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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed an order temporarily restraining HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd. and former coach of the national men's and women's hockey teams Sjoerd Marijne from publishing confidential information about certain hockey players stated in his book "Will Power".

A single judge bench of Justice Amit Bansal said that he was of the prima facie view that the confidentiality clause stated in Hockey India's Code of Conduct has been breached by the publisher seeking to publish certain portions of the book pertaining to certain players. He observed that grave and irreparable injury will be caused to the players if the portions in question come out in public domain.

India suffered its first defeat in the ongoing 2022 T20 World Cup but the Indian fans still managed to find a silver lining in the loss.

The Men in Blue gave a tough fight to the Proteas in Perth but went down fighting, losing the contest by five wickets.

Prior to this match, having defeated Pakistan and Netherlands in their opening two matches, Indian players were flying high, but their streak came to an end against Temba Bevuma and his men on a surface that was heaven for the fast bowlers.

Fans on social media could not keep calm after India's star player Virat Kohli dropped Aiden Markram in India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 clash at Perth. Fans from Pakistan alleged that the Men in Blue are underperforming as a win for South Africa can result in Pakistan getting knocked out of the World Cup. It was a crucial catch in the game as Aiden Markram was attacking the Indian bowling attack and he miscued one shot which went right away to Virat Kohli, who's arguably one of the best fielders around the globe.

In the end, India were handed the defeat courtesy some brilliant performance by the South Africa side. Aiden Markram and David Miller helped the Proteas chase the total of 134 runs after the Indian batting lineup collapsed batting first in the India vs South Africa clash. South Africa defeated India by five wickets in their T20 World Cup match on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav lifted India to 133 for nine with a 40-ball 68 after a batting collapse.

The T20 World Cup has seen a number of dramatic finishes in the Super 12 stage, with the likes of Zimbabwe and Ireland pulling out stunning upsets. However, rain has proved to be a dampener to the mood of cricket fans, with a few matches getting delayed and even washed out. With a spot in the semi-finals at stake, matches getting abandoned isn't faring well for the teams.

On October 28, the matches between Afghanistan and Ireland, as well as the high-voltage clash between England and Australia were abandoned due to rain. All four teams were forced to share one point each; as they were all from group 1, it significantly affected the points table, with England jumping to the second spot while Afghanistan remaining at the bottom.

After winning the highly anticipated clash against Pakistan, India will take on Netherlands in their second match of the T20 World Cup Super 12 in Sydney on Thursday (October 27).

Rohit Sharma's men were tested in the closely-contested match against the arch-rivals, with Arshdeep Singh's heroics and vintage Virat Kohli's masterclass helped India to secure a four-wicket win. After starting their T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note, India would aim to build on the momentum with an eye on the semi-final race.

There were chances of rain during the India versus Pakistan clash, but the rain gods decided to stay away as there was no interruption at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. However, days after the blockbuster match, rain gods smiled on Ireland as they stunned England with a five-run win (DRS) and the match between New Zealand and Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled.