World T20 opener - New Zealand outplays India on all fronts at Nagpur

India is known to be the master of playing spin bowling but they met their nemesis at Nagpur in the form of New Zealand who outplayed India on all fronts to score a thumping victory. Set to score 127 to win, India folded up meekly for 78 and could not even play out the allotted 20 overs. It was a miserable performance by the batsmen. M S Dhoni top scored with 30 while Virat Kohli made 23 runs and Ravichandra Ashwin scored 10 - they were the only three batsmen to score in double digits.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 15 March 2016.

For New Zealand, it was five matches, five wins and they maintained their 100% success rate over India in Twenty20 internationals. They struggled to score 126 runs but defended it successfully, thanks to their spin trio. Mitchell Santner scalped 4/11 while Ish Sodhi returned figures of 3/18. Obviously, New Zealand read the pitch better than India and spun their way to victory, thanks to failure of the Indian batting stalwarts to deliver.
New Zealand struggled to cope with the tough conditions after Kane Williamson opted to bat. They had dropped Tim Southee and Trent Boult and accommodate three spinners which was a masterstroke.


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Winter is here – so are oranges and a Bengali sweet dish called kheer-kamala

The temperature here in Nashik is today hovering around the 15-degree mark and the markets are flooded with oranges from Nagpur. Hence, the time is ripe for a favorite sweet dish of the Bengalis – the kheer-kamala.
This is a unique and lovable sweet dish of winter – I have not seen it in any shop and I wonder why some enterprising individual has not thought it fit to market this product till now. It is similar to raso-malai but instead of rasogollas, oranges are used.
Oranges are in abundance during winter, hence the preference. In Bengal, it is the Darjeeling brand of the fruit, and here in Nashik it is the Nagpur brand – both are equally delicious. As to the method of eating, some like it immediately after peeling – others love the juicy interiors in a liquid form as a juice. That is to be done up in a mixer and served with toppings of a scoop of ice cream or garnished with finely chopped cashew, almonds, pista etcetera.
And, there are others like me, who relish their oranges in a slightly different manner – in a pool of semi thick milk known better as the kheer-kamala.
To prepare this wonderful dish, one has to have plenty of patience because the trick is to boil down a certain quantity of milk to nearly half its volume over a slow fire. This allows the milk to gradually thicken and acquire a heavenly taste. The average time is around three hours for one liter of milk. Once the base is ready, it should be allowed to cool down at room temperature. During this waiting period, the oranges are to be peeled and the internal skin is gently removed along with the seeds. Four medium size oranges are sufficient for one liter of milk reduced to approximately half a liter. The mixture should not be stirred but the container should be gently shaken for the oranges to settle down comfortably in the bed of gravy. No, sugar is not necessary since any external sweetener would rob the dish of its out-of-the-world flavor.
For best results, it is to be served cold.