Australia's fabled fast-bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon etched their names into the history books during the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead. The renowned bowling unit breached a special 600-wicket milestone with their scalps in the first innings against the Proteas. The four have become the first quartet to complete 600 wickets in Test cricket while playing together. Coming into the first Test in Durban, the four bowlers had taken 599 wickets in the 37 Tests they had played together and breached the 600-wicket mark during Day 2 of the fixture at Kingsmead. The four bowlers now have more than 600 wickets in the 38 Tests they have played together. This came after they combined to take the first eight wickets to fall in South Africa's innings at the time of writing. Cummins leads the chart among the four with 160 wickets in matches played alongside Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon. Starc is second with 155 wickets i...
Singer-composer Adnan Sami has weighed in on Arijit Singh stepping away from playback singing, saying his decision should be "respected" and not speculated upon.
Earlier this year, Arijit Singh shocked both the film and music industries, along with his fans, when he announced his retirement from playback singing in a social media post.
"He's made a conscious decision to retire from playback singing. Whatever his decision is, one should allow him the space and respect that decision. He hasn't arrived at that decision on impulse; it must be a very well-thought-out one," Adnan Sami told PTI in an interview.
Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of his new single, Lipstick Laga Ke Nazar Utar Le, under Zee Music Company, Adnan Sami added that Arijit Singh is under no obligation to explain the reasons behind his decision publicly.
"It must be for a very good reason, which he knows. It is not necessary for him to disclose that, or perhaps in due course, the world will find out why. It's his life, and when he feels ready to share the reason, he will do so - if he feels like it. But that space should be given to him," he explained.
Adnan Sami's remarks come at a time when Arijit Singh's decision to step away from playback singing at the height of his career has triggered widespread discussion about mental health, emotional exhaustion, and the pressures associated with the music industry.
The 54-year-old singer-composer described it as "unfair" to generalise or speculate about the reasons behind Arijit Singh's decision.
"Taking a break from work is subjective, and you can't generalise it for one particular reason. Everybody can have different reasons behind it," he said.
Addressing questions around industry pressures, Adnan Sami said that while different music labels and companies operate within their own frameworks, artistes are ultimately free to choose what works best for them.
"They are simply hoping that the people who collaborate with them will follow that particular policy. It may suit some people, but not others, and some companies are very rigid about the direction they want their releases to take, subject-wise."
"Some are very open to giving more freedom, while others are not. If you don't feel like following it, nobody is putting a gun to your head. The problem arises when an artist feels that he or she will be in trouble if they don't follow it. So, you're putting that pressure on yourself," Adnan Sami added.
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