The Indian Premier League (IPL) has provided a great platform to the Indian young cricketers, not just in terms of earnings but also in regard to the chances of getting exposure of International level. It is true that not everyone will get the chance of playing at International level but these domestic players get to play with Indian as well as foreign international cricketers in the tournament which is highly beneficial for their game. The players in the IPL are selected through auctions and the bid for a cricketer that is made by franchise depends a lot on the talent and skills of the player.

Let us tell you about some of those cricketers for whom many franchise placed bids and they were bought for an exorbitant amount:

1. Yuvraj Singh:

In the year 2015, Yuvraj was not in a good form but due to his big stature, reputation and experience, all the franchises wanted him in their team. Four IPL franchises – Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Daredevils now Delhi Capitals (DC), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) competed heavily to get the left-hander in their squad. In the end, it was the Delhi team which bought Yuvraj Singh for a whopping amount of Rs. 16 crore.

2. Rashid Khan:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bought Rashid Khan in 2017 despite the fact that he was just an 18 years old youngster and paid Rs. 4 crore for him. He justified his selection but still he was not retained the next time and then two IPL franchises, KKIP and RR were quite eager to have him in their team. The bidding war intensified when Delhi also started bidding for Rashid. However, when Rashid’s price reached Rs. 7 crore, the RCB also joined the party and it was Punjab which bought the player for Rs. 9 crore. In the end, SRH decided to use their Right to Match Card and Rashid was the second highest wicket taker in that season.

3. Ben Stokes:

Ben Stokes is one of the best players of all the three formats and in the year 2017, he was the costliest player of IPL. Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) bought Ben Stokes for a huge price of Rs. 14.5 crore and he went on to score 316 runs in 12 matches including a fiery knock of 103 in 63 balls against Gujarat Lions and also took 12 wickets. There were four other teams who wanted him – Daredevils, SRH, RCB and Mumbai Indians (MI). Next year, Ben was bought by RR for Rs. 12.5 crore.

4. Shimron Hetmyer:

The Caribbean player was in great form in 2018 so he was in high demand during the auctions of IPL 2019.  Despite the fact that his base price was just Rs. 50 lakhs, he was bought by RCB for Rs. 4.2 crore. However, it was not just RCB that wanted Shimron in the squad, four other franchises – RR, SRH, DC and KXIP also placed bid for him. Shimron didn’t perform as per the expectations and scored total 90 runs in five matches.

5. MS Dhoni:

Lastly, we will talk about one of the most successful captains and a great player MS Dhoni. India won the T20 World Cup in 2007 under his leadership so it was quite obvious that all the eight franchises wanted him in their team in IPL 2008 but it was Chennai Super Kings (CSK) which got success. CSK spent a huge amount of Rs 10 crore approximately (USD 1.5 million) for getting Dhoni and since then he has always been a part of the team. Dhoni has averaged 42.20 with 4,432 runs in 190 matches and CSK has won the title three times under his guidance.

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Cuisine, a style or method of cooking that is characteristic to a particular country or region. Various cultures have their own kind of cuisines and each has their own specialty.

What’s so special about cuisines is each one is unique. All you foodies out there get a chance to experience the deliciousness that is served.

Let us have a look at some of the most delicious vegetarian cuisines that are bound to water up your mouth.

1) Japanese Cuisine.

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They are bound to wake your taste buds. If you get a chance, definitely gobble up these amazing dishes.

Another great thing about Japanese cuisine is that they are served cold most of the time so you don’t have to worry about your food getting cold.

2) South Indian Cuisine.

You can’t miss this. South India has some of the healthiest and tastiest cuisines going around. The likes of Dosa, Idli and Sambhar are among the best prepared dishes in the world.

Another advantage of South Indian Cuisine is that it is very light. Even if you were to eat only south Indian for your entire life, you still wouldn’t be bored.

3) Italian Cuisine.

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Some of the Italian dishes you must try are Caprese Salad with pesto Sauce, Panzanella and Mushroom Risotto. Italy is indeed famous for some of its salads.

4) Mexican Cuisine.

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It provides the right balance between taste and health. Some of the best Mexican dishes are Burrito, Taco, Tortillas and Mole.

When you order these dishes ask not to put meat on it and with a little less cheese they will be as tasty and healthy as it gets.

5) Turkish Cuisine.

Turkish cuisine has some very fine spiced vegetables alongside delicious Ethiopian bread. Turkish cuisine has a touch of spiciness associated with it.

Alongside that Turkish cuisine is famous for its stuffed vegetables which come along with some lovely and fresh rice.

6) Afghani Cuisine.

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Some very popular Afghani cuisines are Kaddo which is a twice baked pumpkin appetizer and Ashak which is leak-filled ravioli.

7) North Indian Cuisine.

This can’t miss the list. North India has some real mouth watering dishes. It includes Chhole Bhature, Amritsari Kulcha, Pav Bhaji and many others.

It may not be that healthy but if you are looking for having a cheat day, you have to definitely include some North Indian cuisine in it.

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Laughter is the best medicine. More true things have never been said. Laughter is indeed the best yet most underrated medicine.

Having a good laugh with a bunch of friends is more healing than anything else will ever be. In today’s stressful world we all have forgotten to have those light moments, those small little moments of laughter, the moments that really define our existence.

We all have a truckload of tension, pressure which keeps mounting on us. The result of such pressure is that it affects our health in the ways we don’t notice.

In our hectic and busy schedule there are always ways to find some laughter. Ways like spending time with your loved ones, by reading good things, by enjoying small little moments.

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1) Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?… He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes!
— Billy Connolly

2) “Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.”
– Anton Chekhov

3) “My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I’m right.”
– Ashleigh Brilliant

4) “Facebook just sounds like a drag, in my day seeing pictures of peoples vacations was considered a punishment.”
– Betty White

5) “If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it’s another nonconformist who doesn’t conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.”
– Bill Vaughan

6) “If you’re going to tell people the truth, be funny or they’ll kill you.”
– Billy Wilder

7) “But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.”
– Carl Sagan

8) “He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.”
– Charles de Gaulle

9) “All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.”
– Casey Stengel

10) “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.”
– Charles M. Schulz

11) “High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead.”
– Christopher Morley

12) “Starbucks says they are going to start putting religious quotes on cups. The very first one will say, ‘Jesus! This cup is expensive!’”
– Conan O’Brien

13) “Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it.”
– Cullen Hightower

14) “It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person’s plate.”
– Dave Barry

15) “There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
– Douglas Adams

Life really gets stressful some days, we hope you had a laugh while reading some of these.

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Various people around us have tried to do so and in turn have discovered and unraveled some amazing things about mind. They have discovered tricks/hacks to alter someone’s thinking by doing a few basic steps.

Let us have a look at some of these tricks/hacks which might help us to know someone better or to manipulate them:

1) Nodding Clue.

If you want someone to answer your question in affirmation, always nod while asking the question. The person’s mind will interpret the action and he/she will immediately say YES in reply.

2) How to make someone quiet?

While in a formal gathering, when you know someone is going to rage out on you, always sit next to that person.
If you sit next to them, then that will have to lower their voice plus there will be no direct face contact.

3) How to get over anger/frustration?

Start drawing simple lines with simple patterns, it really helps you to relax and think straight. Moreover, if you are in a bad mood, try to draw happy images; they help you boost your mood.

4) Want to know when someone is lying?

When they talk, watch their body language, after everything they say they will try and take approval from their eyes whether you have accepted their lie or not.

Plus they will use their body a lot less while lying.

5) Want a more satisfactory answer from someone?

You feel like someone is not telling you the full information?

Well, keep quiet and maintain eye contact with them, their mind will eventually force them to talk more and they will tell you everything they know about.

6) Your body posture tells a lot about you.

Always show confidence through your body posture. Sitting with legs open gives an indication that you are more open to having a conversation.

If you are not very confident always mirror someone else’s body action and you will be fine.

7) Use someone’s name more often.

While talking to someone, keep using their name in the conversations. This helps them feel important and valued.

They are bound to have more insightful conversations with you as they will feel you are really interested in them.

8) A good touch.

While talking to someone, you can give them a pat on their shoulders or shake their hand, this makes the person feel warm.

But one should be careful as to not make the touch, a wrong one.

9) Give them a list of choices.

When you want someone to agree for something, give them a list containing 3 options and drop the one to the bottom that you want them to pick.

They are most likely to pick the bottom one as is often discovered by various experiments and researches.

10) Be direct.

Sometimes, it’s good to be direct and ask straightforwardly for what you want. It takes the person in front, off his guard, and he is very likely to agree to your demands.

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Mahabharata is one of the most epic tales of Hindu mythology. We all have at some point of time in our lives, heard about it, watched it and enjoyed it.

It is a story about justice, a story about what’s right and what’s wrong, and a story that shows the importance of relations in one’s life and how bad things can get when we lose control of our mind.

Mahabharata had in it a whole lot of teaching and life lessons which are most prevalent in today’s world. So let us have a look at some of these life lessons which we can adopt so as to make ourselves a better version of what we are now.

1) The influence of good and bad company.

Kauravas had the influence of Shakuni Mama on them, an influence which led them to hatred and war, an influence which made them who they weren’t.

Whereas Pandavas had with them, the right influence of Krishna, the influence that guided them to victory.
Thus, it is important for us to choose the right influence in life if we wish to succeed.

2) You can be morally right, but if you support the wrong person, you will eventually fail.

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That is what we should learn, no matter how good we are, if we are not on the right side of things, then we will definitely fail.

3) Lessons from Chakravyuh.

Abhimanyu, Arjun’s son, showed great courage and strength when he entered the Chakravyuh created by Kauravas in Arjun’s absence. It taught us that no matter how worse the adversities are we should stand up and face them.

But we all know, Abhimanyu couldn’t make it through and that’s another life lesson right there. Sometimes we should not do what we are doing if we are not prepared fully for it.

4) Greed consumes everything.

Gambling was one of the major reasons behind the happening of Mahabharata. It was in the rush of gambling that Pandavas ended up placing their wife for the bet.

They suffered the consequences for the same later. Greed consumes everything.

5) Always have single minded devotion to your goal.

The famous Swayamvar where Arjuna had to hit the fish’s eye to win and was the only one to do that. He was the only one because he saw nothing else, nothing in the background, nothing at the side but the fish’s eye.

That is what teaches us the importance of having a single minded devotion to our goal.

6) Sometimes you have to fight with the people you love, if they are wrong.

Arjuna had to fight the people he admired, loved and respected the most; he had to do so because that was what was right. They were on the wrong side of things.

It teaches us that sometimes to do the right things; we have to go against our friends and family, even if that means losing them forever.

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Hyderabad is the capital of newly formed state Telangana and also of Andhra Pradesh. While it has a rich history, the city is also known for being the IT hub; however today, we will tell you about some of the most amazing places that you should visit on a trip to Hyderabad.

1. Charminar

One of the most famous places to visit in Hyderabad, Charminar was built by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in the year 1591. Other than being a tourist attraction, it is also a place of worship with 45 prayer spaces.

2. Ramoji Film City

Ramoji Film City is spread in 2500 acres which makes it one of the biggest film studios of the world. It has got its name listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and can accommodate around 50 film units comfortably at a single point of time.

3. Birla Mandir

As the name suggests, the temple was built by the industrialist family of Birlas just like the other temples that they have built in other parts of the country. The temple was constructed in 1976 and around 2000 tonnes of marble stone is used for this purpose.

4. Lumbini Park

A visit to this park refreshes and rejuvenates minds and hearts of visitors. There is a giant clock at the entrance of the gate which is one of the main attractions of this park which is named after the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.

5. Golconda Fort

Golconda Fort was built by Qutub Shahi Kings and it gives a good glimpse of the old times to the people of modern times. It is only 11 km far from the main city of Hyderabad and people love to watch the light and sound show which is organized here.

6. Hussain Sagar Lake

Hussain Sagar Lake which connects the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad is the largest artificial lake of Asia. The main attraction of this lake is the statue of Gautam Buddha which is 16 meter tall and is made of white granite.

7. Nehru Zoo Park

Nehru Zoological Park is under the control of the Forest department and is a great option for picnic. With more than 1500 species of animals and birds, it is the biggest zoo of India.

8. Salar Jung Museum

The museum is situated on the banks of Musi River and has 38 galleries out of which 20 are on the first floor while the remaining are on the second floor. Public was allowed to visit the museum from the year 1968 after it was moved in its present building.

9. Snow World

It is a must visit place on a tour to Hyderabad as it the first snow themed park built in India. Other than playing with snow, visitors can also indulge in ice games such as ice skating, sliding, etc.

10. Wonderla Hyderabad Park

It is one of the best amusement parks that a person can visit in his lifetime as there are more than 40 rides which can give tourists adrenaline rush. There is also an option of relaxing in the pool under the Sun if the visitor just wants to have a soothing experience.

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The celebratory season has started and everyone is planning to enjoy Diwali in the best possible ways. Ever since the Mall culture has been introduced in India, Diwali has got a whole new meaning and Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla is the one name that comes to our mind when we think of the best decor and shopping experience. Keeping in mind the craze of shopping during Diwali season, Phoenix Marketcityhas decorated the Mall with installations named Jewels from the Royal Court giving a Royal experience to the visitors.

Here are some amazing features of these installations:

MahaRaaga- Sound art

The key highlight is an installation of a MahaRaaga which is based on the concept that the universe originated from the reverberation of sound.

The theme of this Sound Art has Indian swaras– sa, ma and pa in unison with certain bird sounds.  MahaRaaga translates the theme through classical musical instruments embedded with speakers that play traditional royal durbar music, adding the dimension of sound to the bejewelled sculpture.

Scent of Petals- Scent art

Adding to the galore, Scent of Petals has been installed which is a Diwali-infused mechanical sculpture that diffuses aromatic scents at regular intervals. It consists of a large-scale decorative circular tray with eight oval medallions. It displays a lotus at its centre, whose petals open up at intervals to reveal a bud-shaped holder containing perfume that is sprayed into the surrounding area.

The Colourful Canoe – Bejewelled art

Giving a complete delight to eyes with art, Marketcity has The Colourful Canoe which is a mythical composition of a peacock-bodied boat which forms a dazzlingly decadent bejewelled inkstand, embellished with silk and pearls, glass beads, gold, enameling, tinsel and other aesthetic elements.

Timeless Jaisalmer – Royal Art

The Crown Prince of Jaisalmer, Chaitanya Raj Singh, has showcased his artistic talent with an installation created around themes close to his heart – his beloved city and heritage conservation.

Titled ‘Timeless Jaisalmer’, the installation represents Jaisalmer’s rich cultural heritage against a hemp canvas which symbolises contemporary innovation and the gradual turn towards sustainability.

In order to give a complete royal experience to the visitors, PhoenixMarketcity has invited The Crown Prince of Jaisalmer who is involved in the fields of sustainable hemp cultivation and retail and is reviving ancient water harvesting systems in Jaisalmer. He and Princess of Orissa are the guests of honour at Marketcity’s launch event along with other prestigious guests.

Raja Ravi Varma Painting exhibit

Besides all the spectacular installations, there is an exhibition of Raja Ravi Varma prints. Raja Ravi Varma is known for his classical form of paintings and will give a unique experience to the visitors.

Boulevard lightshow – Light art

Diwali is called the festival of lights and to give a delightful experience to your eyes, Phoenix Marketcity has collaborated with Syska to create a light show spanning a 240-foot tunnel, using an incredible one lakh lights. The mall will dazzle with spectacular Diwali light shows in the evenings which is a must-watch for the entire family!

All in all, Phoenix Marketcity is giving a complete package to enjoy Diwali with so many options like shopping, having great food, spending time with family while experiencing the beauty of a collection of massive art installations, exhibitions and even a first-of-its-kind light show.

No matter what is your age and what interests you, there is something for everyone. So step out to your favorite Phoenix Marketcity Kurla mall this Diwali and enjoy the festival like never before.

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