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The winning team of the upcoming ICC Men's World Cup will earn a monetary prize of USD 4 million, the highest till date, whereas the runner-up team will walk away with a prize of USD 2 million. In addition to that, the two losing semi-finalists will win USD 800,000 each. There are also financial incentives for winning the league matches, with teams getting USD 40,000 each. The total prize pot of USD 10 million remains the same as the last edition, although the winning team in 2015 won USD 3.75 million. Broadcast wise, ICC has announced a state-of-the-art coverage which will include a minimum of 32 cameras in attendance for each of the 48 matches to be played, including eight ultra-motion Hawk-Eye cameras, front and reverse-view stump cameras and Spidercam. The broadcast will also have 360 degree replays, which will be achieved by stitching together the feed from multiple cameras. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have reportedly also redesigned the official fans...

Australia women's head coach Matthew Mott heaped praise on the current Indian team and reckoned they will be a force in world cricket. Mott particularly talked up India's top order, which he felt has got world-class players. Since turning out in the final of the 2017 World Cup, India women's team has seen quite an upward surge as far as their batting is concerned. Veteran batter Mithali Raj might be out of favour in the shortest format, but she continues to hold her ground in the 50-over format, having scored at an average of nearly 50 in 17 ODIs post the showpiece event in England. Young Smriti Mandhana has shown improvement in her game since that fateful day, scoring at 67.86 in the 18 ODIs during this phase. "They're the sleeping giant in women's cricket," Mott told cricket.com.au. "They've got a country that's mad on the game, and in their batting they've already got three or four world-class players. The depth in their battin...

The woman met a fellow PUBG player, who is also from Ahmedabad, and became so close to him that she wanted a divorce from her husband and wanted to live with this man, officials of Abhayam told indianexpress.com. A 19-year-old mother from Ahmedabad recently rang up a women’s helpline seeking help to get a divorce from her husband so that she could live with her gaming partner. An avid PUBG (Players Unknown Battleground) player, the woman played the popular multiplayer online game with her partner on a constant basis, said officials from the helpline— ‘Abhayam-181′. Responding to the woman’s plea, Abhayam assigned a counselling team, which then visited her house and talked to the family enquiring about the issue. The team found out that she had been spending much time on her mobile phone playing PUBG, which created differences between her and the family. Project head of Abhayam 181 helpline Narendrasinh Gohil told The Indian Express that on an average, the helpline received a...

The Rs 188 crore five-year plan aims to create a green barricade along the coast and generate green cover in cyclone-hit Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Odisha government has prepared a massive plantation drive to create a green barricade along the coast as more than 20 lakh trees were destroyed in cyclone Fani that pounded the state at a wind speed of about 200 kmph, officials said Saturday. The Rs 188 crore five-year plan aims to create a green barricade along the coast and generate green cover in cyclone-hit Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The plan was approved at a high-level meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi on Friday, they said. As per the plan, about 130.5 lakh trees will be planted in 2019-20. While 80.5 lakh trees will be planted by the Forest Department itself, another 50 lakh saplings will be distributed among various educational institutions, industrial estates and other private landholders for plantation in their respective are...

Kerala government believes that the Rs 2,150 crore of masala bonds sold by KIIFB will assist in attracting investments and funds especially for rebuilding efforts post the calamitous floods last year in the state. In a first for an Indian chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday opened the floor for trading at the prestigious London Stock Exchange (LSE) and attended the listing ceremony of a masala bond from Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). Masala bonds are essentially offshore bonds that are denominated in Indian rupees. Kerala’s Left government believes that the Rs 2,150 crore of masala bonds sold by KIIFB will assist in attracting investments and funds especially for rebuilding efforts post the calamitous floods last year in the state. The masala bonds have been listed in the International Securities Market. The idea has been the brainchild of Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac, who was also present along with the chief minister in London. Kerala also ...