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Akshay Karnewar: The Ambidextrous Bowler Who Has Taken The Irani Cup By Storm
ADMIN posted a blog entry in FDF Online News
Cricket, as a game, has evolved a lot over the period of time. Starting with sticking to the basics of both bowling and batting, to playing unconventional shots and differentiating the bowling speeds and styles, cricket is on a constant path of evolution. It is quite a sight indeed to witness players like David Warner and Kevin Pietersen, who can bat both right and left-handed. And to support that, a recent example could be of Warner, who is a conventional left-handed batsman, but batted right-handed for a few balls while playing Chris Gayle in the Bangladesh Premier League. © BCCI But now it looks like the switching part is not just restricted to batting. The bowling sensation of Vidarbha, Akshay Karnewar, showed his exemplary skills in the Irani trophy match, where he surprised both Umpire Nandan and the batsman, Ishan Kishan when he informed the umpire to bowl right handed off-spin. Already bagging the wicket of Shreyas Iyer by his conventional left-arm off-spin, Karnewar decided to welcome Kishan with a surprise by bowling a right-handed off-spin. However, he didn't stick to this for long and resumed bowling right-handed as both Kishan and Hanuma Vihari were unaffected by the change. Turns out this was not the first time the Satara lad had done something like this. Right from his junior cricket days, he has turned heads with his ability to bowl both left-arm spin and right-arm off-spin. Once, he even surprised 'The Hitman' Rohit Sharma, when both of them played for Indian Oil. Sharma even called Karnewar to the Indian team's net practice many years ago, where he managed to stun Sachin Tendulkar. © BCCI It all started in Pandharkawda in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, where the 26-year-old was born to a bus driver. Karnewar initially started to bowl off-spin, but his coach Balu Naoghare suggested he give left-arm spin a try as well. “I was a right-arm off-spinner but used to throw with my left hand. One day, my coach asked if I could bowl left-arm spin. Initially, I struggled but after two years I became a left-arm spinner,” he recalls. Karnewar went on to represent Vidarbha as a left-arm spinner. Calling this skill his secret weapon, the ambidextrous bowler said that he uses this skill only when his team requires it the most. “I have bowled before too but this was probably the first time it came on television. Last year, I bowled during the one-dayers (Vijay Hazare Trophy) and got wickets from off-spin. Today, since Ishan Kishan is a left-hander and he likes to go after spinners, my captain Faiz Fazal said I should try off-spin. So I tried. When Hanuma Vihari came I bowled left-arm spin,” Karnewar told The Indian Express. With Karnewar starting a new trend, let's hope many other cricketers also show up with the ability to bowl from both hands. -
If you have seen 'Jurassic World', then you will remember this scene, where a bunch of people are running to save their lives from dinosaurs. via GIPHY Now, imagine yourself at the NH7 Weekender, Pune and this was the exact situation when a certain song started playing. People were not running away to save their lives or ears. They were, in fact, running towards the stage where the song was playing. People screaming the lyrics and the whole stadium echoing with 'Hum Toh Udd Gaye', was mind-blowing, to say the least. You guessed it right! We're talking about the latest musical prodigy, Ritviz. The man who dared to break free from the shackles of conventional music and is now taking the world by storm, one song at a time. We caught up with this uber talented 22-year-old budding superstar, who bared it all exclusively on MensXP and spoke about his journey so far and his future plans. © Fleck Media At the age of 10, when most of us were busy stressing over homework, Ritviz was taking his first steps towards his musical dream, "I started making music when I was 10 and it's been a really long time for me, although I am only 22. It has been an unbelievable journey and I have everybody (around me) to thank here, whom I couldn't thank enough." Ritviz has given us tracks like 'Beatific', 'YUV' and 'Jeet', but 'Udd Gaye' happens to be one of the most successful songs. It was not one of the regular tracks, yet it managed to captivate the masses and how. Blending melancholic lyrics with a peppy soundtrack, was one trippy and tricky kind of music that we didn't know we needed in our lives, until it happened. © Fleck Media "If you just listen to the A cappella, it's very sad and you can hear the sadness in the melody. But, the instrumental is very uplifting. So when we put them together, it formed a very weird combination, which I won't call something very happy. It's a nice mix that brings a different feel and I think that's what is catching people's attention," he says. Ritviz further adds, "All I do is wait for a melody to hit me and take the lead." In case you missed out on the song, here is the masterpiece everyone is talking about. This is Ritviz's third weekender and definitely one that is closest to his heart since it was in Pune, "With Pune being my hometown and my folks being here, this has by default become one of the best shows I have ever played. It was unbelievable and mind blowing and way too big. In 2015, I started doing shows. There were a few festivals where there were 3:30 or 4:30 slots, last year it was a 6:30 slot and this year I am headlining, so it's unbelievable and I hope this stays consistent." EDM has a lot of scope in India and Ritviz too thinks on similar lines, "At one point I think people just started rebelling and were like 'Oh no, this is not something that I want to follow, because the West is so much more exciting'. My whole idea was that if I want to reclaim this in a way where I feel that the classical music, our Indian roots and everything is intact, that's where it all starts." He adds, "We can be inspired by the West, but can also create our own identity and I feel people should focus on that more. That's how you can find your own way. That will make you feel that 'Yeah this is my song'. I feel like people are scared to experiment." © Fleck Media So where exactly does Ritviz derive his unusual musical influences from? "In my initial years, I used to wake up to my mom singing bandhish and stuff, those were my early influences. Then, came the VH1 era and my teen years were spent listening to pop music. But, post 2011-12, when I started producing music, electronic music was what really drew me closer to production and that's when I created 'Mukti' and 'Beatific' and started my entire journey. First, it was classical music, then VH1 top 40 and then BOOM Ritviz music (laughs)." The moment we hear EDM, Nucleya aka Udyan Sagar comes to our minds. For those who don't know, Ritviz was mentored by Nucleya and despite being a competition, he gets major inspiration from him, "He is an inspiration, he is the reason why I am here today. He's opened doors for so many people and I love that man so much." © Fleck Media Ritviz credits his success to his parents, "They are the reason why I am here. I brought them on stage today, that has been my dream for the longest time and I am happy that it came true today. Without their support, I don't think i would have been able to do anything that I am doing today because you need to let the child explore. They let me do what I wanted to and I am very grateful to them and I hope that I continue to make them proud." He has a lot of interesting stuff in the pipeline for his fans, "One that is confirmed and which I can talk about is the one with Divine that's come up recently. It's the title track of album 'Ved'. The song has a nice hook to it. Last year i was trying to figure out the vocals on top of this and I was humming and I came about saying 'Ritveda' and its also a word play around rigveda. Then we thought about getting someone on board and that's how we ended up hitting it off with Divine." © Fleck Media In every group, there is this one friend who knows you and your talents. That friend will make you do what you're good at and then boast about your talent in front of others. For Ritviz, Sahith Sethuraman and the Bacardi House Party Sessions was that friend. Bacardi House Party Sessions is a platform that gives budding artists an opportunity to showcase their talent. Apart from Ritviz, they also have artists like GURBAXX, MOJOJOJO, BABU HAABI, and MALFNKTION under their umbrella. Sahith who is the Senior Manager, Rum Brands, India & South East Asia, said "Bacardi has always had a very close association with music. We're not here to make money out of music or artists. What these guys create is pure brilliance." © Fleck Media "When we look at aspiring musicians, we realise that there is a wealth of talent in India and there are very few avenues for them to go out and explore themselves. We genuinely encourage the artists and allow them to have a platform to showcase what moves them, the talent that they have within them and the happiness that they can bring to people's faces. That's what Bacardi house party sessions sets out to do," he further added. Sahith discovered Ritviz's talents after listening to 'Mukti', "I listened to it the first time and within the first 10 seconds I realised that there is gold in this boy. This boy oozes talent. His journey started 4 years ago with his first single 'Beatific', we came along and we helped him along in this journey. He would have got there anyway, we're just trying to make this journey faster and little bit smoother for him." © Fleck Media Sahith, like a proud father, further added, "Being there on stage and watching him drop 'Udd Gaye' last year and this year, and hearing the crowd sing along gives you goosebumps, especially knowing that you had a little role to play in that journey." While most of us have incomplete assignments saved in our laptops, this guy has as many as 700 semi-finished tracks saved on his system (enough to blow our minds away). So what's left right now, is to just sit back and watch this guy wave his magic wand over his fans as we go back to humming 'Hum To Udd Gaye' at the top of our voices.
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Ravi Shastri's 'Goti Muh Mein' Comment After India's Win Takes Social Media By Storm
ADMIN posted a blog entry in FDF Online News
Ever since his appointment as Team India's coach, Ravi Shastri has often attracted criticism for his weird body language. Despite not playing on the field, Shastri, no matter what he does, ends up grabbing more spotlight than the players themselves. His photograph with a serious look gave birth to various memes. And, then Virat Kohli, after being adjudged Man of the Match in the 3rd Test against England, gifting his champagne bottle to Shastri further fuelled rumours of him being a 'Yes Man'. The legend of the outspoken Shastri has once again come to the fore, but this time, it's the former Indian cricketer's own doing. © Reuters Following India's commendable 31-run triumph over Australia in the first Test, Shastri's choice of words and unparliamentary language made him a laughing stock and once again, got the social media trolls working hard. The tension of a close finish at the Adelaide Oval got to the Indian coach and he gave the viewers a sense of what he went through in the final stages of the game. Talking to the TV panellists after the game, Shastri was reminded by cricket expert and commentator Sunil Gavaskar of the hashtag '#ChhodnaMat' that runs with the channel's promo. "The hashtag of this series is #ChhodnaMat, I would like to tell you that," Gavaskar said. Loooooooool subah subah @RaviShastriOfc?? pic.twitter.com/uwuRwCERt9 — Utsav Ojha (@_thatUtsavOjha) December 10, 2018 To the sheer surprise of the TV panellists and viewers, Shastri responded: "Chhodenge bilkul nahi but wahaan thodi der ke liye goti muh mein tha!" We all have heard the phrase 'having our hearts in our mouth' before, but Shastri seems to have taken it a notch higher. While Shastri has been seen reeling out book blurbs, pithy statements one after another, in that aggressively brisk voice of his, the latest comments by the Indian coach has taken the social media by storm. How is #GotiMooMeinTha not trending more than it should be. Drunk or sober, Ravi Shastri the coach always manages to fire a few tracer bullets.#AUSvIND #INDvAUS #AUSvsIND — Virtuous troll (@Warm_Apple_Pie) December 10, 2018 Ravi Shastri knows how to steal the thunder. — Shivang K Mehta (@Shiiivvv) December 10, 2018 One win and all of a sudden Ravi Shastri has gone from villain to legend LOL — ProteaFire ð¿ð¦ð¥ (@billz_25) December 10, 2018 Trivia questions for the Indian cricket fans? Who said this (to whom) and when? 1) Agar shaam tak khelenge toh inki g**d phategi 2) Oye bh****ike idhar dekh le 3) Thodi der ke liye goti mooh main thaa!#TeamIndia #AUSvIND #INDvAUS #AUSvsIND #RaviShastri #MSDhoni #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/WaDKhhZcuY — Ameya Tilak (@ameyatilak) December 10, 2018 Goti Mooh Mein. pic.twitter.com/sxzrlaXRv2 — PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) December 10, 2018 Surely you would have to be extremely and impressively flexible to achieve this? https://t.co/LESioXYvMv — Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) December 10, 2018 So #RaviShastri says "waha thode der goti mu me tha" don't know whether to applaud him for his honesty or criticise him from his crass remarks on live broadcast. Any ideas guys? @neerubhatia3 @DiggySinghDeo @alter_jamie — Vinayak Padmadeo (@Padmadeo) December 10, 2018 You can take the boy out of Mumbai, but not Mumbai out of the boy! ð https://t.co/n2jn2S79VM — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 10, 2018 From “Gand phat jaegi” to “Thodi der ke liye goti muh mein tha” Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri changing Indian cricket's etiquettes one ball at a time. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/e6xXMujWNA — Vaibhav (@Vaib_1205) December 10, 2018 Visual representation of Ravi Shastri' " Goti Muh me Tha " moment pic.twitter.com/aJtZsxLPCX — Krishna (@SolariSznn) December 10, 2018 #INDvAUS Ravi Shastri was talking about this Goti pic.twitter.com/SwPfl2FaL7 — Secret SHAWnta (@Secret_Saanta) December 10, 2018 I cannot believe Ravi Shastri actually said "thodi der ke liye goti mooh mein tha " on national television! 𤣠— Anu Menon (@ExLolaKutty) December 10, 2018 Did Ravi Shastri just say 'thodi der ke liye Gota Muh mei tha' on national TV. Oh yes he did. — Abijit Ganguly (@AbijitG) December 10, 2018 -
After misfiring in the ODI series against England, Mahendra Singh Dhoni attracted heavy criticism from pundits and fans alike. Many were quick to suggest that the former Indian captain was surely past his prime. There were even rumours that he might call time on his international career. But, that's nothing new for MSD. Call it hazards of the job, Dhoni is undoubtedly the most popular and definitely the most scrutinised cricketer from India. No matter what he does, there is just no stopping to Dhoni bashing every now and then. But, that has not affected Dhoni at all. He's used to it now and remains unfazed. That's exactly why he's known as 'Captain Cool'. In fact, Dhoni, who recently returned to India after the ODI debacle, is so calm and composed that he left his friends in awe recently. Taking a break from cricket, Dhoni was seen attending the wedding of Poorna Patel - daughter of politician Praful Patel - in Mumbai alongside his wife Sakshi and daughter Ziva. A post shared by Sakshi Singh Dhoni (@sakshisingh_r) on Jul 25, 2018 at 10:45am PDT While his photos from the wedding have already gone viral, a particular video where he is seen chilling with his friends inside a bathroom has also taken social media by storm. In the video - shot by his friend and Bollywood singer Rahul Vaidya, Dhoni appeared to be at ease while sitting comfortably near the washbasin. How can someone be so calm and humble all the time ðð» So much to learn from him ðð»ðð»ð¤ A post shared by ð¤Rahul Vaidya ð®ð³ (@rahulvaidyarkv) on Jul 20, 2018 at 7:43am PDT Taking note of his devil-may-care attitude, Rahul quickly fired an impromptu question at MSD: "Why are you so cool even in a bathroom?" To which, Dhoni promptly replied: "I don't know". His response left Rahul and his other friends in splits as they wrapped up the video with a shout-out to MSD. Clicks From Poorna Patel's Wedding Reception ð#MSDhoni #sakshi pic.twitter.com/u8AxTarCtt — Bappa Samui (@bappamsdian) July 20, 2018 Two wicketkeepers and one fast bowler. Guess what we are discussing? #Poornabanisoni pic.twitter.com/SvCTEODcci — R P Singh (@rpsingh) July 20, 2018 Apart from chilling with his friends, Dhoni was also seen chatting with his old Team India mates - Parthiv Patel and Rudra Pratap Singh. While Dhoni is clearly having a great time with his friends and family, his teammates - Virat Kohli & co - will be seen kick-starting the much-anticipated five-match Test series from 1st August in Birmingham.
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'Teefa in Trouble' takes Pakistani film industry by storm
ADMIN posted a blog entry in Geo News Blog
Ali Zafar and Maya Ali. Photo: Geo FilmsThe excitement and anticipation for Teefa in Trouble has taken the Pakistani film industry by storm as its release inches closer.The Ali Zafar and Maya Ali starrer which is slated to release on July 20 is... -
Trump tries to calm political storm over Putin summit, says he misspoke
ADMIN posted a blog entry in Geo News Blog
US President Donald Trump reads from prepared remarks as he speaks about his summit meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the start of a meeting with members of the US Congress at the White House in Washington, US, July 17, 2018.... -
Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation.According to their nature, Each was having a good time. Suddenly a warning of an impending storm was announced and everyone was advised to evacuate the island... The announcement caused sudden panic ...All rushed to their boats Yet love did not wish to flee quickly..there was so much to do . But as the clouds darkened, Love realises it was time to leave. Alas!! There was no boats to spare.,,,, Love looked around with hope.. Just then prosperity passed by in a luxurious boat. Love shouted,,, ''Prosperity'' could you please take me in ur boat??? Prosperity replied... No..my boat is full of precious possessions,gold ( gold fish nh ) and silver. There is no place for u. Sorrow passed by after some time...Again love asked for help.. but is was to no avail... ''No, I can not take u with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.'' When happiness passed by a few minutes later..Love again called for help. But happiness was so happy that it didn't look around,, hardly concerned about everyone. Love was growing restless and dejected ( phr v aram nh lga jnab nu)..... Just then somebody called out..''Come love, I will take you with me'' Becare ko smjh hi nh ai kon pagal itna rehmdil hy :D..becara thokrain khany k bad beth gaya boat men ... On getting off the boat,,Love met knowledge. Puzzled love inquired,,, '' knowledge,,do u knw who so generously gave me a lift just when no one else wished to help.???'' Knowledge smiled.. ''Oh ,that was time" '' And why would time stop to pick me and take me to safety??'''..love wondered. Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and replied. ''Bcz only time knws ur true greatness and what u r capable of. Only love can bring peace and great happiness in the world'' The important message is that when we r prosperous, we over look love. When we feel important, we forget love. Even in happiness and sorrow we forget love. Only with time do we realize the importance of love. Why wait that long..??? Why not make love a part of ur life today..????
