Absolute Gem Actor Nana. You will definitely be missed. Your contribution to Marathi Cinema and Hindi cinema was immense. Movies like Natsamrat, Maaficha Sakshidar, Parinda, Kramtiveer to the comic generation you touched. #NanaPatekar
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@Rahul_bill It was definitely smart game play then as the Super Six was a completely new devil introduced in that WC.
Zim qualified in the other group meant came to Super Six with 0 points and India had to win all games to qualify.
@nibraz88cricket 2 World Cups in SA so far,
2003 - India only lost to Aus twice, won against all teams convincingly including SL & Pak. Came in Finals.
2007 - won the t20 World Cup
Even England smashed 350 plus and Similar scores are in SAvAus as well.
@Cric_Mukku They’re used to it. Many of these players carried their own kit bags through crowded trains and buses on their journey to the national team. Carrying luggage in Japan isn’t exactly a hardship for them.
@AhmadRana056 Eng tactically didn’t give Bumrah, Siraj, Shami, Akashdeep a green track as it brings Indian bowlers in the game.Eng best chance to win was to take the Test to day 5, chase on flatter day 5 track.
Pakistan medium bowlers bowling 75mph will not cause Eng any trouble on any pitch.
Ind’s first two Tests in Eng, 2025
The stat 🤯
Pak entire 4 innings : 610 runs
Gill alone: 585 runs
➡️ Pak scored only 25 runs more than Gill
Gill + Pant = 927 runs — 317 more than Pakistan’s entire 4 innings combined.
#EngVPak@TheRealPCB
@beastieboy07 That’s an insult to AFG. They are much better team.
@ECB_cricket would have got better viewership and contest had they invited IRE, ZIM & AFG for one off Tests instead of playing 3 Tests Pak on premier venues.
@nibraz88cricket India — first 2 Tests in England, 2025
Top run-scorers across those two Tests:
Shubman Gill: 585 runs
Rishabh Pant: 342 runs
KL Rahul: 179 runs
The comparison
Pakistan’s 4 innings combined: 586
Gill alone: 585 😳
*This is when Pak were 169/7
@WisdenCricket Why is @englandcricket even calling a third grade team like Pakistan for a three Test series on premier venues. Should have invited AFG, IRE & Zim for one off Tests instead of this team who has barely scored 150 in 3 innings and has pacers bowling at 75mph.
@UsmanOffical56 Why is @englandcricket even calling a third grade team like Pakistan for a three Test series on premier venues. Should have invited AFG, IRE & Zim for one off Tests each instead of this team who has barely scored 150 in 3 innings and has pacers bowling at 75mph.
@Rahul_bill@7Cricket Agree, basic defensive technique seems flawed. Perhaps the t20 effect has left players with zero patience. I am not reading a single purist mode batter with good technique and ability to stay on the wicket. Its lacking around the world as of now but it is still the foundation.
@7Cricket cont…
yet are expected to succeed at Test level.
A top-six Test batter should have a sustained 40+ FC average. Earn the Test spot through domestic cricket—don’t learn Test batting in the Test team
@7Cricket There was a time when Lehmann, Martyn, Martin Love, Hodge MHussey had huge FC runs and 40+ averages, yet waited for a Test spot to open. When their chance came, they delivered.
Today, many contenders average mid-30s in FC cricket and lack basic defensive technique, (continued…)