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<p>The International Cricket Council's cricket committee, headed by former bowler and India captain Anil Kumble, will meet in Dubai in late-March. On the agenda is a controversial proposal to reduce Test matches to four rather than five days. It's been reported that cricket officials, particularly from England and Australia, are keen on the proposal because it would create more room in the calendar and might encourage more positive play. But the proposal has met with near-universal derision from players, with many citing the game's tradition as well as the nature of the fifth day's play, when the chewed-up turf offers rich pickings to spinners, for instance. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also wondered whether four days would lead to more draws. Some former players, including Australian spin bowler Shane Warne, have expressed support for the changed format and some Test nations, including England and South Africa, have taken part in four-day matches. It appears, though, that the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), led by Sourav Ganguly, will not support the proposal so long as India's players express doubts.</p><div class="itgimage"><div class="itgimage"><amp-img  src="https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyeditor/202001/Upfront-5-6-Test-Jan27_1200x67-x985.jpg?Qc2INF2SIH9utS4uVbuY6IZyCzZRusRh?size=750:*?size=750:*" alt = "" height="985" width="1200" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div>
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<p>The International Cricket Council's cricket committee, headed by former bowler and India captain Anil Kumble, will meet in Dubai in late-March. On the agenda is a controversial proposal to reduce Test matches to four rather than five days. It's been reported that cricket officials, particularly from England and Australia, are keen on the proposal because it would create more room in the calendar and might encourage more positive play. But the proposal has met with near-universal derision from players, with many citing the game's tradition as well as the nature of the fifth day's play, when the chewed-up turf offers rich pickings to spinners, for instance. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also wondered whether four days would lead to more draws. Some former players, including Australian spin bowler Shane Warne, have expressed support for the changed format and some Test nations, including England and South Africa, have taken part in four-day matches. It appears, though, that the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), led by Sourav Ganguly, will not support the proposal so long as India's players express doubts.</p><div class="itgimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  height="985"  title=""  width="1200"  class="" alt="" src="https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyeditor/202001/Upfront-5-6-Test-Jan27_1200x67-x985.jpg?Qc2INF2SIH9utS4uVbuY6IZyCzZRusRh?size=750:*" loading="lazy" /></div>
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TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hugged and honoured 98-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar, one of the earliest and senior most members of the BJP. The scene unfolded on the stage ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in as West Bengal's Chief Minister in Kolkata. PM Modi also touched Sarkar's feet and presented a shawl to him as a mark of respect. In 1952, Sarkar was arrested in Kashmir while he was accompanying Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the latter was marching to hoist the tricolour there. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya described the elderly party leader as "one of the earliest grassroots figures associated with the nationalist movement in post-Independence India."

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Yogi Adityanath on Saturday presented a saffron gamcha to Suvendu Adhikari, shortly after the latter took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal. The crowd also erupted into a loud cheer as the scene unfolded at the swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata. This was at least the second such instance in recent weeks when the duo's bonhomie was witnessed publicly. Earlier, during the election campaign in the state, a powerful scene was witnessed when Adhikari bowed down at the feet of the UP Chief Minister as a mark of respect.

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