My celebration after scoring century was message to everyone to shut out the noise: KL Rahul
Pune: After going through a lean patch in the T20I series against the visiting England side, Indian batsman KL Rahul struck form in the ODI series. KL began the ODI series with a well-timed half-century and followed it with a brilliant century in the second ODI that set the platform for the team to post a dominant 336/5 at the end of the innings.
Rahul came into bat when the Indian side was struggling at 37-2 with both the openers back into the pavilion and skipper Kohli on the other end. The duo formed a crucial partnership of 121 runs and laid a strong foundation for a big total.
Rahul scored his fifth ODI hundred before departing after scoring 108 off 114 deliveries. After completing his century Rahul displayed his ‘Monk-like’ celebration holding both his hands near his ears and closing his eyes.
Asked about the celebration after the innings, Rahul said it was a message for “everybody to shut-out the noise”. He further added that there are people who try to pull others down and that as sportsperson they need to neglect them.
Rahul faced criticism from several ends when he was going through a rough patch and fans and experts had questioned his place in the team ahead of other players waiting in the wings.
“It is just to shut out the noise, not to disrespect anyone. There are people out there who try to pull you down, at times you need to neglect them. So that's just a message to shut out that noise” Rahul said at the mid-innings interview.
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Navy information leak to Pakistan: Udupi police arrest another accused Hirendra Kumar from Gujarat
Udupi: The Udupi police have arrested another accused in connection with a case involving employees of a Malpe–Cochin Shipyard limited allegedly sharing confidential information related to the Indian Navy with Pakistan in exchange for money.
The arrested accused has been identified as Hirendra Kumar, alias Bharat Kumar Khadayata (34), a resident of Kailas Nagar in Ananda taluk of Gujarat.
With this arrest, the total number of accused arrested in the case has risen to three. Earlier, on November 21, police arrested Rohit and Santri, both hailing from Uttar Pradesh. They are currently in judicial custody.
According to the police, Rohit and Santri were working in a joint venture company operating at the Malpe Shipyard.
A case was registered at the Malpe Police Station after it was found that confidential details, including a list of Indian Navy ship numbers and other sensitive information, were allegedly shared with Pakistan through WhatsApp, leading to illegal monetary gains.
Hirendra Kumar was arrested on December 21 by a team led by Karkala Sub-Division Assistant Superintendent of Police Harsha Priyamvada, the investigating officer in the case. Police stated that the accused had allegedly procured a mobile SIM card in his name for a fee and handed it over to the other accused for use in the illegal activity.
He was produced before the court, and further investigation is underway, police officials said.
