eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE Cheers to Change AHMEDABAD,LATECITY JUNE30,2024 Youths from small towns and villages are squashing prejudice, one shot at a time 12+4PAGES,`6.00 DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA Matchless! On extension since 2013, Chief Principal Secy to Gujarat CM retires FOUR-PAGE PULLOUT India T20 World Champions after 7-run win over South Africa in final that stopped a billion hearts — then sent them racing to the finish Kuniyil Kailashnathan. File PARIMAL DABHI GANDHINAGAR, JUNE 29 KUNIYIL KAILASHNATHAN, 72, popularly known as ‘KK’, regardedasGujarat’smost powerful bureaucrat, has retired after serving for 11 years as the Chief Principal Secretary to theChief Minister,apostcreated for him by then CM Narendra Modi in 2013 on his retirement from the CMO as Additional Chief Secretary. WithKailashnathanstillconsidered close to PM Modi, there is talk in political circles that he may get a key post. According to a tweet by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Kailashnathan’s last day at work will be Sunday (June 30). Wishing him a “fit and healthyretirement”,Patelposted on X: “Since 2006, he served as the Principal Secretary in the CMO during the tenure [as CM] of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi... His administrative skills, keen sense of publicissuesandtactfulworking style were prominent features throughout his tenure.” WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SRIRAM VEERA & SANDEEP DWIVEDI MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, JUNE 29 Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and other team members celebrate their win at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Saturday. Kohli announced his retirement from T20 Internationals. AP BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY NEAR THE end of a most thrilling T20 World Cup final, there were three Indian players under intense pressure. Hardik Pandya, the man the nation had booed relentlessly for a couple of IPL months; lodestar Jasprit Bumrah, who had to againshowwhyheisthe greatest T20 bowler ever; and Arshdeep Singh, who the team FULL COVERAGE, PAGES 15, 16 trusted more than the world. Also dealing with nerves was South Africa, a team that had to get 26 runs from 24 balls with six wickets in hand but whose past meant the game was far from over. From the moment Hardik slipped in a crafty slower one well outside off to dismiss the most nerveless South African on the day, Heinrich Klassen, and gave away just four runs, the pendulum swung dramatically. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Ahmedabad