It’s like a weddings season for Indian cricketers. After Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik and now Rohit Sharma walked down the aisle with his long time girl friend and manager Ritika Sajdeh in star studded gala event in Mumbai. The couple know each other for at-least six years.

From Ambanis to Tendulkars, the wedding ceremony was attended by who’s who of Mumbai. His current team mates were all present to wish the newly marries couple.

Let us take a look candid photos of the wedding ceremony :

1.    Here are some candid pictures from the glittering marriage. Amidst all the celebration, there was another big bash thrown by Ambanis for this newly wed couple as well as for  just hitched Geeta and Harbhajan. Both the cricketers play for Mumbai Indians.

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Virat Kohli is the man of the day!

He is making his debut as a test-captain on the Indian soil and it is not going to be an easy beginning. He doesn’t need to prove his credential to anyone what with coming from behind and snatching victory in Sri Lanka and showcasing his master skills.

However, in India it is going to be different and that too against South Africa, a team that is in its full elements!

There was a time when India was really strong in its own backyard at least, with players like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, VVS Lakshman, Anil Kumble and Virender Sehwag ruling the roost and ensuring that no one was able to defeat us in India.

Things have changed now. The senior most player of the current lot, M.S.Dhoni, like others, has also retired from the longer format of the game and there is no one experienced enough in the time to guide the younger lot. Virat knows it very well that he will have to lead from the front and that’s where his challenge lies. Openers like Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Cheteshwar Pujara are still not settled and despite being powerhouse of talent, each one of them is still miles away from being consistent in their performances.

On their good day, they can beat the best teams of the world single-handedly, but that one “good day” comes rarely!

On top of it, our bowling unit is still not fully functional. Either our pacers are going after pace or trying to maintain right line and length. Either they try to stop runs or they try to take wickets. There is no perfect balance and no leading senior bowler, who can really come forward, take the onus of producing results and inspire juniors in the team!

In this backdrop, the test series with South Africa looks really difficult and very challenging as the visitors are very well settled and having enormous talent amidst their ranks to create chaos for us. While Indian team is still looking to find the right combination of batsmen as well as bowlers, the visitors are looking sure of their strategy on how to contain India and give us a knocking punch!

Virat knows it all, but the question is whether he is ready to take the bull by its horns or are we going to just see a lot of experimentation without productive results?

Let’s hope our youngsters come out all guns blazing and prove their mettle! When fighting against the best, one’s best comes out!

Here’s hoping that Virat is able to bring out not only his, but his teammates’ best as well and come out victorious!

Good luck boys!

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Indian cricket once boasted of star players like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath.

These were players who were regularly seen in every match and kept on performing for the team whether it was one-days or the test matches. However, with time they have all retired except for Bhajji who has been dropped and selected as part of the team quite frequently.

Now if you talk of today’s team, except for M.S.Dhoni or Virat Kohli, no player is a regular feature in any of the matches. New players or even a bit experienced ones keep walking in and out of the team as if they are visiting a railway station waiting room without any purpose! Whether it is Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane or even Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant Sharma!

All of them are not new to the Indian cricket team, but none of them have given such stupendous performances on a regular basis that they can be considered permanent position holders in the team. Each one of them performs in few matches and then loses their form faster than we can change our clothes! Or worst, they get injured and are forced out of the team!

What is the reason for this?

Does it have to do anything with talent?

Or is it excessive playing that is taking its toll on them?

As far as talent I concerned, all these players are world class and have proven their mettle from time to time in the international arena. Some of them have shown what kind of potential they have to be world class players who can keep on playing for years to come. However, the pressure of playing in three different formats, which is the one-day cricket, test matches and T20, is proving to be too huge for them. May be the youngsters are not getting the right coaching and right direction about how to manage their body, mind and attitude to adjust to frequently changing conditions of world sports.

It is important for players to understand that it is not going to be easy to perform consistently if they don’t give rest to their body. Most of the players, if not playing for the country, are busy playing in the IPL or busy with their endorsements or partying and enjoying their life. If one can maintain the balance between all three, the way a Sachin Tendulkar did or Virat Kohli and Dhoni does, then go ahead and make the most of your life.

But not everyone is gifted or possesses such fine-balancing qualities.

For such players, it is important to keep country’s interests first so that they can have a long innings as a player in the Indian cricket team. Or else, there are enough players to replace them!

It is high time we see some regular players playing for the country as it gives confidence to the team itself while bringing stability in the dressing team. A strongly knit consistent team has more chances of winning matches instead of different men joining hands in different matches without having a strong bond!

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Some lovers of ‘Maggi’ were seen rushing to near by stores to buy last stock of ‘Maggi’.

Moments after hearing Maggi might be banned in Uttar Pradesh after it has been found to contain harmful chemicals, lovers of two-mins happiness were devastated and took to Twitter to share their displeasure and hurt.

We at Youngisthan understand the emotions of ‘Maggi’ lovers, so here we bring to you some of the most heartbreaking moments of every ‘Maggi’ lovers.

No more ‘Yes I know how to cook!!’

Wasn’t that simple to say ‘Yes I know how to cook’ even when you knew how to cook ‘Maggi’ only? Umm I can totally feel your pain, I think now I need to take some serious cooking lessons. Why god why?

No more Rohit Sharma- Maggi Jokes or memes!

So now trolls need to find something else! Rohit Sharma must be very happy though, now no more two-minutes joke, right?

Muje mere ‘Hostel Cafetaria’ ke khana se bachao!

Such a heartbreaking moment 🙁

Oh No!!! No more Maggi with friends memory?

This is really depressing. So now how will I share ‘Dosto Ke Sath Maggi Wali Selfie’ or memories? Nooooo!

No more spreading happiness in 2 minutes!

Life is so unfair!

And that’s how all the mother’s must be feeling right now..

Nahiiiiiii!

Where will I order food when I am hungry at 2 am?

Now Maggi-lovers really need an answer to that!

Being a Maggi-lover myself, I am sad too but nothing comes above my health but hey shouldn’t now come up with something like injurious to health just like cigarettes instead of banning it?

Don’t forget to share your views about this in the comments below. Till then let me enjoy my Maggi!

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During tomorrow’s India vs Australia match, you can expect massive scoring, records being broken and sledging, to name a few.

With 70% of stadium tickets bought by Indians, Australia captain Michael Clarke was forced to send out an SOS Tweet to his fellow countrymen for support.

I call on all Australian cricket lovers to paint the SCG gold on Thursday. We need your support. #goldout

— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) March 20, 2015

Former Australian pace bowler Brett Lee believes that the hosts will outperform the Asian team, in the process setting up the final clash against New Zealand.

However, with the Indian fans painting the Sydney Cricket Ground blue, MS Dhoni and his men will get the much-needed motivation to beat Australia in its own backyard. Rohit Sharma appeared confident before this important clash, as he spoke to the media, “Of course we can win, no question about it. We know how to play big games. Spinners have been vital, responsibility will be on openers.”

India will rely on its openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan for a steady start, making batting simpler for the middle-order batsmen including Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina.

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan’s opening partnership will be crucial

Australia, on the other hand, would be confident playing at home and try hard to get one step closer to winning their fifth World Cup.

The Aussies bowling spearhead Mitchell Johnson has vowed to sledge Indian batsmen at the SCG tomorrow. The audience at the ground and the one watching from home can anticipate a few verbal spats between players of the two squads.

Mitchell Johnson said he would take up sledging against Indian players

It was the recently concluded tri-series when Australian opening batsman David Warner engaged in a verbal duel with India’s Rohit Sharma during an ODI match, for which he was penalised by the ICC. The outcome of it was Warner keeping out of any kind of heated verbal interacting with his opponents. This was when Mitchell Johnson put his hand up saying he won’t withhold from exchanging heated words.

India, too, are said to be fine with sledging during the match, but vowed to not cross the line.

Former Australian pace bowler Stuart Clarke has predicted Ravichandran Ashwin as being the most difficult man to tackle for Australia in tomorrow’s bout against India.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s 10 overs against Australia would be crucial

After its win against Bangladesh in the quarter-finals, India successfully managed to bowl out an opponent for the seventh consecutive match. Indian bowlers would be looking to take the tally to number eight tomorrow against one of their bitter rivals.

The Australian opening pair of Aaron Finch and David Warner has not performed at its best potential, which would be a plus side for India. Nevertheless, their middle-order batting has risen to the occasion whenever needed and getting them out would be the key.

Australian opening partnership of Aaron Finch and David Warner has not really clicked

India’s pace attack comprising Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami possess the ability to get ten wickets and they have shown it in the prior seven occasions. Knowing whether they would be able to repeat the feat tomorrow will have to wait.

Though Australia, as hosts and a much superior team as compared to India, looks likely to win this match, India will definitely put up a strong fight and hope to retain the World Cup for the first time.

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The recent times have seen Indian players ‘giving it back’ to the Australians during cricket matches. Virat Kohli made a similar claim not too long ago suggesting that India’s high spirited attitude was instantly disliked by their Oceanic opponents.

Competition in ODIs between the two teams dates back to the 80s when India and Australia faced one another at MCG, a match that was won by India.

Years into it, the matches have only grown intense with no team (or player) willing to back down, in the process taking the match down to the wire.

Here we look at five intense India vs. Australia ODI battles that kept us on the edge of our seat at all times –

Reliance World Cup – October 9, 1987 (Australia won by 1 run)

Geoff Marsh scored 110 against India in the 1987 World Cup

This was the fourth edition of the cricket World Cup with India and Pakistan being the host nations. India faced Australia in the third match of the tournament. Winning the toss, the hosts decided to field first, with Australia scoring 270 runs from 50 overs. Though India’s first three batsmen played their part, the rest of the middle order struggled to cope up with the target of 271 runs eventually scoring 269 all out.

Benson and Hedges World Cup – March 1, 1992 (Australia won by 1 run)

Dean Jones scored a handy 90 runs in India’s 1 run defeat

India, again, lost by one run against Australia in a World Cup match. This time around, however, it was the 1992 edition of the tournament. India winning the toss and deciding to field first was similar to that of their earlier 1-run defeat in the 1987 World Cup. For Australia, it was Dean Jones who fired scoring 90 runs, in Australia’s total of 237 runs. The match was interrupted in the 17^th over when India batted leading to the chasing total being revised. India were all-out for 234 runs.

Commonwealth Bank Series – March 4, 2008 (India won by 9 runs)

SAchin Tendulkar’s 91 helped India beat Australia in the CB Series final 2-0

India performed well in the Commonwealth Bank Series eventually making its way into the best of three finals against Australia. India had already won the first match and was inching towards being the first team to beat Australia 2-0 in the CB Series. Batting first, India scored 258 runs with Sachin Tendulkar top scoring the innings with 91 runs. Australia’s middle-order batting stepped up to the occasion after its opening stand failed. James Hopes was the last batsman to get out when he skied one to mid-on off Piyush Chawla’s delivery presenting India the victory by 9 runs.

Australia in India ODI Series – October 30, 2013 (India won by 6 wickets)

Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma’s opening stand helped India chase Australia’s colossal target

The 7-match ODI series initially appeared long, but as the tournament proceeded, it only brought more joy and thrill to the audience. India was trailing 2-1 from five matches, with the fourth and fifth match being washed out. In the sixth ODI, Australia batted first and scored 350 off 50 overs after India won the toss and elected to field. The target, without a doubt, was colossal. The top three batsmen – Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli – played handy knocks scoring 79, 100 and 115, respectively. India chased the target of 351 with three balls to spare.

Australia in India ODI Series – November 2, 2013 (India won by 57 runs)

Rohit Sharma’s 209 runs set the tone for India as they amassed 383 runs in 50 overs

India chasing 351 meant that it was on level (2-2) with Australia. The final, too, was nothing less than a thriller. This time Australia won the toss and put India to bat. Rohit Sharma scored 209 runs, in the process becoming the third cricketer to cross the 200-run barrier in an ODI innings. The hosts put up a massive total of 383 runs in 50 overs. Though Australia lost half their side while on 132 runs, it was James Faulkner, who scored a quick fire century nearly taking the game off India’s grasp. Australia was all out for 326 runs.

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Pakistan and India have met five times in the ICC World Cup tournament. Being arch-rivals, one team’s victory is bound to hurt the other badly. Pakistan has been that team on all five instances.

Pakistan has never beaten India in World Cups

For obvious reasons, Pakistan considers the defeat streak a jinx and is determined to win against India in their opening match on 15^th February 2015.

Waqar Younis, Pakistan’s current coach was a member of Pakistan’s losing side on two occasions – 1996 and 2003. He expressed his desire of overcoming this jinx claiming that it was one of their primary objectives in the 2015 ICC World Cup.

“In our last World Cup meeting (at Mohali in 2011 World Cup semi-finals) we lost to them (India). We are trying to pick up from where we left it and end up on the winning side this time,” said the former Pakistan pace bowler.

Waqar Younis believes Pakistan can beat India

Former Pakistani batting great Zaheer Abbas, too, believes that Pakistan will overcome the odds and beat India considering the latter’s dismal performance in Australia recently.

According to Abbas, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa will make it to the semi-finals. The fourth team to join them will be either Pakistan or India.

In all its victories against Pakistan in the World Cup, India has batted first four times. That could be a sign Pakistan would want to take into account; maybe bat first and set a mammoth target forcing Indian batsmen to make mistakes.

On the other hand, India’s line-up comprises many new faces with several playing this major tournament for the first time. India has always been renowned for its steady batting.

With Rohit Sharma scoring 150 runs against Afghanistan yesterday, he could pose as a serious threat to the Pakistani team. Besides Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu and Ajinkya Rahane are in spectacular form, too.

Rohit Sharma scored 150 against Afghanistan yesterday

Pakistan played its warm-up match against Bangladesh only to manage a narrow victory by three wickets with eleven balls remaining. Where Bangladesh’s top order shined, it was Pakistan’s middle order that took it upon itself to chase the target of 247 runs.

During the warm-up game against Bangladesh, Pakistani pace bowler Sohail Khan developed calf muscle strain after bowling just six overs. Though it is a concern to the Pakistani team, doctors are closely monitoring him and claim he will be fit before India and Pakistan lock horns on the 15^th of February.

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the warm-up match

The Pakistan team, be it players or support staff, has always made tall claims before the match against India during all World Cups only to fall flat on their face. So far, 2015 has not been any different. The Pakistani coach and former players have spoken about their belief in the current team. It will only be on the day that we know whether or not the players perform up to their potential.

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The 2015 ICC World Cup is scheduled to start in nine days and the Indian Cricket Team is facing a major dilemma.

Four members out of the 15-man squad are unfit.

The Indian squad for 2015 ICC World Cup

On any other day, this would bother the fans, but this time around, they might actually be enjoying Team India’s misery. Speculations are rife that Yuvraj Could Be Included In Team Indian Squad.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are the four unfit players. This clearly spells trouble to the already struggling Indian bowling line up.

Initially when it was announced that Yuvraj would be left out of the World Cup squad, it meant that India were one batsman short and losing out on a fifth bowler. However, with concerns surrounding injuries, Yuvraj’s inclusion could pay off.

The swashbuckling southpaw has been in outstanding form scoring three back-to-back centuries in the Ranji Trophy tournament for Punjab. This might force the selection committee to make a U-turn on its earlier decision of excluding the Punjab lad.

Yuvraj Singh could make a grand entry

The 33-year-old batsman showed his calibre in the 2011 ICC World Cup. His performance with the bat and ball won Team India the tournament, making them a two-time Wold Cup holder.

Other than Yuvraj Singh, Murali Vijay might get a call to the Indian team, too, in case Rohit Sharma is deemed unfit. Vijay was seen in sensational form during the recently concluded Test series against Australia.

Murali Vijay could come in for Rohit Sharma

Ishant Sharma, who is recovering from ankle injury, could be left out of the squad and be replaced by either Mohit Sharma or Dhawal Kulkarni.

Yuvraj, particularly, has received massive support from fans not only in India, but in different parts of the world. His #LoutegaYuvraj trend might see the day of light again with this news reaching his fans.

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