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23 Jun, 4 tweets, 1 min read
The problem with this "match ka mujrim" culture in India is that now that #WTCFinal is over, they have to find someone to blame for India not winning. But there is no mujrim. India played brilliantly. New Zealand just played better. But cable news demands mujrims. Yuck.
It seems to stun many Indians that you can actually lose without doing anything wrong.
I really hope this commercial need to blame someone for a loss to create tv content doesn't obsess over the selection decisions. Because Virat is right. This was the best XI. I don't think the result would change with Siraj.
Two outstanding teams played a test match and one of them won. No one did anything wrong.

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Theater! He was the prime minister, with political capital as well as the constitutional power to remove Modi. And Modi had zero base outside delhi news studios. In 2002, ABV could have got rid of Modi before morning tea even. He didn't want to. Modi is his kinda guy.
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There is no difference. Modi is basically BJP and vice versa. He is not an opportunitic anomaly like Trump or Bolsonaro. Modi is a lifelong swayamsevak and is like he was made in a lab by the BJP ideology.
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Even within the bombay pune expressway. Water boils at 100C in bombay. 98C in pune. 97C in Bangalore. 92C in Simla! In india we usually pressure cook anything to boil it so we don't realize these differences.
It's an easy thing to miss because the boiling water is still hot and boiling and bubbling and will of course scald you if you touch it. It's just not as hot as it looks at higher altitudes.
If you ever feel like your pasta or noodles weren't perfectly al dente following the time in the recipe or why maggi seems to take longer to cook in some places, check your altitude.
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फणस with the nasaliest ण pronunciation possible without hurting your sinuses.
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Some folks think that's harsh on Waugh to call him nasty. But look at his own words and actions and thoughts and takes. He mainstreamed this view that snarling at the opposition, "mental disintegration" etc were what made you world champions. A generation grew up buying it.
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Nice that New Zealand cricketers are nice. But please remember that they are the champions because they play intense hardcore high quality smart cricket. Don't let the niceness distract you from what a great cricket team that is. Not every captain has to be steve waugh nasty.
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