Some of us like to play pranks on others but we often stop ourselves as we are afraid that the other person may not like it or he may get offended but there is one day in the year when we can play pranks on others and the other person will also laugh with us even after realising that they have been fooled. Yes, we are talking about April 1 which is also known as April Fools’ Day and on this day, people play pranks on each other and have fun.
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Nowadays, the social media networks also help us in playing pranks on each other; in fact with their help, we can play prank on many people at the same time. The social media networks were flooded with memes and jokes on April Fools’ Day as people didn’t want to miss the opportunity to laugh a little despite the fact that the times are tough.
Many people also expressed their agony by saying that the whole past one year has been like an April Fools’ Day.
Though it was the time to have some laugh, we should also not forget that the COVID-19 cases are on rise in most of the states in India and hence, we request all to follow safety precautions and guidelines in a proper manner.
The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League is going to start soon and every franchise is working pretty hard to ensure that they have a good season this year. Rajasthan Royals has appointed former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara as the Director of Cricket for the IPL 2021 and he will be coordinating with the new skipper of RR Sanju Samson who has been assigned the new responsibility after the franchise released the former skipper Steve Smith ahead of the IPL2021 auctions.
As far as RR’s track record in the tournament is concerned, the team is the first winner of the league as it won the inaugural edition of the IPL 2008 under the leadership of Shane Warne but since then, it has not been able to make any impact in the following seasons. In fact in the last season, RR ended up at the bottom of the points tally despite starting the tournament with some big wins.
Recently Kumar Sangakkara was answering some questions in a video which was posted on the YouTube channel of Rajasthan franchise. These questions were asked online by fans and one of them asked whether RR would sign the Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi in the IPL 2022 auctions.
Kumar Sangakkara also added some humour in his answer and asked the fan whether he was talking about Lionel Messi. He further says that it will be wonderful to have him, adding that he is sure Messi will be able to play some cricket as well.
This is what Sangakkara said, “Are you talking about Lionel Messi? Well, wonderful to have a player like him. I’m sure with his talent, he can definitely play some cricket as well”.
On the other hand, one fan asks which batsman as per him can play the perfect cover drive just like him, the fan also calls the cover drive as Sanga drive. Sangakkara appears to be a little confused at first but then he says that there are few in his team such as Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson, adding that he wants to see Shivam Dube play it too. He also praises the Indian skipper Virat Kohli in view of the fact that he also plays cover drive well with good balance. Kumar Sangakkara states that cover drive is favourite shot and there are so many batsmen in the world who play it better than him.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought many changes in our lives and the cricketers are no exception to it. They have to live in bio-bubble environment which is certainly a little hectic, especially the quarantine part. As the IPL 2021 is going to start in almost a week’s time, the foreign players are arriving in the country but the Indian cricket fans, especially fans of Chennai Super Kings, will miss the Australian cricketer Josh Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood was bought by CSK in 2020 at the base price of Rs. 2 crore but the pacer got the chance to play only 3 matches in which he was able to take only one wicket. Josh Hazlewood decided to opt out from the IPL 2021 as he needed a break especially because of the fact that the Australian team has a very hectic schedule ahead.
While talking to a cricketing portal, Josh Hazlewood states that he has quarantined and lived in bio-bubble at different times for the last 10 months now because of which he has taken the decision to have some rest, spend time in his home and Australia for the next two months. He adds that the Australian team will have a big winter ahead as they will be clashing against West Indies on a long tour followed by Bangladesh. He further says that later there will be T20 World Cup and then Ashes so he just wants himself to be prepared for it, physically as well as mentally by taking rest at the moment.
However, the social media networks are flooded with jokes and memes after Josh Hazlewood has announced that he will not be playing in the IPL 2021 as people are saying that Cheteshwar Pujara is the reason of Hazlewood pulling out from the tournament.
Pujara and Hazlewood played against each other in the 4-match test series which was played under Border-Gavaskar Trophy that was won by India by 2-1. During the series, Cheteshwar Pujara batted for long hours and troubled the Aussie bowlers so netizens are joking that Josh Hazlewood has opted out from the IPL 2021 so that he can save himself from bowling to Pujara for long hours in the nets.
Here are some of the selected reactions:
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Josh Hazlewood withdrawing from Chennai makes Chennai poorer for sure given he is one of the world's premier fast bowlers. However, my sneaky suspicion is that he couldn't stand another month bowling to Pujara in the nets. #IPL2021
The Indian Premier League 2021 is all set to start from April 9 and the debate over choosing the cash-rich league over country has once again begun. Many players from England including Ben Stokes are facing criticism for playing in the IPL and recently Ben Stokes has given a perfect reply to an online user who tries to target him for playing in the IPL.
The 29 years old English cricketer has arrived in India and is quite excited. As per him, it is good that the IPL has returned to India after being organised in UAE last year which Stokes feel was a big achievement in itself. While talking to a sports channel, Ben Stokes says that he is hoping to see the Indian crowd back in the stadium as they are a big part of the game. He further added that it was a great feeling to see fans in the stadium during the India-England series despite the fact that all of them were against the England team.
Celebrities getting trolled on social media is pretty common and Ben Stokes became the latest target of the same as an online user took a jibe at him by saying that he is running behind money now but he will be tired to bowl when he will wear the England jersey.
This is what the online user wrote, “Chasing a pound note again, once back in an England shirt will be too tired to bowl”.
Chasing a pound note again, once back in an england shirt will be too tired to bowl
Ben Stokes will be playing for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2021 and the opening match will be played between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rajasthan Royals will be led by Sanju Samson who has been appointed as the skipper after the franchise released Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021 auctions. RR will be playing their first match against KL Rahul led Punjab Kings on 12th April 2021.
Indians are pretty crazy for cricket and today (April 2) is a very important day for the Indian cricket lovers as on the same day 10 years back in 2011, the Indian team won the ICC World Cup 2011 under the leadership of MS Dhoni. Recently, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir who is now a BJP MP talked about the old memories of the 2011 World Cup in an interview with a leading daily but he also spoke about the one worst thing the Indian squad underwent after winning the World Cup.
Gautam Gambhir played an important role in India’s win as in the nine matches that he played, he scored 393 runs with an average of 43.66 which also included four half-centuries. In the final match which was played against Sri Lanka, Gambhir played a brilliant innings of 97 runs after Lasith Malinga dismissed Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag in quick succession. MS Dhoni remained unbeaten at 91 and he sealed India’s victory by hitting a sixer on the bowling of Nuwan Kulasekara.
The one worst thing as per Gautam Gambhir which team India underwent after the 2011 ICC World Cup was that the same eleven players never played a match together after the final match. Gambhir said that his teammate Harbhajan Singh told him this and it is certainly the worst thing to happen with a squad.
He added that the best people to answer this question are the coach Duncan Fletcher who took over the reins from Gary Kirsten after the World Cup, skipper MS Dhoni and the selectors (K Srikkanth and others). Gautam Gambhir further says that he believes it has not happened in the history of international cricket that a team which has won the World Cup has never played again together.
After the 2011 ICC World Cup, MS Dhoni chose to implement the rotation policy because of which Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag never played again together. Gautam Gambhir was never in the favour of the rotation policy and earlier he termed it as complete crap.
The IPL 2021 is all set to start from April 9 with Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore clashing in the opening match and the final of the tournament will be played on May 30 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The IPL franchises which have not been able to perform well in the IPL 2020 are leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that the IPL 2021 proves to be a good one for them; for example, Chennai Super Kings that is the second most successful team of the league had a pretty bad IPL 2020 and this year, they redesigned their jersey for the first time since the inaugural edition of 2008.
In the similar manner, the Punjab franchise has changed its name from Kings XI Punjab to Punjab Kings as they feel that a team is not just about eleven players but about the whole group. Now the franchise has changed its logo and redesigned their jersey as well. The new logo shows a shield in which the name of the franchise is written with a roaring lion.
However, the new jersey has become the talking point soon as the color of the jersey is also different but contrary to the belief of the management, fans have not liked the jersey as it resembles the old jersey of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Here is how the online users expressed their unhappiness and disappointment:
zero originality in name, logo and colors, just recycling gold, red lions, kings, and patterns which are already in plenty.
Could have chosen something unique- Green, Orange, baige etc
Names- Braves, Soldiers, Pistons, Parakeets, GosHawks, Blackbucks etc etc
The Punjab franchise has never won the IPL title but it must be looking forward to change its fortunes in the IPL 2021 under the leadership of KL Rahul who was appointed the skipper in the last season after the franchise released their former skipper Ravichandran Ashwin who was not able to fulfill their dream of winning the tournament in two seasons.
What is your opinion about the new jersey of Punjab Kings? Do you also feel that it is copied from the old jersey of RCB?
There are many food items in the world about which we may have no knowledge leave alone tasting them, however what surprises us more is when we get to know that the food items that we love to dig out tooth in can be eaten by different ways as well. For example, we love to have masala dosa but we are left shocked when we see people are also loving ice-cream dosa; while tea is a part of our regular lifestyle, people are also having butter tea, chai pasta and so on.
Well, now we are going to tell you about one more recipe which will leave you confused and that is Amul Butter Coffee. Yes you read it right, coffee with butter and it is being sold in Old Delhi near Jama Masjid.
A food blogger Amar Sirohi visited the narrow lanes of Old Delhi and posted the video of how this coffee vendor prepares Amul Butter Coffee using the coffee machine which we usually see in Indian weddings.
Let us also tell you that this hot butter coffee is not a new product and it is being sold over there for the last 20 years. In the video, you will see that the vendor first adds some milk, then lots of Amul butter followed by coffee and sugar. He then uses the machine for making coffee and after pouring it in the cup, he adds cocoa powder.
Amar Sirohi didn’t give good review about the salted coffee as he didn’t like the taste much but he gave the address of the stall so that if anyone is interested in visiting over there and having coffee, he doesn’t face any problem.
This is how netizens reacted to this unique salted coffee:
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