Bharat Sundaresan
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This was His team. This is His win. This might still be Virat Kohli’s era but this is Ajinkya Rahane’s moment
#AUSvIND
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Only Pakistan. Only Pakistan can go from being on the brink of an embarrassing early exit to becoming the most dangerous team of a
#T20WorldCup
in the space of 6 days
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Spotted the Pakistan players on the same flight I’m on to Perth. Really feel for them. The shock & despair from last night still writ large on their faces, Mohammad Nawaz in particular. Come on Pakistan fans, please send them a lot of love. This
#T20WorldCup
has just started
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Remember the early days of the IPL when
#ShaneWarne
would bring these relatively unknown young Indian cricketers along to press conferences & talk them up, giving them hyperbolic nicknames, be it “Hurricane” or “Elvis”. It was always about them. It was never about him
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When Vihari lost his dad at 12, he couldn’t be traced for 4-5 days. His mother would discover later that he was winning a game for his school scoring 82. His single-mindedness then is what convinced her he’d play Test cricket someday. That determination is on show today
#AUSVIND
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A proper and vocal warning from Rohit Sharma to the non-striker Nurul Hasan. “Bahar nikla toh stump uda dega” he tells him
#T20WorldCup
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Rohit Sharma spent 2 weeks in self-isolation to play 2 Tests in Australia. Ashwin, Rahane & Co endured strict lockdowns to finish the series. Kohli stayed back to play a Test before returning to his pregnant wife. Basically these guys won’t miss a Test simply for the IPL
#ENGvIND
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Aleem Dar stood outside the Aleem Dar Umpires Room taking a picture of the Aleem Dar Umpires Room board in Lahore
#PAKvAUS
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To all you wonderful security personnel at cricket venues around Australia. This is my fifth summer here. At some point you have to stop jumping on me, questioning my credentials, talking down to me & asking each other if “we can trust him?”. Like it or not, I’m here to stay
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So many moments at the Gabba but a 21-year-old debutant,
@Sundarwashi5
hooking the world’s No 1 fast bowler for six under immense pressure has to be right up there
#AUSvIND
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To reiterate
@ashwinravi99
bowled 19 overs on Day 4 with discomfort in his back, woke up worse for wear, kept standing in the dressing-room till the time he walked out to bat, spent the tea-break on his feet, then batted another full session to save the day. Just Special
#AUSvIND
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Ashwin has been struggling to even sit down in the dressing-room. Yet He’s out there copping blows to his body. His ribs are hurt. His shoulder has taken a pounding but he’s hanging in there. If Test match cricket is all about character, India have already won today
#AUSvIND
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This is not Yashasvi Jaiswal & Sarfaraz Khan batting for India & smashing the opposition in a Test match. This looks more like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan batting for Rizvi Springfield & smashing the opposition in a school game at Azad Maidan
#IndvEng
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One of the greatest individual sporting feats in the history of the world. Shamar Joseph is the story of the decade already
#AusvWI
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Umpiring masterclass from Aleem Dar. Being alert enough this late on a hot day to pick up three men behind square is inspirational to every umpire in the world
#PakvAus
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That celebration from Virat Kohli, the reserved raise of the bat and the kiss to the wedding ring, after that century is a sign of where he seems to be in life & where his priorities are currently. Extremely mature & in love with his family
#IndvAus
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Abdullah Shafique & Babar Azam are fast becoming the classiest pair to watch together in a Test partnership
#SLvPak
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Poor Babar Azam barely even raises his bat as he walks off, punches the boundary board after having played a knock that surely now makes him the man “you’ll want to bat for your life” in word cricket
#PAKvAUS
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Ben Stokes is every batter who’s tapped out to Jasprit Bumrah & wondered what the point of holding a bat was in the first place. A perfect ode to his 150th Test wicket
#IndvEng
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The man to Mohammad Siraj’s left, Rajeev (Kumar) Bhai is such an unsung hero of Indian cricket. Master at recovery massages & has been responsible alongside Arun Kanade for keeping so many of he fast bowlers on the field & also never loses his smile
#IndvEng
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In a country obsessed with superheroes & superstars, Dhruv Jurel is the ultimate character actor playing a starring role in a blockbuster
#IndvEng
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Mitchell Starc is here of course, waiting in an already crowded queue to get into Trent Bridge for the opening day of the
#WAshes
Test with Alyssa Healy captaining for the first time
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This is no longer a statement from Shubman Gill. It’s a declaration. He’s no longer the next big thing. He’s The Big Thing
#AUSvIND
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Always knew
@bhogleharsha
was a man of many talents but never expected plaiting my hair to be one of them. He was very gentle too with no tugging at all, as you’d expect
#T20WorldCup
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A big up to
@mmbangwa
. Great man. Travels all over the place adding so much quality & flavour to broadcasts all around the world. So wonderful to hear him calling such a significant moment in Zimbabwean cricket history & doing it so superbly & professionally as ever
#T20WorldCup
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India bossing a Test on a flat pitch where their world-class bowlers are outgunning the opposition batting while their own batters are making merry is such a lovely throwback to how India traditionally dominated Tests on home soil
#IndvEng
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Mitchell Starc has just earned a paycheque of AUD 4.41 million for putting family,
@ahealy77
& his passion for Australian cricket first for 6 years. Deserves every rupee here
#IPLAuction
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A very appreciative tap on the helmet for Abdullah Shafique from Babar Azam, maybe on behalf of the whole of Pakistan
#PAKvAUS
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Absolutely chuffed to have introduced the
#T20WorldCup
trophy to my adopted home ground,
@TheAdelaideOval
earlier today. Hopefully I managed to bring some colour to the occasion
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I’m no expert on Bollywood but surely Naseem Shah looks a lot like a young Aamir Khan from the early 1990s doesn’t he?
#PAKvAUS
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Abdullah Shafique has now starred in one of Pakistan’s greatest rearguard efforts in a draw (Karachi, March 2022) & in one of their greatest run-chases (Galle, July 2022) in Test history, all in the space of 3 months and 6 Tests. An old-school future star has arrived
#SLvPak
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If you’ve covered cricket in Mumbai since 2010, you’ve certainly been treated to Naushad Khan’s hospitality & heard about all the sacrifices he’s made & got his family to make to ensure Sarfaraz Khan plays for India. This Test debut is about a son & his devoted father
#IndvEng
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Neither of us can clearly believe the hullabaloo over a non-event where a batter left his crease while the ball was still in play & the keeper ran him out, something that plays out across all levels of cricket everyday. Doesn’t even fall under the subject of ‘spirit’
#Ashes
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"We played the kind of cricket we wanted to play. We didn't play for a draw. We played for a win. We lost. No problem. We have to maintain this kind of an approach if we have to win abroad.”
Bit of what
#ViratKohli
said in Adelaide (2014) that set the tone for his captaincy reign
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David Warner with the Hasan Ali celebration at silly point right in front of Hasan Ali
#PAKvAus
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MS Dhoni had hinted on the sidelines during the 2016 tour to Zimbabwe that Jasprit Bumrah, who was then only 6 months old in international cricket, would captain India someday. Here we are in 2022 with Bumrah only a niggle to Rohit Sharma away from leading India in a Test
#INDvSL
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It’s a conversation I didn’t fancy having. It’s a piece that I didn’t enjoy writing. But I’m glad I did because the first step to dealing with racism is calling it out, however uncomfortable it is to do so. Thanks to
@theagesport
for letting me have my say
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The emotions of winning the first-ever
#Olympics
🥇 in your country’s history. What a moment for Hidilyn Diaz and the Phillipines. “At most a silver,” is what the press back home had predicted for her. Here she is going where no one from her homeland had gone before
#Tokyo2020
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Intimidating and destructive are terms generally used for fast bowling pairs. Have to say R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are as intimidating and destructive a bowling pair as any the cricket world has ever seen
#IndvAus
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Just two captains discussing one of the greatest Tests of all time. What a show this has been from Pat Cummins, Ben Stokes and their teams
#Ashes
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Interesting treatment of the pitch in Nagpur. The groundstaff watered the entire centre of the surface & only the length areas outside the left-hander’s leg stump & then rolled only the centre, stopping short every time they got to the good length areas at both ends
#IndvAus
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Classic, old-school game management by Rohit Sharma. “Time Le le,” he tells Pujara before the last ball of the session is bowled to make sure it’s the last over. Pujara marks his guard again. “Aur bhi time le Le,” Rohit tells him & Pujara steps down & scratches the pitch
#IndvAus
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Minutes after that crazy finish, Pat Cummins acknowledged the rather loud Australian supporters group next to the pavilion by pumping his fists and going, “You guys had to cop a lot from them (the English fans) didn’t you? but we did it,” before another pump of the fists
#Ashes
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All that emotion on Chandrakant Pandit’s face as he hugged Rinku Singh repeatedly perfectly complemented Rinku Singh’s lack of emotion while he was pulling off one of the IPL’s greatest ever heists. Incredible finish
#IPL2023
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If 2005 wasn’t the Ashes this would be the greatest Test series of all time. On second thought, even if 2005 was the Ashes, this is the greatest Test series of all time
#AUSvIND
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The left-arm spinner who got gifted a bat from Pat Cummins for having got the better of the Aussie captain five times in the nets
#CWC23
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Perhaps the moment Virat Kohli & Kane Williamson decided they’ll be facing off in the
#WTCFinal
&
@RishabhPant17
decided he wanted to be there too
#IndvEng
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Spotted Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer & the coaching staff at the popular Agashiye Restaurant last night & it was quite something to see every other guest downstairs leave their tables & form what looked like an impromptu guard of honour to wish them well as they walked by
#CWC23
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If this is how England are going to play Test cricket, then this could well be the start of a new era for Test cricket, not just their cricket
#ENGvNZ
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Almost surprised it’s taken this long into their careers for R Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow to have a bit of a go at each other. Always seemed like a very obvious feud in the making
#IndvEng
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As
@ashwinravi99
becomes the first player to retire out in the IPL, I can’t help but think about the time he’s done with his playing days and is heading the ICC men’s Cricket Committee. Imagine the innovations he’ll bring into and for the game
#IPL2022
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Has to be the first time Virat Kohli would have walked out to bat from the Virat Kohli pavilion in a Test match. As someone who’s never even owned a house, I have no idea what that must feel like
#IndvAus
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What dreams are made of. Had only bowled with a tape ball till two years ago. Ends up next door to a Guyanese cricketer who sends him to a bowling camp where he gets spotted by Curtly Ambrose & here he is celebrating a wicket off his first ball in Test cricket in Adelaide
#AusvWI
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As Yorkers go, Jasprit Bumrah might just have produced the Stairway to Heaven equivalent to Ollie Pope. The one that will get played & replayed for years to come but you’ll never ever tire of it
#IndvEng
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Ravi Shastri’s comment about Kuldeep Yadav being India’s frontline No 1 spinner overseas in 2019 may have been controversial for the time but the way he’s bowled in the last 18 months, it’s safe to say that Kuldeep will be India’s long-term frontline spinner overseas
#IndvEng
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The entire Indian camp and Michael Neser applaud Shardul Thakur off the Gabba after a sensational knock
#AUSvIND
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Such a relief that Rishabh Pant is safe. But his horrific accident is just a reminder that away from the glitz, glamour & big paycheques, these high-profile cricketers live lives as fickle as ours. And it’s so vital to remember that when we talk & write about them
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Like he did in his very first Test at the helm in Adelaide 2014 & right through the 7 years he held the reins, Virat Kohli’s legacy as Test captain will be how he got the Indian team to believe in the power of chasing victory, even if it was done at the risk of losing
#ViratKohli
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As much as this series has been about England & their quest to cement their Bazball legacy with the biggest scalp of beating India in India, today’s play was the perfect illustration of how challenging it is to break India down in India, regardless of your approach
#IndvEng
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Whatever happens with his international career from here, Matheesha Pathirana is
@ChennaiIPL
for life isn’t he?
#IPL2024
#MIvCSK
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The first “Bharat” (first name Bharat) to play Test cricket for India since I was born has pulled off a fluid stumping as his first Test dismissal and it feels very good to be a Bharat
#IndvAus
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Whether Rohit Sharma replaces Virat Kohli or not & regardless of how long Tim Paine & Aaron Finch continue on as captains, I personally can’t wait for the day India led by Jasprit Bumrah take on Australia captained by Pat Cummins
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It’s 2022 and
@DineshKarthik
is still making comebacks to the Indian squad. One of the most fascinating international careers of this century continues to wage on & unlike with some there’s no question of who’s writing his scripts. For, you know he’s doing it himself
#IndvSA
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What a great story Aamer Jamal is. Came to Sydney some 8 years ago with nothing but a passion to play cricket & here he is walking off on his first day of Test cricket in Sydney with the SCG crowd clapping him off & his teammates on their feet
#AusvPak
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That Jos Buttler can score a century in 67 balls to destroy an opposition in one format & then survive for 183 balls (and counting) scoring 25 runs in another format 1.5 months later to try and save a Test tells you why he’s a once in a generation talent
#Ashes
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And now Rohit Sharma has left the net without facing another ball and it doesn’t look very good unfortunately
#T20WorldCup
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And after four days of
@ashwinravi99
running roughshod over the English, the camera finally catches up with
@prithinarayanan
who has expertly avoided it so far
#indveng
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It’s a common occurrence before and during a Ajinkya Rahane knock. Him in a brief state of deep meditation
#IndvEng
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Now that’s one way of showing some respect to your senior players. Iftikhar Ahmed offering his lap for Azhar Ali to sit on during the drinks break
#PAKVAUS
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The inseparable pair of David Warner and Shaheen Afridi are even walking into the stadium together these days
#PakvAus
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Exactly 12 months ago, Shardul Thakur spent 1.5 hours bowling his heart out in the SCG nets, even indulging in a bouncer battle against Rohit Sharma, with hopes of a Test recall that wasn’t to be. A year on, he’s a cult hero & very much an intergal member of the Test team
#SAvIND
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The thing with having a voice is it comes with responsibility & however used to it you are, it’s never easy to speak up or to speak out.
@Uz_Khawaja
is an inspiration on that front. Australian cricket & Australia as a country are lucky to have him
All Lives are Equal. Freedom is a Human right. I'm raising my voice for human rights. For a humanitarian appeal. If you see it any other way. That's on you...
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Australia have pushed India into a corner quite a few times this series. But in every corner, India have found a hero, or two. Story of this incredible Test tour for India
#AUSvIND
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Not certain but it sure did seem like Babar Azam wanted to offer his business class seat with the extra leg room to one of his fast bowlers but looks like they’ve turned down the generous offer. The flight to Perth is nearly 4.5 hours for the record
#T20WorldCup
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“You’ll end up with a five-wicket haul in this Test series. Your father’s dua (blessing) is with you,” is what the two head coaches had told Mohammad Siraj when he went for practice following his dad’s passing. Two months later. A Star is Born
#AUSvIND
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This MS Dhoni innings has been like the end of the
#Wrestlemania
Main Event. A legend walks out & starts hitting his finishing moves. Bang bang bang
#IPL2024
#MIvCSK
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Three weeks ago in Perth, a slightly shy Aamer Jamal had been pushed by his teammates to get the ball from the umpire after his 6th wicket. Today, he just stormed towards umpire Illingworth after his 6th wicket & walked off holding it aloft. What a brilliant debut series
#AusvPak
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Just got justifiably pulled over by a cop car for struggling with my manual rental car on the highway. A friendly & rather helpful cop walks over checks my driving license, gives me some useful directions & goes, “same old Aussies, always cheating”. The
#Ashes
are well & truly on
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When I left for Australia 4.5 years ago, I didn’t think it’ll take an
#IndvAus
Test series to bring me back to the motherland, for Bharat to be reunited with Bharat. Here we go though. Let the India tour and travels commence
#Homecoming
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A lot of talk about Australia not wanting to panic at any point during this tour. Unfortunately, we’ve seen 90 minutes of absolute panic with the Pat Cummins shot probably the emblem of that panic
#IndvAus
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The first cricket hoarding spotted in Karachi. You’re also welcomed here with a board right outside the airport that says “Karachi, the Cricket City”
#PAKvAUS
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Steve Smith just brought one of the stumps along and tossed it to David Warner. Nice touch between those two
#AusvPak
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Watching Virat Kohli & Ajinkya Rahane survive a spell with a Dukes ball in very English conditions from Tim Southee just makes you wish for more neutral Tests
#WTCFinal
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Here are
@stevesmith49
and
@marnus3cricket
taking batting in pairs to the next level. They’re facing the bowler together, at the same time
#IndvAus
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Afridi to Warner has to be the first time ever that a fast bowler sent a stump cartwheeling & then walked up to the batter to shake his hand
#PAKvAUS
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