NewsBytes Profile picture
Jun 20, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read Read on X
The five-match T20I series between India and South Africa ended in a draw (2-2) owing to the heavy outpour in Bengaluru. Now, ahead of the fifth T20I, head coach Rahul Dravid highlighted the influx of leaders in the group. #IndiavsSouthAfrica
newsbytesapp.com/news/sports/sa… Image
As many as 6 players have led India across formats in the last 8 months due to several issues. The voyage started after Virat Kohli stepped down as India's T20I captain. Rohit Sharma now leads India in all formats. Image
KL Rahul is the name that might cross one's mind when we think of India's future captain. The top-order batter recently led Lucknow Super Giants to the Indian Premier League playoffs in their maiden season. #KLRahul Image
Hardik Pandya will lead India in the Ireland T20I series. Pandya led Gujarat Titans' title-winning campaign (IPL 2022). Besides showing his remarkable leadership skills, Pandya did well with both bat and ball throughout the season. Image
In 2020, Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Capitals to their first-ever IPL final. He earned praise for his captaincy throughout the tournament. Iyer, who now leads Kolkata Knight Riders, has 27 wins as captain. Image
As stated, Pant led in place of KL Rahul in the SA T20I series. His on-field decisions were questioned as India lost the first two games. However, he led India to two consecutive wins thereafter. Pant averaged 14.25 with the bat and struck at 105.55. Image
Since July 2021, Virat Kohli (12), Rohit (14), Shikhar Dhawan (6), Rahul (4), Pant (5), and Ajinkya Rahane (1) have led Team India in international cricket. Dhawan owns the highest average among them in this period (42.80), while Rohit is unbeaten as captain. Image

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with NewsBytes

NewsBytes Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @NewsBytesApp

Nov 14, 2022
Google announced the Doodle for Google 2022 competition winners, flagging off Children's Day celebrations in India. Shlok Mukherjee from Kolkata has been declared the winner out of 115,000 entries from over 100 cities by participants between Grades 1-10.
newsbytesapp.com/news/lifestyle…
Mukherjee wrote, "In the next 25 years, India will have scientists develop their own eco-friendly robot for humanity's betterment. India will have.. intergalactic travels from Earth to space. India will develop more in the field of yoga & Ayurveda..."
"We were especially heartened that the advancement of technology and sustainability emerge as common themes across many of the Doodles," Google said. For the theme "In the next 25 years, my India will...," Google's team of judges finalized 20 doodles.
Read 5 tweets
Nov 14, 2022
FTX and its talismanic leader Sam Bankman-Fried have fallen from the upper rungs of the crypto universe. Of course, his inner circle is under investigation. Among them is Nishad Singh, an Indian-origin engineer who was also his housemate. Today's story is about him. #SBF_FTX 1/6
Singh joined FTX as its Director of Engineering in 2019. Prior to that, he was part of its sister organization Alameda Research, which is at the center of the current controversy. He had joined Alameda in 2017. More on the controversy later. 2/6
Singh’s resume is top notch. He studied at Crystal Springs Uplands School, a top private school in California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkley, with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He had also worked as at Facebook. 3/6
Read 6 tweets
Oct 26, 2022
As Rishi Sunak emerged victorious in the race to become United Kingdom's prime minister—the third in two months—on Monday, over 7,000 kilometers away, Indians were celebrating that he has proved "Winston Churchill" wrong. Read on for the complete story.
newsbytesapp.com/news/world/ris…
In light of Indian-origin Sunak's appointment as the UK PM, Indians are celebrating that Indian-origin people have proved their mettle to show Churchill was wrong. Post-independence, India has been swiftly growing & is the world's biggest democracy & a major trade destination.
As Indians were celebrating the takeover by an Indian-origin man as the premier of the UK—accused of looting India during its rule—Indian billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra found a unique way to be part of the celebrations.
Read 7 tweets
Oct 25, 2022
Have you wondered about the veracity of stories regarding unidentified flying saucers? We may soon get an answer. NASA has established a first-of-its-kind panel to study unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) or unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
newsbytesapp.com/news/science/n…
A group of 16 scientists will spend the next nine months looking into events involving bizarre flying objects or unnatural phenomena. Over the course of this period, NASA's new panel will study about UAPs & lay the foundation for future studies on them by NASA & other agencies.
The team will analyze data gathered from various sources. This data will be analyzed to see if they shed any light on UAPs or not.
Read 7 tweets
Oct 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak scripted history on Monday after winning the race to lead the Conservative Party & became the PM of the United Kingdom. The attention is now on his wife—Akshata Murty too, as they move into 10 Downing Street. Here's more about her.
newsbytesapp.com/news/world/abo… Image
Sunak was on Tuesday officially appointed as the 57th UK PM by King Charles III. The former British finance minister, who is of Indian origin, is also the first-ever Hindu prime minister of the UK. Image
Born to Indian billionaire and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and author-turned-philanthropist Sudha Murthy in 1980 in Karnataka's Hubli, Akshata Murty had a modest upbringing. She initially lived with her grandparents as her parents built their careers in Mumbai. Image
Read 8 tweets
Oct 25, 2022
India recorded its lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in 196 days, or more than 6 months, with a three-digit tally of 862 on Tuesday. The total number of active cases has also dropped below 23,000 as per data from Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry.
newsbytesapp.com/news/india/cov…
Nearly 65L people died worldwide as a result of several waves of COVID-19, which were initially recorded in November 2019 & quickly put everything on halt. Some studies claim 94L more people (compared to the reported global total) died between January 2020 & December 2021.
Total number of confirmed cases in India so far stands at 4,46,44,938, while number of deaths reported in the country on Tuesday climbed to 5,28,980 since the beginning of the pandemic. The recovery rate currently is 98.76%, with 4,40,93,409 patients having recuperated so far.
Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

:(