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Star Indian batter <keyword id="6354486" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="virat-kohli" source="Orion">Virat Kohli</keyword> on Thursday became the first player in history to cross the 4,000 run mark in T20I cricket. India's star batter accomplished this landmark during his side's second semifinal match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup against England at Adelaide Oval. In the match, <keyword id="13410" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="virat" source="Orion">Virat</keyword> scored a delightful 50 off 40 balls. His knock consisted of four boundaries and one six. He struck the ball at a strike rate of 125.00. This was his fourth half-century of the ongoing edition of the tournament. He is currently the leading run scorer in the tournament so far. He has scored 296 runs in six innings at an average of 98.66. This also includes his instant-classic knock of 82* against Pakistan at Melbourne. With this half-century, Virat's run-tally in T20I cricket has gone to 4,008 runs in 115 matches across 107 innings at an average of 52.73. One century and 37 half-centuries have come out of his bat, with the best individual score of 122*. His strike rate in the shorter format is 137.96. Other top batters in the shortest format are Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (3,853), New Zealand opening veteran Martin Guptill (3,531), Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (3,323) and Ireland opener Paul Stirling (3,181). Coming to the match, India posted 168/6 in their 20 overs. Hardik Pandya (63 off 33 balls) and Virat <keyword id="6360637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kohli" source="Orion">Kohli</keyword> (50) were the stars of the match for India. Chris Jordan (3/43) was the pick of the bowlers for England. Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid took a wicket each. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tata-motors-shares-tank-4-8-on-q2-miss-jlrs-recovery-delays/articleshow/95427722.cms">Tata Motors shares tank 4.8% on Q2 miss, JLR’s recovery delays</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/article/nykaas-fashion-foray-and-pipeline-style-biz-model-worries-analysts/articleshow/95405203.cms">Nykaa’s fashion foray and pipeline-style biz model worries analysts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/list-of-indian-and-global-companies-that-have-fired-their-employees-in-the-last-3-months/slidelist/95423791.cms">Here’s a list of Indian and global companies that have fired their employees in the last 3 months</a>

Virat Kohli becomes first player to cross 4,000 runs mark in T20I cricket

<ul class="summary-list"><li>There's an admissions coach for everything these days.</li><li>Some parents are shelling out up to $4,000 to get their daughters into sororities, per The <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/sorority-consultants-rush-colleges-parents-prepare-80b2cfc8">WSJ</a>.</li></ul>If you thought getting your kid into a top college was going to be your last big admissions challenge, think again.Some parents are shelling out up to $4,000 just to get their daughters into their dream sororities, according to a report by <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/sorority-consultants-rush-colleges-parents-prepare-80b2cfc8">The Wall Street Journal</a> published Monday.The Journal spoke to several <a href="https://www.insider.com/consultants-help-girls-rush-sorority-houses-2017-9">sorority consultants</a> who offer <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hiring-a-sorority-rush-coach-2012-7">admissions advice and coaching services</a> to aspiring members. These consultants coach aspiring sorority members on what to wear, how to behave, and how to manage their social media presence.Stacia Damron, the founder of the sorority-consulting company <a href="https://getintoasorority.com/">Hiking in Heels</a>, told The Journal that sorority admissions are just as competitive as those for top colleges. "My boyfriend went to Stanford, and he said this is more complicated than getting a Stanford M.B.A.," Damron said.Damron told The Journal that her fees go up to $4,000 for an on-call service during peak recruitment periods. According to the Hiking in Heels <a href="https://getintoasorority.com/about-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, as of 2022, a premium package cost $1,495 while an elite membership cost $2,975. Her 2023 rates are not currently available on the site.Sorority recruitment, also known as a sorority rush, typically starts in the <a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/greek_life/how-to-join/panhellenic-council/2019-2020-sorority-recruitment-calendar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fall</a> <a href="https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/fraternity_and_sorority_life/how-to-join/sorority_recruitment.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">semester</a>, though some college sororities recruit in the <a href="https://www.nyu.edu/students/getting-involved/clubs-and-organizations/greek-life/how-to-join.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spring</a> <a href="https://scl.cornell.edu/get-involved/sorority-fraternity-life/join/important-dates-sororities-fraternities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">semester</a> as well. And sorority consultants like Damron have been seeing increased demand from aspiring members."The demand for help preparing for sorority recruitment has dramatically increased since 2019," Damron told Insider.Damron said there were two key reasons for the increase in demand.Firstly, sororities have beefed up the selection process during the COVID pandemic, throwing in extra tasks such as recorded video assignments and essay questions to make up for the lack of in-person interaction. This was on top of traditional requirements such as recommendation letters and registration forms, Damron said. Secondly, parents and their daughters are learning more about the recruitment process and just how competitive it is from <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sororityrush?lang=en">TikTok videos</a>."The information is more accessible, and potential new members and parents are learning that there's more to the process and that preparation begins months earlier," Damron said. But hiring a consultant isn't a guarantee that clients will get into their dream sororities. Dani Weatherford, the chief executive of the <a href="https://npcwomen.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Panhellenic Conference</a>, told The Journal that out of the 125,000 sorority applicants last year, 20% to 25% got rejected or withdrew their applications."Much like an SAT prep class can't guarantee a perfect score, there's no recruitment coach that's truthfully able to guarantee or promise a bid. The decision ultimately remains with the sororities," Damron told Insider.To be sure, $4,000 is far cheaper than the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/college-admissions-coach-wealthy-kids-ivy-league-2021-4">sums some people are forking out</a> to get admitted into top universities. Allen Koh, who runs the educational consulting firm <a href="https://www.cardinaleducation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cardinal Education</a>, told Insider in November 2020 that he <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/job-diary-coach-wealthy-families-ivy-league-admissions-academics-2020-11">charges up to $350,000 for his most intensive consulting package</a>.

Forget college admissions &mdash; some parents are shelling out up to $4,000 just to get their daughters into sororities

<ul class="summary-list"><li>China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and it's still building up on an ambitious scale.</li><li>It's been taking ships from its navy and could be getting its own vessel modeled after a destroyer.</li></ul>In May, military experts spied a peculiar, half-built vessel sitting among warships at a Shanghai dockyard.Satellite images showed it had the shape and size of a Type-052D, an advanced guided-missile destroyer in China's navy.But this ship was missing key features, such as a vertical launch system for missiles and its "Dragon's Eye" radar, a standard system for Chinese warships. Its main gun was also smaller than usual.One detail stood out above all: the paint job. Chinese navy ships are gray, and this apparent Type-052D came in white — the mark of a coast guard vessel.The discovery led to speculation, which has since been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3274494/chinese-coastguard-set-get-new-ship-modelled-advanced-type-052d-destroyer">backed up by local reports</a>, that China's coast guard, a law enforcement agency, was obtaining a ship modeled after a 6,500-ton naval destroyer.The vessel is just one of several big-ticket acquisitions believed to be destined for the maritime force, which is now at a stage where its capabilities likely carry serious implications if Beijing goes to war with another naval power.The policing body, moved in 2018 to fall under military command, is undergoing one of the world's most aggressive expansions at a time when the Chinese coast guard is increasingly becoming the center of tensions with its neighbors.The sheer size and strength of its fleet, estimated at 250 vessels of at least 500 tons each, has led to Western experts often calling it a "second navy."And it's continued to break ground with bigger and bolder ships. Earlier this month, a state-run shipbuilding institute announced it was preparing an unspecified "mothership" for the high seas, leading to rumors that the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-mothership-coast-guard-drone-aircraft-carrier-south-sea-2024-8">coast guard was due to receive a seafaring drone carrier.</a>In July, China anchored one of its two "Monster" ships — the world's largest-ever coast guard vessels displacing 12,000 tons each — in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. It was an incredible show of power, which Manila accused of being an intimidation tactic.<div type="image" title="The Chinese coast guard vessel nicknamed the &quot;Monster&quot; rests on Philippine waters." height="1200" width="1600" msid="112824071" hostid="261" sizebytes="52286"></div>Experts think Beijing's ambitions for the agency are global. China has made it no secret that it intends to expand its maritime strength for distant operations, establishing a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2019/05/the-pla-navys-strategic-transformation-to-the-far-seas-how-far-how-threatening-and-whats-to-be-done?lang=en">"far-seas protection" doctrine</a> in 2015.Its coast guard looks poised to play a significant role, John Michael Dahm, a former US Navy intelligence officer and a senior fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told Business Insider."That the Chinese coast guard would use these new, larger ships and capabilities to establish a security presence farther from China probably has the largest security implications for the US and its allies," Dahm said. "Not just in Asia, but around the world."<h2 id="9114ae90-a9d2-47b8-b25c-dd9693d3c8eb">Why a destroyer?</h2>China's coast guard expansion isn't happening in isolation. It's locked in a pseudo-arms race with its neighbors in the resource-rich East and South China Seas, chiefly Japan and the Philippines. Both are US allies.Beijing has, for decades, already been beefing up its coast guard with dozens of former People's Liberation Army Navy ships, including corvettes that were decommissioned and modified to remove heavy weaponry.But its rivals have recently started working more closely as tensions mount over regional disputes, most of which China has been accused of initiating.Manila is upgrading its coast guard with five Japan-made ships worth a total of $400 million, while Tokyo is planning a giant <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://thediplomat.com/2024/07/japan-to-build-major-new-vessel-for-the-senkaku-islands/">30,000-ton vessel</a> for its respectable 150-ship policing fleet."Size does matter," Dahm said. "A vessel's size and displacement often translate directly into capabilities. A bigger ship means more people, more weapons, more fuel, more endurance, more range."Western experts think the destroyer-esque ship being assembled in Shanghai is part of China's effort to stay ahead."China is upping the ante again by bringing in the most kind of modern, advanced form of a coast guard ship," said Vina Nadjibulla, vice president of research and strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. "We should see it more as a naval ship than a coast guard ship."<div type="image" title="The type 052D guided missile destroyer Guiyang of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province in April 2019." height="3272" width="4908" msid="112824072" hostid="261" sizebytes="389088"></div>From China's perspective, a destroyer-sized ship would fill a gap in its fleet, said Collin Koh, a senior fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University.The coast guard's regular fleet goes up to 4,000 tons, before a dramatic leap to its 12,000-ton "Monster" ships.Koh said China's "Monster" ship may have been staring down the Philippines in the South China Sea, but it's impractical to station such vessels so far away for extended periods."It's expensive to operate and deploy this sort of ship, because it's too big and it's not suited for this purpose," Koh said. "It's meant more as a command ship and a disaster relief platform than to go out there and show force."A ship modeled after the Type-052D destroyer, at 6,500 tons, could fill that power-projecting purpose, especially if produced in greater numbers, Koh added.Questions also remain as to what sort of vessel China is planning for its teased coast guard "mothership." Local pundits have <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-mothership-coast-guard-drone-aircraft-carrier-south-sea-2024-8">guessed it may be a drone carrier or even an aircraft carrier</a>, though the latter is unlikely.The build-up seems a world away from what's traditionally been understood as the coast guard's role: to police fishermen and deter smugglers.Japan's coast guard already has five 6,500-ton patrol ships, and if China expands its own agency with vessels of that class, the region is set to be filled by warship-sized boats jockeying for dominance.For comparison, the US Coast Guard's largest cutters are the size of frigates, at about 4,500 tons."Anything the China coast guard does might be considered unprecedented at this point," said Dahm of the Mitchell Institute.<h2 id="3c5b5737-5ed3-4a3f-aeed-69b3fd84f11e">A coast guard that can go to war</h2>One of the most significant developments of a burgeoning Chinese coast guard is that its ships might make a difference in a war.The US Navy far outstrips Beijing's in raw tonnage and firepower, but it is losing out in the numbers game, with roughly 300 vessels to the Chinese navy's 370. Add a sizable coast guard force, and China stands to far exceed Washington's count."They're using quite common baseline hulls as existing PLAN vessels," said Koh. "And that gives us the impression that they're maintaining some level of platform commonality."That's important, because a common platform leaves open the possibility of adding naval weapons to coast guard ships."A coast guard Type-052D might have no vertical launch system on board, but it still has enough deck space to mount weapons," said Koh.The navy corvettes obtained by the coast guard, for example, might possibly be refitted with their old weapons."If they can remove some systems, it means they can be reinstalled in times of conflict," Koh said.<div type="image" title="The Type 056 patrol vessel of the Chinese Coast Guard in Zhifu Bay, Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 9, 2023." height="2667" width="4000" msid="112824067" hostid="261" sizebytes="608960"></div>Benjamin Blandin, a researcher and network coordinator at the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies, told BI that he's noticed the Chinese coast guard also <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3268460/china-coast-guard-what-does-it-do-and-how-did-it-become-so-powerful">recently acquired landing craft.</a>"That's quite bizarre to me. I don't know why a coast guard would ever need landing capacities," he said.Legally, little stands in the way of China using its coast guard in open conflict. The agency falls under the People's Armed Police, which reports to central military leadership.Coast guard laws <a target="_blank" class="" href="http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/fgwx/flfg/4877678.html">were also changed in 2021 </a>to allow the use of force when China's "sovereign rights and jurisdiction are infringed upon.""Clearly, they are being treated by the Chinese authorities as a navy reserve or a navy auxiliary," Blandin said.China's foreign ministry press center did not respond to a request for comment sent by BI.<h2 id="6b7c5a4b-0117-435a-803e-8d9b8d7e6228">Ambitions for a global policing force</h2>A key element in China's announcement for its coast guard "mothership" was the phrase "far seas."Almost nothing has been revealed about the new ship, but Chinese shipbuilders said it's designed to provide "comprehensive support" on long-range missions.That's a clue that China might intend to send its coast guard on missions far beyond the East and South China Seas, Dahm said."For example, in the not-too-distant future, will the Chinese coast guard be patrolling the coast of West Africa to secure Chinese off-shore oil projects?" Dahm said. "What about the CCG offering police services to small island nations in the South Pacific?"The US Coast Guard has been deploying more frequently to distant <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3325923/uscgc-spencer-returns-to-portsmouth-after-an-88-day-african-patrol/">regions like Africa</a>, providing training for host countries and security for their waters. Dahm said China could seek to do the same to boost its own influence.Blandin of YCAPS said sailing under the coast guard also gives China's ships a softer touch in international relations, even if they might be formidable vessels."It's not a gray navy hull, it's a white hull. White-hull ships are nice people, right?" he said. "It's just that they use water cannons. It's just that they ram other boats. If they behave in the South Pacific like they behave in the South China Sea, I predict a lot of trouble."

China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier

<ul><li><keyword id="7567" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virender-Sehwag">Virender Sehwag</keyword>’s activewear and sportswear brand, ‘<keyword id="11783780" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="VS-by-Sehwag">VS by Sehwag</keyword>’, announced its foray into the online and e-commerce world on August 3.</li><li>On the back of a strong omnichannel presence and his huge fan following, the hard hitter is eyeing to acquire five million customers by 2026. He is also aiming to become a Rs 100 crore brand in 3 years.</li><li>We talk to the man behind the brand and India’s cricketing legend, Virender Sehwag to trace VS by Sehwag’s journey, challenges of finding your own space in a cluttered market when you are competing against international brands like Adidas, Nike and Puma, focus areas for H2 2021, marketing strategy and larger vision for the brand.</li></ul>Launched in March 2020, right before the global pandemic hit India, cricketing legend Virender Sehwag’s athleisure brand, VS by Sehwag, has been able to carve a niche for itself in a highly competitive and volatile market. The one-year-young VS by Sehwag is competing against international mega-brands like Adidas, Reebok, Nike and Puma and sportswear brands by former colleagues MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli. Sehwag spoke to us about the challenges he has faced in his new role as an entrepreneur, finding his own space in an otherwise cluttered market where his competition is against international brands, his focus areas for H2 2021, similarities and differences between running a business and cricket, marketing strategy and his larger vision for the brand. <div type="Video" msid="85043648" hostid="261" title="Virender Sehwag on future of sportswear category and journey of his athleisure brand VS by Sehwag" dataSource="BUSINESSINSIDER" thumbUrl="https://denmark.timesinternet.in/cmslite/api/app/images.jpg?msid=85043648"></div> While international players have a big head start, Sehwag is confident that at his attractive price range, no competitor will be able to beat him. He is looking at diving into the mass market by offering affordable price points to consumers in Tier II and III cities. “My USP is that our products are ‘#uncompromised’ with quality and price. Some people have to compromise with quality or compromise with money, but if you buy VS, you won’t compromise with anything. There’s a gap in the segment; it was either a big brand with quality products and too steep a price or a lesser brand at a lower price band, with subnormal quality- in either case shoppers had to compromise on one factor or the other. There is competition everywhere. Even when I was playing cricket, I was competing against my team players to score more runs than them. But if you offer the best price and quality, there’s no competition for you. There are so many other brands and good luck to them on meeting my price and quality offering,” Sehwag told Ad and Media Insider. He said that his brand pays close attention to quality as well, inspecting the design and durability of each product till a piece of fabric or kit does not feel ‘3D ready’ to him. He also said that his humble, middle-class upbringing and mindset is translated into his brand because he believes that India is a price-oriented country and it is easier to attract consumers at a lower price with long-lasting products. “If I offer the same quality product at 499 or 599, which usually costs you around Rs 3000-4000, consumers will buy my product and come again for its quality,” said Sehwag. According to <a href="https://www.ccfgroup.com/newscenter/newsview.php?Class_ID=600000&amp;Info_ID=20170221031">CCFGroup,</a> nearly 80% of India’s sportswear market is dominated by global brands like Adidas, Reebok, Nike and Puma, with others such as Under Armour, Fila and Lotto, domestic multi-brand sportswear retailers like Planet Sports and Royal Sporting House, and emerging local players, collectively battling for the remaining 20%. Between the four big sports brands, Adidas had a 45% market share in 2017. Now, with his foray into the e-commerce world, Sehwag is eyeing to acquire five million customers by 2026. Sehwag has already started ramping up the brand’s portfolio by adding over 30 new products to its existing 50 stock keeping units (SKUs) across categories like Tracks, T-Shirts, Jackets and Shorts and VS Gear- a range of Cricket Bats, Gloves and Pads. VS is also about to launch three stores this month in Vadodara (Gujarat), Kolhapur (Maharashtra) and Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and has appointed distributors in Delhi, Faridabad, Bhopal, Indore, Sri Ganganagar and Kanpur. The brand’s first store was launched in Ahmedabad and it had added two more stores in the same city subsequently. It was unveiled under the aegis of <keyword id="11791176" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="viru-retail-pvt-ltd-">Viru Retail Pvt. Ltd.</keyword>, a joint-venture between Sehwag owned World of Viru Pvt. Ltd. and Stitched Textiles Pvt. Ltd. “We couldn’t open more stores due to the pandemic but now, we will open 5 stores outside of Gujarat in the next 40 days,” said Sehwag. As an entrepreneur, Sehwag says that he likes to play it safe unlike cricket, which is a game of risks. He said, “As a cricketer I could take risks but as an entrepreneur, I am more responsible because I have responsibilities on my shoulders to deliver the best quality products.” <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Future of sportswear category and VS by Sehwag" text="Future of sportswear category and VS by Sehwag">Future of sportswear category and VS by Sehwag</cmsannotation> From 1997 when Sehwag started playing to today, he feels that the sportswear market hasn’t changed much apart from the fact that consumers have more disposable income today and they are willing to spend extra for quality products. After the pandemic, the sports world and the fashion industry have become more closer knit than ever before. Jogger pants and sports or polo t-shirts can be seen sported by everyone from young millennials to CEOs over Zoom calls. India’s sportswear market is also rapidly catching up with the wider global fitness trends. It is driven by improving lifestyle, urbanisation, growth of e-commerce and increasing focus on health. According to data and analytics company GlobalData, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) sportswear market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% from $189.8 billion in 2020 to $297.8 billion in 2025, outpacing global growth. With this growing demand for athleisure in everyday fashion and on the back of a strong expansion plan in untapped markets, VS by Sehwag is aiming to become a Rs 100 crore brand in 3 years. Sharing his focus areas for H2-2021, Sehwag said, “We are looking at focusing more on digital marketing. I would also leverage my digital fan following to attract new customers. This year, I would focus on increasing more awareness. And to attract other sports personalities, I would be focusing on offering quality products at a reasonable price. So, in the next 3-5 years, my target is to reach at least 5 million customer base and achieve Rs 100 crores in revenue through Omni-channel retail, over the next 3 years. Considering the kind of fan following I have, I feel this target is achievable.”

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