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#KaneWilliamson
in PC asked if everyone should be a gentleman like him:
Everyone is allowed to be who they want to be & I think that’s the beauty of this world. Everyone should be the best they can be.
#CWC19Final
#ENGvsNZ
*Williamson given a standing ovation as he leaves! 🙌🏼
Tammy Abraham and Zaniolo are precisely what happens when a young striker/forward listens to Jose Mourinho.
Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Dele Alli are the opposite examples.
#UECL
#ASRoma
#RomaBodoGlimt
#ViratKohli
in PC on crowd booing Steve Smith: “He has apologised, and come back. He has been down. It is not okay to boo & didn’t want Indian crowd to set a bad example. He doesn’t deserve to be booed. So I apologised to him on behalf of the crowd.”
#IndvAus
#IndvsAus
#CWC19
Jose Mourinho helps AS Roma to its first European Trophy… ever. First trophy in 15 years.
Hence proved… Tottenham is now officially the biggest loser football club of all-time.
#UECL
“Virat Kohli worked his socks off to counter Jimmy Anderson in nippy English conditions.
English batsmen have to work hard to counter these spin conditions. Cannot complain.”
@Swannyg66
on air 👏🏼👏🏼
#IndvEng
Team India unearthed one proper T20 player since its semi-final exit in Adelaide in 2022. One. In two years.
Rinku Singh... and he is NOT going to the
#T20WorldCup2024
. Unreal stuff!
#EoinMorgan
in PC about New Zealand: They have been very consistent throughout the tournament, ruthless vs India... and the guys they are... we have no qualms about telling our kids that these guys (NZ) should be your role models.
#ENGvsNZ
#CWC19Final
*class from Morgan too! 👏🏼
Virat Kohli when asked if this series/tour is revenge for WC loss: Not really. Even if you want to think of revenge these guys are so nice you cant get into that zone. We were happy for NZ when they reached WC final. Like I said in Eng they are an example for other teams.
#NZvInd
3-1 up and Mourinho the defensive manager is bringing on 40m striker Tammy Abraham.
Unlike the aggressive and modern manager Ole who took off Cristiano Ronaldo at 1-1 with a man down (still can’t believe that by the way)!!!
#ViratKohli
in PC: “By far this is Rohit Sharma’s best ODI innings. At no stage we felt or he felt that he was going to throw it away. Perfect innings for that situation.”
#CWC19
#SAvInd
#IndvSA
Shows MS Dhoni could have easily carried on as Indian limited-overs skipper. That he gave it up shows his reading of the dressing room. Still incomparable as a keeper, and turned time back this season with his batting... you cannot write this man off!
#IPL2018Final
Watching last night’s Twitter meltdown has been hilarious.
So, celebrities in India aren’t allowed to tweet in favour of this country?!
Most of them sportspersons who have played for this country, mind you.
They won’t tweet in favour of India?! What did you expect?!
Rohit Sharma asked in PC (by Pak journo) about how to get Pakistan team out of current crisis: “If I become Pakistan coach, I will surely tell you. Not now!”
#IndvPak
#IndvsPak
#IndiaVsPakistan
#CWC19
Justin Langer in PC: "MS Dhoni's fitness is elite. If he can keep wickets for 50 overs and run between wickets like that... that's the fitness level whole (cricketing) world should aspire to."
#AusvInd
Meanwhile, walking up to the ground this morning... Aussie Dad wearing his jersey and the kid... never mind the boos, they like
@imVkohli
here!
#AUSvIND
A very good morning to everyone in India (and Pakistan). This is the view outside MCG at 1pm. The sun is out. Forecast has improved massively this morning. No more rain expected until Monday. Yes, read that again!! 🙂
#IndvPak
#IndvsPak
#T20WorldCup
That’s not even backing up… That’s a 1/4th run. How can anyone argue against this?!
Not to mention it’s legally classified as a run out from next Saturday (October 1).
Also, bit of a tutorial from Sarfaraz Khan to Shreyas Iyer… how to smash spinners without throwing your wicket away every 10 minutes, pick your areas and play with swagger but maybe without ego.
#IndvsEng
#KaneWilliamson
in PC when asked about the boundaries’ in Super Over rule:
“It’s not a question I thought would be asked, and it’s not a question I thought I would have to answer.” (smiles)
*what a guy!
#CWC19Final
#ENGvsNZ
I know Indian cricket fans will always love MS Dhoni (well of course!)...
But to see Delhi crowd jeer Rishabh Pant with “Dhoni Dhoni” chant at failed DRS appeal is disappointing. This is Pant’s homeground... for crying out loud. Show some love to the kid.
#IndvBan
Virat Kohli in PC confirms KL Rahul will open in T20s and continue to keep wickets as well. Said probably will have impact on other players, but they wont care about what is said.
Also added that Rahul will keep in ODIs but not open as the "Rajkot solution" seemed good.
#NZvInd
Rohit Sharma in PC when asked if he was surprised to see Rishabh Pant at no.4: “No. You guys wanted him to play, right? You asked where is Rishabh Pant? Where is Rishabh Pant? Here he is... at no.4.”
#IndvEng
#EngvInd
#CWC19
Imagine how USA or Russia would respond if 40 of their soldiers were massacred this way on their soil. India should respond in exactly the same manner. If this is war mongering, so be it!
#PulwamaAttack
#RIPBraveHearts
If you still question why MS Dhoni is in India's ODI plans... watch this Dharamsala knock in the knowledge that 2019 World Cup is in early half of English summer. The man knows how to bat across different conditions with different partners. Irreplaceable!
#IndvSL
As a cricket fan, never thought I could love another cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar.
But...
#MSDhoni
has a habit of proving people wrong. Well, of course... 😭
Thanks for the memories
@msdhoni
... it was a privilege covering you!
#ThankYouDhoni
🇮🇳 🏆 🏏
#ViratKohli
in PC about Jadeja: After what happened over the last week, we didn’t really need to tell him anything. He was just eager to get onto the field...
#IndvsNZ
#CWC19
Off to sleep.
Thinking of that Veretout substitute in the 78th minute. Replaced Zaniolo. That’s where Mourinho closed the game.
Some managers spend a billion but they cannot close games yet hailed as “overthinking geniuses”. Gn!
#UECL
#RomaLeicester
2018-19: Aus missing Smith, Warner. India 2-1.
2020-21: India missing Kohli, Shami, Ishant. Ashwin, Bumrah, Rohit for half series. Half-fit side. 4-Test old bowling attack @ Gabba. Australia full XI. India 2-1.
Let nobody talk again about why India won in 2018. Ever!
#AusvInd
Immense from Shardul Thakur with the bat this game.
Is he already allowing India to think beyond Hardik Pandya in Test cricket overseas?! Probably yes.
#EngvInd
Cheteshwar Pujara, in this series, has batted and batted, and batted and batted. Then, batted and batted... And batted some more.
He is still batting!
#AusvInd
Every time I watch Roma play, it gets funnier and funnier that some football pundits/fans think this squad should challenge for Top-4 in Serie A this season. Just cos of Jose Mourinho.
He is a football manager, not a magician.
#ASRoma
Manchester United are at their current miserable predicament because they backed Paul Pogba over Jose Mourinho.
Player power… That’s where it all started going downhill.
Few years later, club is in a miserable state, Pogba is leaving for free and Mourinho is proven right.
Uncleji at the movie hall... Easily 70+... Stood up at national anthem with energy and sang it out loudly with great enthusiasm for everyone to hear. Meanwhile, our generation (plus/minus one too) is busy debating if we should stand up for the national anthem at all. 🇮🇳
Made sure India won in Australia in 2018-19.
Almost made sure India doesn’t lose in Australia in 2020-21.
Insulted. Bruised. Battered. But didn’t give up.
Test cricket’s purest batsman today... Pujara, you absolute rockstar!
#AusvInd
Rahul Dravid was given a lot of credit for India’s epic win in Australia (esp after Gabba). Then coach Ravi Shastri was ignored.
Now, current head coach Rahul Dravid has lost 3 out of 4 overseas Tests. Including a series in SA where India started favourites.
#EngvInd
We have had eras of watching Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli bat and bat, and bat some more.
Indian cricket is now entering an era where we will watch Jasprit Bumrah bowl! 🏏
#WIvInd
#IndvWI
Greg Chappell and Kiran More bounced out Sourav Ganguly from the Test side after he averaged 33 for 1.5 years. And Ganguly was captain at that time.
Virat Kohli's Test avg since 2019: 29.69
Just leaving it out there!
#IndvsAus
#WTCFinal2023
Amazing stuff…. Watch from different angles on Jio Cinema.
Quite a new broadcast experience for Indian cricket. Comms available only on main feed though … and they have labelled the cam angles wrong.
Still… brilliant!
#WPL2023
#GGvMI
Indian team manager: No one is talking about SA bowlers coming round the wicket and bowling bouncers to our tailenders. Wasn't it dangerous pitch then?
#SAvInd
#INDvSA
Arjun Tendulkar to MI. Unsurprising. He has had half-decent outings in whatever little cricket he’s played.
Will be interesting if he can make that bigger step like others have done in IPL.
THAT name will always be heavy with expectations (and trolling as is norm nowadays).
#KaneWilliamson
in PC on how he is reacting like this:
Laugh or cry are your two choices. We are not angry (that it ended this way), just disappointed.... lot of uncontrollables about this game.
#CWC19Final
#ENGvsNZ
*oh damn, someone give NZ players a hug.. everyone actually!
"What's going through your mind right now..."
"Not much." Then goes on to summarise the match... If you want to learn finishing, how to keep ice cool, and of course the art of deflection... refer to this man!
#Dhoni
#Legend
#KXIPvCSK
#IPL2018
Yes, Virat Kohli scored 500-plus. Yes, Chahal-Yadav took 33 wickets. Yes, Bumrah has had a breakthrough trip.
But... Bhuvneshwar Kumar... India's MVP on this tour, and mostly everywhere overseas.
#SAvInd
Day 1: Shardul Thakur saved the game for India.
Day 4: Shardul Thakur set up the game for India.
Day 5: Shardul Thakur has just finished the game for England.
#EngvInd
#IndvsEng
Mourinho is supposed to play 23 players in his XI. He is also supposed to play Troy Parrott as Harry Kane replacement.
This doesn’t apply to other managers!
@chetannarula
The worst thing is Conte said nothing. Didn’t even try no explanation and they’re okay with it. Jose was constantly being asked why a player wasn’t selected😭😭😭😭
So BCCI/curators/team management role out raging turners for 3 Tests. Then, the one Test where India absolutely needs to win... they produce a batting belter where winning toss is crucial.
It's actually quite weird when you think about it. Shooting yourself in the foot!
#IndvAus
@KShriniwasRao
ODI cricket needs to return to triangulars and quadrangulars. breaks monotony, gets more rights' money, potentially frees up space in calendar.
That Duminy wicket was all MS Dhoni. Two balls earlier said, "leg pe daal". Chahal bowled fuller, one that turns in slightly and plumb lbw. Brilliant set up -- from behind the wicket. Legend!
#SAvInd
So much Dhoni criticism last night.
Only person who should have an issue with his batting approach or that he is not "Dhoni of old" is
#CSK
owner N. Srinivasan.
Dhoni's batting ability is not a public concern anymore. He is retired and a privateer for hire now.
#IPL2020
#RRvCSK
#KaneWilliamson
in PC on overthrows’ rule: That rule has been in place for a long time, so we don’t really need to (change anything about it)... (shrugs and smiles).
#CWC19Final
#EngvsNZ
*how is he smiling and being funny in the presser... how is he doing this?
Before trophy picture pre-match, Virat Kohli was shadow-practicing that aerial shot over mid off. Had even said out loud... "this shot will go for six"... and 24 hrs later... bang!
#NZvInd
Where Virat Kohli has come out to bat on this tour of South Africa:
Tests: 18/2, 30/2, 28/2, 16/2, 13/2, 57/3.
ODIs: 33/1, 26/1, 0/1, 20/1.
Its almost back to the Nineties.
#SAvInd
Justin Langer in PC: "I have never seen a batsman watch the ball as closely as Cheteshwar Pujara does, and that includes Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. His concentration was a challenge for us."
#AusvInd