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On facing Shane Warne

Sachin Tendulkar Australia’s tour of India in 1998 was my first proper Test series against Shane. Everyone had tagged that series as Tendulkar vs Shane Warne. I had to remind people that it was India vs Australia, but such was the following. Obviously, that is going to put you under pressure – you are playing […]

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India will be the real test for Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins has improved his already glowing reputation as an extremely competent captain of Australia. In a series where the pitches have been a somnambulist’s dream, Cummins has done what can only be expected of a good captain. Mostly by virtue of declarations, he laid the foundation for victory in the final two games against […]

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Babar Azam the Tiger

“196 runs off 425 balls are just numbers that can’t justify the resolve, guts and technical efficiencies Babar displayed for two days amid the hot and humid conditions at Karachi. Numbers cannot judge a Tiger – numbers cannot measure the sacrifice during the battle between bat and ball, numbers become irrelevant in front of a […]

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Pakistan survive the Australian scare at Karachi

If the Test match at Rawalpindi was a stalemate then the one at Karachi just burst into life. It produced moments to saviour and it started to build into a nail-biter as the day progressed. A thrilling stalemate in Karachi ? It ebbed and flowed in the final session but Pakistan, led by centuries from […]

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A dull end at Rawalpindi on a dead deck

The good thing was, finally, the Test series between Pakistan and Australia went ahead after 24 years on Pakistani soil and the frustrating matter was the way the highly anticipated Test ended – the dead deck really spoiled all the excitement where the bowlers toiled hard and bat dominated as if cricket is just a […]

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Video: A sad day for cricket: Deep Dasgupta

On Friday, world cricket was shattered to know about the loss of two of the most iconic cricketers in the history of the game. At first, the news of the sad demise of Rodney Marsh left everyone heavy-hearted and when the news of Shane Warne’s death broke out, everyone was stunned. What a sad day […]

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Warnie

“Warnie – suited Warne and made him someone companionable for us who could not get in touch with him or watch him live in action. He became that boy for the world, who is reckless, but still gentle and playful, flawed and still charismatic, a genius in action, but still, the boy next door always […]

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Rod Marsh: The field marshal

“If the great Dennis Lillee had his cutters and outswingers working against the batters, then, certainly, Marsh played a big role in guiding the tearaway fast bowler of pitching it on the right area – and to do such things in crunch situations, a keeper is always needed to be at his smartest and bear […]

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It’s the end of Justin Langer era

Justin Langer’s time as head coach of Australia’s men’s team is over after the former opening batter ended six months of speculation and walked away from the role. Langer’s management group confirmed on Saturday their client had tendered his resignation, effective immediately. Langer had spoken with Cricket Australia officials on Friday night after his future […]

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Cricket The Ashes

This team needs some tough love

“Of course, there has to be future planning but we are constantly looking far too far ahead. This Ashes has shown us that every Test is really important and it is time English cricket realised that from top to bottom” Watching England collapse again, losing all 10 wickets for 56 runs, is just a reflection […]