Aakash Chopra on MS Dhoni:🎙️
"Today, after seeing how the selectors and the BCCI are treating Rohit Sharma and what they did to Virat Kohli and many other players, I remember MS Dhoni.
"He never bowed down to the BCCI. He even sacked a selector who wanted to drop Virat. Throughout his career, he played like a king. Truly, no one has lived and led like MS Dhoni. 🫡💛"
🚨 Ruturaj has surpassed players like Kohli, Sir Viv Richards, Babar, Amla, Hope, Warner to become the fastest to reach 5K List A Runs. 🔥
It's India's loss that this guy isn't a regular in the National team. 💔 🇮🇳
https://t.co/aTUh9klnHP
🚨 RUTURAJ GAIKWAD SMASHED 134* (131) IN THE VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY. 🚨
- Maharashtra were 52/6 at one stage, then the captain stepped up.
Rutu, despite playing such crucial knocks, will be ignored by the selectors. 💔
After more than 5.5 years of working in the industry, it’s time!
The last 3.5 years at Google have been nothing short of incredible. As an engineer, I’ve learned and grown in ways I never imagined. But more than just code, I silently observed: how product managers led, how leaders made decisions, how great products were built. And in that silence, I learned. I evolved. Not just as an engineer, but as someone quietly preparing to build something of their own.
That “something” is @takeUforward_ , which started as a passion and now touches nearly 1 million learners. And today, I’ve decided — it’s time to go all in.
I’m calling it a day at Google.
Where next? I’ll be taking up TUF full time (Engineering, Content, and Growth).
Why now? Because life gave me two roads, and I had to choose one.
I won’t be putting out any video around this. I’ve never been great at that type of content.
The next video you see from me will be on YouTube, teaching System Design — something I’ve longed to do but never had the time for.
The last 5 years have been intense: 13–14 hours almost every single day. Juggling a full-time job, content creation, and building a startup from scratch. In the process, I’ve let my health slip, distanced myself from people who matter, and ignored the small joys that make life worth living.
Now, as I step into the next phase, on the other side of my 20s, I want to reclaim some of that balance. I still want to grind, but not at the cost of my body, my people, or my peace.
I’m at a stage in life where two roads lie ahead, like many of you will face one day. I’ve chosen the predictable one, just like most of you do at every stage of life: to build what’s already working, to double down on what gives me financial stability, freedom, longevity, and above all, allows me to spend each day doing what I love: engineering and teaching.
I leave Google with nothing but gratitude in my heart.
For the people I met.
For the culture I thrived in.
For everything it taught me.
I will always look back at this chapter with a smile.
PS: My last working day will be in a couple of weeks, feel free to say a hi always :)
#striver #google
Series won in SENA as Captain :
• Dhoni - 1
• Kohli - 1
Series drew in SENA :
• Dhoni - 1
• Kohli - 0
Test maces won :
• Dhoni - 2
• Kohli - 3
50+ test AVG by country
• Dhoni : 3
• Kohli : 1
50+ test AVG in SENA
• Dhoni : 1
• Kohli : 0