Former captain and team director Ravi Shastri has formally applied for the India coach's job as the BCCI and Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) get ready to select the next coach for the team ahead of the Sri Lanka tour.
Before Shastri had applied, Virender Sehwag and Tom Moody were the front-runners for the top job.
The CAC - Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman - will be interviewing the candidates on July 10.
Meanwhile, Team India made a mess of a paltry run chase where they had to chase down just 190 runs and MS Dhoni record his slowest and India's second-slowest half century.
In the Women's World Cup, India thrashed Pakistan by 95 runs and Ekta Bisht grabbed a five-wicket haul.
On the other hand, the Team Manager's report about the Champions Trophy had no word of the Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli rift while Kumble had revealed with this resignation that Kohli had problems with his 'style of coaching'.
Ahead of the Asian Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar this week, Pakistan athletes have been granted visas for participation in the tournament but Sports Minister Vijay Goel insisted that no bilateral games should be played with Pakistan.
The Central Bureau of Investigation Director has received a one-year extension, continuing in the role until May next year. The decision was made by a high-power committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India, and the Leader of Opposition.
The latest edition of Statecraft covers major geopolitical shifts as US President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit, occurring amid the ongoing West Asia conflict and the Strait of Hormuz blockade, focusses on trade, tariffs, and the Iran war.
In this episode of Newstrack, watch the exclusive interview of Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Lahiri as he decodes PM Modi's austerity push amid the escalating crisis in West Asia.
The central government has implemented austerity measures, including reducing ministerial convoys to two vehicles, in response to a looming fuel crisis driven by West Asian geopolitical tensions. While the ruling party frames this as a necessary fiscal step, opposition leaders have labeled the move tokenism, demanding a special parliamentary session to address the economic situation and rising oil prices. Simultaneously, the national currency has depreciated to an all-time low against the dollar, prompting calls from experts for fiscal consolidation and reduced political populism. Amidst these economic challenges, a major controversy has emerged regarding the national medical entrance examination. Investigations into an alleged paper leak and an interstate exam mafia have resulted in multiple arrests across several states, revealing potential political links. Education experts are now advocating for a complete overhaul of the testing system, suggesting decentralized, computer-based examinations to ensure future transparency. Transparency activists further urge the government to disclose fuel stock data to prevent public panic and hoarding during this period of economic instability.
