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Colombo-born, Mumbai-bred, SJ-based. Grateful world citizen and Relentless Optimist 🌎

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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@cricketaakash Firstly, it is in very poor taste, and is completely self-serving. However, the real factual answer to your question is there isn’t a sufficient diaspora of foreign Nationals that have migrated to India wherein a foreign leader can come in and pitch their ideologies to. OTOH,
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@piersmorgan @PiersUncensored Piers, if you send me your coordinates, I’d love to send over some cheese…it’ll go great with your whine.
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@notcapnamerica The Walmart warriors have made it to Costco.
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@CBSNews The Supreme Court is starting to act like Judge Judy’s court.
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@stoolgambling Ironic sign…
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@CalltoActivism Opportunist
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Rohit Gupta
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@cricketkit Kit - your arguments on this subject are nothing but grossly misinformed. It’s beneath you as an Asst Editor of Wisden, frankly. A citizen of any country that needs an India visa and has ancestry from Pak/Bangladesh has to submit additional documentation. It takes 48-72 hours for
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1 year
@cricketaakash I’m not convinced Venky is the long term answer for KKR. They have several holes to fill…openers, pacers and I think the Russell/Narine era is about done.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@charliekirk11 That guy is not a “would-be-thief”…he is actually in the midst of a theft. The store clerk did absolutely the right thing; and the Stockton DA should be ashamed of himself if he brings assault charges.
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1 year
@mufaddal_vohra If this is true, it would mark the beginning of a new glorious era for KKR. Gauti is one of the very few leaders who can both scout talent and develop/motivate them, while ensuring success doesn’t go into their heads. Rather than rely on @VenkyMysore , @iamsrk needs to get
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Rohit Gupta
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@alexisohanian As a fellow girl-Dad, I’d wear this badge of honor forever.
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1 year
@rgourley123 @pavyg It’s ironic that if Murray provides a response that you don’t like, you immediately term him an establishment mouthpiece. Respecting someone else’s opinion - even if you disagree with it - is an acquired skill for many these days.
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@cricketaakash It shows utterly poor judgment. That notwithstanding, with 28% of the overseas Indian diaspora in the UK/States (and a higher number in the UAE) still officially Indian citizens (NRIs) and able to vote, it isn’t a surprise to see him pandering to them. And if you look at where
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1 year
@piersmorgan That’s garbage, Piers. Where was this “spirit” when Stokes got the 4 runs off the Guptill throw hitting his bat in the @cricketworldcup 2019 finals? I get that losing sucks, but spare us the sanctimonious nonsense.
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1 year
@cricketaakash You reap what you sow. This is in direct correlation to preparing substandard rank turners out of the necessity to get points for the WTC. I am sure that if you looked at the bowlers averages over a similar timeframe they’re probably as good as they’ve ever been.
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1 year
@rishibagree I realize propaganda is your job, but I bet your conscience or whatever is left of it, tells you otherwise. In times like these, start with acknowledging and then addressing the problem. Deflecting and pointing to the other side does you more harm than good — regardless of what a
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2 months
@BoriaMajumdar Disagree. The ability to perform on the big stage, handle nerves and pressure is all down to the player. May be we need some mental strength and conditioning coaches in addition to the skills itself. And coaches like Prakash etc should be able to speak freely at all times. They
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@MichaelVaughan For matches played in the UK…..
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Rohit Gupta
6 months
@kyleichan That guy is a known fraudster who was outed a few months back. Ignore him.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@IndiaExplained Let’s call this for what it really is. A click-bait article by the “Entertainment Desk” (Entertainment/Bollywood) of a newspaper looking for eyeballs and clicks from accounts like👆🏽. I’m not even going to attempt to dignify their tweet with a response to the casteist allegation.
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Rohit Gupta
6 months
@vikrantgupta73 Unfortunately Vikrant, You’ve picked a team that will not win yet another ICC tournament.
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Rohit Gupta
9 months
@RealSkipBayless Just stick to the Cowboys garbage, pls.
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Rohit Gupta
9 months
@AllieRenison @cricketkit Ancestry and race aren’t the same, last I checked. You could be a US citizen of Indian ethnicity with a parent born in pre-partition India (or currently Pakistan), and you’d have the exact same documentation requirements. As someone who’s had extended family members and close
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@vikrantgupta73 Why are you surprised @vikrantgupta73 ? Polarization of human sentiment and attitudes is the unfortunate outcome of disinformation propagated by media outlets of all sorts across all facets of life - politics, sports, cinema, culture…you name it.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@geniebouchard Statistically, @DjokerNole is the GOAT. No debates and no questions. His commitment and fitness is beyond remarkable. However, In terms of impact and transformation, @rogerfederer towers above everyone else. Sorta like Foreman and Ali.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@getnickwright I get the fan in you is upset, but this tweet has zero objectivity. Just as much as the broadcast was all Lebron in the 1st half, the 2nd half should rightly be about the @nuggets & what the @Lakers and their stars couldn’t do. Old guy stats etc mean nothing & is a reach at best.
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Rohit Gupta
10 months
@jemelehill @Realrclark25 💯 agree. @Realrclark25 is so spot on with his take here.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@GautamGambhir @NitishRana_27 Gauti, @KKRiders needs you if they need to regain the glory. @iamsrk and @VenkyMysore need to make this happen.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@sardesairajdeep RIP Gitanjali. You belong to a shining era when the news was factual and politely communicated. I hope the likes of @RepublicTVs @TimesNow @aajtak and all the shout-alot channels consider one day of quiet, simple, non-debate, factual news coverage in your honor.
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Rohit Gupta
6 years
If there’s one book on current affairs you read this year, read “War on Peace - The end of diplomacy and the decline of American influence” by @RonanFarrow . Poignant, thought provoking and incredibly compelling. #greatreads
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@Cryptic_Miind So much anger. Someone pls give her a glass of cold water with ice, else she might have an aneurysm.
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Rohit Gupta
6 months
@JillianMichaels I wonder who the audience for this garbage is. “Scary new findings” indeed. Let people talk to an endocrinologist and get the facts. Fitness influencers opining on medicine, endocrinology and such is like a video gamer opining on what it takes to be a Navy seal.
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Rohit Gupta
3 months
@PathakRidhima @TheKhelIndia The apology is graceful….the intern reference is less so. Regardless, we move on.
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Rohit Gupta
1 month
@bbctms I’m positive that it doesn’t help having two sub par test teams visiting this summer either. Time for a 2 tier test structure with 5 teams each and promotions/demotions for 1 team in each 2 year cycle.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@scoopmalinowski We’re now going to start comparing grace in defeat 😂. Coping mechanisms for the cult.
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Rohit Gupta
5 months
@mazemoore Such a tragedy; RIP Grayson 🙏🏼. I really hope the media and press can be more respectful with athletes who suffer from mental health challenges. The loneliness, despair and sheer pain cannot be comprehended. It’s all masked by a wistful smile, a shrug, and a chin-up approach.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@sreshthx KKR management should be kicking themselves big time. Gill, Sky, Shami, Boult, MitchellJohnson, Prasidh, Saha etc. all were let go. Instead they placed all their eggs in the Russell-Narine-Venky-Mavi-Nagarkoti basket. They got lucky with Nitish (ex-MI), Varun (ex-CSK) and
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Rohit Gupta
4 months
@sujeetsuman1991 10/10 on effort and 7/10 on Results.
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Rohit Gupta
3 months
@theliverdr Honestly, all this celebrity/PR person should’ve done is provided a disclaimer that this is their personal opinion and consumers need to consult doctors’ medical counsel before beginning any program. Would’ve saved everybody time, and maybe a few trees too.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@PeteButtigieg Very sorry for your loss. Some day he will be waiting for you on the other side of the rainbow bridge. 34:18
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Rohit Gupta
6 months
@Fancricket12 Where are the bowlers, Bharath? This should come as no surprise….their selection and auction decision making is probably (Surely) the worst in the league.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@piersmorgan @jbairstow21 Step out of the echo chamber, Piers. Hope and expectation is a dangerous mixture and can drive you crazy. On Day 5, you were expecting England to lose but hoping they would win. England know they didn’t lose because of that @jbairstow21 decision. They lost because: - They
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Rohit Gupta
8 months
@Ben_Wisden I would not bend the rules; it’s extremely unfortunate that Ashwin has to deal with this trauma but his team has to play the hand they are dealt.
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Rohit Gupta
5 months
@ElliottWilson OMG. Please tell me this is some DiddyAI. Apology under a thatched roof on some tropical island. 🤦🏽
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@vikrantgupta73 Vikrant, this all comes down to Preparation. It’s blatantly obvious that you don’t have the window given the calendar to prepare for a WTC final, one week after the IPL. And so, all the conjecture and cosmetic displays of showing up a week before to acclimatize etc is completely
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Rohit Gupta
10 months
@abcsport Have to give them a lot of credit for this performance. A couple of dropped catches, the tactical persistence of Pat Cummins and the brilliance of Mitch Marsh were the difference here.
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Rohit Gupta
9 months
@davethompsonMD Your story brought back some haunting memories of how Alz has impacted our family too. I wish your MIL well and you all strength and resilience as you help her combat this.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@CricCrazyJohns Hope that Hanuma Vihari is given some respect. After being unceremoniously discarded, despite him and Ash putting their health on the line, he’s a solid example of quiet resilience. Not quite Pujara, but in tough conditions he’s more reliable than some in the current test team.
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Rohit Gupta
11 months
@MitchellGlenn Utterly silly comment. The same goes for those who want to have an eliminator-style knockouts instead of true semi-finals. It’s simple; Aus played much better on the day of the finals. Planned well; Executed well; Deserved to win. Doesn’t make India a weak or poor team; move on
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@PanchvatiNasik Utter fake news. The portrait on the left is a photo. Pls see below and stop propagating fake news.
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@cricketaakash Aakash, Civility and humanity dies a death by a thousand cuts every day. Propagandists on either side will immediately deflect and point the other sides fault, but not one will step up and take accountability. Any change starts at the top with being accountable, responsible and
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1 year
@hvgoenka Well said. What’s the point of being 4th highest in GDP and top economic growth etc. when basic civility has gone away?
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@tehseenp Tehseen ji - I don’t know if you remember the jokes we’d crack when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon that the first thing he saw was a Malayali serving coffee/chai. That was in jest and everyone had a good laugh back then; why would this be any different? I wouldn’t make an
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Rohit Gupta
2 months
Just reading about Jannik Sinner’s failed drug test and apparently the word is his trainer had some steroids on his hands when he massaged him or something. What utter nonsense!! In today day and age which high performance athlete has this sort of disawoved knowledge of what
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Rohit Gupta
4 months
@pavyg ADM would be utterly embarrassed by anyone even insinuating that this had anything to do with his loss; Zverev beat him fair and square. Utter non-story that some of these guys are trying to drum up.
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Rohit Gupta
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@pavyg @TheTennisLetter @usopen I don’t think this is anything to do with Protest. This was more to do with the scheduling conflating with the start of NFL football and the weird start time of the final (2pmET) (which was right in the middle of the first set of NFL games).
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Rohit Gupta
2 months
@DonaldJTrumpJr Weird!! Junior is now trusting the news.
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Rohit Gupta
6 months
@robelinda2 Bucknor was the first ump to have virtual and alternative reality glasses on the cricket field.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@VivekGRamaswamy Vivek - are you also recommending pigeons for communication instead of mobile phones? Fixing the problem by going backwards in time isn’t a fix. It’s a talking point to suit your narrative.
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1 year
@AshaRangappa_ He’s an articulate opportunist. 95% bluster and 5% substance.
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Rohit Gupta
9 months
@cricketkit @AllieRenison And that’s the point here precisely. I don’t have any idea or any opinion on what authorities “may find”. All I’m asserting is the documentation rules & requirements for visitors to India are the same regardless of whether you are a Robinson, a Bashir or a Panesar. And as I said,
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Rohit Gupta
4 months
@MichaelVaughan Was this pitch supposed to be a drop-in pitch made by the Adelaide curator or something akin? Looks like they got it horribly wrong.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@theliverdr My approach on this is simple. First personal attack gets you ignored/muted. Second one gets you blocked. Keep it real, like you do, Doc.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@lokeshmathur_bk @cricketaakash Not at all. He does have the right to speak freely. No one should begrudge him this. However, there’s little to no balance in his comments, if you listen to him. It’s paints a very one-sided view of the country which I don’t think is healthy. Thats why I said, I hope the audience
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Rohit Gupta
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@deedydas @swastika0015 That’s exactly the colonist view, my friend. When the populace doesn’t know any better, you can get away with feudal practices. Little surprise that labor arbitrage is still such a large industry in India. Frankly, with your background you should know and do better!
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@VivekGRamaswamy Vivek, in the major leagues you have to cover your tracks on what you did and didn’t say, and what you meant and didn’t mean. Or have someone on your team do that for you. Welcome to the politics major leagues!
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1 year
@cricketaakash Likewise; always enjoyed your forthright communication approach.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@TheSquind Is this envy or misogyny or some toxic combination of both? #smh
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@CricCrazyJohns Well, on this same ground, 44 years ago, India almost chased down 438. It’ll take patience, determination, a lot of skill and a little luck. And it will need more than just Kohli to show up. Difficult…but doable.
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1 year
@AdvAshutoshBJP I think he did absolutely the right thing. I realize it may sound harsh but he should have no reason to meet people who continue to undermine India on one hand while at the same time trying to garner economic favors for their state, on the other.
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Rohit Gupta
7 months
@ESPNcricinfo It’s a shame that he has to even justify this. We live in a bizarre world where a clarification on a close relative’s passing has to be given. Sport does not come above family ..ever.
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Rohit Gupta
3 months
@DavidSacks @levie So, they cannot run another primary? Says who? Why are you worried about who shows up from the other side? From this point, if you guys lose, it would be the biggest choke job in history.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@CricCrazyJohns They’re 75 years old combined. No surprise that at this stage, thats all that they can do. Not trying to be harsh here, but let’s please not tie older former stars to future trends.
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@TheEuropeanLad Spain France England Turkey
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@smitaprakash Another Whataboutery. Stop the silly victimization post and figure out a diplomatic response. India has over 319,000 students studying in Canada. Immigration to Canada of Indians has tripled in the last 4 years. And trade exports (good and services) have increased to 9+B,
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@KP24 KP, The rest of the @premierleague agrees.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@JayShah @msdhoni @BCCI This is, for sure, written by someone else, and not Jay Shah. No chance he knows or can spell such words.
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@AroonDeep Taking calculated risks is part of the game. It’s inevitable to make some faux pas but their overall track record has been stellar. Look at the body of work overall - Sacred Games, Jamtara, Delhi Crime, Kota Factory, Mismatched etc. Even the largely slammed shows (Fabulous lives
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@CaribCricket 😂👍🏼 Strongly urge you to redirect the monetization payout coming shortly from @X to you, to help Windies cricket.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@vikrantgupta73 Done and dusted, unfortunately. Just a matter of time. I’m speculating they will be 5 down by end of play.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@FreeStateKaren @CBSNews Agreed; she’s far more sensible. I was implying that the current Supreme Court does not seem capable of handling anything other than domestic or civil disputes like those on the Judy show.
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1 year
@RepSwalwell This is an embarrassing comment in poor taste from a house representative. In today’s highly divided and polarized times, to get anything done requires some level of bi-partisan alignment. Instead of recognizing this, @RepSwalwell chooses to take a jab a @SpeakerMcCarthy to make
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@robelinda2 Oh man! Got through a hospital stay with your videos, Rob. They’ve been a joy to more people than you’ll ever realize. All I can say is a heartfelt thanks! 🙌🏼
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Rohit Gupta
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@amitmalviya Quiet or quite? Calm down, keyboard warrior.
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1 year
@Acyn I vote for Ted to drink 200 beers a week. He can single handedly revive Bud’s fortunes.
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@CricCrazyJohns I wonder if he’ll go in the steps of another India opener who made his debut in 1971 in WIndies . Good luck @ybj_19
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@AshaRangappa_ Are we really asking such questions in this third installment? It’s painfully obvious by now, isn’t it.
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6 months
@TalkingTennisTT I’m not sure I understand the rationale of this comment. He’s also got more tournament wins at Monte Carlo than Laver, McEnroe, Connors, Becker, Edberg, Sampras, Agassi, Federer - combined.
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@Ruchi4Tweets @cricketaakash This is an unnecessary allegation, if I may say. There is no factual evidence to this. Fact remains that going abroad and bad-mouthing the country while not illegal, is a juvenile act done in poor spirit.
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@GovMikeHuckabee It’s the same group who are running point for @LeaderMcConnell @ChuckGrassley @SenFeinstein etc as well….since we don’t have age limits for these important roles, why begrudge them vacations?
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Rohit Gupta
11 months
@hashmi_shahid Enjoyed following your visit, Shahid. Please visit again.
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Rohit Gupta
1 year
@CricCrazyJohns Why they pick Shardul befuddles me. Totally defensive selection, if you are relying on his batting to bolster the lower order.
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1 year
@rgourley123 @pavyg That’s your perspective. It’s a lot of others incl. mine too. But calling someone as “establishment” because of a differing opinion is juvenile at best. In any case, Godspeed.
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@LombardiHimself The humility that Brock shows is remarkable. He IS Him!!
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@pavyg 😂 the only way Novak loses to Rafa in 2024 is if he plays blindfolded.
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1 year
@sardesairajdeep @vikrantgupta73 I have to respectfully disagree. Sarfaraz is not ready and Guys like Hanuma Vihari, Eswaran and Priyank Panchal should be ahead of him and Gaikwad for the tests. The test cap is not some lightweight random thing which can be handed ad-nauseum to anybody and everybody out there.
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@alanwilkins22 Peak Beefy better, but if I need a captain and all-rounder, Immy no brainer.
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