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Commentary is from the WC game between Eng-SA for this catch.
This will come as a surprise to absolutely no one, but just to make it official, congratulations to Ben Stokes who is the first winner of @Nissan#POTD for his outrageous catch against South Africa at The Oval! 🔥🏏 pic.twitter.com/hvJOSDrljI
I have been saying for ages, inspire of #1 ranking, our batsmen cannot deal with bouncy or swing conditions. Australia would have been same but for Pujara and some degree Kohli, we came back 2-1.
Our bowling has been a disappointment well. The inability to get the tail out cheaply continues to haunt us. Meanwhile a full strength Australia with Smith, Warner and Labu is waiting for us later this year. Will be another thrashing.
Kohli and his abstinence from eating meat impacting his game? he still is hitting a leather ball. he should not play cricket as a matter of vegan principles. only tennis ball cricket for virat.
No need to eat meat to hit a ball. Was he not doing fine during T20 matches? And there are protein shakes and soya products.
What about his meat eater team mates? Why they are not getting it right?
I know. But there is a difference between eating meat and using animal products. We all use belts, shoes, purses, bags, medicines which also has animal origin. Some prefer vegan diet because it is more healthy according to them than for any moral or ethical consideration. Kohli may belong to that category of vegans. And leather products are made mostly from dead animals than living animals.
haha…I have never followed Football except playoffs; he shows up ever year along with his coach. I think he should have retired as Patriot.
Kobe has legacy with Lakers which Shaq cannot have; even though I think Kobe taking lots of share of salary cap contributed to Lakers being dismal towards end of Kobe’s career.
In a good news for football, that has been brought to a halt worldwide due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Ajax star Abdelhak Nouri, who collapsed during a friendly against Werder Bremen almost three years ago, recovered from coma, his family confirmed, adding that he had been responding to football on TV since he woke up.
The footballer, who suffered permanent brain damage, is now being treated from home. Nourie had collapsed during Ajax’s pre-season friendly against German club Werder Bremen. He required emergency treatment from paramedics on the field and had to be airlifted from the field.
I have been very fortunate throughout my career to have played alongside men who inspired through their deeds. There are lessons to be learnt, like I did, from the way they carried themselves. Over the next few days, I’ll be paying tribute to teammates who influenced me immensely
His trail-blazing career is the stuff legends are made of,but even more endearing is his commitment, passion & respect for the game that made him what he is.Staying grounded despite the adulation he received is a remarkable quality,one of the hallmarks of his greatness @sachin_rtpic.twitter.com/J0ZJX6AOZ1
A giant in every sense, he rose above and beyond the call of duty. The grit, drive and bravery displayed through this picture is quintessential @anilkumble1074 .Never giving up, no matter what, was a trait which made Anil the cricketer he became. pic.twitter.com/pEPNgVRcPA
Unconventional and fiercely proud, @SGanguly99 wore his heart on his sleeve. And, sometimes, bared it too! Empowering youngsters who went on to do wonders for the country was credit to his great leadership qualities. pic.twitter.com/wCVuRctqPD
The game’s most committed student, Rahul was the ultimate team man, responding to every challenge with complete dedication. Despite being in a position to say ‘no’, he not only kept wicket in white-ball cricket and opened the batting in Tests, but did so with utmost diligence. pic.twitter.com/W7eEyK53DX
A tearaway fast bowler from a relative cricketing outpost of Mysore,he triggered a revolution in Indian pace bowling. Even in most unhelpful conditions,he always responded to the team’s needs with unflinching zeal. Sri’s strength was his hunger to perform under adverse conditions pic.twitter.com/zEwy36lrDT
It stoked their political consciousness, especially that of Richards. He wore a wristband in the colours of the Rastafari movement. “Green for the land of Africa. Gold for the wealth that was stripped away. Red for the blood that was shed,” Richards explained in the documentary ‘Fire in Babylon’. He was a friend of Bob Marley and the Wailers and used their protest song ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ as his personal anthem.
From Greig’s verbal taunt arose a cold, hard fury. Like every one of his teammates, Richards took it personally, savaging the English bowlers, plundering 829 runs in seven innings, with two double hundreds including his highest of 291, forewarning bowlers around the world of the brutality he was to subject them in years to come.
When I saw Rahul Dravid for the first time, it was in a match held at Sharjah probably in 1998. My first impression was that he had a ‘compact’ name – the name did not end with a consonant as most Indian names do (was a ‘compact’ name according to a 13-year old me). The second thing that struck me was his helmet which was different from that of others with a grey rectangular patch that protected the batsman’s ears. The helmet fit his persona like a Tee along with a compact stance with no part of his slender body protruding outward as to disturb his poise. When he stood to face a bowler, he looked like he was sculpted like an automaton whose only purpose of existence was to face balls with a sturdy bat.
If all these initial impressions sound like they are positive, I must clarify that they certainly were not, owing to the way he paced his innings that day. I don’t remember exactly how much he scored but all I felt about him that day was that he was blocking not only easy deliveries but also my opportunity to see my idol Mohammed Azharuddin bat. I still cannot define precisely why I loved watching Azharuddin who was in complete contrast to Dravid but what amazes me even more today was my adolescent fascination to mimic the former’s singular gait – raised shoulders and a slightly hunched back that made him look taller than even an actually taller Venkatesh Prasad.
Afridi said he always got a kick out of playing against the Indian cricket team and that some of the cricket he’s enjoyed the most in his career has come while playing against India and Australia.
These are two different things. To make an educated guess or taking a chance with probability factored in is one thing, but to persevere amidst ruins is a different thing altogether! One can say, with Dada, in terms of strategies, and with Tendulkar, in terms of taking on the opposition head-on, things changed for India. That I agree, but to take a chance, first, one needs to ‘survive.’ Champions are built of a different mettle. Without Laxman and Dravid’s defeat-defying knocks, the match was gone. You can only build a house if you have a solid foundation!!
Dada, Tendulkar, Dravid, VVS – each one of them had a unique gift that they adorned the team with…
Good to see Test match is resume in England. Amazing show by Holder, Gabriel. I kind of like Holder. He is the best all rounder there is today and very suited to English conditions. Over other all rounders such as Ben Stokes, Shakib Al Hasan (the later is only suitable on doctored pitches in Bangladesh)
your thoughts on the home side umpire? 5 out of 6 lbw appeals were overturned by DRS after the English umpires gave the decisions against Windies. A few umpires call also went in favour of England. A case for giving the visitors umpires call since umpires are showing obvious bias?
What % of the ball hits the stumps doesn’t matter, if DRS shows us that the ball is hitting the stumps, it should be given out, regardless of the on-field call. That's the motive of using technology in Cricket. As we know technology isn’t 100% right but neither are humans.#ENGvWIpic.twitter.com/8At80AtRs5
England Pakistan what a Test. Abbas bowled the ball of the summer to Stokes in the first innings. Shan Masood wonderful 150+.
A injured Stokes comes back to get a couple in the second innings. England depend on him so much. A world cup win followed by an unbelievable Ashes winning 100 in the fourth innings. Stokes is a superhero this year.
Yaseer Shah with four wickets shows what a dust bowl bully Ashwin is. Since India faced problems with England tail last time they were in the UK for Tests.
England need to revise their batting order for next innings. Pope at 3, Buttler at 4. Since Buttler seems to bat best with Pope at the other end. Let’s see. Chasing 250+ against the Pakistani attack with the ball gripping and spinning will not be easy. Pakistan pacers are looking threatening as well. This promises to be a humdinger of a series of Test cricket.
Holder, what were you thinking putting England to bat on winning the toss twice? For only that goof did WI lose both their Tests at Old Trafford, Manchester this year.
After MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina announces retirement from international cricket
Suresh Raina has announced his retirement, less than one hour after MS Dhoni announced his. Both players were seen reaching Chennai for an IPL training camp earlier this week.
Fabulous rearguard century by Azhar Ali. with so many criticism about his captaincy really a brilliant 141* and he is still going strong is 2nd innings.
Reminiscent of Gambhir’s 137 in Hamilton in 2nd innings.
Jimmy Anderson on the cusp of 600. What a career for a fast bowler.
A draw will be helpful for India and Australia as it would keep a distance between England and India. I guess the only other team with a realistic chance to get to the final is NZ since they play Pakistan and WI at home. They are hard to compete at home
as a lefty, a leg spinner for a right hander turning the ball into the on side for the lefty to target cow corner would be a good opportunity not to miss out. if Pooran was given the opportunity again, he would have asked for Sodhi to be the bowler
Don’t think Sodhi bowls the wrong’un as much. or for that matter has many variations
It’s the rule.
United States Tennis Association statement said: “In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 US Open
Think referees had no choice. If they don’t follow the rules – they’d get drawn into special treatment debate.
I’ve seen the video of the incident and it is rather innocuous. But do note 5 mins earlier he has hit the ball back even harder and hit the advertising board instead.
Right decision for sure even if for something silly.
1) The rules should be common knowledge to a professional tennis player period
2) It’s clearly an accident with no malicious intent involved
3) However he’s vented frustration already in the match. The 2nd time he has done harm
4) The bigger picture is if the referee doesn’t default him what does every other tennis player think? Or fans too? It would reek of favouritism and the fall out even greater than following rules and protocol.
5) Official can’t mid way just determine rule is stupid
Read the BBC articles on this. 90% of ex players BJK, Navratilova and others have agreed with the decision. Everyone accepts it’s an accident but he has broken the rule.
Djokovic 5mins earlier does same thing. There are examples when players have been defaulted. Bottom line it’s part of rules.
If you’re saying it’s a silly rule – fine. Djokovic can negotiate his way out but if officials sign that off…assume a lot of players would be pissed too. This decision was following rules. And I think it’s the better option then giving special treatment.
not asking for any special treatment. it’s like capital punishment for a petty robbery. Give him a point/game penalty but the entire match and tournament is unfair
any rule or law should be accompanied with common sense in judgment (clearly lacking in this case). Each law should have a disclaimer saying to be used only by those match referees with common sense.
Do you know in FL it is illegal to wear masks covering face in public. If cops went around writing tickets in 2020 for each case of violation, FL would be the richest and sickest state during the pandemic
You have common sense laws you expose everything to negotiation, fraud and corruption. Some laws have to be black and white and some are filled with judgement for good reason.
Djokovic is the world’s #1. He is supposed to set the example, the tone for the sport.
I think you should read what every ex tennis player or commentator has said about this. It’s not a trivial thing.
Media is inaccurately reporting that Djokovic smashed the ball into the lineswoman. Not true. He gently lobbed it towards her think she is one of the ballgirls who would catch it. it is a very reflexive shot. No anger or dissent on display from the Champion. For that very reason he should have been acquitted imho
can’t disagree more with you munna. she was in same colors as a bb/bg. also linesmen and women should be taught to catch and duck effectively to prevent such accidents
‘She’s done nothing wrong at all’: Novak Djokovic extends support to line judge after online trolling
Novak Djokovic, who was disqualified from the US Open, has extended support to the line judge whom he accidentally hit during his fourth-round match against Pablo Carreño Busta.
All the best to @ChennaiIPL & @mipaltan for today’s match. Wishing all the players to be healthy and have a good game. Do well @ImRo45 & @msdhoni Can’t wait to watch you boys! Big hug from 6 feet away.
two overseas players cost KXIP the match against DC
Chris Jordan leaks 30 runs in the final over against Stonios. When he gets his chance to score 1 run in 1 ball against Stonios he ends up offering a catch of a full toss. This in an over that saw KXIP lose a run due to a short run called by on field umpire against Jordan.
Nicolas Pooran duck in the innings followed by another first ball duck in the Super Over bringing curtains on KXIP hopes.
What a knock by Mayank Agrawal though. Too bad it’s in vain but he had got them almost there single handedly. He should have been more circumspect with 1 required of 3 balls
My CSK XI 2020
Rayadu
Du Plessis
Gaekwad or some other local Indian player(in for hopeless Vijay)
Dhoni
Jadeja
Bravo (in for aging Watson. Watson can compete with Du Plessis for the opener slot)
Curran
Chahar
Chawla
Thakur
Ngidi
“Tendulkar has Mumbai and Kolkata, Kohli has Delhi and Bengaluru but when you talk of Dhoni it’s whole India.”
The great Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s popularity in India has exceeded the level of fandom even the great Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli enjoy in the cricket-crazy nation.
Speaking about Dhoni before the IPL opener, Gavaskar said, “Since MSD comes from Ranchi, which doesn’t have a cricket culture as such, the whole India loves him. Tendulkar has Mumbai and Kolkata, Kohli has Delhi and Bengaluru but when you talk of Dhoni it’s whole India.”
Staying in self isolation for the first six days after spending five months with family was the hardest phase, according to Dhoni, who spoke for the first time in months.
If Kohli had 'practiced' say with his driver, and Gavaskar had pointed that out, then it would have become about 'class' and 'caste'. Saala it's about lockdown. At least Gavaskar ko toh chhod do. He was also being woke about boycott of Pakistan during World Cup.
On Friday, legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar found himself in the middle of a controversy for allegedly making an unsavoury comment against Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma after RCB captain’s worst performance during an IPL game on Thursday.
While commentating during the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab, the former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar criticised Virat Kohli over his poor performance against Kings XI Punjab after the RCB captain dropped two important catches and also got out much early in the game.
Gavaskar, who was commentating when Virat Kohli came to bat at the third over of the second innings, made a remark that involved Virat Kohli’s actor wife Anushka.
Referring to the poor form of Virat Kohli, Gavaskar wittingly said, “Lockdown tha to sirf Anushka ki bowling ki practice ki unhone, wo video dekhi hai, usse to kuch nahi hona hai.” (He only faced Anushka’s bowling during the lockdown, I have watched that video, nothing is going to happen from that)”. Sunil Gavaskar was referring to a video that had gone viral on social media in May this year, where Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were seen playing cricket on the terrace of their house. A full Lockdown was in force at that time, and sportspersons were not allowed to visit playgrounds.
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? https://t.co/KQK2TT5MCh
IMO Anushka would not have made that statement without the approval of Virat .
So may be something is not right between Virat and Gavaskar.
they need to sort it out.
Gavaskar is too senior, experienced and classy to make the kind of statement which people with dirty minds are making it out to be.
Even I thought something similar lines but then I saw the footage, it is harmless…
But I think commentators shouldn’t bring family member as a rule…they are not party to happenings on field.
Amusing that we never see nonsense like 8 sixes in 11 deliveries in an international game (saw Andre Russell do the same last IPL against RCB before his pajamas became langot in the ICC World Cup). Nor would a fielding captain bowl his second fast bowler instead of a spinner in the penultimate over when his first fast bowler’s gone for 5 sixes in an over. Just seems fishy!
Chetan Sharma has a smirk on his face after this result. Sharjah is easy ground to be hit for 6s and he was vilified for 34 years for that infamous 6 off his bowling
Well Sharjah was never as batsman friendly as this during the 80’s & 90’s. Nor do we see International T20 have freak incidents like 8 sixes in 2 overs or 7 in 9 deliveries (Russell vs Rcb in 2019) or the perpetual slow coach MSD (whose lost India more games batting at a snail’s pace at no. 6/7 in the last 5 years than he won the team during his prime when he batted at 3/4/5) almost getting 26 off the final over to win a game. Either the quality of death bowling is totally pathetic or the IPL games are pre planned for an anti climax. Coz even by the usually mediocre T20 standards, these events are way to repetitive.
what makes you think international matches were not fixed in 80s? Miandad’s son is married to Dawood’s daughter. Plus Salim Malik we all know his reputation
Where did i claim the matches of the 80’s & 90’s in Sharjah weren’t fixed? However spot fixing was impossible in the pre digital era & it took more than half the team to fix a result entirely (something that even Cronje & Azhar struggled with despite being captains). T20 cricket as a format is a gold mine for rampant spot fixing & with the technology we have today coupled with the subtle nature of the game, its impossible to detect (unlike a test match where obvious efforts of throwing a game can be observed as a pattern like Mohd Amir’s no balls in 2010).
it was 21 off 2 overs. If the spinner had conceded 18 to 20 runs, no use of having Shami save a few deliveries of last over. Maybe KL Rahul should have held back Neesham’s over
Overseas players hurting KXIP likes of Jordan. Cottrell leaking 30 runs in one over at the death. Maxwell and Pooran not being able to accelerate in at key junctions. They need to do some soul searching.
For CSK pathetic openers and their management (including captain) willingness to give them unlimited opportunities. Pace bowlers also a concern with a fragile middle order.
Rahul’s not a full time keeper. Samson is a good choice for now although I still believe in Pant being a long term option (test hundred’s in UK & Aus in the first 2 years of his intl career, something which MSD’s worthless test career couldn’t achieve in 11 years!).
I rather take a match saving 76* of Dhoni in 4th innings at Lords “being 9 down” over a couple of centuries on flat tracks – in UK we still lost and Aus we didn’t win where even Jadeja came close to getting a century . Dhoni’s effort ensured India won the series.
If Dhoni was so conscious about milestones why would he retire from Tests after playing 95 Tests without going for the 100.
Plus Dhoni at the same stage Rishabh Pant is in achieved much more in white ball cricket than Pant today.
Dhoni gave up on test cricket post the 8 consecutive defeats in UK & Aus in 2011-12 & in fact, never bothered reinventing himself or the team in the longest format. He almost went on record saying he had no desire to play test cricket further, yet continued captaining till 2014 in Srinivasan’s influence (including an embarrassing home series defeat to Eng in 2012). Post test retirement in 2014 even hid ODI game went slack batting lower down the order at 6/7 & never being able to accelerate. He was never the Yuvraj or Pandya kinda stricker who’d get you a 20 ball 40. Even in his prime he needed 5-6 overs to get his eye in before changing gears. Which is one of the biggest reasons Ganguly continued insisting he bat at 4/5 in odi’s. But MSD’s defiance & carelessness batting lower down the order cost India dearly. Just the lack of intent was appalling in the 2nd half of MSD’s career for a player of his experience & calibre (just like scoring 10 off 13 in a run chase & then hitting 3 sixes when your team needs 36 off 4).
The 76* would never have been as great as what MSD worshippers make it seem like had it not been for the rain & Bucknor’s pathetic umpiring where he saved India the test by turning down a plumb lbw appeal against Sreesanth. Dhoni was a great odi batsman till 2013-14 batting at 3/4/5 but in tests he never took himself as seriously as he ought to have.
“Plus Dhoni at the same stage Rishabh Pant is in achieved much more in white ball cricket than Pant today.” – Pant’s 22. MSD played his first ODI at 23. Pant’s UK hundred in the 4th innings which almost revived India’s chances (with Rahul’s 149) was a classic. We eventually lost but the fight put up by the 2 was memorable.
Ishan Kishan should get a serious look in as the World Cup wicket keeper over Rishabh Pant. 516 runs in IPL 2020 at 57.33 and strike rate of 145+. Been the rock for MI in the middle orders along with SKY
CSK are at the bottom pit. They need to make a couple of revolutionary signings for replacing Rains and Bhajji. Maybe Pujara for stability in the middle, Yusuf Pathan or Jalaj Saxena.
What a joke innings by CSK. Like I said when Raina and Bhajji pulled out CSK should have taken Yusuf and Jalaj. They wouldn’t have to play Jadhav at 7 behind Jadeja and Dhoni as a pure batsman.
Also somebody as Yusuf would have kept Jadhav on his toes. But now complacency has set in. He can just be invisible and get away with making 7.8 cr
He is the poster boy for hygiene after Toilet Ek Prem Katha l, a brilliant social drama touched the hearts of every indian. His superb acting ensured several ads for him post the success.
“a brilliant social drama touched the hearts of every indian”
Lol at ‘every Indian’. Yes the footfalls of this movie was 150 crores! The statement is not true even for every ‘SS’ user, forget dreaming about every Indian.
A movie which is entertaining and with a very good message is rare.
The last such movie of similar genre couldnt cross 100cr.
This is like a blockbuster in this genre.
If someone havent watched becasue of ideological, political, economical or jealousy reason then we are omit them.
“Yodha Says:
October 20, 2020 at 5:09 AM
tell that to the person who constantly tries pumping and injecting Akshay is every discussion/thread/topic.”
LOL
Akshay has 7 release in 12 months. This is like other actor’s number of movies in 10 years.
So what Akshay is doing is creating 7 times the content of other stars.
Trailer, songs, analysis…it is Akshay all the way.
Bhaukaal machaa diya hai re….
Problem with Yodha, Master and Z (all three have shown annoyance with this) is that there is no solution other than covid which can stop the unstoppable.
Content is raining, infact pouting. I i do not share, others will. Nahin Bach paaoge. Dukhi hona tai hai. Switch Maaroge nahin lekin complain karoge, Brouhahahaha….
what a disgraceful IPL 2020 CSK has had. The team that always made it to the knockout stage till now is almost on brink of failing this time around. Batsmen to blame Jadhav and Dhoni. Dhoni failed as captain and Fleming as coach. Why is Jadhav even selected in the XI?
Shivalay, get your knives out and have another stab at Dhoni
The shortest format, over the years, has witnessed the dominance of batsmen across the globe with bowlers having little to play for on flat decks with short boundaries.
Does the legendary Gavaskar foresee see a rule change to ease the pressure off of bowlers?
“The T20 game is doing very well and there’s no need to tinker with it,” Gavaskar told PTI during an exclusive interview from the UAE where he is working as a broadcaster for the Indian Premier League.
Great accomplishment. Looks like both Nadal and Djokovic will finish ahead of Federer. I think they are capable of chasing Serena’s 23 GS post modern era record too.
Finally a much needed win for US🥳 Wish our team wouldn’t give heart attacks to people in the name of cricket. Statutory Warning @lionsdenkxip games are not for the faint hearted. I really admired the fight back from the RCB Bowlers in the end. #Ipl20#Dream11#RCBvKXIP#Ting ❤️
Bumrah and Shami are yorker specialist..
I see Tyagi (RR) doing good in future. Mavi is better as of now but in long run Tyagi will do better..
Rahul Chahar and Bishnoi are good.
For effort, Tewatia and Sam Curran..
I still don’t get how RR have been paying so much to Unadkat.
reminds me of Williamson of what little i’ve seen of Ruturaj. you heard it first from me.
that 6 was caught by a KKR player outside the boundary. if only he was in play 😉
anyways CSK should hold back only limited players for 2021 including Gaikwad, Jadeja, Dhoni(c), Du Plessis, Chahar, Rayadu and dump the rest. they carried too many passengers this season like Watson, Vijay, Jadhav(worst of the lot), Jagdeesan, Chawla, Ngidi, K Sharma, Thakur, Curran, Tahir.
maybe try out Santner to see if he performs in the last match of 2020 against KXIP.
Lol, why is that an issue? So if he retires today, he can’t teach youngsters? Just FYI: Imran Tahir was highest wicket ticket just last season – 26 wickets in IPL 2019 and Purple Cap winner. He just played 2 matches this year. He’s 41 years as well.
why none of the franchise selected Kyle Jamieson who troubled Indian batsmen during their NZ tour. Given that Baz McCullum and Fleming as NZ. And Fleming’s team is awful, they could have looked at him as Bravo’s replacement for remaining series
Tall and quick. What CSK are missing. Plus he can bat
support Indian coach and Indian captain in the IPL – KXIP with Kumble and Rahul, both from Bangalore city
KKR – McCullum and Morgan
RR – Smith and MacDonald
MI – Pollard (after Rohit’s injury) and Jayawardene
RCB – Kohli and Katich
DC – Iyer and Ponting
SRH – Warner and Bayliss
CSK – Dhoni and Fleming
no use wasting sleep. This match is gone from India’s hands. They are playing horribly with no respect to the Australian score.
Kohli, again, horrible.
LOL Jay. 375 was a humongous target and needed significant contribution from Kohli. Rohit Sharma not present will be a factor. I don’t understand when Kohli will start valuing his wicket; at least in big chases. The lack of another bowler is another factor as well.
Aussie batsmen are in fine form. This is an uphill tour for India.
Vaughan even went on to say that Australia will ‘convincingly’ defeat India in all formats.
“Early call … I think Australia will beat India this tour in all formats convincingly … #AUSvIND,” Vaughan tweeted.
India’s chase did not start well as they lost skipper Virat Kohli for just 21 while youngsters Shreyas Iyer (2) and KL Rahul (12) failed to rise to the challenge.
why Kohli keeps selecting Chahal in playing XI? Just cause He is RCB teammate? Chahal may have a good cricketing brain but limited cricketing skills. His cricketing brain can be out to use from outside the playing XI as well.
Saini, Chahal and Siraj selection because of their proximity to Kohli? All play for RCB and we seen how dependent they are on ABD and VK for bailing when bowlers have leaked runs
Chorus for Rohit for white ball captain till 2023 WC is only gonna grow now. Esp since MI’s performances in the IPL and the fact that India’s only major tournament win in ODI cricket since the 2013 ICC Trophy has been the 2018 Asia Cup under Rohit Sharma himself. Kohli’s team selection right since the 2019 WC Vijay Shankar/Dinesh Karthik blunder has been extremely directionless and lacks basic sense.
Didn’t expect this. Great shots and understanding between Jadeja and Pandya. That 6 from Jadeja at 47.6 where he moved to his feet all the way was a gem; a very difficult shot for a left-hander; it calls for a total circular motion of the lower back.
Liked it. Hopefully, India win. Nevertheless, unlike the other 2 games, India has given its best. So good luck India.
Things that work in T20 doesn’t necessarily work in ODIs; even yesterday, Pandya was gasping for breath with all the running. Even though he scored 90+, his strokes were not clean unlike Jadeja. Same goes for bowlers in terms of stamina ; Hazlewood is a mediocre T20 bowler but very good ODI and Test bowler. With Kuldeep, he starts with bang in any series but people tend to figure him out as series go on.
Pandya was India:s most consistent batsman of the ODI series with probably the best series average. I felt Jadeja should have been MoM yesterday for his quick runs, wicket and catch. Also completed his quota of overs in a series which has been a bowlers nightmare
“I was always available for white ball cricket but I have had shabby treatment from the team management who have mentally tortured me, and that’s unacceptable.”
“PCB chief executive Wasim Khan spoke with Amir this afternoon who confirmed that he has no desires or intensions of playing international cricket and, as such, he should not be considered for future international matches,” a PCB release said.
“This is a personal decision of Amir, which the PCB respects.”
Amir angered head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis with his abrupt decision to retire from Test cricket in July last year.
Younis accused Amir of “ditching Pakistan” while continuing to play league cricket to earn money.
"If he does have a chink in his armour it's the ball which does come back into him…
"Quite often leaves a big gap between bat and pad and that's where the Aussies will target." @RickyPonting at his peerless best for the Prithvi Shaw wicket #AUSvINDpic.twitter.com/4nh67zBcpU
Oh man! Nathan Lyon was almost gone! India has done well to take Aus down to 8 wickets with a 97 run lead, albeit with some poor fielding. Tim Paine looks to go for the long haul though with his 50!
Hopefully India doesn’t let them get a lead below 70 at least..Still 18 overs to go today…
let’s talk about P Shaw. Bowled for no score both innings and dropping a dolly of Labuschagne. Whoever made the decision to play him in XI should be sacked
Choosing a T20 specialist Prithvi Shaw over an in form KL Rahul (whose more of a traditionalist) is brainchild of legend, some of which we saw in the 2019 world cup with the selection of Vijay Shankar ahead of Rayudu or Rahane.
Playing quality seam is a bane for this batting line up, we’re back to the 90s and far off from the era of Sachin, Dravid, Laxman & Ganguly. Pujara’s been ineffective overseas except for 1 series while Rahane’s Indian cricket’s biggest disappointment in the last 5 years. Exact reason why we lost in SA & Eng in 2018, NZ in 2020 & now might lose 4-0 in this Aus series.
Am watching Pak – NZ T20; First Guptil and now Seifert is clobbering the Pak bowlers all over the part – Wahab Riaz was particularly singled out by Seifert. And they aren’t slogging shots that have been glamorized in the ugly, gully cricket named T20.
From, PAK, a brilliant innings by Mohammed Hafeez – 99 of 50 odd balls. A great innings with cricketing strokes.
Thank you God; since all fathers-to-be from Indian team are out on paternity leave, I have something at least in terms of cricket..
However, it is stunning to see the crowd – ABSOLUTELY no social distancing; feels like I am watching a game pre-2019!!
Technology being what it was in 1974, I heard rather than saw India fold up for 42, the previous lowest score, on the radio. The ‘Summer of 42’ is what college wits called it, after a mildly titillating movie of the same name released a couple of years earlier. Unlike Virat Kohli’s men, one of those vintage losers managed the distinction of double figures: Eknath Solkar made eighteen. He even hit a six. Then, as now, we didn’t lose all ten wickets because our No. 11 was injured.
The psychological difference was that in 1974, we were the poor relations of world cricket, not its paymasters. We didn’t expect to win. Ajit Wadekar had done wonders with his team over the previous three years, defeating West Indies and England in away series in 1971 and then beating England at home, but Indian expectations were shaped by decades of defeat. The Indian team had been hammered in the first Test that summer, so when they collapsed in the second, we were disconsolate but not surprised. Despite three magical spinners-Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar – and two first-rate batsmen in Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath, a win was always a nice surprise. Post-defeat depression was our default setting.
The BCCI must rush Dravid to Australia to help the team. No one can guide the batsmen better on how to play the moving ball in those conditions. His presence will be a huge boost to the Indian team in the nets. In any case, the NCA has been shut due to Covid for the past nine months, leaving him with little to do,” Vengsarkar was quoted as saying by The Times Of India.
It’s for the first time an indian captain has been deservingly named captain of icc ODI and T20 team of the decade. No mean achievement this. Sad to see it getting dominated by Big 4 countries and for the first time no one from Pak.
Team of the 21st century: Real Madrid First place medal
Player of the 21st century: Cristiano Ronaldo First place medal
Coach of the 21st century: Pep Guardiola First place medal
This is pathetic again. Horrible thinking from Jadeja to get Rahane out and now he couldn’t even focus on the ‘real’ goal of getting India to a 200 lead. Starc is now on fire like anything.
That’s why the trio of Sachin, Rahul, Laxman were the last leg of players who could easily slide in and slide of a 1 day format to T20 to tests.
even 36 run target in India 2nd innings would be tricky. Given how they catapulted at Adelaide. India’s s cond innings batting is extremely brittle overseas. I had posted a list few months back. Add to that the 36 run at Adelaide
for Ashwin to confirm his competitiveness, he needs to perform strongly with bat as well. he is batting like a tail ender. unacceptable. he seems bit casual with the bat not putting a price on his wicket
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February 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM
https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112213/when-the-tiger-cubs-conquered-the-african-safari
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March 1, 2020 at 3:23 AM
https://twitter.com/hvgoenka/status/1234024586972422144
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March 1, 2020 at 3:27 AM
Commentary is from the WC game between Eng-SA for this catch.
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March 1, 2020 at 3:48 AM
https://www.espncricinfo.com/video/clip?id=28811633
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March 1, 2020 at 3:28 AM
Meanwhile India set for a whitewash in the Test series 😦
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March 1, 2020 at 3:42 AM
what is about NZ? we got knocked off in Semis by them and whitewashed in ODIs, and another in Tests now? Pant is a lousy choice to experiment with..
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March 1, 2020 at 3:51 AM
I have been saying for ages, inspire of #1 ranking, our batsmen cannot deal with bouncy or swing conditions. Australia would have been same but for Pujara and some degree Kohli, we came back 2-1.
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March 1, 2020 at 3:58 AM
add the fact that smith, warner were banned and labuschagne was just starting off, upcoming aussie tour will be a massive challenge.
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March 1, 2020 at 4:18 AM
Our bowling has been a disappointment well. The inability to get the tail out cheaply continues to haunt us. Meanwhile a full strength Australia with Smith, Warner and Labu is waiting for us later this year. Will be another thrashing.
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March 1, 2020 at 5:12 AM
as well as the tail batsmen .. lyon, cummins, hazelwood, starc.
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March 1, 2020 at 5:19 AM
Kohli and his abstinence from eating meat impacting his game? he still is hitting a leather ball. he should not play cricket as a matter of vegan principles. only tennis ball cricket for virat.
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March 1, 2020 at 9:21 AM
No need to eat meat to hit a ball. Was he not doing fine during T20 matches? And there are protein shakes and soya products.
What about his meat eater team mates? Why they are not getting it right?
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March 1, 2020 at 10:00 AM
i meant the ball is made of leather, so he can play with an animal product, but not eat one. isn’t that double standrds?
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March 1, 2020 at 1:17 PM
I know. But there is a difference between eating meat and using animal products. We all use belts, shoes, purses, bags, medicines which also has animal origin. Some prefer vegan diet because it is more healthy according to them than for any moral or ethical consideration. Kohli may belong to that category of vegans. And leather products are made mostly from dead animals than living animals.
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October 26, 2020 at 2:59 PM
well, i use canvas/synthetic belt, purse, shoe, bag etc. only have one old leather shoes which i purchased years back, don’t really wear it anymore
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March 17, 2020 at 2:31 PM
I hate brady, i hope he doesn’t get the Manning type of ending, which is going out throwing last pass as TD while winning SB.
Sorry, he has been a thorn for 20 years…
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March 17, 2020 at 2:42 PM
Were you a supporter before this announcement ? Based on chatter it seems Patriots were giving one year less money contract.
I know Rajen hates him because he is from rival team 🙂
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March 17, 2020 at 6:13 PM
I hate him because i’m a Bills fan.
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March 18, 2020 at 12:06 AM
haha…I have never followed Football except playoffs; he shows up ever year along with his coach. I think he should have retired as Patriot.
Kobe has legacy with Lakers which Shaq cannot have; even though I think Kobe taking lots of share of salary cap contributed to Lakers being dismal towards end of Kobe’s career.
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March 18, 2020 at 12:56 AM
G Maxwell c & b Vini Raman 100(60)
Vini Raman 1-1-0-1 (maiden wicket)
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March 27, 2020 at 3:30 AM
In a good news for football, that has been brought to a halt worldwide due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Ajax star Abdelhak Nouri, who collapsed during a friendly against Werder Bremen almost three years ago, recovered from coma, his family confirmed, adding that he had been responding to football on TV since he woke up.
The footballer, who suffered permanent brain damage, is now being treated from home. Nourie had collapsed during Ajax’s pre-season friendly against German club Werder Bremen. He required emergency treatment from paramedics on the field and had to be airlifted from the field.
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/ajax-player-abdelhak-nouri-recovers-from-coma-after-2-years-9-months-6334039/
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March 29, 2020 at 8:29 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/how-mohammad-azharuddin-s-big-sachin-tendulkar-decision-changed-indian-cricket-forever/story-wYdC5RA7IG0tlrtwIIofVJ.html
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April 4, 2020 at 6:18 PM
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https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/-9baje9minute-pm-modi-initiative-rohit-sharma-sachin-tendulkar-switch-off-lights-fight-against-covid-19-1663633-2020-04-05
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April 8, 2020 at 9:24 AM
https://twitter.com/desi_robelinda/status/1247851553077092353
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April 9, 2020 at 8:29 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-didn-t-care-about-people-around-him-harbhajan-narrates-emotional-story-post-india-s-2011-world-cup-win/story-ANYR3VzNAA2k9ooFshhyMI.html
What a misleading title?
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April 24, 2020 at 3:17 PM
On this day, in 2018, Tendlya ran amok and single-handedly qualified India…
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June 9, 2020 at 9:45 PM
It stoked their political consciousness, especially that of Richards. He wore a wristband in the colours of the Rastafari movement. “Green for the land of Africa. Gold for the wealth that was stripped away. Red for the blood that was shed,” Richards explained in the documentary ‘Fire in Babylon’. He was a friend of Bob Marley and the Wailers and used their protest song ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ as his personal anthem.
From Greig’s verbal taunt arose a cold, hard fury. Like every one of his teammates, Richards took it personally, savaging the English bowlers, plundering 829 runs in seven innings, with two double hundreds including his highest of 291, forewarning bowlers around the world of the brutality he was to subject them in years to come.
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/grovel-racist-slur-west-indies-england-1976-tour-6451079/
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June 22, 2020 at 7:05 AM
During the lockdown, without tennis, Novak Djokovic is unravelling in a rather worrying manner
The top-ranked tennis player in the world hasn’t really been a great ambassador for the sport over the past few months.
https://scroll.in/field/965309/during-the-lockdown-without-tennis-novak-djokovic-is-unravelling-in-a-rather-worrying-manner
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June 23, 2020 at 8:35 AM
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-novak-djokovic-tests-positive-for-covid-19-12013201
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June 23, 2020 at 8:38 AM
This is a massive goof up by Djokovic to hold this tournament.
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July 3, 2020 at 10:18 PM
When I saw Rahul Dravid for the first time, it was in a match held at Sharjah probably in 1998. My first impression was that he had a ‘compact’ name – the name did not end with a consonant as most Indian names do (was a ‘compact’ name according to a 13-year old me). The second thing that struck me was his helmet which was different from that of others with a grey rectangular patch that protected the batsman’s ears. The helmet fit his persona like a Tee along with a compact stance with no part of his slender body protruding outward as to disturb his poise. When he stood to face a bowler, he looked like he was sculpted like an automaton whose only purpose of existence was to face balls with a sturdy bat.
If all these initial impressions sound like they are positive, I must clarify that they certainly were not, owing to the way he paced his innings that day. I don’t remember exactly how much he scored but all I felt about him that day was that he was blocking not only easy deliveries but also my opportunity to see my idol Mohammed Azharuddin bat. I still cannot define precisely why I loved watching Azharuddin who was in complete contrast to Dravid but what amazes me even more today was my adolescent fascination to mimic the former’s singular gait – raised shoulders and a slightly hunched back that made him look taller than even an actually taller Venkatesh Prasad.
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July 4, 2020 at 11:20 AM
Very nice read…felt like Forest Gumpish with in between events 🙂
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July 5, 2020 at 3:30 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/pakistan-have-beaten-india-so-much-that-they-d-ask-us-for-forgiveness-after-the-match-shahid-afridi/story-zJpUMyYGBhONHRFxsadLFJ.html
Afridi said he always got a kick out of playing against the Indian cricket team and that some of the cricket he’s enjoyed the most in his career has come while playing against India and Australia.
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July 8, 2020 at 10:29 AM
https://twitter.com/ARanganathan72/status/709261779528843264
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July 8, 2020 at 9:06 PM
These are two different things. To make an educated guess or taking a chance with probability factored in is one thing, but to persevere amidst ruins is a different thing altogether! One can say, with Dada, in terms of strategies, and with Tendulkar, in terms of taking on the opposition head-on, things changed for India. That I agree, but to take a chance, first, one needs to ‘survive.’ Champions are built of a different mettle. Without Laxman and Dravid’s defeat-defying knocks, the match was gone. You can only build a house if you have a solid foundation!!
Dada, Tendulkar, Dravid, VVS – each one of them had a unique gift that they adorned the team with…
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July 9, 2020 at 11:04 PM
Good to see Test match is resume in England. Amazing show by Holder, Gabriel. I kind of like Holder. He is the best all rounder there is today and very suited to English conditions. Over other all rounders such as Ben Stokes, Shakib Al Hasan (the later is only suitable on doctored pitches in Bangladesh)
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July 10, 2020 at 8:38 AM
your thoughts on the home side umpire? 5 out of 6 lbw appeals were overturned by DRS after the English umpires gave the decisions against Windies. A few umpires call also went in favour of England. A case for giving the visitors umpires call since umpires are showing obvious bias?
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July 10, 2020 at 8:43 AM
Link for the substandard umpiring https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29435441/five-overturned-lbw-appeals-one-stuck
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July 11, 2020 at 1:37 PM
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July 24, 2020 at 5:16 AM
https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-videos/42877/ipl-2020-set-to-begin-on-september-19-in-uae
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August 2, 2020 at 3:38 PM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/it-will-be-unusual-to-play-cricket-behind-closed-doors-bhuvneshwar-kumar/story-IcZCrpPIykxKuGyTuoI4YJ.html
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August 2, 2020 at 3:39 PM
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August 7, 2020 at 10:44 PM
England Pakistan what a Test. Abbas bowled the ball of the summer to Stokes in the first innings. Shan Masood wonderful 150+.
A injured Stokes comes back to get a couple in the second innings. England depend on him so much. A world cup win followed by an unbelievable Ashes winning 100 in the fourth innings. Stokes is a superhero this year.
Yaseer Shah with four wickets shows what a dust bowl bully Ashwin is. Since India faced problems with England tail last time they were in the UK for Tests.
England need to revise their batting order for next innings. Pope at 3, Buttler at 4. Since Buttler seems to bat best with Pope at the other end. Let’s see. Chasing 250+ against the Pakistani attack with the ball gripping and spinning will not be easy. Pakistan pacers are looking threatening as well. This promises to be a humdinger of a series of Test cricket.
Holder, what were you thinking putting England to bat on winning the toss twice? For only that goof did WI lose both their Tests at Old Trafford, Manchester this year.
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August 8, 2020 at 4:57 AM
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August 8, 2020 at 9:29 AM
England doing well. Still plenty of twists and turns left.
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August 8, 2020 at 1:32 PM
Good chase…Woakes played well
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August 9, 2020 at 1:49 AM
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August 13, 2020 at 2:29 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/you-act-like-god-now-javed-miandad-lashes-out-at-pm-imran-khan-for-ruining-cricket-in-pakistan/story-KqcmwDaYXkcQG5mtPCWcKL.html
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August 15, 2020 at 12:54 PM
After MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina announces retirement from international cricket
Suresh Raina has announced his retirement, less than one hour after MS Dhoni announced his. Both players were seen reaching Chennai for an IPL training camp earlier this week.
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August 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM
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August 24, 2020 at 4:18 PM
Today is Kobe Bryant day: 08/24
A very good read for the NBA fans:
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/allen-iverson-dear-kobe
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August 25, 2020 at 2:21 AM
https://wisden.com/series-stories/england-v-pakistan/did-umpires-miss-jos-buttler-contravening-laws-during-fawad-alam-dismissal
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August 25, 2020 at 3:28 AM
Fabulous rearguard century by Azhar Ali. with so many criticism about his captaincy really a brilliant 141* and he is still going strong is 2nd innings.
Reminiscent of Gambhir’s 137 in Hamilton in 2nd innings.
Jimmy Anderson on the cusp of 600. What a career for a fast bowler.
A draw will be helpful for India and Australia as it would keep a distance between England and India. I guess the only other team with a realistic chance to get to the final is NZ since they play Pakistan and WI at home. They are hard to compete at home
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August 25, 2020 at 4:24 AM
Correction Gambhir’s 137 knock was in Napier and not Hamilton
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August 25, 2020 at 4:40 PM
Messi wants to leave Barcelona!
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August 30, 2020 at 5:38 PM
Pooran scores 45 ball century in CPL..ending with three sixes of Sodhi to reach three figure mark.
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August 31, 2020 at 8:20 AM
as a lefty, a leg spinner for a right hander turning the ball into the on side for the lefty to target cow corner would be a good opportunity not to miss out. if Pooran was given the opportunity again, he would have asked for Sodhi to be the bowler
Don’t think Sodhi bowls the wrong’un as much. or for that matter has many variations
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August 31, 2020 at 7:46 AM
https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2020/suresh-raina-s-ipl-exit-linked-to-row-over-hotel-room-report-2287808?pfrom=home-topstories
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September 6, 2020 at 4:21 PM
Djokovic is a bloody joker!
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September 6, 2020 at 10:33 PM
Its a freaky accident. Not at all done deliberately.
Sorry for Djock.
US open is now a dead rubber with Nadal and Fedex not playing.
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September 7, 2020 at 2:26 AM
Agree with Naveen. Disqualification is a huge penalty for an accident such as this. See for yourself.
..https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TG7Og-y6kkg
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September 7, 2020 at 2:57 AM
It’s the rule.
United States Tennis Association statement said: “In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 US Open
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September 7, 2020 at 3:03 AM
Think referees had no choice. If they don’t follow the rules – they’d get drawn into special treatment debate.
I’ve seen the video of the incident and it is rather innocuous. But do note 5 mins earlier he has hit the ball back even harder and hit the advertising board instead.
Right decision for sure even if for something silly.
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September 7, 2020 at 3:13 AM
where are the rules for Williams or McEnroe tantrums? Lopsided for the Americans?
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September 7, 2020 at 4:05 AM
LOL. I’m sure they get warning or point deductions if escalated.
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September 7, 2020 at 4:09 AM
this didn’t even escalate. it was accidental. feeling sorry for djokovic. one of the nicest guys in the circuit.
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September 7, 2020 at 4:19 AM
He has broken the rule period. 1st time he missed, 2nd time he hit. It’s negligent disregard for consequences.
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September 7, 2020 at 4:27 AM
1) The rules should be common knowledge to a professional tennis player period
2) It’s clearly an accident with no malicious intent involved
3) However he’s vented frustration already in the match. The 2nd time he has done harm
4) The bigger picture is if the referee doesn’t default him what does every other tennis player think? Or fans too? It would reek of favouritism and the fall out even greater than following rules and protocol.
5) Official can’t mid way just determine rule is stupid
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September 7, 2020 at 4:57 AM
if he was tried by a 12 member jury, he would surely be acquitted. it is harmless mistake. Could happen to anyone on the street
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September 7, 2020 at 5:04 AM
Read the BBC articles on this. 90% of ex players BJK, Navratilova and others have agreed with the decision. Everyone accepts it’s an accident but he has broken the rule.
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September 7, 2020 at 8:38 AM
what about this then?
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September 7, 2020 at 9:53 AM
I’m not official but this is worse.
Djokovic 5mins earlier does same thing. There are examples when players have been defaulted. Bottom line it’s part of rules.
If you’re saying it’s a silly rule – fine. Djokovic can negotiate his way out but if officials sign that off…assume a lot of players would be pissed too. This decision was following rules. And I think it’s the better option then giving special treatment.
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September 7, 2020 at 10:01 AM
not asking for any special treatment. it’s like capital punishment for a petty robbery. Give him a point/game penalty but the entire match and tournament is unfair
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September 7, 2020 at 10:32 AM
But that’s a rule change. Can’t happen in middle of match.
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September 7, 2020 at 7:22 PM
any rule or law should be accompanied with common sense in judgment (clearly lacking in this case). Each law should have a disclaimer saying to be used only by those match referees with common sense.
Do you know in FL it is illegal to wear masks covering face in public. If cops went around writing tickets in 2020 for each case of violation, FL would be the richest and sickest state during the pandemic
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September 7, 2020 at 8:48 PM
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/08/05/fight-over-face-mask-mandate-goes-to-appeals-court/
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September 8, 2020 at 2:05 AM
You have common sense laws you expose everything to negotiation, fraud and corruption. Some laws have to be black and white and some are filled with judgement for good reason.
Djokovic is the world’s #1. He is supposed to set the example, the tone for the sport.
I think you should read what every ex tennis player or commentator has said about this. It’s not a trivial thing.
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September 7, 2020 at 11:18 PM
munna, this is what i am referring to.
https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/876.12
anyways about topic, this year gonna have a new US Open champion without Djokovic, Federer and Nadal.
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September 8, 2020 at 3:10 AM
Media is inaccurately reporting that Djokovic smashed the ball into the lineswoman. Not true. He gently lobbed it towards her think she is one of the ballgirls who would catch it. it is a very reflexive shot. No anger or dissent on display from the Champion. For that very reason he should have been acquitted imho
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September 8, 2020 at 4:30 AM
IMO, It was pretty decent swing..
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September 8, 2020 at 4:35 AM
Infact 17 second marker makes it more deliberate..he saw the ball go and then takes out ball from pocket and hit..
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September 8, 2020 at 4:42 AM
can’t disagree more with you munna. she was in same colors as a bb/bg. also linesmen and women should be taught to catch and duck effectively to prevent such accidents
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September 8, 2020 at 5:32 AM
LOL. I will stop responding on Djokovic
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September 7, 2020 at 8:57 AM
See below, this is a valid case of anger.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PZAeEiXozSQ
Djokovic was only a reflex action of returning the ball. Hence wrongly charged and penalized
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September 8, 2020 at 2:29 AM
‘She’s done nothing wrong at all’: Novak Djokovic extends support to line judge after online trolling
Novak Djokovic, who was disqualified from the US Open, has extended support to the line judge whom he accidentally hit during his fourth-round match against Pablo Carreño Busta.
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-support-to-line-judge-after-online-trolling-us-open-6587562/
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September 9, 2020 at 9:22 PM
https://sports.yahoo.com/caroline-wozniacki-details-rheumatoid-arthritis-diagnosis-unable-move-162753369.html
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September 19, 2020 at 3:46 PM
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September 20, 2020 at 1:04 PM
Any place, web-site to watch IPL free?
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September 20, 2020 at 2:23 PM
Not aware..You may sign up Willow TV (Browser) for $10 / per month and cancel..
Or you can get Hotstar for $50 for a year
Hotstar has decent library of movies in many languages.
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September 20, 2020 at 2:40 PM
This year, Hotstar telecast is 15-30 minutes delayed telecast in US.
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September 20, 2020 at 10:56 PM
two overseas players cost KXIP the match against DC
Chris Jordan leaks 30 runs in the final over against Stonios. When he gets his chance to score 1 run in 1 ball against Stonios he ends up offering a catch of a full toss. This in an over that saw KXIP lose a run due to a short run called by on field umpire against Jordan.
Nicolas Pooran duck in the innings followed by another first ball duck in the Super Over bringing curtains on KXIP hopes.
What a knock by Mayank Agrawal though. Too bad it’s in vain but he had got them almost there single handedly. He should have been more circumspect with 1 required of 3 balls
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September 20, 2020 at 11:43 PM
Mayank played classical innings..his shots were treat to watch…Got carried away with away low full toss in end.
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September 21, 2020 at 1:37 AM
My CSK XI 2020
Rayadu
Du Plessis
Gaekwad or some other local Indian player(in for hopeless Vijay)
Dhoni
Jadeja
Bravo (in for aging Watson. Watson can compete with Du Plessis for the opener slot)
Curran
Chahar
Chawla
Thakur
Ngidi
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September 21, 2020 at 1:42 AM
Thakur in for Jadhav who made up the XI man in the team. Won’t bat, Won’t bowl, Won’t field, Won’t play.
Ngidi death over spell was impressive. Not so his initial spells. So get him to bowl 14,16,18, 20 overs
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September 21, 2020 at 4:23 AM
why is there a super over in IPL league matches? they should share the points 1 (no result) or 1.5 in case of tie
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September 21, 2020 at 2:40 AM
https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/dhoni-more-popular-than-tendulkar-gavaskar/article32650114.ece
“Tendulkar has Mumbai and Kolkata, Kohli has Delhi and Bengaluru but when you talk of Dhoni it’s whole India.”
The great Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s popularity in India has exceeded the level of fandom even the great Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli enjoy in the cricket-crazy nation.
Speaking about Dhoni before the IPL opener, Gavaskar said, “Since MSD comes from Ranchi, which doesn’t have a cricket culture as such, the whole India loves him. Tendulkar has Mumbai and Kolkata, Kohli has Delhi and Bengaluru but when you talk of Dhoni it’s whole India.”
Staying in self isolation for the first six days after spending five months with family was the hardest phase, according to Dhoni, who spoke for the first time in months.
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September 21, 2020 at 11:35 PM
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/indian-paunch-league-players-fat-shamed-after-ipl-opener/articleshow/78212808.cms
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September 24, 2020 at 7:20 AM
https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/dean-jones-dies-australian-cricket-legend-passes-away-at-59-heart-attack-mumbai
RIP
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September 24, 2020 at 2:20 PM
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/ipl-2020-dhonis-massive-six-lands-outside-sharjah-stadium-lucky-fan-walks-away-with-ball-watch-145397
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September 25, 2020 at 8:54 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/where-am-i-being-sexist-in-this-sunil-gavaskar-responds-after-receiving-flak-for-inappropriate-comments-regarding-anushka-sharma/story-MGPtir6ZYGejRwfIvLKvDN.html
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September 25, 2020 at 10:18 AM
https://twitter.com/GappistanRadio/status/1309430056868085771
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September 25, 2020 at 10:20 AM
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September 25, 2020 at 10:19 AM
https://www.opindia.com/2020/09/fact-check-on-alleged-sexist-comment-on-anushka-sharma-by-sunil-gavaskar/
On Friday, legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar found himself in the middle of a controversy for allegedly making an unsavoury comment against Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma after RCB captain’s worst performance during an IPL game on Thursday.
While commentating during the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab, the former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar criticised Virat Kohli over his poor performance against Kings XI Punjab after the RCB captain dropped two important catches and also got out much early in the game.
Gavaskar, who was commentating when Virat Kohli came to bat at the third over of the second innings, made a remark that involved Virat Kohli’s actor wife Anushka.
Referring to the poor form of Virat Kohli, Gavaskar wittingly said, “Lockdown tha to sirf Anushka ki bowling ki practice ki unhone, wo video dekhi hai, usse to kuch nahi hona hai.” (He only faced Anushka’s bowling during the lockdown, I have watched that video, nothing is going to happen from that)”. Sunil Gavaskar was referring to a video that had gone viral on social media in May this year, where Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were seen playing cricket on the terrace of their house. A full Lockdown was in force at that time, and sportspersons were not allowed to visit playgrounds.
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September 25, 2020 at 11:53 AM
https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/anushka-sharma-shames-sunil-gavaskar-for-accusing-her-over-virat-kohli.html
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September 25, 2020 at 11:54 AM
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September 25, 2020 at 12:16 PM
IMO Anushka would not have made that statement without the approval of Virat .
So may be something is not right between Virat and Gavaskar.
they need to sort it out.
Gavaskar is too senior, experienced and classy to make the kind of statement which people with dirty minds are making it out to be.
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September 25, 2020 at 1:31 PM
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September 26, 2020 at 1:04 AM
Some troll wickedly changed Gavaskar’s words to suggesting something sexual in nature. Like Virat was playing Anushka’s balls.
And now they also expecting a baby.
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September 26, 2020 at 1:17 AM
Even I thought something similar lines but then I saw the footage, it is harmless…
But I think commentators shouldn’t bring family member as a rule…they are not party to happenings on field.
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September 25, 2020 at 5:15 PM
Shivaay:
https://in.makers.yahoo.com/sunil-gavaskars-comment-on-anushka-sharma-for-virat-kohlis-performance-reeks-of-casual-sexism-125932968.html
Here go the rabid pseudo feminists again!!
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September 25, 2020 at 5:29 PM
This is STUPIDITY of the highest order. Waste of blog space, print, and time.
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September 27, 2020 at 1:37 PM
RR is going crazy. Tewatia finally revealed a pair and how! And now it is Joffra!
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September 27, 2020 at 1:56 PM
Amusing that we never see nonsense like 8 sixes in 11 deliveries in an international game (saw Andre Russell do the same last IPL against RCB before his pajamas became langot in the ICC World Cup). Nor would a fielding captain bowl his second fast bowler instead of a spinner in the penultimate over when his first fast bowler’s gone for 5 sixes in an over. Just seems fishy!
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September 27, 2020 at 2:34 PM
Chetan Sharma has a smirk on his face after this result. Sharjah is easy ground to be hit for 6s and he was vilified for 34 years for that infamous 6 off his bowling
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September 27, 2020 at 4:42 PM
Well Sharjah was never as batsman friendly as this during the 80’s & 90’s. Nor do we see International T20 have freak incidents like 8 sixes in 2 overs or 7 in 9 deliveries (Russell vs Rcb in 2019) or the perpetual slow coach MSD (whose lost India more games batting at a snail’s pace at no. 6/7 in the last 5 years than he won the team during his prime when he batted at 3/4/5) almost getting 26 off the final over to win a game. Either the quality of death bowling is totally pathetic or the IPL games are pre planned for an anti climax. Coz even by the usually mediocre T20 standards, these events are way to repetitive.
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September 28, 2020 at 1:11 AM
what makes you think international matches were not fixed in 80s? Miandad’s son is married to Dawood’s daughter. Plus Salim Malik we all know his reputation
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September 28, 2020 at 6:06 AM
Where did i claim the matches of the 80’s & 90’s in Sharjah weren’t fixed? However spot fixing was impossible in the pre digital era & it took more than half the team to fix a result entirely (something that even Cronje & Azhar struggled with despite being captains). T20 cricket as a format is a gold mine for rampant spot fixing & with the technology we have today coupled with the subtle nature of the game, its impossible to detect (unlike a test match where obvious efforts of throwing a game can be observed as a pattern like Mohd Amir’s no balls in 2010).
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September 28, 2020 at 1:14 AM
Sharjah – I am not talking about the pitch, just the size of the ground which makes four and six hitting easy be it 80s, 90s or today.
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September 27, 2020 at 2:40 PM
it was 21 off 2 overs. If the spinner had conceded 18 to 20 runs, no use of having Shami save a few deliveries of last over. Maybe KL Rahul should have held back Neesham’s over
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September 28, 2020 at 12:08 AM
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September 28, 2020 at 1:06 AM
Overseas players hurting KXIP likes of Jordan. Cottrell leaking 30 runs in one over at the death. Maxwell and Pooran not being able to accelerate in at key junctions. They need to do some soul searching.
For CSK pathetic openers and their management (including captain) willingness to give them unlimited opportunities. Pace bowlers also a concern with a fragile middle order.
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September 28, 2020 at 2:40 AM
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September 28, 2020 at 2:41 AM
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September 28, 2020 at 2:43 AM
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September 28, 2020 at 2:47 AM
India’s WK choice for WC? Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant or KL Rahul?
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September 28, 2020 at 6:09 AM
Rahul’s not a full time keeper. Samson is a good choice for now although I still believe in Pant being a long term option (test hundred’s in UK & Aus in the first 2 years of his intl career, something which MSD’s worthless test career couldn’t achieve in 11 years!).
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September 28, 2020 at 7:54 AM
I rather take a match saving 76* of Dhoni in 4th innings at Lords “being 9 down” over a couple of centuries on flat tracks – in UK we still lost and Aus we didn’t win where even Jadeja came close to getting a century . Dhoni’s effort ensured India won the series.
If Dhoni was so conscious about milestones why would he retire from Tests after playing 95 Tests without going for the 100.
Plus Dhoni at the same stage Rishabh Pant is in achieved much more in white ball cricket than Pant today.
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September 28, 2020 at 9:09 AM
Dhoni gave up on test cricket post the 8 consecutive defeats in UK & Aus in 2011-12 & in fact, never bothered reinventing himself or the team in the longest format. He almost went on record saying he had no desire to play test cricket further, yet continued captaining till 2014 in Srinivasan’s influence (including an embarrassing home series defeat to Eng in 2012). Post test retirement in 2014 even hid ODI game went slack batting lower down the order at 6/7 & never being able to accelerate. He was never the Yuvraj or Pandya kinda stricker who’d get you a 20 ball 40. Even in his prime he needed 5-6 overs to get his eye in before changing gears. Which is one of the biggest reasons Ganguly continued insisting he bat at 4/5 in odi’s. But MSD’s defiance & carelessness batting lower down the order cost India dearly. Just the lack of intent was appalling in the 2nd half of MSD’s career for a player of his experience & calibre (just like scoring 10 off 13 in a run chase & then hitting 3 sixes when your team needs 36 off 4).
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September 28, 2020 at 9:13 AM
The 76* would never have been as great as what MSD worshippers make it seem like had it not been for the rain & Bucknor’s pathetic umpiring where he saved India the test by turning down a plumb lbw appeal against Sreesanth. Dhoni was a great odi batsman till 2013-14 batting at 3/4/5 but in tests he never took himself as seriously as he ought to have.
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September 28, 2020 at 9:16 AM
“Plus Dhoni at the same stage Rishabh Pant is in achieved much more in white ball cricket than Pant today.” – Pant’s 22. MSD played his first ODI at 23. Pant’s UK hundred in the 4th innings which almost revived India’s chances (with Rahul’s 149) was a classic. We eventually lost but the fight put up by the 2 was memorable.
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September 28, 2020 at 11:59 AM
why this Thalai-veri? Thalai-veri Thalai-veri di?
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September 29, 2020 at 2:23 AM
one more contender throws his hat in the ring. Ishan Kishan
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September 29, 2020 at 7:18 AM
The North and Western IPL proviing auditions for future Indian WK -Samson, Kishan, Pant, Rahul
The South and Eastern teams providing pension planning for the former keepers – Dhoni, Saha, Parthiv, DK
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October 27, 2020 at 2:27 AM
Rishabh Pant dropped from ODI and T20 squads. High time given the number of opportunities he has wasted
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September 30, 2020 at 8:45 AM
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November 13, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Ishan Kishan should get a serious look in as the World Cup wicket keeper over Rishabh Pant. 516 runs in IPL 2020 at 57.33 and strike rate of 145+. Been the rock for MI in the middle orders along with SKY
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September 30, 2020 at 3:08 PM
https://www.thequint.com/indian-premier-league-ipl/ipl-2020-the-lady-in-royal-challengers-bangalore-dugout-massage-therapist
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October 1, 2020 at 2:07 AM
CSK are at the bottom pit. They need to make a couple of revolutionary signings for replacing Rains and Bhajji. Maybe Pujara for stability in the middle, Yusuf Pathan or Jalaj Saxena.
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October 19, 2020 at 12:19 PM
What a joke innings by CSK. Like I said when Raina and Bhajji pulled out CSK should have taken Yusuf and Jalaj. They wouldn’t have to play Jadhav at 7 behind Jadeja and Dhoni as a pure batsman.
Also somebody as Yusuf would have kept Jadhav on his toes. But now complacency has set in. He can just be invisible and get away with making 7.8 cr
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October 19, 2020 at 12:28 PM
Jadhav is no good for T20. At his height, bowlers will kill you with bouncers or wide offside balling.
He may be okay in ODI because he can bowl.
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October 1, 2020 at 8:59 AM
Looks like Lakers will win the Championship and King James will have another championship. 3 different teams…
Munna, is he at or above MJ?
I don’t think he is because he is not playing against competition like MJ played against along with it was rough era to play in during early 90s.
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October 2, 2020 at 12:09 AM
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October 2, 2020 at 6:01 AM
Dhoni ke itney burey din chal rahe hain that even Akshay is challenging him.
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October 19, 2020 at 4:11 PM
But Akshay will do any ads without inhibition and that’s how he’s all over! He’ll even clean your bathroom if you pay him as seen below!
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October 19, 2020 at 4:49 PM
He is the poster boy for hygiene after Toilet Ek Prem Katha l, a brilliant social drama touched the hearts of every indian. His superb acting ensured several ads for him post the success.
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October 19, 2020 at 7:20 PM
“a brilliant social drama touched the hearts of every indian”
Lol at ‘every Indian’. Yes the footfalls of this movie was 150 crores! The statement is not true even for every ‘SS’ user, forget dreaming about every Indian.
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October 19, 2020 at 10:15 PM
A movie which is entertaining and with a very good message is rare.
The last such movie of similar genre couldnt cross 100cr.
This is like a blockbuster in this genre.
If someone havent watched becasue of ideological, political, economical or jealousy reason then we are omit them.
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October 19, 2020 at 10:16 PM
Cant imagine any top star doing this. These movies which Akshay did built the base for Aayushmann kids of films.
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October 20, 2020 at 12:01 AM
Rubbish. Ayushmann Khurrana broke through in 2012. Akshay Kumar never had even one comparable movie to VD in 2012
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October 20, 2020 at 3:32 AM
Alert – Sports thread !
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October 20, 2020 at 5:09 AM
tell that to the person who constantly tries pumping and injecting Akshay is every discussion/thread/topic.
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October 20, 2020 at 9:13 AM
“Yodha Says:
October 20, 2020 at 5:09 AM
tell that to the person who constantly tries pumping and injecting Akshay is every discussion/thread/topic.”
LOL
Akshay has 7 release in 12 months. This is like other actor’s number of movies in 10 years.
So what Akshay is doing is creating 7 times the content of other stars.
Trailer, songs, analysis…it is Akshay all the way.
Bhaukaal machaa diya hai re….
Problem with Yodha, Master and Z (all three have shown annoyance with this) is that there is no solution other than covid which can stop the unstoppable.
Content is raining, infact pouting. I i do not share, others will. Nahin Bach paaoge. Dukhi hona tai hai. Switch Maaroge nahin lekin complain karoge, Brouhahahaha….
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October 20, 2020 at 1:58 PM
Naveen, no one really cares for your love notes to Akshay. Please stop this vonstant Akshay-japt
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October 3, 2020 at 1:15 PM
just like the debates, will they kindly abandon the Indian Prostitution Leauge? Please? We are willing to wait for ‘real’ cricket….
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October 8, 2020 at 2:43 AM
what a disgraceful IPL 2020 CSK has had. The team that always made it to the knockout stage till now is almost on brink of failing this time around. Batsmen to blame Jadhav and Dhoni. Dhoni failed as captain and Fleming as coach. Why is Jadhav even selected in the XI?
Shivalay, get your knives out and have another stab at Dhoni
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October 8, 2020 at 2:50 AM
The match was winnable even after Curran was out but there was no intent from Jadhav…I have seen Chahar swinging his bat better; could have been sent.
It was just too painful to watch…
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October 8, 2020 at 2:58 AM
even Thakur has swing bat to win matches for India. Jadhav doesn’t bowl or do anything. Why is he just making up numbers?
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October 8, 2020 at 6:09 AM
Shivaay* dammit this autocorrect
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October 8, 2020 at 8:45 AM
The shortest format, over the years, has witnessed the dominance of batsmen across the globe with bowlers having little to play for on flat decks with short boundaries.
Does the legendary Gavaskar foresee see a rule change to ease the pressure off of bowlers?
“The T20 game is doing very well and there’s no need to tinker with it,” Gavaskar told PTI during an exclusive interview from the UAE where he is working as a broadcaster for the Indian Premier League.
https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/gavaskars-suggestions-to-give-bowlers-an-edge-in-t20s-ipl/20201008.htm
** from me, a sincere request to Gavaskar not to give any suggestion regarding test cricket and the 50 over format**
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October 11, 2020 at 11:56 AM
13th roland garros – 20th grand slam for Nadal. Complete with a stunning left-handed serve.
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October 12, 2020 at 3:52 AM
Great accomplishment. Looks like both Nadal and Djokovic will finish ahead of Federer. I think they are capable of chasing Serena’s 23 GS post modern era record too.
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October 12, 2020 at 9:54 AM
Congrats Lakers.
Bron, i still don’t think you’re at MJ level. you’re playing in don’t touch league versus MJ was getting slammed to the floor.
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October 18, 2020 at 2:19 PM
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October 18, 2020 at 2:52 PM
That’s 3 days old tweet and match, not today’s double super over win of Zinta’s team!
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October 18, 2020 at 3:15 PM
I know… I posted it before start of second supersaver.
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October 18, 2020 at 3:49 PM
Bumrah and Shami are yorker specialist..
I see Tyagi (RR) doing good in future. Mavi is better as of now but in long run Tyagi will do better..
Rahul Chahar and Bishnoi are good.
For effort, Tewatia and Sam Curran..
I still don’t get how RR have been paying so much to Unadkat.
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October 19, 2020 at 2:49 AM
What’s the need of super overs in League Matches? Split the points 1-1 each and save the players and fans of heart break. Oh, monetization right?
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October 19, 2020 at 5:13 AM
MI lost both Super Overs contest in IPL 2020, against RCB where Saini defeated Bumrah and yesterday Shami tied with Bumrah (Jordan beat Bolt).
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October 29, 2020 at 6:03 PM
Ruturaj (CSK) stroke playing is very easy to eyes..If he keeps improving, he has chance in test side.
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October 30, 2020 at 2:16 AM
The six!
https://www.iplt20.com/video/223385/gaikwad-s-clean-strike-for-six?tagNames=indian-premier-league
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October 30, 2020 at 4:36 AM
reminds me of Williamson of what little i’ve seen of Ruturaj. you heard it first from me.
that 6 was caught by a KKR player outside the boundary. if only he was in play 😉
anyways CSK should hold back only limited players for 2021 including Gaikwad, Jadeja, Dhoni(c), Du Plessis, Chahar, Rayadu and dump the rest. they carried too many passengers this season like Watson, Vijay, Jadhav(worst of the lot), Jagdeesan, Chawla, Ngidi, K Sharma, Thakur, Curran, Tahir.
maybe try out Santner to see if he performs in the last match of 2020 against KXIP.
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October 30, 2020 at 4:38 AM
oh and Dhoni didn’t perform as well. ut he is their icon.
Add Bravo to the list of non performers
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September 21, 2021 at 2:20 PM
Comment during last edition…
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October 18, 2020 at 3:57 PM
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October 21, 2020 at 3:52 AM
would love to see KXIP win IPL 2020 after being at number 8. How they have turned it on with terrific wins over Mumbai and Delhi.
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October 23, 2020 at 1:49 AM
Young Afghan young leg spinner Qais Ahmad has Russell calling for a helmet. Get him for the IPL, please
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October 23, 2020 at 2:01 AM
Look at his backflips. Probably he only cannot talk fluent English.
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October 23, 2020 at 8:36 AM
Kapil Dev: India cricket legend stable after heart surgery
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54660858
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October 23, 2020 at 10:55 AM
what a pathetic show from CSK. Why didn’t they get replacements for Raina. Bhajji and now Bravo?
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October 23, 2020 at 11:23 AM
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October 24, 2020 at 5:19 PM
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October 25, 2020 at 3:27 AM
given that he is wicketless this season, not sure what riyan parag will learn from tahir. useless csk team
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October 25, 2020 at 3:23 PM
Lol, why is that an issue? So if he retires today, he can’t teach youngsters? Just FYI: Imran Tahir was highest wicket ticket just last season – 26 wickets in IPL 2019 and Purple Cap winner. He just played 2 matches this year. He’s 41 years as well.
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October 25, 2020 at 8:02 PM
CSK team has treated this season as a party, not being serious about competing and winning. Case in point Lord Kedar Jadhav
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October 26, 2020 at 7:59 AM
Bumrah was retained by MI for 7 cr, while Jadhav was paid 7.8 cr by CSK. Seriously?
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October 26, 2020 at 12:53 PM
some of auction prices are ridiculous..But he hasn’t made a case based on record..
https://www.iplt20.com/teams/delhi-capitals/squad/297/kedar-jadhav
Unadkat:
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2020/story/rajasthan-royals-buy-jaydev-unadkat-rs-3-crore-sold-for-9th-time-1629760-2019-12-19
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October 25, 2020 at 8:47 PM
Pravin Thambe played in this year CPL; he is 48!
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29745191/cpl-2020-pravin-tambe-becomes-first-indian-play-cpl
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October 25, 2020 at 2:01 PM
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October 26, 2020 at 3:38 AM
why none of the franchise selected Kyle Jamieson who troubled Indian batsmen during their NZ tour. Given that Baz McCullum and Fleming as NZ. And Fleming’s team is awful, they could have looked at him as Bravo’s replacement for remaining series
Tall and quick. What CSK are missing. Plus he can bat
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October 28, 2020 at 12:53 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dodgers-claim-first-world-series-title-in-32-years-rallying-past-rays-in-game-6-033814777.html
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October 28, 2020 at 5:32 AM
support Indian coach and Indian captain in the IPL – KXIP with Kumble and Rahul, both from Bangalore city
KKR – McCullum and Morgan
RR – Smith and MacDonald
MI – Pollard (after Rohit’s injury) and Jayawardene
RCB – Kohli and Katich
DC – Iyer and Ponting
SRH – Warner and Bayliss
CSK – Dhoni and Fleming
Go Jumbo Go KXIP. C’mon, win it this season
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October 28, 2020 at 10:19 AM
Congrats Dodgers. Well deserved.
Very happy for Kershaw.
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October 28, 2020 at 5:40 PM
LA teams has both NBA and Baseball titles this year!!
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November 1, 2020 at 2:23 AM
CSK Player with prices. most of them can be dumped
Suresh Raina ₹11 crore
Kedar Jadhav ₹7.8 crore
Shane Watson Australia ₹4 crore
Ambati Rayudu ₹2.2 crore
Murali Vijay ₹2 crore
Faf du Plessis ₹1.6 crore
Ruturaj Gaikwad ₹20 lakh (best returns)
Ravindra Jadeja ₹7 crore (can consider retaining him due to performance with bat. overall great package)
Dwayne Bravo ₹6.4 crore
Sam Curran ₹5.5 crore
Mitchell Santner ₹50 lakh (can consider retaining him due to low price)
MS Dhoni ₹15 crore (icon, so will most likely retain him)
Narayan Jagadeesan ₹20 lakh
Karn Sharma ₹5 crore
Imran Tahir ₹1 crore
Harbhajan Singh ₹2 crore
Piyush Chawla ₹6.75 crore
R Sai Kishore ₹20 lakh
Shardul Thakur ₹2.6 crore
Deepak Chahar ₹80 lakh (can consider retaining him due to low price)
Lungi Ngidi ₹50 lakh
KM Asif ₹40 lakh
Monu Kumar ₹20 lakh
Josh Hazlewood ₹2 crore
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November 2, 2020 at 1:39 PM
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November 3, 2020 at 3:59 AM
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November 9, 2020 at 9:08 PM
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30284064/australia-vs-india-virat-kohli-play-only-one-test-australia-rohit-sharma-added-squad
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November 10, 2020 at 9:37 AM
Looks like Mumbai will win IPL.
DC already lost 3 wickets.
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November 10, 2020 at 10:34 AM
Runs on the board…anything north of 165 is game on in T20 in a final
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November 10, 2020 at 10:56 AM
156, not bad but little low for IPL.
Iyer and Pant did good.
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November 10, 2020 at 11:21 AM
MI should win
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November 10, 2020 at 12:23 PM
They were 20 short..Last two overs were less than 15?
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November 10, 2020 at 12:37 PM
Congrats MI.
I’m so glad for sports and OTT, keeps us little sane during this crazy year.
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November 10, 2020 at 9:11 PM
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November 11, 2020 at 3:12 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmilyC-XcAAuCaq?format=jpg&name=900×900
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November 26, 2020 at 11:16 PM
Finally, glad that getting to see some ‘actual’ cricket – 50 over and the upcoming tests with 2 good teams. Aussies are pretty strong now.
Am surprised they have let in audience!! Folks are sitting right beside each other!
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November 27, 2020 at 12:39 AM
I saw WBBL matches last week and there was sparse but decent crowd.
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November 27, 2020 at 1:43 AM
We will start to see fans in English PL football from December 3rd!
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November 27, 2020 at 3:47 AM
Naveen is praying everything opens well before Sooryavanshi release.
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November 27, 2020 at 3:49 AM
Crowd swelled as match progressed today; I didn’t see people wearing mask!
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November 27, 2020 at 2:10 AM
India getting clobbered like anything. 7 overs to go and Aussie r already 302-3.
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November 27, 2020 at 4:25 AM
no use wasting sleep. This match is gone from India’s hands. They are playing horribly with no respect to the Australian score.
Kohli, again, horrible.
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November 27, 2020 at 5:31 AM
Anjo wake up. This is still a match!
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November 27, 2020 at 9:11 AM
LOL Jay. 375 was a humongous target and needed significant contribution from Kohli. Rohit Sharma not present will be a factor. I don’t understand when Kohli will start valuing his wicket; at least in big chases. The lack of another bowler is another factor as well.
Aussie batsmen are in fine form. This is an uphill tour for India.
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November 27, 2020 at 9:50 AM
Vaughan even went on to say that Australia will ‘convincingly’ defeat India in all formats.
“Early call … I think Australia will beat India this tour in all formats convincingly … #AUSvIND,” Vaughan tweeted.
India’s chase did not start well as they lost skipper Virat Kohli for just 21 while youngsters Shreyas Iyer (2) and KL Rahul (12) failed to rise to the challenge.
https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/aus-tour-team-indias-defensive-body-language-questioned/20201127.htm
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November 27, 2020 at 10:26 AM
Hardik should bat before Rahul
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November 27, 2020 at 6:04 PM
Rahul should bat as opener or 1 down; He is no good 2-3 down. Then you might have Pant instead. Even Sanju Samson is better up the order.
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November 27, 2020 at 10:25 PM
actually Rahul’s last century in NZ was at #5
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November 27, 2020 at 10:31 PM
why Kohli keeps selecting Chahal in playing XI? Just cause He is RCB teammate? Chahal may have a good cricketing brain but limited cricketing skills. His cricketing brain can be out to use from outside the playing XI as well.
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November 29, 2020 at 1:15 AM
2nd ODI – – Gone INDIA Gone!!!! They deserve the thrashing…keep giving more importance to the 20 over crap….
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November 29, 2020 at 1:42 AM
This is a fu@#$% nightmare of a series for India. Smith; pure class – while Ajay Devgan continues to sell guthka…
Pathetic; India needed a wake-up call with the pathetic IPL; they deserve it.
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November 29, 2020 at 1:53 AM
Saini, Chahal and Siraj selection because of their proximity to Kohli? All play for RCB and we seen how dependent they are on ABD and VK for bailing when bowlers have leaked runs
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November 29, 2020 at 2:53 AM
time to give Rohit white ball captaincy
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November 29, 2020 at 2:56 AM
obviously they couldn’t have Kohli sell energy drinks when India is getting hammered, so Ajay Devgn sells guthka
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November 29, 2020 at 2:02 AM
Time for another snooze Anjo!
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November 29, 2020 at 3:47 AM
61/2 – great; just waiting for Shreyas to face the short ball….
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November 29, 2020 at 3:57 AM
Horrific the way Shreyas Iyer is ‘playing’….
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November 29, 2020 at 4:03 AM
I was f@#$%^ heart-attacked man..KOHLI!!!!
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November 29, 2020 at 4:37 AM
KOHLI 50!!!!
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November 29, 2020 at 9:45 AM
same old result
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November 29, 2020 at 5:46 PM
Chorus for Rohit for white ball captain till 2023 WC is only gonna grow now. Esp since MI’s performances in the IPL and the fact that India’s only major tournament win in ODI cricket since the 2013 ICC Trophy has been the 2018 Asia Cup under Rohit Sharma himself. Kohli’s team selection right since the 2019 WC Vijay Shankar/Dinesh Karthik blunder has been extremely directionless and lacks basic sense.
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December 2, 2020 at 12:57 AM
LOL India’s performance; love it! great shot from KL Rahul…
I thought the Aussies were experimenting, not India…
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December 2, 2020 at 2:22 AM
Didn’t expect this. Great shots and understanding between Jadeja and Pandya. That 6 from Jadeja at 47.6 where he moved to his feet all the way was a gem; a very difficult shot for a left-hander; it calls for a total circular motion of the lower back.
Liked it. Hopefully, India win. Nevertheless, unlike the other 2 games, India has given its best. So good luck India.
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December 2, 2020 at 7:14 AM
finally a win, after discarding both RCB junks Chahal and Saini a better showing from our bowlers. Granted in slightly better conditions.
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December 2, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Things that work in T20 doesn’t necessarily work in ODIs; even yesterday, Pandya was gasping for breath with all the running. Even though he scored 90+, his strokes were not clean unlike Jadeja. Same goes for bowlers in terms of stamina ; Hazlewood is a mediocre T20 bowler but very good ODI and Test bowler. With Kuldeep, he starts with bang in any series but people tend to figure him out as series go on.
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December 2, 2020 at 5:32 PM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/i-have-a-problem-with-his-kind-of-cricketers-in-white-ball-cricket-sanjay-manjrekar-on-ravindra-jadeja/story-WxJjcx0ofjIdxkt8mfD4PM.html
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December 2, 2020 at 6:57 PM
Pandya was India:s most consistent batsman of the ODI series with probably the best series average. I felt Jadeja should have been MoM yesterday for his quick runs, wicket and catch. Also completed his quota of overs in a series which has been a bowlers nightmare
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December 2, 2020 at 11:15 PM
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December 3, 2020 at 12:16 AM
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December 3, 2020 at 1:26 AM
Messi was fined for this gesture..
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December 4, 2020 at 1:42 PM
Chahal substitute for Jadeja was more in favor of India.
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December 4, 2020 at 1:48 PM
https://scroll.in/field/980298/man-of-the-match-ravindra-chahal-reactions-to-concussion-sub-drama-in-first-australia-india-t20i
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December 4, 2020 at 9:54 PM
Bull-crap . Talk of Chappel’s under-arm bowling…. will you?
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December 7, 2020 at 3:49 AM
sandpaper gate more recently, or the brain fade dressing room review system
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December 4, 2020 at 10:06 PM
Jadeja will no longer take part in this series is in Australia’s favor
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December 7, 2020 at 1:05 AM
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December 9, 2020 at 2:30 AM
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December 9, 2020 at 2:36 AM
if it weren’t for Dhoni, he & DK would have played more international cricket
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December 11, 2020 at 1:05 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/shubman-gill-sound-of-music-backfoot-7101051/
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December 11, 2020 at 4:45 PM
https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/cricket-australia-a-bowler-cameron-green-forced-to-leave-field/a204fe4b-a948-4524-bcd8-b497ead8e44a
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December 12, 2020 at 6:35 AM
Meanwhile Pant is playing IPL inning in India A vs Aus A.
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December 12, 2020 at 6:33 PM
https://twitter.com/i_stanKohli18/status/1337740021747470336
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December 17, 2020 at 9:47 AM
“I was always available for white ball cricket but I have had shabby treatment from the team management who have mentally tortured me, and that’s unacceptable.”
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed Amir’s decision.
“PCB chief executive Wasim Khan spoke with Amir this afternoon who confirmed that he has no desires or intensions of playing international cricket and, as such, he should not be considered for future international matches,” a PCB release said.
“This is a personal decision of Amir, which the PCB respects.”
Amir angered head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis with his abrupt decision to retire from Test cricket in July last year.
Younis accused Amir of “ditching Pakistan” while continuing to play league cricket to earn money.
https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-pacer-mohammad-amir-quits-international-cricket-says-report-2339972?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
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December 17, 2020 at 10:35 PM
Brilliant, Ponting, brilliant prediction…
Kohli’s run-out was so bad. He was in terrific form and really middling the ball well…
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December 18, 2020 at 3:00 AM
Wow. Hopefully he knows tonight lottery numbers and hopefully India can do a job on Australia today.
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December 18, 2020 at 5:18 AM
Oh man! Nathan Lyon was almost gone! India has done well to take Aus down to 8 wickets with a 97 run lead, albeit with some poor fielding. Tim Paine looks to go for the long haul though with his 50!
Hopefully India doesn’t let them get a lead below 70 at least..Still 18 overs to go today…
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December 18, 2020 at 6:35 AM
India in the box seat. They need a big score from a batsman and 250+ lead, ideally 300+ and Aussies will be toast.
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December 18, 2020 at 9:09 AM
let’s talk about P Shaw. Bowled for no score both innings and dropping a dolly of Labuschagne. Whoever made the decision to play him in XI should be sacked
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December 18, 2020 at 3:16 PM
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December 18, 2020 at 10:32 AM
Choosing a T20 specialist Prithvi Shaw over an in form KL Rahul (whose more of a traditionalist) is brainchild of legend, some of which we saw in the 2019 world cup with the selection of Vijay Shankar ahead of Rayudu or Rahane.
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December 19, 2020 at 2:33 AM
all other batsmen following ‘Poor’thi Show example. This match is a goner
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December 19, 2020 at 12:55 AM
All right, have watched the week-end mandated horror show in the form of Indian batting today; no amount of toddy is putting me to sleep..
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December 19, 2020 at 1:55 AM
I just woke up to India all out 36. Time to go back to sleep.
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December 19, 2020 at 4:09 AM
Playing quality seam is a bane for this batting line up, we’re back to the 90s and far off from the era of Sachin, Dravid, Laxman & Ganguly. Pujara’s been ineffective overseas except for 1 series while Rahane’s Indian cricket’s biggest disappointment in the last 5 years. Exact reason why we lost in SA & Eng in 2018, NZ in 2020 & now might lose 4-0 in this Aus series.
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December 19, 2020 at 5:28 AM
my XI for next match
Agrawal
Gill
Pujara
Vihari
Rahane
Jadeja
Ashwin
Saha
Bumrah
Shami
Umesh
Jadeja in for Kohli. Gill for Poor’thi Show
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December 19, 2020 at 6:12 PM
36 all out – never in Dhoni’s leadership
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December 19, 2020 at 10:00 AM
I just went down stairs and my dad said “Ben@hod, 36 par all out thaigiya”…
He is having a rough morning
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December 20, 2020 at 2:23 AM
forget ’83.. Kabir Khan should make 2020 The curse of 36 showing internal politics between Kohli, Rohit, Ajinkya and Shastri
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December 20, 2020 at 3:25 AM
Am watching Pak – NZ T20; First Guptil and now Seifert is clobbering the Pak bowlers all over the part – Wahab Riaz was particularly singled out by Seifert. And they aren’t slogging shots that have been glamorized in the ugly, gully cricket named T20.
From, PAK, a brilliant innings by Mohammed Hafeez – 99 of 50 odd balls. A great innings with cricketing strokes.
Thank you God; since all fathers-to-be from Indian team are out on paternity leave, I have something at least in terms of cricket..
However, it is stunning to see the crowd – ABSOLUTELY no social distancing; feels like I am watching a game pre-2019!!
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December 20, 2020 at 3:36 AM
Technology being what it was in 1974, I heard rather than saw India fold up for 42, the previous lowest score, on the radio. The ‘Summer of 42’ is what college wits called it, after a mildly titillating movie of the same name released a couple of years earlier. Unlike Virat Kohli’s men, one of those vintage losers managed the distinction of double figures: Eknath Solkar made eighteen. He even hit a six. Then, as now, we didn’t lose all ten wickets because our No. 11 was injured.
The psychological difference was that in 1974, we were the poor relations of world cricket, not its paymasters. We didn’t expect to win. Ajit Wadekar had done wonders with his team over the previous three years, defeating West Indies and England in away series in 1971 and then beating England at home, but Indian expectations were shaped by decades of defeat. The Indian team had been hammered in the first Test that summer, so when they collapsed in the second, we were disconsolate but not surprised. Despite three magical spinners-Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar – and two first-rate batsmen in Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath, a win was always a nice surprise. Post-defeat depression was our default setting.
https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/indias-36-shocker-at-adelaide-what-went-wrong-2341013?pfrom=home-ndtv_opinion
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December 20, 2020 at 1:58 PM
The BCCI must rush Dravid to Australia to help the team. No one can guide the batsmen better on how to play the moving ball in those conditions. His presence will be a huge boost to the Indian team in the nets. In any case, the NCA has been shut due to Covid for the past nine months, leaving him with little to do,” Vengsarkar was quoted as saying by The Times Of India.
https://sports.ndtv.com/australia-vs-india-2020-21/aus-vs-ind-bcci-must-rush-rahul-dravid-to-australia-says-former-chief-selector-after-indias-batting-debacle-in-adelaide-2341228?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
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December 25, 2020 at 8:15 PM
WHY ON GOD’S NOT -SO-GREEN-EARTH WOULD KL RAHUL NOT BE AT MCG IN BOXING DAY MATCH? Kaun hai yeh log; yeh selectors?
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December 26, 2020 at 9:43 AM
EOD 1, India at 36/1 trailing by 159 runs
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December 26, 2020 at 1:39 PM
Yes – good captaincy. Let’s see and hope they don’t crash now because they are in the magical 30s!
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December 27, 2020 at 3:01 AM
Good to have Jadeja in middle order. He is in batting form of his life. He should bat above Rishabh Pant
Good captain’s knock by Ajinkya. Work not done as yet. Need to cross 400 before handing over to Ashwin and Bumrah with the ball.
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December 27, 2020 at 3:30 AM
India needs a lead of 200 for sure as Australia are capable of turning this around as are India still to mess it up!
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December 27, 2020 at 7:02 AM
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December 27, 2020 at 10:13 AM
Different Angles
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December 27, 2020 at 10:33 AM
umpire should buy the bowler a beer, since he saved his head
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December 27, 2020 at 5:51 PM
It could have turned out like this..
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December 27, 2020 at 7:42 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ms-dhoni-named-captain-of-icc-men-s-odi-and-t20i-teams-of-the-decade/story-II6odhHtji0t5gxLIEYgWM.html
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December 27, 2020 at 4:54 PM
It’s for the first time an indian captain has been deservingly named captain of icc ODI and T20 team of the decade. No mean achievement this. Sad to see it getting dominated by Big 4 countries and for the first time no one from Pak.
#DhoniGOAT
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December 27, 2020 at 6:05 PM
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December 27, 2020 at 6:07 PM
Globe Soccer awards Sparkles
Team of the 21st century: Real Madrid First place medal
Player of the 21st century: Cristiano Ronaldo First place medal
Coach of the 21st century: Pep Guardiola First place medal
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December 27, 2020 at 6:19 PM
I would have voted
Barcelona
Messi
Pep Guardiola
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December 27, 2020 at 7:50 PM
This is pathetic again. Horrible thinking from Jadeja to get Rahane out and now he couldn’t even focus on the ‘real’ goal of getting India to a 200 lead. Starc is now on fire like anything.
That’s why the trio of Sachin, Rahul, Laxman were the last leg of players who could easily slide in and slide of a 1 day format to T20 to tests.
I don’t even see a 150 lead now.
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December 28, 2020 at 1:57 AM
even 36 run target in India 2nd innings would be tricky. Given how they catapulted at Adelaide. India’s s cond innings batting is extremely brittle overseas. I had posted a list few months back. Add to that the 36 run at Adelaide
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December 28, 2020 at 1:42 PM
Today is cruicial. If they can have the Aussies on the mat within 50 or even 70, then that seals it. I hope the Aussie tail fails.
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December 28, 2020 at 7:28 PM
Bumrah!! Cummins gone!
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December 28, 2020 at 11:16 PM
GOOD job India!
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December 29, 2020 at 12:06 AM
Heroes of the MCG win
Ajinkya Rahane: 112 and 27*. Also captained brilliantly after the Adelaide disaster, loosing Kohli, Shami and the toss
Mohd Siraj: Impressive debit. He definitely challenges UY and IS for the support seamer to JB and MS
Shubman Gill: 45 and 35*. His 45 laid the platform for Jinx and Jaddu and likes of Pant, Vihari to cash in
Jadeja: 57 runs and 3 wickets and a good catch. UY’s breakdown wasn’t much of a problem due to 5 bowler practice
Ashwin: Great bowler, needs to improve his batting though
JB ‘Boom’: He’s played important role in all Tests won in Australia last time. Continues to do so now too
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December 29, 2020 at 1:29 AM
Think of it we don’t have Bhuvenshwar, Ishaant, Umesh..and bowling is still potent.
I think this is where we have improved from past tours. Batting is still iffy in foreign conditions.
Ashwin is a competitor, you may not like his tenacious nature on field but he gives everything he has in arsenal for a win.
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December 29, 2020 at 2:03 AM
don’t forget Shami
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December 29, 2020 at 2:06 AM
for Ashwin to confirm his competitiveness, he needs to perform strongly with bat as well. he is batting like a tail ender. unacceptable. he seems bit casual with the bat not putting a price on his wicket
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December 29, 2020 at 5:41 AM
Umesh played at MCG but hobbled out with injury having delivered only 3.3 overs (21 balls) in second innings
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December 29, 2020 at 12:27 PM
India injury/absentee list
Kohli, Rohit, Pandya(cannot bowl 10-12 overs everyday) Bhuvi, Ishant, Shami, Umesh
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December 29, 2020 at 11:57 AM
Wade fat shaming Pant
https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-batsman-matthew-wade-accused-of-fatshaming-indian-wicketkeeper-rishabh-pant/news-story/b2ba27e4d4ac361ab00b52b91d2daf49
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December 29, 2020 at 12:09 PM
A part of that incident
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziJo92X-MA
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December 29, 2020 at 4:52 PM
Shahid ko mirchi lagee toh BigB kya karoon!!
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December 29, 2020 at 5:37 PM
LOL what an idiot!! Foaming at the mouth just because AB used ‘Ghar mein Ghuske.’ ‘Tolerant’ people.
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December 30, 2020 at 10:23 AM
Yeah , really tolerant ..dukhtee rag pat haath rakh diya Shahid kee , Big B ney
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December 30, 2020 at 10:24 AM
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