The experience of playing the IPL in the UAE could hold the Virat Kohli-led team in "good stead" in its much-anticipated ICC T20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, reckons former India batter Suresh Raina.
Jaishankar, who is currently on a five-day visit to Israel, was accompanied by the home nation's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, during the virtual meeting on Monday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan participated virtually.
Jaishankar, in his brief comment, said, "The three of you are among the closest relationships we have, if not the closest".
MS Dhoni joined the Team India training session in the UAE ahead of India's warm-up match against England before the T20 World Cup.
Kolkata Knight Riders reached the final of IPL 2021 on Wednesday, registering a three-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in a low-scoring thriller.
It is important to see how each member of the 15-man Indian squad has fared in the ongoing UAE leg of IPL 2021; especially when the venues are the same for the T20 WC.
Umran impressed many with his raw pace while playing for SRH this season and consistently bowled around the 150kmph mark.
Chahal has picked 11 wickets in the UAE and sitting on ninth place in the wicket-takers list with 15 scalps overall so far.
Speaking at an event of ICAI, Dubai, Goyal said that chartered accountants in UAE can help expand investment, interest in India.
Tickets for the tournament have been made available to fans to watch the 16 teams, who will vie for the ultimate prize in the shortest format, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starting in Muscat on October 17 and concluding in the UAE on November 14.
Manisha Kalyan, Pyari Xaxa, Sweety Devi and Anju Tamang scored for India on Saturday in the team's first overseas friendly since Thomas Dennerby took charge.
The friendly match was a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be hosted by India in January-February.
Both the countries also noted the importance of concluding the negotiation process of amending the UAE and India's long standing Bilateral Investment Treaty as soon as possible.
"Throughout the pandemic, Indians wanted to come back home. But UAE didn't let any Indian go because they did not want them to go. They took care of them like their own family members. It's a huge message about love and affection," Piyush Goyal said.
The Blue Tigress have been winless in the five matches played so far this year, though all of them were against higher ranked European sides.
The friendlies have been planned as part of the team's preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup, which is set to take place in India next year.
Mumbai had bought Tendulkar at his base price of INR 20 lakh in the mini-auction earlier this year. The 21-year-old is yet to make his maiden appearance in the IPL.
The team, which is currently camping in Jamshedpur, will travel to the UAE for two friendly matches against the United Arab Emirates on October 2 and the Tunisia national team two days later.
The out-of-favour India international who was with Kolkata Knight Riders is expected to go through a long rehabilitation process before attempting a comeback to competitive cricket.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal visited SEEPZ (Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone) in Mumbai on September 23, as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'."I'm confident that with everyone's cooperation, SEEPZ can be made modern and world-class. We can think of a public private partnership scheme whereby industry units who revamp their properties can be given exemption from rent revision for 10 years," said Union Minister Piyush Goyal.
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