Asia Cup: India asked to bowl first against Pakistan

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September 23, 2018

Abu Dhabi, Sept 23: Pakistan have won the toss and asked India to bowl first in their second Super Four clash of the ongoing 2018 Asia Cup here at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

Following the toss, India's stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma said, "If we continue to bowl the way we are bowling, the last two games, we restricted the teams to decent totals and I'll be happy if we do that again. No pressure, I don't think about too many things when I bat. It's important to get the team off to good starts. That's all I concentrate on and while doing that, the runs come. Today will be no different."

"We have to come out here, bowl well and chase whatever target they give us. Quite happy with the wrist spinners. They are still learning, they went wicketless in the last two games, but they know exactly what they are doing," he added.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, on the other hand, stated that track looks good for batting and, therefore, they are hopeful of putting up a good score on the board.

"It looks good to bat on and hopefully we can score enough today," Ahmed said.

Pakistan have brought in pacer Mohammad Amir and spinner Shadab Khan in place of Haris Sohail and Usman Khan, respectively.

Meanwhile, India are going with the same squad that clinched an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh during their first Super Four clash of the prestigious tournament.

India will be looking to dominate arch-rival Pakistan once again and book their place in the finals of the ongoing Asia Cup, when the two sides face off in what promises to be another enthralling clash.

The two squads for the match are as follows:

India Playing XI- Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan Playing XI- Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain and wk), Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir.

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March 27,2024

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Bengaluru: Darshan Babu is an engineer who is fond of betting on cricket matches and has been placing major bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) games since 2021. He often borrows money after losing a bet, or to place one when he is short on funds. His 23-year-old wife, tired of the constant harassment by creditors, died by suicide.

Ranjitha was found hanging at her home in Karnataka's Chitradurga on March 18. According to the family, Darshan had racked up a debt of over Rs 1 crore.

He worked as an assistant engineer in the Minor Irrigation Department at Hosadurga and had been ensnared in the realm of IPL betting from 2021 to 2023. This took a major toll on the couple's finances. Allegedly, he had borrowed over Rs 1.5 crore to place bets after his luck ran out and he lost all his money. While he managed to return Rs 1 crore, cops say that he still has a pending loan of ₹ 84 lakh.

Ranjitha married Darshan in 2020. She realised the truth about Darshan's involvement in betting in 2021, claims her father Venkatesh.

In his complaint, Venkatesh said that his daughter was extremely distressed due to the constant harassment by moneylenders and this led to her suicide. He has also named 13 men who had allegedly lent the money.

He said that his son-in-law was lured into betting with a promise of quick money.

"He (Darshan) was not willing to get into betting, but the suspects forced him saying it was an easy way to get rich. They promised to finance his betting activities against some blank cheques as security," he said.

Cops during their investigation found a suicide note, where she detailed the harassment they faced. Darshan and Ranjitha have a two-year-old son.

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