Former Australia captain Steve Waugh feels India picked wrong playing XI for the final of World Test Championship

IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023: Steve Waugh dissatisfied over R Ashwin's exclusion from India's XI

The exclusion of Test cricket's top-ranked bowler, R Ashwin, Test from India's XI in the WTC final against Australia is not die down. 

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh feels India picked wrong playing XI for the final of World Test Championship

The exclusion of Test cricket's top-ranked bowler, R Ashwin, Test from India's XI in the WTC final against Australia is not die down.&nbsp;
And the latest to voice dissatisfaction is Australia's legendary captain Steve Waugh.&nbsp;
"I would have picked Ashwin for his batting, let alone his bowling. That is why I can't believe he isn't playing because he has got five Test centuries as well. It is very strange. It looks green on top but underneath it is crumbly and a bit dry. You can get lulled into the overcast sky and green pitch and think it is going to do everything," former Australian captain said.
He also stated: "As soon as the sun comes out it is totally different and dries out quickly. I do think (India) have picked the wrong side. Spin will play a big part in this Test match and it is going to be up and down."

JioCinema clocked a record 1.47 billion views in the first weekend of the tournament. 

Disney+ Hotstar makes streaming of World Cup 2023 & Asia Cup 2023 free 

Disney+ Hotstar has announced that the ICC Men's World Cup and Asia Cup will be made free for mobile phone users in India.

JioCinema clocked a record 1.47 billion views in the first weekend of the tournament.&nbsp;

Disney+ Hotstar has announced that the ICC Men's World Cup and Asia Cup will be made free for mobile phone users in India. The move came after JioCinema who owns IPL rights made the tournament free to watch. They clocked a record 1.47 billion views in the first weekend of the tournament.&nbsp; Following their rival's footsteps, Sajith Sivanandan, head of Disney+Hotstar,&nbsp; said that making the 2 tournaments free of cost will help them grow the overall ecosystem.&nbsp;

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh had been earlier booked under section 10 of the POCSO act for aggravated sexual assault on the minor wrestler. 

Wrestlers' protest: what happens to POCSO case against BrijBhushan Singh after minor changes statement

The sexual harassment allegation case against the former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh appears to have weakened after the minor wrestler's father whose sexual assault complaint was lodged under POCSO backtracked. 

Here's how the dynamics of the case might change 

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh had been earlier booked under section 10 of the POCSO act for aggravated sexual assault on the minor wrestler.&nbsp;

One of the sexual harassment allegation case against the former Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, appears to have weakened after the father of a minor wrestler, whose sexual assault complaint was lodged under POCSO, backtracked.&nbsp;
The minor's father accepted that they deliberately filed a 'false' police complaint of sexual harassment against WFI chief, Singh.
His admission changes the dynamics of the cases against the BJP MP.
As per The Indian Express, the minor's father has re-recorded his statement at Delhi's Patiala House Court. The father changed his statement under section 164 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) before a magistrate and as per the law, the changed statement holds evidentiary value in court.
This is being regarded as an escape hole for the 66-year-old, Singh, as the POCSO charges may get dropped now. &nbsp;
However, CNN News-18, which spoke to Supreme Court lawyer Ashwini Dubey on the issue, reported that there is no provision to withdraw a case under POCSO as these are non-compoundable offences, which means a compromise in such cases is not possible and criminal culpability continues. &nbsp;
Dubey said that while the FIR cannot be quashed, it is up to the court to analyse statements and then the accused may be discharged if grounds and evidence are found frivolous.&nbsp;
But another lawyer, Ashish Dixit told CNN News 18 that a witness retracting or changing her statement might go against her and the credibility of such person becomes intriguing.
He also said that police may choose to drop the provisions of POCSO from the chargesheet and if they discover substantive evidence, they would be within their rights to file a chargesheet containing POCSO offence.
Singh had been earlier booked under section 10 of the POCSO act for aggravated sexual assault on the minor wrestler.

India who are chasing a mammoth 469 finished Day 2 at 151/5 with Ajinkya Rahane and KS Bharat on crease. 

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India who are chasing a mammoth 469 finished Day 2 at 151/5 with Ajinkya Rahane and KS Bharat on crease.&nbsp;

After India's top order collapsed, India has pinned its hope on Ajinkya Rahane of rescuing the Men in Blue from the difficulty position on Day 3 of the World Test Championship Final against Australia.&nbsp; India who are chasing a mammoth 469 finished Day 2 at 151/5 with Ajinkya Rahane and KS Bharat on the crease.&nbsp; And former South African cricketer AB de Villiers heaped praise on Rahane who is unbeaten on 29.&nbsp; Acknowledging his return to the Test format, ABD tweeted, 'I have never seen Rahane move so well! Technique is sound and playing it late.&nbsp; The 35-year-old after string of poor performances was dropped from the Test side last year. His brilliant performances in Raji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and IPL eventually helped him pave his way back into the Team.&nbsp;

Head's 163 off 174 balls has put Australia in a commanding position on the second day at the Oval.

WTC Final 2023 | On Day two, we planned to bowl only bouncers to Head: Siraj

India pacer Mohammed Siraj revealed the team's plan against Australia's Travis Head who had scored a counterattacking hundred on the opening day of the World Test Championship final.

Head's 163 off 174 balls has put Australia in a commanding position on the second day at the Oval.

India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Thursday said the team planned to bowl only bouncers to Travis Head irrespective of the outcome after his counterattacking hundred on the opening day of the World Test Championship final.
Head's 163 off 174 balls has put Australia in a commanding position on the second day at the Oval. The Indians' tactics of not using the short ball against Head were questioned on day one, forcing them to change their plans the following day.
Siraj eventually got rid of him with a short ball on the leg side.
"There was sticky bounce yesterday morning and seam movement. Thereafter, there was not enough swing from the six metre length and batters were having it easy. Head batted extraordinarily as well. We could have bowled with better lines," said Siraj, who was India's standout bowler with four wickets in Australia's first-innings total of 469 all out.
Siraj felt they got the required luck with the short ball on day two.
"We decided to bowl bouncer only to Head and if he get hit from there then so be it. We stuck to it and got success. We built pressure did not give too many runs that also helped. We used bouncers yesterday as well but the chances went in the gap.
"There were four-five chances off my bowling only. If we did not bowl well, Australia would have crossed 500," he said.
Siraj added that the wicket had more pace and uneven bounce on day two.
"There is more pace in the wicket and there is uneven bounce. We also bowled well but the way Head batted he forced us to push our lengths back." On throwing the ball back to Steve Smith after the Australia completed his hundred in the first over of the day, he added: "It was nothing. I was just enjoying. It is important to do that as it is a long day," he added

Muchova beat the 2nd seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5 to make it to her first Grand Slam final.&nbsp;

French Open 2023: Defending Champion Iga Swiatek to meet Karolina Muchova in finals

Muchova beat the 2nd seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5 to make it to her first Grand Slam final.&nbsp;

Defending Champion Iga Swiatek marched into the French Open final after a straight-set win over Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.&nbsp; The World No. 1 from Poland who is eyeing to win her third French Open title defeated the 14th seed 6-2, 7-6(7) in the second final in Paris. She also became the youngest to reach 3 French Open finals.&nbsp; The 3-time Grand Slam winner will be facing unseeded Czech tennis player Karolina Muchova in the final on 10th June. If she wins, she will become the first woman to successfully defend her title since Justine Henin in 2007. On the other hand, Muchova overpowered 2nd seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5 to make it to her first Grand Slam final.&nbsp;

One of the wrestlers had accused Brij Bhushan of 'placing his hands on the buttocks' while the team was posing for a group photo

Wrestlers Protest | International referee corroborates allegation against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Jagbir Singh, an international referee is another witness who verified the accusations of sexual harassment by the wrestlers in his testimony to the Delhi Police. 

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One of the wrestlers had accused Brij Bhushan of 'placing his hands on the buttocks' while the team was posing for a group photo

The Indian Express reported that Jagbir Singh, an international referee is another witness who verified the accusations of sexual harassment by the wrestlers in his testimony to the Delhi Police.&nbsp; Earlier, the news media publishing company had reported that an Olympian, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, a state-level coach and an international referee had corroborated the allegations of at least 3 complainants.&nbsp; While referring to a team photograph, Singh said that the Delhi police had asked him about it and he told them that he saw the complainant standing next to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh but then came to teh front. Noting that something wrong had happened to the wrestler, Singh admitted to seeing her 'freeing herself, pushing away, mumbling and moving away' 'She was reacting and was uncomfortable', he added.&nbsp;&nbsp; He also accepted that though he did not see him doing the act, Jagbir said, 'he used to keep touching wrestlers saying come here and stand here' Singh who is one of the 125 potential witnesses from across four states corroborated the allegations of one of the 6 wrestlers who have alleged sexual harassment by Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.&nbsp; One of the wrestlers had accused Brij Bhushan of 'placing his hands on the buttocks' while the team was posing for a group photo at the end of the trials in Lucknow for the Asian Championships last year.&nbsp;

Singh's statement came after the minor complainant's father backtracked and changed his statement against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

'No grudges': Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after minor complainant's father backtracks 

Former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that he holds no grudges against the minor girl, whose father had filed the FIR against him alleging sexual assault.

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Singh's statement came after the minor complainant's father backtracked and changed his statement against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that he holds no grudges against the minor girl, whose father had filed the FIR against him alleging sexual assault. Singh's statement came after the minor complainant's father backtracked and changed his statement against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The father accepted that he deliberately filed a false police complaint of sexual harassment against the WFI chief because he wanted to get back at the official for a perceived injustice against the girl. Reacting to father's admission, the BJP MP said that he would not hold any grudge against the family or the girl as they were manipulated and led into the mistake by the wrestlers who have been protesting against him.&nbsp;
The father gave an elaborated explanation for the origin of his and his daughter's animosity against Singh, who has vehemently denied the sexual harassment allegations, including against the minor.
The origin of the animosity, as per the father goes back to the 2022 Under 17 Asian Championship trials in Lucknow when the minor lost the final and missed out on selection to the Indian team. They blamed Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for the referee's decision.

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<li>After the Mumbai terror attacks, India banned Pak players from IPL&nbsp;</li>
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Though Novak Djokovic emerged victorious against cramping Carlos Alcaraz, but the 20-year-old impressed many with his shot making at the French Open 2023

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<h2>It was the 45th Grand Slam semifinal for Djokovic and the second for Alcaraz.</h2>

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But in the end, this highly anticipated matchup was as anti-climatic as can be.&nbsp;
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Team India continued to fight on Day 3 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final vs Australia and are still alive in the match.
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He found a willing ally in Shardul Thakur who scored his 3rd consecutive fifty at the Oval. The pair led India's fightback with 109-run stand before Rahane was out for 89. India was eventually bowled out for 296.
 The Sub-continental giants needed quick wickets and they did remove both Aussie openers cheaply. Ravindra Jadeja then sent back Steve Smith and Travis Head as Australia ended the day at 123/4 and lead India by 296 runs.

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Shardul Thakur saved India the blemishes at the Oval yet again as he has now equalled a unique record with Sir Don Bradman and Allan Border with the bat

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Shardul Thakur walked out with India wanting at 152/6 and scored a crucial 109-ball-51. His century-run stand helped India avoid the follow-on as well.

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He walked out with India wanting at 152/6 and scored a crucial 109-ball-51. His century-run stand helped the sub-continental giants avoid the follow-on as well.
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According to a PTI report, Phogat was accompanied by women constables and they were at Singh's residence for half an hour.

Wrestlers' protest: Sangeeta Phogat taken to Brij Bhushan Singh's residence as part of probe

Delhi Police on Friday took wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's official residence to recreate the sequence of events that led to the alleged incident of sexual harassment. 

According to a PTI report, Phogat was accompanied by women constables and they were at Singh's residence for half an hour.

Delhi Police on Friday took wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's official residence to recreate the sequence of events that led to the sexual harassment of which he has been accused.
According to sources, Phogat was accompanied by women constables.
"At 1.30 pm women officers took Sangeeta Phogat to Brij Bhushan's official residence in Delhi. They were there for half an hour. They asked her to recreate the scene and recall the places where she faced harassment," sources said.
The Delhi Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing sexual harassment allegations against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP from Kaiserganj, Uttar Pradesh is likely to submit in the court its investigation report in the two cases registered against him by next week, officials said on Wednesday.
As part of its investigation, the SIT has questioned more than 180 people, the Delhi Police officials said.
Top wrestlers of the country, including Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat and Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, had been protesting against Singh and demanding his arrest for allegedly sexually harassing seven female grapplers, including a minor.
The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and agreed to suspend their agitation till June 15 after he assured them that a charge sheet against Singh will be filed by then and WFI elections will be held by the end of the month.
The Delhi Police has filed two FIRs against Singh.&nbsp;

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