Vivek Das

Trying to NOT make a fool out of myself. TRYING.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

Last thoughts on 2018 & going into 2019:
I have been on a trip across Gujarat and yesterday I visited Dwarka. Holy city, visiting Gujarat with parents so Dwarka - Somnath have to be visit.
After visiting Dwarka, my driver told the trip is incomplete without visiting "Bet Dwarka".

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

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#LondonNewYear

[Abhinav A. Bindra OLY @Abhinav_Bindra]

Lionel Messi is one of those rare athletes whose story transcends sport. His journey from a child fighting physical odds to a footballer who redefined excellence has moved millions across the world. As someone who has lived the life of an athlete, I hold profound respect and admiration for what he represents perseverance humility and an uncompromising pursuit of greatness.

Yet as his recent visit to India unfolded parts of it felt chaotic and left me quietly uneasy. It compelled me to pause and reflect not in judgment but in genuine concern about what we were really trying to achieve.

I fully understand the economics of sport. I understand commercial realities global branding and the magnetism of icons. I do not fault Messi in any way. He has earned every opportunity that comes his way and admiration for greatness is natural even beautiful.

But admiration must also invite introspection.

As a society are we building a culture of sport or are we simply celebrating individuals from afar.

Millions were spent for moments of proximity photographs and fleeting access to a legend. And yes it is people’s money earned honestly and theirs to spend as they choose. Still I can’t help but feel a quiet sadness wondering what might have been possible if even a fraction of that energy and investment had been directed toward the foundations of sport in our country.

Playgrounds where children can run freely. Coaches who can guide young talent. Grassroots programmes that give opportunity to those who may never otherwise be seen. Spaces where sport is not a spectacle but a daily habit a teacher and a source of dignity.

Great sporting nations are not built by moments they are built by systems. By patience. By belief in the ordinary child with an extraordinary dream.

Icons like Messi inspire us and that inspiration matters deeply. But inspiration must be met with intent. With long term commitment. With choices that reflect not just what excites us today but what will strengthen us tomorrow.

If we truly wish to honour legends like Messi the most meaningful way to do so is not through grand gestures but by ensuring that somewhere in India a young child has a field to play on a coach to believe in them and a chance to dream.

That is how sporting cultures are born. And that is how legacies endure.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

16 wickets already on the first day. No one will mention anything about the pitch.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

A day to celebrate for all of India but also a reminder to block Revv Sports.

[Temjen Imna Along @AlongImna]

Post a picture YOU took. Just a pic. No description.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

@wealth_united_ The team itself

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

@ManUtd 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

Should have justified text before publishing 🤦🏽‍♂️

[Dhanush @dhanushkraja]

For the love of cinema 🙏

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

@AakashAtha He has batted the last time for India.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

@ovshake42 Fair enough, Stokes isn’t a legend anyway so hard for him and his boys to relate.

[Nikhil Chinapa @nikhilchinapa]

“A 100 against Harry Brook”.. will these commentators please get over themselves?

DON’T belittle what Jadeja, Washington, KL Rahul and Gill have done.

The reason Harry Brook is bowling, is because the English have just given up. They broke, we didn’t. Call it for what it is. #INDvsEND

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

@VivAFcc Then should’ve batted till the last ball is bowled for the day.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

Can India declare and ask England to bat 5 overs? Is it possible? #CricketTwitter

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

I want DK, Ravi and whoever it needs be to stand up for the Indian batters. Not succumb and say shit like yeah they should have shaken hands.
Washi & Jadeja got the hundreds against Jofra, Woakes, Carse, Stokes & Dawson.
NOT BROOK.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

What is Stokes moaning about? He would have done the dame thing if Dawson saved a test in Chennai and was playing at 88. I can’t wait to see sportsman spirit and shit to come up after this.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

@AakashAtha Ryan Harris the legend

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

@chiragbarjatya Meat.

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

If Indian sport has to grow, the broken broadcasting model has to be sorted. Today, bizarrely enough, the smaller cricket leagues and other sports are subsidising Indian international cricket, the IPL and big ticket ICC & ACC events
Let me explain. The rights fees for the likes of the IPL and World Cup have risen so much that the P&Ls for sports broadcasters are almost impossible to achieve. So for the sports channels, everything else, every other sport or even smaller cricket league is an immediate revenue source.
So a state cricket league or a league in another sport will pay placement fees or as a best case, revenue share to the sports broadcasters. Who then pile up this money to throw at the big ticket events which have reached ruinous levels of bidding.
Television is still a powerful medium in India, and this imbalance will mean other sporting leagues outside cricket will struggle to survive, no stars will be created, and in the end that's terrible news for anyone who wants Indian sport to do well as a whole.
We have to commit to change this, or need to concede that we will remain a one sport country, with the occasional Neeraj Chopra breaking through due to his own individual brilliance.

[Joe @josephradhik]

Naa, watch sports. And learn that no matter what, you live to fight another day. To win another game. To try to win at least.

It's the very essence of life. And the very essence of our society, that the outcome is rewarded and not the effort. So much to learn.

[Vivek Das @_thevivekdas]

Thanks for saying this out.
The team played ridiculously in the fourth innings. With the pitch doing a bit someone could have stepped up, scored some quick runs. Not one player showed intent, wickets kept falling and they stuck to defend and score 1/2 run po. Bizarre.

[KSR @KShriniwasRao]

I can't understand this whole "boys played well" sentiment.

India lost a Test match they had no business losing.