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Funny how the instructions from the dug out is always ‘stay there, runs will come’ for the batters in the 1st 15-16 overs and then come the death, the desperation from the dug out reaches max level when the lower order is batting. ‘Pleas hit’, ‘maaarooo’ ..
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I mean absolutely no disrespect to any of the fine players performing in the Ranji Trophy but there really needs to be a qualification in statistics for India's pre-eminent domestic competition: Pre-Lodha and Post-Lodha.
Years from now when someone looks at just the numbers it will be almost impossible to discern their true value.
#cricket #Indiancricket #RanjiTrophy
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“Lawrence Bishnoi Sahab”
The respect Delhi Police has for gangsters…
Wish they showed even 10% of this courtesy to students and activists who are doing nothing but protest.
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The more I read about Dr. Manmohan's tenure, the more my mind blown.
Back then zero interest in politics except for occasional mocking Congress/MMS because of ignorance.
But now that I read about it, the man delivered "na bhuto na bhavishyati" (never before, never again) performance on economy, governance, job creation etc.
Not just good, exceptional. Not just w.r.t past Indian performance but the entire world.
PS: Average on national security, but that is because of world atmosphere as well, many terrorist attacks happened world wide in the first decade of this century. Not to mention half of those in India were done by Hindutva terrorists. Main national security mistake (crime) was not holding Ranga Billa accountable.
Just to give people some idea. Stock market grew 5x under Dr MMS. FIVE times. In 10 years.
1 Rs became 5 Rs. And Indian stock market outperformed almost the entire world.
Under Modi not even 3x returns in 12 years. And absolutely zero to negative returns last 3 years.
And worse anticipated in future.
This is not politically relevant because 90% Indians have NO savings.
Always trust Abhinav Bindra to come up with gems like this! Brilliant! But in the current scenario, unfortunately, any kind of questioning is seen as defiance and controversial.
Throughout my sporting career, I questioned my coaches, challenged ideas and remained curious. Not because I lacked respect but because I wanted to understand, learn and get better. I worry that when athletes feel they cannot speak freely, something far more troubling happens over time. They slowly stop questioning even in their own minds. And when that happens we loose something essential to sporting excellence. We need athletes who question their own work, their coaches, the methods recommended to them and the structures they operate within. Not out of defiance but out of a genuine desire to improve. What some might consider indiscipline may, in fact, be essential to growth. There is a difference between an athlete who refuses to learn and one who refuses to stop asking questions. Sport must be wise enough to recognise that difference.
What a lovely tournament! This will help these teams develop!
🚨 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐂𝐂 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕!
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐀: Scotland, Papua New Guinea, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Sri Lanka
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐁: Thailand, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Pakistan
#CricketTwitter
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What a country we have become!
A big shout-out to all the young lawyers who ensure the release of all detainees every evening!
This fight goes on because we do not fight it alone. Journalists reporting the truth despite unlawful repression, lawyers holding the police to the law, lakhs and lakhs of first-time protesters fighting tooth and nail, giving actual blood to keep democracy alive.
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Yesterday, the nation's young came out in Delhi to peacefully protest. They came with love in their hearts, not hatred or anger. They were beaten, both by cops and BJP goons.
This is not the India we want.
Tomorrow, we will march to the Supreme Court as Indians, united beyond party, gender, caste, community and state.
Youth, all opposition parties, civil society groups, all those who believe in democracy and stand by the Constitution of India, will walk with us.
We will submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice on behalf of the nation, demanding an end to vote chori, halting of SIR and the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar.
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Ajit Doval and Mohan Bhagwat cannot silence India's voice. These cowards cannot intimidate us. They will have to step aside.
We will march together, with love, brotherhood and patriotism.
Daro mat.
Tomorrow, all of India will march to the Supreme Court.
कल दिल्ली में देश का युवा शांतिपूर्ण विरोध के लिए सड़कों पर उतरा। उनके दिलों में नफ़रत या गुस्सा नहीं, मोहब्बत थी। लेकिन उन्हें पुलिस और BJP के गुंडों, दोनों ने पीटा।
ऐसा भारत हम नहीं चाहते।
कल, सोमवार 12 अक्टूबर को, हम भारतीय होने के नाते सुप्रीम कोर्ट तक मार्च करेंगे। पार्टी, महिला-पुरुष, जाति, समुदाय और राज्य की हर दीवार से ऊपर उठकर, हम सब एक साथ चलेंगे।
देश का युवा, तमाम विपक्षी दल, सिविल सोसाइटी और लोकतंत्र में विश्वास रखने वाले, भारत के संविधान के साथ खड़े सभी लोग हमारे साथ चलेंगे।
हम देश की ओर से मुख्य न्यायाधीश को एक ज्ञापन सौंपेंगे। हमारी माँग है - वोट चोरी बंद हो, SIR पर रोक लगे और ज्ञानेश कुमार इस्तीफ़ा दें।
नरेंद्र मोदी, अमित शाह, अजित डोभाल और मोहन भागवत भारत की आवाज़ को दबा नहीं सकते। ये कायर हमें डरा नहीं सकते। इन्हें पीछे हटना ही होगा।
हम सब साथ चलेंगे - मोहब्बत, भाईचारे और देशभक्ति के साथ।
डरो मत।
कल पूरा भारत सुप्रीम कोर्ट तक मार्च करेगा।
#ChaloDilli
Unfortunately, GenZ or whatever outside of the ones actually protesting, don’t really care. I told one guy about how internet has been shut down in Delhi and his response was, “in Delhi kno? Who cares, Thank god not here” .
Arjun Dev retweeted
#India: We are concerned by reports of mass detentions of demonstrators, protest leaders, members of civil society organisations, lawyers and journalists, before and during today’s large-scale demonstrations in Delhi.
We call on the authorities to ensure that the right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and fulfilled.
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
ALT India: All those arbitrarily detained must be immediately and unconditionally released
Arjun Dev retweeted
To my generation,
There comes a moment in the life of every generation when it must choose between comfort and conscience. For us, that moment has come again.
In July, we stepped out onto the streets and a union minister resigned. We have done this before.
In 1942, the British arrested the leaders before dawn, believing a movement dies when its leaders are taken. It did not. The young carried it forward and ended the Raj.
Today, Modi-Shah's playbook is the same: close the roads, call it illegal, detain people before they speak.
So our answer will be the same as the young of 1942. If any of us is stopped tomorrow, the one standing beside us carries it on. If that one is stopped, the next does. This movement belongs to every one of us.
Years from now, someone will ask what we did on the 10th of October, when the trains stopped, the roads were sealed and a nation was told to stay silent.
Let our answer be one we are proud to give.
See you tomorrow.
Jantar Mantar 2.0 continues.