India begin innings with lowest powerplay total of the tournament; 24-4 after 10 overs
Dinesh Karthik departs
Manchester: In the first semi-final between India and New Zealand, India began their batting innings with the lowest powerplay total of the tournament as the men in blue managed to score only ____ runs with the loss of ___ wickets.
After being posted a target of 240 runs by New Zealand to enter the final of the tournament, India went up to a poor start as it lost its top three batsmen with only 5 runs on board.
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli all managed to score 1 run each before departing to a wonderful bowling spell by New Zealand pace duo of Trent Boult and Matt Henry.
Earlier, New Zealand in the first inning New Zealand had scored the lowest first powerplay total of the tournament as it managed only 27 runs in the first 10 overs.
Youngster Rishab Pant was joined by Hardik Pandya in the middle at the end of over number 10 as Dinesh Karthik perished on the last ball of the powerplay with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja to come next in the batting line up.
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Parliamentary panel to summon airline executives, regulator over flight disruptions
New Delhi (PTI): A parliamentary panel is likely to summon top executives of private airlines and the civil aviation regulator over the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights that has left thousands of travellers stranded across the country's airports.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha, is likely to seek an explanation from top executives of airlines and officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation about the cause of disruption in air services and possible solutions.
A member said the panel has taken serious note of the difficulties faced by thousands of passengers due to disruption in air services.
Even parliamentarians, who were in the national capital for the Winter Session, faced the brunt of flight cancellations by IndiGo and delays by other airlines, the panel member said.
Several MPs also received complaints from people about air fares shooting up due to the scenario.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member John Brittas, who is not part of the standing committee on transport, has demanded setting up of a joint parliamentary committee or a judicial inquiry into the large-scale disruption of flights.
IndiGo cancelled more than 220 flights at Delhi and Mumbai airports on Sunday, as the disruptions entered the sixth day even as efforts were on to normalise operations.
The aviation regulator, DGCA, on Saturday sent notices to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and COO and Accountable Manager Porqueras, seeking explanation.
In a statement issued on Sunday, IndiGo said the Board of Interglobe Aviation, its parent company, has set up a Crisis Management Group, which is meeting regularly to monitor the situation. The company's Board of Directors is doing everything possible to take care of the challenges faced by its customers and ensure refunds to passengers, it said.
