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Yuvraj Singh, Martin Crowe and Tony Greig and other cricketers who were afflicted with cancer

Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at cricketers who have been victims of cancer at various points of time in their lives.

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Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, and 25 other superstitious cricketers

BCCI recently rejected the new design of the Indian jersey, insisting that the team play the upcoming T20 World Cup clad in the lucky colours worn during the 2011 triumph. Arunabha Sengupta says that superstitions in cricket is not new and looks at some of the queerest in cricketing history.

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Last day the Three Ws appeared together in Test cricket

Fifty five years ago, Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott appeared together for the last time in Test cricket. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the three very special men linked by greatness, runs and a letter of the alphabet.

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Darren Sammy keen to reward supporters with wins

Unfortunately for the current generation of Caribbean cricketers living up to the standards set by the greats of yesteryear had proved a tough task.

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Salim Durani – a multi-skilled genius who would have been perfect for IPL

Salim Durani is a mystical figure among the titans of Indian cricket. He could change the course of the matches swiftly and win them by the genius of his batting or bowling.

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Yuvraj Singh is the latest in a long list of cricketers afflicted with cancer

Yuvraj is the latest in a long list of cricketers who have suffered the most dreaded disease. Some cricketers were lucky that the disease was detected in the earlier stage or was mild, as in case with Yuvraj, and were cured. Sadly, quite a few succumbed to disease.

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The Gilbert Jessop Mystery — Part 5 of 10

The Gilbert Jessop Mystery is a tale of detection etched on a vast canvas. A cricket historian plays the role of an expert hired to solve an intriguing problem involving old scoring sheets, fast hundreds, modern-art masterpieces, antique wagon wheels and old Victorian letters.

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MS Dhoni — A Warrior, a Monk and a Statesman all rolled into one

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a phenomenal mix of some of the greatest cricketers the nation.

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T20 is destroying cricket: Mike Coward

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Journalist Mile Coward, who has been covering cricket for approximately 40 years, said the rise of T20 is destroying cricket. Coward was present to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1960-61 West Indies tour of Australia which was Sir Frank Worrell's first tour as captain.

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Similarities galore: India in England 2011 and WI in England 1957

India tour of england have some similarities with WI tour of England

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