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| October 03, 2024 | | Why Anjali Sacrificed Her Career For Sachin
Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have been tough when Sachin was back in Bombay between tours.
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| October 02, 2024 | | All You Want To Know About Women's T20 World Cup 2024
With a line-up of thrilling matches and intense competition, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup is sure to captivate fans around the globe. Stay tuned for updates and highlights as the tournament unfolds.
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| September 24, 2024 | | Can Root Overtake Tendulkar?
From January 1, 2021 to September 9, 2024 -- during which Joe Root hit 17 centuries, Kane Williamson has hit, Steve Smith has made six tons but Virat Kohli has managed just two centuries.
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| July 03, 2024 | | Virat Kohli's Top 10 T20I Knocks
He finished a stellar T20 International career, registering the record for most by runs any player in T20 World Cups -- 1,292 runs in 35 matches.
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| July 01, 2024 | | T20 WC MVP Crown Eludes Rohit
Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 WC: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table.
India's T20 World Cup Win: The IPL Effect
Believe it or not, this is the first T20 World Cup won by India after the launch of the IPL in 2008 -- after 16 seasons of the T20 league.
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| May 30, 2024 | | Abhishek, Fraser-McGurk In My Dream IPL XI
Abhishek stole the show with his belligerent knocks for runners up SRH, while Fraser-McGurk emerged a surprise batting hero for DC and Rana was one of KKR's best bowlers.
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| May 28, 2024 | | My IPL 2024 Dream Team
Forget team colours! Let's build the ultimate dream team, a team that would dominate any opponent...
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| May 23, 2024 | | 11 Best Knocks from IPL 2024
From Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sharing the limelight with their raw talent, to SRH's Travis Head smashing some brutal boundaries to notch up big runs and totals for his franchise, this season has had some real power hitters on show.
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| February 29, 2024 | | INSPIRING! Hard Times To Glory Times
Cricketers, shaped by diverse journeys from unexpected corners of the country, serve as a testament to the power of unwavering belief.
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| February 28, 2024 | | Ashwin, Meet India's 100 Test Club
As Ravichandran Ashwin prepares to step onto the field for his 100th Test in the upcoming Dharamsala fixture on March 7, he is poised to join a prestigious group of 14 Indian cricketers
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| January 23, 2024 | | When England Stunned India!
Ben Stokes and his team-mates have their task cut out as they look to emulate Alastair Cook-led England's historic India series win in 2012.
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| December 18, 2023 | | Why Mumbai Indians Replaced Rohit
With MI no longer the dominant force it used to be in the last couple of IPLs and Rohit also not among the runs, plans were hatched after IPL 2023 to bring about some major changes.
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| November 23, 2023 | | World Cup 2023: India's XI Stunners!
The collective brilliance of the Indian XI in the 2023 World Cup makes a compelling case for each player to be considered for inclusion in every World XI.
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| November 13, 2023 | | The Race For MVP Hots Up
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 45 World Cup 2023 games.
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| November 07, 2023 | | Jadeja Races To Top MVP Race
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 37 World Cup 2023 games.
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| July 13, 2023 | | 'Yashasvi was crying'
At the start of the year, not many would have imagined Yashasvi Jaiswal rising up the ranks so rapidly.
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| July 12, 2023 | | 'I will live my dream through Yashasvi'
When Yashasvi Jaiswal makes his Test debut for India in the West Indies on Wednesday, he will know that his amazing journey from living as a 12 year old in tents in Azad Maidan to being one of the most exciting talents in international cricket could not have happened without the faith of one man -- his coach Jwala Singh.
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| June 02, 2023 | | 'We will do anything for Shami'
'I don't think Shami had any doubts that Ravi would stick by his word, but to see the head coach move heaven and earth to ensure his best interests were taken care of at a difficult time must have made a massive impact on him.'
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| May 31, 2023 | | 10 Flops of IPL 2023
Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal. Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Umesh Yadav and Umran Malik. Sam Curran, Harry Brook, Jofra Archer and Kagiso Rabada.
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| February 27, 2023 | | Smriti Mandhana's Journey To 3.4 Crore
Smriti Mandhana isn't actually known to be the most prolific T20 player -- her career T20 International average of 27.32 is middling at best.
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| February 23, 2023 | | Justice For Shami!
I said to myself, why should the player suffer if he was innocent while I went about settling scores with the Board? If I didn't finish the enquiry in time, Shami's career would be harmed and perhaps irretrievably so. I decided to complete the probe within the stipulated time and got going right away.
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| February 18, 2023 | | The IPL 2023 Schedule
The grand cricket show is here to enthrall the fans! Are you ready? IPL 2023 Schedule
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| February 10, 2023 | | Way To Go, India!
Fascinating glimpses from Day 1 of the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur.
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| October 26, 2022 | | Bangladesh's T20 World Cup Records
Will Bangladesh come undone again on the big stage or will they shake off the tag as underachievers and win their first World Cup title?
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| October 24, 2022 | | South Africa's T20 World Cup records
While their batting is not the strongest, South Africa's bowling line-up reads names like Anrinch Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen, among others, which is a formidable force.
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| October 14, 2022 | | India-SA T20s: David Miller MVP
David Miller is the most valuable player in the India-South Africa T20I series because he scored a lot of runs at a blazing pace.
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| July 30, 2022 | | Lalit Modi Was Born To Take Risks
The IPL, which was perhaps the biggest gamble of his life, turned out to be the biggest success story ever, making Lalit Modi a cult in the echelons of global sport.
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| May 31, 2022 | | IPL 2022: Stars Who Failed To Sparkle
IPL 2022 saw many top players failing to justify their huge price tags with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Kieron Pollard and Ravindra Jadeja failing to inspire their teams.
IPL 2022: All The Numbers You Want
Debutants Gujarat Titans capped a fairytale season by beating inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to win the IPL title in their first season in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
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| May 26, 2022 | | Virat Looks To The Heavens
As the Lucknow SuperGiants and RCB players filed out on the ground at the Eden Gardens to congratulate and commiserate, Kohli was spotted in animated prayer.
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| May 24, 2022 | | My IPL 2022 Dream Team
Even in a chaotic season like this one, full of upsets and last-ball finishes, there were some players who were consistent throughout the competition and featured heavily in the individual awards.
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| May 16, 2022 | | IPL 2022: Andre Russell Leads MVP Race
The Most Valuable Player Index table is telling another (worrying?) story: Performance from players in teams that are not going to make the top four is dropping somewhat alarmingly.
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| April 29, 2022 | | Why India Played Pak In 2019 World Cup
I tried to reason in my mind that wouldn't beating Pakistan again and again -- in the league matches and in the knockouts if they made it -- be a better tribute to our martyred soldiers?
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| April 18, 2022 | | IPL 2022: Hardik Most Valuable Player
When was the last time we saw an IPL top 50 table without the names of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, M S Dhoni, and with Rishabh Pant getting almost the last empty seat? ask Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji as they list the 50 Most Valuable Players after the first 29 IPL 2022 games.
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| March 23, 2022 | | Watch Out For These Ranji Stars!
It was batters who mostly lead their teams to victories and some into the knock-outs. While Mumbai trailblazer Sarfaraz Khan continues to find the big runs, Baba Indrajith's consistency wasn't enough for Tamil Nadu to make even the top two in Group H.
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| March 03, 2022 | | India's Exclusive 100 Tests Club
Virat Kohli will join the elite company of eleven other Indians and a total of 70 other players across the various countries to complete the century of Test match appearances.
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| February 28, 2022 | | Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin
Sonny Ramadhin, the mystery spinner from Trinidad who bamboozled England in 1950 and the first Indian to play for the West Indies, passed into the ages on Sunday, February 27, 2022.
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| February 14, 2022 | | VOTE! Which Is The BEST IPL Team?
During the two-day IPL Players Auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13, 2022, 204 players -- including 67 overseas players -- were sold for Rs 5,51,70,00,000.
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| January 25, 2022 | | My Dada Sunil Gavaskar
To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre.
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| December 27, 2021 | | Harbhajan Singh's AWESOME Records
Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick. He achieved this feat while playing against Australia at Kolkata in March 2001 by dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne.
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| November 10, 2021 | | Life In A Bubble: Why Team India Needs A Break
It remains to be seen how the BCCI selectors pick the best players for every series in a cramped calendar, where the players have openly stated being fatigued by the bio-bubble life due to non-stop cricket.
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| October 04, 2021 | | Warner Returns!
The former Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper has been missing from the dugout for a couple of games.
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| October 02, 2021 | | What Happens When An IPL Game Ends
Between them, these Spin Punjab's Director of Cricket Operations Anil Kumble (619 Test wickets) and his former spinning partner Harbhajan Singh (417 Test wickets), who is plying his trade for the Kolkata Knight Riders this IPL season (though he hasn't got a game yet in the UAE phase), chat after the encounter.
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| September 21, 2021 | | Cricket On the Rise in US of A
'We are recreating the biggest sports rivalry in the world, which is Indians versus Pakistanis right here in the United States.'
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| August 05, 2021 | | Why India Ruled on Day 1
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from the first day of the India-England Test at Trent Bridge.
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| July 16, 2021 | | 'Yashpal didn't get credit for '83 win'
'He was the one who set the agenda for the 1983 World Cup win with 89 in the first match against the West Indies, then top-scoring with 40 in the crucial match against Australia when we had to qualify for the semi-finals.'
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| April 12, 2021 | | Rajasthan Royals have tough task to rise up
Royals' new Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara is confident that the team's young Indian fast bowlers will rise to the challenge in this year's Indian Premier League.
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| April 10, 2021 | | Can KKR turn around their fortunes?
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be striving to turn around their fortunes in IPL 2021 after a below-par showing last season.
Can Sunrisers Hyderabad go all the way?
One of the most consistent teams in the Indian Premier League over the last few years, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be one of the teams to watch out for in IPL 2021.
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| April 09, 2021 | | Can Virat and RCB win IPL 2021?
Kohli, the IPL's highest scorer with 5,878 runs, is set to open the innings to give his team the early momentum.
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| March 06, 2021 | | 'The broadest bat in the world'
K N Prabhu, the doyen of cricket writers, salutes Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971.
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| February 03, 2021 | | My Son Washington Sundar
M Sundar was not surprised when his son hit that memorable six during India's second innings at the Gabba in Australia. 'Washington always knew how to hook. He is a natural hook player.
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| December 20, 2020 | | Summer of 36 vs Summer of 42
It was the summer of 42 revisited all over again as Virat Kohli and the Indian team crashed to the lowest score in Test cricket in 65 years.
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| December 03, 2020 | | If it was not for Pandya...
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list the Most Valuable Players during the India-Australia ODI series.
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| October 26, 2020 | | Jofra Archer tops MVP list
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 41.
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| October 14, 2020 | | K L Rahul is still MVPI
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Match 25.
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| October 12, 2020 | | How Dhoni's CSK can bounce back
At the halfway point, after winning just two games out of seven, CSK are looking set to miss the play-offs for the first time in their history.
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| October 03, 2020 | | IPL Poll: RCB vs RR: Who will win?
Game 15 of the Indian Premier League will see Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Rajasthan Royals at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
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| October 01, 2020 | | IPL Poll: KXIP vs MI: Who will win?
Thursday, October 1 will see the Kings XI Punjab take on the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020's 13th game at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
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| September 30, 2020 | | IPL Poll: RR vs KKR: Who will win?
Wednesday, September 30, will see the Rajasthan Royals take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020's 12th game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
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| September 16, 2020 | | IPL 2020: Watch out for these batsmen!
While stars like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and David Warner are expected to set the stage on fire, there are other talented batsmen who want to compete with the best.
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| July 10, 2020 | | Sunil Gavaskar, Indian Cricket's Real Master
When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most hundred partnerships (58).
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| May 08, 2020 | | When sledging backfired...
Rajneesh Gupta picks instances of sledging which backfired spectacularly and the players had to pay dearly for their misadventures.
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| April 01, 2020 | | SEE: What our cricketers are up to!
Our cricketers, who rarely get off-time, have had to spend the last week locked down in their respective homes like the rest of us across India.
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| January 29, 2020 | | Who beat Kohli to MVP spot?
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji reveal the Most Valuable Players of the India-Australia ODI series.
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| January 13, 2020 | | 'You are devaluing Test cricket'
'If you are reducing Tests to four days, you are tampering with the time, you are tampering with the skill, you are tampering with the patience, tampering with the technical part.'
Meet India's Most Valuable ODI Players
A World Cup year tends to dominate discussion on ODI cricket, and bilateral series are usually quickly forgotten.
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| December 20, 2019 | | TOP 10 buys at IPL 2020 Auction
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins shattered the record for the most expensive foreign buy ever in the IPL auction as Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for a massive Rs 15.50 crore.
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| December 12, 2019 | | SEE: DJ Bravo on Virat, Dhoni, SRK
Former West Indian cricket captain Dwayne John Bravo, who last year announced his retirement from all forms of the game, is having a good second run as a singer.
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| November 19, 2019 | | Day-Night Tests: All the Numbers!
The second Test between India and Bangladesh at Kolkata's Eden Gardens will be the first day-night Test on Indian soil, making India the seventh country to host a day-night Test.
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| October 21, 2019 | | Can Dada fix the BCCI?
'Somewhere along the way, elected office-bearers appeared to have lost sight of the interest of cricket and begun to pursue their own interpretation of what the game should be.'
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| October 17, 2019 | | Mumbai teen smashes world record!
At 17 years, 292 days, Yashasvi Jaiswal became the youngest player ever to score a double hundred in men's List A cricket, points out Rajneesh Gupta.
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| July 16, 2019 | | Check out World Cup Dream XI
Brilliant performances from some players of the 10 participating teams through the World Cup will be etched in memory of cricket fans forever.
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| July 08, 2019 | | The KING of TONS
Rajneesh Gupta brings you all the numbers of Rohit Sharma, the first player to score five tons in any series or tournament.
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| June 03, 2019 | | Beware the West Indies!
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the West Indies team from the World Cups.
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| April 16, 2019 | | Why are Indians underperforming in IPL 12?
You do wonder why this is so, especially because top Indian players earn significantly higher amounts than their international counterparts with similar or greater ability.
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| March 22, 2019 | | 12 players to watch out for in IPL-12
While the likes of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and Jos Buttler are already big hits with the fans, others like Rishabh Pant and Vijay Shankar will be looking for attention with some good performances.
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| March 21, 2019 | | Meet India's likely World Cup team
Indeed, this might be the easiest way to select India's World Cup team of 15, by picking the top 15, with only No 16 Vijay Shankar perhaps replacing No 13 Khaleel Ahmed to bolster the batting!
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| March 12, 2019 | | 'I would prefer Karthik for World Cup'
Former selector Raja Venkat, who was part of the committee which picked the victorious Indian team for the 2011 World Cup, says the current selectors are not doing things the right way.
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| March 08, 2019 | | India's 500 ODI wins!
India registered its 500th win in One Day Internationals when it beat Australia in the second ODI at Nagpur on March 5, 2019.
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| February 27, 2019 | | Pathan's healing touch for J&K via cricket
'Jammu and Kashmir is a huge state, so to get the players together and put them on the right path, it is not easy, but I hope they will reap the benefits in the years to come.'
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| February 11, 2019 | | Could top 15 be India's World Cup team?
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji identify India's Most Valuable ODI Players during the 2018-2019 season that has so far featured 22 games.
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| February 04, 2019 | | India's 200 Club
Rajneesh Gupta checks out the ODI careers of the 14 Indians with 200 ODI appearances.
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| December 27, 2018 | | MCG Test: Day 2. Interesting numbers
Virat Kohli has scored 1,138 runs in overseas Tests this year -- that's the most by an Indian in a calendar year, points out Rajneesh Gupta.
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| December 26, 2018 | | MCG Test: Day 1. Interesting numbers
Only two Indians have scored a 50 in the first innings of a debut Test outside India: Sunil Gavaskar in 1971 and Mayank Agrawal in 2018.
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| December 18, 2018 | | Perth Test, Day 5: Interesting numbers
India have lost 7 Tests in 2018, the joint-most in a calendar year (1959 and 1983 being the other years when India also lost seven Tests.
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| December 14, 2018 | | Perth Test, Day 1: Interesting numbers
The splendid catch Virat Kohli took in the slip to dismiss Peter Handscomb was his 100th in the first-class cricket, reveals Rajneesh Gupta.
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| November 09, 2018 | | My Daughter Mithali Raj
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.'
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| November 02, 2018 | | Why India needs Dhoni in the 2019 World Cup
It is not only Dhoni's batting, but also his regular inputs during a game to bowlers and fielders that should work in the veteran's favour when it comes to the 2019 World Cup.
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| October 23, 2018 | | Brand Prithvi Shaw
'People can relate to him much the way they did with a young Sachin Tendulkar 30 years ago.'
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| October 16, 2018 | | Why Test cricket needs to thank Virat Kohli
'Test cricket is so fortunate that today's cricket's biggest brand -- Virat Kohli -- loves Test cricket and puts his heart and soul into it,' says Sanjay Manjrekar.
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| October 08, 2018 | | Why Indian cricket didn't do well in the 1990s
'When I entered the Indian team's dressing room, I discovered that there was a divide in the team, like a wall in between two groups of players, there were two teams within one.'
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| October 01, 2018 | | Should Rohit, not Virat, lead India's World Cup team?
'The past few weeks in England will be remembered as much for Kohli's skilled conquest of his English demons as they will be for his dreadful reading of pitches, curious selection choices, sporadic tactical lapses, and overall inability to help his side cross the finish line,' notes Dhruv Munjal.
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| September 10, 2018 | | How good a coach is Ravi Shastri?
How does India's current national coach Ravi Shastri compare with the other men who have coached the Indian cricket team this century?
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| July 21, 2018 | | Why Dhoni's World Cup place is in doubt
With his strike dipping alarmingly in the last one year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces a tough battle to retain his place for the 2019 ODI World Cup.
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| June 26, 2018 | | How the IPL created India's new cricket stars
'The impact Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi, Mayank Markande, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar had on the IPL not only won hearts, but also the approval of the selectors,' says Ayaz Memon.
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| May 30, 2018 | | Top 10 FLOPS of IPL-11
The big stars who failed to live up to expectations and ended up disappointing not only their IPL franchises but also their fans.
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| May 21, 2018 | | Who will replace Pant as IPL MVP?
He could be overtaken by Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain Kane Williamson (760) or Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine (703) or even the intrepid Ambati Rayadu (675) of the Chennai Super Kings.
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| March 08, 2018 | | What next for India's young stars?
'It remains to be seen how much Prithvi Shaw's warriors go on to accomplish, but letting all the adulation go to their heads is the last thing you can expect.'
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| February 27, 2018 | | Why did SRK oust Dada from KKR?
In this exclusive excerpt from his autobiography, A Century Is Not Enough, Sourav Ganguly makes some startling revelations.
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| February 14, 2018 | | 'Rohit could score the 1st 300 in ODIs'
'No one can be as destructive like him. His hundreds are BIG!, 150, 170, double hundreds,' Dinesh Lad, Rohit's childhood coach, tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian.
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| December 20, 2017 | | IPL is now the Big Bucks League
The IPL has the potential to make cricketers among the best paid athletes in the world if you look at what they will earn per hour.change that.
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| December 12, 2017 | | Virushka: How the romance unfolded
Even in a country where Cricket and Bollywood have always been a potent mix, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's fairytale romance is special.
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| November 21, 2017 | | Ashes: 'A Battle of the Flaws'
'What we are about to watch in Australia is a mid-table contest -- 3rd versus 5th in the ICC Test championship table.'
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| August 16, 2017 | | 'My destiny was to write about the game'
'That has always been my ambition -- to take the reader behind the scenes, to the places he was not allowed to visit, but which I had the privilege of entering.'
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| July 19, 2017 | | Even greater glory awaits Mithali Raj
The semi-final against Australia and if the Indian women are fortunate, Sunday's final will decide her place in history as a captain, though she has long secured her position in the Elysium of women's cricket, says Haresh Pandya.
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| March 10, 2017 | | Guess who India's real cricketing star is!
No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index.
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| January 23, 2017 | | Captain. Leader. Legend.
Tactical genius, uplifting leader, altruistic individual, a man with unwavering certitude.
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| March 26, 2016 | | Is Virat better than Sachin?
'This was Kohli's veneration for his master: The man who had inspired him to pick up a cricket bat in the first place, the man he had grown up watching. Just that now, he was exactly like him, or, dare it be suggested, maybe a shade better while chasing down daunting totals,' says Dhruv Munjal.
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| February 18, 2016 | | McCullum legacy much more than pyrotechnics
While the triple century against India and an away series win over West Indies were the highlights of his career, Brendon McCullum said it was the camaraderie of the dressing room that would linger longest in his memory.
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| January 25, 2016 | | Ravi Shastri, Indian Cricket's Mr Indispensable
'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with ease.'
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| August 18, 2015 | | Pujara or Rahane for Rohit at No 3?
Who do you feel is India's best bat for the No. 3 slot in the second Test against Sri Lanka, starting on Thursday, August 20.
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| May 18, 2015 | | Will this India XI play Bangladesh?
Ahead of the selectors' meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday, May 20, Harish Kotian picks the team he considers best to take on Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Fatullah from June 10 to 14.
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| April 10, 2015 | | We will never see the likes of him again
'If Richie Benaud was born to play cricket and born to lead, he was also born to commentate on the game he graced with his inspirational presence.'
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| March 30, 2015 | | We Indians changed our colours, just for the day!
'Amazingly, along with the yellow army, there was still a huge number of desis, who had flown in from various parts of the world. No, we didn't sell our tickets -- we just changed our colours, for the day,' says Swapna Mitter, who was at the World Cup Final.
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| March 16, 2015 | | Raina, Dhoni pull India through!
Zimbabwe looked like they were headed for a miracle win but Suresh Raina and M S Dhoni made sure India registered their 10th consecutive win in the World Cup.
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| February 26, 2015 | | Don't Miss! The Rediff Cricket Show
This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat, a show hosted by cricket fans for cricket fans.
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| August 23, 2012 | | VVS, we will miss you
With Laxman unpadding, looks like cricket has seen the last of the touch artistes, says M P Anil Kumar.
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| February 10, 2012 | | Has the BCCI taken our cricketers for a ride?
Why does the richest cricket board in the world pay its players peanuts for official matches, thus paving the way for making IPL their real cash bonanza, asks Sanjay Jha
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| August 22, 2011 | | Cricket and religion: Why we are losing in England
This is the holy month of Shravan. It's a month where doing 'tapasya' by fasting results in a lot of benefits. So our cricketers are all fasting. To be a good sportsman, a perfect diet is essential. This fast has played havoc with our players, says Sunil Phatarphekar
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| March 17, 2011 | | The cricketer who announced the arrival of a New India
'Think big, go for it big from the beginning itself, stay focussed, dodge distractions; national interest is supreme; never forget your roots and sacrifices of your forebears. Yes, in life, be on the front foot, always.'
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| May 22, 2010 | | Twenty20 format may help crack US market
From the country that gave the world the slider and the forkball, cricket's administrators are asking are Americans ready for the doosra and the googly? The answer may be found this weekend when cricket makes its first real attempt to crack into the United States with two official Twenty20 matches between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the country's only purpose-built cricket stadium.
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| May 21, 2010 | | BCCI needs to rethink county ban on players
With no domestic cricket taking place for the next few months, it is imperative that the BCCI does a rethink of its decision to disallow players from traveling to England. After all, playing even a few competitive matches in the county circuit is better than just lumbering up in the nets at the NCA.
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| May 13, 2010 | | Team India failed to learn from past mistakes
Barring Suresh Raina's match-winning century against South Africa and the hollow win over Afghanistan, the Indians were outplayed in all three matches of the Super Eights. It seems Mahendra Singh Dhoni used up all his intelligence and stamina to steer Chennai Super Kings to the Indian Premier League crown and had nothing left for the bigger T20 bash in the Caribbean.
Failure has become a bad habit for Team India
The lucrative six-week extravaganza left the Indian team tired, and with the World T20 staring just five days later, there was hardly any time to recuperate.
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| May 11, 2009 | | Injured player praises Shah Rukh, KKR
Prolific Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, recuperating from injury, praises the Kolkata Knight Riders team management for taking good care of him.
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| April 26, 2009 | | 'Flintoff was a good influence on CSK'
Andrew Flintoff may not have justified his USD 1.55 million price tag but the star England all-rounder, forced out of the Indian Premier League due to injury, was a "good influence" on the Chennai Super Kings, according to coach Stephen Fleming.
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| April 22, 2009 | | IPL boosts SA's image ahead of 2010 WC
Hosting the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is helping to burnish South Africa's image abroad and dispel worries about its readiness to host the 2010 soccer World Cup, officials say.
KKR is under a lot of pressure: SRK
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday revealed he has been receiving "strange" hate mails for stripping Sourav Ganguly of KKR captaincy.
'Now every six I hit means a smile'
Adam Gilchrist's sixes at the Indian Premier League will not only enthrall the fans this season, but 25 of his lofty hits will also help fund modified bikes for children with disabilities.
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| April 21, 2009 | | Govt gets tough after Dhoni, Harbhajan snub Padma awards
Embarrassed by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh's failure to turn up for the Padma Shri awards last Wednesday, the government issued a notification saying National sports awards, like the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dhronacharya and Dhyanchand, will be withdrawn if the recipient is absent from the
Coach defends having Uthappa as RCB's keeper
Royal Challengers Bangalore's decision to make Robin Uthappa the wicket-keeper despite having a specialist in Mark Boucher has lent balance to the side, feels coach Ray Jennings, who says the seasoned South African may have to sit out more if the experiment goes well.
School benefits from IPL's HEAT initiative
IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi has donated R100,000 (Rs five lakh) to a high school in Port Elizabeth as part of the IPL's Help Educate and Teach (HEAT) initiative.
'I am happy with our batting but...'
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday lavished praise on retired Australian Matthew Hayden and Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan for their efforts in the 92-run win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in Port Elizabeth.
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| April 20, 2009 | | 'Vettori is the best spinner in the world,' says Sehwag
Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag has put Daniel Vettori in the same league as legendary spinners Shane Warne and Anil Kumble and said the New Zealand skipper is the best tweaker in the world at present.
'I don't play to prove anything'
Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said he is not playing cricket to prove anything to anybody but because of the sheer love of the game and he is still enjoying the game.
'This win is a small step in...'
Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist on Sunday said his side's comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League was a small step in restoring their confidence after their disastrous campaign last season.
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| April 19, 2009 | | Vettori turns it Delhi's way
Vettori's exceptional bowling spell changed the complexion of the game. The New Zealander had laid the foundation for his side's win.
Delhi thrash Punjab by 10 wickets
Virender Sehwag (38 not out) and Gautam Gambhir (15 not out) made short work of their 54-run target to help Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets in the third match of the Indian Premier League in Cape Town on Sunday.
Shot selection is key in IPL-II: Dravid
Shot selection would be key to the success of batsmen in the second edition of the IPL in the South African conditions, feels Rahul Dravid, who scripted Royal Challenger Bangalore's stunning win over Rajasthan Royals in Cape Town.
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| November 19, 2008 | |
Anil Kumble 619 and done
A salute to the gentle giant of Indian cricket.
Farewell Dada
In a career marked by many a controversy, Sourav Ganguly will be remembered as captain and batsman extraordinaire. A tribute to one of India’s most charismatic cricketers.
Tendulkar Test's best
On October 17, 2008, Sachin Tendulkar became Test cricket’s highest run-getter when he overtook retired West Indies captain Brian Lara’s tally of 11,953 runs from 131 Tests. Here's celebrating the batting maestro’s latest milestone.
Summer of 1983
Celebrating India's World Cup triumph.
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| July 30, 2008 | | Dalmiya scripts Sourav-like comeback
Out in the wilderness for 18 months, former International Cricket Council chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, elected as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), has scripted a dream comeback that is only similar to state icon Sourav Ganguly. Dalmiya, lying low ever since he was ousted from the post of CAB president in December 2006, planned his comeback and ensured that his entire panel of office-bearers was elected comfortably.
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| April 10, 2008 | | Green Park gave India its first win over Australia
India's first ever Test win over Australia in December 1959 at the Green Park ground, in Kanpur, is probably one historic moment that remains consigned to the record books. towards Jasubhai Patel, the off-spinner took 14 wickets and was instrumental in ensuring India's victory.
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| March 06, 2008 | | Murali, my son-in-law
Chennai's Dr Nitya Ramamurthy provides rare glimpses of the world's top spinner.
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| February 20, 2008 | | VRV: Very Resourceful Variation
After consistent performances this season Vikram Raj Vir Singh is back in the reckoning for a regular place in the Indian Test team.
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| February 07, 2008 | | Bose back to old wicket ways
The Kolkata medium pacer, who picked 57 wickets last season, believes his haul of 26 wickets this season, though lesser, is still formidable.
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| January 06, 2008 | | India Bucknored!
ICC might now look at the possibility of adding new mode of dismissal in the rule books - Bucknored. This is the mode that genuinely describes Rahul Dravid's dismissal on Sunday.
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| December 25, 2007 | | India's two rare Test triumphs at MCG
As Team India prepares to take on the mighty Kangaroos in their own land in Melbourne on the Boxing Day, it may be interesting to go down memory lane and remember our two remarkable victories at this historic venue.
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| December 24, 2007 | | 100 Tests is very special: Sourav
Sourav Ganguly ruminates on hopes and dreams; on ambitions and checks; on wishes and fulfillment -- and on what the future holds for him.
Sachin celebrates Sourav's 100 Test
On the occasion of Sourav Ganguly's 100th Test, Sachin Tendulkar speaks of how significant the moment is, and of his long-time partner's contribution to Indian cricket.
Pathan celebrates Sourav's 100th Test
On the cusp of another Australia tour where he hopes to cement his own comeback, Irfan Pathan speaks of his one-time captain, and the confidence Sourav Ganguly instilled in him.
Mother Nirupa on Sourav's 100th Test
The rest of the country can idolize Sourav Ganguly all it wants to; for mother Nirupa Ganguly, her second son is still the same simple, unspoilt kid who loves her cooking.
Laxman on Sourav's 100th Test
The master batsman salutes Sourav Ganguly on completing 100 Test matches.
Harbhajan on Sourav's 100th Test
Harbhajan Singh pays tribute to Sourav Ganguly, the captain who transformed his career.
Dravid celebrates Sourav's 100th Test
As Sourav Ganguly readies to join the 100-Club, Rahul Dravid reminisces -- on that first match, the first century, and what Ganguly was like as a captain.
Wife Dona on Sourav's 100th Test
Dona Ganguly, who rarely watches her husband bat, is off to Australia. "A 100th Test is once in a lifetime," she says.
Dhoni celebrates Sourav's 100th Test
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who made his debut under Sourav Ganguly, speaks of the "fearless" leader he has known.
Father Chandi on Sourav's 100th Test
Father Chandidas Ganguly speaks of following his son's sensational debut over the phone, and of what it means to have a cricketing superstar as his son.
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| December 12, 2007 | | Victorious!
India's Twenty20 World Cup triumph was one of those cherished dreams the country will never want to wake up from.
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| November 14, 2007 | | Rajasthan's Generation Next - Part II
To assist Greg Chappell and Ian Frazer, the RCA has roped in five local coaches, all ex-Ranji Trophy players who have since passed the Level 2 coaching exams conducted by the board: Sharad Joshi, Krishnakumar, Vijay Asawa, Harish Joshi and Kuldip Mathur.
Rajasthan's Generation Next
Former India coach Greg Chappell talks with trademark eloquence on cricket, and on coaching.
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| October 23, 2007 | | 'Racial abuse' photographer Hamish Blair speaks
Australian photographer Hamish Blair's photograph of fans making monkey gestures during the seventh ODI between India and Australia at the Wankhede stadium smudged India's image in the cricketing world.
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| September 27, 2007 | | Hail the other Pathan, too
Yusuf Pathan, a hard-hitting batsman, useful off-spinner and brilliant fielder, made it to the Indian Twenty20 team more on the strength of his aggressive approach to the game.
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| August 27, 2007 | | Don Bradman, 99
A special tribute to the greatest batsman who lived.
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| May 03, 2007 | | Dick Motz: A truly tragic hero
The New Zealand fast bowler, who passed into the ages last week, was popular with fans because of his flamboyant batting and ability to hit towering sixes.
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| April 12, 2007 | | 'Tendulkar still has 2-3 years left in him'
'The memory I have of Brian Lara is that he is such a dynamic player and he plays shots in the style that no one else is capable of playing,' says Michael Bevan.
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| April 05, 2007 | | Chappell's exit is disappointing: More
Former India chief selector Kiran More, who during his tenure worked closely with Chappell, expressed disappointment at the Australian's resignation.
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| April 04, 2007 | | Where is the performance? asks More
'If you are losing to Bangladesh then I think the question mark comes regarding the performance,' said the former wicketkeeper and chief selector.
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| March 26, 2007 | | Life in the cricketing cauldron
When Bob Woolmer was appointed Pakistan coach in 2004 he entered a part of the world where only religion exceeds the importance of cricket -- and a casual bystander could be forgiven for mixing up the two.
Australia will be tough to beat: Bevan
'Australia have a number of players that may well be finishing up after the World Cup and they may want to finish on a high note,' said the former Australian batsman.
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| March 14, 2007 | | Pakistan blown to Smithereens
Batting at number eight, Dwayne Smith's cameo of 32 from 15 balls pushed the West Indies to a competitive total and then his medium-pace bowling had Pakistan on the ropes.
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| March 08, 2007 | | The most valuable ODI players today
Rather than debate the MVP at the end of the tournament, we begin at the beginning – and, as the Cup gets under way, we ask: what makes a cricketer valuable, in the one-day format?
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| March 07, 2007 | | Miandad, More and mimicry
When Javed Miandad jumped up and down, mimicking Kiran More's appeal in Sydney during the 1992 World Cup.
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| March 02, 2007 | | When Vishy walked tall
Gundappa Viswanath's knock of 75 against the West Indies was adjudged one of the ten best of the 1979 edition of the World Cup.
McGrath hoping to end on a high
The Australian fast bowler is bidding, along with team mates Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, to become the first players to win three World Cup titles.
Hussey is Australia's trump card
The man known as Mr Cricket has become the new saviour of Australia's one-day team, replacing Michael Bevan.
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| February 21, 2007 | | Money talks at World Cup
The revenue generated from 51 matches will be as important to the tournament as the names of the eventual winners.
Harbhajan banking on basics
The ace off-spinner says the recent series victories against the West Indies and Sri Lanka would serve as a huge boost at the World Cup.
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| February 05, 2007 | | Mission Tomorrow
This series hopes to introduce you to those who, we think, will be the face of Indian cricket in three, four, five years time.
A talent for tomorrow
Discerning critics insist that Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara is probably the best thing that has happened to Indian cricket after Rahul Dravid.
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| January 16, 2007 | | Runs resurrect Robin
Robin Uthappa is back -- ironically, again replacing Sehwag, whose lack of form on the recent South Africa tour made the national selectors cast about for a replacement.
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| January 09, 2007 | | 'I am used to getting dropped'
Mohammad Kaif on how he plans to return to the India XI and why fitness will be crucial during the World Cup.
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| December 20, 2006 | | Waiting for the call
The first in our Mission Tomorrow series: Subramaniam Badrinath, surely one of the best batsmen India has today.
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| August 17, 2006 | | Colt for the course
19-year-old Rohit Sharma, who is among the probables for the Champions Trophy, has the potential to make it big in international cricket.
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| August 03, 2006 | | Powar looking to pack the punch
The Indian off-spinner says the slow wickets in the West Indies taught him a lesson or two that he hopes to apply in the Sri Lanka tri-series.
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| April 04, 2006 | | 'Sachin is special'
Test legend David Gower rates Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and Tendulkar.
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| March 24, 2006 | | Tendulkar trip down memory lane
The master batsman got emotional at a felicitation function as he acknowledged all who played a role in his success.
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