Kartik O
@kocricket528.bsky.social
Fan of DD (Now @DelhiCapitals )from @IPL & #WPL ,Indian Cricket Team's Fan, Juventus, Arsenal & like most people you meet in your life, An Engineer😀
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Kartik O
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· Dec 19
From Streets to Pitch and Beyond: Celebrating Ashwin's Mastery
It was 30th December 2014. The third match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, also known as BGT, played between Australia and India, had just finished. India had managed to save the Test. The skipper, Mah...
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Wrote something on Ash 🏏
I don't think DCs XI is bad as some try to make it out to be but with bad results something has to change, and thats where you would look at atleast 3 slots:- Niki,Sneh and Minnu. I would still retain Sneh as she on her day can still do then but with the bat,that's crucial too...
January 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I don't think DCs XI is bad as some try to make it out to be but with bad results something has to change, and thats where you would look at atleast 3 slots:- Niki,Sneh and Minnu. I would still retain Sneh as she on her day can still do then but with the bat,that's crucial too...
Good result for DC I would suppose, but need to do our bit first and win the next game!!
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Good result for DC I would suppose, but need to do our bit first and win the next game!!
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A month since this.
January 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
A month since this.
Old days too, wrong decisions were made but that's forgotten by some with their nostalgia tinted glasses, or the standards are wayyyy different. It's easy to forget that even with VAR, there are humans involved in the process, so human-errors are pretty much going to be there.
Thanks to technology, football refereeing is more accurate than ever ... so why are football fans more miserable? @henrymance.ft.com on a cautionary tale for the times.
Read the full story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/qSN0pY3
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/K3jsH8E
Read the full story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/qSN0pY3
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/K3jsH8E
January 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Old days too, wrong decisions were made but that's forgotten by some with their nostalgia tinted glasses, or the standards are wayyyy different. It's easy to forget that even with VAR, there are humans involved in the process, so human-errors are pretty much going to be there.
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"If you don't want it, I know a guy in America who'll take it."
January 18, 2026 at 11:19 PM
"If you don't want it, I know a guy in America who'll take it."
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New! Arsenal Women Arsecast with @jamiespangher.bsky.social looking back at Sunday’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa 👇🏻🔴⚪️
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 AM
New! Arsenal Women Arsecast with @jamiespangher.bsky.social looking back at Sunday’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa 👇🏻🔴⚪️
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For some additional context, here are the points dropped by the top 6 teams over the last 5 games:
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
For some additional context, here are the points dropped by the top 6 teams over the last 5 games:
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
Congratulations to Senegal!! 👏
Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations. Pape Gueye's stunning extra-time strike proved the difference.
Does that tell the full story? Not even slightly.
A questionable penalty decision in Morocco's favour, Senegal's walk-off and fury, Brahim Diaz's failed panenka.
That just scratches the surface.
Does that tell the full story? Not even slightly.
A questionable penalty decision in Morocco's favour, Senegal's walk-off and fury, Brahim Diaz's failed panenka.
That just scratches the surface.
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Congratulations to Senegal!! 👏
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Arsenal drew 0-0 away at Nottingham Forest and that's ended up being the best result of any of the top four this weekend! Football eh?
January 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Arsenal drew 0-0 away at Nottingham Forest and that's ended up being the best result of any of the top four this weekend! Football eh?
Only Guaranteed World Cup for #Italy in this year* (So far) 🏏
ICYMI: Wayden Madsen will lead Italy's 15-player squad at their maiden #T20WorldCup 🇮🇹
Italy announce squad for maiden T20 World Cup appearance
Wayne Madsen to lead 15-member group that includes former SA international JJ Smuts
www.espncricinfo.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Only Guaranteed World Cup for #Italy in this year* (So far) 🏏
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ICYMI: Wayden Madsen will lead Italy's 15-player squad at their maiden #T20WorldCup 🇮🇹
Italy announce squad for maiden T20 World Cup appearance
Wayne Madsen to lead 15-member group that includes former SA international JJ Smuts
www.espncricinfo.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
ICYMI: Wayden Madsen will lead Italy's 15-player squad at their maiden #T20WorldCup 🇮🇹
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This young footy fan was devastated after being robbed of his chicken nugget.
Gutting scenes.
Gutting scenes.
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
This young footy fan was devastated after being robbed of his chicken nugget.
Gutting scenes.
Gutting scenes.
Two Capitals team had similar collapses in the same day. Both managed terrific recoveries, and one of them converted it to a win. Some day!
Pretoria Capitals were 7 for 5 in their SA20 game against Joburg Super Kings before Sherfane Rutherford and Dewald Brevis took them to a winning total
Stats - Pretoria Capitals script stunning escape to victory
Pretoria Capitals were 7 for 5 in their SA20 game against Joburg Super Kings before Sherfane Rutherford and Dewald Brevis took them to a winning total
www.espncricinfo.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Two Capitals team had similar collapses in the same day. Both managed terrific recoveries, and one of them converted it to a win. Some day!
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somehow even better with a French guy laughing in the background
AFCONbelievable
The Paneka miss for Morocco
The Paneka miss for Morocco
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
somehow even better with a French guy laughing in the background
If you haven't seen Jos Buttler trying to make sense of Manchester Super Giants Logo, then you are missing out on something 🤣🤣😂😂🤣 🏏
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
If you haven't seen Jos Buttler trying to make sense of Manchester Super Giants Logo, then you are missing out on something 🤣🤣😂😂🤣 🏏
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‘We’re very aware that we’ve not won that trophy in a while, and I would love to get my hands on it.’ Spoke to Kim Little after the match 🔴⚪️👇🏻
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
‘We’re very aware that we’ve not won that trophy in a while, and I would love to get my hands on it.’ Spoke to Kim Little after the match 🔴⚪️👇🏻
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This is the second MatchDay in a row where none of the top four - Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool or Aston Villa - won!
How far back do you need to go to see a weekend where the top 4 teams all dropped points the same weekend?
January 18, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This is the second MatchDay in a row where none of the top four - Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool or Aston Villa - won!
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What a mad season this is.
Understandable angst after Forest, but we end up better off against the two closest sides thanks to other results.
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Understandable angst after Forest, but we end up better off against the two closest sides thanks to other results.
🤞
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
What a mad season this is.
Understandable angst after Forest, but we end up better off against the two closest sides thanks to other results.
🤞
Understandable angst after Forest, but we end up better off against the two closest sides thanks to other results.
🤞
Good to see Arsenal looking all set to go to next round in the Women's FA Cup!
January 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Good to see Arsenal looking all set to go to next round in the Women's FA Cup!
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Two games left in the league stage:
SEC vs MICT
PR vs JSK
To qualify in fourth place:
DSG need JSK to lose their last league game, and MI to lose or not win with a bonus point
JSK need to beat PR
MICT need a bonus-point win over SEC, and hope JSK lose to PR
SEC vs MICT
PR vs JSK
To qualify in fourth place:
DSG need JSK to lose their last league game, and MI to lose or not win with a bonus point
JSK need to beat PR
MICT need a bonus-point win over SEC, and hope JSK lose to PR
January 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Two games left in the league stage:
SEC vs MICT
PR vs JSK
To qualify in fourth place:
DSG need JSK to lose their last league game, and MI to lose or not win with a bonus point
JSK need to beat PR
MICT need a bonus-point win over SEC, and hope JSK lose to PR
SEC vs MICT
PR vs JSK
To qualify in fourth place:
DSG need JSK to lose their last league game, and MI to lose or not win with a bonus point
JSK need to beat PR
MICT need a bonus-point win over SEC, and hope JSK lose to PR
A lot of times it's results which drive narratives. Felt Arsenal did enough to win yesterday and Juve definitely did more than enough to win as well, but just couldn't. That doesn't mean the performance was bad, or there are tons of wrong things.
January 18, 2026 at 6:34 AM
A lot of times it's results which drive narratives. Felt Arsenal did enough to win yesterday and Juve definitely did more than enough to win as well, but just couldn't. That doesn't mean the performance was bad, or there are tons of wrong things.