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NDTV Poll: 47% Rate PM Modi Government's Development Work "High"

The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done well in developing the nation and improving the lives of people, though concerns remain over unemployment and price rise, according to "Public Opinion", a special NDTV survey in partnership with Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS).

The survey sought to assess the public mood as PM Modi completes nine years in power this month and preps for a series of elections including the Lok Sabha polls next year. It was conducted across 19 states between May 10 and 19, just after the Karnataka election in which the ruling BJP lost to the Congress.

At least 47 per cent of the respondents of the survey rated the Modi government's development work "high".

The government has been working aggressively in infrastructure projects and other areas that need huge capital expenditure. State roads, highways, public facilities and expressways have improved hugely in the past nine year.

Some of the respondents of the survey, however, raised concerns over unemployment and price rise. This could be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected not only India, but even developed economies. The pandemic had squeezed the earnings of many companies, which led to job cuts. Despite this, India has done relatively well.

A UN report last week said India's economy is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in the calendar year 2024, supported by resilient domestic demand. The World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2023 said India's economy, the largest in the South Asian region, is expected to expand by 5.8 per cent in 2023 and 6.7 per cent in 2024 (calendar year basis), supported by resilient domestic demand.

At least 35 per cent respondents of the NDTV-CSDS survey said their economic condition has improved in the past four years; 22 per cent said it has worsened. A likely reason for this is the lingering effects of the losses people incurred during the height of the pandemic.

More than half of the respondents support free electricity and water, while 57 per cent said populist policies benefit the poor.

Giving electricity, water and other amenities to all for free, however, adds severe pressure on government finances and in the long run only end up harming the delivery of these services as funds dry up.

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Shastri Names Combined Playing XI For WTC Final. Pujara, Ashwin Snubbed

Former Indian head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri revealed his combined Indian Test XI selecting players from the two ICC World Test Championship finalists, India and Australia. The WTC final is now a fortnight away. In the recent episode of the ICC Review, Shastri admitted that he found the task of building a combined playing XI difficult due to the sheer amount of world-class talent available on both sides. But the India great stuck his neck out and settled on a final XI, in which surprisingly only four Indian players could make the cut.

While weighing out his captaincy options Shastri decided to go with Rohit Sharma instead of Steve Smith.

"I would give the captaincy to Rohit because he's much more experienced than Pat," Shastri said as quoted by ICC.

"He's been around and he's captained sides for a long time. If Steve Smith was captain of Australia, then maybe it's a different story, but since it's Pat Cummins and Rohit Sharma, Rohit wins it."

"Plus, you know, as a captain, you're a certainty in the XI so he opens the batting."

With Rohit taking up the opening spot along with the captaincy role, Shastri was stuck in a dilemma.

The likes of Australian duo David Warner, Usman Khawaja and India's emerging right-handed talented batter Shubman Gill are all in the mix.

Only England star Joe Root scored more runs than Khawaja during the 2021-23 World Test Championship cycle and Shastri said the Australian left-hander deserves to get the nod for the opening spot along with Rohit.

"It's a tight one between Usman Khawaja and Shubman Gill," Shastri admitted.

"Shubman is the rising young star and he's a terrific player, but Usman Khawaja, just by current form and the number of runs he's got over the last couple of years, I think he gets in there."

Shastri said it was an easy decision to pick No.3, No.4 and No.5, with the No.1 ranked Test batter Marnus Labuschagne and experienced duo Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to fill these vital spots.

"Number three is a no-brainer as Marnus (Labuschagne) has been outstanding in Test match cricket. He averages close to 60, so he gets in there straight away," Shastri said.

"Kohli at four for just what he's done over the years and Smith at five for what he's done over the years and the kind of quality they bring to the table."

With the likes of talented young batter Cameron Green emerging through the ranks to become one of the hottest prospects in the cricket world, Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja earned the spot to bat at No.6 due to his ability to act as a second spinning option.

"At No.6, I get in Jadeja, because I believe he is one of the best all-rounders in the world," Shastri added.

Australia keeper Alex Carey won the spot as wicket-keeper and the No.7 spot ahead of India's KS Bharat.

Along with this Shastri admitted that he found it hard to leave out India veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and opt for Nathan Lyon as the front-line spinner in his XI.

"The reason why I picked Nathan Lyon ahead of Ashwin is because of Nathan's overseas record," Shastri said.

"Not just in Australia, but outside Australia and (Lyon is) probably stronger to bowl those overs in England if needed.

"So he comes in with Jadeja as the second spinner, with Jadeja more the all-rounder and Lyon the spinner."

With the majority of the spots occupied, Shastri had to evaluate his pace bowling options which consist of the most lethal bowlers in the present scenario.

Shastri said the decisions on the pace attack were relatively easy to make, with experienced left-armer Mitchell Starc providing the variety alongside a pair of in-form right-armers.

"(Pat) Cummins, of course, for me, he's a top-class operator and Mohammed Shami, he's like vintage and he's just getting better and better as we're seeing in this IPL. And stronger. So he comes in there," Shastri noted.

With the likes of Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and Josh Hazlewood being left out of the final mix, Shastri reflected on how hard it was for him to make the final choices.

"It's a hard choice (to settle on final XI) because Ashwin's world-class, you've got Hazelwood world-class there and you've got (Cheteshwar) Pujara there who could be threatening. So it's not easy," Shastri concluded.

Ravi Shastri combined India-Australia Test XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Ravindra Jadeja, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mohammad Shami

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