๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ง๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ก ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ:
Maria Irudayam (Carrom): 2-time World Carrom Champion, 9-time National Champion of India
Vasudevan Baskaran (Hockey): Captained India to win Gold in 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
Viswanathan Anand (Chess): 5-time World Chess Champion & the first Grandmaster from India
R Ashwin (cricket): 100 tests, 500 wickets, the greatest match winner India has ever produced in tests.
Ash has achieved the pinnacle of his sport & must be duly celebrated. It'd be great if the state can honor him @Udhaystalin@mkstalin
Also additionally, he deserves a stand named after him in Chepauk. The G Stand would be ideal, so that bowlers can bowl from the Ashwin Stand End.
Like how James Anderson has bowled from James Anderson Stand, would love to see Ash play a test at Chepauk & bowl from the Ashwin Stand/Ashwin End before he retires. @TNCACricket #AshwinStandAtChepauk
Australia at home Tests since November 24th 2016:
vs India:
Matches - 8
Won - 2
Lost - 4
Draw - 2
vs rest of the teams:
Matches - 27
Won - 24
Lost - 0
Draw - 3
Sorry, KL Rahul
I have joked about his form and inclusion in the team, but credit has to be given when it is due. KL has been phenomenal in the World Cup.
When India was 3-2 in the first game against Australia, he consolidated the innings and scored 97 of 115 to see India through. When we need him to anchor the innings, he has done that
When we needed him to finish games, he got solid 30s and 40s (not-outs) to see games off. When we needed him to go full throttle, he got a hundred in 60-odd balls against Netherlands.
Today, he was asked to maximise 20 balls, and he's got 40. No matter what role he has been given in the World Cup, he has done the job for the team.
KL Rahul gives security to that batting lineup, in a way that Shreyas or SKY simply cannot. He is technically sound and can shift gears as and when required.
He can bat at the top, he can bat in the middle. He can anchor. He can be a hitter at the death. He keeps wickets. He is very sharp with DRS.
The 2023 World Cup is KL Rahul's redemption. ๐ฎ๐ณ
Jadeja at long off for Bumrah
Jadeja at square leg for Kuldeep
Jadeja at deep mid wicket for Shami
That's how you use your best fielder peak stuff @ImRo45
.@imVkohli will continue to shatter records. @ShreyasIyer15 will grab the headlines. But my captain @ImRo45 Rohit Sharma is THE Man of the Moment.
He sets the match ablaze with his selfless knocks, setting up a stage for the entire team to shine. No milestones, just team glory.
Ye Captain nahiโฆCaptain Marvelous hai.
10 wins on the trot, one win away from being world champions
People who spoke about changing the pitch. Hru all ? Did the pitch help the spinners ? Was it micro managed ? Team which plays good cricket is the winner.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz silently gave money to the needy people on the streets of Ahmedabad so they could celebrate Diwali.
- A beautiful gesture by Gurbaz.
Underrated heroes of this world cup. The kind of start they give in first 10 overs makes it easier for the rest of the team.
Stats will never reflect how good they actually are.
Kohli in 2023 WC: 543 runs at 108.6, Strike Rate: 88.
1. In a highly batter dominated WC, he's batted at a SR less than 5 points than his career SR.
2. In the top 13 highest run getters, only Kohli strikes it in 80s. Everybody else has 95+ atleast.
This demonstrates how spectacular Rohit has been at the top of the order batting with great intent. Rohit has 442 runs at 55.25, striking it at 123 thus far & has enabled Kohli to play his game and make winning contributions by going at 88 SR that is lower than the tournament average. Rohit complements Virat beautifully.
Today's knock of 101*(121) by Kohli seems slow on the outset, but as the ball got older, the pitch became so difficult to bat, so Virat assessed it & played role of the accumulator, with the team ending up at a above par of 326-5. Rohit's blitzkrieg made it seem as if pitch was a belter which it isn't.
India is gifted to have both Rohit and Kohli in the top 3. Let's celebrate both. #Legends
Scores Afghanistan have conceded or restricted opponents to in #WC2023.
Eng: 200 all out
SL: 241 all out
Pak: 270 all out
Bang: 158/4 in 35
NZ: 288/6
Their bowling has been on point.
Rohit scored 131(84) against this attack. Some ppl called it statpadding against a weak team!
Shaun Marsh, Melbourne 2018-19
Ollie Robinson, Lord's 2021
Muhammad Rizwan, Ahmedabad 2023
There are some others in between too but these 3 Bumrah slower balls just can't be forgotten.