Cricket is no less than a religion in India and many cricket fans even consider their favourite cricketers as Gods. We have seen a number of fans doing crazy things for their favourite players but recently the Indian test skipper Virat Kohli did something for a fan which is making netizens go aww.
In a video which is going viral on the Internet and social media sites, Virat Kohli along with his teammates is seen leaving the hotel and just then, a fan greets him and tells him that it’s his birthday today. The fan is also holding a placard with the text, “It’s my birthday today”. In response, Virat Kohli not only greets the fan but also wishes him ‘Happy Birthday’.
As far as the 2-match test series against New Zealand is concerned, India won the series by 1-0 after winning the Mumbai test match by 372 runs and ended the match with only 45 minutes game being played on the 4th day of the test match. The toss was won by India and batting first, the Indian side put up a good total of 325 runs on the board with the help of beautiful innings of Mayank Agarwal who scored 150 runs and Axar Patel also played a useful knock of 52 runs.
In response, the Kiwis performed miserably as they were all out for 62 in the first innings which gave India a huge lead of 263 runs. What surprised everyone was that Virat Kohli didn’t ask the Kiwis to go for follow-on but chose to bat instead. Few cricketing experts were of the opinion that the skipper wanted his out-of-form batsmen to get some more chance to bat and regain their form as the South African tour is going to start from December 26.
In the second innings, India declared its innings at 276/7 but the Indian bowlers wrapped up the New Zealand team for just 167 because of which India won not only the match but also the series as the Kanpur test match ended in a draw earlier. Mayank Agarwal was declared as the Player of the Match while Ravichandran Ashwin was adjudged as the Player of the Series.
That was quite a loving gesture from Virat Kohli and we are sure that many fans must be thinking that their day would have been made if Virat wished them too like this on their special day!
The Indian cricket fans are already very excited for the IPL 2022 as two new teams are getting added in the tournament and the existing teams will also need to build their teams from almost scratch as they are allowed to retain maximum four players only. While all the franchises have been through with their retention and release process, the talk of the town is that some stalwarts may see an end to their IPL career this season as they may go unsold in the mega auction which is slated to take place in the beginning of January 2022.
Here is the list of the players who may go unsold in this mega auction:
1. Suresh Raina:
For the majority part of his IPL career, Suresh Raina has played for MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings but he could not play in the IPL 2020 due to some personal reasons and in the IPL 2021, he was not able to put up a good show. There is no denying the fact that Suresh Raina is among the highest run-getters in the league but his age, form and the fact that he has retired from the international cricket further increase his chances of going unsold in the auction.
2. Dinesh Karthik:
The wicketkeeper-batsman used to lead Kolkata Knight Riders but on account of his poor performances, he was removed from the captaincy and now he has been released by the franchise too. He may not have taken retirement from the international cricket but he is not a part of the Indian national team and this will further abstain the franchises from bidding for him.
3. Harbhajan Singh:
Though Harbhajan Singh found a place in the squad of KKR in the IPL 2021 yet after the emergence of young spinners who are performing well both at the domestic and international levels, it will certainly be difficult for Bhajji to find a buyer. Harbhajan Singh’s age and his absence from the international cricket will also make him a less attractive option for the franchises.
4. Ambati Rayudu:
The Tamil Nadu cricketer has been released by CSK owing to his poor form in the IPL 2021 plus his age and fitness are also a matter of concern when it comes to getting a buyer in the auction.
5. Ajinkya Rahane:
India’s test vice-captain has been in the poor form for a long time now and presently he is out of the team because of the injury. Ajinkya Rahane was associated with Delhi Capitals in the past two seasons and he has been released by the franchise now. Well, it won’t be wrong to say that he didn’t get many chances in the IPL but whatever chances he got, he was not able to make an impact in those innings. As Jinx is known as more of a test player, finding a place in any IPL team will be very difficult for him.
Is there any other big player which you think will go unsold in this mega auction for the IPL 2022? Do share with us.
The Indian cricket team has given fans one more reason to cheer up as it has won the 2-match test series by 1-0 after defeating the New Zealand squad in the second test match which was played at Mumbai. After disappointing performance in the ICC T20 World Cup, the Indian side won the T20 series against the Kiwis and now it has also won the test series in which the first test match which was played at Kanpur got drawn.
While the Player of the Match award was given to the Indian batsman Mayank Agarwal, the Player of the Series award went to the Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. After registering this important win, many Indian players took to their social media handles and expressed their happiness over the victory. However amidst this all, one photo is going viral in which Axar Patel, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra and Ravindra Jadeja stood in line with their backs toward the camera. What’s interesting is that either the first name or the last name is shared in common by these players and this photo is bringing smiles on faces of cricket fans.
As India dished out a dominating 372-run win over New Zealand in Mumbai to clinch the two-Test series 1-0, the BCCI on Monday posted an incredible image of Axar Patel, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra and Ravindra Jadeja standing in perfect sync. pic.twitter.com/q9HigbAweu
After winning the Player of the Series award, Ravichandran Ashwin says that he thinks this is his 10th Player of the Series award and he sincerely loves playing at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, because every day it offers something new and he gets to challenge both the edges. Talking about the incredible performance of the Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel who took all the 10 wickets in India’s first innings, Ashwin states that it doesn’t spin every day at Wankhede but he used seam in a good manner, bowled at right spots and destiny also played an important role in his performance.
Talking about another Indian spinner Jayant Yadav who also took 4 wickets in the second innings of the New Zealand team, Ashwin says that he and Jayant share a good bond as they have trained together since 2014. Ashwin adds that he has been playing with Axar Patel since the times when they both used to play for Kings XI Punjab. At one fell swoop, he has also expressed his desire to go and win the series in South Africa.
India’s South African tour will start from Dec 26 in which both the teams are going to play 3 ODIs and the same number of test matches, while four T20Is have been rescheduled for the next year.
The Indian cricket team won the 2-match test series against New Zealand by 1-0 after defeating the visitors in the second test match by a huge margin of 372 runs at Mumbai. The Kiwis never looked comfortable in the game as first Indians posted a good total of 325 runs in the first innings but in response, the Kiwis got wrapped up at the meager score of 62 runs in their first innings and as a result, India got the lead of 263 runs. In the second innings, India declared its innings at the score of 276/7 and gave a big target of 540 runs to the New Zealand team to win the match. However, the Black Caps failed once again and the whole team got bundled out for only 167 runs.
While the Indian batsman Mayank Agarwal was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his brilliant knocks of 150 & 62, the Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was declared as the Player of the Series for his superb performance with ball in both the test matches. In the Mumbai test match, Ravichandran Ashwin took 8 wickets in both the innings and played an important role in India’s win.
Ravichandran Ashwin is undoubtedly the best Indian spinner of the present times and he is at the third position when it comes to taking the most wickets for the country. Ashwin has been instrumental in many wins of the Indian cricket team but because of his straight forward and bold attitude, he gets slammed a lot by the cricket fraternity. Ashwin is also one of those few Indian cricketers who mince no words and have the courage to face the world if they believe that they are correct.
Recently, the former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull came out in support of Ashwin and slammed his critics. While having a chat with the Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik on a show, Simon Doull says that the discussions regarding Ashwin’s performance at home and away have no base and he further asks as to why people just can’t celebrate a cricketer who is a great bowler.
Simon also adds that being India’s senior off-spinner is not an easy job but many people target him citing that he is dominant at home but his performance is not so good overseas which is not just with Ashwin. He further states that there are many bowlers in the cricket world including some Kiwi seam bowlers who are dominant at home but are not that good away. According to Simon Doull, it is the part and parcel of the game and people just choose the narrative which suits them the most.
In the Kanpur test, Ashwin achieved one more milestone when he surpassed Indian giants Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh in regard to taking 50 wickets in a calendar year maximum times. While Ashwin has done it 4 times, Kumble and Harbhajan Singh have done it 3 times in their career.
We certainly agree with Simon Doull as Ravichandran Ashwin has given us so many memorable wins. What do you say?
Almost every woman dreams of becoming a mother but no woman wants to become mother of a disabled kid because seeing their kid in pain and leading a difficult life is the biggest grief that a woman can go through.
In a historic decision, a London court has awarded a 20 years old girl named Evie Toombes with the right to a huge compensation which will run in millions as it covers the lifelong expenses which will incur in her treatment.
Evie sued her mother’s doctor as she claimed that she would never have been born if the doctor had given correct advice to his mother and this case has been named as wrongful conception case. Evie Toombes who is a para-showjumping star suffers from a condition called spina bifida as per which there is a gap in the spine as it doesn’t get developed in the womb and sometimes she has to spend 24 hours a day connected with tubes.
Evie took her mother’s doctor Dr. Philip Mitchell to court because she claimed that if the doctor had told her mother Caroline to have folic acid in order to reduce the chances of her baby suffering from spina bifida, her mother would have deferred her pregnancy which means Evie would not have born and she would not have to suffer lifelong.
However, Dr. Philip Mitchell denied any liability and stated that he gave reasonable advice to Evie Toombes’ mother. Caroline told the court that the doctor told her that if she had taken good diet earlier, she didn’t need to take folic acid.
Judge Rosalind Coe QC gave the ruling in the favor of Evie Toombes as she stated that in the light of circumstantial evidences, she found that Caroline was not pregnant at the time of consultation with Dr. Philip Mitchell and he didn’t advise her to take folic acid before conceiving and for the first 12 weeks of the pregnancy.
Judge Rosalind added that if the doctor had given the correct advise, Caroline must have opted for getting pregnant later which must have resulted in a normal and healthy child. Judge Rosalind therefore gave the decision in the favor of Evie Toombes who has made a career in showjumping despite suffering from this condition and she competes not just against disabled but also against abled riders.
This is certainly a landmark judgment! What do you say?
Many times we have heard that if you want to be rich, you need to work hard but if you are very lucky, sometimes you just need to buy a lottery ticket to get rich. Something of this sort happened with 49 years old Scotty Thomas who is from Fayetteville, North Carolina, he bought two identical lottery tickets and luck favored him to such a great extent that he won the jackpot for both.
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Scotty Thomas stated while talking to the officials of North Carolina Education Lottery that he didn’t even remember he had already bought one ticket of “Lucky for Life” lottery for the draw which would take place on November 27. He further added that he was watching basketball game on television while lying on bed and was not able to remember whether he filled it or not so he filled it again and next morning his son asked him why there were two separate amounts listed and then he realized that he filled it twice.
On Monday, Scotty Thomas went to collect his prize money and he had to make some really tough decisions. Scotty won two $25000 a year for life prizes and he had the option of either taking $50000 a year for life or he could take one $25000 a year for life and lump sum payment for another or he could take lump sum payments of $390000 (Rs. 2.93 crore) each.
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Scotty Thomas chose to take lump sum payments for both the prizes which come to $780000 (Rs. 5.86 crore) as he wanted to invest some money in his business, help his family, pay the bills and also buy a house.
The first prize of Lucky for Life is $1000 a day for life and the second biggest prize is $25000 a year for life. When will I get so lucky to win any lottery?
Breakups in love relationships can really make a person do things which are not just illogical but ridiculous as well. While there are many who soak themselves in liquor or any other intoxication in order to forget their lover, some are not able to believe that they have been dumped by their partner and they try their best to get their partner back in their lives.
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One such woman goes on to the extent of organizing fake wedding and photoshoot so that her ex texts her and comes back to her. Yes, you read it right and this hard-to-believe task was done by a TikTok user @dieschakin who left no stone unturned in making her fake wedding look genuine as she dressed up as a bride, wore a beautiful white gown, hired professionals for make-up and photoshoot. If this was not enough, a horse was also arranged and she even convinced a handsome hunk to act as her groom.
There is no denying the fact that if she had not revealed that the wedding was fake, nobody could have found out the reality. However, all the efforts went in vain as it had no effect on her ex and leave aside calling her, he didn’t even text the woman.
Disappointed with the result, the TikTok user made the revelation by posting the video with caption, “Remembering the time I faked my own wedding and had a professional photoshoot so he would reach out”.
While some laughed at her act, there were many who sympathized with her for being so madly in love with her ex.
We have also seen some cases in which a person has tried his best to take revenge on their ex as they were not able to cope up with the feeling of getting ditched for another person. One such case occurred in July when a Chinese woman took her ex-boyfriend’s car on rent and committed 50 traffic violations intentionally. However, the police investigated the case and arrested the woman as well as the person who helped her in committing the crime.
Do you also know about someone who did something like this to get back their ex? Share with us.
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