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Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar names two players who can replace Hardik Pandya
Since his back injury, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been in and out of form. Now part of the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka, the batsman is having a below-par tour with the bat as he scored 19 and 0 in the two ODIs and got just 10 runs in the first T20I.
The 27-year-old, with the ball too, has struggled to find any rhythm. He has picked just two wickets in the preceding ODI series.
With the ICC T20 World Cup all set to take place in October, India will be hoping for Pandya to get back in form as he can be dangerous with the bat.
However, the lack of runs from the batter has got many talking and former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar feels that the Indian squad has two players if they can be groomed well, could be backup options.
“Of course, there is a backup. You recently saw Deepak Chahar; he proved that he can be an all-rounder. You did not give Bhuvneshwar Kumar that opportunity. Two-three years ago, when India played in Sri Lanka, then he along with Dhoni, had won India a match. The scenario in that match was similar to the second ODI. They had lost 7-8 wickets and, Bhuvneshwar and Dhoni had won that match for India,” Gavaskar said on Sports Tak.
Recently, Deepak Chahar, with the bat played a match-winning unbeaten 69 in the second ODI. He was helped by vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who had kept his cool and scored 19 runs in the same game.
According to the 71-year-old, the two players should be given more opportunities as all-rounders in near future.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.