‘SUPERMAN’ SAHA
   Date :15-Oct-2019

 
AFTER a hiatus of almost two years, a period that saw Indian cricket unearthing a precocious wicketkeeping talent in Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha has come back to end the debate for India’s number one wicketkeeper. The encomiums he invited from captain Virat Kohli who termed Saha as the “best wicket keeper in the world at the moment” were not misplaced as the diminutive Bengal player showed in the Pune Test. Saha paraded a finesse that purists yearn from wicketkeepers in the modern game where emphasis is more on having a batsman as a guardian behind the wickets. At 34, Saha has yet again proved why age is not the ultimate measure for a player’s skills. He was extraordinary behind the stumps pulling off stunners that warmed the hearts of cricket lovers. Not for nothing the fandom went ga ga over Saha’s flying efforts and gifted him the ‘Superman’ tag. The rise of Pant is a good addition but at present India do not have to look beyond Saha for the wicketkeeper’s job. He is here to stay, flying and pouching beauties, and manning the middle.
 
PEOPLE’S MAN
 
IT DOES not surprise anybody at all that Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has as many as 30 million followers on social media platform of Instagram and 50 million followers on Twitter. He is a people’s man, deeply interested in people and their well being, and proactive in establishing connect with the people. Even though he is now in seventieth year of his life, Mr. Modi is considered to be the country’s greatest youth icon. The reasons for this immense popularity are not difficult to know. For, Mr. Modi talks of a New India in which 65% people are below the age of 35 years. He talks of their aspirations. He talks of their difficulties. He talks about technology as a social driver. He talks a strong language that brooks no nonsense on issues. And all these qualities are loved by the young people. The other side of his personality relates well to older people -- through his language of high social responsibility, nationalism, and family values. Because of people of all age groups love the man, they follow him on social media platforms in all enthusiasm and seriousness. They love him.