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Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
Just because it was inevitable doesn't make it less poignant. Shami delivered a red ball like few others before him could, his romance with the seam of a cricket ball is a story in itself. When the game seemed headed nowhere, he would cajole the seam into nipping one back, or leaving an unsuspecting batter. A player who bowled by the first principles of seam and swing bowling. Very well played Mohd Shami. Mazaa aa gaya. Wish you the very best in white ball cricket and I hope you can impart the principles of bowling to many who would want to walk in your footsteps.
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
Safed jersey se vida le raha hoon, lekin usse judi yaadon se kabhi nahiโฆ ๐ฎ๐ณโค๏ธ
Jab pehli baar Bharat ki Test jersey pehni thi, tab sirf ek sapna tha โ apne desh ke liye kuch kar dikhane ka..
Uske baad har wicket, har sangharsh, har chot aur har comeback ne mujhe kuch na kuch sikhaya.
Test cricket mere liye sirf ek format nahi, meri zindagi ka ek behad khaas hissa raha hai.
Aaj bhaari dil aur anginat khoobsurat yaadon ke saath main Test cricket se retirement lene ka faisla kar raha hoon.
Is safar mein mera saath dene wale har teammate, coach, family aur un karodon Bharatiyon ka dil se shukriya, jinhone achhe aur mushkil dono waqt mein mujh par bharosa banaye rakha..
BCCI aur Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) ka bhi dil se shukriya, jinhone mere talent par bharosa kiya, mujhe aage badhne ke mauke diye aur mere cricket ke safar mein ek aham bhoomika nibhayi. Aapka saath aur vishwas mere liye hamesha khaas rahega.
Maidan par meri aakhri Test ball bhale hi fenki ja chuki ho, lekin Bharat ke liye khelne ka garv hamesha mere dil mein zinda rahega.
Shukriya, Test Cricket. โค๏ธ
Aapka Shami ๐ฎ๐ณ
#Mdshami11 #Mdshami #TestCricket #Retirement
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
BREAKING: INDIA WIN HOCKEY ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY! ๐๐ฎ๐ณ
Beat Japan 4-1 in the FINAL to clinch the title!
A stunning comeback by India after trailing 0-1 at half-time ๐ฅ
#Hockey #AsianChampionsTrophy
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
Mr. Kannan, with all due respect, I donโt think your tweet fully captures the reality of professional badminton.
A first-round exit at Wimbledon earns ยฃ80,000. Winning the China Open, one of badmintonโs richest tournaments, earns $140,000. Lose in the first round? Just $2,000.
Yet our expenses are largely similar. Travel, coaches, physios, trainers and support teams. Iโve had long conversations with Rohan Bopanna about this very disparity.
I agree that established athletes should strive to be financially independent. Iโve been fortunate to have wonderful sponsors, but not everyone has that privilege. Thatโs also why organisations like @OGQ_India are so important.
More importantly, if you read Mihirโs article in full, youโll see that younger players had to compete without coaches, while several withdrew from tournaments.
I can find ways to fund my tour. But what about the 18-year-old chasing her dreams, hoping to become the next Sindhu or Lakshya?
And I must acknowledge the tremendous support the Government of India and @Media_SAI have extended to athletes like us over the years. Their contribution to Indian sport cannot be understated.
Accountability is absolutely necessary. But supporting athletes isnโt bleeding the system. Itโs investing in Indiaโs sporting future. And we shouldnโt lose sight of that.
How long will our elite athletes, who are professionals, bleed the system.
I mean, can not a PV Sindhu or Lakshya Sen fund own tours.
Look at a sport like tennis, players get nothing.
I will not find fault with @Media_SAI here
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
BREAKING: LAKSHYA SEN WINS HYLO OPEN (SUPER 500) TITLE ๐ฅ
Beat WR 6 Jonatan Christie 21-17, 21-10 in Final.
#HyloOpen2026
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
Breaking new grounds in Ladakhโs high-altitude agricultural landscape!
Proud to announce that the experimental saffron cultivation, over recently restored degraded land in Leh, has begun to blossom, in a record-breaking 30 days, against the usual two-month timeline for the first bloom. Inspected the saffron field today to witness the first saffron bloom.
On an average, 20 to 25 flowers are blooming daily with 72 flowers blooming this morning. In just 04 days, nearly 22 grams of pure saffron has been collected.
This remarkable achievement is a powerful testament to the resilience of our environment and the immense, untapped potential of high-altitude farming in our region.
This breakthrough lays a promising foundation for commercial-scale production, thereby, opening up new avenues for cultivation, agro-based entrepreneurship in Ladakh and paving the way for a stronger, thriving, self-reliant local economy.
My deepest appreciation and congratulations to the Agriculture Department of UT Ladakh, our dedicated and hardworking field staff, for significantly contributing to the success of this pilot project.
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
BREAKING: P.V SINDHU WINS HYLO OPEN (SUPER 500) TITLE ๐ฅ
Beat WR 25 Line Kjรฆrsfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in Final.
#HyloOpen2026
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
Lovely moment โฅ๏ธ
New Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, touches the feet his mother & mother-in-law, and then salutes them.
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
. @IndianExpress Nice hit-job, but you forgot to mention basic facts in your own article:
1. Surat Diamond Bourse is NOT a govt project. Not 1 rupee taxpayer money. It's built by 4,200 diamond traders themselves putting Rs 3,200 cr of THEIR money. All 4,700 offices are SOLD OUT. Empty!= unsold.
2. Why 300/4700 operational? Same reason Bharat Diamond Bourse Mumbai took 20 YEARS to become full. Traders bought offices as investment + for future. Shifting a $80 BILLION industry from Mahidharpura (where they've been for 50 years) to Khajod, 15km away, doesn't happen overnight.
3. Global diamond industry is in its worst crisis since 2008. De Beers cut prices, lab-grown diamonds crashed natural diamond by 60%, Russia-Ukraine sanctions, China demand down 50%, now US 25% tariff. Mumbai Bourse is also down 40%. Surat is not empty because of Modi, it's empty because diamond market is down globally.
4. Your own article says - SDB chairman Govind Dholakia (BJP MP) himself is shifting after Diwali, Dy CM Harsh Sanghavi said 1,500 offices to open in next 1 year. First India-UK FTA consignment worth $10 million went from SDB in July, Dubai's Stargems did Rs 500 cr auction.
Calling it "Modi's guarantee failed" for a PRIVATE building during global diamond recession is like calling Wankhede empty during off-season.
A sincere advice to you; Do journalism, not activism!!
Three years ago, PM Modi inaugurated the 3,200-crore Surat Diamond Bourse, calling it โthe best diamond in the worldโ and an example of โModiโs guaranteeโ for Surat.
Today, the โworldโs biggest office space in a single projectโ is a largely empty shell.
indianexpress.com/article/exโฆ
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ.
โข 50 cr. (496 million) people lifted out of poverty between 2011-2023.
โข Extreme poverty plunged from 27.1% to 2.6%.
โข Multidimensional poverty declined sharply from 53.8% in 2005โ06 to 16.4% in 2019โ21.
โข Employment up by 1.34 cr. between 2017 and 2023; rural women driving much of the gain.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ & ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
Lost in the less important headlines yesterday, a truly proud dayโManisha Bhanwala creates history, becomes India's FIRST-EVER women's world wrestling champion. ๐คผโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
STOP PRESS!
MANISHA BHANWALA CREATES HISTORY! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ
BECOMES INDIA'S FIRST-EVER WOMEN'S WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPION! ๐
STUNNING COMEBACK FROM 0-6 down to beat Pan American Champion Abigail Nette 8-6 in the GOLD medal bout (59kg).
๐ธ @wrestling #WrestleAstana
Milind M Tapaswi retweeted
OHHHHH MY GOOOOOD ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ
INDIA BEATS NEW ZEALAND IN RUGBY ๐ 7ยฃ ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐ฅณ๐๐๐ฅ
YES You read it right Our U20 Women's Rugby Team made history beating ๐ณ๐ฟ U20 by 17-0 ๐ฅ๐ฅ
What a historic evening for Indian Rugby to win a match against New Zealand Rugby Side ๐๐ป๐๐ป
Let's Gooo ๐ฅ
