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ix candidates have scored perfect 100 in the JEE-Mains engineering entrance exam, JEE Mains results announced, the officials of the National Testing Agency(NTA) said. The perfect scorers are: CRISTIANOHumpy RONALDO wins Pravar Kataria and Ranjim Prabal Das from Delhi, Guramrit Singh from Chandigarh, BECOMESBBC FOOTBALL'S Indian S Saket Jha from Rajasthan, Sidhanth Mukherjee from Maharashtra and Ananth HIGHEST-GOAL SCORER Krishna Kidambi from Gujarat. According to officials, the NTA scores are normalised scores Sportswoman of 6 candidates score across multi-session papers, and are based on the relative performance of all those who the Year award appeared for the examination in one session. IANS PERFECT 100  The NTA had conducted the February session exam- Starting this year, the ination from February 23 to 26, 2021. The exam was exam will be conducted conducted at over 800 centres in 331 cities, including nine centres abroad— Colombo, Doha, Dubai, four times a year to offer Kathmandu, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and students the flexibility Kuwait and a chance to improve  This year, a total of 6.52 lakh candidates had regis- their scores. The next tered for the entrance examination, 95 per cent of hess player Koneru Humpy whom had appeared in the BE/BTech papers; 81.2 per phases will be held in has won the BBC India CSportswoman of the Year cent appeared in BArch/BPlanning paper mid- March, April and May award for 2020. Humpy beat sprinter Dutee Chand, shooter Manu Bhaker, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and hockey Rani Rampal to win this award, based MEET SAKET JHA, PERFECT 100 SCORER on a public vote. aket Jha has secured a he focussed on the NCERT- in maintaining position in the top six, based syllabus and “went for a consistency in his academic  Humpy won the World S scoring a perfect 100 planned revision”, while career. Cracking the JEE Rapid Chess Championship percentile. Paying tribute to preparing for the exams. A Advance 2021 and securing in December 2019 after a his faculties for guiding him student of Allen classes, Kota good scores in class XII two-year maternity break. towards this success, Jha said, since class IX, Saket believes examination are his next goals. She then won the Cairns Cup in 2020  Humpy became the youngest grandmaster in India really stands out in 2002 at the age of 15. terms of its vaccine policy. NASA names Mars rover touchdown She received the Arjuna India has been at the fore- Award in 2003 and the front in fighting this pan- Padma Shri in 2007 demic, providing vaccines through site 'Octavia E Butler Landing' grants to several of its neighbouring NASA has named the I won match- countries, including Bangladesh,  The rover was launched on July 30 last es because of Nepal and Myanmar, and through landing site of its year from the Space Launch Complex 41, Cape my willpower commercial arrangements as well. Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. It Perseverance Mars and confidence. A In fact, if you look at where exactly reached Mars on February 18 after a 203-dday is that one manufacturing hub for rover after the journey. female player  A key objective of Perseverance's mission should never think vaccines in the world, it will cer- science fiction author on Mars is astrobiology, including the search tainly be India. The country has about quitting her Octavia Butler. The for signs of ancient microbial life been playing a very important role  The rover will look into the planet's geolo- game. Marriage and in helping the world in the global location of the rover's gy and past climate, pave the way for human motherhood are just exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first a part of our life, health crisis through its vaccination from the surface and return them to Earth for touchdown site is now mission to collect and cache Martian rock and policies in-depth analysis and they should not regolith —broken rock and dust Gita Gopinath, being called the  The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is change the course  According to NASA officials, subsequent chief economist, part of NASA's Moon to Mars exploration Octavia E Butler missions, in cooperation with the ESA of our lives IMF, on India as a approach, which includes Artemis mission to (European Space Agency), will send space- Koneru Humpy vaccine hub Landing, the US space the Moon that will help prepare for human craft to Mars to collect these sealed samples agency said recently. exploration of the Red Planet

MALALA YOUSAFZAI SIGNS DEAL SEALED APPLE TV DEAL A mountain with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has signed a deal with Apple TV+ to produce dramas and documentaries, 60-90% gold soil! which focus on women and children. The multi-year partnership would "draw on her ability to inspire people around the world", the company said in a statement, adding that the content would also include animation and children's series.

Nita Ambani launches women-centric digital platform 'Her Circle' ENTERTAINMENT eliance Foundation's Chairperson Nita Mukesh Ambani has launched 'Her Circle', an empowering and comprehensive content social media, and goal- 'Fast & Furious 9' pushed for R fulfilment digital platform for women. Aimed at synergising women's pow- er with the power of digital revolution, ‘Her Circle’ is envisioned to be a world- wide digital collective of women, beginning with Indian women but open to par- n a bizarre discovery, villagers in Congo’s Luhihi, the fourth time, will finally hit ticipation of women from all over the globe. located in the country's South Kivu province, discov- NEW LAUNCH ered gold in the soil of a mountain located in the area. the theatres on June 25 It will cater to the rapidly-ris- experts on A video shared by freelance journalist Ahmad Algobary ing aspirations, ambitions, health, wellness, I he ninth on social media showed several villagers flocking the moun- dreams and competencies of education,  Directed by Justin Lin, 'F9' also tain with shovels and tools to dig out the gold. Some of them installment women from all social back- entrepreneurship, finance, in the 'Fast features WWE wrestler-turned-actor John ground philanthropy, mentorship and were seen using bare hands to dig the ground to extract & Furious' Cena, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, The platform is designed leadership. The section on gold. The villagers took the soil back home to extract gold T Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Jordana Brewster, to be a one-stop destina- upskilling and jobs will help after washing it. However, the authorities had to issue an action franchise will Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Helen tion to provide women- her find new professional order to ban mining on the mountain, after the small village hit the theatres on related content, which is skills as well as get job June 25. Action star Mirren, and Charlize Theron saw a massive influx of those coming to dig the soil. engaging and upliftment- opportunities suited to her Vin Diesel shared the  'F9' was originally scheduled to release oriented, even as it con- profile new release date of globally in May, 2020, but Universal nects women with one While the The Democratic Republic of Congo is another through a social content from videos to the film via teaser, Pictures pushed the project to April 2, platform articles is open to all, the considered a rich reserve of deposits which he posted on 2021 and then to Memorial Day, May 28, It will also provide social networking part of Instagram. "Finally! 2021, in the wake of the coronavirus women with answers from the platform is only for such as copper, diamonds, cobalt, and Blessed and grateful," pandemic Reliance's panel of women other minerals he captioned the clip. “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” READ. PLAY. LEARN RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 CBSE Board Exams 2021

Last 60 days! < REGULAR PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS Students studying for board exams often spend countless hours study- SLEEP AND BREAKS Here’s what ing and revising but forget to analyse The biggest blunder most students make is where they stand in the race. Stu- to not get enough sleep during preparation. dents need to dedicate a few hours A regular 7-8 hours of sleep is indispensa- every day solving at least one Sam- ble. Sleep is the only time when the daily ple Paper. Oswaal CBSE Sample learning of a person gets absorbed or con- Question Papers are strictly based solidated in the brain. Without sleep, stu- on the reduced syllabus and include dents cannot retain what they have learned. toppers did the latest Typologies of Questions So, sleep well every single day. introduced for this year’s board examination. In addition to this, they include Handwritten Toppers' Answer Sheet, Answering Tips, Commonly Made Errors, Mind Maps and more. Solving these Sample Papers will give you a reality check of your preparations so far. TIME Divyanshi Jain scored 600 marks to score out of a total of 600 to get 100 per- TABLE cent in CBSE Class 12 result 2020. The youngster credited her parents For some students, and teachers for her success, stating preparing a well-organised that her teachers guided her through- time-table with designated out the year and that she was able to hours for studying, relaxing and follow a systematic routine due to maximum sleeping proves very effective. Main- her parents. taining a daily ritual of similar study hours and relaxation time helps stu- dents keep track of their progress and low- No matter how well you have prepared so far for CBSE er their stress. Now is the time to make sure you do daily revision from CBSE Board Exams 2021, especially after the release of CBSE Question Banks and practice from CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 and 12 as well. Date Sheet, the last two months before the exams are But if time-tables are not your forte, try studying at regular intervals and bring some punctuality REVISION AND BOOKS highly crucial. Presence of mind, perseverance, and the to your study hours. Dedicate the required time By now, most of the students must have for each subject. completed their syllabus in schools, insti- will to study are a few essential practices for students Tushar Singh, a CBSE Class 12 Topper tutes, and tuitions, and revision must have from Delhi Public School, Bulandshahr, already started. But, merely by-hearting appearing for the board exams. Students should be secured full marks in his 2020 board exam the question is not a solution to scor- – an incredible 500 out of 500. ing the highest marks. The highest marks patient, confident, sincere, and hard-working during Here is what he says! are scored by students who not only remem- “I didn't take any tuitions for the ber what they have studied but also under- exam time. Below mentioned are the top study tips CBSE 12th board exams. I did take stand the concepts. It doesn’t matter how many tuitions in class 11, but in class 12, I got times you have learned if you didn’t under- students must follow diligently to score to the best of my doubts solved from my school teach- stand the subject in the first place. ers only,”said Tushar Singh. Refer to a few good CBSE Question Banks their abilities He also solved sample papers from Oswaal to for extensive practice of questions, varying prepare himself further. difficulty levels and typologies.

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KEEPING THE SPIRIT OF Understanding the essence of The match exhibited in dents. Creativity is ranked high- the mime act, ‘Invisible is Vis- est in Blooms Taxonomy and sportsmanship alive ible’ was much appreciated. The teachers should take up questions ‘Fearless Phantoms’ left every- involving higher-order thinking eth Anandram ja and other dignitaries and one spellbound by their power- INDEPENDENT MINDS skills. Creativity is conceiving a Jaipuria School, Va- parents. The event initiated packed performance which was new idea and implementation of sundhara, Ghaziabad with the tradition of passing of a perfect blend of Taekwondo How important is communication the idea leads to innova- Scelebrated its Annual torch by the Principal cum Di- and karate. The exemplary syn- and collaboration to the teaching- DR PRATIBHA KOHLI, tion. Atal Tinkering Labs Sports Day. Integrating co-cur- rector Manju Rana, to the chronisation of the students, in Principal, Maharaja Agrasen in schools provide an am- ricular activities with academ- Sports Captain of the school, the Skating and Gymnastic pre- learning process of tech-savvy bient environment to make ics, to promote the holistic de- Utkarsh Tyagi, followed by the sentations, was a treat to the Model School, Pitampura students? Do you think both com- students neoteric innova- velopment of students has al- oath taking ceremony. eye. The agility and dexterity munication and collaboration are tors, ready to solve the ways been the school’s philos- The Chairman, Seth Anan- of the students were in full problems of the community. ophy. The extravaganza was dram Jaipuria Group of Edu- bloom, as the students show- significant in online and offline showcased live to the audience cational Institutions Shishir cased their skills in the game teaching modes? What is your message to the in virtual mode, adhering strict- Jaipuria apprised the audience of football, in the captivating Communication and collabora- ly to social distancing norms about the multifarious initia- presentation ‘Spinning the ball’. tion are critical to the success teachers and students of the amidst the ongoing pandemic, tives undertaken by the school The importance of sports and of any teaching and learning 21st century? wherein the budding sportsper- such as design thinking and in- fitness in one’s life is irre- activity at school, be it online The students should possess the or offline. Students need to ex- 4Cs of the 21st-century skills - press their opinions well. Good Communication, Collaboration, communication skills make stu- Critical Thinking and Creativ- dents confident and hence, Why is critical thinking signifi- igate to the right answer by ra- ity to be truly global citizens. teachers should give opportu- cant in the students of the pres- tional thinking. It is important As educators, we need to pro- nities to students to voice their to discuss real-life problems in vide the right kind of environ- opinion. This will enhance the ent generation? How can teach- class and engage students in de- ment and situations to our stu- engagement of students in the ers impart the skills of critical cision making. In-depth ques- dents who are ready to face the class and promote teamwork. thinking among the students? tioning strategies will help stu- challenges of the future with Collaborative projects are a dents learn through discovery. grit and determination. The 4Cs great way to enhance team Critical thinking prepares stu- should be interwoven in the life building among students and dents for reasoning, problem- How can we foster creativity skills to provide a meaningful hence, students learn the im- solving and decision making. It learning experience to the stu- portance of sharing and caring empowers the students to among students? How can we dents. The NEP also lays a lot through collaborative projects. analyse and find out the best so- make students innovators? of emphasis on the synergy of Whether online or offline, com- lution to a challenging situa- Learning a new skill and the abil- Communication, Collaboration, munication and collaboration tion. Teachers should ask open- ity to think of the solution to a Critical Thinking and Creativ- are key to a lively, joyful and in- ended questions and be like a problem in a different and novel ity at the school level for holis- teractive classroom. facilitator to help students nav- way fosters creativity among stu- tic education. sons of SAJS Vasundhara, over- novation, ATL projects, STTAR placeable. To express their sol- came all odds by rendering a Training Academy, adopting idarity for sports, the students tary CBSE, and Sanyukta Bhatia, spectacular performance. The contemporary digital tech- presented the spirited compo- Acknowledgement and appreciation the Mayor of Lucknow. melodious musical rendition of nologies, enhancing Social and sition, ‘Khelo India’ anthem. The theme of the summit was the students ‘Shubh Swagatam’ Emotional Skills, thereby Hockey stalwart, Shri he Administrator of award was presented by Major ‘Educational Quality & Standards enthralled the audience. equipping students with the Ashok Dhyanchandji, com- The Scholar School Harsh Kumar- Secretary vs Paradigm Shift Towards Glob- The school principal cum 21st-century skills and sensi- mended the efforts and per- Delhi Okhla, Qazi NCERT, Squadron Leader Too- al & Sustainable Development in director Manju Rana extended tising them to grow into the re- formance of the students and T Muhammad Miyan lika Rani (the first woman from School & Higher Education’. A few a warm welcome to the distin- sponsible citizenry. their mentors. He asserted that was honoured with Interna- UP to climb Mount Everest), of the topics included in the sum- guished Chief Guest Ashok The performance of the sports and games go a long way tional Education Pride Award- Dr Anita Sharma ,Principal SD mit were an overview of NEP-2020 Dhyanchand, Chairman, Seth students in the yoga display in preparing students to face 2021 for ‘Excellence in Educa- Public School, Delhi and mem- (New Pedagogical & Curricular Anandram Jaipuria Group of ‘Split Rangers’, showcased a the challenges of life and con- tion’ by the International Unit- ber NCERT Bhartiya Shiksha Structure), Technology Integra- Educational Institutions, perfect amalgamation of mind, gratulated the school for nur- ed Educationists’ Fraternity at Board (BSB), and Dr Jayant tion in Education Sector, Educa- Shishir Jaipuria, Vice Chair- body and spirit. The intricate turing a rich sporting culture. the 4th IUEF International Sum- Award. The event was held at Am- Chowdhuri Chairman IUEF. tional Policies and Strategies and person Sunita Jaipuria, Senior poses and ‘asanas,’ depicting The event culminated with a mit & Internation- balika Institute of Management The chief guests of the sum- Human Resource Management Advisor Vinod Malhotra, Di- the mental and physical poise vote of thanks proposed by the al Education Pride and Technology, Lucknow. The mit were Anurag Tripathi, Secre- (HRM) in the School Sector. rector-Schools, Harish Sandu- of students were outstanding. Head Mistress Indu Kohli. WAVES OF FOND MEMORIES

love beaches and one of our annual trips with family and friends was to the beautiful Puducherry, where I we stayed in a scenic beach resort. The trip was truly a refreshing break that we all needed. As the holiday coincided with my brother’s birthday, VIVAAN MARWAHA, class V, the fun simply doubled. We Inspire School, Paschim Vihar spent all the time on the sea shore, playing throwball and making sand castles. We picked ANWITA some shells but later forgot SRIVASTAVA, those in the hotel room. We saw class VII, fishermen and their boats as Mayur they set out to the sea for their daily catch. We Public returned with a lot of fond memories. school, IP SURYANSH MEHTA, Inspire I wish that old times come back so that we can travel extension School, Paschim Vihar and make memories. I pray to God that Covid ends soon and we all get vaccinated so that we need not stay trapped in our homes. YASHASVI MUTPUR, class I, VISUAL ART INTEGRATION Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad ADDRESSING PANDEMIC AND BEYOND

child is a born artist who man, Shri Dayal Chand Garg, the needs mere guidance to Manager, Gopal Krishan Gupta and canvas his feelings and the industrious Principal, Umesh Athoughts. Emotions are Kumar Chhikara is a very promi- more accurately revealed when pre- nent institution that helps the young Moments to learn and cherish sented artistically. Beauty lies in the artists to climb the ladder step by eyes of the beholder, each and every step. omeone once said, ‘Learning is during our lunch breaks when we piece of art enlivens the surround- A webinar was arranged by a treasure that will follow its share our food among classmates, ings to its fullest. Admiration and SDPS, East Punjabi Bagh to help the guidance are the two forces that give children visualise their creative S owner everywhere’, but where every lunch box has to offer a boost to the visual world of the world, be it dance, drama, music or according to me if that learning is the world’s best cuisine seasoned child, the child fantasises, enlivens art. Three eminent guest speakers combined with fun then it will have with love and warmth of rich culture. his thought process using various spared their precious time to sup- a lasting impression on both the Our school is an epitome of all mediums – like colours, sketches port the young aspirants. All three make students think differently in and shading. DAYAL CHAND GARG, Chairman, of them are famous artists namely minds and hearts, just like the way our teachers who are backed with The world has so much to share, SDPS, East Punjabi Bagh – Professor Nuzhat Kazmi, the Dean things are at my school. every situation. rich knowledge coupled with the just keep your eyes open, recollect of Faculty of Art at Jamia Milia Is- As I look around my school, I The activities also gives us a mastery of imparting their the emotions in tranquillity and lies yonder. lamia University, Pankaj Guru, an better understanding of the con- spread the aura on the canvas with SDPS, East Punjabi Bagh is yet International Visual artist and cherish those moments in abun- teachings much more than just the those lively hues and colours. The another stepping stone for all the Fauzia Jamal, a research scholar. dance. During the years from my temporary world, where winning or facts, always giving better under- school is the right place which is the young artists. Such an institution The workshop was live and had initial days to high school losing never matters thus paving a standing through apt examples, stepping stone for the success which under the expertise of the Chair- 30000 views in two days. now, I have experienced path to building a sportsmanship thus making learning more engag- the transformation of spirit. School is also fun for giving us ing with lots of fun! the growing wisdom a platform to mingle with students P LASYA, Training to the best potential and understanding from vibrant cultural backgrounds, it class IX, inside me, thanks to not only enables us to understand Gitanjali ryan Kohli (IX) of Ryan Kohli was felicitated with a trophy, them but also develops mutual International School, medal and certificate of achieve- my teachers who Devashray, respect for those cultures. I see this Sector-31, Gurgaon se- ment. RIS Sector-31 has its own Hyderabad A cured the ‘Best Bowler’ cricket team too which is guided at its peak award in the field of cricket. The by a good and qualified sports tournament namely First Guru- teacher. While felicitating Aryan gram Emerging Talent Tourna- Kohli, School Head N Geeta Srini- ment’ was organised by AP Sports vasa appreciated his efforts and Academy. The match was against urged other students to get moti- Push Cricket Academy, Gurgaon. vation from such a winner. The Indian team will have quite a few tough selection vs calls to make as Virat Kohli & Co. take on England in Dhawan Rahul, the 5-match T20I series beginning Friday ohit Sharma was one of In- dia’s best batsmen in the YUZVENDRA Test series against Eng- CHAHAL’S PARTNER land. His acumen R in the T20Is is probably sec- There’s no doubt that Chahal will be the ond to none, which means he would be first-choice spinner in the team but the a starter for the hosts in the T20I se- second spinner’s spot is much debatable. vs ries.With Shikhar Dhawan and KL There’s once again going to be a tough Rahul the other choices in the opening competition for the spot with the likes Iyer Suryakumar, department, the team management is of Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, likely to rotate the three at the top in Washington Sundar,Rahul Tewatia vy- the 5 matches.To begin with, howev- ing for the same role. Either er, the Rahul-Rohit combination is ex- Chakravarthy or Sundar are likely to be pected to get the nod. chosen initially. If the team wants an ad- ditional hitter, Tewatia could get the nod. THE NO. 4 SPOT vs Shreyas Iyer isn’t probably the perfect NO PLACE FOR T20 batsman a team wants batting at DEEPAK CHAHAR Pant Kishan second-down position. With the much- talked-about Suryakumar Yadav get- The return of Bhuvneswhwar Kumar ting his maiden call-up to the nation- might force the team management to al team, Iyer faces stiff competition for bench Deepak Chahar.The two are very his spot. Though it looks like Iyer might similar kinds of bowlers and the status get the nod to begin with, Suryakumar of Bhuvi is likely to see him get the nod will surely be breathing down his neck over Chahar. Among Shardul Thakur, in the series. If Dhawan and Rohit open T Natarajan and Navdeep Saini, two of for India, Rahul can also be slotted in them could partner Bhuvneshwar in the middle-order. the pace attack. England’s T20I squad is SQUADS completely different from their Test squad, and includes only 5 IND Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit players who played at least one Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Shikhar Test match. Morgan will lead Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar It is going to be a tough question as the side consisting of Jason Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh far as the selection of the second Roy, Dawid Malan and Chris Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), opener is concerned, there is no Jordan, to name a few. Jofra Y Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, doubt about that because Rohit Sharma Archer is nursing an elbow is an automatic choice in white-ball Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, issue and is unlikely to feature cricket. But I will still go with KL Rahul Rahul Tewatia, T Natarajan, in the T20I series. because over the last few months and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak years, I think the Indian team Chahar, Navdeep Saini, management went with KL Rahul as an RISHABH PANT vs Shardul Thakur KL Rahul opening batsman and he has done ISHAN KISHAN Eoin Morgan really well in that position. ENG KL Rahul has taken up the - (Captain), Jason VVS LAXMAN, former India cricketer keeping role in the team for a while Roy, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Sam now but the inclusion of two full-time stumpers in the form of Rishabh Pant Billings, Jos Buttler (WK), Sam and Ishan Kishan might see Rahul re- Curran, Tom Curran, Moeen Ali, turn to an outfield position once again. But who among Pant and Kis- Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Chris han will get the nod? While Pant has Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil been spectacular since the Australia tour, Ishan has also been in phenom- Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, enal form in the shortest format. It Jofra Archer will surely be a difficult call to make. Photo: GETTY IMAGES Chelsea cruise, West Ham COULD YOU BELIEVE IT? win as top four race hots up Photo: GETTY IMAGES Chelsea are unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions, winning eight times since Tuchel SloSloww oovverer-r-ratatee ccosostt AAUSUS WTWTCC ffinalinal replaced the sacked Frank Lampard in January helsea strengthened their This might be the silliest thing I’ve ever said, hold on fourth place in ead coach IPL performances will C the Premier League as Justin Langer but our manager Gavin Dovey ... he’d been Kai Havertz inspired a vital 2-0 said Australia be given weightage away, he’d gone home for Christmas to be win over Everton, while West H were “really with his family. It wasn’t until after the game that Ham boosted their surprise slack” in not maintaining With India hosting the T20 we realised our over rate was down. Now, that’s top-four challenge with a 2-0 their over-rate in the Mel- World Cup later this year, Langer victory against Leeds. bourne Test against India, said IPL-bound Australian play- really slack on our behalf. Havertz has endured a dis- which eventually cost them a ers’ performances in the T20 I remember we were in the team room afterwards appointing first season fol- place in the World Test Champi- league will be taken into consid- lowing his £70 million ($96 onships final. Australia were fined eration when they sit to select the and I spoke to Painey (skipper Tim Paine) and Dene million) move from Bay- four WTC points for being two team for the ICC event. “There’s Hills, our analyst, about it. I was a bit grumpy about it er Leverkusen last year. overs behind in the second Test of no better showcase for some of and I thought imagine if this cost us the World Test But Germany forward the four-match series. India re- our players. They’re playing in Championship. I mentioned it to the players was given a rare start by cently beat England 3-1 in a home the same conditions (as the World Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel Test series to set up a WTC final Cup). We’ll watch that really afterwards that two overs down could cost us the and he responded by playing the clash with New Zealand in June closely and see who performs World Test Championship. And so, we have to get key role in both goals at Stam- and Australia could have quali- well,” Langer said. better at that and make sure it doesn’t happen in ford Bridge. Havertz’s shot was fied in place of the Kiwis if not “It’s a great opportunity for deflected into the Everton net for Sydney and Brisbane. for that slow over-rate penalty. In a lot of players. They get to play a Ben Godfrey own goal in the the WTC standing, New Zealand a lot of cricket under pressure, It’s very disappointing, but the lesson is the things Kai Havertz first half. Chelsea are two points finished 0.3 per cent ahead of Aus- that can only benefit them indi- that we can control, we have to control. And ahead of fifth-placed West Ham, tralia, who had decided not to trav- vidually and us collectively.” The who have a game in hand in a el to South Africa for a Test series IPL will run from April 9 to May we can’t relax for a second in Test cricket. tense race to qualify for next sea- due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 30 across six venues in India. PTI JUSTIN LANGER son’s Champions League via a top-four finish. AFP Photo: GETTY IMAGES

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