be heard advising him on handling the firearm and cautioning him against firing it. Moments later, Kumar places the pistol against the left side of his chest, briefly looks towards the camera and pulls the trigger. He collapses immediately, as Himanshu reacts in shock. Police said preliminary inquiry revealed that the pistol belonged to Himanshu. The weapon, along with 10 live cartridges, has been seized. The mobile phone used to record the video has also been taken into possession, and relevant exhibits have been collected from the scene, officers said. The body has been shifted to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Police have registered a case under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Arms Act at New Ashok Nagar police station.
Rajasthan Royals, the first-ever champions of the IPL, have been awaiting their second title in the IPL for all these seasons. Under a new skipper, the Royals and their youngest player, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, have declared themselves the champions of IPL 2026.
The Rajasthan Royals have managed to win only one IPL, which was back in 2008, the inaugural season of the IPL. Ever since then, they have played in just one of the other IPL finals, in 2022, when the Sanju Samson-led side was defeated by the Gujarat Titans.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the youngster, was included in the Rajasthan Royals playing XI last time. He went on to be the youngest ever cricketer, aged 13, who was part of the RR playing XI in the IPL. He then went on to be the youngest centurion in the IPL.
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Ahead of the start of IPL 2026, the Rajasthan Royals management and their youngest cricketer, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, have declared themselves champions of the upcoming season of the IPL.
In a promotional video ahead of the IPL 2026, the Royals team showed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi imitating Ranveer Singh’s famous scene from the Bollywood movie Dhurandhar, where he writes down his targets in a secret diary.
Sooryavanshi has been seen striking off his accomplished targets, like an IPL century and the U19 World Cup, while he writes the next target as the IPL trophy. Suryavanshi’s form has been sublime across all formats of white-ball cricket.
𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐯 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐏𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🔥💗 pic.twitter.com/Eh2ofR9N3L
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 16, 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi did not get his chance in the first half of the tournament for the Rajasthan Royals. The Rahul Dravid-led side wonderfully scouted the young cricketer from Bihar as a supreme talent who will shape the future of the Rajasthan Royals and Indian cricket.
Sooryavanshi played 7 games for the Royals and amassed 252 runs for them with a strike rate of over 200. He averaged 36 in the tournament and scored a century in his debut season. As a 13-year-old cricketer, he is the youngest to have scored a hundred.
He scored a half-century and a century, which also became the second-fastest century in the IPL off just 35-balls against the Gujarat Titans.
The 14-year-old cricketer became the youngest cricketer to feature in the ICC U19 World Cup, as he was part of the 2026 ICC Men’s U19 World Cup. The opening batter from India scored 439 runs across 7 innings for India at an average of 62.71.
What made him different from others was the sublime strike rate of 169.50. He finished as the second-highest run-getter in the tournament and led India to another U19 World Cup triumph.
His record-breaking innings came in the final, when he scored 175 runs off just 80 balls in the final of the competition. He also broke the record for most sixes in the single edition of the Under-19 World Cup.
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Mumbai: The transportation impasse that has halted exports to the Middle East is affecting prices of essential food items in Mumbai. Eggs are marginally cheaper in the wholesale market owing to thwarted exports. Meanwhile, edible oil costs are rising as imports have dwindled.Unlike wholesale prices though, the retail rate of eggs has not decreased correspondingly. TOI spoke to retailers citywide and found them still charging Rs 66-80 per dozen. Only the rate in Borivli-Dahisar was Rs 60 Tuesday. An egg store in Kalyan reduced rates from Rs 160 for two dozen to Rs 150 this week. Local shops continued to charge Rs 6.50-7 apiece. Navi Mumbai buyers continued to pay Rs 70-75 per dozen, only slightly lower than the earlier Rs 75-80. Traders said demand had weakened coupled with disruption in LPG supply, leading eateries to stop serving boiled eggs.Abdullah Hanif Dhaga of Isa Egg Mart, Jogeshwari, said, “Export of eggs to the Middle East has stopped owing to the war. So the wholesale price has fallen from Rs 750 per 100 eggs to Rs 480. In fact, it fell to Rs 450 last week. Within a month and a half, the market is down by Rs 300.”Abdul Rahim of House of Eggs said, “Prices have also decreased due to change of climate and decrease in demand.”Altaf Ahmed Khan of Ahmed Eggs Merchant said, “Rates have reduced due to lower demand caused by the concurrent Ramzan and Lent fasts. There is less demand for eggs at breakfast. Plus, exports to the Gulf have halted, diverting more eggs to the local market. Also, several hotels and restaurants have closed due to the LPG crunch so consumption has fallen.”The onset of summer typically sees a fall in consumption, so prices tend to drop. The upcoming Chaitra Navratra March 19 will see more people avoid non-vegetarian food, shrinking demand further.Meanwhile, the price of edible oil is rising swiftly because imports are hampered by the Gulf war. Sunflower oil was Rs 15 costlier per litre while mustard oil climbed Rs 10. Blended oils too inched upward on online marketplaces from Rs 880 for a five litre can to Rs 1,000.Traders said prices rose as sunflower oil imports had suffered. Mumbai APMC grain market director Nilesh Veera said wholesale rates went up by Rs 5 per litre in the past few days, but then dropped slightly. “So the hike is now Rs 2-3 per litre which raises retail prices proportionately,” he said. He ruled out domestic shortages. Edible oils are sourced from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Ukraine, and Nepal, not only conflict zones, said Veera.Wholesaler Bhimji Bhanushali said foodgrains, including basmati rice, are cheaper due to weaker exports and higher domestic availability. “We keep telling retailers not to create war hype since the prices of grains have remained constant,” said Bhanushali.
NEW DELHI: Govt on Tuesday withdrew a proposed legislation – Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 – from the Lok Sabha seeking to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further enhance trust-based governance.Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal moved the bill for withdrawal, which was approved by the House with a voice vote. The withdrawal of the bill was moved as reported by a select committee. The bill is expected to be reintroduced after incorporating recommendations of the select committee.A pending bill can be withdrawn after seeking permission of the House.
