Karthik K

9-5 techie from Bengaluru. Sports, tech & current affairs are what makes me talk. Huge fan of cricket and any sport. Lifetime admirer of Sachin.

[Karthik K @kart87]

For us 90s kids as everyone says Sachin was not just a player but an emotion

He was our Netflix, He was our amazon
He was our Twitter, He was our Insta
He was our PS5, He was our Xbox
He was our Spotify, he was our music
He was everything

#HappyBirthdaySachin
#SachinTurns50

[Karthik K @kart87]

@vinayakkm Really sad , missed the 2025 wc too and now this . Hope she comes back in later games

[Olympic Khel @OlympicKhel]

The bronze that brought India its first individual Olympic medal in 44 years. 🥉🇮🇳

Happy Birthday, Leander Paes. 🎂🎾

[out of context brasileirão @oocbrsao]

vozinha descobrindo que ganhou 1 milhões de seguidores brasileiros no instagram https://t.co/8vzaGjgf0s

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨🇨🇻 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes' reaction to Vozinha (Cape Verde goalkeeper) reaching 1M followers on Instagram after the game vs. Spain.

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

As the FIFA World Cup is going on, a reminder:

Football fans from India ≠ Indian football fans.

[Karthik K @kart87]

@RaunakRK All the best Raunak !! You are bringing in a sort of freshness to the commentary box. Really appreciate!

[Karthik K @kart87]

@RockyEatsX lol 😂 this reminds of this one time at work totally stressed out, lost in my thoughts I went to the food court and asked for “Veg Curd rice ” 😂

[Karthik K @kart87]

@Prosperrio How does Prosperr help in this aspect ?

[Sann @san_x_m]

His name is Gagan Narang.

He was born on May 6 1983 in Chennai. His father Bhimsen was a chief manager at Air India. The family moved to Hyderabad where Gagan grew up.

At age two he aimed a toy gun at balloons on Chennai’s Marina Beach and hit every one.

In 1997 his father gave him an air pistol. That was the beginning.

He won gold at the 2003 Afro Asian Games in Hyderabad. In 2006 he won four gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He repeated the feat in Delhi in 2010. He remains the only Indian male athlete to win four gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he was in the form of his life. He had scored 704.3 at a pre Olympic event in Germany, higher than the world record. In Beijing he missed qualifying for the final on countback. He later said he went into shock and depression for months. He did not touch his rifle for weeks.

He came back.

On July 30 2012 at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London he won bronze in the 10 metre Air Rifle event. He became India’s first medal winner at the 2012 Olympics. Only the third Indian shooter to ever win an Olympic medal.

After retiring from competition in 2016 he founded the Gun for Glory academy which has since produced multiple international champions.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2011. Padma Shri 2010. Arjuna Award 2006.

Today he turns 43.

The two year old who shot balloons on Marina Beach grew up to win India’s first Olympic medal of 2012.

Follow for stories India deserves to remember.

[Prithvi @Eighty7_Fifty8]

On the occasion of India’s Thomas Cup Semi-Final vs France tonight, a throwback to our 1st ever Quarter-final (old format) win in 1952 edition. India beat Thailand & Australia to win Pacific Zone to move into Inter-Zone (Knockouts) QF vs last edition ('49) finalists Denmark (1/2)

[Spandan Roy @talksports45]

Sachin Tendulkar's international career witnessed:

8 Indian Prime Ministers
6 Indian Presidents
5 Indian Vice Presidents
8 Lok Sabha Speakers
11 Chief Election Commisioner
8 Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
4 US Presidents
5 Prime Ministers of United Kingdom
4 Secretary Generals of the UN
10 Indian Cricket Captains
6 Summer Olympics editions
6 Fifa World Cup editions

That's some longevity. And scored 34357 runs amidst this.

[Karthik K @kart87]

@siyaagrawal18 Ha ha nice 😃

[Laureus @LaureusSport]

History.

A maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title at #CWC25 for Laureus World Team of the Year Nominee, India Women's Cricket Team 🇮🇳

#Laureus26 | @BCCI | @BCCIWomen

[Cricketopia @CricketopiaCom]

“The buzz he created, believe me, it was just incredible. People were leaving their offices just to watch him bat. In two & a half hours, he scored 192 - it was like a hurricane. The moment he got out, the entire Urdu school team just sat down wherever they were, they didn’t even have the strength to celebrate.”

Amol Mazumdar on Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic Harris Shield knock at Cross Maidan against Bandra Urdu School, a day after his Ranji debut.

[Karthik K @kart87]

There is no one better than @bhogleharsha to interview a youngster. Always makes them comfortable 😊

[Cricketwood @bagga_buntyy]

Gundappa Viswanath’s square cut = pure disrespect to bowlers. 🧊

[Aaditya Narayan @AadityaN_28]

Eden Gardens hasn't hosted Australia since 2001. Wankhede hasn't hosted Australia since 2004. And it will be at least 2031 until the might be able to. It's an absolute joke how we treat our iconic Test venues.

[Amit T @amittalwalkar]

Players will come and go but this will forever remain the most iconic reaction to sledging done by a bowler! 🔥🔥🔥