Tendulkar was a true great, but played for an increasingly self confident country on its way to becoming a cultural and economic superpower.
For most of his career Sunil Gavaskar batted for the self respect of a third world country and its despairing middle class whose ultimate ambition was a government job or a green card. The Sehwags, Gangulys and Dhonis who followed have given us ample reason to celebrate, but for most of his cricketing career Sunil Gavaskar would just make sure that millions could get up and face their bus or train commute the next morning.
Happy birthday Sunil Gavaskar.
You were the original rock.
"I have to steal the Declaration of Independence because there's a treasure map on the back" is objectively the best plot ever for a movie. We're not going to be able to top that.
Faking for validation feels so teenage coded, good romcoms are the best kind of movies. You know what's going to happen and it's all about how they lead you up to that point. Sometimes genuine greatness appears in romcoms like When Harry Met Sally or DDLJ.
Men do it too. Fake interest in shopping, fake interest in romantic comedies etc.
Show me a man who genuinely likes romantic comedies, I will show you a gay dude. Yeah, I said it.
It's just a part of the dating/mating game, and it's harmless.
PS: I once saw all seasons of Sex and the City in a few weeks for a girl. I wanted to kill myself.
Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan has called on football's biggest names to speak out on Gaza, saying children wearing the shirts of clubs and players they admire are being killed while the football world remains silent.
The World Cup has been full of extremely robust tackles that officials have waved away, but also laughably soft challenges that, after many replays, just must be punished.
It’s a fluctuation you’d expect with officials from all over the world, but it’s still really odd to watch.