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“Shoaib Akhtar wasn't consistent. He never bowled at 150 kmph consistently.” ~ Ashish Nehra claims India also had enough good pacers. Ashish Nehra: “Shoaib Akhtar didn't bowl at 150 consistently either. He couldn't bowl 30 balls at 150 kmph because ultimately, the human body has its limits. People have this perception that India produces batsmen while Pakistan produces fast bowlers. Yes Pakistan has produced Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Imran Khan and Shoaib Akhtar. But people forget Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan and Srinath. In the 2003 World Cup, Zaheer Khan and I were also consistently bowling around 145 kmph.”
Kshitij270,292 views • 6 days ago
"Nowadays gym boys can't match the fitness level of players from our era." ~Mohammad Kaif 💀 Mohammad Kaif: "In our era, players weren't judged by how fit they looked. But they had more stamina, strength and athleticism. I can guarantee that players from our era might have been slower in gym exercises, running drills or lifting weights, but you wouldn't see them dropping catches like you see in today's generation. Take Sachin, for example. He may not have looked extremely fit, but show me one incident where he dropped a catch. I challenge you, you won't find it. The reason was simple: they had discipline in their training, especially when it came to fielding on the ground."
Kshitij1,800,011 views • 1 month ago
“Jab tu Under-19 khel raha the, tab tera baap Test cricket khelta tha.” ~ Sohail Khan to Virat Kohli 😭 Sohail Khan: "Virat Kohli said to me, ‘It’s been just a few days since you came into cricket, and you’re talking so much already!’ I told him, ‘Jab aap Under-19 khel rahe the, tab tera baap Test cricket khelta tha.’ Then Dhoni came and warned Virat Kohli, ‘Don’t say anything to him, ye purana chawal hai.’"
Kshitij508,213 views • 27 days ago
"Abhishek Sharma was addicted to parties and girlfriends. His father couldn't control him." ~ Yograj Singh Yograj Singh: "Early success got into Abhishek's head at a very young age. He used to party a lot and spend nights out with his girlfriend. His father was unable to control him, so he asked Yuvi to step in. Yuvi got so furious that he immediately called Abhishek and told him to cancel all his plans right away, stay at home, and go to bed by 9."
Kshitij812,494 views • 1 month ago
“I was not a high-quality bowler. I was just a quick bowler, I accept that.” ~Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar: “I intentionally used to keep my look scary. I had a long run-up, long hair, a chain around my neck, and a grown beard. This used to create fear in the batter’s mind. I would break my knees, but I would never shorten my run-up. Because I was not a high-quality bowler, I just used to bowl quick and rapid. I was a ‘badmash.’” 😭🔥
Kshitij438,202 views • 1 month ago
"I'll handle Mark Wood. We have 150 kmph bowlers in Pakistan too." 🤡😂 Azam Khan: “I was completely blank when Mark Wood bowled his first bouncer. I left it and thought, 'It's fine, we'll handle it. We have 150 kmph bowlers in Pakistan too.' But when he bowled the second bouncer, I was like, 'Whoa!' Usman Khan came up to me and said, 'Your shoulder got hit!' I agreed and thought of taking a review. But when my little finger started hurting, I knew I was done. I ended up dropping two catches in that match as well.”
Kshitij171,342 views • 15 days ago
“MS Dhoni had no performance in the entire 2011 World Cup. It was just that final match.” 😳 Reporter: “You said we didn’t win just because of Dhoni, but because our team was strong.” Virender Sehwag: “What did I say wrong in this? MS Dhoni scored runs only in the last match. In the matches before that, I had a couple of good performances, but he didn’t have any. That’s why I said, don’t give credit to just one player. Gautam Gambhir scored runs, Yuvraj Singh performed brilliantly and worked hard. Tomorrow, if someone says we won the World Cup because of Yuvraj Singh, will everyone agree with that too? Giving credit to just one person is not right. The other ten players who played also deserve credit for that World Cup victory.”
Kshitij216,020 views • 21 days ago
THE BMW MYSTERY AROUND KAPIL DEV 🚘💸 Back then, Indian cricketers reportedly earned around ₹14,600 per Test and ₹6,000 per ODI, while Kapil later said that, including his brand endorsements, his total annual earnings were around ₹23 lakh. He got a BMW for him at a time when Indian cricket was nowhere near the money-making machine it is today. So naturally, people wondered: Where did the BMW come from? When asked about it, Kapil reportedly said that a man named Ibrahim had given him the car in exchange for a modelling assignment. But the story got a twist when no such record of modelling assignment was found in the records. However, CBI ultimately found no credible evidence, so the BMW remained one of the intriguing mysteries surrounding Indian cricket's most iconic era. 🚘🤯
Kshitij756,002 views • 2 months ago
“Pakistani players used to eat anything; they used to fight amongst themselves for food.” ~ Dressing Room Chef 😭 Chef: “Australian, New Zealand and South African players used to maintain themselves very well. They had a very good diet. But the Pakistani team was the only team that was very involved in food. They used to eat anything, with no control over their diet. They didn’t listen to their coach; they just used to fight amongst themselves for the meal. They didn’t listen to anyone. But yes, I must say the Indian team had a very good diet.”
Kshitij297,374 views • 1 month ago
“Mohsin Naqvi did a very good job by not giving them the trophy. It was a dishonour for Indians.” Tanvir Ahmed: “These Indians didn’t even take the trophy. Suryakumar Yadav was celebrating while holding nothing in his hand. What was he even holding? You don’t even have the trophy. The entire team was just celebrating pointlessly. It was a dishonour and an insult for you. Mohsin Naqvi did a very good job by not giving them the trophy. If you want to take the trophy, take it. Otherwise, you won’t get it.”
Kshitij265,223 views • 1 month ago
"MS Dhoni distracted me from chasing the target in the 2011 World Cup final." 😭 Gautam Gambhir: "When I was on 97, MS Dhoni reminded me that I was just three runs away from my century. He told me to go for it. That thought kept running through my mind. I got distracted by my individual milestone and lost focus on finishing the chase. Those three runs still haunt me because I wanted to finish the match." 💔
Kshitij458,518 views • 1 month ago
“Apni shakal mat dikhana mujhe, mdrch**.” ~ Shreyas Iyer to Shashank Singh 😭💀 Reporter: “What did Shreyas actually say to you that day after the match, and why?” Shashank Singh: “I can’t repeat exactly what he said here, but he meant to say, ‘Apni shakal mat dikhana mujhe,’ because he was so furious with my mistake. He wanted to win the final so badly that even after playing a great knock against a bowling lineup like MI’s, he didn’t forget my mistake, because it could have cost us badly. He wasn’t even that excited after the semi-final victory. His only aim was to win the trophy.” 🔥
Kshitij306,208 views • 1 month ago
"Players like Gilchrist, Hayden and AB de Villiers are nothing in front of me." ~ Sreesanth 😭 Sreesanth: "I can get Gilchrist out whenever I want. And Matthew Hayden? He's so easy, I have got him out five or six times. People call AB de Villiers a 360° player, but in red-ball cricket, I have got him out five or six times. Across all formats, I've dismissed him around 12–13 times. And people still remember me for that catch in the final. Yes, it was important, which I realised later. At that time, I didn't even know how good the movement was." 😭🔥
Kshitij306,215 views • 1 month ago
"I am a senior player. You should respect me." ~ Yuvraj Singh to Virat Kohli Yuvraj Singh: "Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli told me that if you couldn't clear the fitness test, you should retire. Even after I passed the fitness test, I still wasn't given a clear answer. Then I spoke to MS Dhoni, and he gave me a reality check. I wasn't getting any clarity from the NCA, the captain or the coach. At least respect me, I have played a lot for India."
Kshitij412,011 views • 2 months ago
“Dhoni has spoiled all of you. Keep him aside and forget him.” ~ Ravi Ashwin 😭💀 Ravi Ashwin: “It’s my humble request to all the CSK fans, forget about Dhoni, keep him aside. He has spoiled you all, and he has spoiled CSK too. Times have changed now. Other teams have become smarter, and that old kind of success isn’t going to happen anymore. Don’t place the same expectations of success on another captain, not Ruturaj, not anyone else. Learn to be realistic now.”
Kshitij284,731 views • 1 month ago
This single delivery by Krunal Pandya cost the broadcasters ₹4.2 crore. 😭💸
Kshitij687,178 views • 3 months ago
"Bangladeshi players didn't know that I knew Bengali." ~MS Dhoni 😂 MS Dhoni: "When we were playing against Bangladesh and I was batting, the Bangladeshi wicketkeeper shouted a strategy to the bowler in Bengali, thinking I wouldn't understand it. But I figured out exactly what he said. After the match, I told him in Bengali, 'Aye, I can understand Bengali.' 😂 If you speak Bengali around me, I'll understand it because I worked for the Railways in Kharagpur for a long time."
Kshitij273,886 views • 1 month ago
Jadeja believed this player would have a long career in Indian cricket, but BCCI ruined his chances. 😳 Ravindra Jadeja: “Saurabh Tiwary was someone I genuinely thought could play for India for a long time. Unfortunately, I don't know what went wrong or what mistake he made that prevented him from having a longer career. Personally, I always felt he had the power, style and temperament to succeed at the highest level. I really believed he had the potential to go a long way in Indian cricket.”
Kshitij105,418 views • 17 days ago
“Virender Sehwag reacts to the incident when MS Dhoni removed him from the team without telling him.” Virender Sehwag: “When MS Dhoni became the captain, his approach was, ‘Ye kisike baap ki team nahi hai. Jo deserve karega, wahi khelega.’ And at that time, he dropped me. Even I wanted that no one should play me forcefully in the team. But I had no idea that I was going to be dropped after those two Test matches. If the board had informed me beforehand that I was not in their plans, I would have announced my retirement at that moment.”
Kshitij185,427 views • 1 month ago