Yuvraj Singh’s father arrested after late-night brawl

August 25, 2014

Singhs fatherPanchkula, Aug 25: Haryana police on Sunday night arrested Yograj Singh, father of cricketer Yuvraj Singh, in a case of late-night brawl over a car parking in Panchkula town.

Yograj, a former cricketer who has also worked as an actor in Punjabi movies, was held on late Sunday night following the violent clash between a group of his friends and NRI relatives and their neighbours.

Yograj and his friend allegedly attacked a former deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and his two sons.

Along with Yograj, Panchkula police have arrested four more people including former cricketer's friend Bhupinder Singh, former Chandigarh police DSP Ashanand and his two sons Sumit Nand and Sunil Narang, both advocates.

Yograj was recently treated for the cancer of vocal chords.

"We have registered cross FIRs against both the parties as it was a case of clash and both the groups attacked each other," said inspector Baljeet, SHO of sector 5 police station in Panchkula.

Police said that Bhupinder, the friend of Yograj, lives right in front of the family of former DSP in sector 2 of Panchkula and have had arguments over parking in the past too.

Police said that Yograj's NRI cousin Kuljeet Kaur, 50, and her son Aaron, 28, and daughter Tanya Kaur, 25, a doctor in England, who have come to India on vacation, were staying at Bhupinder's house in sector 2.

The trouble started on Sunday night after Bhupinder returned to his house along with the relatives of Yograj after attending birthday party of ex-cricketer's 12-year-old daughter Amy in latter's house in neighbouring Manimajra town of Chandigarh.

As Bhupinder started parking his car, the DSP along with his two sons raised an objection and soon the heated arguments turned into a scuffle, said police.

Bhupinder, in the meantime, phoned Yograj, who reached his house accompanied by his bodyguards and allegedly attacked the ex-DSP and his two sons.

Police said sharp-edged weapons were used in the brawl and Bhupinder along with Kuljeet Kaur, Aaron and Tanya Kaur suffered injuries and were treated at the government hospital.

Police said Tanya has also levelled allegations of molestation against Ashanand, Sumit Nand and Sunil Narang.

According to SHO Baljeet, a case under sections 148 (rioting with weapons), 149 (unlawful assembly), 323 (causing injuries), 452 (house trespass), 506 (criminal intimidation) has been registsred against Yograj and Bhupinder and another case under sections 323 (causing injuries), 506 (criminal intimidation), 34 (criminal act done by several persons with common intention) of the IPC has been registered against the ex-DSP and his two sons.

The five accused would be produced in a Panchkula court later on Monday afternoon, added SHO Baljeet.

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January 10,2020

Karachi, Jan 10: Former Pakistan batsman and current U-19 head coach Ejaz Ahmed feels that his side can beat defending champions and arch-rivals India in the forthcoming ICC Youth World Cup beginning in South Africa on January 17.

"India has a very good cricket system and it is organized but I know that we have more passion than them when we play against each other and that is how we also beat them in the semi-finals of the recent Asian Emerging Nations Cup," Ejaz said.

Ejaz, who has played 60 Test and 250 ODIs, was head coach of the Pakistan Emerging side which beat India before eventually winning the title in Bangladesh last year.

"Even in the past, we beat India because of our greater passion and this time also I know the passion of our players will prevail over them although they have a very strong outfit," he added.

The 51-year-old Ejaz, however, said at the end of the day it would be all about how a team plays on that particular day.

"It is the same in the World Cup it does not matter which team is number one or defending champions what will matter is how a team plays on a given day. I personally feel our team is well balanced," he said.

Ejaz did not believe that India would get advantage of having played a four-nation tournament with South Africa, New Zealand and Zimbabwe in South Africa before the World Cup.

"Our players have also trained hard in Lahore and we have played around 11 matches. We will also reach South Africa nine days before the World Cup and we have some practice games and I think our preparations are also very good for the tournament," he said.

The former batsman also said the absence of fast bowler Naseem Shah will not impact much on the team's performance. Naseem was withdrawn from the Pakistan U-19 squad after he played for the senior team in three Test matches against Australia and Sri Lanka.

"Look there was no controversy at all. The way we now see things is that you can't expect a MBA to go and take BA exams. That is how we look at Naseem Shah, he has made the grade for Pakistan and now he should be performing for the senior team," said the head coach.

"We have a couple of exciting young talent in the ranks. I expect Rohail and Haider to play for the senior team in two to three year's time, they are that good."

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April 5,2020

New Delhi, April 5: England batsman James Vince lashed out at people for not taking proper measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and said people are going out as if "everything is normal".

"Just seen the pictures of people out and about today as if everything is normal. What selfish people, surely by now they've realised this is serious. Well done to everyone who's doing their bit and staying in," Vince tweeted.

On March 13, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that Europe was now the 'epicentre' of the disease.

The death toll due to the novel coronavirus in the UK has exceeded 4,313 with at least 708 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the largest one-day rise since the start of the outbreak as confirmed by the Department of Health and Social Care.

The total number of cases in the UK as on Saturday is 41,903, a rise of 3,735 cases in the last 24 hours.

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February 22,2020

Sydney, Feb 22: India's demolition of a formidable Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup opener will give them a huge boost going forward, said star batswoman Mithali Raj, who also lauded leggie Poonam Yadav for her magical performance.

Poonam took four for 19 to help India complete a 17-run victory against defending champions Australia on Friday.

"Everyone has been talking about how much batting depth Australia have, yet they couldn't chase 132," Raj, a former India Test and ODI captain, said in an ICC release.

"India will take so much confidence from that victory, but this World Cup is still very open. The match between Australia and India proved how competitive the tournament will be. It proves it does not matter where you stand in the ICC rankings.

"We will be seeing more of the same drama yet. This victory proves every team has a chance," said Raj, who has retired from T20 cricket.

The 37-year-old veteran batswoman said "the opening match definitely lived up to the hype of the tournament".

"It was a whirlwind. There were so many ups and downs. It was a great start to the tournament not only because India beat the defending champions on home soil, but also because of how the game progressed altogether.

"At no point could you say it was going in one side's favour. First we saw our early wickets fall, then we recovered and Australia had to chase 132 before their middle-order collapsed. India and Australia both took the game their own way at different points which made it fascinating for spectators to watch."

Raj said Poonam's spell was the turning point.

"She's been one of the main spinners for India for quite some time now, and her style worked again. Getting their (Australia's) middle-order out really titled the match towards India, she was brilliant.

"Although we recovered our innings through Deepti Sharma and her partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues, it was Poonam's flurry of wickets against Australia's megastars, which completely changed the game," Raj said.

Raj also praised 16-year-old Shafali Verma for scoring 29 off 15 on her World Cup debut.

"Shafali Verma impressed me too on her debut. She gave India's middle order the cushioning they needed to regain momentum. Verma has stuck with stroke play that she demonstrated in the tri-series," she said.

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