Abdul Razzaq: Shahid Afridi slapped Mohammad Amir during 2010 fixing scandal | Cricket News

‘Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Amir (Image credit: AFP) Former Pakistan all-rounder and national selector Abdul Razzaq has revealed how, by a twist of fate, the 2010 spot-fixing conspiracy first came to the attention of the team management during Pakistan’s tour of England. Razzaq also recounted how then captain Shahid Afridi slapped fast bowler Mohammad Amir…

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K.N. Panikkar: Eminent historian and former JNU professor KN Panikkar passes away at 89 in Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram News

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Eminent historian and founder chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research, K.N. Panikkar (89), passed away on Monday at Pattom S.U.T. Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.Panikkar, who followed a Marxist approach to historical writing, was one of India’s leading historians.Born in 1936 in Guruvayur, Thykkat, Kandiyur, to Krishnan Nair and Ichukutty Amma, he was educated…

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Skyrocketing crude prices could push Pakistan’s monthly oil import bill to $600 million; Islamabad seeks IMF’s help

Pakistan could see its monthly oil import bill jump to $600 million as tensions in West Asia escalate, country’s finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned. These comments come at a time when global oil markets are reacting sharply to the ongoing crisis, with prices surging past the $100 mark on Monday. Brent crude, the international…

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‘I don’t remember any time we had an argument’: Suryakumar Yadav on why his partnership with Gautam Gambhir works | Cricket News

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The bond between captain and coach often defines the success of a cricket team, and India’s triumphant T20 era appears to be built on exactly that foundation. If the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid once set the tone, the current…

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