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Cricketing Rifts

Sachin Tendulkar stood by me when I distanced myself from Greg Chappell: Sourav Ganguly

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar stood by him during his dispute with then team coach Greg Chappell.

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Dhoni, Sehwag’s ugly clash; Indian captain questions the opener’s commitment: Reports

The infamous Mahendra Singh Dhoni Virender Sehwag tussle has taken a new turn with shocking revelations coming to light. A Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official revealed that the board had to intervene to calm the tempers between the two Indian cricketers during the recently concluded ICC World T20 2012.

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IPL 2012: Ambati Rayudu-Harshal Patel spat mars Mumbai’s win

An ugly spat occurred between Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler Harshal Patel and Mumbai batsman Ambati Rayudu in the IPL match between the two sides and the home team captain came in defence of his player.

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Cricketing Rifts 22 – Harbhajan Singh & Andrew Symonds at the Monkeygate

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket. This episode deals with the thunder bared bitterness between Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds

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Cricketing Rifts 21: Holding’s kick and Croft’s shoulder charge

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game

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Cricketing Rifts 20: Fall from Grace – Misdemeanours of the father of cricket

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket. In this episode he revisits some of the ugly confrontations during the not so innocent days of WG Grace.

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Cricketing Rifts 19 – ‘Best umpire’ or ‘best cheat’?

In this episode, we take a look at the intrigue and drama surrounding the English cricketers of 1955 and umpire Idrees Baig.

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Cricketing Rifts 18 – Kim Hughes vs Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee & Rodney Marsh

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket. In this episode he looks at long drawn out battle between Kim Hughes and the famous troika of Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh.

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Cricketing Rifts 17 – The Sourav Ganguly-Greg Chappell War

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most infamous feuds of cricket. In this episode he looks at the bad blood between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell.

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Cricketing Rifts 16: India’s problems with Steve Bucknor & Mike Denness

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket. In this episode he looks at the last two decades when Umpires and Match Referees stopped officiating and got into the game.

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