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Ajinkya Rahane gave it all to the game โฅ๏ธ
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96 in Durban.
118 in Wellington.
103 at the Lord's.
147 in Melbourne.
126 in Colombo.
108* in Jamaica.
81 in Nottingham.
112 in Melbourne.
89 at the Oval.
HAPPY RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET, AJINKYA RAHANE.
A tough, loyal cricketer, a person of great character and fairness and an extraordinary team player moves on in life. Ajinkya Rahane will be remembered for many things but more than for anything else, his outstanding leadership that produced India's greatest away series win in Australia in 2021. Indian cricket must continue to use Rahane because he has the right qualities. Well played Rahane, always enjoyed the way you played and what you brought to the game.
All this drama of going to 5 foreign countries every month to bring "business" is plain stupid.
Solve basics things, like:-
1) No dogs/animals on roads
2) Proper garbage collection
3) Easy availability of taxis (& fair pricing)
This itself boosts tourism by 15-20% especially foreign tourists. And, helps bring foreign $ (which we desperately need now).
Best part: the budget for 1 foreign visit can be used to solve all above issues in places like Goa.
We won't do it. Because we are "talk" economy.
Not an action economy.
It is common sense to pick low hanging fruits first.
But, who cares about common sense.
In India, where education is probably the only genuine route for students to get out of the vicious cycle of poverty, it is the solemn duty of the government to be extra vigilant when it comes to anything with it.
Students spend years and years on preparation, leaving their parents and relatives, sacrificing all pleasures and desires, locked away in dingy rooms, going over and over the same chapters, all in the hope that they ace an exam in which the odds are so heavily stacked against them, that a hole in one in Golf has a higher probability.
Every student, who is not the son of politician, bureaucrat or a rich businessperson, is under so much pressure and stress, that there isn't a gauge that has enough readings to measure it.
And they go thru all of this willingly because of one fundamental belief.
They trust that the exam system is fair and their efforts will be rewarded.
If a govt shakes that belief and trust, you are going to have a generation that will lose all hope in future.
Which is why the Govt has to get thru the bottom of this as quickly as possible, sack everyone, and by everyone I mean everyone from the peon to the minister involved in this fiasco and restore trust in the system.
Because, the only thing the students have left, is trust.
For people outside Tamil Nadu, you don't understand the enormity of what happened in the state today. Nobody, not even MGR, at such a short period has got the kind of mandate which Vijay has got.
It is very easy to say Tamil Nadu vote for cinema Hereos. Since independence, only two cinema hereos, MGR and Vijay has got this kind of acceptance among people. Legends like Sivaji Ganesan and many others were not able to convert their popularity into votes.
Honestly I don't know why people have given such a huge mandate to Vijay. I never knew he had such a support among people.
It is a change which is not catching attention. Only two dravidian parties have been ruling Tamil Nadu for last 6 decades. For the first time, a non dravidian party has come to power.
Every Chief Minister so far had their roots in dravidian movement. Vijay comes with no political roots. Unlike his predecessors, he was not MLA, MP, Minister, Mayor or anything. He is directly becoming Chief Minister.
I understand West Bengal getting all the attention today. But what has happened in Tamil Nadu is unbelievable.
Atleast in West Bengal, people saw it coming. Almost no one saw it coming in Tamil Nadu.
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I am genuinely surprised why more people in India arenโt talking about this openly.
If you want clean drinking water, you have to buy a water purifier and then pay 18% GST on it.
If you want clean air, buy an air purifier again, 18% GST.
If you want 24ร7 electricity, donโt rely on the grid buy an inverter.
If you want quality education for your child, forget government schools, you have to go private, where fees run into lakhs.
Government schools are not even a serious option for most middle-class families.
If you want good healthcare, you go to a private hospital and once you step inside, your bank balance starts bleeding. Many families literally take loans to survive medical emergencies.
Now leave all this aside.
Even pure food is hard to get.
Paneer is adulterated.
Dal is artificially coloured.
Street food?
Nobody knows whatโs being mixed dirty hands, sweat, sometimes worse. We just hope nothing happens.
Try walking outside:
โข Footpaths barely exist.
โข Vehicles come from all directions.
โข People donโt follow lanes.
โข Potholes everywhere.
One wrong step and:
you might get hit by a vehicle, or
you might fall and injure yourself
And who takes responsibility?
No one.
Ask questions and suddenly youโre:
โข called deshdrohi
โข told to โgo to Pakistanโ
Why should expectations from my own country be compared with Pakistan?
When India plays cricket, do we compare ourselves with Kenya or Zimbabwe?
No.
We compare ourselves with Australia, England, big teams.
Then why, as a country, shouldnโt we compare ourselves with: China, the USA, Japan, Australia other large economies?
People say โIndia is Vishwaguru.โ
If that were true:
โข why are so many millionaires leaving India?
โข why are top celebrities and athletes settling abroad?
โข why do people with money still choose foreign education, healthcare, and passports?
Loving your country doesnโt mean staying silent.
Asking questions is not anti-national.
Expecting clean air, safe roads, honest food, affordable healthcare, and quality education is not a crime.
Patriotism is not blind worship.
Patriotism is demanding better because we believe India deserves better.
If this made you uncomfortable, maybe it needed to be said.
Share it.
Talk about it.
Silence wonโt fix anything.
Probably the worst press conference I have ever seen.
Says "I am not important" and then goes on to count his "achievements" - a drawn series and an ICC Trophy with a team set up by previous coach.
Says "I will not give excuses" and then gives an excuse.
Says "I hate the word transiton" and then says this is transition.
Gives out vague terms on how Test cricket should be played but never takes accountability or accepts his fault.
Blames schedule for lack of preparation but no words on his own chopping and changing that unsettled the team.
Shamelessness at its absolute best. Beware guys, even darker days are ahead if this regime continues. #INDvsSA