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Since people have been asking here is a thread about
WHO IS ASHUTOSH SHARMA.
The purpose is only to create awareness about some mind boggling facts and stats that hardly anyone is aware of👇🏻
While he has already set IPL on fire with his finishing knocks for Punjab Kings. There is a lot more talent that he possesses. [A thread]🧵 (1/n)
@ashucri0156 #PBKSvsMI #Ashutosh #AshutoshSharma
Have experienced both ‘The Hundred’and IPL ecosystem.
1. Surely it won’t die in 3 years, format will undergo changes.
2. Rest of the things highlighted by @LalitKModi are absolutely true. Currently its more like marketing campaign by ECB, the core product- Cricket takes backstage
Not in this lifetime will ANY T20 tournament will be like the @IPL my friend. Better not to hype it up as such as you don’t have
1. Cricket as a premier sports in uk. It’s football followed by rugby followed by racing followed by tennis followed by darts 🤣🤣😭
2. Nor the die hard fan base.
3. Nor the population to support it.
4. Nor the advertisers to back it.
5. Nor the Indian players. They will NEVER BE ALLOWED
6. The 18 counties will find it hard to come to an agreement. If they do an IPL format WHICH IS HOME AND AWAY. You don’t have the number of days to play it or crowds to support it. So better to see the reality and see it more like a South African T 20 league at best. That to if it’s the only short format in uk then the teams will break even or make a marginal profit. Keep in mind @ECB_cricket bread and butter will continue to be the bilateral games and you all should hope that is the case as short format requires all the above ingredients to get people to pay even pay a fraction of the 35 pounds per month for the ⚽️ football package.
How many subscribers does one think they are for sky cricket ? Simple find that number and multiply what people will pay for it. Currently for 1 month. You will be lucky if that number is even a million. I am happy to corrected.
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Any day taking single is best option.
1. High chances that you can get 1 run as bye on last.
2. Even if its a tie, you have another chance in super over.
3. The downside of not taking it- No guarantee of getting 2 on last. & two critical pts lost from winning position.
The debate will rage on. With 2 to get from 2, should you take the single that ensures there is at least a super over? Or should you back yourself to get a boundary off the last ball? Or at worst, a single? It is easy now that we know what happened but I think the single was on
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Just 3 games and looks like season is already over for CSK. They have to win 8 out of next 11.
Top order mis-firing, lack of experienced quality bowlers and fielding all over the place. They need a complete overhaul next season starting from coaches and talent scouts #IPL2026
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2026 T20 WC has shown cricket’s potential growth areas:
1. Emrging teams WC (associates & U23 teams-full members)
2. Play in Europe/USA
3. +Local language commentary
Benefits:
Fringe age grp players get chance, associate play often, game grows
@JayShah
@PMKanmadikar
@Sanjog_G
England not supporting a European Cup: a huge shame for men's and women's cricket in Europe.
The comp would only last a few days; England could rest stars.
The ECB's stance highlights how India are far better global citizens in playing emerging nations
telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026…
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Highly likely we’ll see Virat Kohli playing for London Spirit, Maybe 3-4 years from now. Already there have been informal talks.
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Semi final against England at Wankhede won’t be easy. It will be a high scoring game. Expecting Buttler to play a big knock. Eng can also think of opening with Duckett and playung Buttler at 3 #T20WorldCup
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Teams that will play qualify for play off:
SRH
RCB
DC
PBKS
Highly likely it will be SRH/RCB in the finals.
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Its a punt. High risk one. Should have only gone for one of the two. Remember Sameer Rizvi’s bid couple of seasons back for more than 8 cr?
That bid failed miserably. #IPL2026 #IPLAuction #CSK
Prashant Veer has played a total of 9 T20 Matches and scored a grand total of 112 runs. Kartik Sharma has played 12 T20 matches and scored 334 runs in all. So ₹28 crore bid for the two of them is based on 446 runs they have together scored in T20 cricket? #IPL2026Auction #iplauction2026
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There you go! Excellent bid from RCB. This will be same as the MI-Hardik story, left handed version. #IPL2026 #iplauction2026
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Really hope Mura Singh gets a bid
Changes to the Auction List
Miles Hammond's nationality has changed from India to England
Nikhil Chaudhary's nationality has changed from India to Australia
Players added to the IPL Auction List
MB Mura Singh
Virandeep Singh (Malaysia)
Chama Milind
KL Shrijith
Eathan Bosch (SA)
Chris Green (Aus)
Swastik Chikara
Rahul Raj Namala
Virat Singh
Abhimanyu Easwaran
Tripuresh Singh
Kyle Verreynne (SA)
Blessing Muzarabani (Zim)
Ben Sears (NZ)
Rajesh Mohanty
Swastik Samal
Saransh Jain
Sooraj Sangaraju
Tanmay Agarwal
#IPLAuction @the_hindu @sportstarweb
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Crawley and Duckett are redefining opening batting in test cricket. Just like Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana in ‘96.
Take risks when field is up, attack early and score quick 40-50 runs. Puts bowlers off length, ball loses it shine & batting becomes easier.
#ENGvIND #TeamIndia
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As said earlier, Just like all 4 county fixtures the test match also ended in draw at Old Trafford.
#ENGvINDIA #TeamIndia
Manchester test match:
all 4 county games this summer ended in draw
Likely cloudy conditions(typical Manchester)
2-1 lead, ENG likely to ask for bowler friendly pitch
IND hv huge call to make on Bumrah
Watch out for Crawley, big knock might be coming
#ENGvIND #TeamIndia
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Hope Kuldeep plays 5th test
Arshdeep ->Kambhoj
Kuldeep ->Shardul
Will result in 3 spinners bt given Sundar’s batting today shouldn’t be huge challenge. Kuldeep has also worked hard on his batting.
YBJ,KL,Sai,Gill,Sundar,Jadeja,Jurel,Kuldeep,Bumrah,Siraj, A Singh
#ENGvINDIA
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It was incredible watching Gill’s batting today. Calm and composed, decisive footwork, exactly knew what he was doing. Well deserved century!
#ENGvIND #TeamIndia #ShubmanGill
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Day 2 sold out at @EmiratesOT today. Trams overflowing like Mumbai local. With no rain expected and cloudy conditions, should be a good battle between Bat & Ball.
#ENGvIND #TeamIndia
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