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Mamata congratulates Indian team for series win

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated the Indian cricket team for beating Australia by five wickets to…

IANS | Kolkata | September 25, 2017 8:49 am

Mamata congratulates Indian team for series win

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated the Indian cricket team for beating Australia by five wickets to seal the fIve-match ODI series 3-0.

“Congratulations India for winning #IndvAus series & now being Number #1 ODI #cricket team in the world. We are so proud of you,” Banerjee tweeted.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya smashed 78 as India scripted a facile five-wicket win over the Aussies.

# Sports

BGT 2024-25: One thing you never do is write off champions, says Langer on Indian team

India has won its previous two Test tours of Australia by identical 2-1 margins, but heads into the upcoming marquee series on the back of a 3-0 home series defeat at the hands of New Zealand earlier this month.

# Sports

BGT 2024-25: I’d like to see him make one more Test ton in Australia, says Johnson

Former Australia fast-bowler Mitchell Johnson said he wonders if the current situation would give Virat Kohli all the determination he needs to make big runs for India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy

# Bengal

Anubrata inducted into core committee in Birbhum

After almost a gap of two years, Anubrata Mondal is back at the centrestage of Birbhum politics. He has been inducted into the core committee of Trinamul Congress unanimously by the members, thus expanding the membership to seven after the meeting today.