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IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: Will India’s batters find a way to tackle Starc?

Agency News : Chennai

The prima donnas of Indian batting will have to put their best foot forward while tackling the lethal in-dippers from Mitchell Starc when they face Australia in the series-deciding third ODI here on Wednesday.If Starc is giving sleepless nights to the batters, the other ‘Mitchell -Mitchell Marsh -- has sent the Indian bowlers on a leather hunt by hitting nearly a dozen sixes (11) across two games. Tackling ‘Mitchell The Menace’ will be topmost on the Indian team’s agenda. The series is locked at 1-1 and the starry quartet of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav will have to bat out of their skins to stop the left-arm pacer, who is gearing up to once again bring the ball back viciously into the right-handers while taking a few away.A sea change on the technical aspect, as well mental make-up, will be the need of the hour, and Starc has exposed their frailties pretty badly.The white ball games in India are mostly played on flat decks, where one can get away by

Shahid Afridi requested PM Modi regarding India-Pakistan match

Agency News : New Delhi

A bilateral series has not been played between India and Pakistan for a long time. The fans are very eager to watch the Test cricket between India and Pakistan but the situation is such that the relationship is not good with Pakistan due to which the bilateral series is not being played between the two countries. However, a match is being played between the two teams in the ICC tournament. But the fun of bilateral series is something different. Meanwhile, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has expressed his opinion on the issue of resuming IndiaPakistan bilateral cricket. Shahid Afridi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resume the India-Pakistan bilateral series. Afridi said on the occasion of the Legends League cricket final match in Doha, I will request Modi sir to hold cricket between the two countries. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi also spoke on the BCCI issue and said that BCCI should organize more IndiaPakistan matches. Shahid Afridi said, what can we do if we want to be friends with someone and he doesn’t talk to us? There is no doubt that BCCI is a very strong and big board but when you are strong you have more responsibility. Don’t try to make enemies. You need to make friends. You become stronger when you make friends. The bilateral series between the two countries was suspended after the Mumbai attacks in 2008. Since then, India and Pakistan teams only play matches against each other in Asia Cup apart from ICC events.

Windfall tax on diesel export hiked to Re 1 per litre

Agency News : New Delhi

PVR Shares Rise as SBI Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Buy Stake in Company

Agency News : New Delhi hitting through the line, where one doesn’t need too much of feet movement. A batter can plonk the front-foot and hit deliveries across the line with a fair degree of success.But Starc, blessed with better skill sets, changed the questionnaire with deliveries that would either straighten in the off-middle line or cut back sharply towards legmiddle after a fair amount of deviation in the air. The Indians have known what Starc has done for the longest time but they failed to factor in that conditions in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam would assist his bowling a bit more. In Mumbai, there was help off the surface but in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, the ball did more in the air than off the surface.The refurbished Chepauk, with all its stands being open for public viewing.

Virat Kohli should now focus on only two formats in international cricket: Shoaib Akhtar

Agency News : New Delhi

Former Pakistani fast bowler

Shoaib Akhtar has made a bold statement about Team India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli. Akhtar believes that Virat Kohli should focus on only two formats in international cricket now. Virat Kohli has not played a single T20 International match since ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He has only been playing ODIs and Test series but has not been selected in the T20 International squad. When Virat Kohli played a memorable innings of 186 runs against Australia in the recently concluded BorderGavaskar Trophy last Test match, now Akhtar said, ‘If you ask me as a cricketer, I think Virat Kohli should focus only on Test and ODI formats. should T20 consumes more energy. He is a very excited character, he wants to perform well when he steps on the field. He also wants to have a good time in T20 Internationals.Akhtar continued, ‘Virat Kohli loves T20 cricket but there are occasions when you have to think about your body. How old is he now? At the age of 34, he can play for at least 6 to 8 years. If he can play 30 or more 50 Tests. If that happens, he can score 25 more centuries in this format. Akhtar said, “It’s also important to look at how he treats his mental health. Virat is a Punjabi, his frame of mind is also good, he is also paying attention to his fitness.” Akhtar said that in my opinion Virat can set a new record of 100 centuries in international cricket.

The government has hiked the windfall profit tax on export of diesel to Re 1 per litre while the levy on domestically produced crude oil has been cut by a fifth, according to an official order.The levy on crude oil produced by companies such as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has been reduced to Rs 3,500 per tonne from Rs 4,400 per tonne, the order dated March 20 said. The government raised the tax on export of diesel to Re 1 per litre from Rs 0.50, and the same on overseas shipments of ATF remains at nil.The new tax rates come into effect from March 21, the order said. Crude oil pumped out of the ground and from below the seabed is refined and converted into fuels like petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF).The tax rates are reviewed every fortnight based on average oil prices in the previous two weeks.

India first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1 last year, joining a growing number of nations that tax super normal profits of energy companies. At that time, export duties of Rs 6 per litre each were levied on petrol and ATF and Rs 13 a litre on diesel.

EPFO Update: 14.86 Lakh Members Added In January

Agency News : New Delhi

Retirement fund body EPFO added 14.86 lakh subscribers in January 2023, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said on Monday. Around 3.54 lakh members exited the fold of EPFO which was the “lowest exit” in the last four months, the ministry said. Out of 14.86 lakh subscribers, around 7.77 lakh new members have come under the ambit of EPFO for the first time, the statement said. The provisional payroll data released on Monday also highlighted that approximately 10.62 lakh members re-joined EPFO membership. These members switched their jobs and re-joined the establishments covered under EPFO and opted to transfer their accumulations instead of applying for final settlement thus, extending their social security protection.

Gender-wise analysis of payroll data showed that enrolment of net female members has been 2.87 lakh in January 2023, of which around 1.97 lakh female members are the new joinees. This shows that 68.61 per cent of the net female members have come under the fold of EPFO for the first time, the ministry said. Statewise payroll figures highlighted Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Delhi added the highest number of EPFO members in January 2023.