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Posted: June 4th, 2011, 5:18pm MDT by xiithman
In this post, we will not discuss the club vs. country debate. West Indies today are not the force they were even ten years ago. So, I don’t mind India using this tour as a platform for grooming future talent. Moreover, Indian seniors (excluding Sachin) are expected to be back for the test series, a [...]
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Posted: May 29th, 2011, 10:45am MDT by xiithman
The team that we support, Chennai Super Kings, have won the championship for the second time in four years. While their route to the finals was tougher last year with a spate of must-win league matches, their journey to the top of the table was relatively easy this year. They won the finals without breaking a sweat [...]
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Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 7:06pm MDT by xiithman
W.V. Raman has written an interesting piece in ‘The Hindu Sportstar’ about the Indian ODI team selected to tour West Indies next month. Here is what he has to say: The Indian selection committee deserves to be commended for its collective ability to learn from its mistakes in the past and also for resisting the [...]
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Posted: May 11th, 2011, 8:07pm MDT by xiithman
Shane Warne has decided to put an end to his misery by calling it quits at the Indian Premier League. When asked about what he would be missing about the IPL, an emotional Warne pointed out the bear hugs with Shilpa Shetty as significant. When queried about the reason for his leaving midway through the [...]
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Posted: May 1st, 2011, 2:35am MDT by xiithman
Remember Hashan Tillakaratne? Yes, the same Sri Lankan cricketer who used to put you to sleep with his stodgy defence. He was once credited for putting Jimmy Adams to shame with his sleep-inducing batting technique. From my memory, the only reason he ever made it to the cricketing record books was for being Kapil Dev’s [...]
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