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US REJOINS PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT; BIDEN TO CONVENE WORLD LEADERS TALK ON CLIMATE CHANGE TWO LEVELS OF ENGLISH AND SANSKRIT FROM WHY CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD 2021-22 SESSION: CBSE WILL IT USHER IN A NEW or the academic year 2021- BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? 22, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), RISING TEMPERATURES: The year 2020 was one of the three warmest years on F record and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, indicating the pace of the ‘human- is all set to introduce English and COMMITMENT TOWARDS induced’ climate change, which is now as powerful as the force of nature, the UN Sanskrit language papers in two levels. 1 Presently, the Board offers Maths and weather agency has said. All the five data sets surveyed by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) concur that 2011-2020 was the warmest decade on record, in a per- Hindi at two levels to reduce the stress sistent long-term climate change trend. The warmest-six years have all been since 2015, levels of students. In addition, with 2016, 2019 and 2020, being the top three beginning next academic year, the Board will introduce improvement CLIMATE CHANGE? THE ARCTIC IS MELTING FASTER THAN THE REST OF he Biden administration hours of remarks from the world lead- THE WORLD: According to environmentalists, the Arctic tests as part of NEP’s is planning to host the ers. However,they only offered incre- sea ice is melting at an alarming rate, especially during the implementation of the national world leaders in a climate mental steps to combat climate change. 2 education policy. summit on the Earth Day, The US-organised event, which could boreal or the northern hemisphere summer. The trend, which according to people fa- be announced next week as part of a started in the 1980s, is continuing to increase at an alarming rate. Tmiliar with the matter— a sign of the package of climate-related policies, is The temperatures in the Arctic have warmed twice as fast as the new President’s commitment to not likely to focus on major world emit- global average. Scientists have warned that it is likely that the just rejoin the Paris carbon-cutting ac- ters of greenhouse gases. Biden has cord but also strengthen it. The US- made climate change one of his Arctic summer sea ice could disappear as early as 2035 hosted meeting on April 22 could be main priorities, and has set a goal virtual, one of the people said, simi- of achieving a zero-emission ener- CO2 LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE: According to the lar to a United Nation’s climate sum- gy grid by 2035, and carbon net- WMO, despite lockdown-related fall in Competency-based questions mit in December, which featured six neutrality by 2050. emissions, the global greenhouse emis- 3 have already been included in sions increased in 2020. In May 2020, The Paris Agreement, a legally-binding interna- the Co2 levels hit 417ppm, the Board exams for classes tional treaty on climate change, adopted in 2015, highest in human history X and XII. The Board has aims at limiting global warming to well below 2, decided to increase the num- preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to LOSS OF FORESTS: Since ber of questions by 10 per the pre-industrial levels. India is one of the few 1990, the world has lost 178 million cent every year countries, which is on track to meet the 2009 goal of 4 hectares of forest. In 2020, the limiting the global average temperature increase to not deforestation of the Amazon rainforest more than 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level surged to a 12-year high Photo: Getty images Ladakh to make debut in Republic Day parade DISCOVERED Social influence may induce people on Rajpath

The researchers found that people to follow Covid rules didn’t simply follow the rules, if they eople are more likely to follow Covid-19 restric- felt vulnerable or were personally con- tions based on what their friends do, rather than 1 vinced. Most-diligent followers of the guide- their own principles, a new study suggests.The lines were those whose friends and family P findings indicated that the best predictor of also followed the rules. Close circle’s compli- people’s compliance to the rules was how much their close ance had an even stronger effect than peo- circle complied with the rules, which had an even stronger ple’s own approval of the rules, the effect than people’s own approval of the rules. here is a palpable excitement researchers said among the members of the Ladakh This discovery applied to all T contingent for the Republic Day the age groups, genders, Parade, as the young union territory is all 2 countries, and was independ- set to make its debut in the extravaganza A NEW SPECIES ent of the severity of the pandemic on Rajpath with a beautiful tableau, Bats play critical ecological roles in West The study also revealed depicting the iconic Thikse monastery and OF ORANGE AND Africa, dispersing seeds, pollinating that people, who were par- its cultural heritage. The tableau promi- BLACK BAT plants and keeping insect species in 3 ticularly-bonded to their nently depicts the historic Thikse check. Yet, they are persecuted through- country were more likely to monastery located on the top of a hill in new species of orange and stick to the lockdown rules — the black bat from the Nimba out the region because of superstitions, Thikse in Leh district, and is one of the mountains in West Africa and these ideas have been compounded country was like a family, most-visited tourist sites in the region. A has been discovered by sci- by the animals’ association, with Ebola someone for whom, one is entists from the American Museum willing to stick their neck out ➤ The Union Territory of Ladakh was of Natural History in New York. The and other diseases, say experts. Like finding of the orange bat was de- many other species, they are also The findings also created in 2019, after the central scribed as striking, as the species is threatened by habitat loss suggested that government bifurcated the state of believed to be critically-endangered. 4 including experts Jammu and Kashmir into UTs in human and social behaviour is ENTERTAINMENT crucial when planning the next stages of ➤ A total of 17 states and UTs will be ‘MONSTER HUNTER’ TO HAVE 3D the pandemic response, such as how to represented on the Rajpath in this RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 5 ensure that people comply with extended year’s parade through their vibrant lockdowns or vaccination tableaux, besides that of various min- he Milla Jovovich and Tony Ja-starrer action-adventure ‘Monster Hunter’ will have recommendations istries and the three Armed Forces. a big screen release on February 5. The film T will be the first 3D release, post the reopen- ing of cinemas in India, in the aftermath of the lock- CLUES TOUCH ID COULD RETURN WITH down closure. VIEWPOINT ➤ The technology will use artificial IPHONE 13 ➤ The fantasy- action film is based on the immensely- intelligence (AI) to read the facial f reports are to go by,Apple phones without having to remove popular role-playing video game series of the same name expressions of women could be bringing back its their masks. Rather than being a ➤ The film tells the story of two heroes, who come ➤ touch ID technology in its replacement for face ID, the touch The new project is being helmed 2021 iPhone, in the form of ID would be an additional method from different worlds to defeat a common danger — under the ‘Mission Shakti’ programme I an on-screen fingerprint reader of unlocking the iPhone, accord- the powerful, deadly and magnificent monsters that images Getty Photo: that was launched in October 2020. It to help users unlock their smart- ing to the report. inhabit the land is projected to help reduce cases of ➤ The Sony Pictures Entertainment film will be harassment of women, who are sub- ➤ released in Hindi, English, Tamil, and Telugu The report, by Bloomberg, indicates that changes to this year’s jected to stalking and threat in the city iPhone will be minor ➤ The facial recognition technology is ➤However, one of the biggest changes is expected to be the addi- NEWS IN CLUE 1: He also served as the minister of state for touted to alert the nearest police sta- tion of an on-screen fingerprint reader, which would be offered external affairs (2009-10) and HRD minister (2012-14) tion even before the victims dial the alongside the current face ID and passcode options CLUES in the UPA government police helpline. It will activate the ➤According to Bloomberg, instead of reintroducing a CLUE 2: In 2006, he lost to South Korea’s Ban Ki-moon cameras upon detecting facial expres- home button, the touch ID technology would be embedded within for the UN secretary general post sions of women, and trigger the sys- the new iPhone screen Which Indian CLUE 3: He was India’s most-followed politician on Twitter, tem to notify the police politician until he was overtaken by PM Narendra Modi in 2013 FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH authored the DEPLOYED IN UP TO HELP Is it a good move? Apple first ANSWER: SHASHI THAROOR. At a meeting of the introduced books ‘An Era of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and WOMEN IN DISTRESS Should other cities Touch ID in Q follow suit? Darkness’, Technology, headed by the Congress leader, Facebook, he Lucknow police have deployed facial 2013, in the form ‘Show Business’ which owns WhatsApp, clarified that it had not “function- recognition technology backed by secu- Share your views at of a fingerprint reader and ‘Riot’? ally-changed” the privacy policy, and that it was the T rity cameras that will read expressions [email protected] You can also post integrated into the same as what it had been in existence, since 2016 of women in distress and alert their nearest toistudent.com police station. your comments at iPhone’s home button “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” READ. PLAY. LEARN RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 Meet 14-yr-old bestselling author and her adventures in writing

[email protected] so there were no technological distrac- books. (eg. Adventure, Fairytale sue when I grow up. For now,my plan is tions. I found it rather easy to make time retellings, Mystery,Horror, etc.) to keep all my options open so I can de- shna Dua published her in my schedule to write. This was also However, I like a few of these cide what exactly I’m interested in book ‘Joe Saves Florida and just a hobby for me back then and I did- authors very much: becoming. In the meantime, I will con- Other Adventures’, which n't expect to get it published. ➤ JK Rowling (I love ‘Harry Potter’ and tinue writing! became a bestseller on OTT ‘Joe Saves Florida and Other her other books are really good too) the very first day. She is a Adventures’ took months of work just ➤ Melanie Cellier (Fairy tale retellings If you were to describe yourself just in one Astudent of Symbiosis International to write. I think it went up to a year in are some of my favourite types of books line … School, Pune and is in IG1. Dua talks to total. After that, once I decided to get it to read and Ms Cellier’s books – all of Fourteen-year-old bestselling author, Times Nie on skills, dreams and focus published, it took another eight months. them – are amazing reads) who likes to read, dream and explore the that one needs while penning a book and It was edited several times. This book ➤ Enid Blyton (A childhood favourite, world. charting your life story. was a very long project. her books still make me smile whenev- er I read them) What other hobbies do you have besides What do you think made your book a best- Every writer faces a block. What did you do ➤ Carolyn Keene (The ‘Nancy Drew’ writing? seller? Share with us some experiences of when you faced such a situation? Series are very well known and the mys- I adore listening to music and you’ll al- yours while building the plot/creating the Writer’s blocks are normal. What mat- tery in them is very intriguing and keeps ways find me listening to some song or novel: ters is that you don’t give up on your another. I play the guitar, love to I’m so amazed that my book became a hard work because of this. INTERVIEW read and skate in my free time. I bestseller on Amazon on the first day it- There was a point while I was also like learning new languages self ! I think that the reason my book writing my book, I was stuck on what to you interested till the end) or playing with my younger siblings. I achieved this title is because of the write about and completely lost interest KM Shea (Again, like Ms Cellier, her have recently started a blog on my web- amount of overwhelming support from in the book. When this happened, I took books – Fairytale retellings or otherwise- site ashnadua.com. people all around the world. My family a break from writing the book. I wrote are sweet and heartwarming) and I had shared the release date of the other things when possible to make sure ➤Robert Thier (His ‘Storm and Silence’ Your favourite character from any book and book beforehand, and people from that I was still practising my writing series and ‘Warning! Fairy tales’ are why? around the world started sending me en- skills and did not get rusty. I also took hilarious. His other books are also some My favourite character would probably couraging messages. I am very grateful this time to read books. This gave me of the best stories ever) be Hermione Granger from ‘Harry to everyone. ideas on what would interest readers. One of my favourite books also hap- Potte’', or Lillian Linton from ‘Storm pens to be ‘In 27 Days’ by Allison and Silence’. These two girls fight for Your journey of writing: Who is your favourite author and why? Gervais. themselves and don’t let anyone walk My journey has been quite interesting. I read a lot so it’s very tough for me to over them. They’re some of the best There were a lot of times that I rewrote choose one author who is my favourite. What do you plan to pursue in life? female characters I have read about in scenes that I really liked but didn’t fit in I also read a great variety of fictional I’m not sure which career I want to pur- any books. with the plot well. I also deleted a few characters and multiple adventures that weren’t written right. YOUR TIPS TO YOUNG AUTHORS ON HOW On one such occasion, I had been ed- THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WORKS AND iting a chapter into which I had put in a WRITING INVOLVES MORE THAN LANGUAGE SKILLS. DO lot of effort. And when I say, ‘a lot of HOW TO PEN A BOOK? effort’, I mean this chapter was one of YOU AGREE? ACCORDING TO YOU, WHAT QUALITIES the most edited, most time-consuming ARE NECESSARY TO BE A GOOD AUTHOR? The first thing about writing a book is to jot down your chapters I’d written. It was a fun, light- hearted chapter with a small amusement thought before you forget it. This could be a story idea, an park mystery, a different sort from my I agree that writing involves more than language skills. What those skills are, idea for a plot twist, an idea for an ending, just one scene in usual. Joe and one of his friends had to however, depends on what you intend to write. For example, if you are writing a particular or even just a character you want to write about. discover who was sabotaging an amuse- biography, you need to know about the person’s life. If you are writing an ency- You then elaborate and base your story around that. The ment park and why? Unfortunately,when I went over the book one more time, I re- clopedia or any other non-fiction book, you need factual knowledge about the story eventually comes together as you keep writing it. Once alised that this story didn’t really fit in. topic at hand. For a book like mine, or any other fictional book, skills you require you are done, you can always go back and edit your writing, It stuck out like a sore thumb and even- other than good language, are, first and foremost, creativity. You need to have so you don’t need to have everything planned out before tually,I chose to delete it. the ability to think beyond the regular plots and think of something that inter- starting out. When publishing your story, make sure people Amid your studies, how did you take out ests you as well as the reader. Besides that, I think you need to know how to know about your book and when it will be released. It’s time for your book and how many hours did communicate through your writing and need to be able to see things open- important to build an interest for the reader. Tell your friends you put into it? mindedly, from different perspectives. You also need to be dedicated to your and family to spread the word about your book and make At the time when I was writing the book, I was in a much lower grade, so I didn’t writing and have to adapt easily to various situations (This could come in handy sure that you enjoyed writing your story as much as the have a lot of homework. This gave me when writing about different cultures, eras, problems.) readers will enjoy reading it. time to write. I was too young for a phone,

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Equality and ability A TEACHER IS A STUDENT FOREVER SN Senior Secondary irtual learning isn’t new. Every The pandemic made teachers assume School, Mayur Vihar teacher/student in the past few multiple roles while constantly updating observed special e as- years have had some amount of themselves and keeping abreast of new Asembly on the occa- V virtual learning or teaching ex- technology which aids the virtual teach- sion of International Day for perience. However, with the onset of the ing-learning experience. They made sure Persons with Disabilities with pandemic, this form of teaching-learning that the PANDEMIC didn’t bring this ex- the aim to promote the rights had become more profound and necessary perience to a halt. Even during these test- and well beings of Persons with for imparting knowledge. With the schools ing times, the teachers have provided guid- Disabilities in all spheres of so- closed and the possibility of physical class- ance and support to the parents and stu- ciety and development and to es being nil, the uncertainty loomed large dents alike. increase awareness of the sit- in everyone’s mind. This lead to a situation We at Shanti Gyan Vidyapeeth School uation of Persons with Dis- where it became imperative for schools to have ensured that Teacher & Student re- abilities in every aspect of po- fast adapt and embrace technology for en- lationship didn’t take a backseat due to litical, social, economic and be welcomed and included by on inclusion in education. gaging students in the process of learning, the pandemic. Teachers have used new cultural life. teachers and peers alike. The audience also wit- In today’s digital era, it is almost im- and innovative methods to teach, engage, The assembly was based The assembly started nessed a spirited dance per- possible to avoid the use of technology in guide, support and nurture the young on the fact that every child has with Ganesh Vandana fol- formance by the students. the field of EDUCATION. The lockdown minds. Holistic approach of teaching has the right to be supported by lowed by thought of the day. The assembly came to an period proved to be the catalyst in the us- been the main focus for developing stu- their parents and communi- The highlight of the day was end with pledge taken by all age of technology for teaching and learn- dents-teacher relationship.Various activ- ty to grow, learn, and develop the skit on the theme 'Ability to be compassionate about ing. With the use of technology such as on- ities, interactive sessions and lively class- in the early years, and should Unlimited ' which laid stress inclusion. line classes, online assignments, extra-cur- es are what we aim for. ricular activities, etc, the schools have tried RAJ KUMAR KHURANA, President - Though the use of technology posed a their best to reach the students in the com- Khurana Educational Society, SHANTI GYAN few hiccups along the teaching-learning fort of their home. VIDYAPEETH SCHOOL process, however the collective efforts of Nurturing creativity and talents Once a teacher, always a teacher is students, teachers and parents alike helped something that every teacher lives by. How- the students. The use of technology had us overcome the obstacles. The Pandemic he 9th edition of In- ever, a teacher is also a student for life. In made teachers more efficient in imparting shall pass, but the dent it had made on the novention, an In- today’s era, a teacher had to constantly knowledge. This was possible only because Educational system has only paved way for terschool Science evolve to provide better education, knowl- the teachers didn’t give up on their bit of a more vibrant and technically driven Tfest, was organised edge, guidance, support, and learning to leaning to better perform their duties. teaching-learning ecosystem. by the Scientia Club of Ahlcon Public School, Mayur Vihar. The varied event aimed at inculcating Excellence and brilliance the scientific temper Cross cultural bondings amongst the young learn- yan international School yan International ers and to foster a spirit to virtually collaborated School, Sector 31, collaborate towards scien- with Lithuania school of Gurgaon organised tific advancements for a bet- R art and drama.Each Ra virtual award cer- ter tomorrow. vancements for common with 15 schools and over 60 team of 3 members was supposed emony- Ryan Vista for the The programme was good. The Chairman of the students participating from to present a PPT/ Video/ anima- students of class V for the commenced with the wel- school Vikaas Ahluwalia en- Delhi, Delhi NCR and North tion etc. to showcase academic year 2019-20. come address by the Presi- couraged the young minds East. The various categories any of the topics provided by The guest for the event dent of Scientia Club, Vrin- to challenge and explore the included innovative compe- the host. Team Ryan Vasant Kunj was Lata Verghese who has da Gupta. The Director, Dr limits for accomplishment titions 2 MINUTES SCI- comprised of Ananya Rajawat, 20 years of experience work- Ashok Pandey motivated the of their dreams. The Prin- ENCE, PAN (AD) MIC, Jheel porwal and Sohinni Natta. ing with renowned organi- young generation to develop cipal Dr Deepak Raj Singh GRAFFITI ( Deface the Spec- The collaborative effort of our zations in management roles. ing Author, Super Scientist, a quest for knowledge that Bisht welcomed all the dig- trum ) along with HEY SCI- team resulted in a nicely edited It was a proud moment Maths Master, Amazing leads to spectacular scien- nitaries and motivated the ENTIST! and LET’S GET video packed with humour, cre- for all the achievers as they Artist, Rising Star, Star Per- tific inventions. Babanku- participants to excel and en- QUIZZICAL, which were ativeness and positive vibes. The received certificates for their former, Music Master and mar S. Bansod, a scientist joy the learning experience. held live through virtual plat- topic that our group chose was excellence in various spheres Perfect Attendance. School graced the occasion as the Due to the unprecedent- forms. After the spectacular “what do we do in our free time?”. theme because Christmas brings like Excellence in Acade- Head N. Geeta Srinivasa con- Chief Guest and urged the ed pandemic, the fest was competitions, Bal Bharti Furthermore, students included the same kind of happiness and mics, Excellence in Sports, gratulated all the awardees students to harness the sci- held online and received an Public School, Noida bagged a part where Christ- joy regardless of the spatial lo- Leadership Award, Confi- and motivated them to excel entific and technological ad- overwhelming response, the coveted rolling trophy. mas was the central cation. dent Speaker Award, Aspir- in all spheres of life.

MANAGE YOUR TIME EFFICIENTLY! MAHAFREEN JAMBUSARWALA, day for working, studying, playing, EDUCATOR (SECONDARY), ZEBAR socializing, and anything else prac- SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN tical you need to do. Allow a little extra time in case you spend ome exam time, students longer on a task than you thought often wonder where all of you would. the time went. Then, at other times, it feels like the 4) AVOID PROCRASTINATION AND Cday will never end. So what can we DISTRACTION : Follow a 4-part com- do? The answer is simple. Time bination: Select Your Most Important Management. Task, Begin Immediately, Work on It Time management is the process Single-Mindedly and Finish It!! of organizing and planning how to 5) START WORKING ON ASSIGN- divide your time between specific 2) CREATE A LIFE SCHEDULE : MENTS EARLY : Good time manage- activities. Take a look at some time Whether it’s a pin-up planner, a ment skills mean not leaving KULSOOM FATIMA, VIII, Hamdard Public School management tips: timetable, or a calendar in your assignments until the day before diary, find an organizing tool that 1) SET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT : they are due. works well for you and add your list List absolutely everything that you of priorities to it. 6) REWARDS AND A REMINDER : It is have to do. This may sound obvious a good idea to build rewards into but most students tend to leave 3) BE FLEXIBLE BUT REALISTIC : your timetable to act as a motivator. important tasks until the last minute. Typically, allow around 8-10 hours a Just don’t go overboard.

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here is a famous saying that ties to promote products. “All that Glitters aren’t the We breathe in the competitive ANWESHA SINGH, class 6 B. Jaspal ANVITA BANERJEE, VII, East Point School, gold?” This can be true for market and everyone wants that Kaur Public School , Shalimar Bagh Vasundhara Enclave T various advertisements. For their product should be popular example. A brand stated that the than that of their competitors. So, consumption of their products is that the sales increase and they crucial for the development of a get more money. Advertisements child. But after the laboratory are a part of marketing. It has Being fit is the need of the hour research was conducted, it wasn’t become a trend to show the prod- found true. Advertisements have uct in a better way than actually it n an attempt to promote fit- TRISHA PURANIK, Class VI, DPS, just become a way of fooling people. is. Therefore, Advertisements are ness among school children, Bopal, Ahmedabad D.A.V Public school,R.K. The youth today is exposed to somewhat made to attract cus- Puram organised an Inter - various facilities like the Internet tomers. But, advertisements are I and Television. Keeping this in mind necessary so that the customers School Talent Rendezvous- Faisons-Le ‘Let’s Do it’ 2021 for the advertisers, give publicity to are able to compare and select the their product. Some advertise- best of what is ANVI Elementary and Primary kids THAKORE, and supported Fit India movement Pasta Challenge, Expressions ticipants of events were at their ments call the attention of children available within Challenge, Flamingo Challenge, best. Winners and participants were towards various toys and games, the market. Class VI, launched by Prime minister Narendra Udgam Jumping Jacks Challenge, Toss the awarded with certificates. The event and the children are tempted to get RUCHITA BHOLE, Modi. The prime objective is to bring School For ball Challenge, Squat Challenge and was a huge success and we expect those toys. Due to this, parents are Class VII, Essar about a behavioural change in school Children, Yoga Challenge. This event that this event had a positive effect forced to buy those toys/games children who are spending ‘Passive International Ahmedabad Screen Time’ now -a-days. Following addressed both physical and mental on the students about physical fit- that are really costly. The advertis- School, Gujarat Inter School activities were held - fitness needs of children. All the par- ness in an era of digital India. ing companies make use of celebri- SIX REASONS WHY INDIA BEAT AUSTRALIA IN TEST SERIES India defeated Australia for the second successive time in a Test series in two years, with both the series wins coming in Australia. Here are the six main reasons that helped the underdogs and injury-stricken India beat host Australia 2-1 in the four-match series that ended on Tuesday:

INDIAN PREMIER STRONG BENCH FREQUENT TOURS 1 LEAGUE 2 3 TO AUSTRALIA The T20 has removed the Indian players’ inhi- Since 2010, India A have played 52 first- The Indian team has toured Australia bitions against Australians while giving class matches, the most by any team in four times in the last 10 years. This is Washington Sundar access to top Aussie brains in dressing rooms the world. Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj apart from the ‘A’ tours that the was one of the at nets. All four teams that made the IPL has played 16 first-class matches, bats- Indians have undertaken to the country. 5 youngsters who play-offs this season — (Ricky man Shubman Gill eight, Hanuma Vihari 12 India’s last tour to Australia came in made their Test Ponting), Mumbai Indians (Andrew McDonald), and four for India A and 2018-19, just two years ago. The fre- debuts for India Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB, Simon toured overseas also. Pace bowler Shardul quent trips have ensured that the play- during the Border- Katich) and (David Thakur, who too has played a few games ers have become used to the conditions Gavaskar series Warner as captain) — had Aussies at the fore- for India A, credited those games for Down Under — weather as well as pitch- front to guide them. Most of these persons ensuring proper preparation for the sen- es and did not need much time to get were also part of the Aussie team in some ior team. This is apart from the List A acclimatised to the conditions. position or the other during the just-conclud- games. That apart, Rahul Dravid’s policy ed series. That apart, the presence of top of letting one batch play only one under- Aussie players in different teams have also 19 World Cup has ensured there is a regu- helped. Shubman Gill, who hit 91 on the last lar flow of young players with a taste of day, has faced Pat Cummins regularly at the some form of international . Dravid 6 DOMESTIC CRICKET KKR nets while Josh Hazlewood and Shardul has been grooming the second string Thakur, who picked seven and hit 67 quite well, providing them exposure. India’s well laid out domestic cricket in first innings, have also shared the ball at structure, comprising , the Chennai Super Kings nets. Duleep Trophy, and Irani Trophy in multi- COMPETITION WITHIN day format, allowed a lot of players to 5 get plenty of cricket under their belt THE TEAM before they made their Test debut. 4 COVID-19 Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, T The intense competition for places in Natarajan, Navdeep Saini, who all showed the squad has helped players grab no nerve while playing their first full The Indian squads for all three formats opportunity with both hands. When Test series, all made their first-class reached Australia together. The Test team Prithvi Shaw was dropped after the first debut at least five years ago and have benefited the most as they arrived in Test, youngster Shubman Gill walked been frontline bowlers for the state Australia over a month before the series into the squad and grabbed the opportu- sides. The Indian domestic cricket has was to start. The one-month long stay nity with both hands and returned with also provided flat, -friendly pitch- helped the team get acclimatised to the 259 runs at 51.8. Rishabh Pant’s place es and that has helped batsmen get con- conditions. They also played a couple of was also questioned due to his poor fidence to play shots and bowlers to warm-up games ahead of the series. T wicketkeeping skills but he performed bowl tight, something that helped on the Natarajan, Shardul Thakur and Washington with the bat to cement his spot. Sundar who stayed back as net bowlers too flat Australian pitches.

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Should England rethink the call to rest Phil has to be Phil and not be Bairstow for 1st two India Tests? Kevin De Bruyne: Guardiola Manchester City boss Pep ormer skippers Nasser Hussain and Burns — who are not part of the Sri Lanka se- Guardiola played down Michael Vaughan are not happy with Eng- ries — have been recalled. land's squad selection for the first two Tests “The only player in England's Top 3 that's play- expectations on young midfielder F against India in which they have rested ing the sub continent conditions with any control Phil Foden to fill the void left by wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow. After the or calmness is resting for the first 2 Tests against culmination of the ongoing second Test against the best Team in world at home #India !!! The world injured playmaker Kevin De Sri Lanka, England will be touring India for four is officially mad,” tweeted Vaughan. The first two Bruyne, after the 20-year-old Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs beginning Feb- Test matches are set to played in Chennai, before inspired them to a 3-1 FA Cup ruary 5. Bairstow, Mark Wood and Sam Curran the series moves to Ahmedabad for the final two have been rested for the first two Tests against Tests.The third Test will be a day-night encounter, victory over Cheltenham Town on India, while Ben Stokes,Jofra Archer and Rory beginning on February 24. IANS Saturday. City looked to be heading out of the competition Phil Foden after Alfie May put fourth-tier I would say it’s a concern that one of England’s best three players of spin — I would say Cheltenham ahead. But Foden Bairstow is alongside Joe Root and Ben Stokes in that — has been given a boarding pass equalised in the 81st minute home and the others are going to Chennai. I’d have to rethink. England fans switching before Gabriel Jesus and Ferran on when it is turning and England are 20/2 may well have the argument, ‘I want to see Torres struck to secure the team’s our best batsman against spin, or one of them, in Bairstow.’ passage to the fifth round. Nasser Hussain, former England skipper Guardiola’s side were without De Bruyne, who picked up a hamstring ENGLAND SQUAD (FOR THE FIRST TWO TESTS) issue in Wednesday’s 2-0 Premier

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