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Watched the first ODI against SA. The Indian team looked dispirited, rudderless. Kohli seemed to sulk, KL Rahul tentative and Bumrah alone couldn't rally the bowling unit who were going through the motions. While batting, the all so important "intent" and desire to win was missing beyond the top 3. Shardul Thakur was the only one who seemed to play with respect for self & country, his attitude rallied even Bumrah.

This is what happens when you try to fix things that are not broken, Ganguli, Kohli & BCCI have destabilised the confident, go getter attitude in dressing room and sowed insecurity and doubt. These negative currents have been there for some time which led to the loss of test series against a lack-lustre SA team. Now they have grown in confidence and we are wallowing in psychological disarray.

Wonder what's Dravid doing amidst all this. Sad state of affairs.
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Always had an inkling that Ganguly and Kohli will have a rough relationship. The blame will soon fall on Dravid as the coach even though he is not the problem.
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Cyrano wrote:I think Kohli should have continued for a couple of years more as captain in all formats to groom the next captain(s) and gradually transition out from captaincy. Why dethrone him with such a stellar record? Reflects poorly on BCCI.
On the contrary, it was Kohli who decided to quit the T20 captaincy voluntarily. And to announce it before the T20 WC, not considering the effect on the morale, was immature and selfish. Why couldn't he wait till the tournament was done ?
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Not to speak of Kohli's love for bakistanis
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SBajwa wrote:Not to speak of Kohli's love for bakistanis

wokism and enhanced ad revenues are the only motivating factors for this guy
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It may also become a high altitude training facility promoting endurance and stamina and muscular efficiency training because of the location in an oxygen constrained ecosystem

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chetak wrote:
SBajwa wrote:Not to speak of Kohli's love for bakistanis

wokism and enhanced ad revenues are the only motivating factors for this guy

No no no, he was just educating us heathens on the right way of celebrating Diwali, that's all.
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srin wrote:
chetak wrote:

wokism and enhanced ad revenues are the only motivating factors for this guy

No no no, he was just educating us heathens on the right way of celebrating Diwali, that's all.
hara kiri did him in, he owes a big thank you to the missus
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It is illogical to blame the marriage for his poor run but cannot help thinking if he had maintained that peak performance for another year he would have broken all worthwhile batting records by now and would have been truly the GOAT.
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Both Sidhu and Kohli have destroyed their career by listening to their idiotic wives.
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SBajwa wrote:Both Sidhu and Kohli have destroyed their career by listening to their idiotic wives.
Truer words have never been spoken

:rotfl: Got into trouble with SHQ for making same statement
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SBajwa wrote:Both Sidhu and Kohli have destroyed their career by listening to their idiotic wives.
I think Anushka Sharma is unable to come to terms that she is not the center of attention anymore like she was when she was active in bollywood. Bollywood can do that to you. Now she is seeking attention on the coat tails of Virat Kohli. I thought he dodged a bullet when they broke up briefly but alas it was not to be.
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hanumadu wrote:
SBajwa wrote:Both Sidhu and Kohli have destroyed their career by listening to their idiotic wives.
I think Anushka Sharma is unable to come to terms that she is not the center of attention anymore like she was when she was active in bollywood. Bollywood can do that to you. Now she is seeking attention on the coat tails of Virat Kohli. I thought he dodged a bullet when they broke up briefly but alas it was not to be.
she was always a sidey actress. no real talent or ability but very wokey
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Cyrano wrote:Watched the first ODI against SA. The Indian team looked dispirited, rudderless. Kohli seemed to sulk, KL Rahul tentative and Bumrah alone couldn't rally the bowling unit who were going through the motions. While batting, the all so important "intent" and desire to win was missing beyond the top 3. Shardul Thakur was the only one who seemed to play with respect for self & country, his attitude rallied even Bumrah.

This is what happens when you try to fix things that are not broken, Ganguli, Kohli & BCCI have destabilised the confident, go getter attitude in dressing room and sowed insecurity and doubt. These negative currents have been there for some time which led to the loss of test series against a lack-lustre SA team. Now they have grown in confidence and we are wallowing in psychological disarray.

Wonder what's Dravid doing amidst all this. Sad state of affairs.
Cyrano ji,
this is what happens when a long tenured and iron fisted "leader" steps down/replaced. India was further in the dumps when Ganguly was made captain during the match fixing mess/allegations involving then Azharuddin, but it had nowhere to go but only up comparing the results from before. Even then there were reports of a "disappointed Sachin" who was looking to be the next captain and what not.

Most of India's captaincy changes have come after really big losses/ prolonged non performance of the team right from Sachin's time to Ganguly, the fiasco of the 2007 world cup eventually led from Dravid to Dhoni and losses in overseas and tests paving way for Kohli.

The team results in the number of matches won is pretty high but the hardware to show for it is pretty low in the recent years. Kohli has brought aggression and is constantly pushing people to perform with mixed results as a team, but has sh*t for brains when it comes to strategy. Shastri has been an enabler of the captain, maybe this dynamic works well for Kohli as against Kumble who was putting his foot down in certain situations.

I also agree with the earlier poster than SC appointed panel led the way eventually for the Captain to amass more power for himself. Most of the people are either glad to be rid of Kohli due to his gyan on Hindu festivals or wokeness or support him due to the results he has gotten. But if you take a look at the test team, the team was running on fumes for the past few series.

His buzz words of "intent" and "high intensity training" has given him a team that is not able to bat out a day of test match in overseas soil. (especially in England/NZ of late). He tenure has seen people seen being dropped arbitrarily with nary a reason given to the individuals who were dropped ( pujara comes to mind, so was ashwin, took kuldeep on a wet overcast wicket in england and when he didn't get wickets was dropped and has not come back into the squad I believe). He seems to be happy with a test batsman if they show "intent" and get out when slogging than spending time at the crease and playing out session by session in a long drawn out series.

Unfortunately for India, its seeing headwinds in the next world cup as both Kohli and Rohit Sharma are getting up there in age and have done bulk of the scoring for the team in recent years with barely replacement in sight. Contrast that with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa where there is a young core that will amass more experience in the next two years and gel as a unit compared to the Indian squad that seems to grow older.

Dravid has a huge task cut out in front of him and it won't be made any easier with Kohli's personality or Rahul's tentativeness.
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I do feel its a case of a good team going through a bad/down period than a bad team or one that needs to be overhauled ... And the amount of cricket played definitely has a hand in that .

Even with the pandemic we had an IPL in October 2020 then half in Apr 2021 then the rest of it in Sept 21 then a T20 World Cup in OCt 21 and all other bilateral international cricket around it , Most of it in "bubbles " which further drain players.. That is simply too much cricket imo for a team that doesn't do too much rotation .

Unlike Aus,Eng ,NZ etc our ODI ,Test and T20 first choice teams have about 7 common starters (VK ,Rahul,Rohit ,Pant ,Shami,Bumrah,Jadeja) and even the others are part of the squad in each format so there is very little rotation and a high workload . In earlier times players used to be able to go back to Ranji or their personal coaches and work out their kinks/issues/niggles but now its just one series after another after another .

BCCI/Dravid and the selection committe needs to recognize this and change their ways . Few options are

1. Restrict using senior players for bilateral ODI/T20 series ..Just keep them fresh for tests and in the build up to tournaments

2. Separate captains by format ..Let one guy captain for Limited overs and another for Tests , Both require different mentality and approach and its better to divide the workload

3. Bring in workload management in IPL .. yes it is your cash cow but if players are exhausted after 2 months of gruelling summertime cricket then that is going to show when ICC tournaments are held right after the tourney ( Ct 2017 , WC 2019 , WT20 2021 ) . In tournament years it makes sense to mandate a break of a couple of games to each senior player .

4. Show some of that power to ICC and make some scheduling that doesn't harm us .. Why in the **** did England get to host three successive ODI tournaments in 2010's and now also gets 2 successive World Test Championship finals even though rain played a part in each **** one of them ???

Each time we lost was due to a collapse due a moving ball usually from a left arm quick in overcast conditions , Any of those finals/Semi finals are in Kolkata/Ahemdabad/Blore or even Melbourne etc and we probably have another trophy , Its no coincidence that the last 3 WC winners were all home teams

5. In gaining fast bowlers and batsmen who can play quick delieveries we seem to be losing the art of playing spin ..Now foreign spinners can come here and take 10 in an innings whereas earlier even warne and Murali would struggle , From an Under 19 , NCA level the art of playing spin needs to be ramped up again .
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Anyone looking forward to this one :-)
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Regarding Rocket Boys:
Absolutely! The last scene was amazing and very emotional! Cannot wait for it!
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Just the other day we were boasting that a Tier 2 team was sent for SL series - how quickly the tables have turned...!

Agree with your points AkshaySG, cricket needs some serious decolonialisation to stop curtsying before MCC bwana
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Anyone following the Under-19 world cup currently being held in West Indies? India plays Bangladesh on Saturday in quarterfinals. Pakistan vs Australia tomorrow . Afghanistan defeated Lanka today to become first team in Semis
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Whole game <here>

Good Analysis here: https://youtu.be/JIqppHlG-Fw

Last few minutes:
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Thank you Amber G
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You are welcome. Congratulations coming from all over the world "..We are all rejoicing on the success.." Says PM Modi.
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status ... roG_-ChW1g
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Cricketing legend Shane Warne dead at the age of 52 ! This comes just a week after another Australian legend Rod Marsh died of a heart attack.
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A sad day for all cricket fans indeed.

He was an outspoken commentator and never away from controversy but by the man had magic in his hands, Watching him set up batsmen and fall into his trap was one of the best pleasures of watching cricket in the late 90's - Early 00s.

Even in his twilight years his knowledge and command of the game was still solid as ever, was the player/captain/coach of the Rajasthan Royals and led them to the first ever IPL title
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Thanks for all those great games and for being sucn an inspiration

Well played.

Take a bow.

RIP

Shane Warne 13 September 1969 -- 4 March 2022


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Reaction Of Kashmiri Pandits, Punekars After Watching Film Kashmir Files In Pune

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A timely message, $10m guarantee, sea-facing rooms in Mahabalipuram: How India won bid to host Chess Olympiad.

In the last week of February, news broke about the International Chess Federation (FIDE) removing Russia as the host for the prestigious Chess Olympiad. FIDE’s president Arkady Dvorkovich, a Russian, who was looking for a new host for the mega event would soon receive a message from India.

‘India is open to organising any chess event’ was the gist of the message from the All India Chess Federation (AICF) secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, who was on a train from Kanpur to Delhi.

“I just thought let me text the FIDE president because there was the Russia-Ukraine issue. He replied with one word and a question mark: ‘Olympiad?’ I told him, ‘give me time till tomorrow,” Chauhan said recalling the first few messages in which India as hosts was proposed.

The next day, the AICF secretary informed the FIDE president that India was ready to bid in principle. Less than a week after the message to Dvorkovich, the country’s bid for its first-ever Olympiad was good to go. Former world champion Viswanathan Anand too wrote to FIDE backing the bid.

But to bag the hosting rights of the chess spectacle, a number of things had to fall into place, including a guarantee of $10 million (Rs 76 crore approximately). In a couple of days, Chauhan was off to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chennai.

As soon as Dvorkovich enquired about the AICF’s willingness to bid for the Olympiad, Chauhan got to work. He was in touch with people from the chess community with contacts in three state governments. Gujarat, Delhi and Tamil Nadu were the options Chauhan had short-listed.

Ultimately a chief minister who readily came on board and furnished the financial guarantee in five minutes, the sea-facing rooms for players on the picturesque East Coast Road tipped the scales in favour of Mahabalipuram, an hour’s drive from Chennai, the state capital with a strong chess culture.

Chauhan reached out to Grandmaster and coach Srinath Narayanan on a Friday. Narayanan made some calls and got an appointment with Stalin almost immediately. “The Indian team had received awards last year from the chief minister directly (after the online Olympiad). I knew some people who were connected with the CM’s office. I got in touch with them and they said it was possible. On Monday we met the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. We were met with a positive response considering the cultural links with chess,” Narayanan said.

The AICF was initially leaning towards Delhi but a few factors went against the national capital. “It would be very hot in Delhi. In Mahabalipuram the rooms are sea-facing. And if players stayed in the hotels in Aerocity there would not have much to do in that area. Also, there is no big chess culture in Delhi,” Chauhan said.

As soon as the Tamil Nadu government was on board, Chauhan went scouting for rooms and venues on the East Coast Road. “About five to six IAS officers travelled with us. I told them we should book all 4-star and 5-star and within one day some 2,000 rooms in 23 hotels were booked of which about 1200 are sea-facing. The hall for the Olympiad was booked. Within three to four days nobody else could get a guarantee of Rs 76 crore, book all the rooms and the venue. That is how it worked out,” Chauhan said.

FIDE was constantly asking questions. “They wanted to know why Mahabalipuram instead of Delhi. We sent them videos of all hotels and location maps, including of Four Points Sheraton where the Olympiad will be held. FIDE will be sending their inspection team by the end of this month,” Chauhan added. A temporary secretariat has been set up in Mahabalipuram and communication lines have been opened with players around the world via translators in four languages.

The AICF’s willingness to leave no stone unturned went in India’s favour, according to FIDE’s director-general Grandmaster Emil Sutovsky.

“We obviously welcomed India’s bid. There were few more contenders, but we set a clear deadline – and only India was in time to submit a proper bid. That underlines a major work of AICF as one has to be well-prepared in order to come up ready for such a huge event on such short notice,” Sutovsky said.

The India chess story brimming with potential next-generation stars is primed for a boost with the successful bid, Sutovsky — also the chairman of FIDE’s Global Strategy Commission — believes.

“The growth of India is noticeable. It has great players and team, but most significantly almost 50% of the world’s best Under-18 players are Indian. That will obviously give India a status of chess superpower for years to come. Millions are following chess. Of course, it all started with (Viswanathan) Anand, but now it becomes a sort of national heritage. We feel that Olympiad in Chennai will further elevate chess as a significant part of Indian culture.”

Narayanan, a vice-captain of Indian teams for the Olympiad, shares a similar sentiment. “I don’t think we have come close to hosting such an event. We had a World Championship match (Anand vs Magnus Carlsen, 2013) and it was a grand event but it involved just two players. An event of this magnitude adds value to India as a chess country and it can cause an explosion in terms of interest in chess in India. Even outside chess, I don’t think we have had an event with so many nations participating (around 190 countries expected).”

The mood in the AICF was upbeat on Wednesday. Its president Sanjay Kapoor was at the Balaji Temple in Chennai. Chauhan was living a dream. “I cannot complain about anything in life.”
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Lakshya Sen beats world number 3 Anders Antonsen and enters quarter finals in All England badminton.
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20 year old Lakshya Sen enters All England semis in mens singles
Unheralded woman’s pair of Treesa Jolly and P.Gayatri (Gopichands daughter) beat SoKo’s world number two team to enter semis .
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What a match! After being outplayed in the second game, Lakshya Sen beats the current champion 6' 1" tall Malaysian player Lee zii jia. In addition to being tall, Lee was extremely fit and he was lifting all Lakshya's smashes. In the end, Sen had to almost completely avoid smashes and depend on other tactics. Also, in the second game Lee was able to smash winners at will but in the third game he was smashing much less. Perhaps Lakshya did not give him too many to smash and he defended at least some of them well.

Mostly likely Lakshya will face world number 1 and 6'4" Victor Axelsen. Because of his height, Axelsen can smash even from far end of the court. The badminton courts are so small (compared to tennis), tall players have a very big advantage in reach. But it is a long way down for Axelsen to reach low in front of him.

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The Kashmir Files Box Office Estimate Day 9: The film collects Rs. 23.50 crores; has a shot of touching Rs. 300 crores

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The Kashmir Files has continued its onslaught at the box office as our tracking suggests that the film has recorded its biggest ever day since release on 2nd Saturday. As per estimates, The Kashmir Files has collected approx. Rs. 23 to 25 crores on its 9th day to take the total collection to approx. Rs. 143 crores.
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Sen beat Axelsen quite recently in the German Open semifinal . He came back from 8-16 and then 15-19 down in the last game to win it 22-20 . Axelsen will be itching for revenge. Sen has had an amazing run this year, beating every major player - the reigning world champion, All England champion, Olympic champion and world #1 in the past few weeks.

He is one of the new breed of Indians who love clutch moments as opposed to being overawed by it. Neeraj Chopra is like that too - not the biggest or strongest thrower (he has not yet managed a 90m throw) , but has extraordinary big occasion temperament.
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Sen lost to Axelsen 10-21, 15-21. The match was fought much more than the score line indicates. Sen couldn't find the right tactics until the very end but by that time Axelsen had too big of a lead. Also by the end, Axelsen was very tired. There was a rally with 80 shots. If only Sen had a few more points to play. I put the blame on the coach for failing to come up with the right tactics.
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BREAKING news in Chess world:
Indian legend Viswanathan Anand will play the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland event of the GrandChessTour from 18th to 23rd May, 2022.
Meanwhile:

Praggnanandhaa (youngest person recently to beat Carlson and one of the youngest GM - see BRF posts a few posts above) is the sole winner of the tournament after beating Gukesh in the last round. -finishes with an impressive 7.5 out of 9 and is the youngest sole winner in the history of the Reykjavik Open tournament!
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beggar pakis being incessantly pushed by the paki army beggar mafia to try and somehow snare India into giving them money

forget politics or even cross border business, why not "set aside" terrorism first


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PCB can cry all it wants, but this is the best they'll get...

Ramiz's quadrangular T20s idea turned down; Barclay to finish his term in November - ESPN CricInfo

Basically, he was trying to get an annual T20 tournament with the big 3 (India, Aus and Eng), while sneaking PCB in to make it a big 4. Nice try :lol:
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Amber G. wrote:

Praggnanandhaa (youngest person recently to beat Carlson and one of the youngest GM - see BRF posts a few posts above) is the sole winner of the tournament after beating Gukesh in the last round. -finishes with an impressive 7.5 out of 9 and is the youngest sole winner in the history of the Reykjavik Open tournament!
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Glad to see this chess news makes up headlines in the main-stream Indian Newspapers. :)
Indian GM Praggnanandhaa wins Reykjavik Open chess
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