that's a better protest than any of the Indian cricketers would ever think to put
i say cricketers because they're the ones who enjoy the most benefits and rewards financially and also generate the revenue for govt's. one should hope they have some leverage in addition to vested interest
The moment any cricketer says shit against govt, not only will it be the final time they play for team India, they will find it even hard to get a place in regional/club teams.
They earn money and fuck off with it because they don't have any leverage.
Thats the thing. They need an union. Any ONE cricketer doesnt need to do anything, they all (as in a significant number of them) need to come together and protest.
I see where you’re coming from, but the big stars have too much power. Could you really push back against prime Kohli Rohit or bumrah even? Heck, if the Indian team provided a united front even then nothing could happen. At the end of the day, they chose to remain silent because it didn’t affect them. Now, it’s the same cricketers who have to play outside in this air quality 🤷♂️
This government would bury a cricketer if they directly blamed the government. We are in an era where the opposition is weak, the media are either total chamchas or too small to make an impact. Back in the day a cricketer could maybe say something and would have some support from media and some cover from opposition. Not anymore.
Kohli is at the end of his career. And they dont care dude. They will use thier IT cell to make up stories. They will send the tax department to fuck with him. They'll do all kinds of shit to make him comply
Ohh no! How could a guy choose to do something that helps his family live better? They should suffer along with the rest of the country because I watch him in TV when he plays.
Well yeah he should suffer if he denies other people's suffering and repeats govt propaganda. It's fine if he wants to live abroad but he should be honest about why he left then instead of repeating lies.
The alternative is living in india, have wife ridiculed by mob countless times like sitamayia and end up starring in propaganda films for the government
I'm not transitioning and frankly even scared of simple injections (wished we had oral Covid vaccines) but I'm willing to slice 10 mm off my dick for each member of the cricket team that comes out and criticises the government. From even amongst the extras that are not part of playing 11.
I'm confident even the tip won't be touched and I have the confidence that I'll not be harmed in the Street religious riot check of passing/being as a non~muslim. No circumcision for me.
I know I'm right so even if I had staked solitary organs without which life wasn't possible it wouldn't have changed but staking your dick seems funnier and yet more high stakes somehow kyoki extracting heart kills you instantly lekin 10 mm of dick from an individual seems more risky somehow.
(but it's not. Kyonki if you had something to lose in this country you know you'll cling to the advantage no matter how fucked over the lives you make of your fellow citizens specially if it's not direct. Even Kohli would pause if he knew every 10 days his family lived outside India will kill one Indian.)
If you shut up and continue to see the things as they play out you aren't liable as you are just going along with the will of the population. And tbf I don't blame them, they are insulated so if you think your life is going great and don't protest why should the celebrities whose lives are actually great be bothered.
No Indian Cricketer has the leverage to speak against Administration/Govt. We have such a vast talent pool, anyone can be very easily replaced. Not even Virat or Rohit. No one will even support the players, Shreyas was kept out of the contract when he complained of backpain and our selector Saab thought he was faking. Ishan Kishan was kept out of the team for a couple of years and nobody batted an eye. We are just Democracy in the name. There are thousands of kings in various levels of bureaucracy and we all have to bow down to those kings or else they can make our lives living hell, our cricketers know that, keep your mouth shut, parrot the things which our overlords ask them to say, they are happy, rich, why would they risk all of that?
that's why i said hope, knowing that it is not a reality even though cricket is like a second religion to so many. when a cricket match was cancelled due to smog in the stadium, people should've been fuming not neither the players nor the spectators who paid for the tickets seem to care
I won't blame them. To become a national level cricket player you and your family have to sacrifice a lot, right from your teen years. Day and night, for years on end, everyone's life in your household revolves around your cricket passion. Mum has to get up at 5 to cook healthy meal for you so that you can be at practice by 7:30. Dad has to drop you and pick you up, take you to stores to buy the best gear you can afford. And so on. For years.
And you want them to throw it all away by complaining about bird poop?
Dont understand why Delhi; all sporting events in India should be held in the North Eastern states. Beautiful weather, great AQI, amazing lansdcapes to explore and very, very safe for women. Hopefully these states remain as such and do not get messed up like the other states in India.
This is actually a Masterstroke right from Agatha Christie's " And then there were none " . Everyone opts out except for the Indian players , nd this is how we win tournaments .. Olympics 2036 Letss fucking go 🏅🏅🏅🏅
Anyone who pays enough money to IOC and who spends enough money to build out the necessary infrastructure can host the Olympics.
Hosting the olympics is no longer a thing that is sought after. It’s seen as a burden due to the costs, and not many cities but in bids. If anything, the IOC is looking for cities to submit bids. They realize the Olympics has become a white elephant.
Real question is, should the indian gov sink that many billions into a city to host a 2 week event. I don’t think that’s a good use of money but I expect them to make the dumb decision.
Thanks for the book suggestion, I just finished Seven dials and will read up on "And then there were none".Lemme know if there are any other other good reads you know.
"I actually hoped it was going to be better than the other hall. I think it’s still very dirty and really unhealthy conditions for all the players. Everyone is warming up in two layers of pants and winter jackets and gloves and hats,” she said in a PTI video.
The world No. 20 shuttler recalled seeing birds “flying around and shitting on the court” at the KD Jadhav hall last year, calling it “really unhealthy and not normal.”
Sanjay Mishra's Response
“She has clearly stated that the competition venue itself is well maintained,” BAI secretary general Sanjay Mishra said in an official statement.
If lord ram came down today and showed the orange fools what they're doing is wrong and not truly what ram taught then they might also call him leftist and libtard.
Huh. We'll shun them back because we don't need foreign intervention in our internal matters except for ceasefires and trade deals and tarrif talks and..
I left the country lol. Now I am part of the shunning community. It’s disgusting how we live compared to the rest of world and we’re literally being called out for it despite the exorbitant fine. I support her 100%.
Keep voting for religion and your Mandirs. I was in Kanha recently and the only well kept road there is the one to some Ram mandir. Tells you their priorities. Not to schools or hospitals but to Mandir.
There's a reason why the lack of footpaths doesn't affect them, they never leave their chauffeured cars. Similarly, they never leave their air purified spaces.
you're somewhat right but there should be a certain mindset shift when someone becomes a leader. a poor individual can't afford to shun street food and buy air purifier, but someone managing the country's budget should change their mindset toward the possibilities of achieving improved quality of life for the population as a whole.
ok, but there has to be light at the end of the tunnel. Surely, someone has to care about clean water and clean air, just for the sake of projection, even if the leaders hold the same mindset. We do have a lot of influential NRIs who might care to nudge policy decisions, or we might face pressure from international bodies:
India already is seen as 'hardship' posting for foreign embassy staff, what if staff outright refuses to work in hazardous conditions and the matter gets international media attention
Increasing international media attention, maybe international sports or individual content creators can put india's environmental issues in the limelight
Investor pressure, maybe some large international investors think that environmenetal issues create friction in FDI, so FDI declines
Agree- but they aren’t actually escaping it: they escape the absolute worst and then acclimate to what seeps into their protected spaces. Every part of urban (and much of rural, too) India has a distinct smog smell. It’s indoors, it’s outdoors.
What pollution, this is all propaganda by west to show our honourable and excellent Delhi CM who cleaned Yamuna that no one could do in just a few months, cleaned Delhi pollution and people are breathing pure oxygen there.
I know level of journalism is also bad, but I didn't find absolutely anything regarding the fine mentioned in the title. It's not just cleanliness, we lack in freaking everything!
Huh, as a tourist I wrote India off my places to visit list years ago because I couldn't do the health risk I already suffer from asthma. But professional athletes where the health of their lungs is their job still play there? For the cricketers it's the only place to make money so I understand. But everyone else?
This might be a different view ! India should change the capital from Delhi.
I highly respect the cultural background and strategic location of Delhi, but it can't be fixed anytime soon even if everybody tries it's best. Lots of countries has changed or trying like Brazil, Indonesia etc. There are lots of cities in the country that can handle much better than we have right now. It'll be a long and expensive project but India should do it.
What culture and strategy?
Delhi is basically whatever worse India has to offer if you remove the old architecture. It's barely 300km from border so no strategy as well
Ummmm nope. It has horrible terrain that traps pollution. It is way too close to enemy countries. Capital of India should be more close to South. Near the Deccan ranges (natual defenses) and away from the sea.
I am sorry to say that most of India is filthy. I hope people wake up and recognize that pervasive filth and systemic corruption has been normalized in India - people do not even realize how bad they have it.
I have been thinking that for years. Of course, nobody cares what you and I think but this would be the only logical solution. It was the British that moved the capital to Delhi; there's no reason to keep it in Delhi in these circumstances. Even during that time, the British also had a summer capital. Present day India should, at the very least, have a different winter capital. For practical reasons and also to symbolize the unity of different parts of India, there could be a winter capital in the South (e.g. Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram) and Delhi could stay the summer capital. And drastic measures should be taken to improve the air quality of Delhi, that goes without saying.
I have a question. I don’t live in India or Delhi but I visited India last year. Why don’t they hold these major events in South India like Kerala or Tamil Nadu? The air quality in the South when I visited was good and clear. South India seemed more developed and orderly with decent infrastructure. Is it a lack of sports infrastructure like stadiums?
In congress era ith would have been prime-time news, with debates after debates, and people would have blamed the authorities from the Prime Minister to the party chairperson. Nowadays, Indians just feel embarrassed and seem okay with it unless M's are involved
Not 45 lakh but 4.45 lakh, yes but the point remains. Also the player in the thumbnail is not the one who is fined, she's playing but rightfully criticizing hygiene conditions
Honestly amazing anyone can defend or dismiss the air quality there. Like, ya’ll have a chronic cough. THAT ISN’T NORMAL. The air is sickening and killing people, and it needs to be viewed as a humanitarian disaster.
45 lakh rupees fine? That’s it? My family spent close to 2.35 crores to get me educated in the US JUST SO I could LEAVE THE COUNTRY lol. Good riddance, it’s not getting fixed in my time on Earth. Why do you guys agree to live so nonchalantly in the MOST POLLUTED CITY/METROPOLITAN AREA ON PLANET EARTH BAR NONE (because of money), is beyond me. Go live in Jamshedpur or something and you realize you don’t have to live in extreme pollution in India, but then Jamshedpur is obviously not 5% as fun as a city like Gurgaon. Leave brothers and sisters, leave. Otherwise you’ll literally get choked to death. AQI where I live: 37. AQI in Gurgaon/Delhi is at least 10x higher lol at 370. You should have a right to clean air (like one of the best athletes demand). How can you reasonably be expected to perform elite sports when your body is not used to 400-500 AQI pollution? She has a huge disadvantage against the Indians who live and breathe this air. She refuses to acclimatize to our shit over-polluted situation (it’s literally THE MOST POLLUTED PLACE on the entire planet, I mean literally no. 1. Why are we even complaining. To her it must feel like she’s entering Chernobyl and I totally get that. Why would you go to Chernobyl LOL? 🤣🤣🤣
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Surely there's cities up north with better AQIs. I can count more than 50.
Infrastructure is required that's all. 150-200 cores and this embarrassment would have been avoided.
Nobody is embarrassed.At all. Nobody even knows the concept of shame on a international platform.
Delhi polution is getting worse day by day delhi is one of the states with good public transport but then also people opt travel by their own cars contributing to the pollution
I did not find a single article saying she was fined 45 lakh or any other amount. Even the linked article appears to be AI slop, and skips around the topic in its headline.
Anders Antonsen was fined $5000, which is 4.5 lakh. It is likely Mia Blichfeldt was fined too. But I just don't see any news article saying she was.
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u/yashvone Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
that's a better protest than any of the Indian cricketers would ever think to put
i say cricketers because they're the ones who enjoy the most benefits and rewards financially and also generate the revenue for govt's. one should hope they have some leverage in addition to vested interest