Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson’s role has come under the scanner ever since Salman Ali Agha and his men failed to qualify for the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026. To make things worse, Pakistan got bowled out for 114 runs in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur. The team succumbed to their fourth-worst ODI loss in history. However, Hesson has not shied away from admitting that his team was exposed against Nahid Rana’s pace, who picked up five wickets.
India is steadily strengthening its defence capabilities through next-generation technologies and indigenous innovation. From an autonomous boat capable of travelling 1,500 kilometres at sea without a person on board to a pilotless aircraft designed to carry a human and a stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be launched from an altitude of 1.18 lakh feet, these developments highlight the expanding scope of India’s homegrown defence technology.
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The Indian Premier League’s 2027 mini-auction will be held in Goa on December 16. That leaves the franchises a month to prepare after the November 15 deadline for retaining players. Meanwhile, the auction will coincide with the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.
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