My favourite Niki Lauda story:
Indian TV journalist: Sir, how do you rate Sachin Tendulkar ?
“Who ? Never heard of him.”
“You are an Australian and you have not heard of Tendulkar?”
“Son, I am Austrian, not Australian!”
Just got a message from a Pakistani friend
@hashmi_shahid
that most of his countrymen are awake and backing india to win the semifinal. That’s what hockey does to the subcontinent. 🙏
No guarantee of medals for both men and women, but whatever happens next the Tokyo Olympics will forever be remembered for the revival of Indian hockey on the world stage.
Don’t be fooled by the fall of 20 wickets in the first two days of the
#INDvzNZ
Test in Mumbai. It’s a seriously good Wankhede pitch that has something for everyone - provided you play well on it.
Imam Ul Haq was right. Pakistan do have a way of keeping cricket fans entertained during the pandemic !!
What a fabulous innings from Fakhar Zaman .
#PAKvSA
Amid the euphoria of Pakistan’s win over India, I hope
@TheRealPCB
has not forgotten the reported offer of a blank cheque by a businessman if Pakistan won. Time to rake it in
@iramizraja
!
Less than a month after Cape Town, India could not have suddenly become a terrible Test side. But some ticketless passengers definitely need to be offloaded.
#INDvENG
One of the major highlights of the home season was the splendid work done by Nitin Menon. India finally has a world-class umpire after a long time that we can be proud of .
@BCCI
@ICC
Congratulations to the Bangladesh cricket team and millions of its fans for producing one of the greatest results in Test history. Incredible win over the world champions 👏👏
#NZvsBan
Got to agree with
@WasimJaffer14
. Tonight’s
@IPL
final will be won by the team which is led by a World Cup winning captain and coached by a New Zealander. Great prediction Wasim bhai 👌
How ridiculous is it to ask the Supreme Court to rule on two young India cricketers whose only “crime” was to shoot their mouths off. The Court should instead rule on the two incompetent administrators Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji . How long will they make a fool of themselves.
Fielding first may be the winning mantra at this
#T20WorldCup
but losing the toss had nothing to do with India’s defeat. It was just poor cricket from a tired, jaded lot. Give them a break.
#INDvsNZ
May be good to send both Rahane and Pujara to domestic cricket. They are too good to fail for long. Replace them with Virat and SK Yadav for Mumbai Test.
Terrible news to wake up to, the death of Rod Marsh. One of the great ‘keepers of all time who enriched the Chappell era in Australian cricket. RIP Sir.
Our learned sage in sports journalism Harpal Singh Bedi once said media overhypes Olympic prospects to convince editors to send reporters to the Games.
Thirty years later, little seems to have changed !
@Olympics
One should appreciate good cricket and all that, but tonight’s
#T20WorldCupFinal
does not enthuse as much without an Asian team. Why the hell did Pakistan lose the SF !!
#AusVsNZ
It was in Perth in 1992 when after watching the young Sachin score a century, Mr Woodcock said in the press box: “He is the best batsman I have seen, and unlike all of you, I have watched Bradman bat.”
An 18-member, plus 2 provisional players, for World test championship final & 5-Test series in UK: Kohli (C), Rahane (VC), Rohit, Gill, Mayank, Pujara, Vihari, Rishabh (WK), Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar Patel, Sundar, Bumrah, Ishant, Shami, Siraj, Shardul, Umesh - Rahul & Saha if fit
@joji_39
The best way for Pakistan to hit back is by winning the World T20. Be inspired by Sri Lanka’s World Cup triumph in 1996 when Aus and WIs refused to tour for security reasons.
Host broadcasters of the
@cricketworldcup
should be ashamed of themselves for this ridiculous and offensive advert for the India v Pakistan match. Is it too much to expect the
@ICC
to take
@StarSportsIndia
to task ?
It’s sport, not war.
Windies fighting back from 18-6 to almost draw the Test in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh making Pakistan sweat in Chittagong and NZL causing India a severe headache in Kanpur !! Test cricket at it’s finest going on in the subcontinent!!
@vikrantgupta73
Anyone can fail at the start of their Test careers but the poor shots that Patidar has got out to in both matches is a matter of concern.
Sri Lanka’s innings victory over Australia must rank as one of the greatest Test wins in the subcontinent in recent years. Will go a long way in boosting Test cricket in this part of the world. 👏👏
#SRIvAUS
Heartening to see two stars from the subcontinent qualify for the Olympic javelin final, India’s Neeraj and Pakistan’s Nadeem. Final on the 7th will be keenly followed for sure.
@Olympics
Looking like a rabid Pomeranian as sometimes being a good daughter-in-law means having to pick duty over beauty, I go on a trip from Chandni Chowk to China via Kashmir
Saturday will be a huge day for Indian sports fans as Neeraj Chopra and Aditi Ashok go for gold and Bajrang Punia fights for bronze. They won’t be short of support 👏👏
@Olympics
@WeAreTeamIndia
Such glorious Test cricket over the past few months shows its demise is hugely exaggerated. There is no need to tweak the format and there is little to choose between the top six sides.
Long live Test cricket !!
Have such joyous memories of watching and reporting the legend at the crease, and interacting with him once he retired. Along with the great Kapil Dev, Sunny bhai is an all-time hero. 🙏🙏
Waking up to March 6th, and celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Gavaskarisms! This day in 1971, Sunny bhai made his Test debut and for generations, He’s the One! As a kid, we all wanted that white floppy hat, SG Sunny Tonny, Sunny wrist bands
#50YearsofSunilGavaskar
@rohangava9
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem is the latest track and field star from the subcontinent. May athletes from our part of the world continue to shine.
#CommonwealthGames2022
The Indian player who’s tested positive hasn’t been named. Has been isolated and won’t travel with the team to Durham. I believe the BCCI had written to the players to avoid crowded places like Euros and Wimbledon. Hope there’s no more
So just days after the
@BCCI
big shots rubbished reports that
@imVkohli
was going to give up T20 captaincy, he decides to call it quits. The left hand obviously had no idea what the right is doing !!
Saddened by the passing of the great Balbir Singh Sr. A true Bharat Ratna in the hearts and minds of hockey lovers, if not in the eyes of the powers that be. Rest in peace, Sir.
It’s still early days but very heartening to see Indian cricketers making a bigger impact than the foreign imports in this
@IPL
.
That Deepak Hooda blitz was quite sensational.
#RRvsPBKS
Oval Test reminds of Chennai 2008 when India, set 387 to win by England, ended day 4 on 131-1 (thanks to a Sehwag blitz) before Tendulkar brought up his century with the winning boundary in the final session of the match.
Can England win this time ?
#IndvsEng
This photo was taken on the balcony of the Sector 16 stadium in Chandigarh in early 1985. Many said then that they wanted to be photographed together to quell rumours of a growing dispute between them.
#OnThisDay
, Madras, 1980, Pongal Test vs Pak
Two foremost legends of 🇮🇳 cricket, skipper Gavaskar (166 in ~10 h, 29*), Kapil (84 off 98, 11fer) make the Test their own to give us the series win ♥️ - 2-0 after this, the 5th Test with 1 to go
To catch glimpses of this Test ... ⬇️
Trent Bridge is the most daunting venue in England for visiting teams with typical swing and seam conditions. India face a Herculean task to keep series alive. Kohli will rue Edgbaston loss.
#INDvENG
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@joji_39
Pakistan should be proud of weightlifter Talha Talib. Missed a medal narrowly after keeping abreast of fancied opponents till the end !!
@hashmi_shahid
@rasheedshakoor
India are blessed to have such a fine pair of Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal opening in Tests. And with youngsters like Prithvi Shaw and Shubham Gill waiting in the wings, the future looks bright.
#TestCricket
You’ve got to love the thrills and spills of Asian cricket.
They should carve out a two-week window from the
@IPL
and hold the Asia Cup every year.
Certainly more watchable than any domestic league.
@BCCI
@SGanguly99
@JayShah
Those expecting an easy ride against England need look no further than the Indian team to realise underdogs too can spring surprises in sport.
#INDvsENG
Seriously ? Just because he declared five runs short of a HALF-century ? Headline suggests he was close to a 200 ! It’s probably the headline which stunned the cricket world.
Don’t for a moment believe those who say India were beaten in Chennai only because they lost the toss. Kohli’s team lost because they were out batted, out bowled and out fielded by England.
#INDvENG
Remembering Dev Saab on his 98th birth anniversary. There was no star like him, there will never be another like him. Luckily he still lives with us in his movies and songs. 🙏🙏
Ridiculous that a captain gets suspended for slow over-rates in Test that ended with almost two full days to spare. I know
@ICC
has rules in place and all that, but surely they needs to be revised.
#SAvPAK
Please don’t mind my saying this Shakoor bhai, but the two officials who accompanied Arshad needed to show him more respect, instead of walking out soon after his last throw. Maybe they were not his coaches.