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Swapna Burman, 6 toes in both legs, no money for special shoes. Father a rickshaw puller, mother working in a tea garden, running for her country in the final event of the Heptathlon with a bandaged jaw. And winning it for India
This country certainly has no shortage of heroines
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30,000 crores required for free vaccinations for the entire country. The Central Vista project is worth 20,000 crores, Can't we have a referendum so that citizens can decide on how the government should spend their tax money, on vaccines or on shiny new buildings.
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I love the way Sourav
@SGanguly99
went through the list of players who had scored 11,000 runs when Kohli got there, mentioned Tendulkar and Ponting and quietly passed over his own name. Class!
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In the 23 days since that 36, the Indian team have their captain back home, 6 more players injured and have still managed a victory & a draw after batting out 131 overs in the 4th innings.
There may have been more talented Indian teams in the past, but none with more heart!
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68 tests as captain. 40 wins to just 17 losses. Easily the best percentage and 13 test wins more than Dhoni at No2. Thank you
@imVkohli
, you were an outstanding captain for India.
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This is not a cricket XI. It's a hospital ward. And they're still fighting on. These guys are making us so so proud!
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In 2012, the coach of the Sri Lankan team who played that WC final in 2011 was also with KKR, and he told us that the man who took the game away from them was Gautam Gambhir.
Never gets his due for one of the great World Cup knocks under pressure!
Gautam Gambhir, April 2nd, 2011
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On this day, 36 years ago, Kapil Dev walked in at 17 for 5 and changed cricket history. That 175* against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup is an innings no Indian should ever forget.
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My annual thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov who on this day, thirty seven years ago, probably saved our planet.
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This is the greatest test win in India's history. Period. The greatest. Not Kolkata, not Port of Spain, not Adelaide. This is also the greatest series win in Indian history.
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Took 9 bullets in battle & told the operating surgeon that he was 'kicked by a donkey.' Led India in the 1971 war, but gave his generals the glory. Fought all political pressure, but never went into politics.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, born April 3rd, 1914, legend!
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Virat Kohli didn't make it about himself. He made it about giving his best for India and RCB till the end of his playing days. My respect for him just keeps growing.
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Gavaskar's exact words were that Virat was so desperate for practice that he was playing cricket in the lockdown with Anoushka & neighbours had actually taken a video of that. What exactly did he say that was demeaning? Or did you hear something that I obviously missed?
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Antigua 2002. Hit by a Merv Dillon bouncer that broke his jaw, he batted on for 20 more minutes, and came back to bowl and took Brian Lara's wicket.
That should tell you everything you need to know about India's most successful bowler.
Happy birthday
@anilkumble1074
!
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On top of the world. How it must feel for a man who's given it his all for 15 long years of national duty. Salute
@16Sreejesh
!
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Pallab Bhowmick's Ma Durga for the Pujo this year, as a migrant worker with her children.
Very evocative.
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Exactly 25 years ago, these two gentlemen made their test debut at Lords. Indian cricket has never been the same since.
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A man whose hotel room was always full of friends & food. A man who would take his last cash expenses payment & hand it over without even opening or counting the money to the Eden Gardens ground staff. Happy birthday to a big cricketer with an even bigger heart
@iamyusufpathan
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Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra. Thank you for the memories, starting that first season in 2008. Will miss you!
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One day, we'll tell them that we lived in the time of Federer and Nadal. And there wasn't ever a finer time to be around.
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He could speak 8 languages & could recite all 37 of Shakespeare's plays from memory. An award winning playwright & 1 of Ray's favourite actors.
Also one of India's finest comic actors in films like Gol Maal, Rang Birangi & Hirak Rajar Deshe.
Utpal Dutt, born March 29th, 1929
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June 20th is such a huge day in Indian cricket. 23 years ago, Navjot Sidhu decided to go home and
@SGanguly99
and Rahul Dravid made sterling test debuts against England. And 15 years after that, a certain
@imVkohli
made his test debut against the West Indies.
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Two hosts. Not shouting, not ranting, not necessarily agreeing, but defending their points of view as best as they could without rancour or anger and with a courtesy that we remember to this day.
One of them left us today.
RIP Vinod Dua, privileged to have grown up watching you
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Salmam Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammed Yousuf dismissed on consecutive balls in the first over of a test match. Happy birthday
@IrfanPathan
, will never forget that magical gift you gave every fan in India.
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This is a picture taken right after the Kerala team won the volleyball gold in the National Games in Gujarat. And therein lies a story.
Not one of the players you see had been picked to play for Kerala by the local association.
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I really don't like the rule of the team scoring the maximum boundaries winning a tied match. It puts an accent on big hits and does not reward teams that run harder. How about one where, in case of a tie, we take out extras. The team with most runs with the bat wins.
#CWC19
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Two teens from Delhi get picked to play Ranji together. When one got picked for tests, the other had to wake him up to give him the news.
15 years later, the tall one is playing his 100th test under India's most successful test captain, the friend who woke him up
Ishant & Virat
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Virat Kohli's asking the Indians in the Oval to applaud Steve Smith is such a great gesture. I have seen many amazing cricketers over the years. Rarely seen someone change his game and his attitude so much over a decade. He is an absolute inspiration!
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Salute
@ImRo45
. Willing to push the pace and take risks to make sure India gets quick starts. Superb unselfish play.
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Thank you Neeraj Chopra! Abhinav Bindra finally has the company he was craving. What a day!
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Just realized that
@ashwinravi99
has more test centuries than Vinod Kambli, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sandeep Patil or Kris Srikkanth. Sometimes, perceptions can be very misleading
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I have a feeling both Brevis and David will play for MI in the next few matches, and we may just have seen the end of a legendary IPL career!
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England fans yesterday, and Japanese fans cleaning up after losing to Belgium in the World Cup.
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Gestures like giving his Man of the Series award to an equally deserving Natarajan show just how much Hardik Pandya has matured over the last couple of years.
Makes me feel really happy as an Indian cricket fan.
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Really unfair of India to pack up that old pitch at lunchtime and quickly lay a new turning track for the English batsmen. Not done!
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A 71 year old who worked as a housemaid & manual labourer to build a charity hospital because she couldn't afford treatment for her husband & was widowed at 23. Suhashini Mistry finally made her dream hospital. Receiving a Padma Shri. In chappals. Not all superheroes have capes
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For just a few months short of two decades, Jhulan Goswami has been running in and delivering for India. She made her debut before teammate Shafali was born. For a batsmen to have that longevity is outstanding, for a fast bowler it's absolutely jaw dropping!
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After 244 years of First Ladies, America finally has a Second Gentleman, Douglas Emhoff, Kamala Harris' husband.
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Someday, you'll be telling your grandchildren about the legend of the Gabba and Siraj and Shardul and Washington and Pujara and Gill and Pant. Heroes!
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India never lost a single test in which Gundappa Viswanath scored a century, and now, India has won each of the 7 test matches in which Rohit Sharma has got a century!
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Spare a thought for the man who bowled his heart out and made this so close.
@patcummins30
played like a champion without ever resorting to gamesmanship. The pick of this Australian team.
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If Rishab can play pranks like this with his head coach, you can make out they have a really relaxed and healthy atmosphere in the
@DelhiCapitals
dressing room
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In their 11th IPL season, CSK fans finally experiencing what every other team's fans have experienced.
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Brisbane, January 19th 2021. Tokyo, August 2nd 2021. Two of the greatest moments ever in Indian sport.
In the same year, against the same country
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The 13,288 runs don't tell you the real story, nor the 36 test hundreds.
31,258 balls and 44,152 bruising grinding minutes at the crease, nobody has spent as much time or played as many balls in the history of tests
Rahul Dravid, for Adelaide & Kolkata and so many more.
47 today.
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Shami came to play club cricket in Bengal around 2006, and made his debut for Bengal in 2010, a year before Mamata Banerjee came to power. He was picked by the KKR team in 2011, outside the auction, on the recommendation of Jeet Banerjee & coach Dav Whatmore.
Today everyone is praising shami but it was not easy for him to reach at this stage.
It became possible due to 3 secular person in his life
-Mamta Banerjee
- SRK
- Virat Kohli
- When shami didn’t get the chance to play in Ranji trophy for Uttar Pradesh, it was Mamta Banerjee…
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Before Shami & Bumrah, there was Javagal Srinath. Clocked at 157 kmph against Zim, Srinath gave the Australians & South Africans a taste of their own medicine. My fondest memory though is a partnership with Kumble in the 1996 Titan Cup with their mothers watching.
51 today, HBD.
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When the 200th ranked player ends up in fourth place, it's an unbelievable achievement. 2mm off in that putt from a medal. So proud of you Aditi Ashok.
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If I had a choice between Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson for a place in the World Cup squad, I know who I would choose.
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A young girl from Badal village in Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab is disinterested in studies & decides to opt for sports. Her coach was a discus thrower & so she decided to become one as well.
Less than a decade later Kamalpreet Kaur will be competing in an Olympic final!
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Jofra would be close, but my 'discovery' this World Cup is a portly 62 year old, who played his last international 27 years ago. Ian Smith has just shown that, at least in commentary, big reputations & recency are not half as important as passion, perspective & great storytelling
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I cannot believe that not a single Linkedin profile has yet won a literary award. They are amongst the finest fiction produced in this country.
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This is one of the greatest moments in Indian sporting history. India 1-0 over Australia in women's hockey. Am in tears!
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Why I think Simon Doull is one of our finest and fairest commentators. Has no hesitation in calling out Kiwi batsman Daryl Mitchell for slowing up as his century approached, and thought it could cost NZ dearly.
He calls it as he sees it!
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In 1999, we were rocked by fixing scandals and were slaughtered in Australia. Within 4 years, we defeated Australia, Sehwag, Zaheer & Yuvraj were blooded and we played a World Cup final. Happy birthday
@SGanguly99
, the man who led Indian cricket out of it's worst mess ever.
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6 years ago today, MS Dhoni batted to save a test at the MCG & then announced his retirement from tests.
60 tests as captain, 27 wins, 18 losses, the best Indian record then.
So like him, one fine day just deciding to give it away.
Remember being absolutely stunned.
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August 12th, 1983, the release of the most subversive comedy ever made in India. What was even more amazing was that it was financed by a govt agency, NFDC, who backed a film that was a satire on the top politicians & businessmen of the time.
39 years of Jaane Bh Do Yaaron.
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This is Sister Lini. She looked after the first detected Nipah virus case in 2018. When she realized she was infected as well, she informed the hospital & asked to be quarantined. Nipah was contained & yesterday, Sister Lini was posthumously awarded the Florence Nightingale award
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I can't begin to imagine how much this hurts for a man who has worn the tricolour on his chest with as much pride as Wasim has.
And, as always, it's the whispering and innuendo that hurts so much more than direct allegations.
1. I recommended Jay Bista for captaincy not Iqbal but CAU officials favoured Iqbal.
2. I did not invite Maulavis
3. I resigned cos bias of selectors-secretary for non-deserving players
4. Team used to say a chant of Sikh community, I suggested we can say "Go Uttarakhand"
#Facts
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Russian teenager Olga Misik reading the Russian constitution while being surrounded by armed Russian riot police is one of the most powerful images of bravery against injustice and oppression I have seen.
Reminds me of the Tiananmen Square Tank Man.
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Boxer Lovlina Borgohain has just won her quarter-final welterweight bout and India's guaranteed another medal. Now it's a question of the colour!
And in case you've only seen the billboards in Guwahati, this is what she looks like.
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30 years after graduating, the only piece of advice that I can give students is that if you have a choice between a good course in an average college & an average course in a good college, go for the good college.
What you studied will not matter as much as where you studied!
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Ravindra Jadeja gets to his century. Devastated that his Rajasthan Royals captain is not around to congratulate the man he christened 'Rockstar Jadeja.'
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A former captain who led Pakistan to a Champions Trophy just 4 years ago is happy to run in with drinks & advice as a reserve on this current Pakistan team. That's a testament to both Sarfaraz Ahmed's character and the spirit with which this current squad is playing.
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Hardik, Shubman and Chahal not retained. Umesh Yadav, David Miller and Wriddhiman Saha unsold at the start & picked up at the very end. Rajat Patidar making it to the RCB squad as an injury replacement.
This truly was the tournament of comebacks!
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Happy birthday Rajesh Chauhan. There may have been better cricketers, but none luckier. India did not lose a single of the 21 tests he played, and that's a world record!
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I've worked in sport for about 23 years, and I've have known
@bhogleharsha
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Happy birthday Harsha. You shown us that it's possible to be a good, principled man and still excel!
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What an amazing catch. Great athleticism and awareness.
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If intent and unselfishness are the parameters, Rohit Sharma is the best batter in this World Cup.
Very few top players can change their intent and playing style this late in such a great career, but Rohit managed that switch after the 2022 T20 semi final!
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Rani Rampal, Shahbad Markanda, Savita Punia, Sirsa, Haryana. Vandana Katariya, Roshanabad, Hardwar. Salima Tete & Nikki Pradhan, Khunti Jharkhand, Gurjit, Amritsar disrict. Lalremsiami, Mizoram.....
Around this country, their tales will be told, their songs will be sung...
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Why the IPL is in many ways even more engaging than international cricket. In World Cups, you'll see the Kohlis and Warners and Russells performing, but it's only in the IPL that a Tewatia or a Natarajan or a Bisla can come from nowhere & become a match winner
And that's special.
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Today is
#WorldAlzheimersDay
. My mother is in her 21st year of Alzheimer's. She's still healthy, thanks mainly to how my father learnt to deal with the disease. Daddy passed away four years ago, but she's still well looked after. This is a little bit about their journey.
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I'm delighted to see Rahul Dravid as the Indian men's coach. But give
@RaviShastriOfc
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Exactly 20 years ago, Dravid and Laxman walked into the Eden Gardens with India at 252 for 4 following on against Australia. And batted, & batted, & batted, ending the day at 589 for 4. And India won a seemingly hopeless match.
Taught us to fight on even in the toughest of times.
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Zeng was a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi who stayed with him at Sevagram.
His granddaughter Yelan, who also translated Gandhi in Mandarin, came to visit India in 1977 & fell in love & married an Indian. And in 1983, future Indian badminton star Jwala Gutta was born
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Bhimrao Ambedkar sat on a gunny sack at school & had to wait for the peon to give him water as being an untouchable he could not touch the tap or surai.
When he passed the 4th standard in school his Mahar community wanted to organize a feast as no one had studied that far.
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What a lovely sight. In this hard competitive sport, there's still a time and place for friendship and mutual respect. Thanks for the picture
@gbhimani
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Delhi temperature has crossed Ganguly and Gambhir's test batting average, moving steadily now towards Sehwag and Kohli!
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Hadlee broke his head, Marshall took out his teeth, Imran knocked him unconscious & Holding sent him to hospital.
And yet Mohinder Amarnath got 3 centuries in Pakistan, 2 in the West Indies and 1 against Thommo in Australia.
They don't come any braver!
Happy 69th birthday Jimmy
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August 12th, 1983, the release of the most subversive comedy ever made in India. What was even more amazing was that it was financed by a govt agency, NFDC, who backed a film that was a satire on the top politicians & businessmen of the time.
38 years of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron!
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This man is AR Srikkanth, the KKR analyst. Been with the team for 15 years. If you want to understand Sri, he got a KKR tattoo one day after KKR had lost 7 matches in a row in 2009. Sri cares more for KKR than anyone I know. And please please don't jump to conclusions.
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Hazlewood to Pant, FOUR to long-off!
India's win at Brisbane on this day in 2021 was one of the greatest days in our sporting history.
Never forget the heroes of Gabba!
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Virat Kohli is a ridiculously good player in a chase, and probably the greatest ODI batsman in history. Given that this format is not exactly flourishing, he will end his career as the greatest ODI batsman ever.
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13,288 runs don't tell you the story. Nor do the 36 test hundreds,
31,258 balls & 44,152 exhausting minutes at the crease - nobody has spent as much time or played as many balls in the history of test cricket.
Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid, for Adelaide, Kolkata & so many more.
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India is suddenly 205 for 5 and then I remembered that this was the first match of the series!
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13,288 runs don't tell you the real story. Nor do the 36 test hundreds.
31,258 balls and 44,152 exhausting bruising grinding minutes, nobody has spent as much time or played as many balls in the history of test cricket.
HBD Rahul Dravid, for Adelaide, Kolkata and so many more
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On MS Dhoni's 42nd birthday, I found this report from 7th June 2005. It was about Dhoni hitting 207 off just 126 balls with 10 6s for Shyambazar Club against George Telegraph in the P Sen tournament at the Eden Gardens.
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I just saw a boundary save in the women's T20 challenge from Chantam that was as good as anything I saw in 59 IPL matches this season!
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When Sania Mirza won her first Asian Games medal for India , Federer had yet to win a Grand Slam tournament, Elena Rybakina was still in her diapers, Saurav Ganguly was the Indian cricket captain, and Sachin Tendulkar was scoring centuries, not Arjun!
Quite an innings!
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KKR, Shahbaz is from your backyard. Why is he starring for RCB?
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10 years ago, in the KKR nets,
@wasimakramlive
decided to have a little bowl in the nets, & a member of the coaching staff actually him to stay away from a particular net. Apparently that particular batsman, a current international star, was extremely low on confidence
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This Indian team is going through tough times. Just when it needs its fans most!
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Two brilliant pick ups at excellent prices for KKR at the IPL auctions. Shreyas Iyer and Pat Cummins are steals at their prices and both possible captains.
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Take a bow KKR. What a way to bow out. Brave brave cricket, you were heartbreakingly close.
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Bumrah, Rahane, Ashwin, Jadeja, Siraj, Gill, Natarajan, Sundar, Vihari, Shardul, Pant & Pujara, always Pujara, battered & bruised, but not done, most definitely not done.
Sundar, Natarajan & Shardul may never play another test. But they'll always have the Gabba.
And so will we.
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