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Afghanistan to play maiden Test at Bangalore in June

New Delhi - Emirates voice

Afghanistan will play their maiden Test match in the southern Indian city of Bangalore from June 14 to 18, cricket officials announced Tuesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it welcomed the opportunity to host its "friends" for their first Test since Afghanistan became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) last year. TheRead more

Virat Kohli to earn record $2.7m salary for 2018 IPL campaign

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Batting superstar Virat Kohli will pick up the Indian Premier League's largest-ever salary - US$2.7 million (Dh9.92m) - in this year's tournament, with a host of big foreign names including Australian captain Steve Smith also cashing in. Kohli will stay with Royal Challengers Bangalore alongside South Africa's AB de Villiers, who will earn $1.7 million in the cash-rich event startedRead more

Indian toddler forges bond with monkeys

london - Emiratesvoice

He is still too young to talk, but a two-year-old Indian boy has become a modern-day Mowgli and a subject of local intrigue after befriending a gang of langur monkeys. Samarth Bangari’s unusual friendship was discovered when the youngster was spotted alone in his village in southern India playing with nearly two dozen grey langurs. The infant’s uncle Barama ReddyRead more

Singapore’s Changi is the face of future airports

Singapore - Emirates Voice

Passengers’ baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration — this could be the airport of the future. It’s a vision that planners hope will become reality as new technology is rolled out, transforming the exhausting experience of gettingRead more

Raps India's Kohli for 'talking rubbish'

Sydney - Arab Today

Australian skipper Steve Smith accused his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli of talking "absolute rubbish" Wednesday despite efforts to bring an end to the arch rivals' bitter war of words. After Kohli said on the eve of the third Test that he had no regrets over accusing Australia of systematically abusing the decision review system (DRS) in their last match inRead more

India-Australia resume bitter Test battle in Ranchi

Ranchi - Arab Today

Bitter rivals India and Australia resume their battle for Test supremacy on Thursday in Ranchi at the start of the third match in a series that has already dragged relations close to breaking point. India won the second Test in Bangalore to leave the series tantalisingly poised at 1-1 but simmering tensions boiled over when the hosts' captain accused hisRead more

India moves 1000-ton historic armory to lay rail track

MYSORE - Arab Today

Dozens of workers are using cranes and jacks to shove and push a 1,000-ton, 18th century armory to make way for a new rail track in a southern Indian state. The armory was one of the 10 structures built to store gunpowder and weapons by warrior King Tipu Sultan who ruled the Kingdom of Mysore between 1782 and 1799. WorkersRead more

Australian skipper Smith slammed in 'cheating' row

Bangalore - ArabToday

Australia's cricket chiefs sprang to the defense of embattled skipper Steve Smith Wednesday after he was accused of cheating in the second Test against India, amid calls for disciplinary action. India's dramatic, 75-run victory on Tuesday in Bangalore, after Australia crashed to 112 all out, has left the four-match series between the world's top two sides tantalisingly poised at 1-1.Read more

Australia bowl out India for 189 in second Test

Bangalore - ArabToday

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed eight wickets to help bowl out India for 189 on the opening day of the second Test in Bangalore on Saturday. Opener Lokesh Rahul top-scored with 90 before falling to Lyon, who recorded career-best figures of 8-50 as the hosts were dismissed in the final session after electing to bat first. Steve Smith's Australia leadRead more

Tendulkar backs India to rebound in second Test against Australia

Bangalore - Arab Today

Sachin Tendulkar expects India to hit back hard in the second Test against Australia beginning Saturday in Bangalore after their shock defeat in the opening encounter. Australia's crushing 333-run win in the first Test in Pune last weekend was the tourists' first victory in India since 2004 and ended a 19-match unbeaten run for Virat Kohli's world number one team.Read more