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PTI WILL MAKE PAKISTAN THE COUNTRYIT WAS MEANT TO BE: IMRAN

PHILIPINOS PROTESTING AGAINST THE PRESENCE OF US TROOPS IN THE COUNTRY IN FRONT OF THE US EMBASSY IN MANILA.

ISLAMABAD (IANS) PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf party chief Imrankhan on Friday said the party willmake Pakistan the country it was"meant to be". The cricketer-turned-politician said this while addressinga public gathering in Peshawar asthe war of words continued betweenruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Dawn online reported. "Paki-

stan was created in the name of Is-lam," Imran said. "This is a 'jihad' forPakistan's future... The state of Madinawas based on justice." In a referenceto the PTI's planned lockdown ofIslamabad, the former cricketer said adecision will be made on November 2.Imran, during the party's Raiwindmarch, said his party will shut downIslamabad after Muharram if PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif did not present

himself for accountability. "On one sidewill be the PTI and the people of Paki-stan, and on the other, thieves," he said."On one side, Nawaz Sharif and otherbig thieves like Asif Zardari, AltafHussain, Maulana Fazlur Rehman,Asfandyar Wali, and on the other side,PTI and 'Naya Pakistan'. It will be de-cided on November 2 whether thiswill be a Pakistan of thieves or thePakistan of Quaid-e-Azam and Iqbal's

vision." The PTI chief chanted slo-gans of "Go Nawaz, go," before acheering crowd. The Supreme Courton Friday advanced the date of a hear-ing on the Panama Papers petitionsfiled against Sharif, his family mem-bers and others by the PTI, Jamaat-e-Islami and other to November 1, aday before the PTI's planned protest.The case had earlier been adjournedfor two weeks.

China warns US not to meddle inborder row with IndiaBEIJING, (IANS) China on Monday slammed the US after itsenvoy visiting Arunachal Pradesh, warning it not to meddle inthe border dispute between New Delhi and Beijing.After the US ambassador to India Richard Verma went to Tawangin Arunachal which abuts Chinese border, Beijing said such actswill make the dispute more "complicated" between the two coun-tries and "sabotage" peace in the region. "You have also notedthat the place visited by the senior diplomatic official is dis-puted region between China and India. We are firmly opposed tothe visit to the disputed area between India and China," ChineseForeign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a regular mediabriefing. China claims a huge chunk of India's northeast stateArunachal Pradesh, which it calls as South Tibet. Verma visitedTawang to attend a festival. "It will only make the dispute morecomplicated, disturb peace and tranquillity of border areas andsabotage the peaceful development of the region," Lu said."We urge the US to stop interference in boundary issue betweenChina and India and make more commitment to regional peaceand stability." Lu said the boundary issue between India andChina was complex and sensitive and interference by a thirdpar ty would heighten tension. Lu maintained that China's posi-tion on the eastern sector was "clear and consistent". "Two coun-tries are now trying to resolve territorial disputes through nego-tiations and consultation. Any third party should have sense ofresponsibility and should respect effor ts made by China andIndia for peace reconciliation and tranquillity rather than oppo-site. "Behaviour of the US runs contrast to effor ts by China andIndia," Lu said. "At the end of the day, only the peoples of the twocountries will fall victim. We believe India and China have thewisdom to properly handle the dispute," he added.

Clinton, Trump beginfinal campaignstretch with events inkey statesWASHINGTON, (IANS) A litt lemore than two weeks before theNovember 8 presidential elec-tions, US Democratic candidateHillary Clinton and her Republi-can opponent Donald Trump havebegan the final stretch of the cam-paign, with the former leading inthe polls and the latter vowing hewould not give up. The proximityof the elections has been re-flected in the accumulation ofseveral daily events held by thecandidates, as well as the con-tinued presence of heavyweightssuch as President Barack Obamaand First Lady Michelle Obama.

Nawaz Sharif a security risk forPakistan: ImranISLAMABAD, (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief ImranKhan on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hasbecome a security risk for Pakistan. Talking to journalists out-side his Islamabad residence, Imran said that Sharif has be-come a security risk for the country in the current circumstanceas the Prime Minister was only interested in saving himselffrom the accountability in wake of the 'Panama Papers' revela-tions. "His only aim is to save himself from the repercussionsof the revelations regarding his corruption in 'Panama Papers'leaks," he said. Imran Khan claimed India was involved in cre-ating chaos in Pakistan to sabotage moves against corruption,Pakistan Today repor ted. "A new doctrine has originated in Indiawhich aims to implode Pakistan because they have failed todefeat us militarily," Imran told journalists as he was about toleave for Quetta to condole the deaths of security officials inTuesday's militant attack on the city's Police Training Centre.The PTI chief said Pakistan's nuclear-armed arch rival did not want an insidepolitical reform movement to succeed. "When the Balochistan Chief Minis-ter is saying that India was involved in sabotaging law and order in theprovince, then why does our Prime Minister not raise his voice on the issueon global forums," he asked. "The PM failed to raise the issue of RAW's(Research and Analysis Wing) terror financing in Pakistan and the arrest ofits agent Kulbhushan Yadav from Balochistan during his UN visit."The PTI leader demanded the government highlight the names of thosegovernment officials who were involved in leaking crucial information re-garding a high-level security meeting in Islamabad.

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Kim Kardashian installingpanic room at home

MS DHONI AND VIRAT KOHLI PLAYED CRUCIAL KNOCKS THAT HELPED INDIA WIN THE THIRD ODI AGAINST NEW ZEALANDAND TAKE A 2-1 LEAD IN THE FIVE-MATCH SERIES.

Shah Rukh pokes fun at Alia in 'Dear Zindagi' Take 2

India beat Pakistan 3-2 in AsianChampions Trophy hockey

THE FIRST LOOK OF MOVIE DEAR ZINDAGI HAD PAKISTANI HEART THROB ALI ZAFAR ALONG WITH SHAH RUKH KHAN AND ALIA BHATT BUTHE HAS BEEN MISSING FROM THE TRAILERS AFTER ONGOING FRACAS OVER KARAN JOHAR'S AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL.

LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is repor tedlyinstalling a panic room in her home. According to a source, Kim isstill very shook up after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris earlier this monthand is taking no chances when it comes to pro-tecting herself in her home in California, reportsdailymail.co.uk."The panic room will be madeto withstand a fire of over 1,000 degrees anda 7.0 earthquake. Kanye has hired acompany that protects governmentofficials in war-torn countries," thesource told InTouch Weekly maga-zine. Kim has been relying onher therapist, who has beenthere for her night and day."Kim can reach out (to hertherapist) any time, dayor night. It's been verycomforting for her. She'snot well. It's worse thananyone knows," thesource said. "She's beensuffering severe panicattacks and refuses to bealone. She's been havingf lashbacks and night-mares. She's a nervouswreck. She gets especiallyanxious late at night," thesource added.

KUNTAN (MALAYSIA), (IANS) India produced a superb come-back to defeat Pakistan 3-2 in their third round robin match atthe Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Sun-day. For India, Pradeep Mor (22nd minute), Rupinder Pal Singh(43rd minute) and Ramandeep Singh (44th minute) found thetarget while Muhammad Rizwan Senior and Muhammad Ir fanJunior scored for Pakistan in the 31st and 39th minute respec-tively. India did not get the star t they wanted as in the initialminutes of the game Pakistan broke with a long ball and gottheir first penalty corner of the match but Indian goalkeeper P.R.Sreejesh pulled off two back-to-back saves.The first quar ter also saw both teams trying to create openingsbut it was Pakistan who proved superior throughout the quar teras India failed to find their bearings when Talwinder Singh'sshot went past the goalkeeper's gloves and then over the post.The first quar ter came to end with Pakistan dominating theproceedings with at least three good moves and the Indiandefence did well not to concede a goal.In the second quar ter, India played with more discipline by notgiving away anything in the defence and keeping up the pres-sure in the midfield.They penetrated the Pakistan circle many times but successcame only in the 22nd minute when a long ball from RupinderPal Singh went to S.K. Uthapa and then Pradeep Mor slammeda cross into the circle that deflected into the goal.

MUMBAI, (IANS) It is interesting to see how Alia Bhatt's reputation assomeone who gets trolled and is cool enough to take it on her chin isused in the second teaser trailer of Gauri Shinde's "Dear Zindagi". Theone trolling Alia in this teaser about bonding and backchat is noneother than superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who plays Jahangir Khan - 'Jug'to friends. In a moment of conversational 'kabaddi', Shah Rukh tellsAlia he repairs cycles and if he can't repair them, he 're-cycles' them.Cue for Alia to chuckle over the irony of 'recycled' cycles.On a more serious note, she wants to know if damaged human beings

can also be repaired.In both the teasers of "Dear Zindagi", one can see SRK and Alia bond-ing over seemingly lighthear ted bantering. But the indications of adeeper thrust to their relationship cannot be missed.Amit Trivedi's evocative music ensures we know there is more to thisthan meets the eye.Alia may chuckle over her wise and all-knowing co-star recyclingbicycles, but somewhere deep down her character Kyra is searchingfor a reparation for which these trailers are mere preparation.

WANT TO WORK WITH KANGANA RANAUT: SUSHANTMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who is currently riding high on the success of his latest film "M.S. Dhoni: The UntoldStory", has praised actress Kangana Ranaut and says he would like to work with the amazing performer."One actor with whom I want to work is Kangana Ranaut because she has a lot of potential and is an amazing performer," Sushantsaid on Zoom channel's show "Diwali Beats". The actor has also called Anushka Sharma, with whom he worked in the film "PK", ashis favourite actress. "Anushka is my favourite actor because she is a very spontaneous actor and its fun when during shoots actionreactions keeps happening," he added. On the work front, Sushant will soon be seen sharing screen space with actress Kriti Sanonin the upcoming film "Raabta". He has also star ted shooting for the film "Takadum" with actress Parineeti Chopra.

MY BEST FILM IS YET TO COME: SHAHID KAPOORMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor, who earned critical acclaim for his performances in films like "Kaminey", "Haider" and "UdtaPunjab", says his best is yet to come. "My best film is still impending. I only concentrate on my next upcoming films," Shahid saidon the sidelines of the ongoing Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star here.After giving a powerful performance in "Udta Punjab" - which talked about rampant drug abuse, Shahid will soon be seen in VishalBhardwaj's "Rangoon", a romantic drama set during World War II, co-starring Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut.Earlier, Shahid did "Kaminey" and "Haider" with Bhardwaj. The actor hopes people appreciate their third outing together as well."I haven't seen it yet. I am very much curious about the film. I just met Vishal sir and asked him to show me the film.

WAS MESMERISED BYAISHWARYA’S PERSONA:

ANUSHKA SHARMAMUMBAI (IANS) Anushka Sharma was mesmerised by thepersona as well as beauty of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan whileworking with her in the for thcoming film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.“I have one scene with her but it is very impactful. She is avery warm and gracious person. She has got so much achieve-ment behind her and accomplishments to her credit,” saidAnushka.She added, “She is very inspirational. For me, sharing screenspace with her feels great. I was mesmerised by her personaand not just her beauty. Her aura and persona is very huge. Younotice that and you get mesmerised.”?Directed by Karan Johar, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil delves upon thecomplexities of unrequited love. It also stars Ranbir Kapoor,and is slated to release this Friday.The film traces the journey of Ranbir’s character as an aspiringsinger and his relationships at different points of time. Ae Dil HaiMushkil got into trouble over its release for featuring Pakistaniactor Fawad Khan. It was under threat from the MaharashtraNavnirman Sena (MNS) for featuring Pakistani talent.?



AMIR KHAN WITH HIS TWO ON-SCREEN DAUGHTERS FROM DANGAL AND WIFE KIRAN RAO AT JIO MAMI 18TH MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL.

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MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress-producer Dia Mirza says that it is unfair toa target a film like "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" that involves 99 per centIndian crew members. "The day central government announces afinancial isolation of Pakistan where they say all trades and commu-nications will be seized, as a par t of the film industry… I am prettycer tain that we will maintain that 100 per cent," said Dia, who at-tended Good Homes For Ar t event organised by Good Homes Maga-zine, here. "But to target a film, where 99 per cent Indian crew mem-bers are involved and their livelihood depends on the project, it'sunfair," she said when asked about the release troubles faced by the

makers of "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil". It is under threat from the MaharashtraNavnirman Sena for featuring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. Speakingabout the ar t event, the actress said: "Ar t is a form of expression ofone's imagination and without imagination life would be dull. Ar t com-pels society to respond."I've been brought up in an environment where my dad and my momwere ar tistes. So for me it comes naturally, be it as a form of painting,music, dance or writing. As a filmmaker or film producer, I get tospend some quality time with lots of ar tistes. However, in my owntime I love to do painting," said Dia.

Unfair to target film involving mostly Indians: Dia Mirza

BROSNAN 'DEEPLYSHOCKED, SADDENED' ONINDIAN PAN MASALA AD

LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan is"deeply shocked and saddened" about the "deceptive" and"unauthorised" use of his image to promote an Indian panmasala brand. Brosnan, best known for his stint as the Brit-ish spy James Bond in the popular film franchise, featured inthe ad holding a tin of the pan masala Pan Bahar. In a state-ment to people.com, Brosnan said that he has the "great-est love and affection for India and its people."As a man who has spent decades championing women'shealthcare and environmental protection, I was distressedto learn of Pan Bahar's unauthorised and deceptive use ofmy image to endorse their range of pan masala prod-ucts," he said. "I would never have entered into an agree-ment to promote a product in India that is dangerous toone's health," he added. Brosnan said that his contractdetailed that he was to adver tise a "breath freshener ortooth whitener", which wouldn't include an ingredient thatcan cause cancer.He agreed to adver tise a single product only, and that itwas presented as "all-natural containing neither tobacco,supari, nor any other harmful ingredient. Having endured,in my own personal life, the loss of my first wife anddaughter as well as numerous friends to cancer, I amfully committed to suppor ting women's healthcare andresearch programs that improve human health and alle-viate suffering," the statement fur ther read. The actor hasdemanded the company to remove his image from alltheir products, and assured that he had no knowledgethat he was endorsing items that would have a negativeor painful reaction in India.

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I was very young on the day Indira Gandhi died. I remember thenationwide horror of losing a beloved leader and how it was over-shadowed by the horror of watching Sikhs being dragged out on thestreets and burnt alive for the ghastly assassination.I remember everyone said, "How can the country go on without her?"But it did. History of genocide has a way of repeating itself, unless welearn from the mistakes we made in the past. So, here we are 32years later looking through a film at the chilling carnage of an inno-cent community made vulnerable by the crimes of a few. The film,made with touching earnestness, opens on the morning of October 31depicting an ordinary day in the life of an affable Sikh family.The cut-and-dried treatment of the film, and our knowledge of thedreadful events that transpired on the day, give to the narration a kindof authority and power to move and shake us even when the goings-on onscreen are quite often underwhelming, both in terms of execu-tion and performance. Made on a meagre budget, "31st October" is abig-hear ted attempt to bring us the ghastly incidents on that fatefulday through the eyes of a traumatised Sikh couple, played with reas-suring sincerity by Vir Das (very convincing in his turban) and SohaAli Khan (whose Punjabi accent makes a guest appearance at thestar t and then vanishes as we go along).Their two little sons and their austere yet idyllic low-income exist-ence in a Sikh-dominated locality of Delhi is ripped apar t by commu-nal violence so savage it shakes us to even see it onscreen so manyyears later. Like Mani Ratnam's "Bombay", this film humanises theterrible violence by throwing in two little boys and sundry characters

who are chillingly real either in their demonised avatar or their hu-manism during the days of acute malevolence. Specially gripping isthe Sikh family's car journey from imminent death to relative safetywith the Sikh patriarch locked in the trunk of the car to avoiddetection.For all its made-to-shock manipulation, the scenes of violenceand savagery shock as they are rude reminders of how vulner-able we all are as individuals and as a community. That day itwas the Sikhs. The melodramatic yet moving fi lm makes thispoint with telling affect. It also shows the psychological war farethat human beings unleash on one another when political crimesintervene in ordinary lives.When the assassination happens, the stunned nation is shownglued to the radio while the affable hero is instantly isolated byhis office colleagues. Outside, his wife out shopping is caught inthe sudden eruption of violence. Elsewhere a drunken NRI MonaSikh pleads with the rioters to be killed like his friend was, and adrunken lout offers asylum to a panic stricken Sikh in exchangefor his cash and gold chain, only to hand him over to the mobs.Such characters and incidents belong more to a long-running se-rial than a feature film. Much of the drama is theatrical and theacting is plainly amateurish. But "31st October" is a fi lm thatmust be seen more for what it tells us rather than how it says it,about a shameful chapter from Indian history. At the end, we seethe now-old Sikh couple, trapped in a web of frustration and rage,still waiting for justice.





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Who wants Salman's attention with 'Bigg Boss' stint?MUMBAI, (IANS) Bhojpuri actress Antara Biswas, who is better known as Mona Lisa, is one of thecontestants of the tenth season of reality show "Bigg Boss". She ishappy with superstar Salman Khan hosting the show, and says she

will make herself "watchable tohim. Since Salman Khan is ourhost, I will make myself watchableto him," Antara, who hails fromKolkata, told IANS before enter-ing the house. The actress isalso considering this opportunity asa stepping stone into the Hindi film indus-try. "Being a Bhojpuri actress, it would bea great opportunity for me to get a goodexposure to the national audience. I havebeen following the show as an audiencefor many years. I think it might just be thefirst step towards Bollywood," she said.The reality show, an Indian version of in-ternational series "Celebrity Big Brother",features celebrities locked insidea house for three months under con-stant camera surveillance, withoutany luxury.

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Should learn to laugh at ourselves: Bharti SinghMUMBAI, (IANS) Popular stand-up comedian Bhar ti Singh believes that people should learn how to laughat themselves, and not feel bad about jokes. "When I entered the contest of comedy show, I realised people

are going to make fun of my appearance for obvious reasons. So, beforethey star ted doing that, I star ted cracking jokes on myself. Weshould learn how to laugh at ourselves. And remember, a joke isa joke, nothing to take to hear t and feel bad about it," Bhar ti toldIANS. "If you cannot take a joke on yourself, you shouldn't makefun of others. Many times people called me an elephant. Did Ibecome one? I am still a human being, right? What's the bigdeal?," added the comedian, who often cracks jokes on herheavy weight. And now, she is excited to front campaigns of a

beauty product. On the recent TVC launch of Joy honey andalmond body lotion here, Bhar ti said: "I never even thought in my

wildest dreams to become a brand ambassador of a beauty prod-uct. "One has to have a model like figure and an appearance for that.

I am yet to believe that Joy - Beauty by nature has singed me. I respecttheir conviction and thank them for choosing me." The TVC emphasises on redefining beauty. Talkingabout the changing approach, she said: "It is good to notice how the society is changing. Features andbody structure of people change in every region of our country. People of south look different from thosein the nor th. I am a Punjabi; I was born with a plus-size body. Why should I change that?" But there is adifference between plus-size and an obese person, and the comedian does not encourage the latter.

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MOHALI, (IANS) Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 154 off just 134 deliv-eries as India beat New Zealand by seven wickets to take a 2-1 leadin the five-match One-Day International (ODI) cricket series here onSunday. Kohli, who scored his 26th ODI century, shared a 151-runstand with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (80) as India chased downNew Zealand's total of 285 all out with 10 balls to spare. Earlier, TomLatham (61) and James Neesham (57) played pivotal roles in NewZealand's total as they overcame a middle-order batting failure at thePunjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium.

Younis Khan recorded his 33rd Test hundred after recovering from dengue fever in the second Test against West Indies.

INDIA BEAT NEW ZEALANDBY 7 WICKETS IN 3RD ODI

India-Australia four Test homeseries from February 23NEW DELHI, (IANS) India confirmed the dates for a four-match homeTest series against Australia, which will begin on February 23 nextyear, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) statement said onFriday. The series to decide the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will stretchtill March 29, BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke said. The first Test, startingFebruary 23, will be held at Pune, followed by Bengaluru from March4-8. The third match will be played at Ranchi from March 16 and thefinal game will be at Dharamsala from March 25. BCCI had previouslyconfirmed venues for the four Tests, but confirmed the itinerary of thetour only on Friday. Three of the venues have never hosted Test cricketbefore. The last time Australia toured India for Tests, saw them white-washed 0-4 in 2013. Australia then reclaimed the Border-Gavaskartrophy with a 2-0 margin in a four-match series in their backyard in2014-15. The series was held just after under mourning for the tragicdeath of Australia batsman Phil Hughes, who was hit by a bouncer onthe head in a domestic match and succumbed to its injuries.

Simmons sacking led to Windiesmeltdown, claims PollardTRINIDAD, (IANS) All-rounder Kieron Pollard has describedshambolic behind-the-scenes operations of the West Indiesteam in the recent Twenty20 and One-Day series againstPakistan, saying the chaos resulted from the sudden sack-ing of head coach Phil Simmons on the eve of the tour. Theall-rounder said Simmons' premature depar ture had been a"spirit-dampening moment" for the West Indies and had ledto disarray in the camp and low team morale with playersconfused over exactly who had taken over responsibility for theunit, repor ts CMC.

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Younis Khan restituted to the Pakistan team like he'd never been gone.As if the only thing between the Oval and the Sheikh Zayed Stadiumhad been one night catnap for him, and not a crippling disease. Dayone against West Indies was the four th time he had crossed 50 at thisground. It ended up also being the four th instance of him reaching hiscentury. This was the 16th instance in 21 of Younis conver ting a fiftyinto a hundred. Not even Bradman had those numbers. Only once,back in 2001 got out in 90s, since then conver ted each of his 31, 90sinto 100s. This is Most by any player in Test history. Misbah, yetagain, fizzle to add much to his overnight score, relinquishing sixshor t of his hundred - meaning that he now has 35 fifties to go with his10 tons. Unlike Younis, conversion is something Misbah has repeat-edly declined to do. While Younis becomes the role model, Misbahcan become the minacious tale.But of course, you could turn it the other way - of the 31 Pakistanibatsman with at least 2000 runs in Test cricket, only Saeed Anwarhas 50-plus scores in a higher percentage of innings than Misbah.Misbah, who equalled the legendary Imran Khan's record of mostTests as captain with 48, is understandably happy with his own team'sprogress. "Its a matter of happiness to equal Imran's record but I thinkI am more happy because we won the match," said Misbah, who nowhas 23 wins to Imran's 14. Pakistan's template at Abu Dhabi hasbeen very elementary and discreet - bat first, bat big, and let thebowlers do the rest of the job. There was a confidence that Paki-stan once had at the National Stadium in Karachi. It was home toa wicket that suited Pakistani batting - the ingredients of whichoften called that stadium their home, might be their best defense.The sea breeze pushing and stimulating the ball to swing, bothconventionally and especially reverse. And it's enough of a trumpcard, that Pakistan, par ticularly against non-Asian teams, couldspin their way to victory. Among Test venues where at least eightmatches have been played, no ground has been host to a betterrecord for the home team. That is, of course, if you reckon AbuDhabi as a neutral venue. Pakistan have not lost any of their eightTests there until now. And once again story remains the same.Pakistan nailed down West Indies, Once the super powers ofcricket in their for tress while heading towards the triplets of whitewash. The slowness of the wicket forced Pakistan to declare thesecond innings at lunch, on day four to give their bowlers enoughtime to force a win, setting the Windies a record chase of 456.Declaring at lunch was to make sure that they have enough timeto bowl them out as the wicket was bit slow. Misbah didn't want tocome into a situation where his team was going to struggle to dothat. It has happened with them in the past, team aim was to score200 runs in the first session and once that goal was accomplished,they decided to give the opposition 150 overs to bat. No team has everchased down more than the 418-7, while West Indies managed againstAustralia at Antigua 13 years ago and on a weary last day pitch they

India retain same team for last two ODIsNEW DELHI, (PTI) Suresh Raina was today ruled out of the remaining two ODIs against New Zealandafter failing to recover from viral fever as India decided not to make any change to the squad that hastaken a 2-1 lead in the ongoing five-ODI series. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has decidedto retain the same 14-member squad for the remaining two matches of the five-match Paytm ODI Trophyagainst New Zealand," the BCCI said in a statement. "Suresh Raina is still to regain his full fitness andhas been ruled out of the remainder of the series."India lead the series 2-1 after winning the third match last night in Mohali.The remaining two matches are scheduled to be held in Ranchi (October 26) and Visakhapatnam(October 29). The Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, ManishPandey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Dhawal Kulkarni,Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav.

BY DR ADNAN KHAN needed a huge effor t to stop Pakistan from taking an unassailable 2-0 lead. Yasir one again rewarded Misbah's faith, getting the ball andspun windies by his own way. Leggy deprived West Indian batsmanJermaine Blackwood of a fighting hundred by just five runs. Blackwooddefied Pakistan's spin-cum-pace attack in the first session by adding63 for the fifth wicket with Roston Chase (20) and another 57 withHope for the sixth to counter a weary fifth day pitch. When it seemedBlackwood would complete his second Test hundred, Shah produceda beautiful delivery which kept straight and hit the batsman's pad,dislodging the stumps. Blackwood hit 11 boundaries during his enter-prising 127-ball stay. Shah, who had figures of 5-105 for his eighthfive-wicket haul, bowled Blackwood for 95 before West Indies reached272-7. Shah then trapped Jason Holder leg before for 16 to completehis five-wicket haul, the second in the series. Resuming at 171-4West Indian pair Blackwood and Chase batted without any problemsfor the first nine overs but in the tenth of the day Shah produced asharp turning ball which took the edge off Chase's bat to wicketkeeperSarfraz Ahmed for an easy catch.Shah then took two more wicketsto derail West Indies's fight. Pa-kistan thumped West Indies by133 runs on the fifth and final dayto take an unassailable 2-0 leadin the three match series. The de-feat is West Indies 19th in theirlast 29 Tests since November2013, having won only four anddrawn the remaining six. It is intotal contrast to the West Indiesteam of the 1980s, when underClive Lloyd's captaincy they werean ruthless, insurmountable, stal-war t force at international level,going undefeated in 27 Tests fromJanuary 1982 to December 1984.Jason Holder has now faced eightdefeats in 11 Tests as captain buthe feels there are signs of im-provement. "It is a young and in-exper ienced squad so i t wi l ltake time to get the results wehave been looking for ' ' . WestIndies lost the first Test by 56runs in Dubai, but stil l foughthard in both the matches, bat-ting for 109 and 108 overs re-spectively in the four th inningsof the two Tests. The third andf i na l Tes t w i l l be played inSharjah fromOctober 30.



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