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Bradman Oration

Rahul Dravid’s speech at Bradman Oration in 2011

Dravid’s speech truly showed how desperate he is for the sport to grow. A true gentleman of the gentleman’s game, Dravid also spoke like one.

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Mike Brearley’s speech at the Bradman Oration 2013

Former England skipper Mike Brearley was invited to speak at the Bradman Oration 2013 in memory of the unarguably the greatest cricketer of all-time Sir Donald Bradman.   He said, “It is just possible that the names Bradman and Brearley are not indissolubly linked together in the minds of cricket lovers, except perhaps in the...

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Mike Brearley to deliver the Sir Donald Bradman Oration on October 23

Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday announced that former England captain Mike Brearley will deliver the 11th Sir Donald Bradman Oration in Melbourne on October 23, 2013.

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Mike Brearley to deliver this year’s Bradman Oration

Mike Brearley, the former England captain would be delivering the Don Bradman oration this year. Brearley is one of the finest captains the game has seen and he analyses cricket in a cerebral manner. It would be great to hear from him as he has said he would touch up on topics not spoken about...

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ICC deserves credit for giving day-night Tests a go ahead

Of late, the head honchos of the International Cricket Committee (ICC) have been making quite a few noticeable changes in the limited-overs version, but the fact that they ve decided to innovate in the Test arena as well in a bid to resurrect the game s original format is heartwarming.

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IPL 2012: ‘Naach Gaana’ is no substitute for cricket

By Madan Mohan

 

Sometime last week the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got under way. And the news is that the fans are too busy thronging the grounds to switch on their television sets. The reach, or gross viewership, of the IPL has registered a decline for the first time. In the meantime, Sajid Khan’s Housefull2 is running to packed houses. That makes sense too for if you wanted naach gaana, you would go watch a film, not a cricket match, right?

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