Former England Captain Michael Vaughan assailing the pitch in Chennai for his country’s loss in the second Test of the ongoing cricket series was an exercise in futility, especially, when India’s off-spinner Ravi Ashwin could score a century on the same wicket.
Lord Voldemort blaming Lilly Potter for not having a nose when he was reborn in the
Goblet of Fire was an exercise in futility.
An exercise in futility is defined as an action or activity that is not worthwhile.
So, when India’s largest tyre maker MRF announced on February 11 that it would pay its shareholders a second interim dividend of Rs 3 per share, it felt like an exercise in futility.
Sanjay Manjrekar took to Twitter, in what appears to be a jibe at Rohit Sharma, saying nobody would be talking about pitches if it doesn't start "exploding".
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Will the pandemic-induced shift in consumer-taste see a spurt in brand-endorsements by low-profile performers like Ashwin and Rahane? February 18, 2021, 9:26 AM IST
A journalist who has lived all over India and is now based in Bangalore
Just 12 months ago before the coronavirus became a universal household name, an Indian international cricketer’s brand equity (value) was indubitably enhanced by the glamour quotient. Granted, the high-profile Virat Kohli has for some time been at the top of the tree not just in terms of the number of runs but also the endorsements that came his way in such a stream that all he had to do was screen the ones he wanted and shelve the rest. There was also the glamour quotient of being a young, good-looking persona who was married to a Bollywood star. How much the glamour would have enhanced the brand equity of the hugely successful cricketer Virat Kohli is a question advertising gurus co
KOHLI SHOULD GET A THREE-TEST BAN
No word of any disciplinary action against Virat Kohli then? I chuckle and I despair. Cricket is so archaic. The captain of a national team is allowed to criticise, berate, intimidate and ridicule an official on the pitch.
And he was allowed to carry on playing on in the second Test! In any other sport, he would have been sent off the field. Kohli certainly shouldn t be playing in Ahmedabad next week.
All it would take to show the public the severity of any offence is the introduction of yellow and red cards. This was a straight red which would mean he misses the next three Tests. The lack of any action from match referee Javagal Srinath sitting there in his nice air-conditioned room beggars belief. Three and a half days and he has said nothing.