Former New Zealand player Simon Doull (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images) He may have played just 32 Test matches and 42 one-day internationals (ODIs), but he is one of the most familiar Kiwi faces around the world for his commentary and his role as a cricket expert. Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull is still one of those rare former players who doesn’t believe in mincing his words while giving his opinions. Recently, Moneycontrol.com spoke to the 53-year-old on a range of issues related to Indian and world cricket. Here is an edited excerpt. It was a bit disappointing the way rain spoiled the last India-NZ series in New Zealand. Yeah, it is, I think India were looking for some answers, looking to find out a few things about the one-day side, figure out some players whether are good enough to play, and I am not sure that they have got a lot of answers, they have probably figured out that Washington Sundar when fit should probably be in the playing 11, they have figured … [Read more...] about Shubman Gill, Umran Malik have real potential, says Kiwi expert Simon Doull
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England’s Hospitals Under ‘Relentless Pressure’ As E.R. Woes Continue
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin England’s hospitals continue to endure “relentless” pressure on their accident and emergency services, data from England’s National Health Service shows. The latest NHS England “ situation report ” shows that ambulances took more than 77,000 people to emergency departments last week: an increase of roughly 5,000 on the week before. Bed occupancy remains stubbornly high, with more than 95% of general and acute hospital beds filled. Staff absence has fallen, however, as has the number of patients in hospital with flu. Despite ongoing pressure, NHS providers also saw a fall in delays handing over patients from ambulances to emergency departments this week: a key marker of patient flow through hospitals. Lengthy ambulance delays have become commonplace in England as hospitals have struggled to free up space for new patients in hospitals. This winter has seen particularly poor ambulance handover performance, with … [Read more...] about England’s Hospitals Under ‘Relentless Pressure’ As E.R. Woes Continue
6 Surprising New Developments In Travel Insurance That Will Change The Way You Plan Your Next Trip
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you want to understand how travel insurance is changing — and how it could change the way you travel this year — you have to meet Robin. Robin (full name, Robin Assist) is a new technology-driven service platform used by insurance companies to process travel insurance claims, among other things. "Technology can really help when you're filing a claim," says Sasha Gainullin, CEO of battleface , the company that created Robin. "It can find the policy you have. It can eliminate the need for a claim form. It can identify the expense that you're filing against the policy." Tectonic changes in travel insurance for 2023 Robin could change the way you file your travel insurance claim in 2023. At the moment, travel insurance companies are sitting on hundreds of thousands of unprocessed claims from the holiday air travel meltdowns and even a few from this summer. Technology like Robin could dramatically accelerate the … [Read more...] about 6 Surprising New Developments In Travel Insurance That Will Change The Way You Plan Your Next Trip