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Here are five major happenings that occurred on August 12, 1947. We recall the  days leading to India gaining independence from the British on August 15, 1947

An elegant right-handed top-order batsman, Hashim Amla overcame a shaky start in international cricket, during which his technique was criticised, to become one of South Africa's all-time leading batsmen

'Today I walk away from a format of the game I love so much,' said the 36-year-old Dale Steyn, his country's leading Test wicket-taker of all time and one of the top 10 in the history of the game

Odisha minister in the Assembly said that the state does not have enough water in its reservoirs for irrigation, leading to the death of three farmers. Expressing displeasure, Congress members walked out of the House.

The World Cup 2019 semi-final game features two of the world’s leading batsmen captaining their sides in Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson, as well as a pair of strike bowlers at the top of their game in Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult

A fight over parking a scooter in old Delhi's Chawri Bazaar area took a communal turn as a temple was vandalised leading to tension in the area on Monday

Vijay Mallya has already lost a UK High Court "leave to appeal" on paper, leading to an oral hearing of his renewal application this week. A two-judge bench of the Administrative Court division of the Royal Courts of Justice in London will hear the application
 

According to reports, a 22-year-old leading aircraftman of the Indian Air Force allegedly died on the spot due to rifle misfire while cleaning it. After the postmortem, the mortal remains have been handed over to P Lavanya Prakash's family members in Andhra Pradesh. 

Shakib Al Hasan, who also became the World Cup 2019's leading run-getter on way to his half-century, was also exceptional with the ball. The left-arm spinner ended with figures of 5/29 for in 10 overs, his best in ODI cricket

Left-arm paceman Arjun Tendulkar was seen bowling to England batsmen. The hosts have probably called up Arjun to help them in countering the left-arm pace of Mitchell Starc, who is now the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 10-team tournament with 15 scalps, along with Jofra Archer and Mohammad Amir

Road caved in at Chennai’s Madhya Kailash junction leading to terrible traffic jam. This is not the first time that the same junction has witnessed such a case.

In his first public engagement after leading the BJP to a grand victory in the general election, PM Narendra Modi thanked the electorate of Kerala for their contribution to it

Azim Premji, who turns 74 next month, will retire as executive chairman upon the completion of his current term on July 30, 2019, after having led the company for 53 years, Wipro said in a statement.
 

Southampton: Virat Kohli admitted that he would have tough challenge leading India at the ICC World Cup 2019. India will face South Africa in their opening game on June 5 and on the eve of the match Kohli said considering the duration of the 10-team tournament, he will have to adapt quickly in England and Wales. He also spoke about South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada among other things.

Southampton: Leading India at the ICC World Cup 2019 is a “matter of great pride”, said Virat Kohli as he spoke to the media ahead of the team’s opening game against the injury-hit South Africa in Southampton. Kohli also said that he was feeling bad for Dale Steyn who was ruled out of the tournament due to shoulder injury. The skipper also said it was advantage for India to start the 10-team competition late. World Cup 2019 started on May 30 but India’s opening match is only on June 5.