Pranjal

Support when the nation needs unity. Question when leadership needs accountability.
Finance, politics, cricket, tech.
No blind support,no blind hate.
Just facts

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

Ben Stokes wasn't just a cricketer. He was pure chaos for the opposition and pure entertainment for fans. Every time England looked finished, you still believed because Stokes was at the crease. Cricket won't feel the same without that fighting spirit. End of an incredible chapter. 🏏

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

8 wickets in hand and still playing this cautiously? In a T20, that's simply not good enough. If you're not going all guns blazing in the final overs, at least send the next batter in or even consider a retired out. Leaving runs behind can cost you the match.
#indvsAus

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

@mufaddal_vohra 4 wickets down against Ireland.

But we were told the solution was pushing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli into retirement.

This isn't a transition. This is poor planning, blind selection and a management that mistook hype for consistency. Time for some serious accountability.

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

@vikrantgupta73 2 wickets in the very first over against Ireland.

Forget the score. This is exactly why experience matters at the top. You don't replace legends overnight and expect everything to click.

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

@cricbuzz 111 Tests. 7,000+ runs. 220+ wickets. Countless impossible chases. Ashes heroics. World Cup final magic.

Ben Stokes didn't just win matches, he changed the belief of an entire generation of England cricketers.

End of an era.England Test cricket won't feel the same. 🏏👏

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

Ben Stokes retires from Test cricket with numbers that barely capture his impact.

111 Tests.
7,032 runs.
13 centuries.
224 wickets.
One World Cup hero.
One Ashes miracle.
Countless moments when England looked beaten until Stokes decided otherwise.

Stats tell you he was great. Cricket fans know he was inevitable. 🏏👏

[Mr Sharma @sharma_views]

ABHIJEET BREAKS THE CULT POLITICS TRAP 🔥

SAMDISH: People are raising slogans in your name. Does that bother you?

ABHIJEET 🙌: I don’t like it. The whole point is to remove hero worship from politics.

SAMDISH: So replacing Modi with Gandhi is not the solution?

ABHIJEET 🔥: Exactly. That is not a solution. We need structural reforms, accountability, free and fair elections, and citizens who stop giving unlimited power to one person.

[TeeJee🇵🇹 @TeeJeeUtd]

🚨🚨🎙️ Roy Keane: "You’ll NEVER hear Argentina players disrespect Messi... Neves needs to learn respect"

🎙️ Reporter:
“Roy, what did you make of Joao Neves saying Ronaldo is ‘just another player’ for Portugal?”

🗣️ Roy Keane:
“Listen, I’ve had enough of this. The kid’s 19. He’s played what, 15 games for his country? And he’s talking like Ronaldo’s some squad player.

‘He’s not different from the others’? Are you kidding me? This is Cristiano Ronaldo. Five Ballon d’Ors. Over 200 caps. Goals at every World Cup.

And you’ll NEVER see any Argentina players say that about Messi. NEVER. Those boys respect him so much. They’ll run through walls. They do everything possible to see him win with their last drop of blood.

That’s what a real team does for a legend.

He carried Portugal before Neves was even born. Before he could kick a ball.

You show respect to legends. You don’t sit there at a World Cup press conference and say he’s ‘just here to help like everyone else’.

He IS different. The standards, the mentality, the winning — that’s Ronaldo.

If Neves wants to be great, he should be watching Ronaldo, not dismissing him. Otherwise he’ll be another kid who talked too much and won nothing.”

{@beINSPORTS }

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

IMPORTANT: Brent crude slips to $79.33 a barrel. When crude rises, consumers are told fuel prices must go up. When crude falls, will petrol and diesel prices come down too? Or is the middle class destined to be the government’s favourite revenue source? 🤔

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

INTERESTING: the 6 MPs who are defecting from Shiv Sena (UBT) are to be provided enhanced Y plus security by the Govt . So first you defect from the party on whose symbol you were elected, then you get ‘rewarded’ with extra security. All of course on tax payers expense!! Yeh hai Bharat ki rajneeti ka kamaal!😡

[Sandeep Manudhane @sandeep_PT]

Xi Jinping took charge of China in 2013.

Modi of India in 2014.

Maybe instead of comparing Modi with Nehru ji, it'll be a more fruitful exercise to compare his performance with that of Xi Jinping.

On AI
On R&D
On STEM
On Exports
On Employment
On Manufacturing
On Public nutrition
On Public education
On Mass prosperity ...

Maybe that'll help all of us much more in setting our national goals better.

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

Alia Bhatt went to The Kapil Sharma Show. All guests were given coffee, but Alia asked for black tea separately.

The staff gave her black tea.

Alia Bhatt: Did you add sugar? 😳

Staff: Yes, a pinch of sugar added.

She returned the black tea and said Sugar is not good for health. Have sugar in the form of fruits only.

The same Alia Bhatt promotes Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Coffee Fills Cookies, which have 35+ grams of total sugar per 100 grams.

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

@ndtv @deepduttajourno @reetksahni And the Indian PM??

I'm sure by now he must have already called the US President, demanded an explanation and asked for a public apology as well 😌

[Vir Das @thevirdas]

Sir. I think maybe I speak for a small but valid percentage of India when I say couldn’t care less what the congress did anymore. Let it go. India moved on. They are not in power for their deeds. We did jokes about them for years, we booed them at the commonwealth games, they were a punch line on this platform for years, they got voted out. That’s life. These kids giving exams don’t even remember a congress govt. Questions can only be asked of those in power. That’s not being selective, it’s just called living in the present. No one dealing with a paper leak cares about BJP/Congress or Hindu/Muslim or any partisan bullshit. They’re worried about the future.

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

Wake up.

While people were busy sleeping, domestic gas cylinder prices were hiked again by Rs 29. Every few weeks there’s a new increase, and somehow this is becoming “normal” for everyone.

At this point, only inflation in India is growing consistently.
#LPG

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

@Rajiv1841 Rajat can replace Shivam Dube if he doesn’t perform consistently from here onwards.
Tilak is still favorite child of BCCI

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

भले ये बात सुनने में सही ना लगे, लेकिन आज एक खास समुदाय के लोगों में ऐसा डर क्यों है ये समझा जा सकता है।

जब लोग शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शन में जाने से पहले जेल, बुलडोजर, मीडिया ट्रायल और बेवजह फँसाए जाने का डर सोचने लगें, तब समझना चाहिए कि समाज में डर कितना गहरा बैठ चुका है।

लोकतंत्र में लोगों को अपनी बात रखने का हक डर से बड़ा होना चाहिए। अगर आम नागरिक विरोध करने से पहले अपने परिवार, करियर और भविष्य की चिंता करने लगे, तो ये किसी भी समाज के लिए अच्छी स्थिति नहीं है।

[Pranjal @iamPranjalg]

भले ये बात सुनने में सही ना लगे, लेकिन आज एक खास समुदाय के लोगों में ऐसा डर क्यों है ये समझा जा सकता है।

जब लोग शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शन में जाने से पहले जेल, बुलडोजर, मीडिया ट्रायल और बेवजह फँसाए जाने का डर सोचने लगें, तब समझना चाहिए कि समाज में डर कितना गहरा बैठ चुका है।

लोकतंत्र में लोगों को अपनी बात रखने का हक, डर से बड़ा होना चाहिए। अगर आम नागरिक विरोध करने से पहले अपने परिवार, करियर और भविष्य की चिंता करनी पड़े, तो ये किसी भी समाज के लिए अच्छी स्थिति नहीं है।

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

I've nothing personal against Shamika Ravi. But saying poverty has almost been eradicated in India and justifying all economic disasters is not expected from Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.

I don't know how many of you remember Montek Singh Ahluwalia. He was in a similar position in the previous governments. He never used to dress up anything. He was always factual and tried his best to find workable solutions. As a technocrat, his communications were never political.

We need people who acknowledge problems and then work towards addressing them.

[Uday Kotak @udaykotak]

Google which is cash surplus, just announced an additional capital raise of $80 bn.
Google annual profit is $160 bn, last quarter $62 bn, and market cap $4.5 trillion. That is close to total profits and market cap of all Indian listed companies put together.
It’s a wake up call to all companies to invest into the future, whatever the present maybe.
Now that IPL is done and dusted, time for India to focus on business of business.