Major fire in slums in Mumbai; none hurt
Mumbai, Mar 13: A major fire broke out in slums in suburban Malad on Monday afternoon, but no casualty was reported, a Fire Brigade official said.
The level 3 (major) fire engulfed slums located in the Appa Pada locality and efforts were on to douse the flames, he said.
Smoke billowing out of the area could be seen from several kilometres away.
According to the official, fire tenders, jumbo water tankers and other equipment were engaged in controlling the blaze. An ambulance has been also stationed at the site.
No details were immediately available on the cause of the fire.
#BREAKING | Major #fire reported in slums at Appa Pada area of Malad east, #Mumbai
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 13, 2023
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#BREAKING | Major #fire reported in slums at Appa Pada area of Malad east, Mumbai
— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) March 13, 2023
The #fire has been declared as level 3 by #Mumbai Fire Brigade pic.twitter.com/4H30tYXhhp
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World No. 1 Chakravarthy achieves career-best rating in ICC T20I bowler rankings
Dubai (PTI): India spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Wednesday consolidated his position at the top of the ICC Men's T20I Bowler Rankings, reaching a career-best rating following a stellar show in the ongoing T20 series against South Africa.
The 34-year-old Chakravarthy earned a new best rating of 818 points on the back of his third consecutive two-wicket haul in five-game home series.
The right-armer has six wickets across the first three matches of the series, with his spell of 2/11 from four economical overs in the most recent contest in Dharamsala proving pivotal in India's clinical seven-wicket triumph.
Chakravarthy (818 rating points) now holds a 119-point advantage over his closest rival in New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy (699) in second-place, while also moveing inside the top 10 for the best rating of all-time for T20I bowlers.
Left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh also improved four places to 16th overall on the rankings for T20I bowlers on the back of his Player of the Match heroics against the Proteas in the third game.
For South Africa, Marco Jansen (up 14 spots to 25th), Lungi Ngidi (up 11 rungs to 44th) and Ottneil Baartman also improved, reaching 68th from outside the top 100.
Among T20I batters, India now boast two players inside the top five on the rankings, with Tilak Varma gaining two spots to move to fourth overall after a trio of decent innings against South Africa.
Teammate Abhishek Sharma maintains a decent buffer at the top, while South Africa duo Aiden Markram (up eight places to 29th) and Quinton de Kock (up 14 spots to 43rd) made good ground following some decent recent efforts.
Pakistan's Saim Ayub has a narrow lead at the top of the rankings for T20I all-rounders despite not playing any international matches across the last week, with India's Shivam Dube the big mover on this list as he improves two places to 16th.
