Gujarat police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly performing some rituals inside a crematorium and sharing a video of it on social media claiming that he possessed supernatural powers, an official said on Friday. With this, the police have registered the first case under the new Gujarat Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil, and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, the official said. The police arrested the accused, Ashwin Makwana, on October 15 after a video of him performing rituals at a crematorium in Dhoraji town of Rajkot district went viral on social media. Inspector RJ Godham, a complainant in the first information report (FIR), confirmed that this was the first FIR registered in the state under the newly enacted law against black magic and other such activities. "This new law came into effect on September 2 through a gazette notification, and when we tried to upload the FIR on our eGujCop platform on October 15, we learnt tha
Babar Azam's removal from Pakistan's Test squad for the second match against England sent shockwaves across the cricketing fraternity. The superstar batter paid the price of a string of inconsistent performances as the newly constituted Pakistan Cricket Board national selection committee sprung into action. Pakistan great Ramiz Raja, however, isn't impressed with the selectors' decision, calling it a' knee jerk reaction'. For Ramiz, Babar's absence from the team makes no sense as he isn't just an important player for the team but also a brand which brings Pakistan cricket money.
"I think it was a knee-jerk reaction [by the] new selectors. The general opinion was that he needed rest and he was taken out of the squad completely," Ramiz said in a chat on Sky Cricket.
"We need to understand that he sells cricket for Pakistan. There's always this debate that is happening right now in Pakistan - whether there's going to be another failure for Babar Azam or whether he's going to make a comeback. And that keeps things interesting," he added.
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"Pakistan's cricket team relies heavily on Babar Azam's prowess to attract sponsors. Unfortunately, aside from him, there's a lack of marketable talent and superstar appeal in the current Test squad."pic.twitter.com/XpCvFI0CFp
Babar isn't the only Pakistan star who was dropped, with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah also suffering the same fate. In the trio's absence, Ramiz feels Pakistan's XI against England for the second Test doesn't even have a 'sellable commodity', which isn't a good thing from the sponsorship perspective.
"Right now, I don't see any sellable commodity in this Pakistan team ... sponsors are a little wary as well because a) Pakistan have been on the losing sequence and b) There are no real superstars playing in this Test match now."
At the time of toss in the second Test, Pakistan skipper Shan Masood also spoke about the three star players' absence, admitting that certain matters are beyond his control.
"I think firstly playing a Test match for Pakistan is a huge opportunity for anyone who wants to be a cricketer so we're all excited and there's some rejuvenated energy in the camp," Shan Masood said.
"There's stuff we can't control but we can control what we do on the field," he said on the team selection. We're very positive about this. We're happy the spinners have some conditions were we can show we have some decent spinners," he added.
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