Negi Rakesh

forever student of sports and fan of yuvi

[Abhinav A. Bindra OLY @Abhinav_Bindra]

Rest in peace, Jaspal - you will always be remembered with deep affection, respect and gratitude.

[Rahul Rawat @rawatrahul9]

*Very Long Post:
In Jaspal Rana today, I lost a hero - not an athlete, not a coach, not a friend. I lost a hero.
Growing up, we used to read about Jaspal Rana in the papers for his achievements, especially after his heroics in 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima.
Those days, some of his classmates (all older than me) from Ramjas School, RK Puram, used to stay in our society.
He would often come with his other friends in a white Maruti Jypsy car to visit his friends to our society.
I met him for the first time in late 90s, when we would be winding up our cricket matches and switched to tennis ball cricket in the evening.
He would carry always have a baseball bat in the car and would ask us ‘2-4 balls mujhe bhi khilaao.’ We would not hesitate even though we had realised after a few days that he wanted to just hit them as far as possible. Then, with his friends, he would take us for a drive in that white Gypsy - that was the first time I realised a car could do such manoeuvres.
Jaspal Rana had become a huge figure back then, someone who would win India its first Olympic medal in shooting, and I was happy to share these timeless moments with him.
And then, he was gone.
Years later, I met him in 2010 and I narrated him the stories of all those days, and he was so happy to go back in time.
My profession allowed me to follow him as an athlete and then as a coach, and there were times when people would say things about him, used athletes as bait to ridicule him. I never liked it. After all, he was my hero.
To change an existing order, there comes a man, who disrupts the arrangement for good.
Jaspal Rana was that disruptor.
At the Paris Olympics in 2024, he was with Manu Bhaker as her coach. He didn’t have an accreditation because the authorities chose not to.
He would stay in a rented accommodation, cook his own food and would get tickets to the venue when Manu and his other shooters were competing.
Never the one to mince words, unapologetic, a disruptor and my Hero.
The picture below is from the Paris Olympics when @realmanubhaker had already won two bronze and we were heading out of the venue in a golf cart. So satisfied these two seemed, and I noticed an ever-lasting relation between a coach and his ward. One of the most lasting images for me from those Games.

[Ankit Sharma @ankitsharmauk]

पत्रकार हेम भट्ट ने वीडियो जारी किया है

[Samip Rajguru @samiprajguru]

Sachin achieved much more behaving well and never crossing the line of sportsman spirit ... thats how legends behave not the way Virat does

[Muffatball vikrant @Vikrant_1589]

🚨 BCCI NOT TREATING THEIR LEGENDS WELL 🚨

Ian Bishop :- "In Indian cricket, no matter how great a player is, after a certain point, many don’t get the kind of farewell they truly deserve. I’ve seen several cricketers announce their retirement from home without even getting a final match. Every player who has given so much to the game deserves respect and a proper farewell on the field. Their last match should be a moment of honor and celebration. I still remember Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement it felt truly special and respectful, the kind of send-off every great cricketer deserves."

[Ajeet Bharti @ajeetbharti]

वाह! रिपोर्टर को धन्यवाद कि अंत तक नेता को सम्मान से बात करने की बात कहते रहे। कैलाश विजयवर्गीय नाम के वरिष्ठ नेता हैं, जब आपको लोगों के मरने पर ऐसे शब्द चुनने पड़ते हैं तो आप घंटा के वरिष्ठ नेता हुए!

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

Never expected any Indian Journalist to give it back to someone as powerful as Kailash Vijayvargiya, Amit Shah's man.
Seeing this video of an Indian Journalist questioning and holding power accountable brings hope.
@Anurag_Dwary ✊

[Pankaj Saran @PankajSaran11]

My column for @IndianExpress on the #Bangladesh situation. When the dust settles it is only India that will be visible from #Dhaka @natstrat_org #AwamiLeague #BNP #Islam @indiandiplomats

[Anoop Nautiyal @Anoopnautiyal1]

45,000 Hectares Forest Diverted for Development in #Uttarakhand in 25 Years:

It's important to state that the Central & State govts, our policy makers and the public at large need to recognise that the Himalayas are not a resource to be extracted, but are to be protected and preserved, forever.

This message is relevant in the context of Uttarakhand facing the diversion of more than 45,000 hectares of forest land in the last 25 years for some development activity or other.

To add salt to the wounds of the green cover of the state, the recent scathing and strong criticism of the state government by the Supreme Court for being “like mute spectators” while forest land was encountered and illegally occupied is another major cause for concern.

Sharing a short message re all above.

PS : I usually always like to speak in Hindi, but was requested to send my views to an English TV channel, thus this medium of communication!

[Anoop Nautiyal @Anoopnautiyal1]

There is an existential crisis unfolding rapidly in the hill areas in #Uttarakhand. Bears, or Bhlalus are wreaking havoc across the hills of our Himalayan state.

In the latest incident, a bear attacked a child in a school compound in Pokhri the district of #Chamoli. As the State Govt and the Forest Dept appear largely inept at handling this crisis; citizens including groups of women, school going children and others are largely left on their own, not knowing when and where they could face an attack that would injure and traumitize them or worst, take away their lives.

In such a scenario, everyone would automatically look to the Chief Minister for providing security and leadership. CM @pushkardhami needs to take cudgels on behalf of the people and take a series of urgent and firm steps to provide security to the demoralized and distressed hill folks. If not, this will further, surely spiral out of control!

[Prashant Bhushan @pbhushan1]

The SIR of death! How many will have to die?

[Venkatesh Prasad @venkateshprasad]

We cannot hide under the garb of transition.
Barring Sudarshan, Jurel and Reddy, most of the guys have been around for 7-8 years. Some very experienced campaigners. This is a series of tactical errors , obsession with playing all-rounders and not wanting to learn from mistakes. Embarrassing

[Akhilesh Yadav @yadavakhilesh]

प्रिय बीएलओ भाई और बहन

SIR का जो इम्प्रैक्टिकल टारगेट देकर आज आपके साथ जो अमानवीय व्यवहार किया जा रहा है और आपके ऊपर मानसिक दबाव बनाया जा रहा है, वो बेहद निंदनीय और घोर आपत्तिजनक है। भाजपा राज ने तरह-तरह की प्रताड़ना और अशांति के सिवा किसी को कुछ नहीं दिया है।

भाजपा ने नई नौकरियाँ तो दी नहीं, जो चली आ रही हैं उन्हें भी इतना कठिन बना दिया है कि लोग हताश होकर नौकरी छोड़ दें। जो पूरे नहीं हो सकते ऐसे असंभव लक्ष्य देकर, बीएलओ से अपना घर-परिवार भूलकर मशीन का तरह काम करने की उम्मीद करना अमानवीय है। भाजपा ये सब काम अपने चुनावी महाघोटाले के लिए कर रही है लेकिन सवाल ये है कि जो बीएलओ हताश होकर नौकरी छोड़ रहे हैं या जो अपनी जान तक दांव पर लगा दे रहे हैं, वो इस सियासी घपलेबाजी का ख़ामियाज़ा क्यों भुगतें।

बीएलओ को किसी भी गलती के लिए ज़िम्मेदार ठहराना किसी भी परिस्थिति में न्यायसंगत नहीं है। देश भर के कर्मचारियों को एकजुट होकर अपनी आवाज़ उठानी चाहिए। हम हर बीएलओ के साथ हैं।

हमारी हर बीएलओ से अपील है कि इन हालातों में ऐसा कोई भी क़दम नहीं उठाएं जिससे आपका परिवार प्रभावित हो। माना भाजपा राज का ये बेहद दुखदायी काल चल रहा है परंतु धैर्य रखें और ये विश्वास भी कि हर क्रूर शासन के जुल्म का एक ना एक दिन अंत होता ही है, इसीलिए दुनिया में सच्चाई और अच्छाई आज तक बची है। लोगों को डराते-डराते भाजपा ख़ुद डर गयी है। भाजपाई राज की ज़्यादतियों से जनाक्रोश अपने पूरे उबाल पर है। भाजपा अपने अंतकाल की ओर है।

इन हालातों में अगर ईमानदारी से चुनाव हो जाएं तो भाजपाइयों के घरवाले तक भाजपा को वोट न दें। भाजपा जाए तो शांति आए!

भाजपाई चुनावी भ्रष्टाचार ने बीएलओ को शारीरिक और मानसिक रूप से तोड़ दिया है।

हर बीएलओ के दुख-दर्द का साथी।

आपका
अखिलेश

[Ranvijay Singh @ranvijaylive]

SIR के बीच

• गुजरात: BLO अरविंद ने की आत्महत्या
• गुजरात: BLO रमेश ने की मौत
• पश्‍च‍िम बंगाल: BLO शांत‍ि ने की आत्‍महत्‍या
• केरल: BLO अनीश ने की आत्‍महत्‍या
• राजस्‍थान: BLO मुकेश ने की आत्‍महत्‍या
• राजस्थान: BLO हरिओम की मौत
• राजस्थान: SIR सुपरवाइजर संतराम की मौत
• मध्‍य प्रदेश: BLO उदयभान ने की आत्‍महत्‍या
• मध्य प्रदेश: BLO भुवन की मौत
• मध्य प्रदेश: BLO रमाकांत की मौत
• मध्य प्रदेश: BLO सीताराम की मौत
• पश्‍च‍िम बंगाल: BLO नम‍िता की मौत
• तमिलनाडु: BLO जहिता ने की आत्महत्या
• तम‍िलनाडु: आंगनबाड़ी सेव‍िका, आत्‍महत्‍या की कोश‍िश

[BCCI @BCCI]

A 𝗩ery 𝗩ery 𝗦pecial visit! 🙌

Mr. VVS Laxman, Head of Cricket, BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE), took a trip down memory lane—signing his portraits and visiting the meeting room named in his honour at the BCCI HQ in Mumbai ✍️👏

@VVSLaxman281

[Virat Kohli @imVkohli]

The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up.

[ऋषभ सिंह रावत @indian_RSingh]

UKD से आशीष नेगी ने भाजपा अध्यक्ष महेंद्र भट्ट और मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी को खुली चुनौती दी है कि वे कर्णप्रयाग विधानसभा से चुनाव लड़ें। साथ ही नेगी ने सवाल उठाया कि महेंद्र भट्ट साफ करें, आखिर वे खुद किस सीट से चुनाव लड़ने जा रहे हैं।

#Uttarakhand

[Madhav Sharma @MadhavSharma]

Dear @ShubmanGill,

I am sitting here, phone in hand, heart heavy with the noise that’s been swirling around you. You have just been handed the reins of India’s ODI captaincy, a dream job, a massive honour, but also a one that comes with massive responsibility. And yet, instead of pure celebration, you are catching flak from some of our own fans, the very ones who live and breathe Indian cricket. They are upset, saying your rise somehow dims Rohit Sharma’s star. As someone who’s grown up cheering for every run, every wicket, every heartbeat of this game, I can’t stay quiet. This letter is for you, for Indian cricket, and for the fans who need a reminder of what this sport means.

Let’s get one thing straight: @ImRo45 is a giant. His swagger at the crease, those cracking pull shots, the way he’s led us to two World Cup victories, it’s the stuff of legend. I have jumped off my couch for his sixes, held my breath during his clutch chases, fought many social media wars for him, and felt my chest swell with pride watching him lift ICC trophies. Rohit isn’t just a cricketer; he’s a feeling, a hero who’s carried our hopes through thick and thin. But loving Rohit doesn’t mean we have to turn our backs on you, Shubman.

Your new role as captain has stirred up a storm. Some fans act like it’s a betrayal of Rohit’s legacy. They’re missing the point. Cricket doesn’t work that way, it’s not one or the other. It’s not about tearing down the past to build the future. This game has always moved forward, from Gavaskar’s grit to Kapil’s miracle, from Tendulkar’s genius to Dhoni’s cool, from Kohli’s fire to Rohit’s calm. Each one is added to the story, not erased it. You’re not here to replace Rohit; you are here to pick up the bat and write the next chapter.

I have been watching you since your U19 days, stroking those cover drives like they were painted with a brush. There’s something special about the way you play, calm, classy, hungry. You have got that spark, the kind that makes fans believe in what’s possible.

Being Indian captain isn’t just about picking bowlers or setting fields; it’s about carrying a billion dreams, handling the cheers and the jeers, and still showing up. I see that in you. I believe you’re ready.

To the fans who are upset, I want to say this: we don’t honour Rohit by throwing shade at Shubman. Rohit’s too big for that, too gracious. He’s always been about the team, not himself. Turning this into a fight between him and you, Shubman, misses what he’s all about. Indian cricket isn’t about one guy, it’s about all of us, the ones who stay up late, scream at the TV, and feel every run in our bones. You are not stealing anyone’s spotlight; you’re stepping into it, ready to shine.

As a fan, I have felt it all, the gut-punch of losses, the high of victories. I have seen heroes come and go, and I’ve learned that cricket’s magic is in how it keeps going, keeps growing. You are that growth, Shubman. You are the guy young kids will watch, dreaming of holding a bat like you do, cheering for India like I do. Don’t let the haters drown out those kids, or your own voice.

I want you to know there are millions of us rooting for you. We are pumped to see your first ton as captain, to bite our nails when you make a bold call in the field, to stick by you when things get rough. We love Rohit’s legacy by cheering for the future you’re building. That’s Indian cricket, loud, messy, passionate, always moving forward.

So go out there, Shubman. Play with that fire and freedom you’ve always had. Lead with the heart that got you here. The crease is yours, the team is yours, and so is our faith. The noise will quiet down, but the game? It’s forever. And with you leading, I know we are in good hands.

With all my heart,
Madhav

[Himalayan Hindu @himalayanhindu]

"केवल खंडूरी की लड़की होने से या हेमवती नंदन बहुगुणा के लड़के होने से कोई पहाड़ी नहीं हो जाता। जरा ऋतु खंडूरी से गढ़वाली बुलवा दो, बोल देगी वो गढ़वाली? घास काट कर ला देगी वो?" सुनिए... हरक सिंह रावत ने और क्या-क्या कहा! 😂

[Hemraj Singh Chauhan @JournoHemraj]

राहुल कोटियाल⁦@kotiyalrahul⁩ ⁦@hridayeshjoshi⁩ भाई और एक इंडिया टुडे की एंकर इस रास्ते से धराली इसलिए जा रहे हैं क्योंकि पुलिस ने उन्हें गंगनानी के रास्ते नहीं जाने दिया. उनका कहना है कि ऊपर से आदेश है मतलब सरकार नहीं चाहती कि पत्रकार वहां पहुंचे. #Uttarakhand