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Anecdotes

When Sachin Tendulkar miraculously healed a disabled child

The 11-year old boy was 75-80 percent disabled.

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When Sourav Ganguly ‘trolled’ Ricky Ponting at the toss

A not-too-well-known story of Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, and a toss, as quoted in Boria Majumdar’s Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians.

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Sourav Ganguly credits Rahul Dravid for John Wright’s appointment as India’s coach

Sourav Ganguly, in his book A Century Is Not Enough, recalls the events that led to John Wright’s appointment.

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Sourav Ganguly introduces Zaheer Khan to Wasim Akram: A tale of verbal bouncers

Champions Trophy 2000, being a global event, and staged at one venue, Nairobi, was an opportunity for Ganguly to introduce the raw Zaheer to the wizard Wasim, who was leading the Pakistani attack.

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When Sourav Ganguly received a sound ‘lashing’ from Sanjay Manjrekar

The former Indian captain recalls the dressing down he received from Sanjay Manjrekar in his book, A Century Is Not Enough.

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A Sachin Tendulkar gesture that welcomed Sourav Ganguly to ‘the club of big boys’

A lot has been written and spoken about Ganguly's 131 but he went on to narrate a little known incident from the Test that remains one of his unforgettable moments and he believes the gesture from Sachin Tendulkar was a quite welcome for him to the club of big boys.

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Sourav Ganguly: Seniors had to separate Harbhajan Singh and Mohammad Yousuf at Centurion

Saeed Anwar’s hundred had lifted Pakistan to a challenging 273, a healthy total in the early 2000s and a stiff one, when you consider the opposition had the ranks of Waqar, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar (who had bowled the fastest-ever ball in the same tournament), Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq.

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Jack Crapp becomes a homophone victim

The Jack Crapp anecdote is perhaps not true. Or perhaps it is too good to be true.

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Sanjay Manjrekar: I had no relationship with my father to speak of

Vijay Manjrekar is remembered as one of India's finest players of fast bowling.

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10 heart-tugging Phil Hughes anecdotes shared by cricketers

Having travelled all over the world, Phil Hughes still maintained his love for the farm.

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