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IPL 2024 is all about hitting boundaries and strike rates, but the Indian team announced in the middle of the tournament for the T20 World Cup in June doesn’t feature many top performers.

I don’t know how many sixes have been hit during the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, which is into its 52nd game (Royal Challengers Bengaluru versus Gujarat Titans) as I write this. Fours are so yesterday—no one even counts them anymore.
There have been 31 scores in excess of 200. There have been six scores of 199, at least a couple of which would have been added to the 200 column, except that the batting side ran out of runs to chase. There have been 12 games in which both sides have scored over 200. And there …

The retired banker wants India’s top companies to invest in AI. But the capital, ambition, and urgency simply aren’t there.
The tyre maker is betting big on visibility and fan sentiment, but whether the payoff matches the price remains to be seen.
Reliance’s telecom business has demonstrated impressive growth in Q1. Yet, fundamental slippages are holding back profitability, even as Airtel continues to keep its lead. Expect more headwinds, not a bumper IPO.