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Aayush Puthran

Cricket and a dying art

Only those who cannot afford to buy readymade gloves on a regular basis come to him to repair the old ones.

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Is Kumar Sangakkara the greatest batsman of the 21st century?

Much of Kumar Sangakkara’s cricketing life has been an argument, where like a lawyer he has had to defend his own case.

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Regional bias: The many cases where high-profile players were inexplicably dumped

It seemed a curious case of the New South Wales selection bias, something strongly professed by few legends of the game.

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Mitchell Johnson’s pace: Science that makes the Australian spearhead a terror

Mitchell Johnson’s demon-like avatar over the last 20 months has left batsmen shaken and the purists in delight.

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What led to the demise of the pinch-hitter?

What the death of pinch-hitters has resulted in is a different thing altogether which we shall get to later, but we first need to assess what caused its demise.

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Anant Gaundalkar: My first cricket teacher

I didn’t come across his name for quite some time. But the name of Anant Gaundalkar was forever imprinted in my mind.

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England vs New Zealand at Lord’s: A great advertisement for Test cricket

England’s contribution to art has been magnanimous, be it in creating, facilitating or spreading it across the globe.

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MS Dhoni and CSK enjoy cult status in a region close to China

Arunachal Pradesh, one of India’s most beautiful regions has been in constant turmoil following war with China over border issues. The neglected treatment offered to the people has often led them to disassociate with India.

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BCCI is digging its own grave

Despite all the money and coverage, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) send to be turning a blind eye towards a disappointing trend in Indian cricket.

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AB de Villiers has reworked the syllabus of batting

On paper, AB de Villiers looks like a super human disguised in the form of a fallible mortal, a chemical miracle by Dr X gone amazingly right.

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