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Joy Bhattacharjya

@joybhattacharj

Work in sport. Quiz. Read. Write. Try to think.

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The Waugh twins are 60 today, & its a good time to repeat one of the best cricketing sledges of all time. Once when James Ormond came out to bat for England Mark Waugh remarked, "What are you doing out here? You're too #$% to play for England!" Ormond replied: "Maybe so, but at

The Waugh twins are 60 today, & its a good time to repeat one of the best cricketing sledges of all time.
Once when James Ormond came out to bat for England Mark Waugh remarked,  "What are you doing out here? You're too #$% to play for England!" 
Ormond replied: "Maybe so, but at
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Big big moment in our volleyball journey. Two years ago, at the Asian Games, India had beaten the bronze and silver medalists in the previous games, Chinese Taipei and South Korea, but lost 3-0 to Pakistan in the 5th-6th place classification match. The difference was not talent,

Big big moment in our volleyball journey. Two years ago, at the Asian Games, India had beaten the bronze and silver medalists in the previous games, Chinese Taipei and South Korea, but lost 3-0 to Pakistan in the 5th-6th place classification match.
The difference was not talent,
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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณโšก India outlasts Kazakhstan in a nail-biting 5-set showdown to seal a 3-2 win to go into the Finals of CAVA Nations League 2025. #CAVANationsLeague

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณโšก 

India outlasts Kazakhstan in a nail-biting 5-set showdown to seal a 3-2 win to go into the Finals of CAVA Nations League 2025.

#CAVANationsLeague
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Two players were sobbing at the end of the finals. Shashank Singh as he failed to take them home after a magnificent tournament for Punjab. And Virat, for finally getting there with RCB after 17 years of heartbreak. What a game, what a tournament!

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Krunal Pandya won a Player of the Match in the finals for scoring 47 runs for MI. 8 years later wins another POTM for a clutch bowling performance for RCB. He is the only player to win the finals POTM award twice, for 2 different teams & 2 different skills! Big game boss!

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Kohli, Shreyas & Bumrah โœ… Who else is part of #IPL2025 Team Of The Tournamentโ“ zaheer khan & Joy Bhattacharjya pick their line-up, on Cricbuzz Live #RCBvPBKS #ViratKohli #JaspritBumrah My Voltas

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Still marvelling at Punjab's performance. They played 4 domestic players in their top 7, Priyansh, Prabhsimran, Nehal & Shashank & still made it to the finals. Even in the early days of IPL, when T20s were rare, there were not more than 2. They'll get stronger every year!

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Enjoying Tim Wigmore's excellent history of test cricket. Was reminded again of how Virrender Sehwag was a legitimate test great. Gavaskar's 236 was the Indian record for 18 years. Sehwag surpassed it 4 times between 2001 and 2009! And he had told Laxman, even before his debut, that

Enjoying <a href="/timwig/">Tim Wigmore</a>'s excellent history of  test cricket. Was reminded again of how <a href="/virendersehwag/">Virrender Sehwag</a> was a legitimate test great. Gavaskar's 236 was the Indian record for 18 years. Sehwag surpassed it 4 times between 2001 and 2009!
And he had told Laxman, even before his debut, that
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Let me tell you a story. Around 10 years ago Ashish Negi owned the rights to the handle named Indian football, now run by the AIFF. I had just started with the FIFA U17 World Cup, & in my bid to help build Indian football, had requested Ashish to give that handle for us to build

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In 20 years, what do you plan to name it? The UK does a fantastic job usually of preserving tradition. The Nawab of Pataudi played with distinction for England & India, and his son captained India in some enthralling matches. They are an indelible part of cricket history. What

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He was dropped on just 18 by Durham keeper Chris Scott, who later told Simon Hughes that his first thought was โ€œI bet heโ€™ll go on and get a hundred now.โ€ As it turned out, Brian Lara made 501 for Warwickshire on June 6th 1994, less than two months after his record breaking 375!

He was dropped on just 18 by Durham keeper Chris Scott, who later told Simon Hughes that his first thought was โ€œI bet heโ€™ll go on and get a hundred now.โ€ As it turned out, Brian Lara made 501 for Warwickshire on June 6th 1994, less than two months after his record breaking 375!
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Just 7 days after being shot out for 36 & humiliated, Ajinkya Rahane led India to one of the most remarkable turnarounds in test history. From the front, with a terrific century He always will be remembered for the MCG & the Gabba & the Australian summer of '21. HBD Champion!