Month: May 2025

[ad_1] On the eve of the Boxing Day Test vs Australia, India captain Rohit Sharma rolled a desperate dice when he decided to return to top of the order. In the Tests preceding that fixture, Rohit, who joined the side from the second Test due to birth of his second child, was batting in the middle order to not upset the successful combination of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.While that move was in the team's interest, it didn't work the way Rohit, the batter, would have liked.Single digit outings in Adelaide and early departure in his only innings of the Brisbane Test meant Rohit was done with the middle-order gig. He made up his mind, had that tough talk with Shubman Gill, who had to miss out on a Playing XI spot due to the shuffle, and was back as […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: ICC T20 World Cup – checked. ICC Champions Trophy – checked. Now, Rohit Sharma has set his sights on the ODI World Cup trophy. After leading India to the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph in Barbados, Rohit, who announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday, dropped a big hint about his future plans. Having already bid farewell to T20 Internationals after last year’s World Cup win, the 38-year-old will now be seen leading India only in the ODI format.In an interview with journalist Vimal Kumar, Rohit spoke candidly about the heartbreak of the 2023 ODI World Cup final. The pain of that loss was still visible on his face. India had cruised into the final unbeaten, dominating the tournament, only to fall short against Australia in the title clash.Rohit Sharma’s Final Test Practice: Exclusive Farewell VisualsNow […]

[ad_1] A Rutgers University research team in New Jersey spotted the newly found cloud, which was named Eos—after the Greek deity of dawn. Being only 300 light-years away, it is the closest known big molecular cloud. Molecular clouds are huge, cold reservoirs of gas and dust that cradle new stars. What distinguishes Eos is not only its closeness but also its position: it lies on the outer rim of a strange structure called the Local Bubble—a hot, low-density cavity in space that envelops the Sun and a few nearby stars.Although it looks no more than roughly 40 full moons across in the evening sky, Eos is physically tens of light-years across.It has a weight greater than 5,000 times the Sun's weight and is, thus, gigantic. All of this would lead one to expect it would be a rich star-forming region—but […]

[ad_1] The United States has issued a security alert advising its citizens against travel to Jammu and Kashmir following India's launch of Operation Sindoor, a military offensive targeting terror sites in Pakistan and PoK.The alert, published by the US Embassy in India, referenced the ministry of defense's confirmation of the strikes: "The Indian Ministry of Defense confirmed launching Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025. As advised in the India Travel Advisory, U.S. citizens should avoid travel to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As stated in the April 23, 2025 Security Alert, U.S. government personnel are prohibited from traveling to Jammu and Kashmir.” The alert also noted possible flight disruptions across India.Operation Sindoor, launched shortly after midnight on May 7, saw Indian forces strike nine targets in Pakistan and Punjab province. The strikes came in retaliation for a deadly […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, putting an end to the persistent speculation surrounding his future in the longest format. His exit leaves India searching for a new leader ahead of the five-Test series against England starting June 20.Having already bid farewell to T20 Internationals after leading India to the World Cup title last year, the 38-year-old will now only be seen captaining the national team in the ODI format.Rohit ends his Test career as one of India’s most dependable batters in the latter half of his journey. He scored 4,301 runs in 67 Tests, including 12 centuries and 18 fifties, at an average of 40.57.“Hello, everyone. I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in […]