ICC rankings: India dropped into third position in ODI and T20I
Utpal Pathak
According to the International Cricket Council, India have dropped a place both in the One-Day International and Twenty20 International rankings to be fourth and second respectively.
South Africa have overtaken India, who lost the ODI series in Australia in January, to move into third position as the results from 2012-13 have been dropped, while results from 2014-15 have been reduced to a weighting of 50 percent. India now have 109 points, while South Africa have 112 points.
World Cup 2015 finalists Australia and New Zealand have retained the top two positions on the ODI rankings. Australia, who won their fifth World Cup title in Melbourne last year, are now sitting on 124 points after dropping two points to lead New Zealand by 11 points.
The West Indies have exchanged places with Pakistan to push the 1992 World Cup winners out of the top eight, to the ninth spot. Other sides to gain following the annual update include sixth-ranked England (103, up two), seventh-ranked Bangladesh (98, up one), eighth-ranked West Indies (88, up two), 10th-ranked Afghanistan (51, up four) and 11th-ranked Zimbabwe (47, up two).
Meanwhile in the T20I rankings, ICC World Twenty20 2016 semi-finalists New Zealand have stormed up the chart to claim number-one position for the first time. They have consequently vaulted two places to join India on 132 points. However, when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point then New Zealand is ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side by +0.21. Kane Williamson's side has gained 12 points following the annual update, while reigning champions West Indies have slipped to the third spot after conceding three points.
The bottom four ODI ranked sides will join the top sides from the ICC World Cricket League in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 to fight for the two remaining positions.
Wefornews bureau
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"Let H Vishwanath remember who got him ticket for Lok Sabha and assembly elections of 2008. As he does not have gratitude, he has not got a minister position."
Bengaluru, Jan 14: "Chief minister (CM) B S Yediyurappa has said that eating beef is the achievement of the Mysuru leader. He has forgotten to say that looting public money and going to jail is the only achievement of leader of Shivamogga," said former CM and leader of opposition Siddaramaiah, taunting CM Yediyurappa on his statement of eating beef on the former.
Siddaramaiah tweeted, "I have not eaten beef till date though Yediyurappa had said that I eat beef. I said that I will eat if I feel like.
Siddaramaiah (left) and B S Yediyurappa
"It is funny that Yediyurappa and BJP party members, who are enjoying power after buying MLAs of our party, say that Congress party does not have leaders. It is only Congress which won the legislative assembly elections on its own power and ruled for a complete term of five years. Was Yediyurappa CM for five years?
.@BSYBJP has said that eating beef is the achievement of leader of Mysuru. But I have never consumed the beef.
One thing he has forgotten to say is that 'Looting public money & going to jail is the only achievement of leader of Shivamogga'.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 13, 2021
4 others have also been arrested along with Mohit. Three of them are foreigners who were hired to rob customers and merchants.
In 2016, a Noida-led company announced a smartphone for Rs 251. Mohit Goel announced the freedom call for just Rs 251 and millions of people booked the phone online. But later this phone never came out and Mohit came under huge scrutiny.
Now the year is 2021 and Mohit Goel is once again in the limelight. This time Mohit Goel is in the grip of the police as he has been accused of frauding at least Rs 200 crore. According to the reports, Mohit Goel has charged thousands of traders across the country in the name of the dry fruit business. The main thing is that Mohit Goel has already several cases registered to his name and has gone to jail, but every time he has come out and cheated people in a different way.
Arrested after over 40 complaints
Mohit Goel has been arrested by Noida Police from Sector 51. 4 others have also been arrested along with Mohit. They worked at Mohit Goel's company Dubai Dry Fruits and Spices Hub. Three of them are foreigners who were hired to scam customers and merchants.
They used to handle receptions. Noida Police said, 60 kg of dry fruits, Audi cars, and all documents have been recovered from Goel. This time Mohit Goel had opened an office in Sector 62, Noida, and duped traders into exporting dry fruits. More than 40 complaints have been received against him from Punjab, Haryana, UP, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and other states.
Office rent of Rs 3 lakh, foreign receptionist and 200 crores cheated
According to the information, Mohit Goel, who was carrying out this cheating, was paying a monthly rent of 3 lakh. Not only that, the foreign people were stationed at the reception, which made the traders fall into his bluff. At present, the police have sent Mohit Goel and his 4 accomplices to jail and are investigating the entire matter. Mohit Goel's dry fruit scam is reported to be worth over Rs 200 crore.
Has already gone to jail many times before
In the Freedom 251 case, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya had registered a case against Mohit Goel. After which the High Court had seized Mohit Goel's passport. Mohit Goel has also gone to jail for the land issue and providing 4G smartphones for Rs 2999 apart from Freedom 251 case.
Azharuddeen has never featured in the IPL before, but this century is a timely step in that direction, given the IPL 2021 auction is scheduled for February.
Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen smashed the second-fastest century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali, India's domestic T20 tournament, as he reached the landmark in 37 balls against a Mumbai attack led by Dhawal Kulkarni at the Wankhede Stadium. Azharuddeen missed Rishabh Pant's record by five balls but it was still the joint-third-fastest T20 century by an Indian. It was also the first hundred by a Kerala batsman in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and sealed their highest-ever chase in the tournament as they beat Mumbai for the first time in any format.
Kerala were chasing 197 after 40s from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Aditya Tare and handy cameos from Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube. Azharuddeen started the innings with Robin Uthappa, who was sedate only in comparison, and the two put on 129 runs in 9.3 overs before Uthappa a 23-ball 33. Soon after, Azharuddeen got to his century off left-arm spinner Atharva Ankolekar. Pant's record of 32 balls, which came for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh in 2017-18, though was never really under threat.
After being on 89 in 31 balls, Azharuddeen slowed down, scoring 1, 1, 0 and 1 to get to 92 in 35 balls before a six off Mulani and a two took him to the landmark. He remained unbeaten on 137 off 54 balls, with nine fours and 11 sixes, as Kerala cantered to victory by eight wickets in 15.5 overs.
Azharuddeen, the 26-year-old, got off the mark off the third ball of the innings – his first – with a boundary off Kulkarni, and took a special liking to Tushar Deshpande, the other new-ball bowler. In the second over of the innings, bowled by Deshpande, Azharuddeen hit one six and two fours as 20 runs were scored. Deshpande went off the attack but returned in the sixth, and Azharuddeen hit him for two fours and two sixes as the over went for 23, taking his score to 65 at the end of the powerplay.
The most noteworthy aspect of Azharuddeen's innings was his pull shots, but he did play more than a few pleasing drives too, and found his runs off Ankolekar and Shams Mulani primarily in the V, even as he slapped the experienced Kulkarni over his head for two sixes, both off the back foot.
The record for the quickest T20 century is in the name of Chris Gayle – he got to the mark off just 30 balls when he hit 175 not out off 66 balls for the Royal Challengers Bangalore against the Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013. Then comes Pant's effort. Rohit Sharma's 35-ball ton against Sri Lanka in a T20I ranks second among Indians, while Azharuddeen has pulled level with Yusuf Pathan, who hit a 37-ball century for the Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2010.