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Srinivas Venkataraghavan

Curious logic of the fan Part 2: The great team of the 1970s

The fans of Indian cricket of the 1970s are perhaps unique.

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Happy birthday, Chandra!

The four men above were as dreaded a bowling spin force in world cricket as the Windies pace quartet in later years.

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Srinivas Venkataraghavan: One-of-a-kind cricketing marvel

Srinivas Venkataraghavan was a part of the legendary spin quartet. He was also a selector, a captain, an umpire, and a match-referee at international level.

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BCCI to set up National Umpires Academy

Keen to have a representative in ICC Elite panel of Umpires, BCCI took the decision.

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Srinivas Venkataraghavan scalps 8 for 72 against New Zealand

In his fourth Test, Srinivas Venkataraghavan captured 8 New Zealand wickets in the first innings of the Kotla Test. He eventually dismissed all 11 New Zealand batsmen in the Test.

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CAB holds blood donation camp at Eden Gardens on Foundation Day

Around 1483 people donated blood in the annual camp held at Eden Gardens and across 16 district headquarters of the state on Sunday by The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to celebrate its 85th Foundation Day named after the legendary West Indian player Sir Frank Worrell.

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West Indies-England Test abandoned by umpires after 10.1 overs because of a dangerous track

England had ambled to 17 for 3 after 10.1 overs when Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Steve Bucknor had to call the Test off.

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Umpire S Ravi’s howlers contribute to India’s defeat against Pakistan in first ODI

A couple of horrendous decisions by Indian umpire S Ravi contributed to India's six-wicket defeat to arch rivals Pakistan in the first cricket ODI on Sunday.

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Virat Kohli too young to become India’s Test captain: Kapil Dev

Responding to calls for India batsman Virat Kohli to replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain, legendary all-rounder and former skipper Kapil Dev said that Kohli is too young for the job.

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India revisits two-off-spinner ploy after quarter of a century

The two-pronged off-spin attack that India are using in the second cricket Test against England is a ploy that the hosts last used quarter of a century ago.

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