Shashwat Roy

Cricket Analyst | Former @Walking Wicket @ANI @cricket_country @cricbuzz | Bowler ER=6*Ave/SR

[Shashwat Roy @RoyShashwat004]

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@grok

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

So much to learn from Dhyan Chand on his birthday and National Sports Day. It starts with his name. He was born Dhyan Singh, but once he joined his regiment, he had very little time in the day to practice, so he practiced at night, by moonlight and was given the name Dhyan Chand.
He could innovate. In the 1935 tour of New Zealand, the Kiwis left the grass long in all areas except the penalty area, to stop the Indian passing and dribbling. Dhyan and his brother Roop countered by keeping the ball in the air on their sticks and still scored five goals.
He did not allow his hockey or service with the Indian army to take away from what he felt was moral and correct. According to his son, Ashok Kumar, he sheltered Chandrashekhar Azad at his house in Jhansi when the police was in hot pursuit.
He was totally focussed on the game. After India suffered a shock defeat against Germany in an exhibition game before Berlin '36, he immediately asked for Ali Dara, who had been controversially dropped, to be flown in from India. Dara came and was a vital part of the Indian Olympic victory, and later captained Pakistan.
Great reading of his sport. In the finals of the Berlin Olympics, he realized the rain had made the pitch difficult. Dhyan Chand discarded his spikes at half time, played with rubber soles and totally transformed the game. India scored goals right at the start of that half.
He had a sense of humour. When Jawaharlal Nehru met Dhyan Chand in 1952 when he had come for the Padma Bhushan award, he jokingly asked him for one of his medals as he had so many on his chest. And Dhyan Chand quipped, "On you Nehruji, only the rose looks good."
Will finish with a story about him & the actor & singer KL Saigal. Saigal in 1937 was the biggest Indian star. Prithviraj Kapoor took Saigal to watch Dhyan Chand in a match in Mumbai. But till half time, neither Dhyan Chand nor his brother Roop could score.
When Saigal met them at half time, he expressed his disappointment. The brothers asked him if he would sing a song for them for every goal they scored in the second half. He agreed. They scored 12 goals in the second half, Dhyan Chand getting 8 & Roop Singh 4

[Bharath Ramaraj @Fancricket12]

Birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand:

May 2, 1935. India were playing South AUS during their tour of Australia and NZ. India crushed South AUS 10-1. Don Bradman, who watched that game, said to Dhyan Chand, "You score goals like I score runs in cricket.'

He also noted, “I am particularly glad to welcome the Indian players as they are better exponents of the game of hockey than we are. We will have the opportunity of learning something from them. I hope that this visit will be the forerunner of a visit from an Indian cricket team.”

[Shashwat Roy @RoyShashwat004]

Who says Indians are weak-hearted?

We actually play two of the most life-threatening risky team sports in the world & have actually ruled these sports for a considerable time - 8 Olympic Golds & 1 WC win in Hockey & 5 WC wins in cricket.

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

There are so many stories around Gavaskar, Viv and the batters in the 1970s and early 80s who did not use helmets and had wholly inadequate body protection to protect them from express bowlers. It was undoubtedly scary and took nerves of steel.
Now think of rushing towards such a delivery at full speed, trying to put off the hitter or stop the ball.
That's what makes the likes of penalty rushers like Salima Tete and Amit Rohidas legends, they are the first line of attack, running full tilt at the penalty corner specialist who is trying to hit or flick a ball at terrifying speed. The sheer raw courage is breathtaking, it requires something special to get oneself up for it match after match, especially when you have been hit more than once, as both have.
I cannot get over how they do it!

[Himanish Ganjoo @himganj153]

AI slop is just everywhere in cricket writing now. Scores of "substacks" coming up, all AI generated. It's the bandwagon effect: the allure of views you can get on the back of the cricket frenzy, for essentially putting in no effort. Even big publications aren't immune to it.

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@OversLife Murali Karthik in Mumbai 2004

[stick2hockey.com @indianhockey]

5-3. Success after struggle India moves to stag 2. with a commanding 5-3 passage.

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@OversLife Robin Singh

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@bhaleraosarang Gabba Test 2021 win

[Shashwat Roy @RoyShashwat004]

@Fancricket12 Happy Independence Day Bharath!
Had a question - Why did India pick three left-arm spinners? Wasn't there a room for an offie for variety?

[Chandresh Narayanan @chand2579]

Ravi Shastri was named TEAM DIRECTOR, that role was specific to Indian men's team from 2014-16 March. If VVS Laxman is named Director of Cricket it will be for all formats, genders and pathways which is more of an office role...different to what Shastri's was! #cricket

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@BabajiSutar3 Dilip Sardesai

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@BabajiSutar3 Clive Lloyd

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@BabajiSutar3 Gundappa Vishwanath

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@BabajiSutar3 Bruce Taylor from New Zealand

[Shashwat Roy @RoyShashwat004]

In-form Devdutt Padikkal stakes a stronger claim than Sai Sudharsan to be India's no. 3 in Tests.
Brilliant knock in the three-day game against SLC XI.
#INDvSL

[Bharath Ramaraj @Fancricket12]

In Manav Suthar, India have found a potentially good spinner. He finds enough purchase and mixes up his pace well. If needed, he can bowl quicker and still get some purchase; revs on the ball.

Yes, he also has the control.

[Prabhanjan Badami @PABadami]

The tour match that has commenced today is happening at the 'Nondescripts' Cricket Club ground in Colombo. Can't think of a more self-deprecating name than this for a cricket venue ;) #INDvSL

[Shashwat Roy @RoyShashwat004]

Subhadeep Ghosh to replace T Dilip as new fielding coach of Team India.

[Shashwat Roy @RoyShashwat004]

@Vaibhavsooryava You will surely be a part of the Test & ODI teams as well in the future. Cherish these free moments for now as you won't get much time in the future.