Vinod
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@vbgulwani
World Cricket fan. Neutral on views. Unbiased follower. Also into finance matters.
Is it just me, or has the IPL become a bit too much to keep up with? Gone from watching every game in beginning of the season to just checking scores twice/thrice a day, only tuning in if something actually feels worth it. Starting to feel repetitive and a bit monotonous.
Mumbai Indians were 100 in 11 overs. At the end of 16 they are 124. Hardik Pandya is playing dot balls at this stage and is woefully out of touch. So are Surya Kumar Yadav and Tilak Verma (barring that century) - how on Earth do you expect MI to go up the charts when these 3, and Jasprit Bumrah are having such a horrible IPL season #CSKvsMI -#IPL
I feel fortunate to have grown up in an era when India was not a sporting super power. Or even aspired to be one. It made many of us appreciate sport in its truest sense - the skill, the nuance - and also learn to applaud the opponent. You learn to respect victory when you see so little of it. Most of all, it taught us to root for the defeated or the underdog - heck, we were one. Zimbabwe were surprised when Indian crowds cheered them against New Zealand and Australia, even though they had fewer stars. It was just our way of saying “we have been there. We know how tough it is. We haven’t forgotten. So we applaud you.” Victory? Victory was a bonus. It was wonderful and to be celebrated. But you know what? It wasn’t the end of the world if we lost. We still turned up for the next match. Some people did get emotional - hey, there were riots in matches and sportsperson’s houses were stoned. But by and large? We turned up. We turned up even when we did not have a chance in hell. We did not count trophies, we did not care. We got our hearts broken. We still turned up. Not just for the team. But for the sport. And if not for our team, then to cheer the folks who no one gave a chance to. As I said, I was fortunate. #Sport #Nostalgia (@g_rajaraman, @raja_sw, @CraigNelsy, @alawyerwrites, @vats, @anandkumarn, @drippingashes, @WG_RumblePants, @Koushik_laribee, @indranil9, @ushrit2020)
Peak performance looks like this: Missing components No servicing Still freezing the room
What's the EASIEST thing to do in cricket?
Three faces circled. Three stories hidden 👀 Can you guess all 3 cricketers? 🏏🔥
I must confess I didn't see a team, as studded with stars as #MumbaiIndians is, come apart like this. The only possible indicator could have been that, Bumrah apart, the others hadn't had an outstanding T20WC. But nobody could have predicted this. I had thought aloud about a hypothesis on my YT channel that reputation is becoming a burden in modern T20 cricket as a possible reason. I don't know if all the forces within were aligned but that could be another. And the experiment with Hardik Pandya as captain is now 3 years old and it has delivered a play-off only once so maybe something isn't working there. But I bet nobody saw #MI not making the play-offs.
I miss this commentary banter which @sherryontopp had with Sir @GeoffreyBoycott this whole phase of their commentary is where my English began improving. 2000s Star sports was something else. @alanwilkins22 was a part of it. An amazing ensemble of commentators. ❤️
आज SBI bank Nokha Bikaner Rajasthan की ब्रांच में गया घर पर शादी है तो 10 और 20 के नोट की गड्डी लेनी थी पर बैंक वालो ने मना कर दिया है की नही है मेरा खाता उसी बैंक मे है तो उनकी ज़िम्मेदारी है की मुझे जो पैसा चाहिए देना चाहिए जब बाज़ार मे गया तो 10 की गड्डी के 1000 के 1400 और 1450 रुपये में मिल रहीं अगर बैंक इनको नहीं बचते तो यह कहाँ से आई जवाब चाहिए मुझे @RBI
Planning a long drive from Mumbai TODAY. Suggest me some good places I can visit and come back in one day. Hill station, beach, or hidden spots what’s your pick?
Can You Name All Other Cricketers Standing With Great Anil Kumble?🤔
