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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

WSL x Star Wars crossovers Daniëlle van de Gonk is this a thing

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Oh, that was beautiful. Classy, casual Dolly Parton reference to lead us off from Athers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf69... #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Light of a Clear Blue Morning

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Still every chance India win the Test & series fairly comfortably, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it start to finish. The pitches have allowed batters, quicks & spinners alike to flourish, and Sri Lanka have found a couple of gems in Sooriyabandara and Dinusha. #INDvSL🏏🇮🇳🇱🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Almost as good as Salman Ali Agha’s nose. As a man with a proper Punjabi schnozz myself, I am in awe.

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

England's all-rounder stocks are dwindling, even with a fairly generous definition of that term. Sam Curran's having groin surgery and is out for the rest of the summer, and Will Jacks is recovering after an appendectomy. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Abdullah Shafique, as well as being a fine batter, has a truly magnificent nose. Like the noble prow of a ship carving majestically through the winds and waves. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That replay showed Salman Ali Agha would still have missed the ball, or best-case scenario dragged it on, even if it hadn't moved. Josh Tongue's hard enough to play when you don't play all around straight ones. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

He's way off the record, which is when Adam Voges briefly threatened to make the most of becoming a Test cricketer aged 35 and went 614 runs between dismissals across 3 Tests in 2015/16. The Pakistan record is Javed Miandad's 365 in a home series vs India (remember those?) in 1983. #StatWatch

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Abdullah Shafique was last dismissed in Test cricket on October 22 2025 (caught at gully by Marco Jansen off Kagiso Rabada, if you're interested), since when he's scored 236/0. Those three unbeaten knocks are the only times he's not opened in his 49 Test innings. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Abdullah Shafique is Pakistan's best batter, barring the injured Babar Azam. It's really odd that he's basically had to give up being an opener which he was almost exclusively until a couple of years ago to get himself back in the team. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#StatWatch Before today, there had been 157 men's Test series in England, going back to 1880. In none of them had a wicket fallen off the first ball. Welcome to history, Ollie Robinson and Azan Awais. Pretty remarkable it's never happened before here. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Privately educated, well-spoken, scores runs for fun in the County Championship...averages under 30 in a 13 year Test career and under 26 in England. Other than the minor detail of him not being English, Shan Masood is the ultimate 2010s (or even 1990s) English top-order batter. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Joe Root's first review of his second stint proper as Test captain is...sub-optimal. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Pakistan played two Tests in the West Indies, losing one by 90 runs and winning one by 8 wickets. Their XI at Headingley is a lot closer to the one that lost by 90 — Babar is injured, the only one who's actually been dropped from that XI is the all-rounder Aamer Jamal. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

England as expected go with four seamers & two part-time off-spinners in Lawrence and Root. Pakistan pick Abbas, thereby managing not to immediately shoot themselves in the foot. Sajid Khan’s 8-for vs WI not enough to keep him in the XI, Ali Usman is the sole specialist spinner. #ENGvPAK🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

1st session: on as sub fielder when Chandimal injures neck & shoulder 2nd session: • Takes brilliant catch • Named as concussion sub for Chandimal 3rd session: golden duck first ball of international career Pasindu Sooriyabandara will never forget today, for good & ill. #SLvIND🏏🇱🇰🇮🇳 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

LOVE how calm Mominul is after hitting the biggest four in the history of Bangladeshi Test cricket. Like it’s just another day at the office — but it’s really, really not. What an all-round performance across the Test, they have done an absolute job on Australia. #AUSvBAN🏏🇦🇺🇧🇩 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Mehidy Hasan Miraz & Taijul Islam are two of the most quietly impressive cricketers on the planet. One of the Fox commentators called them both world-class, which, yeah, they just are. Mehidy’s debut series v England in 2016 remains one of my favourites I’ve ever covered. #AUSvBAN🏏🇦🇺🇧🇩 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is so niche even I’m telling myself to touch grass, but I can’t help but giggle at the sound effects on the graphics transitions on the #SriLankavIndia Test coverage. Imagine Wile E Coyote landing on a trampoline, and you’re somewhere close. Booiiiing! #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today, Issy Wong has been dropped off a hat-trick ball and missed a chance to take a hat-trick herself. Something something makes things happen something #BravevSunrisers #TheHundred #Eliminator

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today, I do my final bits of research for @glamcricket taking on Yorkshire. Tomorrow, I commentate at the charming ground in Neath. On Saturday, I’ll be at @londontranspride showing that bigots and bullies claiming to speak for cis people emphatically DO NOT. These are all me. 🏏🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

How utterly depressing that Arsenal have posted a lovely video about their presence at Pride and the comments are turned off 😞 (I don’t blame them to be clear, I blame all of this *waves hand*)

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Ye gods I’ve missed spinners bowling with fielders round the bat #ENGvIND🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇳

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Harald Hardrada! Henrik Ibsen! Edvard Munch! Magnus Carlsen! Yggdrasil the World Tree! Can you hear me, Yggdrasil the World Tree? Your boys took a hell of a beating!

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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Politicians leeching onto football for self promotion is nothing new. In the face of an abhorrent diatribe Kylian Mbappé felt compelled to take a moment out of his World Cup to attack racism. Unlike his aggressor, he speaks with a strong yet eloquent voice. www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

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Kylian Mbappe laughs at on-pitch provocation – but politician’s abhorrent abuse required powerful reply (Gift Article)

Mbappe does not invite these situations, but he had no desire to be blase about such a personal attack.

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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

THREE extremely unethical situations at the World Cup require more football stakeholders to challenge wrongs. 1. Banishment of the Somali referee 2. Balogun red card political interference 3. Treatment of Iran team Players/managers/officials/administrators. Pressure on FIFA should be unrelenting.

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

“Hakimi’s behaviour leads a lot to be desired” Nicely loaded comment from Lucy.

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The answer would appear to be no. This is too obvious a weakness to be so restricting to players of that quality. #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This World Cup would have looked grimly different without locally-based communities who showed up to bring their love to matchdays. Given travel restrictions and exorbitant prices diaspora supporters have made this World Cup. Arguably, they have saved this World Cup. www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

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How the love of the diaspora has helped give this World Cup soul (Gift Article)

This World Cup would have looked grimly different without the locally based communities bringing their cultural pride to matchdays

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

That is back to back Smith on Smith violence - Jamie has been dismissed by Nathan two innings running. What is the most name-on-name dismissal in Test history? @zaltzcricket.bsky.social? @acscricket.bsky.social? #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Now we find out if Root (and later Brook) have worked out a way of not being completely nullified by the radical and not at all century-plus old tactic of the keeper standing up to a medium-fast bowler. #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Every ball from Will O’Rourke seems to bounce a few inches more than even good batters expect. What a pain in the rear to face, what a terrific talent. #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

boooooooo no Vaibhav ruined it #IREvIND🏏☘️🇮🇳

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Did Harry Brook just ‘Officer and a Gentleman’ Jacob Bethell while Joe Root did cartwheels? Yessss whimsy is backkkkk #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

An odd lack of ruthlessness from New Zealand when they had the chance to utterly bury England. 360/4 is nowhere as dominant a position as they should be in. If Harry Brook had played the shot Rachin Ravindra just did, IMAGINE the headlines and vitriol from the press box. #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This game has now officially lost all reason and logic and long may it continue #URUCPV

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

In a sense, this loss doesn’t change much for India. They knew they’d have to beat at least one of South Africa and Australia to make the semis. But psychologically, any time you and Australia are fighting for the same thing is a tough gig. Both groups of this #T20WorldCup are wide open!

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Absolutely phenomenal, again, from Marizanne Kapp. But…if Dane van Niekerk is either going to not play, or going to bat 7 and not bowl…was it worth recalling her? #INDvSA🏏🇮🇳🇿🇦 #T20WorldCup

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hearing gushing praise for Achraf Hakimi on the very day he’s confirmed to be standing trial on a charge of rape (which he denies) feels deeply uncomfortable.

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Ugly dismissal by Devon Conway, and out of character. If you are going to play at that, which you probably shouldn’t, it was closer to being a ball to cut than to drive, and he even didn’t drive it with any conviction. A bad idea badly executed. #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Old man Henry, he just keep rolling along. Incredible to think that when he turned 30, his Test bowling average was 46 and he’d not taken a five-for. Four and a half years on, he has 7 five-fors and averages 26.8. An absolute trooper. #ENGvNZ🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇿 #WTC27

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

To think Argentina fans used to actively dislike Lionel Messi…

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Messi starts, Alvarez doesn’t, and neither does Mahrez - hmmm!

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Holding his neck, after a previous whiplash-style blow to the neck. That really should count as a concussion sub given the potential risks. And definitely don’t even think about keeping Ali Jasim on. #IRQNOR

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Nakul Pande @nakulmpande.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

To be fair, whomst among us wouldn’t retreat faced with a charging Erling Haaland?

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