Assembly members given examples of right pronunciation of House colleagues
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Belagavi: An argument over pronunciation of a person’s name is learned to have taken place in the Assembly on Wednesday, apparently lightening the mood during the Question Hour.
The incident is reported to have taken off since Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge called Congress member HD Thammaiah HD wrongly as ‘Thimmaiah’. Raising objection to this, the legislator complained to Speaker UT Khader, blaming him for having earlier called him ‘Thimmaiah’. “Now, everyone is following your style and calls me ‘Thimmaiah’. I have a new name now,” Thammaiah said.
Speaker Khader admitted that it was a mistake to have called the legislator ‘Thimmaiah’ and joked before the House, “Please take care not to make mistakes while raising any member’s name in the House. Members who mispronounce others’ names will have to pay fines.”
Minister Kharge, in response, apologized to Thammaiah and continued, “There would probably be no better example than me, when it comes to pronouncing a person’s name wrongly. While my name is Priyank Kharge, many have been calling me ‘Priyanka’. They have changed my gender too!” lightening the mood of the House for some time.
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Experience comes when you play bigger teams in bilateral series: Rashid Khan
Chennai (PTI): Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan called for more bilateral series against stronger cricketing nations after his team signed off from the T20 World Cup on a high, defeating Canada in their final group match here on Thursday.
Afghanistan played some exhilarating cricket, going down to South Africa in a gripping second Super Over after the scores were tied, a humdinger that provided one of the early thrills of the World Cup.
However, the spin-bowling stalwart said Afghanistan could make significant strides if they get regular opportunities to compete against stronger cricketing nations.
"Couple of areas to improve, with the batting, the middle order got a bit stuck against the big teams, and then with the bowling the death overs. That comes when you play the bigger teams in bilateral series," said Rashid after his team defeat Canada by 82 runs, with him returning excellent figures of 2 for 19.
The stalwart said the side had arrived well prepared for the tournament and produced some breathtaking cricket, but admitted the narrow defeat to South Africa proved costly and remained a painful setback.
"We were well-prepared (for the tournament), we played some unbelievable cricket. The game against South Africa, that really hurt everyone. We had to win one of those (first two) games and see how the tournament unfolded. We'll take some positive things from this World Cup and look forward," he said.
With head coach Jonathan Trott set to part ways with the team, Rashid described the departure as an "emotional" moment for the side.
"I think we had some wonderful times with him. Where we are now, he played a main role. It's emotional to see him leave us, but that's how life is. We wish him all the best and somewhere down the line we see him again."
Ibrahim Zadran, who was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 95 off 56 balls, said it was satisfying to finally register a substantial score after two below-par outings.
"I enjoyed it, didn't play better cricket in first two innings, which I expect. Wanted to back my skills, really enjoyed it. Pressure was there, it's there all the time. I want to put myself in pressure situations and enjoy it," said Zadran.
"Wanted to play positive cricket, rotate strike and punish bad ball, create partnerships and this is what I have done."
