Ajinkya Rahane likely to be India's new Test captain following WTC Final loss: Reports
Mumbai: After India's resounding 209-run defeat against Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, speculations are rife that Ajinkya Rahane will be appointed as the next Test captain for the Indian cricket team. According to reports in the Times of India, the national selectors are contemplating giving India's regular captain, Rohit Sharma, some rest during the upcoming West Indies tour.
The Times of India report suggests that Rohit Sharma might be rested either for the Test matches or the eight-match white-ball series, which includes three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and five Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The final decision regarding Rohit's participation will be made after consultations with the player himself.
In the event that Rohit Sharma is indeed rested, Ajinkya Rahane is believed to be the frontrunner to take over the Test captaincy. Rahane made a remarkable comeback to the national team during the WTC final, where he displayed solid batting performances. The 35-year-old batsman scored 89 and 46 in the two innings of the final, contributing significantly to India's unsuccessful campaign. Moreover, he reached a significant milestone of completing 5000 runs in Test cricket, becoming the 13th Indian to achieve this feat.
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Ex-Army officer assaulted, robbed at gunpoint by woman he met through matrimonial website
Mathura(UP), Apr 5 (PTI): A retired Army colonel from Haryana has filed a police complaint here, alleging that he was held hostage, assaulted, looted and forced to participate in an "obscene video" at gunpoint with a woman he met through a matrimonial website, police said on Saturday.
The woman from Mathura, who was allegedly in on the plan to rob him, was working with other accomplices, the ex-armyman said in his complaint filed on Thursday.
According to Barsana Station House Officer (SHO) Raj Kamal Singh, Colonel Rajneesh Soni (retired), a resident of Gurugram, reported that he was contacted by a woman from Barsana on a matrimonial website in January. The woman allegedly agreed to marry him, and they began communicating.
The woman allegedly persuaded the colonel to visit Barsana on January 25, requesting that he visit the Radharani temple. When he arrived, she arranged for his stay at a guest house and took him on a tour of the area, including a visit to the temple, the complainant said.
After returning to the guest house, the woman and her accomplices allegedly told the colonel that her brother had been involved in an accident and they needed to leave immediately. They then led him to a waiting car.
"Once outside the town limits, the colonel alleges that he was attacked by the occupants of the car. They seized his phone, physically assaulted him, and forced him to contact relatives and friends to transfer money," the SHO said.
"He was then taken back to the guest house, where he was allegedly forced to participate in obscene videos and photographs at gunpoint. He was threatened that the videos would be made public if he reported the incident," the officer said.
The colonel has alleged that his purse, bag, gold chain, debit card and Rs. 12,000 in cash were stolen from the guest house.
After an unsuccessful attempt at locating the perpetrators himself, the colonel finally reported the incident to the Barsana police two days ago, he said.
"A case has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS and all facts are being investigated. Further action will be taken as per facts found in the investigation," the SHO said.
