Virat Kohli has ruled out any possibility of returning to Test cricket, joking during the launch of his new footwear line that he would rather undersell the product than make a comeback to add more runs to his Test tally.The former India captain, who retired from Test cricket last year after scoring 9,230 runs, was…
Stanley Milgram (Image source: Wikipedia) Most of us like to think we would never harm an innocent person just because someone told us to. We trust our own conscience to stop us. Stanley Milgram, a psychologist who studied this question, discovered something far more uncomfortable. Again and again, ordinary, decent people went along with orders…
Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon of South Africa celebrate victory (Getty Images) Marizanne Kapp produced a match-winning all-round performance as South Africa defeated India by six wickets in their Women’s T20 World Cup Group A clash on Sunday.Kapp starred with both bat and ball, first returning figures of 2/27 before unleashing an unbeaten 81 off…
Heat dome over Europe brings travel chaos, health alerts and wildlife stress A severe heatwave tightened its grip across large parts of Europe on Sunday, with temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius, prompting health alerts, transport disruptions and growing concerns about the impact on wildlife and public safety.The heat surge coincided with the summer solstice on…
Quote of the day by Rosalind Franklin (Image source: Britannica) Many people think of science as something distant and a little intimidating. A world of labs, equations and experts that has nothing to do with ordinary life. Rosalind Franklin, one of the most important scientists of the twentieth century, firmly disagreed. To her, science was…
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking In a single sentence, Stephen Hawking manages to make you feel very small and very important at the same time. First he cuts us down to size. We are clever apes, he says, living on an unremarkable planet, circling an ordinary star, in a universe almost too vast…
Matt Henry of New Zealand (Getty Images) Matt Henry‘s remarkable performance at The Oval not only helped New Zealand level the Test series against England but also placed him alongside one of cricket’s greatest names in the venue’s history books.The New Zealand fast bowler became the first player since Shane Warne during the 2005 Ashes…
Engalnd captain Ben Stokes with coach Brendon McCullum (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England captain Ben Stokes is set to return for the third Test against New Zealand in Nottingham after missing the second match, which ended in a crushing 253-run defeat for England at The Oval. Head coach Brendon McCullum confirmed that…
West Indies beat Sri Lanka by five wickets Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu admitted her side paid the price for a poor batting display after suffering a five-wicket defeat to West Indies in their Women’s T20 World Cup clash in Bristol. Chasing just 99, the unbeaten West Indies side got home with 23 balls to…
India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (SLC via PTI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi delivered a breathtaking exhibition of power-hitting to propel India A to a commanding 66-run victory over Sri Lanka A in the final of the tri-series on Sunday.The teenage sensation smashed 94 off just 29 deliveries, producing one of the most destructive innings seen in List A…