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And then, two lean men who were barely fit enough to play the game, a sacred Greek bird, and the twinkling fingers of a Sardar from Jalandhar.
Twenty five years to the day.
India, Australia, Kolkata 2001.
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300+ views (and some messages saying they found it insightful too, thanks to Ananya & Arjun). Thanks for reading!🙏🏼
✍️ Freedom, disruption: As #WPLAuction showed, state-run T20 leagues starting to make an impact on the women's cricket ecosystem
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Jafar Panahi is facing prison. Athletes are facing execution.
Iran, right now.
Iran is executing athletes. Several more are now on death row. Please, please retweet as the only thing that has shown any potential to deter the regime is international scrutiny and pressure theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to five years and one month in prison by a Tehran court:
• The new ruling, according to his lawyer, is separate from a previous one-year prison sentence
• The court also ordered the confiscation of Panahi’s assets and imposed two-year bans on social media use and travel
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Uma Kashvi's uncle Vijay quit his job, refrained from marriage & travelled for 500+ matches for her. Mom Vijitha has travelled for more than 400, working from grounds to support.
On the 15-year-old @wplt20 and @DelhiCapitals prodigy's story @indraneel0
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Iran is executing athletes. Several more are now on death row. Please, please retweet as the only thing that has shown any potential to deter the regime is international scrutiny and pressure theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Another miracle from the 🪷🪷🪷!
You can protest in the Capital waving flags and *not* be jailed for seven days!
No detention buses, no Dilli Dekho rounds of remote thanas, no mobs waiting to welcome protesters with a light thrashing, and no lathi charges/ savage beatings by the cops!
And this protest has zero political agenda.
None whatsoever. It spontaneously generated itself in the streets of Delhi, receiving immense love from the city's chambers of trade and industry, who feel this is the right way to kick off Diwali shopping. 💚
Truly the dawn of a new democratic era. We are blessed. 😇
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Michael Phelps went six years without missing a day of training. 365 days a year. Christmas morning, New Year's, Thanksgiving.
People assume I made him do that. It was the other way around. 🧵
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Orla Prendergast becomes the First-Ever Ireland☘️ player sold in WPL auction.
Gujarat Giants picked her for 30 lakhs.
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Was great to sit down with Jarrod for Commbox to discuss and introduce my new T20 Theory Primer, rant about the state of cricket data, and talk about why analytics really hasn't broken through despite some notable successes.
(Primer link ⬇️)
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Google - for the thousandth time - is free.
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.@IndianExpress editorial today:
“The affidavit that the Election Commission of India has filed before the Supreme Court is underwhelming, raises more questions than it answers.”
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“I seek to show reality as people experience it and help viewers understand what the war has done to their relationships, dreams, and hopes.”
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Sir usko majboori bolte hai - hum Europe woh hi lifestyle enjoy karne chhuti pe jaate hai - not the other way around
Not that I expect you, or Piyush Goyal, to understand what the word means, but the thing you're describing is called exploitation.
My worry with Carrick staying is that nothing else in the club will change, the players will remain "bluffers", and eventually, Carrick will have to leave the job because the vibes stopped being good.
To give a sense of this.
Nabi opened the bowling today, and, in his first six overs, picked three wickets, often looking unplayable.
After that spell, India bowled 54 more overs in the innings, including a rain break. Nabi bowled four of those overs. 🤷♂️
✍️ New essay.
On waiting, watching life go past you while your feet are chained to the seat. And Aaquib Nabi.
Watching him bowl on Day One for India-A was another reminder that he, after Bumrah and Siraj, is our best red ball bowler. There can be no cricketing justification for his continuous snubbing.
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