Kashmir is so 'normal' that markets, schools, colleges and universities haven't opened since Aug 5. Major communication lines including mobile phones, Internet continue to remain shut and suspended since. Hundreds held in jails in and outside Kashmir. Media gagged. All is well.

There’s a massive gap in talent, skill set, technique, temperament & class between @babarazam258 and the rest of his teammates. Babar 10/10 Saim 8/10 Fakhar 7/10 Saud 7/10 Rizwan 6/10 Salman 6/10 Shaheen 7.5/10 Naseem 7.5/10 Rauf 7.5/10 Abrar 3/10 Usman 2.5/10 Kamran 2.5/10

Hitler raised the slogan “Make Germany Great Again.” It happened at a time when the Nazi Party rose to power. What happened afterwards? The Holocaust. Trump has raised the slogan MAGA: Make America Great Again. MEGA in Europe. In India, a TV amanuensis has also raised a slogan

@drmirmushtak @SaimAyub7 @FakharZamanLive @imabd28 @ImamUlHaq12 @babarazam258 Isn’t at his best, as age is not on his side. His first class experience has come handy in this match and the previous one. He hasn’t scored big runs but made useful contributions. Basically, Aquib has been the difference. 44 wickets thus far.

@drmirmushtak @SaimAyub7 @FakharZamanLive @imabd28 @ImamUlHaq12 @babarazam258 Must play the morning session well tomorrow and pile up another 120-140 runs to leave 330+ total for Kerala to chase in the last innings

@drmirmushtak @SaimAyub7 @FakharZamanLive @imabd28 @ImamUlHaq12 @babarazam258 Not bad at all

Unsung heroes such as Hashim Amla & Kane Williamson — both the legends do not enjoy ‘ashirvad’ of the PR agencies and propaganda machinery— have crossed the 7,000-run mark in ODIs faster than @imVkohli. Amla achieved the feat in 150 while Kane in 159 innings. Propaganda at work!

Kane’s 133* in 113 balls in a match winning cause is a model to emulate for all one drop batters in the ODI format. With a calming demeanour, an effortless innings filled with grace and class. Kane not only brings up his 14th ODI ton, but also completes 7000 runs in 167th match.

A classy, effortless & easy on the eye hundred by the one & only Kane Williamson. A 72-ball ODI hundred in pursuit of 300+ total against South Africa in the ongoing tri-series in Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. Requires 30 more runs to complete 7,000 ODI runs. #KaneWilliamson #NZvSA

For the 2025 Champions 🏆, India has picked Kuldeep, Jadeja, Axar & Washington as spinners; Hardik as a bowling allrounder; Bumrah, Shami & Arshdeep as pacers; Rohit, Virat, Iyer, Gill & Yashasvi as batters; Rahul & Pant as keeper batters. Will be tempted to add Varun or Samson!

@majidmajeed83 @ImamUlHaq12 @SajidKhan244 @iMRizwanPak @TheRealPCB Gill, Rohit, Virat, Shreyas, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Shami, Varun, Harshit— all right handed batters

Not a good advert for a cricket match. Floodlight failure for so long is a massive embarrassment. Play has been interrupted. Already more than 20 minutes lost. Not good at all. #EngvInd Meanwhile, either #Root or #Duckett should have gone big to convert 60s into big hundreds!

1. Saim Ayub*/ Abdullah Shafique 2. Fakhar 3. Babar 4. Saud 5. Rizwan 6. Salman Agha/Tayyab 7. Irfan/Shadab 8. Naseem/Wasim Jr. 9. Sufiyan/Arafat Minhas 10. Shaheen 11. Haris Rauf 12. Mohammad Hasnain 13. Haseebullah Khan 14. Abrar Ahmed 15. Aamer Jamal *out with ankle injury

This is how a winning combination was altered: Dropped— @imabd28, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Aamer Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Sufiyan Muqeem, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi. @SaimAyub7 gets injured, sadly! Opening partnership, middle order & spin department disturbed!

A team that until a few weeks ago beat Australia in Australia, South Africa in South Africa and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe suddenly decides to alter the winning combination. It drops @imabd28, Sufiyan Muqeem and Irfan Khan for fun. Loses star batter @SaimAyub7 to an unfortunate injury!

Only because of inflated egos they had sidelined a match winner @FakharZamanLive, who averages 50+ at home with 180* as his best score, & 47 away with a best of 210*. But they carry players who lack cricketing sense! Saim, Shafique, Wasim Jr, Shadab & Sufiyan are a must.

Quite frankly, it seems they needed more than #Abrar in their spin bowling department. Sufiyan Muqeem. Or Usama Mir. The nature of pitches that they will be playing during the ongoing tri-series and the forthcoming Champions Trophy 🏆, they needed at least two genuine spinners!

RT @sarayupani: Informative from @GowharGeelani

When Othering, anti-Other decrees such as wearing yellow crosses, economic boycott, punitive measures and sanctions, the ‘night of broken glasses’ finally leads to Final Solution, only Adolf Hitler wins. Only hate wins. Only prejudice wins. Only injustice wins. So, no surprises!