'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans
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- 'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans
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- Corroboratedevent2 independent · 2 report(s)
'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans
Reported by: The Free Press Journal, ESPNcricinfo - Unverifiedattribution1 independent · 1 report(s)
He stated: India is the "benchmark" for the Pakistani fans, however, he agreed that the T20I t…
Reported by: The Free Press Journal
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| Source | Headline | Emphasis | Stance | Omits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Free Press Journal English | 'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans | — | neutral / descriptive | — |
| ESPNcricinfo English | Hesson: India the benchmark and Pakistan's challenge is to catch up to that | — | unclear | — |
- · 'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans
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Every report in this story (2)
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'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans
23 Sept, 17:33 ISTOwner: media conglomerateFamily: free-press-journalLocality: IndiaExt. factuality: no rating on recordObserved alignment: insufficient dataOpen ↗Hesson: India the benchmark and Pakistan's challenge is to catch up to that
23 Sept, 17:07 ISTOwner: corporationFamily: espn-disneyLocality: IndiaExt. factuality: no rating on recordObserved alignment: insufficient dataOpen ↗
What changed (2 updates across 2 reports)
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- 23 Sept, 17:07ESPNcricinfo — IndiaNew detail
Hesson: India the benchmark and Pakistan's challenge is to catch up to that
- 23 Sept, 17:33The Free Press JournalNew detail
'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans
Deeper reading & primary records (2)
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- The Free Press JournalNews reportEnglish23 Sept, 17:33 IST
'Pakistan Lost To India Multiple Times': Head Coach Mike Hesson Calls India 'Benchmark' For Pakistani Cricket Fans
“Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson had to defend the performance of their T20I team while addressing media. A video has surfaced in which Hesson is seen admitting that Pakistan Cricket Team's repeated defeats against India has remained a major concern…”
Read original ↗ - ESPNcricinfoNews reportEnglish23 Sept, 17:07 IST
Hesson: India the benchmark and Pakistan's challenge is to catch up to that
“Pakistan's head coach stressed that the team is consistently improving in T20s, and insisted that performances in each format be looked at separately”
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