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Fans Tell Aamir Khan to Make Dangal 2 after Vignesh Phogat’s Historic Win at Olympics

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Fans Tell Aamir Khan to Make Dangal 2 after Vignesh Phogat’s Historic Win at Olympics: Following Vinesh Phogat’s historic victory in the women’s 50kg wrestling division at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the hashtag #Dangal started to trend on X, the old Twitter platform.

The highly anticipated follow-up to Aamir Khan’s 2016 sports biopic “Dangal” is currently being demanded by online users.

After defeating Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba 5-0, Phogat advanced to the finals and became the first Indian woman to compete in an Olympic wrestling match.

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Social media was ablaze with requests for a feature film about Vinesh Phogat’s amazing path after her victory. A fervent user said, “DANGAL 2: I am so seated.” The theatre employees are scared and asking me to leave because ‘the movie isn’t announced yet, the cast hasn’t been finalized, the crew not allotted,’ but I’m simply too seated.” Another user shared a montage of Vinesh from the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 Olympics, captioning it, “It’s time for Dangal 2.” A third added, “It’s time for Aamir to make Dangal 2 with Vinesh Phogat as the main lead.”

“Dangal” holds the record for being the highest-grossing film in Bollywood, having made Rs 2000 crore globally.

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In the movie, Aamir Khan plays amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, who develops Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari into the first two female wrestlers from India to compete internationally.

The film stars Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra as the adult versions of the Phogat sisters, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar as their younger selves, and Sakshi Tanwar as their mother.

Vinesh Phogat has had an incredible road to the final. In the Round of 16, she stunned the world by defeating Japan’s Yui Susaki, the reigning champion and number one seed. In the quarterfinals, Phogat then barely overcame Oksana Livach of Ukraine.

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Phogat’s performance at the Paris Olympics has been nothing short of revolutionary, despite her current controversy.

With this enormous accomplishment, Vinesh Phogat has not only guaranteed her spot in the Olympic final. But has also raised expectations for a movie that would pay homage to her incredible journey. The nation’s love for her tenacity and commitment is evident in the excitement around “Dangal 2.”

(With Input from News18)

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Jasprit Bumrah Wins ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 Award

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Jasprit Bumrah Wins ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 Award: Jasprit Bumrah, a prominent fast bowler from India, was named the ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 on Monday, January 27. Last year, he dismissed 71 batsmen in 13 Test matches.

In the home series against England and the away series against Australia, Bumrah was playing at the top of his game for India.

Before taking 19 wickets in four Test matches against England, Bumrah began 2024 with six wickets in the second innings in the Cape Town Test match against South Africa on January 4, 2024.

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Bumrah claimed nine wickets (6+3) in the second Test at Vizag after dismissing six batsmen (2+4) in the series opener at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

In addition to winning Player of the Match, his outstanding performance with the ball in Visakhapatnam elevated him to the top of the Test bowling rankings.

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Bumrah finished the two-match series against Bangladesh in September-October with 11 wickets, and in the first two matches of the New Zealand series, he picked up three wickets.

Bumrah took eight wickets (5+3) while leading India in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy without Rohit Sharma. India took a 1-0 lead in the series under his leadership after crushing the Australians by 295 runs in four days.

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Bumrah took nine wickets in the third (6+3) and fourth (4+5) Tests at The Gabba and Melbourne Cricket Ground, respectively, and dismissed four Australian batsmen in the Day-Night Test held at Adelaide Oval from December 6–8.

In addition to his bowling, Bumrah impressed with his batting as well in the first innings of the Brisbane Test and scored 10 runs as No. 10 batter to help India successfully avoid the follow-on.

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DDCA President Confirms Virat Kohli Will Play Ranji Trophy After 12 Years

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DDCA President Confirms Virat Kohli Will Play Ranji Trophy After 12 Years: Indian star batsman Virat Kohli is set to play his first Ranji Trophy game since 2012 after making himself available for Delhi’s tie against Railways scheduled here on Jan 30.

Due to a neck strain, Kohli was unable to go to Rajkot for Delhi’s forthcoming away encounter against Saurashtra on January 23. However, he has informed the DDCA that he is available for the team’s last league game of the Ranji Trophy.

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“Virat has conveyed to DDCA president (Rohan Jaitley) and team management that he is available for the game against Railways,” Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh told PTI.

After the series loss in Australia earlier this month, the BCCI has mandated that its contracted cricket players play local cricket unless they have a fitness concern.

Kohli last played a Ranji Trophy match in November 2012 when Delhi took on Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad.

Thanks to BCCI’s directive, the last two rounds of Ranji Trophy will be star-studded affairs.

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When Rishabh Pant, a colleague of Kohli’s from India and Delhi, enters the field in Rajkot, it will be his first Ranji match in six years. In the Railways game, he was again spotted with Kohli.

India skipper Rohit Sharma confirmed his availability for Mumbai’s home match against Jammu & Kashmir following the selection of the Champions Trophy roster on Saturday.

Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Ravindra Jadeja are among the other Indian talents who will play for their respective teams in the upcoming Ranji Trophy round.

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After India lost their second consecutive Test series, there was a growing call for Rohit and company to play red-ball cricket. India lost 1-3 in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after being blanked 3-0 at home by New Zealand.

In Australia, Rohit and Kohli both enjoyed a memorable series. Due to his dismal record, Rohit chose to sit himself for the final Test match in Sydney. During the series, Kohli was caught in the slip cordon off balls outside the off-stump up to eight times.

Both Rohit and Kohli want to be among the runs going into the Champions Trophy next month, but India’s next Test match is against England in June.

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