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Part of @IExpressSports. Former Sports Editor @thefield_in. Engineer in a previous life. Watcher of sports. NIT Trichy →Texas A&M → ACJ. Anbe Sivam.
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#Hockey . ▪️Father died in an accident in 2009.▪️Mother, who worked as a caretaker in school, ran into Pritam Siwach one day, who told her to play hockey.▪️On Sunday, named Player of Tournament in HIL.▪️Jyoti now plays for her late mom's dream ❤️. ✍🏾 Story.
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A 103-m six by Virat Kohli. Uff.
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🏸 #ThomasCup2022 #Bangkok2022 . "Yeh point aayega" ⏳🥇. 📽 India's quarterfinal winning moments via BWF Instagram.
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#Badminton #Paris2024 #Olympics . Lots of love for a couple of unreal Lakshya Sen shots today, so a good time to bring this video back from December 2021. when he left Viktor Axelsen a bit stunned. 👌🏽.
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#Paris2024 #Paralympics . It's a 1-arrow shootout. His opponent just hit a 10 about 19mm away from center. And then, he decides. NOT TODAY! 🎯. Will never forget this archery moment in life. Thanks, Matt Stutzman. 🙏🏾.
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Press conference, first question: "At what time did you believe you were going to win this match?". Sikandar Raza: "Before the first ball was bowled. ". Fire. #T20WorldCup.
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He probably won't finish near the top of the wicket-takers list in Tests (based on matches he'll likely play) but the generation that got to see Jasprit Bumrah bowl with the red ball can count ourselves blessed for witnessing his genius. The sheer thrill!
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I mean. what about this moment. The great Rod Laver, at Rod Laver Arena, getting his phone out slowly, rotating it from portrait to landscape, to click a photo of 21-time Major champion Rafael Nadal. ❤️. #AusOpen
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#Paris2024 #Paralympics . 🥉🇮🇳 Hokato Hotozhe Sema: "This is for my wife. She has sacrificed a lot. Often starved so that I could eat and continue training because we didn't have enough money to ensure two square meals a day. She has picked me up every time I felt like giving up"
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"The passport says he is old, his legs say he isn't" is a gem of a line by Ian Smith for a gem of a catch.
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Before his many wins of the last few months, in a match he lost by a solid margin, with the scoreboard well in favour of Viktor bhai, Lakshya Sen produced this moment in Bali. Sometimes it is an obscure little moment that sums up what a player is about.
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Nasser Hussan, haha! "Getting run out by a sub fielder, eh Ricky"
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#Paris2024 #Olympics . As Neeraj Chopra gets ready to defend his Olympic title tonight, a THROWback to his breakthrough moment. 👌🏾. When a young Neeraj broke the U20 World Record in men's javelin, back in 2016 ⏰.
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Kane Williamson's childhood coach speaks to Sriram Veera about how he got ready for this World Cup after that nasty injury, and how he is like away from the limelight. Lovely read:
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Not sure about the sentiment per se, but damn, both photos have 77s and 7s in the frame.
Two fighting fifties in a semi-final chase. Two heartbreaking run outs for India 💔. #T20WorldCup #AUSvIND
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#WPL2023 . Sophie Devine on post-match chat on JioCinema: I am used to hear chants of "Perry" and "Mandhana" so it was a bit special to hear my chanted today at Brabourne.
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#Paris2024 #Paralympics . 🎥 As he makes history in Paris, here's a fun Harvinder Singh throwback video. Before Tokyo, to keep his training going during lockdown, he asked his father if he could convert the farm into a practice area. And he did. 🏹.
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So JioCinema promo with Dhoni is asking everyone to switch off the TV and go digital while the Star Sports promo with Kohli is saying it's all about TV. The battle has begun.
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What a lovely piece of broadcast. Netherlands' Vikramjit Singh hits a six, the camera captures a little kid looking at the ball in the sky as it travels, almost in awe. And Harsha Bhogle on air says, "haha, one day you'll be able to do that." Delightful. ❤️. #T20WorldCup
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Even for Star’s low standards of broadcasting, forcing Dale Steyn to do dance moves in their post-match show was pathetic. Man must have been hurting so bad. Amid some very nice, wholesome images we were seeing post match, during all the feel-goodness, it was so out of place.
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#Paralympics #Paris2024 . Already quite popular in Indian circles, 17yo Sheetal Devi has been getting some international coverage too even before her Paralympics debut later today. The only female armless archer in Paris. 🎥 Look at the grouping here 🎯🎯
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#Paris2024 #Paralympics #Athletics . 6 races in 4 days. Heartbreak in 100m by 0.05 seconds. A new Personal Best in the 200m to finish 3rd. Simran ran, ran, and ran to a bronze! 🥉.
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Used to keep a track of Virat Kohli shots that made the jaw drop in awe. Six in Pune off Woakes, a flick off Rabada, a shot that seemed physically impossible and left Viv Richards in awe on air. The six off Haris at MCG might just be the best single shot of his career IMO.
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#WPL2023 . "I'll take a lot of blame for our batting in the 2nd half of our innings, took up too many balls early on, couldn't capitalise". "feel a bit silly wearing (orange cap) tbh". Goodness, Meg Lanning. How many ways do we tell you are a good leader?.
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Neeraj Chopra says he competed in Brussels after a fracture in his left arm suffered in training last week. And adds "couldn't meet my own expectations". Hope he's kinder to himself in the offseason when dust settles 🥲. PS: Weber's reply to Neeraj ❤️.
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Sunil Gavaskar on air: "This is what Joel Garner and I used to look like" 😅
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#WorldAthleticsChamps #Budapest2023 . 🇮🇳 No 1: Neeraj Chopra 🥇.🇮🇳 No 5: Kishore Jena (PB).🇮🇳 No 6: DP Manu . Three Indians in the top 6 of the men's javelin final at the biggest of stages. What a time to be alive, again. :)
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JioCinema cut to the split screen for a lengthy ad when Zheng was serving for the gold medal. SUPERB 🙌🙌🙌
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Such a superb delivery to Sanju.
How do you actually play that from Jadeja for your 2nd ball? Must have been hard enough even for a set batter. #IPL2023.
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#Paris2024 #Olympics #Badminton . If you're watching Chou Tien Chen for first time today, watch out for his "coaching" bench. Seated there will be Victoria Gao, who is actually his physio. And she celebrates almost every point that CTC wins like this \0/.
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0:25. Cannot stop watching for some reason.😅.
Ian Bishop with the most casual backheel of a cricket ball at the toss, hehe.
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#Paris2024 #Paralympics . So, blind football is a sport where the audience have to mandatorily maintain silence when a play is on. 🤫. But what epic reactions after France won the men's event gold medal. watch it with audio on. 🔊 . Sports ❤️.
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I am confused. If Bumrah is not playing, wouldn't it make more sense to at least play Deepak Chahar who is in the reserves for World Cup instead of Umesh Yadav who is not in the 19? Or just play Ashwin? What's the point of playing someone in the XI not in the WC scheme at all.
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The bar is very low, but this by JioCinema is one of the worst sports promos I have seen.
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#Paris2024 #Olympics. #Hockey Never seen Craig Fulton this emotional. Tears. What a defensive effort all around. One of the greatest backs-to-the-wall performances I have seen. And The Wall stood up.
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Amazing. ICC digital with another gem. When Kohli slowly walks off, half raising his bat, uff all the feels.
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"Ashwin is my Swiss Army Knife". While we cringe at most of the stuff said in commentary these days, Ian Bishop keeps dropping gems. Respect only grows day after day.
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Rahul Dravid was asked whether he was hurt about his conversation with Wriddhiman Saha coming out, this is was his response:
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Just went back to Neeraj Chopra's account to find this video because it is epic.
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The bowlers in this India XI with the most deliveries bowled in Tests: . 1. Md Siraj.2. Rohit Sharma.
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South Africa needed 30 runs off 30 balls. Jasprit Bumrah bowled 12 off those. Conceded 6 runs, picked up a wicket. All-time great.
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India's bowling Plan A, B, C, D for the World Cup: Bumrah and hope.
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A bowler marginally, by millimeters, stepping over the line is enough to end a World Cup campaign. So a batter backing up SO MUCH can very much end any cricket match, thank you very much.
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"Big round of applause ladies and gentlemen. behave. " is a new low in cricket broadcast, tbh.
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#Paris2024 #Olympics #Badminton . Viktor Axelesen: "I am sure 4 years from now, Lakshya Sen will be one of the favourites for gold in LA 2028". Hope Lakshya watches that little interview clip from Viktor on JioCinema 😅.
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🗣️ RCB RCB RCB . Just under two hours left for #WPL2024 final and this is the scene at the Delhi Gate metro station. It's a "home" game for Delhi, but looks it'll be anything but 😅
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#Paris2024 #Olympics #Wrestling . VINESH PHOGAT TAKES DOWN YUI SUSAKI! The commentator says it like it is. The shock of all shocks. After everything she's gone through at the last 2 Olympics & the 2 last years, what a win. Tears.
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Select Dugout has a chair with the coat Dean Jones was wearing yesterday during the show and his famous red book on the table. 🙏🏿
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#Paris2024 #Paralympics #Archery. MATT STUTZMAN, YOU LEGEND! 🥇. The OG Armless Archer, at 41, is finally the PARALYMPICS CHAMPION. And what a way to do it. With 9 straight 10s and a stunning 149! How can you not love sport? .
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According to sources, I am getting really tired of Indian cricket. Unconfirmed as of now.
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"Unless until Sandeep Sharma oversteps. " . In an over bowled by Avesh Khan, I guess that is not a possibility.
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That interview by Harmanpreet Kaur. GOOSEBUMPS. Terrific. Terrific.
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The year is 2045. We are still trying to to explain how this went for six.
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#MalaysiaMasters . More than 3 minutes. The players absolutely knackered. 211 shots. Two hundred and eleven. And a delightful Pearly Tan winner to close it. The full video of *THAT* rally 🔥 .
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Badminton men's team world champions. Boxing 52kg women's world champion. Good week. 💪🏽
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152.8 kph yorker to dismiss the most well-set batter and Dale Steyn seems a proud man. Umran 🔥. #IPL2022
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Could be in a heavy minority here, but I am unable to bring myself to enjoy this cricket.
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Neeraj Chopra. 89.30m. ⭐️. Here's the official video of the new national record throw.
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#CWG2022 #B2022 #Badminton . Lakshya Sen in recent months:. World C'ships bronze ✅.India Open winner✅.All England Open runner-up ✅.Part of Thomas Cup-winning World Champion squad ✅.CWG mixed team runner-up✅.CWG Games men's singles champion✅.
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Neeraj Chopra has just won the World Championships gold and he is thanking those who stayed up late to watch him. What even is this guy! 😅❤️.
Neeraj Chopra- I want to thank the people of India for staying up late. This medal is for all of India. I'm Olympic champion now I'm world champion. Keep working hard in different fields. We have to make a name in the world.
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Someone placed an old red ball with "thank you <3" next to the flowers underneath Shane Warne's statue outside MCG. Poignant, whoever did it. Almost as if a weary red ball is thanking the man himself. (AFP Photo). #ShaneWarne
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#Paris2024 #Olympics #Athletics . 89.34. One and done. Into the final. Mr. Neeraj Chopra. You sir, are something else.
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This Wimbledon video popped up on the timeline recently. Juan Martin del Potro hits a forehand winner. Rafa Nadal's reaction on court and Andy Murray's reaction on commentary. ❤️ . What a player.
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Simon Doull is entirely within his right to point out Virat Kohli slowed down in that phase. That's factual analysis, that's his job. But, assigning a motive to it (slowed down for a milestone) is bizarre. How could he know? Why should a IPL fifty matter to Kohli?.
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#Paris2024 #Olympics #Archery . Dhiraj Bommadevara's arrows today:. R16: 10, 9, 10, 9, 9, 9. QF: 10, 10, 9, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10. SF: 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8*, 9, 10. Bronze medal match: 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 10, 9, 10. Really fine shooting except for 1 mistake 👌🏽.
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Just wow. No words. Sit back and admire.
ALCARAZ WOW!!!! . UNREAL. Djokovic can't believe it too. What a shot.
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#JWACT2023 #AsianChampionsTrophy 🏑. Another lovely moment tonight. Salima Tete's father came for the first time to watch her daughter play in India's colours. And she was the player of the match! He got to pose with the awards too in the end. ❤️📸 .
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