<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[desi dodo]]></title><description><![CDATA[desi dodo]]></description><link>https://www.desidodo.co/stories</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:37:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.desidodo.co/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Venkatesh Iyer's Mersal Pose Just Broke Indian Internet After His PBKS Fifty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venkatesh Iyer reached his fifty against PBKS on May 17 and did not raise his bat. He hit Thalapathy Vijay's Mersal pose instead and broke Indian internet on the spot. 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