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43 Right to be forgotten
Chinese mobile apps, including Alibaba Workbench,
AliExpress, Alipay Cashier, CamCard and WeDate, have been
Israeli PM Benjamin
blocked by the government for engaging in activities prej- Netanyahu, Abu Dhabi
udicial to India's sovereignty, integrity, defence, security Crown Prince nomi-
and public order. With the latest move, India has banned
267 apps in addition to getting countries, such as the US nated for 2021 Nobel
to follow suit
FACTOID WHAT
Acknowledging the ‘Right to be
Peace Prize
Forgotten’ as yet another facet
The of Article 21 of the Indian Con-
government said stitution relating to Right to Life
and Personal Liberty, the Oris-
the action was sa high court has advocated for
the enforcement of such a right
taken under sraeli Prime Minister

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through the "process of court".
The right to be forgotten is Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu
Section 69A of the right to have private Dhabi Crown Prince
the IT Act information about a
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person removed from ARN X-PLAINED Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
have been nominated for the
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internet searches and

other directories un- Nobel Peace Prize, 2021, for their
 Earlier on June 29, THE IMPACT der some circum-
Prevalent THE OTHER SIDE roles in establishing diplomatic
IE
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stances.
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the government had

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The move comes as a setback to the Chinese giant Alibaba, M ties between their countries. The
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blocked access to 59 which is the biggest investor in fin-tech firm Paytm and also in West  Such a law, however, needs its checks and Nobel Prize Committee will review
Chinese apps, includ-
ing hugely popular
backs online grocer BigBasket. The Chinese tech giant was
also forced to put on hold its plans to invest in Indian compa-
nies following the border tensions between the two nuclear-
WHY
According to the court, it would be
The European data priva-
cy law, the GDPR, empow-
balances. Google, for instance, argued in a
petition against the French data authority,
CNIL that blanket enforcement of the right to
Natanyahu's and Al Nahyan's can-
didacies.
TikTok and UC Browser a remedy to victims, whose com- ers members of the pub-
armed countries The government's slew of app bans have be forgotten could, in some cases, harm the  On September 15, US President
promising videos or pictures were lic to make a request to
 On September 2, also jolted the ambitions of Chinese tech titans, such as posted online by spurned lovers to public’s right to information — for instance, an Donald Trump presided over a sign-
any organisation — ing ceremony, called the Abraham
another 118 apps, com- Bytedance and Tencent in the past, as a measure to reduce intimidate or harass them. India, ex-convict’s request that all online posts on
at present, has no such law. Facebook or YouTube — Accord between Israel, Bahrain and
prising PUBG Mobile Beijing's influence in its burgeoning inter- the case be erased
verbally or in writing for the UAE According to the
Nordic Map, Livik, net economy  Google had challenged a 2015 ruling by CNIL
PUBG Mobile Lite,
WeChat Work, Baidu, China resolutely opposes
India's measures to ban more
HOW
According to Article 21 of the
relevant content to be
erased. However, the
decision solely depends
demanding that a French law on ‘right to be
forgotten’ be enforced globally
Abraham Accord signed by the two
Gulf countries, Bahrain and the UAE,
they have now joined Egypt and
Tencent Weiyun, Constitution, no person shall on the platforms, if they  The European Court of Justice last Jordan as the only Arab nations to
Chinese mobile applications over
among others, were be deprived of his/her life or
are compelled to comply year ruled that the law did not apply out- have full relations with Israel
national security concerns personal liberty, except ac-
banned Embassy of China cording to the procedure es- or not side the European Union
tablished by law.

NEWS
BRIEF
CLICK
IN THE NEWS
RAGING FLOODS ONCE
HERE FOR
Probably many of you might be IN MORE

thinking it is the worst time for the ELON MUSK:

DISRUPTED MARS economy, worst time for society, worst time for
mankind because this is the time of acute pain, distress,
3 Indian writers join
BOOK-ED
SECOND RICHEST
anxiety, a lot of uncertainty and where we do not know what tomorrow Obama's 'A Promised
holds. Yet my young friends, this is a time of immense strength Land' in NYT's '100 IN THE WORLD
for us as human beings. This is the time, when we can come illionaire entrepreneur Elon
together and do things that we want to do. Purpose is the
guiding spirit of your life. This is not materialistic but it is what
you want to be remembered for as a human being C
Notable Books' list
ritically-acclaimed books by
three Indian writers have
featured among this year's
B Musk has added over $100
billion to his wealth this year,
and has surpassed Microsoft co-
SURESH NARAYANAN, CMD, Nestle, India, addressing youngsters founder Bill Gates as the world’s sec-
'100 Notable Books' list of The New
York Times that also includes former
ond-richest person.
US president Barack Obama's newly-
'DELHI CRIME' BAGS TOP PRIZE AT released memoir 'A Promised Land'.  Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer
INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS 2020 CYCLONE NIVAR (CEO) Musk, 49, net worth surged

etflix's India Original series, ‘Delhi Crime’, helmed TO HIT TN  Editors of The New York Times
$7.2 billion to $127.9 billion—above

N everal flights were Gates at $127.7 billion for the first

S
by Indian-Canadian director Richie Mehta, has Book Review selected 100 "notable
time—trigged by yet another 7 per
SPACE bagged the best drama series honour at the 48th cancelled and a public
holiday declared to
fiction, poetry and non-fiction" works
from around the world
cent jump in Tesla’s stock price.
International Emmy Awards. Two other Emmy nominations Precisely, Musk has added $100.3
from India included Amazon Prime Video's ‘Four More Shots’ prepare for cyclone Nivar,
nalysing data collected by NASA's Curiosity

A
 The prestigious list also billion to his net worth this
and Arjun Mathur for his role in drama ‘Made in Heaven’ in which is expected to intensi-
rover, scientists have found that floods of includes the work of fic- year, according to the
the best comedy and actor categories respectively. Both fy into a “very severe
unimaginable magnitude once washed through tion 'A Burning' by India- Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a
couldn't register wins. cyclonic storm” and cross born Megha Majumdar ranking of the
the Gale Crater on Mars' equator around four billion
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry world’s 500
years ago. The finding hints at the possibility that life
Told from the perspective of coasts between Karaikal and  'Djinn Patrol on the
may have existed on the Red Planet. richest
Mamallapuram late in the Purple Line' by Deepa Anappara, who
the Delhi Police team investigat- people IN
ing the crime that made global evening of November 25. grew up in Kerala, also features on
The raging megaflood, according to JANUARY,
1 headlines, the series decon- Nearly 1,200 National the list
researchers likely touched off by the heat
structs the case of a 23-year-old Disaster Response Force HE WAS
of a meteoritic impact, which unleashed  'Red Pill' by British-
physiotherapy intern, who was (NDRF) rescue personnel Indian author Hari RANKED
ice stored on the Martian surface, set up
gigantic ripples that are tell-tale geologic
abducted and gangraped in a moving bus on the night of have been deployed in Tamil Kunzru also made it to 35TH
December 16, 2012, before she was abandoned on a Delhi road Nadu, AP and Puducherry. the list
structures familiar to scientists on Earth
As is the case on Earth, geological fea-

2 tures, including the work of water and

wind have been frozen in time on Mars for
about four billion years. These features Tokyo Olympics: Many rules, no
convey processes that shaped the surface
of both the planets in the past
The most likely cause of the Mars flooding
partying, no hanging around
3 was the melting of ice from the heat gen- thletes at the Tokyo
erated by a large impact, which released
carbon dioxide and methane from the
planet's frozen reservoirs
The water vapour and release of gases
A Olympics won’t have the
luxury of hanging around
once they’ve wrapped up
their event. No nights or early morn- Chocolate Santa gets
4 combined to produce a short period of
warm and wet conditions on the Red
planet
ings stay will be allowed. Instead of
getting to know their global neigh-
bours, Olympic athletes will be SPORTS a Covid makeover
Hungarian confectioner's light-hearted attempt at

 The Curiosity rover science team has

already established that Gale Crater once
encouraged to leave Japan a day or
two after they’ve finished competing,
said Olympic officials. From the open-
 The opening ceremony would be
restricted to only athletes and a maxi-
mum of six team officials. In the past,
A raising awareness about wearing masks
amid the Covid-19 pandemic has
turned out to be a viral sensation that Marzipan
ing ceremony to life in the village on has helped his business to grow. is a sweet
had persistent lakes and streams in the Tokyo Bay, the postponed 2020 dozens of officials, at times 50, were yellow or white
Laszlo Rimoczi's chocolate Santas
ancient past Olympics will have stringent rules and allowed to march  All 206 countries paste of ground
with marzipan masks has become
 These long-lived bodies of water are guidelines, and maybe vaccines and would be represented in the opening an instant hit among dessert almonds, sugar,
good indicators that the crater, as well as rapid testing to pull off the games in ceremony, and a full contingent of lovers. As his orders keep surging and egg whites
Mount Sharp within it, were capable of the middle of a pandemic that has 11,000 athletes will compete in the online, Laszlo is finding it difficult to used to coat cakes
supporting microbial life been blamed for more than a million games. But the opening ceremony keep pace. He paints the hat of the or to make con-
deaths worldwide. parade is likely to look smaller Santas red and creates masks for them fectionery
from marzipan strips.
 02 “Life is short, but there is always time
enough for courtesy.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET
READ. PLAY. LEARN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 2020

5 REASONS
Many people are typically introduced to the idea of community service beginning in high school. As a young person,

Why you need these opportunities may have presented themselves similar to chores outside of school. For many students, at the
beginning they often participate due to required classes or other responsibilities handed to them. But there is so

to take up much more to community service, from personal growth to the benefits neighbourhoods receive and the
improvements to the quality of life that come from these efforts. Here are a few reasons...

Community Improve Your Health long, hard, and stressful. For some jobs,

Service
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It’s a well-known fact that volunteer- may value community service lead-
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unteer may find themselves ditching chances of receiving an offer. Unem-
that pattern of loneliness and isola- ployed individuals who participated
tion by involving themselves in mind in between 20-99 hours of communi-
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you have any
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just want to see those
grades. They want to Service is Good
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with depression, it can that you care about your school’s food pantry, recycle plastic, etc.
also improve your physical health. community and have a likelihood of be-

Personal Growth & Community service can increase ing involved in your school’s campus
physical activity, which can con- life, those are traits that are in demand.
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hen it comes to
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America C. Argentina and Britain C. Catherine I D. Peter II must agree with one another in number The book’s blurb best describes the inside con-
during the D. Austria and Russia Q.5) Which king was whether they are singular or plural. If the tents: “This is a memoir of faith, of love of family,
American Q.3) The Aztec civilisation guillotined during the subject of the sentence is singular, its verb
Civil War? of tragedy and of triumph. It shares the heart of
originated in which country? French Revolution in 1793? must also be singular; and if the subject is
A. Abraham Lincoln A. USA B. Greece
this relatable girl-next-door millions of women have
A. Charles X B. Louis XIII plural, the verb must also be plural.
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■ An important part of my life have been the
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countries that fought during 3. D) Mexico 4. A) Peter the Great 5. D) Louis XVI ‘HAPPY FOR NO REASON’
KNOWLEDGE BANK (NATURE) EXPLORE YOUR
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HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY: ✔
■ An important part of my life has been the
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In her own chaotic way, Mandira Bedi, a fitness icon,
people who stood by me. seems to have discovered some kind of non-scientif-
Develop a story based on the
Giant Panda pictures in around 250 words. Send ic, non-spiritual and non-existent formula for finding
Giant pandas can’t stand, but your entry along with your name,
class, school and picture at WORD WISE peace in everything—just being happy for no reason.
they are good tree climbers; toinie175@gmail.com Coalesce: (v) To grow relate, conjoin, mingle, This book is about the journey of reaching this point.
they can climb trees from the together or into one join, mix, etc.
age of 7 months. They are just body. To unite so as to
Examples:  The two
like other bears and can swim. form one mass,
community, etc. To lakes coalesced into one.
‘More Myself: A Journey’
Pandas are born looking like
baby badgers — fur-less, pink
blend or come together.  The various groups by Alicia Keys
coalesced into a crowd. In this part autobiography and part narrative docu-
and blind. The iconic black and Synonymous words:  Their ideas coalesced
white colour comes later, after consolidate, integrate, into one theory. mentary, Alicia Keys, one of the most celebrated
about three weeks. Not all fuse, unite,  The environmental musicians in the world, shares her quest for truth
incorporate, combine, community needed a about herself, her past, and her shift from sacrific-
giant pandas are black and
connect, merge, fight around which to
white! A few are brown and amalgamate, associate, ing her spirit to celebrating her worth.
coalesce.
white, but these are very rare.
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SCHOOL IS COOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the
classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
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Array of events draw focus to Memorable fest celebrates
the many joys of childhood
importance, culture of state

NN A DA
KA S AVA
OT
RAJY 020
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G Euphoria- 2020 - the students battled online shed all inhibitions to partici-
2 celebrating the joys of
childhood ' a two day
preparing masks, presenting
stunning dances, creating
pate in events such as stand
up comedy and mono acting.
virtual fest was organised for amazing cards, making tat- It was altogether moments of
all the classes. To break the toos on the forearms of their hurray and triumph.

K
annada Rajyotsava, celebrat- ebrations commenced with the Ra- speech on the history and culture of sical tribute to S P Balasubramani- monotony of online classes fathers, braiding intricate The closing ceremony made
ed annually on November 1, jyotsava messages from principal Su- Karnataka. am. A classical dance, praising god- and add to the spark of chil- patterns on their mother's students euphoric as the
has always been a grand af- jatha Mohandas, the vice-principals Our alumnus, Kannada topper dess Saraswati, was performed by
fair in our school. Due to the pan- and coordinators. A beautiful invo- Medha Naveen spoke about her love Lakshmi M. Himashree of class VII dren's day and deepavali , a lovely tresses and creating results of the activities were
cation dance was performed by Arad- for Kannada. Folk songs 'sojugada designed a lovely invite for the oc- plethora of activities were ingenious designs of vehicles announced. It was a fest
hana of class VIII. The students gave sooju mallige' and 'munjaneddu kum- casion. The efforts of students and held. Tattoo Expo (Tattoo art using utensils. Exceptional with many lessons learnt
SISHU GRIHA SENIOR a brief introduction to all eight Kan- baaranna' were sung melodiously by Kannada teachers enthralled the au-
on dad's arm), Sura-Asura talent was exhibited over and many more memories
SCHOOL nada Jnanapeeta Prashasti awardees
and recited a few lines from their
Janvi Arun of class VI, nd Prajna K
Sameeksha Reddy of class VIII
dience.
The programme concluded with (mask making) , Ride in the these two days. Students created.
writings. Middle school students Sru- danced to a sandalwood number. Rajyotsava wishes from Kannada kitchen (making vehicles
demic this year, celebrations were jan and Dishanth mono acted two Vernika and Sativik played divine teachers and rendition of the State using vessels), Tangle-
held virtually but with the same scenes from The Mahabharata. Kr- ragas on their musical instruments. Anthem by music teacher Sandhya.
grandeur. ishna Chaitanya of class X enlight- Sharvani Mysoremath of Entangle (braiding up mom's
Arushi Upadhyaya,
On November 11, Rajyotsava cel- ened everyone with an informative class IX performed a melodious mu- class IX tresses] were a few of these..
The opening ceremony of this
extravagant fest started with

T
he school celebrated Kannada Rajy-
otsava day with the usual fervour.
The week-long celebrations from No-
M G SCHOOL FOR
vember 1 to November 6 saw a variety of EXCELLENCE
programmes being hosted by Capitolites on-
line. They included skits, dance and liter-
the lighting of the lamp ,
CAPITOL PUBLIC invocation songs and dances
SCHOOL presented by the teachers
and children's day messages
ary events glorifying the cultural heritage shared by the managing
of Karnataka, the great poets like Kuvem-
pu who made an impression nationally and
trustee and secretary M
unique dance forms like Yakshagana. The Gopalakrishnan, trustee and
students thoroughly enjoyed the pro- founder principal P M Geetha,
grammes and imbibed the values which administrator Vidya Arun and
have made this great state a shining bea-
con. principal Jean George. The
spirit of joy was tangible as

Rib-tickling book takes Decorated officer gives insights about Indian army Range of models,
you on fun adventures he school hosted a virtual 'Meet
varying talents to the
T the Author' event with Major
General Ian Cardozo on
November 11, 2020.
PSBB LEARNING
LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY
fore at Science fest
Major General Cardozo has served in
the Indian army and has been award- tude towards serving in the army and
ed with the Sena medal and the Ati never lost his fondness for the army.
He has authored several books on the
MEET THE AUTHOR military history of India. They include
during the war. He gave insights
"Bana Singh", "Hoshiar Singh", "The
Vishisht Seva medal for his outstand- about the terrible nuances of war. He
Indian Army in World War I'.
ing service. also shared his experience of step-
He is an inspirational figure who
Major general Ian Cardozo gave us ping on a landmine. Major general Ian
spent his precious time with us. We
insights about the Indian army and Cardozo bravely asked for a khukri to
are so thankful to Major General Ian
how it functioned during the Indo- cut off his leg himself. Later, his leg
for giving us a glimpse of the working
Pakistan war of 1971. He described had to be amputated by a doctor.
of the Indian army.
I
had heard a lot about
Roald Dahl's books for the tactics used by the Indian army However, this didn't change his atti-
Aneesh Muralidharan, class IX
children. I read a chap-
ter from 'James And The Gi-
ant Peach', and that made
me eager to read it com- 'Everything is theoretically impossible until it is done.' -
pletely. Robert A Heinlein
It has become one of my

E
favourite books. It is rib- ducation must develop various facets of the indi-
tickling and full of adven- vidual to the full potential. To this end, the Intra-
tures. Once you start read- School Science Fest Eucranium 2020 achieved its
ing, it is difficult to put it part of the bargain! The sixth edition of the fest was a
down till you have read it test of mettle in the face of fierce competition.

N
completely. The closing ceremony was aired on the social media
Little James Henry o one wants to spend a weekend studying and about what I would like to do for the rest of the day. platforms and commenced with a prayer and lighting of
Trotter is sent to his two the symbolic lamp. The trailer of Eucranium 2020 show-
completing assignments, especially when Weekends should be used to hone hobbies and skills,
horrible aunts when his par- cased the events that were part of the fest.
ents die. The aunts make him we've spent the entire week doing so! And so, I'd make sure that I include my hobbies in the Guest speaker Dr Anik Luke Dhanaraj, a senior com-
work day and night. Until one day he trips over a root and after a week as exhausting as that, all we dream to plan and that I spend my weekend doing what I love petitive intelligence analyst at Biotech, Bangalore, coun-
spills all the contents of a special bag he is carrying. That do is binge our favorite show for hours! Now, believe doing most. Designing, writing, cooking and listening selled the students to use their talents, skills, abilities
is when the adventure begins. me or not: It is not the right way to relax! And focus- to my favourite music are some great ways for me and interests to face the challenges of the pandemic times.
I like this book because of the interesting plot and its It is only when the various branches of sciences work as
vocabulary. I like the characters that James meets. The ing on your computer for long hours to watch your favourite to unwind. a unit can solutions be found to problems of population
Centipede is simply the best. Whenever I read this book, thriller, certainly won't help with your health. The way I usu- No amount of time will be wasted if you are doing explosion, climate change, scarcity of food, etc, he said,
I feel like I have also entered the book with the charac- ally spend my weekends is: after waking up, a few minutes what you love! calling on students to 'chase after their dreams with all
ters flying on the giant of exercise or if I'm not feeling like it, playtime Twisha Karra, class IX, Fr Agnel Multipurpose School their passion; but in
peach, touching the clouds whatever they do,
BOOK: JAMES over the sea, the birds fly-
with my little brother makes up for it! and Jr College, ST JOSEPH'S BOYS' they should strive
Then, a healthy breakfast with a
AND THE GIANT
ing along. The story also
encourages me to be kind, glass of milk, and after
Ambarnath West HIGH SCHOOL hard to make the
world a better place.'
helpful and coura- that, I'd start planning Principal Rev
PEACH geous. Fr Sunil Fernandes SJ, in his address, requested the stu-
AUTHOR- I love reading
this fun book and
dents to always think rationally and logically in order to
elucidate the biased, regressive and prejudiced way of
ROALD hope that you will thinking of the society. He urged students to contribute
too. to society in a responsible and ethical manner and asked
DAHL them to rely on their creativity, scientific temper and tal-
ents to garner success.

The science models on exhibition at Eucranium 20

ranged from robots to solar powered machines and from
the electroscope to a weighing scale; the debating skills
on display proved that the students could defend their
thought processes, show problem solving and scholarly
talents, and engage in a battle of wits.
The prize distribution brought the event to an end.
The weeks of hard work and apprehension, of friend-
ship, days of bonding and hours of gathering memories
will resonate forever!
 04 “The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.”
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, former track and field athlete

IND TOUR OF AUS

SIMPLY SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020

There used to be a time when Australian cricketers were among the most aggressive on the field
and would often be found sledging the opponents in order to get into their head. The current
Aussie side, however, refrains from sledging Indians during international cricket matches. Is the
change in behaviour due to the ‘IPL factor’?

IPL BRINGS PLAYERS CLOSER WON’T RESPOND TO SLEDGING ATTEMPTS

IPL has done a lot in terms of fostering To try and get engaged, that’s the way they (India) like to
respect for each other. I would never ever play as well. We’re (Australia) learning over time, trying not
be able to do it (sledging) with AB (de to engage in that. Probably try and reversing the effect
Villiers). There is a friendship that lasts uch by trying and ignoring it, trying to take it on board and
longer than all these. using it against them by using your bat. You’ve got to
Virat Kohli, Indian captain be a bit more humble in that respect.
David Warner, Australian cricketer

NO ROOM FOR ABUSE, PLENTY FOR BANTER

IPL DEALS MADE If you’re facing Warney (Shane Warne), Glenn McGrath
or bowling against Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist
AUSTRALIAN or Ricky Ponting I think that makes you more
PLAYERS SCARED nervous than a few words that might be spo-
Everybody knows how powerful ken... anyone who has watched the last couple
India is in regards to financial of years we talk about our behaviours on and
part of the game, internationally off the field and we talked that there’s no room
or domestically with the IPL. The for abuse. There’s plenty of room for banter and
players were like: having that competitive instinct.
‘I’m not going to Justin Langer, Australia’s head coach
sledge Kohli, I
want him to
pick me for IPL BREAKS BARRIERS
Bangalore so I It (IPL) breaks down those barriers and you get to
can make my USD 1 know players off the field which is probably the
million for my six weeks’. I feel most important piece to know. Once you get
Australia went through that little to know people and what they are like off the
phase where our cricket became field, you start building true friendships. You
a little bit softer or not as hard go to families and friends, that’s when I guess
as we’re accustomed to seeing. you start to develop some new relationships.
Michael Clarke, ex-Aus captain Moises Henriques, Australian player

Ganguly picks India’s two Olivier Giroud fires Chelsea into Zlatan Ibrahimovic wins 12th
Champions League last 16
best wicket-keeper batsmen Golden Ball in Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic won
The competition for places for the wicket-keeper’s spot
in the Indian team has been intense. Pant, Saha, Rahul,
Samson are among the top contenders at present
C helsea rea-
ched the last
16 of the Ch-
ampions League
with two matches to
Swedish football’s Golden Ball
for a record-extending 12th
time and Chelsea’s Magdalena
spare after a late Eriksson received her first

P
ant’s name emerged as the primary candi- Olivier Giroud
date to replace Dhoni ever since he broke Olivier Giroud strike gave the Diamond Ball as the country
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Photo: ANI into the national team but a string of unim- Blues a 2-1 win over crowned its best players of the
pressive performances saw him being phased Rennes. The France year in an online awards
out. While Pant’s chances of cementing a spot in the forward’s powerful
team remain slim at present, Ganguly still feels that header in stoppage ceremony on Monday. Sweden’s
the Delhi cricketer and Wriddhiman Saha are the time snatched the record scorer with 62 goals in
two best wicket-keeper batsmen in the team. PTI points for Frank 116 internationals, the 39-
Lampard’s side af-
ter Serhou Guirassy year-old Ibrahimovic has been
He (Pant) and Wriddhiman Saha are had levelled Callum in superb form for AC Milan,
Hudson-Odoi’s first- leading the jury to award him
our two best wicketkeeper-batsmen
half opener.
in the country. His (Pant) bat swing will his first Golden Ball since
come back. He is a young guy and all of us 2016, the year he retired from
need to guide him. He’s got tremendous
talent. Rishabh will be fine.
the national team.
Sourav Ganguly, former Indian captain
Rishabh Pant
Photo: ANI Photo: PTI

Photo: PTI

Rahul ready to don

triple responsibility
Shouldered with triple responsibility - of a wicketkeeper, premier batsman, and vice-captain
of the Indian limited overs teams - KL Rahul said that the recent experience in the Indian
Premier League (IPL) has given him a feeler for the multiple roles

K
L Rahul is enjoying his wicket-
keeper-batsman role in India’s I did get a little bit of a feeler with the IPL. I had to play simi-
limited-overs squad and wants to lar roles there as well. It was challenging, it was new. I think, I
hold on to the job with three
World Cups looming in the next three got used to that role. Started enjoying it, so I think I will hopeful-
years. Part-time stumper Rahul kept ly continue the same here.
wickets during India’s one-day series in
New Zealand in February and reprised If I keep getting consistent performances with the bat and the
the role for Kings XI Punjab in this year’s
Indian Premier League. He will contin- gloves it obviously gives us the option of playing an extra bowler
ue behind the stumps in the limited-overs and an extra batter. Just helps the team combination most.
series in Australia but denied it was part Personally I would love to do. If the opportunity presents
of India’s bigger plans keeping in mind
the Twenty20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 itself, I can keep for the three World Cups, I’d love to do for
KL Rahul and the 50-overs World Cup in 2023. IANS my country. KL Rahul