Google's Sundar Pichai predicts India vs England final in ICC Cricket World Cup
Washington, Jun 13: Google's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai has predicted that India and England would clash in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and said he was "rooting" for the men in blue to emerge victorious.
Describing himself as a passionate cricket fan, the 46-year-old head of California-based internet giant said that when he came to the US, he found baseball a bit challenging.
"It (ICC Cricket World Cup final match) should be (between) England and India. But, you know, Australia and New Zealand, these are all very, very good teams," Pichai told a Washington audience that included US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top corporate executives from India and the US during the India Ideas Summit of USIBC wherein he received the Global Leadership Award on Wednesday.
He was replying to USIBC president Nisha Desai Biswal who asked "who do you think is going to play the final match".
Pichai shared some of his cricket and baseball experiences in the United States.
"When I first came here, I tried to kind of adapt to baseball. I have to say it was a bit challenging. In my first game, I was proud because I hit the ball on the back. It's a really good shot in cricket. I was like, well look, what I did. But people didn't appreciate it.
"In cricket when you run, you always take your bat with you. So I also ran between base with my bat as well. So eventually, I realised baseball was a bit difficult. I can adjust on many things, but I'm going to stick to cricket," he said.
"There is a cricket World Cup going on. It's a wonderful tournament... rooting for India to do well. But there's a lot at stake here," Pichai said.
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Puttur rape case: BJP leader’s son, victim, child undergo DNA test; blood samples sent to B'luru FSL
Puttur: Blood samples of the son of a local BJP leader, Shrikrishna J Rao, who has been arrested for raping and impregnating a classmate after promising to marry her, along with those of the victim and the child, were collected on Tuesday to conduct a DNA test.
Rao, who is under judicial custody, was presented before court on Tuesday. The victim also appeared in court with her mother and the child. The blood samples were collected by the medical staff of the Puttur Government Hospital in the presence of the judges and taken to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Bengaluru by Women Police personnel.
The victim and her mother are also learned to have travelled to Bengaluru with the police personnel.
The test report is expected to be out in a week’s time. The chargesheet, however, has already been submitted before the court.
The arrested youngster, who is the son of PG Jagannivas Rao, BJP leader of Puttur unit, is accused of having wooed the victim into having a sexual relationship with him with a promise of marriage, but refused to marry her on learning that she was pregnant.
While Rao was arrested and sent to judicial custody, the victim gave birth to a male child on June 27.
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