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With Shubman Gill greener than Cameron Green, GT give KKR that sinking feeling | Cricket News

With Shubman Gill greener than Cameron Green, GT give KKR that sinking feeling | Cricket News

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Gill’s classical riffs drown out Green’s red-hot redemption song in GT’s KKR subduing Gujarat Titans might not intimidate adversaries with raw power or beguiling variations, but in beating Kolkata Knight Riders, they demonstrated the flexibility and versatility that make them genuine title contenders. The chase of 181 came with a late wobble near the finishing line, but nerveless Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia ensured that Shubman Gill’s splendorous 86 did not end up in a losing cause. The first stroke a batsman plays in this format is so often a peek into his mind. Gill’s was an emphatic leave. He wouldn’t resort to anything out of his nature just to quieten the critics harping on his strike rate. He bats the way his batting has been honed, frame-worked in the game’s orthodoxies but postmodern in his outlook. He wouldn’t manufacture strokes, or target unnatural allies for runs, or live on a thrilling but precarious edge. A gifted stroke-maker, he doesn’t need to improvise or invent. The usual fix suffices. Precisely for this reason, he can …

Three national highway stretches passing through Pudukottai district to become greener

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Seedlings of various tree species raised at a Forest Department nursery near Pudukottai for planting them along the national highway stretches. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Three national highway stretches passing through Pudukottai district are poised to become greener under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission in a bid to reduce the impact of air pollution. The Forest Department in Pudukottai has raised seedlings of native/indigenous tree species at its nurseries for planting them along the identified highway stretches passing through the district.  The national highway stretches from Tirumayam in Pudukottai district to Manamadurai in Sivaganga district, Pudukottai to Thanjavur and from Madurai to Tiruchi have been identified for planting of seedlings in the coming months.  The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has provided funds for raising seedlings of tree species for planting them on both sides of the highway stretches.  The Forest Department has raised 16,500 seedlings of tree species such as neem, naaval, illupai, vengai, tamarind, aya, pungan, neermaruthu and thunkumunchi vagai for this purpose. The seedlings have been raised at the nurseries in Machuvadi in Pudukottai …

World championship medallist Sai Praneeth, and Gopichand’s right-hand man Siyaduttullah, eye greener pastures in USA as coaches | Badminton News

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B Sai Praneeth won India a badminton men’s singles World Championship bronze in 2019, after a gap of 36 years. And Mohammed Siyaduttullah was guiding Kidambi Srikanth from the coach’s chair when he beat Lin Dan to win the China Open in 2014. The two soft-spoken, high-achieving Hyderabadis, who were at the Pullela Gopichand academy from Day 1, will soon call the USA their home, as they relocate in the coming days, taking up coaching opportunities in the country that hosts the LA Olympics in 2028. Sai, India’s Tokyo Olympian says at 32, he could’ve plodded on the circuit for another two years, chasing smaller titles, but reckoned the time was right to make the shift. Moving to a club in Cary city of North Carolina, Sai said he was desperate for a change after having “lived the pressure life of an elite athlete for a very long time.” “I was trying, trying, trying the whole last year to revive my playing career, but once you play at a very good level, just winning Super …

Dia Mirza and Edward Norton come together for a greener planet

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Dia Mirza’s concern for the environment comes as naturally to her as her love for acting. She has combined her two passions by being a part of United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) documentary series, titled Restore: Films From the Frontiers of Hope. The series amplifies stories from 10 places around the globe where people have made a positive impact in their battle against the environmental crisis. Mirza serves as the narrator on the Big Ocean States episode, which studies how the Eastern Caribbean island nation St Lucia, East African country Comoros, and Vanuatu teamed up to overturn severe environmental threats.  Also Read: Dia Mirza: Rajkummar Rao has a wicked sense of humour For the actor, it is an honour to be a part of the global project. “What moved me most about this story is that citizens took ownership of the dying mangroves and dwindling marine life, and came together to ensure that the future generations would have a sustainable environment,” she says. The series also has Hollywood actor Edward Norton, among other celebrities, lend …