Virat Kohli breaks another 20-year-old record of Sachin Tendulkar in World Cup semifinal
New Delhi: Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Wednesday broke a 20-year-old record of Sachin Tendulkar by becoming the batter with most runs in a single edition of a World Cup.
Playing against New Zealand in the semifinal match at Wankhede Stadium Kohli went past Sachin Tendulkar’s record 673 runs when he reached 80 runs in his innings today.
Sachin had scored 673 runs in the 2003 edition of the ICC World Cup. Mathew Hayden had scored 659 runs in the 2007 edition while current Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had scored 648 runs in the 2019 ODI World Cup.
Kohli was unbeaten at 80 at the time of posting of this report and was inching towards his 50th ODI century which would also result in him breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar for most ODI century. The two batters are currently at the top with 49 centuries each.
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234 held in anti-drug operation in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 15 (PTI): The Kerala police on Saturday said as part of its special drive to crack down on individuals suspected of drug trafficking, 234 people were arrested, and varying quantities of several deadly narcotics, including MDMA, were seized.
The State Police Media Centre (SPMC) stated that on March 14, as part of the drive, D-Hunt, authorities inspected 2,362 individuals suspected of drug trafficking and arrested 234 of them.
The operation was carried out across the state to identify and take strict legal action against those involved in the storage and distribution of banned drugs.
Police registered 222 cases related to the possession of various prohibited substances, according to a statement issued by the SPMC.
Additionally, authorities seized 0.0119 kg of MDMA, 6.171 kg of cannabis, and 167 cannabis 'beedis' from those arrested.
Operation D-Hunt is being jointly implemented by the Range-based NDPS Coordination Cell and District Police Chiefs under the leadership of State Anti-Narcotics Task Force Head and ADGP (Law and Order) Manoj Abraham, following the instructions of State Police Chief Dr Sheikh Darvesh Sahib, the statement said.
The SPMC also announced that a 24-hour Anti-Narcotics Control Room (9497927797) has been set up to receive information from the public regarding drug-related activities.
The details of individuals who contact this number will be kept confidential, it added.
Furthermore, the operation will continue in the coming days through sustained surveillance and the creation of a database of individuals regularly involved in drug-related activities and transactions.
