Making my debut in international cricket reportage with India vs South Africa first T20I in my home city. A goal in making for almost 12 years is fulfilled today! Incredibly happy, proud and excited at the same time. Time to have a great game to report!
#bigthing
#CricketTwitter
Prayed for days like today in growing up years to come up sometime in life. Now, when I get to experience it, honestly it just feels so good. Enjoyed covering my first ODI game live from the stadium. Hope for more days like this in future 🙏
#INDvSA
#CricketTwitter
Good afternoon everyone from the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Building up to the
#INDvSA
series decider. Also, sun's bright!
#CricketTwitter
P.S. covering my first ODI game. So excited!
📢 Some professional news, as they say. Start of a brand new innings in life. The feel of being in a newsroom was something I missed badly. Being back there felt so good.
Yours truly beat the world 1-0, again. Saw hell and came back from it, again. First day ✅
#GotAJob
#Blessed
18 August 2008.
Virat Kohli made his international cricket debut in ODI Vs SL at Dambulla.
18 August 2018.
Rishabh Pant makes his Test debut Vs England at Nottingham.
My introduction to Test cricket was as a kid through the Adelaide game during Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in 2003.
To think that almost two decades later, I would report on Test cricket for the first time through an India-Australia Test at New Delhi, it just feels so dreamlike.
From here onwards, time to enjoy the Men's ODI World Cup ride, occupying front benches in the press conference room and living the greatest, grandest goal/dream/desire of my life till now, something which has been in the making for 12 years 😃
#CWC23
#WomenInCricket
#INDvAUS
JUST IN:- Key recommendations which have come from the senior men's team review meeting convened by the BCCI..
1. Emerging players will have to play a substantial domestic season to be eligible for selection to the national team (1/5)
Guys, please pray for my mummy to get well soon. She's admitted to the hospital now after days of ill health caused by viral infection. Dad came home and said that there were some dengue-related symptoms. Mum, please be fine ASAP. 🙏🙏🤞🤞
@ESPNcricinfo
Gautam Gambhir
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni
Yusuf Pathan
Irfan Pathan
R Ashwin
Praveen Kumar
Ashoke Dinda
Pakistan had hundreds from both openers, Nasir Jamshed and Mohammed Hafeez. But match is more remembered for Virat Kohli's 183 in a chase of 330!
What stood out from the PC of
#HarmanpreetKaur
was how speaking to sports psychologist Dr. Mugdha Bavare, who's part of India's squad for
#CWC22
, has helped her gain clarity in thoughts & ideas. A thread on what Harmanpreet said on the same in the PC:-
Just In:- WPL side Gujarat Giants announce coaching staff ahead of inaugural season of the tournament.
Australia's six-time World Cup winning member Rachael Haynes will be the head coach.
India's U19 Women's T20 WC winning coach Nooshin Al Khadeer is the bowling coach. (1/2)
If there is one web-series which has to be an absolute must watch, it is
#Scam1992
. Seamless storytelling, strong performances, unforgettable dialogues and sharp editing results in a very well-executed series. Hats off to
@mehtahansal
@pratikg80
@shreya_dhan13
& others 👏👏👏👏
Very shocking. Family members completely taken aback. Bindroo chemist shop was a place they went often in Srinagar. His son did meet mum once in Delhi. May his soul rest in peace 🙏
Absolutely shocked to hear about terrorists killing ML Bindroo, one of Srinagar’s best known chemists. He was a Kashmiri pandit who kept his shop open even in the worst of times. This is the 3rd civilian killing in four days in Srinagar.
Hello everyone. It is a long thread so please do give it a read till the end. I am doing this thread on behalf of my friend, Sumit Kumar, a student of Computer Science Engineering at Amity University Haryana. Sumit has been a friend of mine when I was pursuing journalism. 1/n.
Hi
@WACA_Cricket
, can you provide some information on the broadcast of practice matches between India and Western Australia XI on october 10 and 13? An update will be very much appreciated. Thanks!
I really thought sting operation was a thing of a bygone era...but seriously, who reveals so much info to a random person? Should be extremely hard for Chetan Sharma now to hold on to his chief selector job...
Just In:- Lucknow franchise in WPL named "UP Warriorz". England women's head coach Jon Lewis to be head coach of the side. Former India captain Anju Jain appointed assistant coach. Former Australia cricketer Ashley Noffke is bowling coach while Lisa Sthalekar will be team mentor
Mum's student in school: Mam, will you watch T20 World Cup?
Mum: I don't have any other option apart from watching it as cricket is seen on my TV almost every day
Student: Why mam?
Mum: Because my daughter is a sports journalist & her work mostly is on cricket.
Student: wow mam!!
India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is fine right now and smiling, says DDCA Director Shyam Sharma.
More on this in the story done by me. Have a read 👇
#RishabhPant
#IndianCricket
#CricketTwitter
A sad Sunday in Delhi cricket as the iconic Sonnet Cricket Club, which has produced 12 India cricketers, has been forced to move out of Sri Venkateswara College. More on this in the story done by me👇
Request everyone to have a read of it.
#SonnetClub
USA bowler Tara Norris was little-known until the
#WPL
happened. Now an international success, she wants to see cricket in America grow. Here's more in my story for
@abcsport
as part of a recent two-month mentorship programme via WINS.
#CricketTwitter
Female cricket fans who will be in attendance for day one of second
#BorderGavaskarTrophy
Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, please DM. I have a story idea in mind and need responses of female fans who will be in stadium watching the game tomorrow.
#journorequest
Interviewed
@bazidkhan81
about England touring Pakistan after 17 years, role of PSL in getting cricket hosting back in Pakistan & issues he sees with the hosts' from
#AsiaCup2022
performance to be solved in run-up to T20 World Cup.
#CricketTwitter
#PAKvENG
Finished watching Shershaah. Excellent work done by everyone in the film. Sidharth Malhotra was outstanding as Vikram Batra. Kiara, Niktin, Shiv and others portrayed their roles very well. From start to finish, the movie is absorbing and scintillating.
#Shershaah
@SidMalhotra
Kudos to Deepti Sharma for making everyone in the cricketing world, including England's male cricketers either sitting at home or currently touring Pakistan for the T20Is, talk endlessly on social media about a women's international match. ☺️☺️☺️
#ENGvIND
#DeeptiSharma
#Interview
Spoke to NZ spinner Ajaz Patel in a two-part interview about ten-wicket haul in Mumbai, batting with Rachin Ravindra in Kanpur heist and how he plans to tackle expectations post fairytale spell at a place which was his home early in life.
Just In:- The
#BCCI
has invited applications for the position of India women's senior team head coach, which has been vacant since last year. More details around the application available on the jobs section of
#BCCI
website. The deadline to submit applications is May 10, 6pm.
Hello. I am looking for a three-month internship at the sports desk of any media organisation (newspaper, news channel or digital news website) from March onwards. I have had interned at The Hindu, CNN-News18 & had a digital newsroom stint at Talk Journalism 2018.
#SpreadTheWord
Just In:- Charlotte Edwards to be head coach of Mumbai Indians franchise in the Women's Premier League (WPL). Jhulan Goswami to be Team Mentor & Bowling Coach. Devika Palshikar will be the batting coach while Trupti Bhattacharya will be the Team Manager.
#WPL
#CricketTwitter
3. Keeping in mind the Men’s FTP and preparations for ICC CWC 2023, the NCA will work in tandem with the IPL Franchisee to monitor the targeted Indian players participating in the IPL 2023.
(3/5)
Just want to say a huge "thank you" to everyone for sending some of the most lovely birthday wishes. It means a lot to me in making this day extremely special. Sending you all lots of "LOVE" ❤
#BirthdayGirl
#BlessedAndGrateful
What can I say, I just feel so blessed, proud and happy that reporting on 2023 Delhi Test, which was one of my goals for this year, was fulfilled.
I will always be thankful to my parents for working hard to get me reach stadium on time, despite many curveballs thrown in the way.
One of the main reasons why my parents haven't come to see any game at Kotla since last year has been illustrated in this eye-opener of a thread by
@phadke_shilpa
High time that the bigwigs in BCCI & state associations take a very, very serious note of this.
Hey
@BCCI
@JayShah
- in the past 14 months, having been a cricket spectator in 2 of India's biggest cities, along with my young daughter; here's an dxperience we don't wish to encounter ever again: absolutely disgusting toilets in both venues, at Wankhede as well as at Kotla. 1/n
Helping Sumit - Support a youngster to complete his education is live on
@ketto
. The Twitter universe, do your magic again. Your help and support have helped spread the word. I request everyone to contribute and help Sumit. We badly need it!
#HelpingSumit
Good afternoon everyone. Going to start a thread which is extremely important. It's called "my twitter resume". It spells out the reasons why hardcore Indian media organisations should hire me at their sports desk (it hurts sitting at home without a job).
#twitterresume
next time asia cup happens (in 2023), the organisers should make sure that matches of one side in super four aren't scheduled back to back. not at all fair on Afghanistan currently.
#AsiaCup
Just In:- Australia opener Beth Mooney named captain of Gujarat Giants ahead of the inaugural edition of Women's Premier League (WPL). India's off-spin all-rounder Sneh Rana to be the vice-captain of the side.
#GujaratGiants
#WPL2023
A very good morning from a cloudy Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi ahead of the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test. It is also Cheteshwar Pujara's 100th Test match. Both teams are now doing their final revision before the Test begins.
#INDvAUS
#BorderGavaskarTrophy2023
This is what an unforgettable birthday looks like 😁
An absorbing and enthralling day of Test cricket in Sydney was the best gift I could ever get ❤
Then texts and calls from everyone known to me was so heartwarming 😊
I hope this year is as sweet as the birthday cake 😅
The meeting was attended by BCCI President Roger Binny, Honorary Secretary Jay Shah, Captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid, Head of Cricket (NCA) VVS Laxman and Chairman of Senior Men Selection Committee Chetan Sharma.
(4/5)
England Test captain Ben Stokes
@benstokes38
opened up in a select virtual roundtable about his upcoming documentary, finding strength to overcome setbacks & learnings from it. A five-part thread on what Ben Stokes said in the interaction.
Part 1 👇
Today is India v England women's series opener, with the first T20I at Durham starting from 11:30pm IST. Got to interview
@Wongi95
ahead of the series, where she talks about fast bowling, Test debut & much more. Have a read 👇
#CricketTwitter
#ENGvIND
Just In:- Jonathan Batty, who coached Oval Invincibles women’s team to The Hundred titles in 2021 & 2022 has been named the Head Coach of Delhi Capitals team in the
#WPL
. Hemlata Kala & Lisa Keightley will serve as assistant coaches while Biju George is the fielding coach.
Delhi's iconic Sonnet Cricket Club is still searching for a ground to practice following its eviction by authorities at Sri Venkateswara College after 22 years. For now, temporary practice is on at Central Secretariat ground. More on this in my story 👇
Spoke to Salam Bayash, the childhood coach of Tilak Varma (
@TilakV9
) & Hyderabad coach Milap Mewada for a comprehensive look at left-handed batter's journey after earning a spot in India's T20I squad for tour of West Indies. Have a read 👇
#CricketTwitter
BCCI also said the issues of player availability, workload management and fitness parameters were also discussed at length during the meeting along with the roadmap to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
(5/5)
Just saw those videos by some news organisations of Rishabh Pant being taken out of Max Hospital for being airlifted to Mumbai from Dehradun.
I am completely shocked by it, like you guys can't even respect the privacy of him and his family at this sensitive stage.
A post on Cameron Green’s Instagram of his partner and dog has been bombarded with hundreds of hateful comments from Indian fans following yesterday’s catch
A special moment for
@cheteshwar1
and his family as he awaits a special TON 👌👌
And wait for it...there's a special wish as well 🙂
#TeamIndia
|
#INDvAUS
One has to try the vegetarian thali in Kashmiri Pandit style.
There's a non-vegetarian version of the thali too.
@vijaylokapally
wonderful taste and unforgettable experience! 💪
Happy
#WPL2023
day everyone. Putting you all on path of some essential reading ahead of the 1st game:-
1. My story on what the
#WPL
means for the domestic players. Many thanks to
@MabenMaben
&
@ReemaMalhotra8
mams' for their valuable time & inputs
Just In:-
#WPL2023
opening match between the Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at the D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai to have a rescheduled start.
Match to now start from 8pm, with the toss at 7:30pm. Gates will open for fans at 4pm & grand opening ceremony to start from 6:25pm.
No head coach since December last year, no consistency & absolute randomness in inclusions + omissions in squad announcement, leading to utter confusion in role clarity. When you aren't clear in your workings on & off the field, you don't get the desired results.
#enoughsaid
Full interview version of "Raina speaking to Raina" is here 👆. Have a happy read 😁 Was pretty surreal to interview
@ImRaina
ahead of
#T20WC
. Posting a picture from the epic virtual meet currently living rent free in mind!
#CricketTwitter
#SureshRaina
Future twitter bio goals 😄
Last day of university life made memorable. Guy gang already in emotional mode. They can't believe that I won't be with them to talk cricket, politics & other stuff on earth.
Amity, thank you for everything you gave to me. A ride full of learnings!
Just In:- Mumbai Indians announce India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain of its women’s team ahead of the inaugural season of Women’s Premier League starting from March 4.
#WPL2023
#MumbaiIndians
#CricketTwitter
Yesterday evening was a great time for us friends. The fundraising campaign for Sumit came to an end. Account cleared, exam form filled and submitted. As Sumit said "All of this feels like a dream". Thanks to all who supported all of us. Happy and blessed.
#HelpingSumit
#Interview
Spoke to
@faizfazal
, the two-time Ranji Trophy winning captain for Vidarbha, on the premier tournament in India's first-class cricket finally happening, though in two phases. The happiness in his voice was so heartwarming!
#RanjiTrophy
Just In:- BCCI announces left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat released from India squad for second Test. He will now join the Saurashtra squad, which qualified for the
#RanjiTrophy2023
final to be played against Bengal from February 16 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
#CricketTwitter
Just In:- Former India captain and battling stalwart Mithali Raj appointed as mentor and advisor for the Gujarat Giants, ahead of the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League which will take place in March-April 2023.
#WPL
#MithaliRaj
Today lives of many sports persons in India and abroad will change for the better through the WPL Player Auction. Going to be one unforgettable and important day!
#WPLAuction
Attended a virtual interaction featuring
@WasimJaffer14
and got you covered on his views on various topics related to ongoing
#WIvIND
series. Happy reading time, everyone 😊
#CricketTwitter
1. On Yashasvi Jaiswal 👇
Convocation time. Still unbelievable that this day has arrived. Will officially be a journalist from today. Yay! Silver medallist in my course. Nice people seldom finish first. Also, silver prices are higher than gold prices.
#happiness
#proud
#graduationday
Seeing the start of
#WPL2023
live broadcast & it just makes me so happy to see a long-standing dream turn into reality. Still remember giving an extempore on 'Why Women's IPL should happen' for a class assignment in final year of university. Today feels like a very happy day!!!!!
February 15-19, 2023 will always be forever special & fixed in the mind. It was incredibly surreal to meet
@vijaylokapally
sir, a giant of cricket reportage & my mentor since 2017, when I was an intern under him at The Hindu. Sir, thanks for shaping me & my pursuits in reportage!
Finally, they have done it!!!!!! India are the inaugural champions of ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup!
The first ICC global title for the Indian women's cricket team .
#U19T20WorldCup
@mrinaaal
I saw this episode that day and I must say, there's a world beyond cringeworthy jokes which the show hasn't stumbled upon yet. That lip gloss and wedding proposals thing was so crazy!
India storm into the final of the inaugural
#U19T20WorldCup
.
Shweta Sehrawat fittingly hits the winning runs!!!
Also, New Zealand knockout jinx is broken!
#INDvNZ