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PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 HARDIK PANDYA
FASTEST INDIAN TO
CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 SMASH 100 SIXES

H
ardik Pandya has become
the fastest Indian to hit
100 sixes in the Indian
Why is Indo-US 2+2 Premier League (IPL). Pandya
achieved the feat against
dialogue significant? SunRisers Hyderabad. He has
also become the third-ffastest in
 According to experts, US is India’s oldest
terms of balls after West Indies
and most important 2+2 talks partner. Over the
years, the strategic bilateral relationship with greats Chris Gayle and Andre
Washington, including the dialogues held in the Russell. While Russell and Gayle
2+2 format, have produced tangible and far- reached their respective ‘cen-
reaching results for India. The talks strengthen turies’ in 657 and 943 balls,
defence and security with the objective of pro- respectively, Pandya took
viding strategic guidance and a vision for fur-
ther consolidating the relationship, they said 1,046 balls to take action.
 Besides, the dialogue holds more significance The 28-year-old Pandya
this year, as the US has been putting pressure is captaining the
on India to take a stand against Russian offen- Gujarat Titans
sive on its neighbour Ukraine

X-PLAINED
this
season.

INDO-US 2+2 DIALOGUE

WHAT WHY HOW
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US
is it many countries are India's President Joe Biden discussed Ukraine during

T
he fourth ‘2+2’ dia-
logue between India
and the U S is under-
way in Washington
DC. External affairs
and defence minister, S Jais-
hankar and Rajnath Singh, re-
spectively, are holding talks with
their American counterparts—
secretary of state Anthony
Blinken and secretary of defence
Lloyd Austin. PM Narendra Modi
and President Joe Biden met vir-
tually on April 11, ahead of the
2+2 dialogue.
‘Two+ two' or ‘2+2’ dialogue is
a mechanism in the diplomatic
circles, where two appointed
ministers, usually the foreign
and the defence minister,
from each country meet to
discuss the two countries’
strategic and security
interests.
held: A
2+2 min-
isterial dialogue enables the
partners to understand and
appreciate each other’s strategic
concerns and sensitivities, taking
into account the political factors
on both sides to build a stronger,
more integrated strategic rela-
tionship in a rapidly changing
global order.
2+2 partners: India has 2+2
dialogues with four key
strategic partners— the US, Australia, Japan, and
Russia. The inaugural 2+2 dialogue with Australia was
held in September 2021 when external affairs minis-
ter Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh
met their counterparts, Marise Payne and Peter
Dutton, in New Delhi. India's first 2+2 dialogue with
Russia was held in December last year, when Russian
foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and defence minister
Sergei Shoigu visited India.
the virtual meet on Monday
 The two leaders had an extensive exchange
of views on several regional and global issues,
such as the Covid-19 pandemic, global eco-
nomic recovery, climate action, recent devel-
opments in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific
region, and the situation in Ukraine, the min-
istry of external affairs said in a statement.
 The ministry said they also took stock of
the significant progress made in bilateral rela-
tions in recent years

AICTE: Give vacant seats he AICTE (All India Council

T
FACTOID
for Technical Education) has
217  According to the latest

to Ukraine returnees written to heads of all the

technical institutions to
consider Indian students, who have
That's the total number of space objects
from India that are orbiting the earth.
issue of Orbital Debris
Quarterly News, published
by NASA, there are 25,182
According to the Orbital Debris Quarterly
returned from war-torn Ukraine, pieces of space debris, of
News by NASA, India has 103 spacecraft,
against vacant seats available and sizes larger than 10 cm, in
including active and defunct satellites, the lower earth orbits, which
admit them at appropriate levels. In its
and 114 space debris objects, as well as are within 2,000 km of
letter, the technical education regula-
spent rocket bodies orbiting the earth. earth’s surface
tor said, "around 20,000 Indian stu-
Interestingly, India's contribution to The United States, China
dents are back in the country from
space debris has fallen to the lowest lev- and countries of the former
Ukraine, where they were pursuing
els in the last four years, the data Soviet Union have the
courses in medical and engineering in
showed. Its space debris had increased largest number of active or
various universities of Ukraine". These
sharply in 2019 after the country’s first- defunct satellites, as well as
students are in "deep desperation", as
ever anti-satellite test, during which New space debris, each con-
their educational future is uncertain in
Delhi had demonstrated its capability to tributing several thousands
the war-torn country, and should be
strike at an enemy country’s space assets.
accommodated, it added.

Australia's Victoria Microplastics in

state to host 2026 APRIL 13, JALLIANWALLAH Cauvery river may be
Commonwealth Games
BAGH MASSACRE harming fish: Study
T
he Australian state of Victoria has
announced that it will host the 2026
Commonwealth Games, with all sport-
ing events taking place outside the This day
ar
that ye
state capital, Melbourne.
The 2026 Games will
It
be held in four
regional hubs in will be the sixth
the towns of time that Australia has
Geelong, staged the Commonwealth
ollutants like

P
Ballarat,
Games, and the second microplastics may be Microplastics are found
Bendigo and in several household
Gippsland, time in Victoria, after causing growth
and industrial products,
defects among fish in the
each with its Melbourne hosted the Cauvery river, including skele- and chemicals contain-
own athletes' tal deformities, a new study ing the cyclohexyl
2006 event
reveals. Researchers used a group, such as cyclo-

A
village. However, lso called the mas-
sacre of Amritsar,
the opening ceremo-
ny will be held at the Jallianwallah
Australia's largest sports stadium, the Melbourne Bagh tragedy,
Cricket Ground, which can hold more marked a turning point in India’s
modern history. In fact, it inspired
than 100,000 spectators.
Mahatma Gandhi to take a complete
plunge to the cause of Indian
The 2022 nationalism and lead the freedom
Commonwealth Games movement
are due to be held in It happened on April 13, 1919,
Birmingham, England, when the acting Brigadier-General
from July 28 to August 8 Reginald Dyer ordered British
troops to open fire on unarmed
Indian civilians. This led to wide-
spread bloodshed, and resulted in
the death of 379 innocent Indians
and over 1,000 injuries. The casual-
ty number, which was reported by
the Indian National Congress at the
time, was at least 1,000 killed and
over 1,500 injured
The incident occurred when peo-
ple had gathered at the Jallianwala
Bagh to protest against the arrest
of the two nationalist leaders,
Satya Pal and Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew,
and celebrate Baisakhi, a harvesting
festival. Suddenly, General Dyer
entered the park with his troops.
Without even warning the people to
disperse, he ordered his troops to
fire at the unarmed crowd for 10
minutes and when their ammunition
was exhausted, he left with his
troops
 A British newspaper called it
one of the most-bloody massacres
of modern history
technique called Raman spec- hexyl isocyanate, are
troscopy, to detect microplas- commonly used in agri-
tics — minute pieces of plastic culture and the phar-
often invisible to the naked eye maceutical industry
— and toxic chemicals contain-
ing the cyclohexyl functional
group (a functional group refers to atoms in a compound that
determine its chemical properties). The researchers also found
unstable molecules called ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) in the
cells of the fish that developed abnormally. ROS build-up is
known to damage DNA and affect animals.
A recent study in the Netherlands
has shown that microplastics can
enter the bloodstream of humans
 02 “Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover
others’ faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like the
Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.” RUMI
NEWS TO USE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022

Sociology Russian Oligarchs scramble

to seek safe havens amid sanctions

TALKING POINTS
IN CLASSROOM

U
S President Joe Biden
Who and other world lead-
Are ers are setting their
sights on Russia’s oli-
They? garchs as they seek new ways to
Oligarchs, in punish Russian President
the Russian con- Vladimir Putin – and those who
have enabled him and profited
text, are the from his reign – for waging war
ultrawealthy busi- in Ukraine.
ness elites with After Putin came to power in
2000, he facilitated the wave of
disproportionate oligarchs via state contracts.
political power These oligarchs, in return,
offered him support.
Lose Their Grip, Keep The Wealth
In the 1990s, the oligarchs had the upper hand with
the Kremlin and could even dictate policy at times.
Under former Prez Boris Yeltsin, multiple oligarchs
assumed formal positions in the government, and
anecdotes abounded describing coffers of cash
being carried into the Kremlin in exchange for politi-
cal favours. But since the 2000s Putin has been
calling the shots. Essentially, Putin proposed a deal:
The oligarchs would stay out of politics, and the
Kremlin would stay out of their businesses and
As students, while it is important leave their often illegitimate gains alone.
Aristotle called them ‘a few bad men’
to know about what’s happening
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle classified
around the world, what is more essential is government into three main types: rule by one
person, by a few people, and by many people.
to have an in-depth perspective of events The two forms of rule ‘by the few’ were aris-
tocracy and oligarchy. He defined aristoc-
that will help you build your skill sets. Be racy as government by the few in
which the best individuals wield the
it political, social, economic, climatic power. In contrast, and oligarchy
as rule by a few bad men who
events, Times NIE presents you governed unjustly.
SO WHERE DID THE PHRASE
‘IRON LAW OF OLIGARCHY’
COME FROM, ONE MAY ASK?
■ The concept was devised by German
sociologist Robert Michels to refer to the
allegedly inevitable tendency of political
parties and trade unions to become
bureaucratised, centralised, and conser-
vative.
■ To state it simply, it means all organi-
sations, including those committed to
TEACHER PROMPT: After the discus-
sion on these points, ask students to
make a presentation on ‘most well
known oligarchs’ with a short synop-
sis of their riches. Trigger them to
dig out some interesting riches!
democratic ideals and practices, will
inevitably succumb to rule by an elite
few (an oligarchy). The iron law of oli-
garchy contends that organisational
democracy is an oxymoron.
■ Most classic oli-
garchies have resulted
when governing elites
were recruited exclu-
sively from a ruling
caste — a hereditary
social group that is set
apart from others.

handpicked, curated news that will be Botany

of help to you in the classroom and Word Of
give you an edge over others THE WEEK Guinness: In 1 stem
Current Affairs GENOCIDE
■ IN THE NEWS FOR: More than 300 bodies have been found in a Kyiv
1,269 tomatoes
‘Go for CLIMATE-SMART
suburb called Bucha, some in extremely brutal state. The discoveries
have drawn comparisons with the killings of civilians in this area dur-
ing World War II. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the
genocide of European Jews during World War II.

FOOD!’
■ WHAT DOES IT MEAN: Genocide is the planned and organised killing
of a group of people. Victims of genocide are killed because of their
race, religion, ethnicity (culture), or nationality.

B
est known for playing
Iron-Man and Sherlock
Holmes on the big
screen, Robert Downey, Jr has POP QUIZ

now turned to advocating cli-
mate smart food choices. The
Hollywood star has teamed up
with bestselling au-
thor Thomas Kosti-
gen to write ‘Cool NEWSMAKER
Food: Erasing
Your Carbon Foot-
of the week
print One Bite at a Time’.
HOW TO BE A CLIMATE- meal has at
FOOD CONSUMER
PRODUCT CHOICE: Consider
1 a higher ratio of plant-
based products versus ani-
mal products. Fruit, vegetables
and cereals show an extensive-
ly better environmental impact,
as livestock breeding is re-
source and energy-intensive.
SEASONALITY: Choose fresh
2 produce and avoid green-
house vegetables. Favour
fresh products over deep-frozen
ones. Also, beware of green-
house produced veggies as a lot
of energy is needed for electric
lighting, watering and heating.
ORIGIN: Avoid air trans-
3 portation and favour short
distances. Avoid airplane
transportation with its high
emissions due to fuel con-
sumption. Be aware of long
transport distances.
A
new Guinness World Record has been set by a British
Thwarted in their quest to swiftly gardener Douglas Smith, hailing from Hertford-
seize Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Russian shire, for growing over 1,269 tomatoes from a single
forces pulled back last week. But stem. Smith adopted innovative plantation meth-
growing evidence of atrocities ods to harvest these cherry tomatoes in September 2021,
after which he applied for the world record.
against civilians elicited global hor-
ror and prompted US President to
IS TOMATO A FRUIT OR VEGETABLE? A tomato is technically
further put sanctions on:
A climate friendly a. Putin’s daughters
a fruit that is sometimes considered a vegetable. The con-
fusion arose after the 1890s when the US Supreme Court
b. Russia’s largest bank named it a vegetable for taxation purposes. A fruit is de-
c. Coal imports fined as the edible part of the plant containing seeds, such
least 50% d. Luxury goods
as a tomato, whereas a vegetable is the stem, leaf or root.
LESS CO2
emissions then the
Find right answer next week
ACTIVITY TIME
average meal
GROW TOMATOES IN CLASS!
LET’S MAKE SOME ‘CLIMATE FOOD’ ■ Go big! Choose a large pot. Use
one that is over two feet across.
TEACHER PROMPT FOR dents: Ask them to opt for climate food ■ Compost, compost and then
DISCUSSION & A
CHALLENGE
for a week and make a note of carbon
footprints saved
more compost. You will need to
feed your tomatoes grown in con-
tainers more than those growing in a
■ One cheeseburger has the ■ Make sure the winner of the challenge garden plot.
same effect on our climate as ■ Drainage is important. Line the bottom of the con-
watching television for 500 hours TIMES NIE INVITES TEACHERS AND tainer with a few inches of rocks to aid the drainage.
STUDENTS: We invite you to share ■ Tomatoes will set fruit when the temperature is
■ Eating climate-friendly 3 times
per week will change the world
unique ways in which concepts are
being taught in classrooms. Write to us
between 55-85 degrees. So, if in arid region, water
them and keep them off surfaces that heat up too fast
like driveways. ■ Cage ‘em. Tomatoes grown in con-
■ Now, throw a challenge to stu-
toinie175@gmail.com tainers need a stake or cage to support their growth.
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SCHOOL IS COOL
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the
classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
SGVP catalyzes
future entrepreneurs
DANCE IS THERAPEUTIC
W ith schools regaining
their momentum and
children being busier
than ever, it’s im-
portant for them
to pause and lib-
erate themselves
from their tight
schedule. Too
much screen time
is bound to affect
their health and productivity.
Spending time with friends
seems like a far-fetched idea due
to social distancing still in the
picture. But when a group of
children move to the music on
the same beats, it creates a
sense of unison among them.
03
homework when they dance. It
is a fun way to keep them fit
while increasing their memo-
ry power.
Dancing releases happy
hormones just as any other
physical activity. Children who
are not socially active learn to
gel well with others through
dancing. It gives them a plat-
form to express themselves and
lose their inhibitions. The con-
fidence of a child multiplies
when he/she performs in front
of their peers after learning a
dance routine. The child starts
engaging more with teachers
and participates in extracur-
ricular activities.
make the most of it. Practicing
this art will keep the child
grounded because there will al-
ways be something more to
learn. When a child starts cre-
ating his/her own steps to the
music, that’s when you know
that the creative growth has be-
gun. Whether you choose Hip-
hop, Jazz or Indian classical
dance style, practicing a dance
routine daily teaches you the
importance of persistence and
discipline. It develops grit in
children, and they understand
that any great art or achieve-
ment boils down to one tactic:
Daily practice!
SHRUTI TRIVEDI, cultural coordi-

B
elieving out, SGVP Inter-
national School had or-
ganised an orientation ses-
sion for class XI and XII, "
Entrepreneurship Cell"
aiming to cheer young entrepreneurs
in identifying and seizing new op-
portunities, and making them believe
that they can do something new and
make something out of opportunities
that others cannot.
The orientation session com-
menced with the school principal, Pad-
ma Kumar briefing parents on " Im-
portance of entrepreneurship cell," to
mentally prepare them for the future
professional life they would set out to
achieve. The students were also ac-
customed to a total overview of what
all the commerce stream can offer.
Later, Satya Mehta, took charge
of the session assuring all the atten-
dees, they have made a good decision
in their stream choice. He later voiced
on various topics like basics of read-
ing, Indian Tax System, Social Media,
Financial Modelling, Indian start-up
Ecosystem, Statistics in Business and
Excel, Start-up models etc.
By the dint of this Orientation ses-
sion, SGVP probably became the 1st
school in the state to introduce en-
trance exam coaching along with
school curriculum. This would fur-
ther help students to compete in In-
ternational Admission Test, Prepa-
rations for Global Admissions such
as SAT, IELTS - TOEFL - PTE.
Integrated Entrepreneurship Cell
would include topics like short term
and long term value added sessions
on family business, new business cre-
ation, 20+ activities for career coun-
selling - profile building activities
along with school syllabus. In addi-
tion, summer school, TEDX, MUNS -
youth parliament, internship, social
work is included as a part of school
syllabus. Career fairs, university & in-
dustrial tour, start-up demo day, ex-
change program and many more ac-
tivities , will be introduced.
They’re not thinking about the
upcoming exam or their tuition
This orientation session resulted
in setting a lasting impression on the
attendees, making the students real-
ize that they have made a good deci-
sion in their career choice. It also
helped students prepare for a suc-
cessful career with a clear vision about
what lies ahead and what can be
achieved at the end of their courses.
It turned out to be a warm-up ses-
sion for students before they are ready
to hit the ground for their final per-
formance, for a successful career.
Dance compels one to stay
in the present moment and nator, St. Kabir School, Naranpura
ODE TO THE PEN
Unfold the scenic sky! by your jolly colours,
The other day, you drench me down with
Reveal your secrets, the queen of ombre! your dreadful showers.
A boundless expanse of free and wild
Days like these you look like a painted
thoughts. canvas with cotton candy colours
Mighty little birds just flying around, While on the others you look like some-
Until they reach the chaotic ground. one splashed you with the indecisive
An expanse of chaos, the grimy build-
grey colour.
ings, the bottleneck, The cornered silhouette of a sylvan tree
Life on the ground looks just like a train Giving the radiant sky the characteris-
wreck.
tics of a painted dream
Flying around the wheels of colours,
Reaching to the unlimited sky above. RAJITA SOGANI, class VIII, Anand Niketan
My dear sky- One day you give me power School

MESMERISING MALVAN
E
veryone always wishes that they'd
get to be lounging on a beach chair,
listening to the waves crash, with-
out the hullabaloo of the popular beach
with children flinging mounds of wet
sand - flung like snowballs. Have you
ever found yourself this peace?
I definitely have. Let me take you there
on my flight of words.
Ready? All set ? And here we're - in
Malvan, a coastal town tucked away in
western, coastal Maharashtra. The quiet
beaches and the crystal-clear water
make us feel as though we've landed in a
totally different country!
Here, you can peacefully lie down for
an afternoon siesta on the soft beach
chairs, simply listening to the waves Aarohi Trivedi, Class VI, Udgam School For Children Padm Patel, Class II, SGVP International School
tumbling and crashing against each
other. It so resembles those ads of tours,
which they'd never fulfill! Malvan does it.
Did you enjoy your siesta? Now it's
time to go and get that heart pumping!
We can go scuba-diving and see innumer- gastronomical delight with a large Mhmmm! Scrumptious! Maybe purchasing
able fish swim by and engulf us in array of seafood on the platter, paired some would be a good idea. And, why
aquatic delights! with Maharashtra's staple - 'Bhakhri'. not?
That was fun and That was a filling lunch. So, did you enjoy 'Mesmerising
thrilling, but also Now, it's time for Malvan'? Why don't you take a
has left me with an some shopping! Malvan weekend, drive down, lounge
appetite! Let's have is famed for its nuts, around, and allow all that stress
lunch. dry fruits and to fade away!
Malvan's authentic sweets. Let's Abhilash Kar, class X, The Orbis
Konkani cuisine is a try some - School Keshav Nagar, Pune

INDIA'S WATER CRISIS IS MAN-MADE Vipra Patel, Class X, Sheth CN English Jenil Dalki, Class VI, Zydus School For
Vipra Patel, Class X, Sheth CN English

I A
ndia has been facing severe water crisis for a long
time. There are several reasons for this, including
rapid population growth, increasing industrialisa-
tion, and climate change. In fact, India is currently ex-
periencing its worst water shortage ever. Climate change
is a major cause contributing to the water crisis. As the
temperature rises, evaporation increases, causing floods
in some areas as well as drought elsewhere.
This has led to water scarcity and con-
s my train halted at the Parbhani railway station, Medium School Medium School Excellence
I saw my grandfather and grandmother waiting
for me with a huge smile. Behind them, all I could
see was miles and miles of parched land.
At school, I had learnt about drought. That day I
witnessed it with my sad eyes.
Parbhani is a low rainfall region in Maharashtra,
and is drought-prone. Water scarcity is not always due
to human activity. What we can do is

FOR tamination not just in India but all around the

world. A major reason for water scarcity is
water-mismanagement. Wastage of water and
disorganised sewage systems have been adding up to
the scarcity.
Along with government programmes and initiatives,
advanced sustainable technologies can help deal with
the water crisis. Smart water management systems
and solar-powered water pumps are a few
methods. The blockchain-based water
treatment solution is also a crucial proj-
ect Indian startups are working on.
Aaryan Rai, class X, The Kalyani
School, Pune
practice good water management.
My grandfather told me that the
AGAINST
situation is getting better due to better awareness and
several new reservoirs being built.
What can we do as individuals?
A five-minute shower instead of 10 can save up to
12.5 gallons of water. Installing aerators on bathroom
faucets saves almost 1.2 gallons of water. We must
create a culture of sustainable landscaping and water
conservation; a resilient society where rain-
water harvesting is a custom and water
conservation is a way of life.
Snehal Jadhav, class IX, The Stepping
Stone School, Chinchwad, Pune Aarav Sanghavi, Class III, Udgam School For Children Tirth Pandya, Class V, Podar World School, Sherkhi Vadodara

These poems, paintings and photograph have been directly sent to us by the schools and students. The Times of India’s Student Edition (Times NIE) is not responsible for breach of copyrights.
 It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges,
and I believed in myself.
Muhammad Ali WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022

MUMBAI INDIANS HOPE TO REVERSE TREND AFTER

FOUR CONSECUTIVE LOSSES

W
inless after four
games, Mum-
bai Indians will
be desperate to
reverse the
trend when
they face Pun-
jab Kings in the
IPL on Wednesday. It has been a night-
marish beginning for the five-time cham-
pions who are known for their slow starts.
A formidable all-round side over the
years, MI have looked a pale shadow of
themselves in the ongoing edition and will
need several things to fall in place if they
are to arrest the slide and restore their
campaign. Apart from their batters’ in-
ability to go big, the below-par perform-
ance by the bowlers has made things hard.
at the top but the others, including his
opening partner Ishan Kishan,
Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Var-
ma, will also need to rise to the occasion
before it gets too late for MI to stage a come-
back. Also, Dewald Brewis, known for his
ability to play a wide range of strokes, is
yet to announce himself in the league. The
team management would be hoping that
the batters are able to fire in unison.
One of the top three batters will defi-
nitely need to score big if Mumbai are to
post a big total or chase down one.
AIMING TO REGAIN
The weakest link for Mumbai is the
indifferent form of veteran all-rounder
Kieron Pollard. Pollard, who can single-

TURNING THINGS
AROUND
The road to redemption looks difficult
as they are placed ninth on the points table,
but skipper Rohit Sharma would
be eager to turn things around,
not just for the team but for
himself, too. Rohit has not been
the influential batter that he
We want batters normally is for his franchise
and will have to lead from the
to bat deep. And front, even as the need to find
if you get runs on the right combination rings
out loud. With two wins and
the board, there’s as many losses, Punjab
are lying seventh in
something for the the standings and
come into the game on
bowlers to do. the back of a defeat
against Gujarat Titans.
ROHIT SHARMA Rohit is very important
handedly take games away, has been far
from his best and the West Indian would
be aiming to regain his mojo. MI, though,
will be up against a quality Punjab attack
led by Kagiso Rabada and faces a tricky
task against the likes of Rahul Chahar,
Vaibhav Arora or Arshdeep Singh.
Upcoming IPL Match
vs
APRIL 13 7.30 PM
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
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Kagiso Rabada
The Mumbai bowlers, including
Jasprit Bumrah, have been off the radar.
The current attack comprising leg-spin-
ner Murugan Ashwin, Basil Thampi and
Jaydev Unadkat will have to support Bum-
rah, who will be keen to recreate his mag-
ic. The trio’s 12 overs will be crucial if MI’s
fortunes are to change. MI are up against
a team comprising power-hitters like
Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone and
M Shahrukh Khan. AGENCIES

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BOLOGNA BEATS SAMPDORIA MARKO ARNAUTOVIC STRIKES TWO GOALS IN SERIE A

M
arko Arnautovic could have
had a hat trick but for the
crossbar as Bologna beat rel-
egation-threatened Samp-
doria 2-0 in Serie A.
BREAKING THE DEADLOCK
Bologna broke the deadlock in the 61st
minute when Aaron Hickey crossed for
Mitchell Dijks at the back post, and he
knocked it down for Arnautovic to bundle
over the line from point-blank range on
Monday. Arnautovic almost doubled his tal-
ly in the 69th but his strike cannoned off
the crossbar. Nicola Sansone also hit the
crossbar moments later when sent clear by
an Arnautovic pass.
Marko Arnautovic
FIRST VICTORY
Arnautovic grabbed a second in the 76th
in a move which the Austria international
started and finished. Sampdoria remained
seven points above the relegation zone af-
ter its fifth loss in six matches. It was mid-
Photo: AFP
NEHWAL DECIDES TO
SKIP SELECTION TRIALS
FOR CWG, ASIAN GAMES
table Bologna’s first win in six matches.
RAYO’S WINLESS RUN
S
Coach Siniša Mihajlovic remained in hos- aina Nehwal’s chances
pital for treatment after the return of his of defending her title
leukaemia. He beat the disease in 2019. EXTENDED AFTER DRAW WITH at the Commonwealth
Bologna drew at Serie A leader AC Mi- Games looks bleak as she
lan 0-0 last week in its first match without VALENCIA IN LIGA has decided to skip the se-
its coach, who remains in contact with the lection trials for the upcom-
players and staff via video. AP ■ Rayo Vallecano’s winless streak in the ing multi-sport events.
Spanish league reached 12 matches after a 1-1 The big-ticket events in-
clude the Commonwealth
draw at home against Valencia. Games in Birmingham and
■ Valencia opened the scoring through Carlos the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Soler in the 57th minute and the hosts equalized The selection trials are
scheduled here from April
thanks to Sergi Guardiola in the 83rd at Vallecas 15 to 20. The 32-year-old His-
Stadium on Monday. ar-born shuttler, a two-time ad and Thomas and Uber
■ Rayo hasn’t won in the league since a home CWG gold medallist and 2012 Cup,” a BAI source said.
London Olympics bronze The BAI has made it
game against last-placed Alavés in December. medallist, has informed the clear that players inside the
■ Valencia had its unbeaten run in the league Badminton Association of top 15 in the BWF rankings
India (BAI) about her deci- will be picked directly, while
Bologna’s Marko Arnautovic, center, celebrates after
extended to six matches, with three wins. It sits
sion to skip the trials. the rest will be chosen from
scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match in ninth place. “Saina has written to the trials which will see par-
between Bologna and Sampdoria at the Renato ■ Rayo is in 13th place, six points above the BAI, informing her decision ticipation of shuttlers
to not play in the trials which ranked between 16 to 50 in
Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy relegation zone. It has a game in hand, at will be the only tournament the latest world rankings, re-
Photo: AP second-placed Barcelona. to pick players for CWG, Asi- leased on March 29. AGENCIES

Q3: Who among the following in Barcelona in 2016. Which team

Q8: Which Indian cricketer was
a. Ferrari b. Red Bull

Q U IZ T IM E ! cricketers has scored

14000 runs in T20 cricket?
was he racing for? c. McLaren d. Renaut inducted into the ICC Hall
of Fame in June 2021?
a. Yuvraj Singh
Which sport’s professional a. Kapil Dev b. Rahul Dravid
Q1: team is the “New York
Knicks”?
b. Chris Gayle
c. Virat Kohli
Max
Verstappen
Q6: Who won the 10th Italian
Open title 2021? c. Md Azaharuddin d. Vinoo Mankad
a. Novak Djokovich
a. Cricket d. M S Dhoni
b. Rugby
Who are defending
b. Dominic Thiem
c. Rafael Nadal Q9: Who got the most runs in
the 2017 Women’s Cricket
c. Basketball
d. Chess
Q4: champions of Hockey
Women’s Junior World Cup 2022?
d. Stefanos Tsitsipas World Cup?
a. Harmanpreet Kaur b. Tammy Beaumont
a. Spain c. Alex Blackwill d. Poonam Raut

Q2: As of 2019, who else won

an Olympic medal in
b Japan
c. Argentina
Q7:
Cup?
Who got the most runs in
the 2019 Cricket World ANSWERS:
badminton apart from P.V Sindhu? 1 c. Basketball 2 a. Saina Nehwal
d. Netherlands a. Kane Williamson
a. Saina Nehwa 3 b. Chris Gayle 4 c. Argentina
b. Ashwini Ponnappa b. Shakib Al Hasan 5 b. Red Bull 6 c. Rafael Nadal
Max Verstappen became
c. Jwala Gutta
d. P C Thulasi
Q5: F1’s youngest race winner
at the age of 18 years and 228 days
c. David Warner
d. Rohit Sharma
7 d. Rohit Sharma 8 d. Vinoo Mankad
9 d. Poonam Raut
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