Shivani, I have to say this first… you’re such an incredible writer. ❤️ I genuinely love reading everything you write.
Also… getting Datta to talk this much genuinely feels like an achievement. 😂 He’s usually the one asking all the questions, never answering them.
The recovery experiments at home are all true too. 😭 @deepigoyal got him sold on an inversion table after reading and testing a thesis while building Temple. Another dear friend convinced him that red-light therapy was the answer. Then, one fine morning, a temperature-controlled mattress magically appeared. Tart cherry juice became compulsory before bed. Recovery boots. Breathing drills. Cryotherapy. At this point I don’t even ask questions anymore… I just say, “Okay… what’s today’s experiment?” 😂 His latest obsession is somehow finding a hyperbaric chamber. I made the mistake of looking it up… and it’s literally a giant metal tube. 😭 Strangely enough, a lot of these bizarre things are actually starting to make sense.
As romantic as it sounds that I spend hours watching films with my husband… I should clarify they’re badminton films. 😭 His team cuts footage from the last five years into endless clips, and we sit there watching them over and over again. So no… not exactly The Notebook. 😂
One thing I’ll always be grateful for, though, is Virat bhai. I reached out to him at one of the lowest points of my career. Injuries were piling up, the results weren’t coming, and I just needed someone who understood. He replied within minutes, and we met the very next day.
What we spoke about will always stay between us. But I’ll always be grateful that when I needed someone, he was there. He didn’t say much, but every word stayed with Datta and me. Some conversations change the way you see things. That was one of them. ❤️
The biggest thing I took away was the importance of finding your joy again.
Today, I know exactly why I wake up for those 5:30 a.m. sessions.
And I can honestly say… it isn’t the trophies.
It isn’t the wins. It’s something much deeper.
And this time, I’ll protect it with everything I have. ❤️
All the BCCI needs to do is get some proper, premium brands as sponsors instead of things like Kamla Pasand or Pan Bahar. Most stadiums would immediately look way more beautiful and classy.
Right now, they just fill the venues with cheap, election-style hoardings. Thankfully, they at least don’t put politicians’ pictures everywhere.
This guy will herald a revolution in Bharat? He can’t stay out in the sun for an hour without fainting. 75 year old Modiji addressed 3 back to back rallies in the humid heat of WB and returned to Delhi to work without showing any sign of exhaustion, and this snowflake @abhijeet_dipke is fainting after half an hour of sun!
I remember the season began with trolls mocking Virat for scoring 30 ball 50s when the younger boys were getting to the mark in 20 odd deliveries.
Well, he answered in the perfect way possible - 25 ball 50 that won his team the final, eventually ending with 675 runs with 165 SR.
Totally agree. We have to so something about Indians who go around shooting ridiculous reels in public places in other countries, holding up the locals and acting all entitled.
Every Padma awardee has had an inspiring life journey. The official Padma Awards Instagram page highlights some of their fascinating efforts. Do have a look.
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