'Was Playing High-Risk Cricket in Last 2 Years, Will Bring Right Balance': Rohit Sharma Ahead of IND vs PAK Clash

Rohit Sharma said that he needs to bring balance to his game and assess the situation well before taking risks as the team needs him to play long innings.

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Tom Hardy as the next James Bond wouldn’t be half as interesting as casting him as this iconic 007 villain

With just as much inevitability as 007 ordering a shaken vodka martini, Tom Hardy has once again entered the conversation to find the next James Bond. The Venom star’s odds to play the world’s greatest secret agent have once again been slashed following increased speculation once more that he could replace Daniel Craig in the role. We’ve been seeing this rumored casting pop up for years now, long before Craig had even vacated the part, and, sure, it’s easy to see why people want Hardy as Bond. But just because fans want it, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s the right choice.

Don’t get me wrong, Hardy is a phenomenal actor and if producers wanted to go for someone of a similar age to Craig who could likewise bring a lot of grit and gravitas to the character then he’d be a surefire choice. However, much like Idrs Elba and many of the most popular fan-castings, he has several marks against him, in a practical sense. At 45, he doesn’t have long to go before he reaches 53, the age Craig was when his last movie released. Plus, he’s a very well-established star, in the way that no prior 007 has been before. Basically, the logistics and longevity of his Bond tenure would be sketchy at best.

On the other hand, if the world wants Tom Hardy in a Bond movie, then who are MGM to deny it from happening? Luckily, there’s a far more enticing, and pragmatic, potential casting to be made here — as drawn from trends that emerged in the Craig films — that would help finally give the mysterious Bond 26 a storyline. Hardcore Bond fans, what I’m about to say next will shock you, but just bear with me: what if Tom Hardy was hired as not Bond himself, but a rebooted version of From Russia With Love‘s Red Grant?

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As originally played by Jaws icon Robert Shaw, Red Grant is remembered as one of the most dangerous foes Bond ever faced. The original, and perhaps still the best, of the “dark mirror” Bond villains, Grant is the perfect evil reflection of Sean Connery’s spy. Like Bond himself, he’s handsome, sophisticated, and an expert marksman and fighter. Unlike Bond, he’s entirely immoral, working as an expert assassin for SPECTRE.

Speaking of, 2015’s Spectre broke the rules in rebooting a classic Bond villain for the first time, with Christoph Waltz’s Blofeld. This certainly did not go down as well as hoped, but that was largely due to the lackluster depiction of the character (by the looks of it, the filmmakers used Austin Powers 3 as their main source of inspiration) and not the concept in of itself. Rumors had it that No Time to Die‘s Safin was originally supposed to be a new version of Dr. No, which actually would’ve helped give Rami Malek’s foe a stronger presence.

Obviously not every Bond film should simply bring back an old villain, but kicking off a brand new era for the hero by tipping a hat to the past would be a canny way of launching James Bond No. 7, whoever they may be. Surely there would be no better way for the next Bond to prove themselves than by battling one of the most popular would-be Bonds in Tom Hardy? Realistically, Hardy is too old and busy to be the spy himself, but he would make for a fantastic second iteration of one of 007’s most notorious nemeses.

I mean, Hardy could definitely rock that peroxide blonde hairdo, right?

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IND vs PAK: 'Babar Azam Doesn't Need to Give Any Message' - Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir said that Babar Azam's real test will be only against the Indian bowling line-up in the ongoing Asia Cup.

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India vs Pakistan Live Streaming For Asia Cup 2023: How to Watch IND vs PAK Coverage in India?

Check out the live streaming details for the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 match to be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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Marvel has a speedster problem much bigger than DC’s ‘The Flash’

The Flash made its Max debut at the tail-end of August, and unlike most superhero streaming releases, it sunk like a stone, earning practically zero new traction for what was once pegged as one of the best DC movies ever made. As the studio’s most costly flop ever and a critical punching bag, The Flash could not have been a more embarrassing first solo movie for the Scarlet Speedster. And yet, despite all that, the movie — and DC at large — still treated Barry Allen with a whole lot more respect than Marvel has its own speedsters.

Primarily, that’s because at least DC gave the Flash his own standalone vehicle in the first place, while the MCU has sidelined the many speedsters among its superhero population since the very beginning. Again and again, the franchise has totally failed to hand its super-sprinting characters the treatment they deserve. So, as we heard faster and faster towards the heart of the Multiverse Saga, it’s about time that Marvel fixed this issue before it trips them up somewhere down the line.

It all goes back to the portrayal of Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Despite being one of the most long-lasting Avengers in the comics, Pietro Maximoff was killed off after a single appearance and, unusually for the MCU, never seen or heard from again (with Taylor-Johnson even hopping over to Sony to continue his comic book career in Kraven the Hunter).

Of course, six years later, in WandaVision, we did eventually get a new Pietro, with the X-Men saga’s Evan Peters brought over as the “recast” Quicksilver, in what is still one of the most inspired, surprising castings in MCU history. But what do they do with him in the finale? Reveal he’s not the real X-Men Quicksilver at all but some guy called Ralph Bohner — killing the Multiverse Saga’s first crossover stone dead all for the sake of a lame, juvenile gag that even Deadpool wouldn’t find funny.

Meanwhile, Lauren Ridloff’s Makkari was one of the best parts of Eternals, thanks to her extremely charming performance, the character’s epic skillset, and her unexpectedly sweet romance with Barry Keoghan’s Druig. And yet, through no fault of her own, Makkari’s at serious risk of pulling a Quicksilver and being a one-and-done wonder, thanks to being trapped in a franchise that appears doomed never to return.

Sadly, Marvel’s strange vendetta against its speedsters shows no signs of slowing down, which is only doing an entire class of its costumed crusaders a massive disservice. Heck, I haven’t even mentioned the tragic fate that met the Whizzer in Jessica Jones season 2 (*Tamatoa from Moana voice* look it up). Although if both Quicksilvers and Makkari team up to run rings around Kang the Conqueror in Avengers: Secret Wars, I’ll be racing to make Kevin Feige a hasty apology.

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England vs New Zealand 2023 Live Streaming: How to Watch ENG vs NZ, 2nd T20I Coverage on TV and Online

Check out the live streaming details for the England vs New Zealand 2nd T20I match to be played at Old Trafford Cricket Stadium in Manchester.

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Asia Cup 2023: Australia Legend Reveals 'Three Unique Plans' for India to Deal With Pakistan Pace Trio

It will be a battle between India batters and Pakistan pacers as the two rivals lock horns in Pallekele at the Asia Cup 2023 on Saturday

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