One tiny weakness in Ambrose (by an all-time great bowler's standards): he could look a bit uninterested in a spell or two and would bowl well within himself, without much venom or carry.

Then, suddenly, he would explode into life, as if he was never struggling.

When Sanath Jayasuriya was wreaking havoc in ODIs, against India, like the long night, Ajit Agarkar was the prince who was promised 💪

Happy Birthday Sanath Jayasuriya, the guy who destroyed my teens!

Ajit Agarkar - The hero we need to celebrate more!

Ajit Agarkar might be the worst selector in the world.

But what he was, to those lived through the 1996-98 phase at a certain age group, was priceless.

Sure, his Test record is very poor. His ODI record has a lot of holes as well.

But somethings can only be experienced.

In the 2010 T20 WC in the Caribbean, the Indian games had a 9.30 am start. Back then, India won the toss & fielded pretty much in all the games & played 4 spinners in all the games.

With the power hitting evolved exponentially in the last 14 years, is this the right strategy?

90 minutes will be a very long time for Bayern in the Bernabeau, as it's always the case in a European game.

Real should get the job done at home, after the good show at Allianz.

#FCBRMA

Real, for all their dominance, class and poise, might leave the Allianz arena with a 2-goal deficit.

This is remarkable turnaround from Bayern.

Real should still have enough to get through across both the legs.

#FCBRMA

What's this theory, 'Either both or none', when it comes to Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli for the selection in the Indian T20 team?

Why can't they drop one & let the other play in the side, based on available evidence?

Is the aim not to win for the country in team sport?

#IPL24

Investment on supply side of Tech education:

Number of Engineering seats per 100,000 population:

Tamil Nadu 705; Telengana 517; AP 498; Kar 317.

Kerala 250; Maha 242 & Guj 199.

India 198.

Rajasthan 112; UP 108; Jhar 59 & Bihar 24.

Humanities is a Hobson's choice for some.

Why do they have Murali Kartik as the main commentator, when he's paired up with Swann?

Why do they pair up Manjrekar & Murali Kartik, & then, make Sanjsy as the main commentator?

Shouldn't Murali Kartik & Manjrekar be expert commentators?

PS: Based on my 10 minutes of #IPL24

The Indian state should invest more in public health, to make the public hospitals modern.

Expecting private hospitals to provide affordable services, amidst increasing costs, isn't going to be sustainable.

Patients should have choices rather than being forced to pay up more.

Toyota has invested over $13.9 billion for a factory in North Carolina to manufacture Lithium-Ion batteries for its BEV / PHEV/HEV production lines.

The US offered a lot of subsidy to attract this big investment.

Skilling/Upskilling has to go hand-in-hand with jobs/investments.

In the IPL, there are 120 balls & 12 resources. Given that 720 maximum possible runs can be scored, what's the equivalent of the four-minute mile in T20 cricket?

Somewhere between 360 & 480 runs in 20 overs?

Or the balance between bat & ball should be reinstated?

#IPL2024

Darren Darren Kane is trying to provide a legal view on whether the East German(GDR) Olympic medals be reinstated to the ones, who lost it to the 'systemic doping' of East Germany.

From 1972 to 1988, GDR won a staggering 182 Gold medals in Summer & Winter Olympics.
#Paris2024

Indira Gandhi's biographer, Katherine Frank, has called out the lack of make-up & simple dressing of Mrs. Gandhi in the book, with the explanation that she dressed far more elaborately overseas.

This 1961 pic was with JFK, Jacqueline Kennedy & the Indian Prime Minister, Nehru.

The year of 1996 was a true breakthrough year for satellite TV in India.

We got domestic cricket from England Live - The NatWest Trophy, Axa Equity league and the Benson and Hedges Cup.

Plus, India's side games from the tour of England in 1996.

This game was Televised Live.

Some of these punishments in the name of discipline sounds a bit over the top?

Perhaps this sort of regimented set up makes some NRL players to become abusive to their partners?

As we discuss domestic violence this week in Australia, this needs to be discussed as well.

#NRL

Excellent and comprehensive explanation here from my man Samuel Marsden about Barca's catastrophic financial situation. Join the dots, and it's obvious Xavi staying on makes massive economic sense for the club.

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If I were an electorate in India (I'm not), I'd want the elections to be fought on:

Drinking water
Sanitation/solid waste management
Air pollution
Affordable healthcare
Well-paying white-collar & blue-collar jobs
Affordable quality education
Efficient governance
Female safety