Indian tunes
India have started their campaign in the ongoing World Cup in an emphatic manner winning both their opening encounters against South Africa and Australia. The team has been appreciated for their all-round display with the bat and ball and fans, not just Indians but from other nations too, are in awe of the Indian cricket team. However, it's not just Virat Kohli's men who are winning the hearts in England. The Indian culture is also taking over the streets as foreign tourists and Indians are having a gala time during the showpiece event. One such example is the latest video which has surfaced on social media where foreigners can be seen dancing on Bollywood tracks. Women in electric blue ghagra-choli are seen doing dandiya on Chogada from Loveyatri and Nagara sang dhol baaje from Goliyon ki Rasleela Ram-Leela. Before this video, another video had surfaced in which hundreds of Europeans were seen dancing to the tune of the extremely popular and timeless Bhojpuri folk song, Jila Top Lagelu. It was also shared widely on Twitter and Facebook. Many posts then had suggested it was shot in London, however, it turned out to be the Berlin Karneval.
Sundar thought
Google's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai has predicted that India and England would clash in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and said he was “rooting” for the men in blue to emerge victorious. Describing himself as a passionate cricket fan, the 46-year-old head of California-based internet giant said that when he came to the US, he found baseball a bit challenging. “It (ICC Cricket World Cup final match) should be (between) England and India. But, you know, Australia and New Zealand, these are all very, very good teams,” Pichai said during the India Ideas Summit of USIBC wherein he received the Global Leadership Award on Wednesday. He was replying to USIBC president Nisha Desai Biswal who asked “who do you think is going to play the final match.”
WI tour for India
India will begin its ICC World Test Championship campaign with the two-Test series to be played in the West Indies in late August. The two Tests will be played at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua (August 22-26) and at Sabina Park in Jamaica (August 30-September 3). Before that, both the teams will play three T20I and three ODIs. The tour kicks off with two T20Is at the Broward County Stadium in Florida, US — played on August 3 and 4. They will then travel to Guyana to play the final T20I on August 6 at the Guyana National Stadium. After that, both the teams play the first ODI of the three-match series at the same ground in Guyana on August 8, followed by the remaining two 50-over matches to be played at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on August 11 and 14. And after a week's gap, the teams will play their first ever World Test Championship match.
