Published 16:39 IST, January 23rd 2021
Anand Mahindra to gift SUVs to Natarajan, Siraj & 4 others for their Aus series heroics
Automobile giant Anand Mahindra has announced that he will be gifting the all-new THAR-SUV to six Indian players for their outstanding performance in Aus
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Automobile giant Anand Mahindra has anunced that he will be gifting all-new THAR-SUV to pacers, Mohammed Siraj, Thangarsu Natarajan, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini opening batsman Shubman Gill, and, all-rounder Washington Sundar for ir heroics in recently-concluded Test series in Australia.
India, who h to field a second-string side in fourth Test at Gabba after most of ir main players were unavailable due to injuries did unthinkable as y defeated a full-strength Australian side in Brisbane to clinch four-match series 2-1.
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'y serve as an inspiration': Anand Mahindra
Taking to micro-blogging site, business magnate h shared a video of se six cricketers where y can be heard talking about overcoming all obstacles in ir way to reach where y are today. Heaping praise on se players, Mahindra wrote that y have me it possible for future generations of youth in India to dream and explore impossible.
In his second tweet, 65-year-old entrepreneur mentioned that irs ( referring to players') are true ‘Rise’ stories as y have overcome daunting odds in pursuit of excellence and serve as an inspiration in all arenas of life after which he ded that it gives him a great personal pleasure to gift each of se debutants an all-new THAR SUV and that too on his own account at expense to company.
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In his third and final tweet, Chairman of Mahindra Group mentioned that reason for this gift is to exhort young people to believe in mselves & ‘Take ro less traveled.’
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Team India rewrite history
Team India h to chase a stiff total of 328 runs to register a famous win on final day of Brisbane Test match.
After losing Rohit Sharma early on Day 5, it seemed as if visitors would settle for a draw. However, Shubman Gill h or ideas as he kept m in hunt with a solid 91. Gill's batting partner Cheteshwar Pujara on or hand me Australian bowlers toil hard for his wicket even though y were resorting to bodyline bowling tactics.
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number three Test batsman stood tall by braving constant bouncer barr and played an impactful kck of 56 runs from 211 deliveries and once he was dismissed, it seemed as if it would open floodgates for hosts. neless, Rishabh Pant h or ideas as he toyed around with Aussies bowlers and brought India within touch distance of victory.
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In end, young wicket-keeper batsman (89*) hit winning runs as all members of Indian team ran towards ground to celebrate. Thus, Ajinkya Rahane & Co. ended up retaining Border Gavaskar Trophy by winning four-match series 2-1 and India registered back-to-back Test series triumphs Down Under.
At same time, Men In Blue also breached Australia's fortress Gabba after a long wait of nearly 33 years. Aussies h t lost a single Test match at venue since 1988.
16:39 IST, January 23rd 2021