Bhoop Narayan Singh

Krunal Pandya was never supposed to be the headline. For years he was just the other Pandya, elder one who carried the kit bag while Hardik got the slow motion entries. But cricket has a way of rewarding the hungry & Krunal’s hunger was never metaphorical. At 16, he & Hardik ate Maggi once a day. Their father Himanshu had shut his car finance shop in Surat & moved to Vadodara so the boys could train at Kiran More Academy. Brothers shared everything. Once Hardik’s only bat broke during a Ranji match & Krunal had to borrow from a teammate. Then came the speed post. A government job offer for Krunal. 15-20k Rupees, stable money. His father said take it as family was tired. Krunal was 22 & had just been dropped for a game from Baroda Under-23. He tore the letter. Chose Syed Mushtaq Ali trials instead. That was not a supporting character move. That was a man who thinks he is the lead. People call him a defensive bowler, as if that is an insult. Since 2016, only 4 spinners in IPL history have a better economy than his 7.56 (Min 50 wickets). 2 are all time greats in Narine & Rashid Khan, third is Axar Patel; a regular in Indian T20 team. But here is the thing: none of those 4 have scored more runs than Krunal since his debut. Not Narine who opens many times. Not Axar who bats at 5 these days. Krunal has 1897 runs at 22.85 while keeping the runs down better than almost everyone. He left Mumbai Indians in 2022. Since that exit, his IPL economy is 7.81. Only Narine has taken more wickets with a better economy in this period. Meanwhile Mumbai’s best spinner in these 4 years has been Piyush Chawla at 8.4. Look at what happened to Mumbai Indians after he left. Bottom of the table twice. Already eliminated this season. On the other side, Krunal’s teams have made the playoffs every single year since 2022. LSG first, then RCB. Trophy in 2025. Top of the table right now in 2026. This is not coincidence. This is what happens when you remove the glue & wonder why the furniture is shaking. Hardik gets called clutch. Fair. But Krunal is the only player in IPL history with 2 Player of the Match awards in finals. 2017 with MI. 2025 with RCB. The elder brother, the one who supposedly just does the dirty work, has delivered on the biggest stage twice. In 2025 final against Punjab, he took 2 for 17. Got Prabhsimran & Inglis. RCB fans who once abused him for taking AB de Villiers wicket were now calling him legend. That is the thing about sports. It does not care about your Instagram followers. It cares about who shows up. 11 seasons, 2 final POTMs, 1 trophy that RCB waited 17 years for. All from a boy who once ate Maggi for dinner & travelled 25 kilometers to prove he could be something. Bollywood got it wrong this time. Elder brother was the main character all along. He just needed a different city to prove it.

@Imsafur20 Bhai kya kaam? West Bengal is literally the worst state in India. Not a Single good city except parts of Kolkata. Other big states have atleast 4/5.

“ ममता दीदी में लाख बुराई हो , लेकिन वोट हिंदू मुस्लिम करके नहीं माँग रही है “ मछली दिखाकर नहीं माँग रही है , झालमुड़ी दिखाकर नहीं माँग रही है ! अपने काम पर वोट माँग रही है ना की राम जी के नाम पर यही आरके अच्छे नेता की पहचान होती है ! और यही काम है एक काबिल नेता का !

@anubhavgupta_ji This is the Worst Opposition ever. Opposition is very important for a nation to grow. Also, the nation wants a particular person to win because they have some hope from them. Their worst is better than Opposition’s best. If the other one wins then it’s game over.

If you think like him, we're best friends.

@SIDHISADILADKI A list of comedians without Vipul Goyal😂

Ranking Indian Stand-up Comedians by Their Comedy.... Agree . . ?

@Shebas_10dulkar How is there always problems in the dressing room when Rohit is not the Captain ?

This Mumbai Indians team has become a complete joke. They’re making their own fans to leave stadium before match end. If the Ambanis truly consider themselves serious owners, they should step in, Sack few players, and give the whole squad a reality check.

@ratneshislucky @Rajiv1841 Yes salt is important, No doubt but the problem is ki wo form m nahi hai. If 5-6 matches m run nahi aate then we can think about it. Duffy and Hazlegod dono ko khelna hi chahiye but if uske wajah se we remove Tim/Shepherd then we are too much reliant on Jitesh for finishing.

@imbhoop13 @Rajiv1841 Salt is a must. Only one in David/Shepherd/Bethell. I'll prefer shepherd for his bowling abilities. Keep Indian heavy middle order with DDP, Pati, Venky, Jitesh. Then one of these guys can come and smash after 14 overs mark

My 4 overseas for next game: - Phil Salt - Tim David - Josh Hazlewood - Jacob Duffy What would be yours?

@Vishvardhan44 @Rajiv1841 Bro if salt is out of form for 4-5 matches then we can think about it. Our bowling will be insane

@imbhoop13 @Rajiv1841 Lolol no salt such comedy

Venky Iyer Virat DDP Rajat Tim David Jitesh Romario/Bethell Krunal Bhuvi Duffy Hazlewood Suyash (Impact) Can we play with this team after Hoff comes back? I know it is only 1 match but our bowling looks weak. #RCB #IPL2026

@bhogleharsha Check out my Video 🥳 youtube.com/shorts/c69TtBb…

My team of the #ICCT20WorldCup. I have tried to place players in the positions they did well in and where they can play similar roles. Such exercises carry personal touches and so assumptions will always be different from yours. Tell me what you think. youtu.be/IKpF1LjUIgY?si…

@Vaishnvii05 @mufaddal_vohra Check my video youtube.com/shorts/c69TtBb…

@mufaddal_vohra he made a perfect well balanced team 👍✅

Harsha Bhogle’s T20 World Cup team of the tournament.

@mufaddal_vohra Check out my video on the Topic 🥳 youtube.com/shorts/c69TtBb…

@Rajiv1841 No Axar?

Lets discuss our ODI team for WC 2027 as T20IWC is over & we haven't won the ODI WC since 15 years. My squad: - Gill(c), Rohit, Virat, Shreyas, Axar, KL(wk), Hardik, Harshit, Bumrah, Kuldeep, Siraj Subs - Sanju(wk), Parag, Arsh, NKR What would be yours?

@ESPNcricinfo @AksShivam Samson Farhan Kishan Markram Bethell Jacks Dube Holder Rashid Ngidi Bumrah

Hard to argue with this line-up 🔥 👉 srkl.in/6009BA2Lgh

@cooldudejai @asifmujtaba1991 @ESPNcricinfo He has strike rate of 160.

@asifmujtaba1991 @ESPNcricinfo Personal milestone waale nahi choose karne hai. Ye fearless cricketers ki list hai.

@Eren_Yeager_123 @asifmujtaba1991 @ESPNcricinfo Bhai even WI didn’t qualify but Hetmyer and Holder are there. Highest runs in a season ever. That itself is a achievement.

@asifmujtaba1991 @ESPNcricinfo No impactful performance. Not winning matches for his team. And Pak didn't even qualify for the semis. Just piling up runs doesn't mean anything.

@YashMatta03 Bina uske reach nahi hai na bhai 😂

Won ICC Title still these kids wanna do agenda tweeting. Lmao

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@justrohit45 Bhai pehle uski khud ki jagah nahi thi team m. Captain toh door ki baat 😂 He was on a trial period from 2007-2013 😂

T20 tournaments won Dhoni - 9 out of 27 captained Rohit - 7 out of 16 captained ODI tournaments won Dhoni - 3 out of 7 captained Rohit - 3 out of 4 captained Now imagine if Rohit had got captaincy in his prime like Dhoni, not after 35+ age 😮‍💨