and Kiwis in build up to ODI WC

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Docu On Pm Modi Raises Doubts Over The British Broadcaster

The release of a BBC documentary 21 years after Gujarat carnage is completely incomprehensible.

It has caused some unrest among students in Delhi and Telangana which will subside after some time. Politically, no opposition party stands to gain from this documentary. If the BBC’s intention was to damage Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image it is a big miscalculation. The British government as well as that of the United States had denied entry to Modi in their respective countries when the massacre happened. Modi has now brought India to a position of such strength that the western powers dare not get influenced by a documentary’s contents which they must have been aware of all along.

It’s not gloom and doom story for the bowling line up, however, as there have been several ticks in the right direction too. One bright spot has been the rise of Mohammad Siraj who was penetrative in most spells. His form has taken him to the number 1 position in ODI world rankings. Also, the revival of Kuldeep Yadav in the white ball format has been a talking point. He has taken wickets in the crucial middle overs, a huge shortcoming in the last two T20 World Cups where India lost vital games without picking up a single wicket

There’s an old saying that well begun is half done! Team India has done just that by kicking off 2023 in grand style by clean sweeps in the two ODI series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand respectively. The wins have catapulted India to the top of the ODI rankings surpassing England – and as they are already World No 1 in T20s. The Men in Blue have become the best white-ball team in the world though they haven’t won any ICC trophy for nearly a decade. Later this year, India hosts the 50-over World Cup and any series before that is preparation for the grand event where the entire nation will pray overtime for Rohit & Co to repeat the success of the Dhoni brigade in 2011.

While 2022 ended with a bang as Ishan Kishan brought up his maiden double century in the ODI series against Bangladesh, the new year has seen another young IndianShubman Gill- becoming a part of the coveted list of batsmen to score double hundreds in ODI games. Gill has been in sparkling form and hit three centuries in the six