What a pair ...... although  every romantic  couple want to listen that but a  cricketer never want to

whyyyy???

because ....

Pairs in Test and first-class cricket. A pair in cricket refers to when a batsman is dismissed for a duck (without scoring) in both innings. 

And  a 'king pair' if the batsman gets out for a golden duck [getting out on the first ball he faced] in both innings.

so have a look who hold this unwanted record

Pairs on Test debut

Fred Grace for England v Australia at The Oval in London 1880

Clarence Wimble for South Africa v England at Cape Town in 1891/92

Joseph Willoughby for South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth in 1895/96

Johannes Kotze for South Africa v Australia in Johannesburg in 1902/03

Percy Twentyman-Jones for South Africa v Australia in Cape Town in 1902/03

Tommy Ward for South Africa v Australia in Manchester in 1912

Percy Lewis for South Africa v England in Durban in 1913/14

Cecil Dixon for South Africa v England in Johannesburg in 1913/14

Ted Badcock for New Zealand v England in Christchurch in 1929/30

Ken James for New Zealand v England in Christchurch in 1929/30

Jim Smith for England v West Indies in Bridgetown in 1934/35

Gordon Rowe for New Zealand v Australia in Wellington in 1945/46

Len Butterfield for New Zealand v Australia in Wellington in 1945/46

Cuan McCarthy for South Africa v England in Durban in 1948

Alf Valentine for the West Indies v England in Manchester in 1950

Ram Ramchand for India v England at Headingley in Leeds in 1952

Graham Gooch for England v Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham in 1975

Brendon Bracewell for New Zealand v England at Lords in 1978

Mike Whitney for Australia v England in Manchester in 1981

Maninder Singh for India v Pakistan in Karachi in 1982/83

Ken Rutherford for New Zealand v West Indies at Port of Spain in 1984/85

Chris Kuggeleijn for New Zealand v India in Bangalore in 1988/89

Rashid Patel for India v New Zealand in Bombay in 1988/89

Marvan Atapattu for Sri Lanka v India in Chandigarh in 1990/91

Saeed Anwar for Pakistan v West Indies in Faisalabad in 1990/91

Allan Donald for South Africa v West Indies in Bridgetown in 1991/92

Stephen Peall for Zimbabwe v Pakistan in Karachi in 1993/94

Peter McIntyre for Australia v England at the Adelaide Oval in 1994/95

Dirk Viljoen for Zimbabwe v Pakistan in Bulawayo in 1997/98

Gavin Hamilton for England v South Africa in Johannesburg in 1999/00

James Franklin for New Zealand v Pakistan in Auckland in 2000/01

Alamgir Kabir for Bangladesh v Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2002/03

Hasantha Fernando for Sri Lanka v South Africa in Johannesburg in 2002/03

Lasith Malinga for Sri Lanka v Australia in Darwin in 2003/04

Chamara Silva for Sri Lanka v New Zealand in Christchurch in 2006/07

Chris Tremlett for England v India at Lords in 2007

Mark Gillespie for New Zealand v South Africa at Centurion in 2007/08

Dean Elgar for South Africa vs Australia at Perth in 2012/13

Rajendra Chandrika for West Indies vs Australia at Sabina Park in 2015

Alzarri Joseph for West Indies vs India in St Lucia in 2016

Kamrul Islam Rabbi for Bangladesh vs England in Chittagong in 2016

Consecutive pairs

These unfortunate batsmen all bagged pairs in two Tests in a row.

Bobby Peel (England, 1894–95)

Bob Crisp (South Africa, 1935–36)

Wayne Clark (Australia, 1977–78)

Pat Pocock (England, 1984)

Bob Holland (Australia, 1985/1985-86)

Mark Waugh (Australia, 1992–93)

Glenn McGrath (Australia, 1998–99)

Ajit Agarkar (India, 1999–2000)

Merv Dillon (West Indies, 1998-99/2000-01)

Dinanath Ramnarine (West Indies, 2001–02)

Shabbir Ahmed (Pakistan, 2005/2005-06)

Ajit Agarkar and Bob Holland were each dismissed for five consecutive ducks, a record they share with Mohammad Asif for Pakistan in 2005/2006.

Pairs by Test captains

19 captains have been dismissed for a pair

Joe Darling for Australia v England at Sheffield in 1902

Louis Tancred for South Africa v England at The Oval in 1912

Vijay Hazare for India v England at Kanpur in 1951/52

Harry Cave for New Zealand v West Indies at Dunedin in 1955/56

Frank Worrell for West Indies v Australia at Melbourne in 1960/61

Richie Benaud for Australia v England at Leeds in 1961

Imtiaz Ahmed for Pakistan v England at Dhaka in 1961/62

Bishen Bedi for India v England at Delhi in 1976/77

Ian Botham for England v Australia at Lord's in 1981

Allan Border for Australia v West Indies at Perth in 1992/93

Mark Taylor for Australia v Pakistan at Karachi in 1994/95

Stephen Fleming for New Zealand v Australia at Hobart in 1997/98

Courtney Walsh for West Indies v Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 1997/98

Rashid Latif for Pakistan v South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 1997/98

Nasser Hussain for England v West Indies at The Oval in 2000

Jimmy Adams for West Indies v Australia at Melbourne in 2000/01

Waqar Younis for Pakistan v Australia at Sharjah in 2002/03

Habibul Bashar for Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Harare in 2003/04

Marvan Atapattu for Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Faisalabad in 2004/05

AB de Villiers for South Africa v England at Centurion in 2015/16
Ian Botham's pair came in his last Test as captain while Mark Taylor, Rashid Latif and Habibul Bashar recorded a pair in their first games as captain.

King pairs in Test cricket

If a batsman is out first ball he has made a golden duck and if a batsman is dismissed first ball in both innings he has achieved a king pair. This worst of all batting fates has befallen seventeen players in the history of Test cricket so far.

William Attewell for England v Australia at Sydney in 1891–92

Ernie Hayes for England v South Africa at Cape Town in 1905-06

Bert Vogler for South Africa v Australia at Sydney in 1910–11

Tommy Ward for South Africa v Australia at Old Trafford in 1912. 

Tommy Ward was dismissed in each innings by Jimmy Matthews. Uniquely, both times he came in to bat after two batsmen had been dismissed, giving Matthews a hat-trick in each innings.

Ian Colquhoun for New Zealand v England at Eden Park in 1954-55.

 Twice giving Bob Appleyard a hattrick opportunity which were denied by Alex Muir in both cases, the second innings was part of NZ's 26 all out which was the lowest team score recorded in a Test match.

Colin Wesley for South Africa v England at Trent Bridge in 1960

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar for India v Australia at Melbourne in 1977–78

Gary Troup for New Zealand v India at Wellington in 1980–81

Dave Richardson for South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg in 1994–95

Adam Huckle for Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare in 1997–98

Ajit Agarkar for India v Australia at Melbourne in 1999–2000

Adam Gilchrist for Australia v India at Kolkata in 2000–01

Javed Omar for Bangladesh v India at Dhaka in 2007

Ryan Harris for Australia v England at Adelaide in December 2010

Virender Sehwag for India v England at Edgbaston in August 2011

Rangana Herath for Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Sharjah in January 2014

James Anderson for England v India at Vishakhapatnam in November 2016

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10. Yamaha Fazer

Yamaha Fazer is one of the best bikes in India. The upcoming Yamaha Fazer Fi V2.0 will come with a split seat, redesigned exhaust and updated instrument cluster. Also it would be available in new colors/graphics – White Cloud, Black Hawk and Red Dawn. In comparison to its old version, new Yamaha Fazer is three kilos lighter and weighs about 138 kgs.

Engine: 149cc single-cylinder, air-cooled, fuel-injected engine
Power and Torque: 13.1PS of power and 12.8Nm of torque
Estimated Price: 84405 INR  (approx)

9. Honda CBF Stunner

Honda Stunner was launched in 2010 and has registered record sales in India several times. Best bikes in India, CBF Stunner is an entry-level semi-faired bike.

Engine: 125cc
Mileage: 61kmpl
Max Power: 10 bhp @ 8000 rpm
Weight: 128 kgs

Estimated Price: 58721 INR  (approx)

8. Honda Shine

Honda Shine 125cc happens to be the most selling bike in India from Honda. A brilliant combination of power, great mileage and stylish looks, Honda Shine continues to top the sales charts.

Engine Type: Air cooled, 4 stroke, SI engine
Max Power: 10.6PS
Max Torque: 10.54Nm
Mileage: 65kmpl

Estimated Price: 60808 INR  (approx)

7. Bajaj Platina

What makes Bajaj Platina one of the best bikes in India is its exceptional mileage. The latest version of Bajaj Platina is claimed to be the most fuel efficient motorcycle in the world at 96.9 KMPL mileage (in 100 cc category). To make the Platina ES even more attractive, Bajaj Auto has given it improved styling and electric start option. The on-road price of Bajaj Platina is close to INR 50,000 approximately.

Engine: 102 CC Single cylinder 2 value DTSI air-cooled petrol engine
Max power: 8.1 BHP @ 7500 RPM
Max torque: 8.6 Nm @ 5000 RPM

Estimated Price: 45421 INR  (approx)

6. Hero Karizma

The Hero Honda Karizma was always a revolutionary machine and one of the best bikes in India. Manufactured by Hero Motocorp, Karizma was launched in 2003 and given a cosmetic upgrade Karizma R in 2007. Later in 2009 another variant Karimza ZMR was added to the league.

Engine: Air cooled, 4-Stroke Single Cylinder OHC
Max power: 14.32 kW (19.2 BHP) @ 7500 rpm
Max torque: 19.35 N-m @ 6000 rpm

Estimated Price: 84550 INR  (approx)

5. Hero CBZ

One of the best bikes in India, Hero CBZ by Hero Honda Motors (initially) has a long history. It was first launched in early 1999 and stayed unchanged for about five years. In 2004, a new variant called CBZ* (star) featuring new graphics was introduced to ramp up sales.

However, Hero CBZ was discontinued after 2005 September. After a gap of two years, CBZ was followed by the CBZ-Xtreme which was a completely new product platform featuring a Honda 149 cc engine and five-speed gearbox.

Again in 2008, the bike went through a major visual makeover.

Engine: Air cooled, 4 – stroke single cylinder OHC
Max power: 10.6 KW (14.4 Ps) @ 8500 rpm
Max torque: 12.80 Nm @ 6500 rpm

Estimated Price: 67960 INR  (approx)

4. TVS Star City Plus

TVS Star City Plus, one of the best bikes in India and a hot seller, is known for its smooth handling. Riders can adjust the rear shock absorber through a convenient lever without any need of additional tools. TVS Star City Plus 110cc gives an excellent mileage of 86 kmpl.

Max power: 8.4 PS @ 7000 rpm
Max torque: 8.7 NM @ 5000 rpm
Weight: 109 kgs

Estimated Price: 47434 INR  (approx)

3. Bajaj Discover

Another Bajaj bike that has huge popularity! If Bajaj Pulsar strikes well with stylish youths, Discover is for young office going men. Bajaj Discover was initially launched in 125cc segment but later came with 100cc and 150cc variants.

Engine: Single cyl, 4-valve, 124.6 cc DTS-i with ExhausTEC
Max power: 11.5 ps @ 8000 RPM
Max torque: 10.8 Nm @ 6000 RPM

Estimated Price: 53000 TO 63000  INR  (approx) (According to variant)

2. Hero Splendor

A 100 cc segment bike, Hero Splendor ((which includes the Super Splendor) sold at the average rate of 2.7 lakh units per month in 2014. Also in the same year Hero Motors launched a new model ‘Splendor iSmart’.

Engine: 97.2 cc air cooled, 4 – stroke single cylinder OHC
Max power: 6.15 kW (8.36 Ps) @ 8000 rpm
Max torque: 0.82 Kg-m (8.05 Nm) @ 5000 rpm

Estimated Price: 48875  INR  (approx)

1. Bajaj Pulsar

Bajaj Pulsar is the topper on the list of best bikes in India. Number one seller in Indian market, Bajaj Pulsar was the first sports bike launched in India and that too by an Indian company. Pulsar comes with engine variations of 135 cc, 150 cc, 180 cc, 200 cc, 220 cc.

Engine: 4-stroke, DTS-i, air cooled, single cylinder
Max power: 15.06 @ 9000 (Ps @ RPM)
Max torque: 12.5 @ 6500 (Nm @ RPM)

Estimated Price: 60250 TO 117239  INR  (approx) (according to variant)

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HOUSEFULL 3 FULL MOVIE DOWNLOAD

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NO	PLAYER	M	CATCHES
1	AB DE VILLIERS (RCB)	16	19
2	MOISES HENRIQUES (SRH)	17	11
3	DAVID MILLER (KXIP)	14	10
4	CHRIS MORRIS (DD)	12	8
5	MANISH PANDEY (KKR)	12	7
6	DWAYNE SMITH (GL)	12	7
7	AJINKYA RAHANE (RPS)	14	7
8	SURESH RAINA (GL)	15	7
9	HARDIK HIMANSHU PANDYA (MI)	11	6
10	SURYAKUMAR YADAV (KKR)	15	6
11	DWAYNE BRAVO (GL)	15	6
12	SHANE WATSON (RCB)	16	6
13	VIRAT KOHLI (RCB)	16	6
14	BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR (SRH)	17	6
15	KANE WILLIAMSON (SRH)	6	5
16	GURKEERAT SINGH (KXIP)	7	5
17	THISARA PERERA (RPS)	12	5
18	KIERON POLLARD (MI)	13	5
19	SHIKHAR DHAWAN (SRH)	17	5
20	SHADAB JAKATI (GL)	6	4

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Hua Hai Aaj Pehli Baar Lyrics
Hua hai aaj pehli baar

Jo aise muskuraya hoonTumhe dekha toh jaana yeKe kyun duniya mein aaya hoon (x2)

Ye jaan lekar ke jaa meriTumhe jeene main aaya hoon

Main tumse ishq karne kiIjaazat Rab se laaya hoon

Zameen se aasmaan tak hum

Dhoondh aaye jahaan saara

Banaa paaya nahi ab tak

Khuda tumse koi pyaara (x2)

Baaton mein teri hain badmashiyan

Sab bewajah ki hain taarifiyaan

Main likh doon aasmaan par ye

Ke padh lega jahaan saara

Huaa na hoga ab koi

Yahan hum do sa dobara

Main duniya bhar ki taarifein

Tere sajde mein laaya hoonMain tumse ishq karne ki

Ijaazat Rab se laaya hoon(Rab se laaya hoon.. Rab se laaya hoon..)

Tu hai jo rubaru mere

Bada mehfooz rehta hoonTere milne ka shukrana

Khuda se roz karta hoon (x2)

Humko pata hai yeh nadaniyaan hain

Aawara dil ki hai aawariyan

Yeh dil pagal bana baitha

Isey ab tu hi samjha de

Dikhe tujhme meri duniyaMeri duniya tu banja re

Hoon khushkismat jo kismat se

Tumhe aise main paaya hoon

Main tumse ishq karne kiIjaazat Rab se laaya hoon

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India vs Sri Lanka, 7th Match

Yet another victory for the Indians making to final and giving the sri lankans the pain of getting out of the tournament .

 The T20 run machine

Indian vice  captain virat kohli hit another  fifty the thirteenth one in this format running through his purple patch . he showed T20 format is not only the game of power hitting and can be played by classic cricketing strokes. And this time finishing the game and winning consecutive man of the match trophy.

Cameo of comeback:

What he said he delivered , the short cameo of 18 ball 35  shown what yuvraj was is still that yuvraj. The classics four mindboggling and flat sixes ,shown what he known for .

Trio worked again:

It is still too early to say  but the trio of Nehra, Bumrah and Pandya have given start what India was looking in past 1 years .  Experience of nehra , consistency if bumrah and variations of pandya giving the starts india wanted for their spinners to take on the control of the game .

Malinga Less Sri  Lanka

Although it was a good come back in the final overs when thisara parera hit 17 of 6 and kulsekhara 13 of 9. But they have to imrove their performances in upper order .

Sri Lanka did miss the malinga Yorkers in death overs but we have to see will he be available for the worldT20 or not . if yes definetly this bowling lineup will look a bit different and more attacking.

Comments :

Dhoni: "Consistent performance is very important. We have done quite well in the last 9 games, we have lost only once. I felt Yuvraj's innings was crucial not just for this game, but for the near future of the team. I think the tracks here are slightly on the softer side, although this one was a little harder. Until the dew takes its effect, the ball moves around a bit. 140 seemed as if too many runs because we were only chasing 80 and 100 odd in the last two games. This is something that looks a decent score, but I think 150-160 will be a good score here. The extra bowling options give me the opportunity to experiment. The stability of the side is very good as well because of the all-round options."

Kohli: "Touchwood, it's coming out nicely right now. It was a tough situation, we were 16/2. It's always nice to challenge yourself. Kulasekara and Mathews started well for them. It was important to take the attack to the bowlers today because we weren't chasing 84. All their bowlers are sort of seam bowlers apart from Chameera. The whole idea was to not give them too much room for the ball to move around. You need to be switched on on this sort of a track and see how the ball is coming."

Mathews: "With the dew coming in, it felt like we were 20-30 runs short. Virat batted brilliantly and our bowlers didn't have any answers. We needed to take a few wickets up front to push India back, but unfortunately Virat once again came to their rescue. We are heavily depending on our seniors to fire. We need to win the next game and see how the standings are."

Yuvraj: "It (the knock) felt pretty good. I felt I needed those hits for my own confidence. It's not an easy wicket to bat. You need to give yourself a bit of time, but I thought I gave myself a bit of time in the last two games, so decided to go for it. As a team we are playing really well. My job was to play according to the situation in the last two games and I am happy with the way I am hitting the ball."

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Affirming that the econyears

s right on track, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for 2016-17. Citing that the CPI inflation has come down to 5.4% from 9 plus, he said it is huge relief for the public.

Tax

Infrastructure and agriculture cess to be levied.

Excise duty raised from 10 to 15 per cent on tobacco products other than beedis

1 per cent service charge on purchase of luxury cars over Rs. 10 lakh and in-cash purchase of goods and services over Rs. 2 lakh.

SUVs, Luxury cars to be more expensive. 4% high capacity tax for SUVs.

Companies with revenue less than Rs 5 crore to be taxed at 29% plus surcharge

Limited tax compliance window from Jun 1 - Sep 30 for declaring undisclosed income at 45% incl. surcharge and penalties

Excise 1 per cent imposed on articles of jewellery, excluding silver.

0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess to be levied on all services.

Pollution cess of 1 per cent on small petrol, LPG and CNG cars; 2.5 per cent on diesel cars of certain specifications; 4 per cent on higher-end models.

Dividend in excess of Rs. 10 lakh per annum to be taxed at additional 10 per cent.

Personal Finance

No changes have been made to existing income tax slabs

Rs 1,000 crore allocated for new EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) scheme

Govt. will pay EPF contribution of 8.33% for all new employees for first three years

Deduction for rent paid will be raised from Rs 20,000 to Rs 60,000 to benefit those living in rented houses.

Additional exemption of Rs. 50,000 for housing loans up to Rs. 35 lakh, provided cost of house is not above Rs. 50 lakh.

Service tax exempted for housing construction of houses less than 60 sq. m

15 per cent surcharge on income above Rs. 1 crore

Social

Rs. 38,500 crore for Mahtma Gandhi MGNREGA for 2016-17

Swacch Bharat Abhiyan allocated Rs.9,500 crores.

Hub to support SC/ST entrpreneurs

Government is launching a new initiative to provide cooking gas to BPL families with state support.

LPG connections to be provided under the name of women members of family: Rs 2000 crore allocated for 5 years for BPL families.

2.87 lakh crore grants to gram panchayats and municipalities - a quantum jump of 228%.

300 urban clusters to be set up under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

Four schemes for animal welfare.

Health

2.2 lakh renal patients added every year in India. Basic dialysis equipment gets some relief.

A new health protection scheme for health cover upto 1 lakh per family.

National Dialysis Service Prog with funds thru PPP mode to provide dialysis at all district hospitals.

Senior citizens will get additional healthcare cover of Rs 30,000 under the new scheme

PM Jan Aushadhi Yojana to be strengthened, 300 generic drug store to be opened

Education

Scheme to get Rs.500 cr for promoting entrepreneurship among SC/ST

10 public and 10 private educational institutions to be made world-class.

Digital repository for all school leaving certificates and diplomas. Rs. 1,000 crore for higher education financing.

Rs. 1,700 crore for 1500 multi-skill development centres.

62 new navodaya vidyalayas to provide quality education

Digital literacy scheme to be launched to cover 6 crore additional rural households

Entrepreneurship training to be provided across schools, colleges and massive online courses.

Objective to skill 1 crore youth in the next 3 years under the PM Kaushal Vikas Yojna-FM Jaitley

National Skill Development Mission has imparted training to 76 lakh youth. 1500 Multi-skill training institutes to be set up.

Energy

Rs. 3000 crore earmarked for nuclear power generation

Govt drawing comprehensive plan to be implemented in next 15-20 years for exploiting nuclear energy

Govt to provide incentive for deepwater gas exploration

Deepwater gas new disc to get calibrated market freedom, pre-determined ceiling price based on landed price of alternate fuels.

Investments and infrastructure

Rs. 27,000 crore to be spent on roadways

65 eligible habitats to be connected via 2.23 lakh kms of road. Current construction pace is 100 kms/day

Shops to be given option to remain open all seven days in a week across markets.

Rs. 55,000 crore for roads and highways. Total allocation for road construction, including PMGSY, - Rs 97,000 crore

India's highest-ever production of motor vehicles was recorded in 2015

Total outlay for infrastructure in Budget 2016 now stands at Rs. 2,21,246 crore

New greenfield ports to be developed on east and west coasts

Revival of underserved airports. Centre to Partner with States to revive small airports for regional connectivity

100 per cent FDI in marketing of food products produced and marketed in India

Dept. of Disinvestment to be renamed as Dept. of Investment and Public Asset Management

Govt will amend Motor Vehicle Act in passenger vehicle segment to allow innovation.

MAT will be applicable for startups that qualify for 100 per cent tax exemption

Direct tax proposals result in revenue loss of Rs.1060 crore, indirect tax proposals result in gain of Rs.20,670 crore

Agriculture

Total allocation for agriculture and farmer welfare at Rs 35984 crores

28.5 lakh heactares of land wil be brought under irrigation.

5 lakh acres to be brought under organic farming over a three year period

Rs 60,000 crore for recharging of ground water recharging as there is urgent need to focus on drought hit areas cluster development for water conservation.

Dedicated irrigation fund in NABARD of Rs.20.000 cr

Nominal premium and highest ever compensation in case of crop loss under the PM Fasal Bima Yojna.

Banking

Banks get a big boost: Rs 25,000 crore towards recapitalisation of public sector banks. Jaitley says: Banking Board Bureau will be operationalised, we stand solidly behind public sector banks.

Target of disbursement under MUDRA increased to 1,80,000 crore

Process of transfer of government stake in IDBI Bank below 50% started

General Insurance companies will be listed in the stock exchange

Govt to increase ATMs, micro-ATMs in post offices in next three years

Via TheHindu

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