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No global solutions for cricket, however positive, can work without India

August 20, 2024 admin

Image of the BCCI logo for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters In theory it is a good move, even overdue. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is reviewing the game’s global structure to find solutions to the “increasingly disjointed and cramped cricket calendar.” The WCA has no faith in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to…

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Laxman’s 281 and other cricket feats that speak for special players

July 16, 2024 admin

V.V.S. Laxman pulls to the boundary on his way to a record 281 during the Second Test match against Australia played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in March 2001 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cricketers, like all athletes, have defining performances. The one that above all others reveals the essential style, the uniqueness, the…

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Jimmy Anderson | A great player’s farewell is handled with respect and common sense

May 14, 2024 admin

File picture of England bowler James Anderson celebrating a wicket at Lord’s Cricket Ground | Photo Credit: Getty Images When coach Brendon McCullum flew over from New Zealand to tell Jimmy Anderson, England’s most successful Test bowler, that his time was up, it was a tribute to both parties. That Anderson had the intensity to…

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A mature Kuldeep Yadav has been the quiet success of the India-England Test series

March 12, 2024 admin

Kuldeep Yadav celebrates a wicket during the third Test match between India and England at Rajkot | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI He might look like an accountant accidentally woken up by an alarm beeping too early, hair dishevelled and on the point of complaining. But the smile is never far from Kuldeep Yadav’s eyes, suggesting…

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Ashwin, a modern master with a positive mindset

March 5, 2024 admin

India’s Ravichandran Ashwin prepares to bowl during the 3rd Test between India and England at Rajkot, Gujarat | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI There is something magical about the figure ‘100’ in cricket. In Dharamshala this week, R. Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow play their one hundredth Test match, while in Christchurch it is the turn of…

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Ind vs Eng Tests | Dreams come true when you hold on to them against the odds

February 27, 2024 admin

File picture of India’s Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep during net practice. The pair were instrumental in India’s win over England in the 4th Test at Ranchi | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji One is a war veteran’s son who threatened to run away from home if his father didn’t buy him a kit and allow…

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In sport, you often learn more from a defeat than from a victory

October 31, 2023 admin

England’s Jos Buttler walks off the field as Indian players celebrate his wicket during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and England in Lucknow on October 29, 2023 | Photo Credit: PTI Sometimes an early defeat in a World Cup can be a blessing. It rids the team of complacency, it…

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ICC World Cup | It takes more than just teams to make a match; fans are important too

October 17, 2023 admin

Indian cricket fans watch the match between India and Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on October 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI India’s cricket in the World Cup so far has been excellent. Things are falling into place with a rapidity that must worry the other…

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