Today’s Ten: Cricket fever and more
By Staff Writer in Media News on Friday, 05th July 2024 at 4:40pmFor the cricket-crazy nation, the return of captain Rohit Sharma’s eleven from Barbados with the T20 World Cup naturally became the news (rather photo story) of the day.
Surrounded by lakhs of fans who thronged the Marine Drive in Mumbai for a victory parade cheering India’s victorious T20 team, atop an open bus, Mumbai traffic came to a grinding halt as the blue bus headed to Wankhede Stadium for a felicitation ceremony -- a photo that had to be on the frontpage top-slot of most leading dailies vindicating the country’s status as the latest Mecca of cricket.
Rutwick Mehta of Hindustan Times captured that mood in just a few words with a striking comparison. "In November last year, as the ODI world champions Australia returned home, with captain Pat Cummins carrying his own lu...
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