Kohli crosses 9000 runs in Test cricket
Bengaluru, Oct 18: Batting maestro Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian to cross 9000 runs in Test cricket, scaling another peak in a glorious career during the third day of the opening match against New Zealand here on Friday.
Kohli joined an august company featuring Sachin Tendulkar (15921), Rahul Dravid (13265) and Sunil Gavaskar (10122).
However, he is the slowest among them to reach this landmark, having taken 197 innings.
The 35-year-old Kohli reached the mark after crossing his half-century in India's second-innings.
Batting at No. 3, Kohli fell for a nine-ball duck in the first innings as India were all out for 46.
In the recent Test series against Bangladesh, Kohli became the quickest batter to complete 27,000 international runs in only 594 innings.
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Suspect arrested for sending bomb threat email to Bengaluru college
Bengaluru: The VV Puram police have apprehended a suspect linked to a bomb threat email sent to a college in the city. The accused, identified as 48-year-old Dipanjan Mitra, hails from the Darjeeling district in West Bengal.
On October 4, Mitra allegedly sent an email threatening to plant a bomb at the Bangalore Institute of Technology (BIT) and BMS Colleges, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Hanumantanagar police station. Utilizing technical methods, police traced the email's origin and located the suspect, who was arrested in Salbury town, Darjeeling, on August 17.
Authorities revealed that Mitra, a B.Com graduate, has been involved in similar cases across various regions in West Bengal. Senior police officials confirmed that they have confiscated a laptop and mobile phones from the arrested individual.
A notice has been issued to facilitate Mitra's transfer to Bengaluru; however, a transit warrant has not yet been obtained from the local court. Police are continuing their investigation into Mitra's potential involvement in other bomb threat emails sent to various educational institutions in Bengaluru.
