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    India’s big experiment of opening the innings with Rishabh Pant ended in misery. Batting for the first time since his Under-19 days, the wicketkeeper-batter threw away his wicket playing a rash shot in the second ODI against the West Indies.
    With KL Rahul returning to the Playing XI, Ishant Kishan was dropped and the team management decided to promote Pant at the top of the order.
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    After India lost the skipper Rohit Sharma early, the left-handed batter gave himself some time and played with great caution. After he negated the opening powerplay in a rather uncharacteristic manner, people started hoping he would make the most of the opportunity and score big.

    But in the 12th over of the innings, Pant offered the visitors his wicket on a platter as he tried to pull a delivery which was way outside off stump and was further angling away.
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    His poor shot selection once again led to his downfall and his dismissal left Team India in a spot of bother as the hosts were reduced to 39/2 in the 12th over of the innings.

    When Pant walked into bat, there were mixed reactions on the social networking sites. There were fans who were excited with the idea of him batting with the fielding restrictions in play. They hoped that the southpaw would make the most of the powerplay regulations much like Virender Sehwag but they soon realised that their high hopes were a bit unrealistic.
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    The opinions on social media are as fragile as it can get. It doesn’t take long to change. After Pant got out, there was more criticism than praise.

    The supporters started slamming the team’s logic as to why they did not open the innings with Rahul who has done this job for the Indian team in the past. After all, he was the one who batted at the top of the order in the ODI series in South Africa, just a few weeks back. So, what changed.
    BCCI be like pic.twitter.com/DIutTBeqnf
    — Piyush Mishra (@PiyushM50602970) February 9, 2022His innings pic.twitter.com/UW255lmpNI
    — Ahmad sixth sense (@AhmadSixth) February 9, 2022A middle order batsman can open but a opener can't open for India...
    NEW ERA
    — Shinning Girl (@ShinningGirl4) February 9, 2022Shikhar Dhawan, Rituraj Gaikwad and Ishan kishan seeing Rishabh pant rn: pic.twitter.com/0BfFNxUbA7
    — Atishaya Jain (@atishaya01_aj) February 9, 2022Myr. What happened to Pant - permanent No4!
    This team knows no consistency.
    — Bilal Hussain (@ibilalhusain) February 9, 2022Kuch hi ache middle order batsman h india k paas. Unko bhi opener bando.
    — Aman Chaudhary (@agcy_1210) February 9, 2022Honestly BS... We have Mayank, gill and Shaw even rutu why to open this mid? Deserves to lose
    — ッ 𝕾𝖙𝖚𝖒𝖕𝖘 𝖋𝖑𝖞𝖎𝖓𝖌 ッ (@ViswaaTweets) February 9, 2022Dafuq
    Ye to bc aur mixed khichdi bana rae
    — Weirdly_Gripping (@WeirdlyGripping) February 9, 2022Yeh Toh Khichdi hi ban chuki hai
    Rahul and Shikhar were Opening in SA, Then Rohit-Kishan Opened, and now Rohit- Rishabh Pant are opening, Ruturaj is waiting in The Queue,Dhawan is also there
    Why are we messing Up all these.
    Define the roles of the player, Do not mess up#INDvWI
    — Devanshu Maheshwari (@tweets_devanshu) February 9, 2022Now that Pant has failed and Shikhar Dhawan expected to be back in the side for the next match, it would be interesting to see what India’s batting order would look like.

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  2. ADMIN
    No matter how skillful a player is, breaking into the Indian team is not an easy task, mainly because there is no dearth of talent in the country. After all, we are the second most populous country in the world, with a population of over 1.3 billion.
    This massive population means that we have a huge talent pool and unless you are really talented there’s no chance you can make it to the Indian squad.
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    We Indians might not value the players that we have but people on the outside know how difficult it is to play cricket for the Indian team.

    Reflecting on his special relationship with India, South African legend AB de Villiers said that it was his privilege to play cricket in the cricket-mad nation for the last 15 years. The RCB legend said that he would have loved growing up in India and experiencing their culture and tradition from close quarters.
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    One of the greatest players of the modern generation, ABD ruled world cricket for close to a decade-and-a-half. With his unique batting style, he transformed the game of cricket. His brilliance on the field earned him the nickname of ‘Mr 360’, owing to his ability to play shots all around the park. 
    Despite having achieved all this, the former Proteas skipper wasn’t sure if he would have been able to play for the Indian team if was born here. 

    "I have had the privilege of experiencing IPL Cricket, the Indian crowd, and the Indian way of doing things for the last 15 years. Obviously growing up in India would have been interesting. Maybe I would have never played for India, who knows. It is tough to make it to the Indian team; you have to be a special player,” de Villiers said on the RCB podcast . 
    Now, we know he was being humble. No team in the world would’ve been too good for him. He was a generational talent and any team would have loved to have him in their squad. 
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    But you get the gist of his comment. It’s a shame that people on the outside give our cricketers more respect than us. 
    It’s a reminder why we need to value our cricketers more and give them the kind of respect which they deserve.

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    Back in 2005, when Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black starring Rani Mukerji & Amitabh Bachchan had released, it received rave reviews, was a box office success and won several awards including three National Film Awards in Best Feature Film In Hindi, Best Director and Best Costume Design. 
    However, not everyone was happy with the film and that included one of its harshest critics, Aamir Khan. 
    Back in those days, Aamir used to be an active blog writer. He took to his blog and not only criticised the film calling it “extremely manipulative” but also slammed the performances in the film calling them “over the top”. This included Amitabh Bachchan’s performance as well for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. 
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    He wrote, “My big exception towards Black is the fact that a child with severe difficulties is shown being ill-treated instead of being treated with love, care and understanding. I simply cannot come to terms with that no matter what the writer and director say in defence.” 

    Aamir, who at that time was busy with Taare Zameen Par, further wrote, “I thought I was watching a rip off of Taming Of The Shrew! I take great exception to this kind of behaviour towards children being glorified and propagated through a popular mass medium as the way to deal with children with or without difficulties. I, without any hesitation, strongly condemn this kind of cinema no matter who is involved with the film, and that includes me if I ever have in the past, present or future made such an error of judgement.” 
    Later, in an interview with Mumbai Mirror, when Aamir was further asked about his issue with Black, he replied, “I didn't like the film. I found it very insensitive, it sends out very wrong signals. It was extremely manipulative. I could see the effort in the manipulation, and the art of the director is in not letting you see the manipulation.” 
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    He continued, “The sensibility wasn't right for me, I couldn't make out if they were living in a house or a museum or a library or a church. The performances were over the top. Most importantly, it was about a child who had these problems, an alcoholic person comes and says you have to leave her alone with me for forty days, and he slaps her around. I don't know of any parent who'd agree to that. Black reminded me of The Taming Of The Shrew, and I found that very disturbing. It was a film about 'I can teach a bear how to dance’.” 

    Well, Amitabh Bachchan didn’t take Aamir’s criticism of Black lightly and hit back at him the very next day in an interview with Mid-Day. He said, “If Aamir is unhappy with this, let him demonstrate otherwise. I would be keen and anxious to educate myself on any prospective change that he might introduce to cinema.” 
    He went on to slam Aamir and criticised his films like Lagaan & Fanaa for doing the same thing that he accused Black of, “With due respect, all the films that he features in and that I have had the great pleasure in watching, have all adhered to the very qualities that he dislikes in Black. From using the distinct handicap, or to be politically correct, challenged condition, of a crippled human in his cricket team in Lagaan, to the 'sensitivities' of a blind girl in Fanaa.” 
    © Aamir Khan Productions
    Big B further revealed that Aamir had also talked about his issues with Black to him, “He had issues, he said. He told me the film did not work for him because he disagreed with the voice-over of Rani as soon as the film started. The argument being, if the girl is deaf, dumb and blind how can she have a voice-over! Till date, I have not been able to understand that remark. Maybe you can.” 

    And finally, reacting to Aamir calling the performances in the film “over the top”, Bachchan took a potshot at him saying, “I cannot comment whether my performance was towering or not, but Aamir may be right on the other, maybe the performances did go 'over the top' of his head!” 
    The two later mended their equation and finally, worked together for the first time in the 2018 dud Thugs of Hindostan. 
    © Yash Raj Films
    The movie took a record opening but eventually, failed to make a mark at the box office and flopped.

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  4. ADMIN
    Shah Rukh Khan has time and again proved his love for the country but he has been subjected to communal hate several times. A few days ago, he was trolled for spitting on Lata Mangeshkar’s mortal remains. In the video, he is seen saying a prayer, lifting his mask and blowing sideways- a gesture typically adapted by Muslims while praying for the departed. He read a ‘dua’ as a matter of respect but he was bashed heavily.  
    We will tell you why people shouldn’t bash him because of his religion and there is a reason he has managed to win the tag of King Khan. It’s his generosity and positive thoughts that set him apart from all the other celebs.  
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    In a 1997 interview with the actor, Khan addressed issues on the freedom of speech, freedom of the press and anti-national elements; issues that remain relevant even today. In the video, Farida Jalal is seen asking SRK about the political scenario of this era. He added that his father Mir Taj Mohammed Khan was one of the youngest freedom fighters of the country.  
    Here’s a snippet of the 1997 interview:  

    He also said that his father would tell him not to take his freedom for granted. He said, “Now, I understand, after having grown up, that this freedom he was talking about was in terms of poverty, maybe; freedom from misery." 
    Khan also mentioned how patriotism is instilled in schools, saying that writing essays like 'My Country, India' but it needs to be done in a way that we don’t own it. He added that "anti-nationals" are people who "don't think they are part of India," and they are "somehow destroying" the country.
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    He said, “Although I'm not directly affiliated to politics or any kind of party," adding, "whenever I read, it does bring this little sadness that it takes away from what my father told me: 'Keep this country free, the way I gave it to you.'.”  
    We completely agree with him and believe he shouldn’t be subjected to communal hate.  
    Back in 2015, his statements about religious intolerance in the country being the worst crime created a stir.  
    Now, he chooses to remain silent but that doesn’t give people the right to rob him of his dignity. He has stood for the country and has helped flood victims, women who are the victims of acid attacks and many other unprivileged human beings. 

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    Sara Ali Khan, who was last seen in Aanand L Rai's Atrangi Re alongside Dhanush and Akshay Kumar, often gets compared to her mother and veteran actress Amrita Singh in terms of looks. Fans call Sara a carbon copy of Amrita and the Kedarnath actress herself has proved the same on her mother's birthday today (9 February). On the special occasion, Sara took to social media and wished mommy Amrita with a special post. 
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    Taking to Instagram, Sara posted a few photo collages of her and Amrita's pictures along with a heartfelt birthday wish. She wrote, "Happy Happy Happy Birthday Mommy. Thank you for always showing me the mirror, but still always motivating me, encouraging me, and inspiring me. I promise to always try my hardest to make you happy and proud and I will try everyday to imbibe a fraction of the strength, beauty, grace, and brilliance you exude".
    Take a look at Sara's post here:
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    Well, Sara indeed looks like a spitting image of her mother. In the comment section, various celebrities and other social media users too are saying similar things.
    TV actress Tassnim Sheikh wrote, "Omg u both look like twins. Happy birthday Saara ki mommy". While Kishwer Merchantt commented, "Aillllaaaaaaa twins. Happy birthday to your crazy, loving .. maaaadddddddd mommy".
    Another Instagram user wrote, "I'm sorry @saraalikhan95 but apki mom jyada beautiful hai.. God bless her.. many many happy returns of the day". Check out the reactions below:
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    For the unversed, Amrita was a popular name in the 1980s. She made her acting debut opposite Sunny Deol with the 1983 hit Betaab and went on to be a part of various successful films including Sunny (1984), Saaheb (1985), Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986) among others. In the early 1990s, she took a break from films and made her comeback in 2002 with Bobby Deol-starrer 23rd March 1931: Shaheed. Since then, she has been occasionally playing supporting roles in movies like Kalyug, Aurangzeb, 2 States, Badla among others. 

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    Sara, on the other hand, got a positive response for her performance in Atrangi Re. She recently wrapped up shooting for Laxman Utekar's next opposite Vicky Kaushal. 

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  14. ADMIN
    Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma just took to Instagram to announce that they have given up all kinds of meat, and are following a plant-based diet. They went on to endorse a 'plant based meat' brand along with the announcement that they have reportedly also invested in. However, social media started paying extra attention when Neeraj Chopra started endorsing the same product from a different brand, on the very same day. Take a look at both of those Instagram posts.
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    While Virat and Anushka are endorsing the brand Blue Tribe, Neeraj is endorsing Good Dot. Both of them are noteworthy players in the budding plant based meat market that is yet to take off when it comes to mainstream consumption.

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    The fact that the meat industry is one of the leading causes of pollution and a number of other harmful byproducts is common knowledge, but it barely helps the case as mainstream world food is, and will remain incomplete without meat. So, plant based meat, in case it becomes successful in terms of mainstream consumption, can actually end up being a game changer when it comes to combating the meat-industry induced crises, globally.
    Here are 5 facts about plant based meat that everyone should know about.
    1. Peas are the main ingredient in most casesFor most varieties, peas constitute the main ingredient - mostly dried and ground yellow peas.
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    2. Source of complete proteinA complete protein is one that contains all 9 essential amino acids. Pea protein made from yellow peas is a complete protein.
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    3. They can be high in fat and saltTo get the meat flavour intact, sometimes the additives can make them guilty of this.
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    4. Usually expensiveSince the supply-demand ratio is still skewed because these products are not yet in demand in the mainstream, they tend to be expensive. However, that can change in the future when more people start opting for it.
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    5. High fiberMeat does not contain any fiber. But, most meat alternatives have it in optimum quantities, which is a win!
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    Even though plant based meat sounds strange, it's probably worth a try? For the planet? What do you think? Please share your thoughts in the comments section.


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  15. ADMIN
    As we are nearing the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), teams have started to gear up for the upcoming mega auction which will decide what combinations they will get in a bid to fight for the title. 
    With the addition of two new franchises -- Lucknow and Ahmedabad -- for the upcoming season, the fight for the trophy has become even more intense.
    The Ahmedabad franchise, on Wednesday, took to Twitter to unveil their official name -- Gujarat Titans. Gujarat Titans along with Lucknow Super Giants will be making their debut in the IPL.  CVC Capital Partners (Irelia Company Pte Ltd) had bought the franchise last October.
    The Ahmedabad franchise of the IPL will be called the 'Gujarat Titans'

    Happy with the name? pic.twitter.com/B1Rgu5tSdq
    — ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 9, 2022
    Gujarat Titans had already announced Hardik Pandya as their skipper and they had also picked Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill as the draft picks ahead of the mega auction.
    Soon after the franchise announced their official name, fans on social media came up with a flurry of jokes and took a jibe at the team for not being creative while coming up with the name.
    Welcome to #CricketTwitter
    He is your brand ambassador#IPLAuction @gujarat_titans #IPLMegaAuction2022 https://t.co/tGCR3ZUJQ9 pic.twitter.com/7B9QlwSUNq
    — Nikhil Banerjee (@nik_banerjee18) February 9, 2022Hope they don't do garba after hitting boundaries and sixes https://t.co/KlWoIO7pRO
    — मयुरेश (@mayyuuuuur) February 9, 2022Finally RCB got competition
    Team with 0 TROPHY
    — Pratikgiri Rocks (@pratikgiri_r) February 9, 2022Welcome to twitter finally you guys realised you buy a team
    — Fatima (@Major_Basheer) February 9, 2022Please rename your team as Jetha ke Jabaaz pic.twitter.com/D6l6tEG6G1
    — PJ (@PjPriyank2) February 9, 2022The home stadium for Titans will be the largest cricket stadium in the world -- Narendra Modi Stadium. In a statement issued on Twitter, the franchise said the philosophy behind the name is to take on big challenges and fight against all odds.
    Here's more about our name, before you 'Remember The Name'! #GujaratTitans pic.twitter.com/UA1KcjT1Hr
    — Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) February 9, 2022
    Titans will have Rs Rs 52 crores to spend at the auction table to fill in the vacant 22 spots to form a team for their debut season. The team had appointed India's World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten as their mentor while former pacer Ashish Nehra was named as the head coach of the franchise.
    The Ahmedabad-based franchise also roped in Surrey's head coach Vikram Solanki as its director of cricket for the upcoming edition of the IPL.
    Gary Kirsten on Shubman Gill - "A fantastic player, who in my view should be playing for India regularly. With great flair & instincts of game, could be a matchwinner on his own. From a batting perspective, I am looking to working with him & help him get the best out of him." pic.twitter.com/3HpZiBWoWe
    — Sohom (@AwaaraHoon) January 21, 2022 The IPL 2022 mega auction will be held on two days in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13 and the T20 league is expected to begin on March 27.

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    Ever since they got married, Ranveer Singh leaves no opportunity in expressing his love for his wife Deepika Padukone on social media. 
    Often one can find his comments on Deepika’s social media posts and this time, he is bowled over by a video of a fan who recreated a scene of Deepika from an older film.
    It so happened, Ranveer recently took to Twitter and shared a video of a little fan who can be seen re-enacting a scene from his 2013 film Goliyon Ki Raasleela… Ram Leela co-starring Deepika Padukone. 
    © Bhansali Productions
    Impressed by the little fan’s expressions, Ranveer called her “Choti Deepika” and even tagged Deepika Padukone asking her to check out her “mini version”. 

    He wrote, “Leela jaisi koi nahi! Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes Check out this mini version of you! @deepikapadukone Love the expressions! #chotideepika”. 
    Take a look at his tweet below: 
    Leela jaisi koi nahi!
    Check out this mini version of you! @deepikapadukone
    Love the expressions! #chotideepika pic.twitter.com/sY3Pa692CG
    — Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) February 9, 2022
    Soon the hashtag “Choti Deepika” started trending on Twitter with some users criticising the little girl’s parents.  
    One wrote, “Pure child labor. Put her family behind bars and give proper education to #ChotiDeepika”.  
    Another tweeted, “She is not choti Deepika anymore ... her parents made her an  adult forcefully .... bad parenting”.  
    While one user commented, “they are spoiling an innocent child” 
    One user slammed Ranveer for calling her Choti Deepika, “She is not #ChotiDeepika.. she does videos of all actors and does her own thing too.. she hasn't advertised herself as choti deepika, but your team and your cameo kween's team is hell bent to do so! This talented girl is way better than the mediocrity we saw in Ram Leela..” 
    © Instagram/Ranveer Singh
    Take a look at some of the responses below: 

    Reseon ya hai pic.twitter.com/zmOU8cELQP
    — 31 Years Of MEGASTAR AKSHAY KUMAR (@I_KhiladiSumit) February 9, 2022She is not #ChotiDeepika.. she does videos of all actors and does her own thing too.. she hasn't advestised herself as choti deepika, but your team and your cameo kween's team is hell bent to do so! This talented girl is way better than the mediocrity we saw in Ram Leela.. https://t.co/EQSSfhzSP9
    — BollyTaaza (@bolly_taaza) February 9, 2022they are spoiling an innocent child
    — Amatya (@AmatyaKatyayana) February 9, 2022 There were a few users who also wondered where did Ranveer’s social media reach go as the video didn’t get the desired response as his fans may have expected. 
    One fan tweeted, “baba reach dead”. Another wondered if it’s due to the disastrous result of 83. 
    Take a look at some of the tweets below: 
    Meanwhile: pic.twitter.com/wWSypZreiB
    — Ladkibaaz (@azadmrinal01) February 9, 2022Isse jyada to @Keshu__11 ke tweets pe likes aur RT aate hai
    — Chillar Bhai (@UPkeLaunde) February 9, 2022After disaster 83
    — Rahul_SRKian (@Rahul_SRKian24) February 9, 2022Reach dead Bc pic.twitter.com/YFgChEffTm
    — Gυjjυ Boy⁷ |ᵃʳᵐʸ (@imGujjuboi) February 9, 2022Ranveer and Deepika last shared the screen together in Kabir Khan’s 83.  
    Deepika is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film Gehraiyaan directed by Shakun Batra. The film is slated for a February 11 release on Amazon Prime and also stars Ananya Panday, Siddhanth Chaturvedi and Dhairya Karwa.  
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    Ranveer, on the other hand, will next be seen in Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Cirkus and Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani.


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    When I saw the movie 127 hours, where a man was stuck in between boulders during a hike, it gave me sleepless nights for days.  
    Just imagining being in a situation where you don’t know if someone would come to rescue you or would even be able to, was all I needed to have a mini panic attack. But then again, it was ‘just a movie’ I thought and moved along.
    However, years later today I came across a real-life incident that wasn’t much different from the movie itself.
    Kerala
    Indian Army Team has rescued the stranded trekker, Mr Babu to safety

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    — narne kumar06 (@narne_kumar06) February 9, 2022
    Babu, a 24-year-old man, was part of a group expedition where he and three of his friends were hiking up to Kurumbachi hills in Cheradu, Palakkad.  
    When they were trekking down after the hike, Babu, having been exhausted and a little distracted, slipped on the rocks, and ended up getting trapped in a cavity in the hill.
    Attempts by his friends to rescue him were all in vain and then the bunch of worried friends rushed to the authorities to get some help. Rescue teams arrived as soon as they could, while all this time Babu sat there in the crevice, holding onto his dear life as he did the edges of the cavity. 
    Kerala trekker’s daring rescue from cliff edge https://t.co/u4bKjaMlHu
    — Digital India Web (@DigitalIndiawe) February 9, 2022Kerala trekker’s daring rescue from cliff edge https://t.co/u4bKjaMlHu
    — Digital India Web (@DigitalIndiawe) February 9, 2022And while the coast guards with the help of a helicopter did show him a ray of hope, they failed in rescuing him. But ones who didn’t were a fearless group of Army soldiers, who reached Palakkad district in Kerala to aid in rescue efforts for Babu.
    The State government, by this time, had requisitioned two teams, one of which was a team of 12 from Madras Regiment Centre, Wellington. They reached the rescue site by road at 1.30 am. The second team was a 22 personnel team from Parachute Regiment centre, Bengaluru and arrived at 4 am. 
    Watch: Kerala Trekker Kisses Rescuers, Says “Thanks, Indian Army” https://t.co/Zlp8BR0pg9
    — Kashi Post (@PostKashi) February 9, 2022
    The rescue operation began soon after at about 5:45 am on Wednesday and was assisted by drones that were being used for surveillance. 
    Big salute to Indian Army#IndianArmy@DefenceMinIndia#KeralaTrekker pic.twitter.com/Phxrsf19J8
    — SaJeEv KuMaR (@sajeevmpm) February 9, 2022Kudos to the #IndianArmy for rescuing trekker - R Babu, in #Kerala who had fallen off a cliff & had lodged himself on a cleft. Your willingness to go all in & ensure the safety of every single citizen is indeed commendable.@adgpi #KeralaTrekker pic.twitter.com/LBVNyg6VMU
    — Dhanraj Nathwani (@DhanrajNathwani) February 9, 2022Big salute to Indian Army#IndianArmy@DefenceMinIndia#KeralaTrekker pic.twitter.com/Phxrsf19J8
    — SaJeEv KuMaR (@sajeevmpm) February 9, 2022After 43 hours of wait, Babu was finally rescued and his happiness, as well as gratitude for the brave soldiers, was unparalleled. 
    His selfies from the mountain and those with the soldiers went viral on social media as people lauded the daring efforts of the army teams and Babu’s spirits to not give up.

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    Pat Cummins finally opened up on Justin Langer's resignation from the post of the head coach of the Australian team, saying the team was looking for a more calm and collaborative approach.
    The Australia captain issued a lengthy statement hours before he addressed the media in Sydney over the whole saga that has taken the cricket fraternity by storm. 
    "Justin has acknowledged that his style was intense. And it was. He has apologised to players and staff for his intensity. I think the apology was unnecessary. Because the players were OK with JL's intensity. Justin's intensity drove a better team culture and higher team standards. To be better players for Australia, from this solid foundation, we need a new style of coaching and skill set. This was the feedback the players gave to Cricket Australia. And it's the feedback I understand support staff also gave," Cummins said in his statement.
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    This whole saga of Langer against the current Australian team became such a big talking point in the cricketing world because of the success Langer managed to bring to Australian cricket after taking over the job soon after the infamous ball-tampering saga. 

    Under Langer's leadership, Australia won the T20 World Cup and retained the Ashes with an emphatic 4-0 win in the five-match series.
    Cricket fans connected the dots and managed to find similarities between this episode and the one that shook the cricket fraternity back in 2017 when India captain Virat Kohli and the team expressed their reservations with the coaching style of one of the greats of the game -- Anil Kumble. 
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    Fans said that while Kohli was bashed for speaking against the approach of a stalwart of Indian cricket, Cummins is lucky he is not Virat Kohli or else he too would have been facing a lot of heat for what all that has transpired in the last few weeks in Australian cricket. 

    While we all are appreciating Pat Cummins here and rightly so , remember how we all criticised Virat Kohli for the very same thing , it's time we accept the writing on the wall.
    — Dolo 650 (@Lost_guy01) February 9, 2022When cummins does it wow wonderful.
    When kohli does it its egoistic,arrogant.
    Welcome to india
    — Sai Vaibhav (@SaiVaib41131476) February 9, 2022How is langer Cummins saga different from kumble kohli saga. I still remember kohli was bashed so much by media and fans but don't see that happening with Cummins.
    — (@theakshay18) February 9, 2022Pat Cummins is fortunate enough that he isn’t Virat Kohli, what he went through in ‘17 was horrible; everything was same except media absolutely crucified him for the entire saga and till date the bloke hasn’t uttered a single word on the incident,
    — AK (@rwamit) February 9, 2022Back in 2017, Kumble after stepping down as the head coach had said that the Indian cricket board had told him that captain Kohli had reservations with his style of coaching, adding that the partnership between him and Kohli was untenable.
    "BCCI said that the captain had reservations with my ‘style’ and about my continuing as the head coach. I was surprised since I have always respected the role boundaries between captain and coach. Though the BCCI attempted to resolve the misunderstandings between the captain and me, it was apparent that the partnership was untenable, and I, therefore, believe it is best for me to move on,” Kumble had said.
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    Cummins, on Wednesday, also addressed the criticism he faced from former Australia cricketers by saying that just like they are standing up for their teammate (Langer), he is standing up for his teammates. 
    "To all past players, I want to say this: Just as you have always stuck up for your mates, I'm sticking up for mine."
    To be fair to Kohli, he too stood up for his teammates and expressed his thoughts to the board on what he and the team felt should be the path going forward. However, Kohli was labelled as the devil in the whole story while the same fans are appreciating Cummins for his statement.

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    On February 8, the nominations for 94th Academy Awards were announced and India scored a nod in the Best Documentary Feature category.  
    The documentary Writing With Fire directed by duo Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh is one of the five nominated films in the category. The other four include Ascension, Attica, Flee and Summer of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised).  


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