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Once an Athlete, Always an Athlete

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The title resembles a thought, that some of the defense services of different countries like to believe-in. The most popular one is  Once a Marine, Always a Marine,  by the US Marine Corps with the motto Semper Fidelis or Semper Fi meaning, always faithful or always loyal. Athletes are loyal too, aren't they? They dedicate their lives for that one thing they have believed - in, with enormous support from their families, friends, followers/fans & also the governing bodies of that country as well as respective national sports federations (NSF) to some extent. I came across this, loyal/faithful thought from a series on Amazon Prime named NCIS . One of the characters is Leroy Jethro Gibbs - who is a marine, and keeps reminding everyone around him what it means to be a marine, and there is no such thing as an ex-marine/former-marine . Well, the same concept applies to the athletes. Doesn't it? Once an Athlete, Always an Athlete, and there is no such thing as an ex-athlete...

The balancing dilemma with Mr. Rishabh Pant.

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Image Source: https://99designs.com/poster-design/contests/create-word-cloud-tree-house-578029 Since the ICC CWC 2019 and incidentally after MS Dhoni not appearing in the Indian Jersey for approximately 6-months (as of 31st Jan 2020) numerous articles, debates & opinions have been shared upon India’s next wicket-keeper. After the CWC 2019, Indian Team has played total of 35 matches with the following format break-up, 19-T20I Matches (vs SA, BAN, WI [Home & Away], SL & NZ [on-going series]). 9-ODI Matches (vs WI [Home & Away], AUS) 7-TEST Matches (vs WI [Away], SA & BAN) In these 35 matches, we have seen 4-wicket keepers in action namely Mr. Wridhiman Saha, Mr. Rishabh Pant, Mr. Sanju Samson & Mr. KL Rahul, with the following break-up (presence as a WK in the playing 11.), Source: ESPN Cricinfo (India Fixtures & Results since August 2019). Source: ESPN Cricinfo (India Fixtures & Results since August 2019). Having sa...