Cricket
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The joy of watching Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Bombay Badshah celebrates the batting of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: his record-breaking Under-19 World Cup final 175, the IPL century for Rajasthan Royals at 14 and his call-up to India’s tours as…
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Bangladesh whitewash Pakistan again
After Bangladesh’s 2-0 Test whitewash of Pakistan, the author argues that Bangladesh’s economic lead over Pakistan now shows up in visible things like cricket results, and reflects on Pakistan’s fast-bowling…
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India Won the World Cup. Now the Hard Part.
X.T.M accepts that India’s T20 World Cup win reflects cricket’s new money, but pushes back on a purely linear “wealth means dominance” story. He argues sport, like war, stays unpredictable,…
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India wins the T20 World Cup – The Golden Age is here and it’s permanent
Bombay Badshah celebrates India’s T20 World Cup win, arguing that economic growth since the reforms lifted the team, and that in 10 to 15 years India will be to cricket…
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Pakistan, India – culture, music, movies
RecoveringNewsJunkie offers a palate cleanser from comment-thread hostility, noting the shared culture of India and Pakistan. He points to cricketer Usman Tariq’s inspiration from an Indian film, and to Pakistanis’…
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Why is the Pakistani consumer so poor?
Bombay Badshah notes that India’s GDP is about 11 times Pakistan’s, yet its cricket revenue, league rights and forex reserves are many times larger. He suggests Pakistan’s oversized military distorts…
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📊 Brown Pundits Hits 63,094 Visits in August (+156% Surge)
Open thread marking 63,094 site visits in August. Topics include a commenter’s tone, Indian media reaction to the India–Pakistan cricket match, viral social media items, and whether Buddhism’s decline in…
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Open Thread: Rasam, Stray Dogs, and the Battle Over India’s Story
Open thread from Chennai. X.T.M links rasam, Delhi’s stray-dog removal order, Pakistan Cricket Board revenue-sharing and fresh claims on Aurangzeb to a single struggle over who owns the narrative of…
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India, Pakistan & the Central Asian Dancefloor
X.T.M contrasts India joining the CAFA Nations Cup, a sign of its growing standing in Central Asia, with its withdrawal from a World Championship of Legends match against Pakistan after…
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A Conversation on World Cinema
The author recalls how a classmate who works in films led friends through non-English, non-Indian movies during lockdown, and shares a podcast in which they discuss some 15 to 20…
