🧵 Sachin’s Most Emotional Knock ❤️
Chennai, Dec 2008.
Just weeks after the horrific 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
England toured despite the fear. India needed a win to lift the nation.
Sachin delivered a masterpiece: 103 off 196 balls* in a record 4th innings chase (target 387).
India head coach Gautam Gambhir said Sai Sudharsan has not got a fair run at the No.3 slot and indicated that the left-hander will be preferred over Devdutt Padikkal in the Test format ahead of the one-off game against Afghanistan.
Gambhir also stated that the team will prepare four spinners for the tour of Sri Lanka in August.
So why are you forcing everyone to play domestic when you aren’t considering the domestic performance of Padikkal and others. Sai is preferred over them with mediocre performance in tests. Against afghan he will simply stat pad the runs and seal the spot.
Totally biased selection.
🚨 Lalit Modi back in the headlines:
• A biopic on his life is officially in development, with Lalit claiming that Ranveer Singh personally expressed interest in playing him on screen. (The Economic Times)
• He offered a fully-funded scholarship to teenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, calling him a future global superstar.
• Modi also defended Sushmita Sen against “gold digger” allegations, saying she was financially independent and a very special person in his life. (The Economic Times)
Love him or hate him, Lalit Modi never stays away from the spotlight for long.