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Dale Steyn believes that this player might be India’s key player in upcoming England series

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The five-Test series between India and England starting August 4 in Nottingham promises to be an enthralling contest. With India going ahead with one of the best teams in England, many believe this could be their best chance of registering a Test series win in England. India last won a series in England back in 2007, after which they lost the 2011 series 0-4, 2014 series 1-3 and 2018 series 1-4.

While India’s batting will remain a bit of a concern in English conditions, one of Virat Kohli’s biggest strengths is going to be his line of bowlers. India have the pace quartet of Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav, to go with Shardul Thakur and each of these bowlers have what it takes to succeed in England, where there is plenty of movement on offer.

However, if South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn’s suggestion is to be taken into consideration, none of these bowlers can have the kind of impact off-spinner R Ashwin is capable of. Steyn reckons that Ashwin would be the deal-breaker for India with the ball, even as all the attention remains on their fast bowlers, and here’s why.

“Maybe it’s out-of-the-box thinking here from me, but I think we’re putting a lot of emphasis on the seamers when someone like R Ashwin might be the biggest key for India. As these five Test matches go on, I think spin will be the difference. Ashwin is the kind of bowler that bowls tons and tons of overs,” Steyn said on ESPNCricinfo.

Ashwin doesn’t have the greatest of records in England, or SENA Nations to be particular, but all that is a thing of the past. India’s premier off-spinner has been difficult to get away with lately as he proved in Australia and more recently in the final of the World Test Championship, where he claimed 2/28 and 2/17. Ashwin even warmed up for the Test series in style with a five-wicket haul for Surrey against Somerset at the Oval.

“Teams like England and Australia, who are so good at playing seamers and seamer-friendly conditions, don’t tend to play spin particularly well. So Ashwin might be the biggest trump card that India have going forward. And the same thing for England – can they find somebody who can spin out Rishabh Pant? So it might be the fight of who the better spinners are in the series,” Steyn pointed out.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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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.

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