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Mar 5

I wanted to do a thread on my interactions with Shane Warne. Will do one but before that, something more imp needs to be shared right now.

Here’s a #thread on #BCCI and the current media reports of a BCCI official attending selection committee meetings.

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Chief selector Chetan Sharma should now come out on record and speak if any individual sat unconstitutionally in team selection meetings. In fact, he should add whether or not the selectors felt intimidated by someone’s presence. I know for sure they were not ‘comfortable’.

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For the record, no office-bearers of the BCCI – other than secretary, who convenes meetings – are supposed to sit in selection committee meetings. I don’t think anyone would’ve dared do this if the likes of Amarnath, Vengsarkar, Srikkanth, Patil were chairing the committee.

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Mar 1

The joy of Test cricket…

#Thread

Let me begin with a flashback. The year is 2014. India lose 1-3 in England & land in Australia three months later. Another challenge beckons. MS Dhoni is under pressure. A change in captaincy is round the corner. (1/25)

There’s little doubt who the next captain is going to be. He’s just turned 26. The Aussies hate His guts (rather, love to hate His guts). He loves how they hate Him. He makes statements, stands up for His team, picks up fights for the team, scores tons. (2/25)

A tiger is marking territory. The pugmarks are all over. “They were calling me a spoilt brat. I know you guys hate me. I like that,” He says.

They hate Him all the more.

Go you YouTube and search for His press conference from 2015 Jan. It's a classic! (3/25)

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@KShriniwasRao

Feb 25

Thanks for the birthday wishes. : )

Here's a #Thread on #IPL.

Yesterday I shared the start & end date of IPL-2022. Must say I was a little surprised with some reverts. “74 games too many”, “1/6th of the year”, “Boring”, “jarring”, so on.

Really? Not quite. Let explain. (1/25)

Modern-day cricket, like any sport, has essentially stood on three pillars: 1) those who play it, 2) those who watch it, 3) those who administer & finance it.

The fourth pillar is of the thinking minds. Those who speak for the game and protect its identity & uniqueness. (2/25)

Here’s where I believe cricket has changed: The three pillars of the game I mentioned have steadfastly moved in one direction, at least the majority of them, for better or worse (that’s for another day).

And the fourth pillar has shown little interest in catching up. (3/25)

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@KShriniwasRao

Feb 19

#Olympics #Thread

A dream waiting to come true...

Let’s take a break from cricket and look at India’s other sports aspirations. A big development took place today – Mrs Nita Ambani made a presentation at IOC to host the 2023 ‘Session’ in Mumbai. It was accepted unanimously.

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Indian Olympic Assn (IOA) president Narinder Batra, Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and India’s first-ever individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra were part of the Indian delegation with Mrs Ambani.
India last hosted an Olympic session in 1983.

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Royals, academicians, former sportsmen and women, corporate leaders, and more – the members who participate in an Olympic session make for a very unique set. The decisions taken at an Olympic session are considered final. Mumbai will host the session in May-June 2023.

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@KShriniwasRao

Feb 14

The BCCI has laid a foundation stone for the newly planned National Cricket Academy (NCA) on the outskirts of Bangalore.

The contract has been given to L&T.

Was wondering how a World Class academy must look like.

Some thoughts in this #thread... 👇🏾

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The site is a 40-acre land in Devanahalli, near the Bangalore International Airport.

This has been one of BCCI's pet projects and has been pending too long now.

Work is finally set to begin.

Thought I'll put together a list of what one must expect...

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• Minimum two cricket grounds with ICC-mandated parameters.

• Outdoor practice areas with pitches from Aus, Eng, synthetic, hybrid and Indian. Portable pitches.

* There should a nothing less than 30 to 35 outdoor practice pitches.

• Adequate changing rooms & rest rooms.

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@KShriniwasRao

Feb 8

#Thread : )

Let’s take a break from all the franchise-talk. This time, I thought I’ll put out something different.
Tracking cricket all these years has allowed me one big advantage: To travel well across the country and abroad, experience different cuisines, meet people. (1/18)

What I realised was, hotter the region, spicier the food. Vidarbha, Andhra, Rajasthan.
To sit and watch cricket all day, and ask locals where to go and eat after the day's play are super experiences. Whenever a cricketer agreed to join, conversations were great fun too. (2/18)

I’ll list my favourite cricket destinations where food is as luring as the game. Remember, these are not necessarily my favourite cricket destinations to just watch the game – Food has to remain the catalyst. And vice-versa. So, in no particular order… (3/18)

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