Siddhant Pradhan
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@sidp22
Oral Surgeon from Mumbai. Man Utd fan. Cricket lover and contributor to the @noballscricket blog and podcast.
Umpire CB Bucknor had five strike zone calls overturned and there could have been 15 more, a breakdown
Instead of leaving the 11 seats empty in the Chinnaswamy stadium, KSCA should make the MLAs sit in them to remind everyone of the apathy politicians show to the lives of common people.
This picture says more than a thousand words. It captures, in one frame, what our political culture has been reduced to. A national icon like Venkatesh Prasad, a man who brought pride to India, whose spells against Pakistan are etched permanently in our collective memory, is today standing with folded hands before a Chief Minister. Why? Not for any wrongdoing. Not for any failure of duty. But simply because he did his job. Because he did not anticipate that the brittle egos of politicians would be bruised. Because he did not bend to a culture that expects free tickets, special treatment, and unquestioned entitlement. This is the tragedy. When those who have served the nation with excellence are made to stand in deference, and those in public office demand privilege over accountability, something has gone fundamentally wrong. This is not just about one incident. This is about a deeper decay. A political class that sees power as entitlement, not responsibility should go. A system where excellence bows, and arrogance sits should go. A new generation of political class is badly needed at all levels. If this does not disturb us, nothing will. India deserves better. For whatever it is worth, I stand with @venkateshprasad. And I know, millions will.
Appreciate United making sure the game wasn’t on my wedding day, nice of them to move it for me. Top lads.
“We can’t stand in queues like the general public,” say our elected representatives. Yet it is that very public that stands in line to vote them into power, pays for the system they enjoy, and is now being told that equality ends where privilege begins. Sad is this justice! Do you agree with me?
Couldn't be more ill informed. Nagpur Chennai and Ahmedabad are traditional venues. Ranchi has seen Tests against Oz Eng SA in the last decade. Guwahati is the only new venue but we are trying to promote cricket there so it recently hosted the SA Test as well. Australia as a country is almost empty through the middle with population localised in certain cities. You cannot compare this with India. Easy to say India should have five centers but why should someone in Assam or Bihar or any of the seven sisters have to go to Eden Gardens every time?
Hit me with the craziest Mumbai history facts you know.
I feel like... if you come to the courtroom dressed like this, you know you're going to win by a landslide.
