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  7. ADMIN
    Most men don’t shop often but when they do, they don’t exactly get what they want.  
    It might not be false for younger men since there are ample styles and options to choose from, but men over 30 and 40 years of age do struggle to find decent casual clothes in the bundle of uber-cool, street style fashion meant for the younger generation these days.
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    Also, a lot is discussed on a daily basis about how brands don’t make clothes in all sizes for women and what a struggle it is to find an XXL or 3XL in most labels.  

    However, the discussion for men’s apparel doesn’t get any spotlight. It’s the same for men and someone brought it to light with a hilarious tweet.
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    The former editor of a leading business newspaper, R Srinivasan put up a post on Twitter addressing the issue.  

    He said that there are no decent jeans available for an average Indian male and all he can ever find is skinny fit, low rise or ripped pair of jeans.  
    Most desi dads would agree to this. 
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    He tweeted, “It's tough living in a country where two thirds of the population is under 30. I can't now get a non-skinny fit, non-low rise, non-pre-faded/torn pair of jeans for love or money! And most stores don't stock beyond a 36 waist. I mean has anybody seen the older Indian male?”

    It's tough living in a country where two thirds of the population is under 30. I can't now get a non-skinny fit, non-low rise, non-pre-faded/torn pair of jeans for love or money! And most stores don't stock beyond a 36 waist. I mean has anybody seen the older Indian male?
    — R Srinivasan (@srinivasanravi) March 17, 2022
    Well, we totally agree.  
    He speaks for all average Indian men when he says there’s limited waist size in menswear apparel in most stores while obviously, people come in all shapes and sizes. 
    The response to his tweet is proof that desis relate to it. 
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    While some said they struggle with the same thing, others suggested places they shop from, hacks and tips that they’ve come up with after going through the same. 

    Here is what they said:
    welcome to the club!
    — Abhinandan Singh (@abhinandan_ks) March 17, 2022Exactly...
    I think no one mfr these type of jeans anymore..for us-type poor souls. Ultimately i hv to go to one size up to get a comfortable fit and manage the waist by one step down belt
    — Kunal Chattopadhyay (@Hicoonal) March 17, 2022The only option left for you now is tailor made then
    — Ronendra Singh Sapam (@ronendrasingh) March 17, 2022That’s bn the case for at least a decade! Turn to amazon and discover elastic at the waist
    — nandita sengupta ‎نندیتا ‎ ‎سینگپتا (@nandibull) March 17, 2022Lee's Rodeo fit is non-skinny
    — Noel Edwards (@noeledwards79) March 17, 2022Same story with my dad.
    — aditi (@SilverMagicChip) March 17, 2022 Although it was funny, where’s the lie? It does happen to men and this needs to be discussed more. Not only regarding more sizes but also how there should be more options of regular clothes that cater to men of all ages. 
    © iStock
    Indian menswear brands and designers, are you listening? 


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  8. ADMIN
    The late Rishi Kapoor is all set to entertain his fans and movie buffs with his final performance in filmmaker Hitesh Bhatia’s Sharmaji Namkeen.  
    The iconic actor was halfway through the shoot of Sharmaji Namkeen when he passed away. Post which the makers decided to complete the remaining portions by roping in Paresh Rawal to play the same character. 
    Since it is a rarity in Indian cinema to have two actors play the same role in a film, Ranbir Kapoor released a special video explaining the change and making an emotional appeal to the audience. 
    Similarly, the trailer also made sure to educate the audience about having on board two different actors playing the same character. 
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    Well, it may be probably the first instance of such casting in Hindi films, it has happened a few times earlier in the west. 

    In fact, the final film of Rishi Kapoor shares this very unique similarity with the final film of Academy Award-winning late Hollywood actor Heath Ledger. 
    Known for playing supervillain Joker in The Dark Knight, Heath’s final film was The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus released in 2009. 
    The young actor had reportedly completed 80 per cent of the film before he died of a drug overdose. 
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    The makers then decided to rope in three different actors to play the same character portrayed by Heath Ledger and the final cut of the film had Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell play transformations of his character as he travels through a dream world. 

    While Rishi Kapoor’s last film Sharmaji Namkeen will have two different actors playing the same role, Heath Ledger’s last film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus featured four different actors playing the same character. 
    Check out the trailers of Sharmaji Namkeen and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus below: 


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    It takes strong character for anyone to stand by their opinions, especially when most people seem to be on a different page. 
    Who better to understand this than Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin whose sportsman spirit was questioned time and again in the last couple of years.
    Ravi Ashwin’s Mankad garnered widespread condemnation from the cricket world.

    But there’s another key side to the debate.

    MORE: https://t.co/OHfU7KCorD pic.twitter.com/U35w475JYS
    — Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) March 26, 2019
    The Chennai-born had received a lot of flak when he ran England’s Jos Buttler out in IPL 2019 after he tried to steal a couple of yards by leaving the crease early at the non-striker’s end.

    As per the of the game, this dismissal was completely legitimate but somehow, despite not being guilty of any crime, the whole world, especially the foreign cricket experts, ganged up to portray him as the real villain in this whole situation.
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    Despite all that, the veteran spinner never fluttered. He confronted his critics and fought for what he felt was right. His stance started a worldwide debate and acted as a catalyst making the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) – the custodians of the rules and regulations of the game – reinterpret the legislation relating to run-outs on the non-striker's end. 

    The MCC has legalised the run-out at the non-striker’s end by dropping it from the unfair means of dismissals, thus validating Ashwin’s stance.
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    There is no better feeling in this whole world than making the whole world realise that what you had been advocating all this while was indeed right. For Ashwin, the MCC’s latest tweak gives just that. 

    Speaking on the matter for the first time since MCC’s new directive, the legendary off-spinner reiterated what he had been saying all this while. 
    He said for him it was always the batter who was indulging in an unfair practice by leaving the crease early, not the bowler. He even raised an objection to the naming of this unpopular method of dismissal after one of India’s great Vinoo Mankad.

    “They mentioned the run-out at the non-striker's end tried by the bowler under the 'unfair play' category. Non-striker leaving the crease early is the actual unfair play in this whole scenario, not the bowler running them out,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. 

    “Earlier, it was termed as a Mankad, named after our Indian cricket legend. But it has been changed now to run-out. They have destigmatized the entire concept and have termed it under run-out law. Bowler was earlier expected to give a warning when the batsmen leave the crease at the non-striker's end.
    Do you regret this Michael? Ashwin mankad Englishman buttler last year but didn't mankad Aussie finch today pic.twitter.com/wj7NVrctDW
    — Abhishek Bhattar (@ABHISHKBHATTAR) October 5, 2020
    “Now they have announced that what the non-striker is doing is only wrong and therefore, bowlers can actually run them out if the non-striker tries to leave the crease before the ball is delivered by the bowler.” 
    It’s a given that no bowler likes to watch the batter gain an advantage by getting out of the crease early but, unlike Ashwin, they used to ignore, perhaps worrying about the criticism they might face in the outside world and sometimes from their own teammates. 
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    In a message to his fellow bowlers, the 35-year-old tried to make them realise the dire consequences it can have on their careers. 

    “My dear fellow bowlers, please understand. The extra step the non-striker is taking might end up destroying your entire career. If the non-striker ends up on strike because of that extra step he is taking, he might smash a six. Whereas, the current striker might have gotten out. If you take a wicket, you will grow in your career, whereas, if you are smashed for a six, your career might go downwards. So, the impact is huge,” said Ashwin.  
    © Instagram/Ravichandra Ashwin
    “So, bowlers should not have any second thoughts on running the non-striker out in my opinion. The MCC is very specific on the non-striker not taking that extra yard before the bowler delivers the ball. They are giving the allowance to the bowler. This is the significance of that rule,” he added. 

    Now that the dismissal has been legalised, Ashwin has urged his fellow bowlers to come out of the stigma that previously stopped them from going for that dismissal.
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    In this day and age, the game of cricket, anyway, is very harsh on the bowlers and they mustn’t try to make it any easier for them. 


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