Joined January 2021
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Absolute history in Atlanta. Cape Verde a tiny island nation of just 600k people making their literal World Cup debut has just held the reigning European Champions Spain to a 0-0 draw. Spain started Rodri, Pedri, Gavi and subbed on Lamine Yamal. They were completely locked down by a side ranked 67th in the world, anchored by a 40-year-old goalkeeper playing in the Portuguese second tier. This is why population metrics and paper valuations mean absolutely nothing in football. Structured football ecosystems and tactical discipline will always destroy raw reputation. What a sport.
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Fans: Why isn’t India at the FIFA World Cup? AIFF & Sports Ministry:
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Win or lose, Japanese fans stay back to clean the stadium 🇯🇵🧹 As they say, it’s about respect. We Indians love sports passionately. Now let’s match that passion with civic sense at stadiums festivals and on our streets. 🇮🇳 Change starts with us 🙌 #CleanIndia #Sportsmanship
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🇮🇳 THREAD: India has 1.4 billion people. Yet we struggle to qualify for FIFA World Cup and often underperform at Olympics..problem isn’t talent. Millions of talented children are never discovered. I’m just an ordinary Indian with a vision. 🧵👇 #IndianFootball #Olympics
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Olympics require strategy. Focus on sports where India already shows potential: 🏹 Archery 🏸 Badminton 🥊 Boxing 🤼 Wrestling 🎯 Shooting 🏋️ Weightlifting 🏑 Hockey 🏃 Athletics Invest smarter.
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This is not only about medals. Sports can improve: • Health • Employment • Education • Social mobility • National pride The return is much bigger than trophies.
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This might be one of the worst sports comparisons I have seen. Football’s global reach is measured by participation, viewership and fanbase, not by adding the populations of countries that qualified. A statistic can be technically correct and still be intellectually useless.
Football fans: "Football is the world’s biggest sport." Meanwhile: Total population of countries playing: Cricket T20 WC 2026 Fifa WC 2026 ~2.38 Billion ~2.02 Billion (~30% 🌍) (~25% 🌍)
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Many Indians believe: “With 1.4 billion people we should qualify for the World Cup.” Population alone means very little. Why? Because football quality comes from: Coaching Club systems Competition structure Youth development Not population.
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Kane Williamson’s immediate retirement closes a major chapter but it’s time to have a completely honest, unfiltered conversation about the "Fab 4" myth..Social media has gaslit an entire generation into believing these guys are all-time Test elites. They aren't 🧵
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It’s not just the mountain of runs it’s the eras. Dravid and Sangakkara built their stats facing prime McGrath, Warne, Murali and Steyn on absolute minefield pitches. Modern Tests feature heavily diluted bowling quality and boundary ropes brought inward for T20 optics.
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Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson are white-ball titans, no doubt but constant media push to frame them as Test match legends is flat-out disrespectful to the men who actually mastered the longest format..data doesn't lie they simply don't match up.
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