Suresh Raina's father passes away after losing battle to cancer
New Delhi, Feb 6: Trilokchand Raina, father of former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, died on Sunday following a prolonged illness.
"He was battling with cancer for the last one year," a source told PTI.
Raina's teammates including Harbhajan Singh offered their condolences on social media.
"Very sad to hear Suresh Raina's father @ImRaina RIP uncle ji," wrote Harbhajan.
Raina, 35, played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20s for India.
Very sad to hear Suresh Raina’s father @ImRaina RIP uncle ji 🙏🙏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 6, 2022
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Drone crashes near Erbil airport in northern Iraq, Al Jazeera reports
Erbil: A drone has crashed near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq, local media reports said, as cited by Al Jazeera.
According to the reports, a large plume of smoke was seen rising from the area where the drone struck. No further details are currently available.
Al Jazeera also reported that its correspondent reported that Erbil airport, located in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, was targeted twice as part of Iran’s response to attacks by Israel and the United States. Local reports cited by the news network added that air defences in Iraq intercepted the drone attacks.
