Android Go Edition based smartphones are getting even more popular these days. In countries like India, low budget smartphones play a very important role.
Today, every people needs a basic smartphone and a Google account to operate with. Apps like YouTube, Google assistant seem very important for our daily living.
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So a normal person who cannot even afford a smartphone should at least sense what feels like having a smartphone. This gave birth to JioPhone as well as the JioPhone 2, which is widely used in India.
Nokia 1 with Android Go edition came out to help people to have a great smartphone in a budget but truly it exceeded the budget for most of the users. After that, no such great smartphone arrived with Android Go.
The Nokia 1 with Android Go
Lava, Micromax, Intex are some of the Indian smartphone makers who tried to implement this but effectively could not bring a successful handset.
You might think what is Android Go? Well, Go stands for those Google apps that consume much less space in comparison to the regular ones. Apps like Youtube, Gmail, Maps and other Google apps consumes about 50-70% less space in the Go edition as compared with the regular ones.
This feature makes the smartphone lighter and smoother as well. So. even though at lesser RAM or storage your phone can handle apps in a smooth way. Also, the Go edition gives your battery life a major boost.
Redmi Go
Now, India’s no 1 smartphone brand Xiaomi is set to bring a device for the commoners. A new android smartphone with Android Go edition that packs all the minimum necessary amenities for a smartphone.
Xiaomi has also set up a dedicated page on their website to show the countdown to the launch.
via Xiaomi Nepal
The website also reveals that this Android Go powered smartphone will be equipped with more than 20 regional languages, dedicated expandable storage and Google Assistant in Hindi.
Xiaomi is also recently investing a huge sum to drive more and more consumers and strengthen its offline retail market.
Specifications:
The Redmi Go smartphone features a 5-inch IPS LCD display with an HD resolution having 1280×720 pixels. The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor and is coupled with 1GB of RAM.
It comes with 8GBof internal storage, that is further expandable via microSD card. This dual-SIM smartphone runs on Google’s Android Oreo (Go Edition) operating system. All of this is backed by a 3,000mAh battery.
Coming to the camera, the handset comes with a single 8MP rear camera sensor at the back with a LED flash and for the selfies, we have a 5MP front camera.
Redmi Go was previously launched in the Philippines for a price of PHP 3,990, which is approximately about Rs.5,250.
So, Xiaomi can price the Redmi Go at somewhere around Rs.5,000 which is all set to launch tomorrow.
Samsung Galaxy A2 Core
After slipping its no 1 position in India for more than a year, Samsung has taken a bold move this 2019. From the Galaxy M series to the new Galaxy A series, they have totally changed the smartphone scenario in India.
Now, Samsung is even targeting the low budget end smartphone market with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A2 Core. This device is another Android Go running smartphone that is intended for those people who need all the basic amenities of a smartphone at a lower price.
Previously Samsung did introduce some cheap smartphones but due to their bad UI experience, it did not create that much hype. With the Galaxy A2 Core we hope Samsung gains back a good position in the budget smartphone market.
Specifications:
Well, not much details have been leaked so far but here are some of the specs of this device:
The leaks have shown the smartphone to have 5-inch IPS LCD display with 16:9 aspect ratio and an HD resolution having 540 x 960pixels. It is powered by Exynos 7870 Octa-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.
This smartphone too comes with 8GBof internal storage and can be expanded with a microSD card. This dual-SIM smartphone runs on Google’s Android Oreo (Go Edition) operating system. It is juiced by a 2600mAh battery.
On the camera front we have a 8MP rear camera with LED flash and for selfies we have a 5MP front shooter.
This Samsung Galaxy A2 Core smartphone is expected to release in the next few weeks and we can get the detailed info regarding pricing and other specs as well. But we can expect Samsung to keep an aggressive price in order to compete with Xiaomi.
So which one of the smartphone did you like the most? Tell us in the comments below… 🙂
Huawei Nova 4e : Specifications, Price and everything you need to know.
Huawei has launched the Nova 4e in China. The smartphone is the toned version of the Huawei Nova 4 which was launched in December 2018. The Nova 4 was one of the former smartphones to have punch-hole display in the market. Though the Huawei Nova 4e does not feature a punch-hole display but comes with a waterdrop notch display. Most of the Huawei devices nowadays comes with a glass body, so the Nova 4e, and this device has a triple rear camera and 32MP selfie camera, among other features. The main attraction of this budget device is its camera.
Specifications :
Display : 6.15 inches FHD+ waterdrop display
Rear Cameras : 24 million (wide-angle lens, f / 1.8 aperture) + 8 million (ultra wide-angle lens) + 2 million (blown lens), support for auto focus
Front camera : 32 million pixels, f / 2.0 aperture, support fixed focal length
Huawei Nova 4e has a 6.15 inches huge FHD+ water-drop notch display. The triple rear camera of this device is totally capable of wide angle photography with brilliant colour production in the pictures. The 32MP selfie camera of this device is one of the prior attraction. Nova 4e packs in the powerful HUAWEI Kirin 710 processor and the latest EMUI 9.0.1 makes it more smooth to use. This device comes in two variant of RAM i.e. 4GB and 6GB, where as both the variant has a 128GB of internal storage.
The latest Huawei mid-range phone houses a 3,340mAh battery with support for up to 18W fast charging over USB Type-C. It also comes with features like HiVision, GPU Turbo 2.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a fingerprint sensor on the back. As of now, the Huawei Nova 4e has been launched in China and there is no word whether the company will launch the phone in India.
Price and Availability :
The Huawei Nova 4e has been priced at CNY 1,999 (approx Rs 21,000) in China for the base variant that comes with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The 6GB/128GB version will cost CNY 2,299 (approx Rs 24,000). The Nova 4e is available for pre-orders in China and will go on sale from March 21. The smartphone will likely be announced as the P30 Lite on March 26 when Huawei launches the P30 series in Paris.
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Need a powerful and productive laptop? Here we bring the Top 10 AMD Ryzen 3000U powered laptops in India 2020
With days things have become smaller and nowadays laptops are the most common subject in our everyday life. From PC, we have aggressively paved the way for notebooks, ultrabooks, workstation as well as gaming laptops.
Every people has its own usage of a laptop depending on his or her daily activities. But one thing has become the prime concern for everyone, i.e. performance.
We always seek for a powerful laptop in whatever budget we may seek for. AMD’s Ryzen has completely changed the game for desktop as well as laptop lineup.
These Ryzen APUs are not only powerful by performance but also they have a great inbuilt Vega graphics on to it that helps you to get an immersive display along with possibilities of gaming, editing as well as developing.
Not only professionals but also students, developers, coders, gamers can take benefit from these amazing AMD Ryzen 3000U powered laptops. So, we have listed out the top 10 of them in India 2020:
10. Lenovo Ideapad S145 Laptop
Price: Rs.28,990
The best laptop for students and enthusiasts who are looking for a solid laptop in a budget. The Ryzen 3 3200U gives a significant boost in everyday performance and its inbuilt Vega graphics gives you immense opportunity to do editing, light gaming and productivity.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U processor, 2.6 GHz base speed, 3.5 GHz max speed, 2 cores, 4 Mb Cache
Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity
Display: 15.6-inch screen with (1920X1080) full HD display | Anti Glare technology
Memory and Storage: 4 GB RAM | Storage 1 TB HDD
Design and battery: Thin and light Laptop| 180 Degree Hinge| Laptop weight 1.85kg | Battery Life: Up to 5.5 hours as per MobileMark
Inside the box: Laptop, Charger, User Manual | With Microsoft Office 2019
Ports and Optical Drive: 1 HDMI, 2 USB 3.0, USB 2.0 |4-in-1 card reader (SD,SDHC,SDXC,MMC)|Combo audio and microphone jack |No Optical Drive
Another ideal laptop for budget-minded people who want a powerful yet effective laptop, and as previously told, the inbuilt Vega graphics serves as a boon to customers. This comes with more and SSD options to boost up your system, and can actually make things faster.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U processor, 2.6 GHz base speed, 3.5 GHz max speed, 2 cores, 4 Mb Cache
Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity
Display: 15.6-inch screen with (1920X1080) full HD display | Anti Glare technology
Memory and Storage: 8 GB RAM | Storage 256 GB SSD
Design and battery: Thin and light Laptop| 180 Degree Hinge| Laptop weight 1.85kg | Battery Life: Up to 5.5 hours as per MobileMark 2014
Inside the box: Laptop, Charger, User Manual | Microsoft Office 2019
Ports and Optical Drive: 1 HDMI, 2 USB 3.0, USB 2.0 |4-in-1 card reader (SD,SDHC,SDXC,MMC)|Combo audio and microphone jack |No Optical Drive
This laptop is intended for students and for those people who need a solid everyday laptop for their home and office use. Having the Ryzen 5 3500U beneath it, this laptop is one of the most efficient ones and has superior battery life as well.
Specifications:
Display: 15.6″ display with Full HD IPS (In-Plane Switching)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U qual-core processor with Max Turbo up to 3.7 GHz
RAM: 8GB of DDR4 system memory, Upgradable up to 16 GB
Storage : 512 GB, PCIe Gen3 8 Gb/s up to 2 lanes, NVMe SSD, Supports up to 2 TB 2.5-inch 5400 RPM
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit | Graphics: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Mobile Graphics
This is another classy laptop intended for office use and its great performance with Ryzen 5 3500U along with superior battery life and this is one of the best at this price range.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor, 2.1 GHz base processor speed, up to 3.7 GHz burst frequency, 4 cores, 6MB cache
Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home
Display: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) SVA WLED Display
Asus Vivobook 15 with the quad-core Ryzen 5 3500U is an ideal laptop for office or normal usage. Also, coming with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD, the laptop is fast to handle daily tasks along with entertainment, great for casual gaming as well. It also has Fingerprint Reader and Windows Hello Login for enhanced security.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Processor, 2.1 GHz (6MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz, 4 Cores, 8 Threads)
Memory & Storage: 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR4 2400MHz Dual-Channel RAM upgradeable up to 12GB using 1x SO-DIMM Slot with | Storage: 512GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 M.2 SSD + empty 1x 2.5-inch SATA Slot for Storage Expansion.
Graphics: AMD Integrated Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Display: 15.6″ (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920×1080) Anti-Glare with 45% NTSC, 88% Screen-to-body ratio
Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home(64bit) with lifetime validity
Keyboard: Full-Size Backlit Chiclet Keyboard | 1.4mm Key-travel Distance | 19mm full-size key pitch | 2° ErgoLift Hinge for a comfortable typing position along with integrated Numeric keypad.
I/O Ports : 1x 3.5mm Combo audio jack | 2x Type-A USB 2.0| 1x Type-A USB 3.1 (Gen 1)| 1x Type C USB 3.1 (Gen 1)| 1x HDMI 1.4|1x Micro-SD card Reader.
Other: Fingerprint Sensor With Windows Hello Support| Wi-Fi 5(802.11ac)| HD Webcam.
Another great laptop for productivity and other workloads, coming with Ryzen 7 3700U processor, this laptop is a thin and light beast. With Vega iGPU, you can do a lot of stuff including editing, coding, casual gaming and much more.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processor, 2.3 GHz base processor speed, up to 4.0GHz burst frequency, 4 cores, 6MB cache
Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home
Display: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) SVA WLED Display
An ideal productivity-oriented 2 in 1 laptop with a touchscreen to help you get through all your professional needs. As the laptop has a slim profile, it’s easier to carry and use anywhere.
Being equipped with Ryzen 5 3500U that provides immense value, having up to 8 Hrs of battery life and with 1 TB SSD storage you can never run out of space for your creative works.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor, 2.1 GHz base speed, 3.7 GHz max speed, 2 cores, 4 MB Cache
Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity
Display: 14-inch screen with (1920X1080) full HD display | Anti Glare technology
Memory and Storage: 8 GB RAM | Storage 1 TB SSD
Design and battery: Thin and light Laptop |Laptop weight 1.65kg | Battery life up to 8 hours
Inside the box: Laptop, Charger, User Manual | Microsoft Office 2019
Ports and Optical drive: 2 USB 3.0 | 1 Type C (USB 3.0) | 1 HDMI 2.0 | 4-in-1 card reader (SD,SDHC,SDXC,MMC) | Combo audio and microphone jack | Without Optical-drive | Without LAN port
This is a perfect laptop who need a powerful and easy to carry a laptop, that has every modern amenity for a professional end laptop. With long battery life and enhanced security, this laptop is perfect for business use and it has a premium feel to it as well.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryze 5 3500U Processor 2.1GHz base boost (4 Cores/8 Threads, 6MB cache, 3.7GHz max boost)
Software: Pre-installed Microsoft Office home & Student 2019 | Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 home with lifetime validity
Design & battery: 6.45mm thin side bezels | metal body | 15.9mm thin| Laptop weight 1.39 Kg | 47WHrs 2-cell lithium-polymer battery with | upto 12 Hours battery backup
Keyboard: Full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel | Touchpad: Precision Touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures, intelligent palm-rejection
I/O Ports: 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI, 1 x SD card reader, 1 x Audio combo jack
Other: HD web camera| fingerprint recognition login windows hello support | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Bluetooth 4.2 (Dual band) 2*2 | meets the ultra-demanding MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
2. ASUS ZenBook Flip 14 UM462DA-AI701TS 2-in-1 Laptop
Price: Rs.78,999
Coming to a premium end laptop i.e. the Asus Zenbook Flip 14, this is a 2 in 1 convertible laptop that houses the powerful Ryzen 7 3700U under its hood. Over the top, there’s the 14-inch FHD touch display with Gorilla glass protection.
Having the touch pen support, coming in with fast 512GB M.2 SSD storage and with up to 9 Hrs of battery life, this laptop is no doubt intended for professionals, content creators, business-oriented use and office use.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Processor 2.3GHz base boost (4 Cores/8 Threads, 6MB cache, 4.0GHz max boost)
display: 14” LED-backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge Touch display, with 90% screen-to-body ratio, Wide 100% sRGB color gamut, 178° wide-view technology
Software: Pre-installed Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 | Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 home with lifetime validity
Design & battery: 4.37mm thin bezels | metal body | Laptop weight 1.60 Kg | 42WHrs 3-cell battery with | up to 9 Hours battery backup
Keyboard: Full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel | Touchpad: Precision Touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures, intelligent palm-rejection
I/O Port: 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 x Standard HDMI, 1 x MicroSD card reader, 1 x Audio combo jack
Other: HD IR webcam| face recognition login with windows hello support | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Bluetooth 4.2 (dual band) 2*2 | meets the ultra-demanding MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
If you are a Microsoft product fan, then the Surface Laptop 3 with custom Ryzen CPU built for Microsoft, you expect more out of this premium laptop. With long battery life an a great display and design, this is an ideal premium-end laptop to go for.
Specifications:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3580U Processor, 2.1 GHz
Display: 15 inch 2496 x 1664 Pixelsense display | Touchscreen enabled
Memory & Storage: 8GB DDR4 RAM with AMD Radeon Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition| Storage: 128 GB SSD
Preinstalled software: Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity, Microsoft Office 365 30-day trial | In the box: Surface Laptop 3, Power Supply, Quick Start Guide, Safety and warranty documents
In the box details: Surface Laptop 3, Power Supply, Quick Start Guide, Safety and warranty documents
So these were the best AMD Ryzen 3000U powered laptops currently available in the Indian market. Prices of these laptops might vary but will eventually decrease as new Ryzen 4000 mobile APUs have already launched but only a few have come to India.
Soon, we will be making a dedicated Ryzen 4000 powered laptops article along with AMD Ryzen powered gaming laptops as well, till then, do keep an eye on this space.
Still, waiting for your dream laptop? Go get your favourite laptop among the ones stated above at their best price.
Google Pixel 4 looks more or less the same as the latest Samsung Galaxy S10 series.
Google Pixel 4 is the upcoming smartphone from Google and will be featuring a punch hole display same as we have seen in the Samsung Galaxy S10 series. Previous year Google had launched the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, which had an awkward notch which came way down into the screen itself. According to many, the notch in that device looks very different and awkward and people are not liking it very much. The brand has done this kind of designing because they had to fit two front-facing cameras at that cut-out. Well this cutout for an extra camera was not necessary to an extent because of a reason that Google makes one of the best cameras in the market. One single lens in a Pixel device can click amazing pictures far better than few other dual lens devices in the market right now. Though the Google Pixel 3 devices had some issues priorly after launch regarding the display, but over all they are a good device in hand.
According to some renders and some leaks we can be sure that Google Pixel 4 is going to have a punch hole display just as same as the Samsung Galaxy S10 series. But we were expecting something different in this case, but pictures show that Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL is going to have the punch hole display located at the top corner. One hole for the Pixel 4 and two for the Pixel 4 XL. For some this is quite good looking than the previous notch design beacuse the punch hole is at one side of the whole screen and do not disturb the whole display, remains at one corner. Let’s have a look at the specifications of these devices.
5.8 inches and 6.5 inches Quad-HD AMOLED display
8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Processor
6GB RAM
64GB and 128GB internal storage, no micro SD card support
Android Q (Android 10)
Improved dual rear AI cameras : Main 12.3MP f/1.7 sensor & 16MP ultra wide-angle f/2.4
Dual 8MP front-facing cameras (Single 8MP camera in Pixel 4)
Two front-facing Boomsound Stereo Speakers
3,100mAh and 3,800mAh battery
Fast charging and wireless charging enabled
IP68 Dust & Water resistant
USB Type C, Google Assistant, Face unlock, No 3.5mm headphone jack, Dual sim, and many more…
Google Pixel 4 Price :
Google’s two new smartphones coming later this year will likely match Samsung and Apple when it comes to pricing. These are premium high-end Android phones with the latest hardware, software, great cameras and all the boxes checked in the spec sheet.
Basically, this new Pixel will still be expensive, coming in around $799 or more. Then, we believe the bigger and better Pixel 4 XL offering more cameras and longer battery life will again be around $899 or more, then another $100 extra for those looking to get a model with more RAM and extra storage, like a 128 or 256GB model. These won’t be cheap.
Availability :
Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL is said to be announced at early October of this year and will come into sale from the end of the month or early November. This is somewhat as per the leaks we know and can expect something even more from Google in this year.
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The 2019 season of the Indian Premier League will be the 12th season of the IPL. Here’s all you need to know about this season’s IPL before it starts from 23rd March.
On 8 January 2019, the BCCI confirmed that the tournament will start on 23 March and take place entirely in India. At one point, other countries were considered as host due to the Indian general elections. On 19 February 2019, the BCCI released the time table of first 17 matches and rest of the schedule will be announced after the announcement of the Lok Sabha 2019 election dates. All teams will play a minimum of 4 matches while Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will play 5 matches. Similarly, all teams will play two home and two away matches while DC will play three home matches and RCB will play three away matches.
Delhi Daredevils have been renamed as the Delhi Capitals, the franchise announced on 4th December, 2018. During the function for the announcement of their new name, the franchise also released a new logo.
Chennai Super Kings have retained the bulk of the squad beforehand, so CSK had a minor role to play during the latest auction. However, they did bring in a valuable addition to their Indian pace arsenal in the form of Mohit Sharma. He had essayed key roles for the team in the past.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs 8.4 crore Players bought in the auction: 2 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 3.2 Crore Squad strength: 25
Squad: Retained: MS Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi Bought: Mohit Sharma (Rs 5 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 20 lakh)
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals have retained 14 of their previous players and acquired Shikhar Dhawan during the transfer window. Delhi’s auction outing was all about filling the gaps. They had let go of overseas names like Glenn Maxwell, Jason Roy and Liam Plunkett. They made up for it by roping in solid options like Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford and Colin Ingram, which blends well with the young Indian names in the setup. Ishant Sharma’s presence also provides an experienced lending hand to the pace department, which has talented domestic pacers like Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa along with big overseas names like Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult. Overall, a balanced squad which should hold Delhi Capitals in good stead to set their poor record in the IPL straight.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs 25.50 crore Players bought in the auction: 10 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 7.7 Crore Squad strength: 25
Kings XI Punjab were heavily dependant on the top order in IPL 2018, especially KL Rahul. Their shortcomings with the middle order eventually cost them a spot in the playoffs. In order to address the imbalance, they chose to refurbish their squad by only retaining10 players before the auction. They have let go several Indian names, including Yuvraj Singh, Manoj Tiwary, Axar Patel and Mohit Sharma. Having secured Mandeep Singh via a transfer, KXIP concentrated on acquiring finishing options – Moises Henriques and Sam Curran being a couple of them. In Nicholas Pooran, an explosive batsman, they also got a ‘keeping option and by getting Varun Chakaravarthy, they also went for an extra mystery element to complement Mujeeb. Hardus Vilojen and Mohammed Shami bring their experience to the pace department.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs. 36.30 crore Players bought in the auction: 13 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 3.7 Crore Squad strength: 23
Squad: Retained: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin Bought: Moises Henriques (Rs 1 crore), Nicholas Pooran (Rs 4.2 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs 8.4 crore), Sam Curran (Rs 7.2 crore), Mohammad Shami (Rs 4.2 crore), Sarfaraz Khan (Rs 25 lakh), Hardus Viljoen (Rs 75 lakh), Arshdeep Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Darshan Nalkande (Rs 30 lakh), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4.8 crore), Agnivesh Ayachi (Rs 20 lakh), Harpreet Brar (Rs 20 lakh), Murugan Ashwin (Rs 20 lakh)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders had a lot of work to do going into the auction. They had lot of loopholes to fill – carrying forward from the disappointing returns of their last year’s auction. Yet again, like they do in a lot of auctions, made some surprise buys. It is a testimony to their strategy team as to how they manage to deliver results with some surprising picks. While Shrikant Mundhe and Nikhil Naik were outright surprising picks, they managed some good foreign picks – a department that needed serious loading – in Lockie Ferguson, Anrich Nortje and Joe Denly. Going for two outright quicks could also be an indication of how they could be planning for the upcoming season. While they got most of their foreign picks easy and cheap, they got into an intense tussle for Carlos Brathwaite. Having paid Rs. 5 Crore for the Windies all-rounder, it remains to be seen if he can find a place in the starting XI. While KKR strengthened their pace and all-round department, they probably missed a batsman, going home with more than Rs. 6 Crore in their purse.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs. 15.20 crore Players bought in the auction: 8 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 6.05 Crore Squad strength: 21
Mumbai Indians had little work to do at the auction as they have retained their core group of players. Two of their biggest investments were in the old warhorses – Lasith Malinga and Yuvraj Singh. While the Sri Lankan slinger slots in directly as the death bowling specialist for Mustafizur Rahman, who was released, Yuvraj Singh might struggle to find a place in the starting XI. All the other buys, barring Barinder Sran, are young players – most promising of them being Punjab’s Anmolpreet Singh. As is the case with MI in the past, majority of the newcomers are unlikely to fit into the XI but Anmolpreet and Sran are good additions as backups. The squad didn’t need much, and as such there will be no reason for them to feel disappointed.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs. 11.15 crore Players bought in the auction: 6 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 3.55 Crore Squad strength: 24
Jaydev Unadkat once again became the biggest buy of the auction, as Rajasthan Royals bagged him for Rs. 8.4 Crore which was Rs. 3.1 Crore lesser than what they paid last time around. Pace continued to be on their agenda even after that as they got Oshane Thomas and Varun Aaron for a total of Rs. 3.5 Crore. While that makes for an impressive pace roster, in addition to the spin talent already in the team, some other gaps were not plugged as efficiently. With Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and possibly Jofra Archer available for only a part of the 2019 season, the lack of powerful back-up options could hurt the Rajasthan Royals. They will depend on their late picks such as Ashton Turner and Liam Livingstone to come good when that time arrives.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs. 20.95 crore Players bought in the auction: 9 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 7.15 Crore Squad strength: 25
As with several other IPL auctions, RCB went after the flavour of the season, but this time managed to land Shimron Hetmyer and big-hitting all-rounder Shivam Dube at a combined cost of Rs. 9.2 crore. This pair, they hope, will be key to answer one eternal question – Who after Kohli and de Villiers While RCB spent much of the auction picking up future prospects – teenaged leggie Prayas Barman (Rs. 1.5crore), Karnataka opener Devdutt Padikkal (20L), Delhi batsman Himmat Singh (65L) and Akshdeep Nath at a curiously high Rs. 3.6 crore, they made no attempt to address their death bowling woes. Nathan Coulter-Nile, who missed last season with a stress injury, could only play a bit-part if he’s called up for national team duties for the Pakistan series, leaving Tim Southee, Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav to bear the burden of the Chinnaswamy once more.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs. 18.15 crore Players bought in the auction: 9 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 1.8 Crore Squad strength: 24
Squad: Retained: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme Bought: Shimron Hetmyer (4.2 crore), Devdutt Padikkal (20 lakh), Shivam Dube (5 crore), Heinrich Klassen (50 lakh), Gurkeerat Singh (50 lakh), Himmat Singh (Rs 65 lakh), Prayas Ray Barman (Rs 1.5 crore) Traded: Mandeep Singh for Marcus Stoinis
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their prudent ways at the player auctions, picking up just three players to complete their squad. Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who fetched a winning bid of Rs. 5 crore in last year’s auction, went for just Rs. 1.20 crore this time around. SRH also added a foreign wicketkeeping option in Jonny Bairstow. The two can share wicketkeeping and top-order duties over the season as Bairstow is expected to be unavailable for the second half. Shreevats Goswami is the other option. It was clear that SRH came armed with the idea of finding an able top-order back-up for the swashbuckling David Warner, who like Bairstow, will leave midway for World Cup preparations. Once SRH failed to secure their first-choice targets in Hetmyer and Ingram, they swooped for the New Zealand opener, Martin Guptil – getting him for his base price of Rs. 1 crore.
Purse at the start of the auction: Rs. 9.7 crore Players bought in the auction: 3 Purse at the end of the auction: Rs. 5.3 Crore Squad strength: 23
Squad: Retained: Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan Bought: Jonny Bairstow (Rs 2.20 crore), Wriddhiman Saha (Rs 1.2 crore), Martin Guptill (Rs 1 crore)
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Today the draw has been made for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals. Let’s have a look at the draws in full!
This season’s UEFA Champions League has been the stories of comebacks and shocks. The biggest shock of the Round of 16 was the elimination of the 3 times defending champion Real Madrid, by a young but inspired Ajax side The teams that made to the quarter-finals are: 1. AFC Ajax 2. FC Porto 3. FC Barcelona 4. Liverpool FC 5. Juventus FC 6. Manchester City 7. Manchester United 8. Tottenham Hotspur
The quarter-finals draw of the UEFA Champions League in full
The draw for the semi-finals is: Semi-final 1: Winner of Tottenham vs Manchester City VS Winner of Ajax vs Juventus Semi-final 2: Winner of Barcelona vs Manchester United VS Winner of Liverpool vs Porto
Final: The winner of the semi-final 1 will be the designated home team in the final and it will be played in the Wanda Metropolitiano, Altetico Madrid’s stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Let’s have a look at each of the quarter-finals and the teams’ journey to the quarter-finals and their possibility of going through to the semi-finals:
AFC Ajax vs Juventus FC
Ajax have staged the most shocking comeback of this season. They knocked out Real Madrid in the Round of 16. Real Madrid had beaten them 2-1 in their home ground and were the clear favourites to progress to the quarter-finals. But the young yet inspired Ajax side beat Solari’s men 4-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu. This defeat and elimination from the Champions League proved to be fatal for Solari and he has been replaced by Zidane as the head coach of Real Madrid on Tuesday. There were stars everywhere in this Ajax team, with Frenkie de Jong controlling the midfield and Neres tying Dani Carvajal in knots. But Tadic was undoubtedly the star of the show. He looked a threat every time he got on the ball and the piece of skill that sold Casemiro and led to the second goal was simply breathtaking – as was his finish for the third. Read more about Real Madrid’s suffering, here.
Cristiano Ronaldo led Juventus to an astonishing comeback against Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid had taken a 2-0 lead in the 1st leg in their home ground. For the records, they have never lost after being 2-0 up and also have never lost to an Italian side. But Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to make the impossible happen and steer Juventus through to the quarter-finals. Read the full match report, here.
Our Prediction: Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Juventus will beat the young Ajax side, as experience does matter at this stage.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Hugo Lloris kept Dortmund out in the first half with fine saves from Marco Reus, Julian Weigl and Mario Gotze, before Harry Kane’s second-half winner settled Tottenham as they beat Dortmund 1-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate in their Champions League last-16 second leg in Germany. The result means Spurs reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2011.
Manchester City ran through the Schalke team. They cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals as an emphatic 7-0 second-leg victory over Schalke saw them progress 10-2 on aggregate and completed the biggest Champions League win in their history.
Our Prediction: It will be a hard fought match but Manchester City will eventually go through to the semi-finals.
Liverpool FC vs FC Porto
Liverpool are once again becoming an European force day-by-day. They reached the last season’s final and have already made their intentions clear for this season. They have beat the old and experienced Bayern Munich side 3-1 and proved that they are ready for European glory.
FC Porto have also scripted a comeback in the Round of 16. Trailing 2-1 from the 1st leg, Porto advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League in a dramatic fashion after beating Roma 3-1 in the second leg of their last-16 tie to advance 4-3 on aggregate. The powerful Porto striker, Moussa Marega produced a brilliant all-round display, hustling and harrying the Roma defence and chasing the ball around the pitch to help his team.
Our Prediction: Liverpool are clear favourites to beat Porto and advance to the semi-finals.
FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Lionel Messi was the star man with two goals and two assists as Barcelona dismantled Lyon on Wednesday evening. They eased into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-1 win over Lyon (5-1 on aggregate). Barcelona have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the 12th successive season, last failing to do so in the 2006-07 campaign.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s injury-plagued side – which featured youngsters Mason Greenwood and Tahith Chong in the closing stages – roared back in the most dramatic fashion to become the first side in Champions League history to win a tie after losing the first leg at home by two or more goals. PSG was leading the two match tie 2-0 after a sensational performance by Mbappe in the 1st leg. But Marcus Rashford’s VAR-awarded stoppage-time penalty helped Manchester United to make a stunning comeback. They went into the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals after a sensational 3-1 victory (3-3 on agg) stunned Paris Saint-Germain.
Our Prediction: It will be the match to watch for in the semi-finals. Two of the biggest clubs with so much history will face each other. But any team with Lionel Messi in it, is always a threat under any situation. Therefore, Barcelona will win the quarter-final if Messi is at his best.
Our prediction for the semi-finals draw:
Semi-final 1: Juventus FC vs Manchester City Semi-final 2: FC Barcelona vs Liverpool FC
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During the 22nd over of the second innings of the fifth paytm odi trophy, Rohit went past the 8000-run mark in ODI cricket.
The Hitman was 46 runs away from the milestone before the start of this match.
Rohit is also the joint-third fastest batsman, alongside Sourav Ganguly, to reach 8000 ODI runs.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma has completed 8000 runs in ODIs for India during his team’s chase of Australia’s 272/9 in the decider match. Rohit achieved the feat during the fifth and final ODI against Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi.
With his 46th run in the 23rd over of the innings, Rohit reached the milestone. Rohit Sharma became the third-fastest to reach the milestone, in terms of matches played (206).
He become the ninth Indian cricket team player to reach 8000 runs after M.S. Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin.
The right-hander gathered a single off spinner Nathan Lyon to complete his 8000th odi run in ODIs. Rohit scored 56 of 89 balls before being stumped off Adam Zampa’s delivery. He has now 8010 runs in 206 ODIs with 22 centuries and 41 half-centuries.
Indian captain Virat Kohli leads the list as he needed just 183 outings to 8k ODI runs followed by Proteas legend AB de Villiers who got there in 190 matches.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly is tied with Sharma in terms of innings (200) but the Hitman edged out the Kolkata Prince by two matches on the list.
Rohit has also surpassed legends like MS Dhoni who took 214 innings and Sachin Tendulkar who took 210 innings to reach the milestone.
Fewest innings to 8000 ODI runs:
175 – Virat Kohli (INDIA) 182 – AB de Villiers (SOUTH AFRICA) 200 – Sourav Ganguly/ ROHIT SHARMA (INDIA) 203 – Ross Taylor (NEW ZEALAND) 210 – Sachin Tendulkar (INDIA) 211 – Brian Lara (WEST INDIES) 214 – MS Dhoni (INDIA)
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Samsung, who is known for its quality products especially in its home appliances, is ready to take a bold move by launching their new Smart TV series named NU6100 series.
Interestingly this time the series solely contains 4K UHD Smart TVs and it is being branded for its Super6 features namely: Live Cast, Tune Station, Screen Mirroring, Lag-Free Gaming, Real 4K resolution and 60+ titles in India.
This TV series is available online only, this is a move to reduce the pricing as well as give a competition to Mi Smart TVs as well as other Smart TVs of other brands in this price segment.
There are 3 variants of 43-inches, 50-inches and 55-inches models. All of these Smart TVs have 4K UHD (3840 x 2160 pixels) displays with 60 Hz refresh rate, support for HDR 10+.
Know more about the series’s 6 key features:
Live Cast feature lets you broadcast any live moment from any location on to the TV by using a smartphone
Tune Station enhances the overall audio experience by adding realistic visual elements to the playlist
Screen mirroring allows you to screen mirror the content from phone to TV
The Game Mode offers gaming with high-quality graphics of UHD Picture Engine
Watch sharp, detailed, and crisp images on this 4K UHD resolution TV and UHD Dimming divides as well as processes the TV display into small blocks resulting in vibrant colours, improved sharpness, and optimised contrast levels to bring every scene to life.
Samsung promises 60K+ titles including International and National Content in 10+ local languages
The NU6100 Smart TV series also features built-in WiFi, two HDMI ports, one USB port and 2 x 10W speaker with Dolby Digital Plus.
The base 43-inch variant of the Samsung NU6100 Super 6 Series UHD line-up is priced at Rs.41,990. On the other hand, the 50-inch variant is evenly priced at Rs.51,990 and the highest 55-inch variant will cost you Rs.61,990.
Overall with some new features and having a “true 4K display” with HDR and along with UHD Dimming, PurColour Technology, this TV series by Samsung is no doubt an amazing one. It will be amazing to see how it is able to attract Indian customers.
MS Dhoni’s resting for the final two matches provided opportunities for others in India’s middle order, but they were far from taken.
Teams:
India:–
Rohit Sharma
Shikhar Dhawan
Virat Kohli(c)
Rishabh Pant(wk)
Kedar Jadhav
Vijay Shankar
Ravindra Jadeja
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Kuldeep Yadav
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah
Australia:-
Usmn Khawaja
Aaron Finch(c)
Peter Handscomb
Marcus Stoinis
Glenn Maxwell
Aston Turner
Alex Carey(wk)
Jhye Richardson
Pat Cummins
Nathan Lyon
Adam Zampa
Australia won the five match odi series 3-2. Australia bowled out India for 237 runs, won by 35 runs.
Australia won the toss and choose to bat. They started well. In form Usman Khawaja scored his second century of the series to help Australia past 272/9.
India’s chase, and defeat from 2-0 up for the first time in history, opened more than a few questions for Kohli and the coach Ravi Shastri, not least team balance after only three specialist batsmen were selected. With Shikhar Dhawan and Kohli dismissed cheaply, Rohit Sharma seemed weighed down by the task before him, twice offering chances spurned off Zampa’s bowling before charging wildly to be well stumped by Alex Carey.
A decade ago Australia won an ODI series in India despite a surfeit of injuries. Numerous stronger sides have left empty handed since then, so it was with a great deal of satisfaction that Aaron Finch’s team sealed this victory from 0-2 down, the first time an Australian side had ever done so in 50-over matches, with a disciplined, determined and tactically astute defence of 272 in Delhi.
Being 0-2 down is something the Australians have become used to in more than one sense over the past year, missing the names of David Warner and Steven Smith from their team sheet as a result of the Newlands scandal.
India had not lost any ODI series at home since going down 3-2 to South Africa in October 2015. That result arrived only a matter of months after Australia won the previous World Cup so was not considered a major reverse. However this defeat, on the cusp of the IPL, has left India with precious little time to iron out an increasing number of wrinkles. By contrast the Australians can now look forward to a further five matches against Pakistan.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his record-equalling 8th hat-trick in UEFA Champions League to turn the 2-0 1st leg deficit and win the tie by an aggregate score of 3-2 against Atletico Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo has led Juventus to a memorable Champions League comeback. Atletico Madrid has never lost a tie after going 2-0 up in the 1st leg and they have also not lost against any Italian side. But Cristiano Ronaldo made everything possible with his record equalling 8th hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League.
The VAR denied Juventus an early 4 minute lead. But in the 27th minute, Jon Oblak couldn’t save that powerful header from Cristiano Ronaldo. That goal gave hope to the whole of Turin and their was no looking back after that.
Then few minutes into the second half Ronaldo headed another powerful header into the Atletico Madrid’s net from Joao Cancelo’s cross. This time Oblak got a hand, but it was too late. The referee awarded that as a goal by the virtue of the goal line technology.
Another player who stood out for Juventus in the match other than Ronaldo was Federico Bernardeschi. Federico Bernardeschi’s inswinging cross from the left wing found Ronaldo towering above Juanfran for the opener. And when Bernardeschi’s solo run was illegally halted by substitute Angel Correa, Ronaldo completed his record-equalling 8th Champions League hat-trick from the penalty spot to down Atletico Madrid yet again.
Cristiano Ronaldo told Sky Sports Italia after knocking Atletico Madrid out for the fifth time: “This is why Juve brought me in, to help on magic nights like this. Atleti are a really tough team to face, but we are strong too and proved we deserved to go through. It’s too early to talk about the final, let’s take it one step at a time. It had to be a special night and it was. Not just for the goals, but for the team and their incredible attitude. This is the mentality you need in the Champions League and we are on the right track.”
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone got too excited after his side’s 1st leg 2-0 win and went a long way with his celebration. The Argentine tactician escaped a touchline ban for his controversial ‘cojones’ celebration, but Uefa did hit him with a €20,000 fine and forced him to apologise. But in the 2nd leg Simeone got the harshest punishment. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and celebrated his winning goal in the same style.
The Argentina legend Maradona is also amazed by Ronaldo’s remarkable feat. “There are players who have been touched by a magic wand,” he said, as quoted by Marca. “The truth is we Argentines are proud that Messi is Argentinian and that he didn’t go off with the Spanish [at international level]. The other one is an animal. Ronaldo is pure power, and now he’s also a wizard. He said he’d score three goals and he scored three goals.”
Atletico Madrid – losing finalists in 2014 and 2016 to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid – struggled throughout and Griezmann lamented the side’s performance away from home. “We didn’t play the game we wanted to, it was a bad night and we made it easier for Juventus.” Griezmann told Sky Sport Italia. “We are all disappointed, as we just didn’t play. I’m the first to say I didn’t do enough, our tempo was wrong and Juventus were superior on every level. Considering we won the first leg 2-0, we can’t say much. I don’t know what happened, it reminded me a little of the Bayern Munich game, but that time we were able to make some adjustments. Tonight, Juve were superior on all levels. Ronaldo is a great player: he had three chances and scored three goals.”
Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin added: “We weren’t able to find ways to attack them. They were able to score and we couldn’t score the goal that we needed to qualify. We will continue giving it our all until the end of the season.”
Matuidi hailed his team-mate after Juve’s incredible victory in Turin, where Ronaldo’s 86th-minute penalty sealed the win. “It was an extraordinary night for everyone – a special night from the first minute,” he said, via the club’s website. “We are very happy, and now we are moving ahead with our work. We want to continue to grow in order to progress further in the Champions League. We have a strong team, and Cristiano is the best player in the world.”
Bonucci said to Sky Sport Italia: “This is a great night for the Juventus fans. Many things were said, both after that game [the first leg] and over the last few days, but Juve always respond on the pitch. We had four chances and put three of them in. They did the same in the first leg, having two chances and scoring both. We put our cojones into this match. Atleti were missing players, but so were we, and Leonardo Spinazzola put in a great performance in an incredible atmosphere. Everything that was said hit us on a human level and that brought more out of us. Our tactical approach was to push down the flanks with Spinazzola and [Joao] Cancelo, keeping their full-backs deep. We have a great coach who is leading us into the quarter-finals. We know this is football, people can’t wait for you to make a mistake, but the coach and team are big enough to shrug that off. It wasn’t easy, but we completed the comeback. It’s a boost of adrenaline that will push us on to [final date] June 1.”
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has also hailed Cristiano Ronaldo. He told in the news conference: “It’s impossible to think Cristiano with only one goal scored in this Champions League. He scored because he played well in the box and his team-mates worked well in the gameplay. A great match with an outstanding crowd supporting us and the players gave all Italian football fans a real show. That’s the most important thing.”
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