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Mythbusters

Chinaman bowling, Kuldeep Yadav and half-baked articles

The guise of decoding the cause of failure of the English batsmen, the article just quotes a few known facts, ignores some very relevant ones, and claims that the cause-effect relationship is irrevocably established. This is a major problem with analysis carried out by time-constrained journalists.

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Busting the no-ball myth: Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Dennis Lillee, Ian Botham, Lance Gibbs had all erred

The purpose of this piece is to quash the rumour that Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Dennis Lillee, and Lance Gibbs had never bowled a no-ball in their international careers.

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They always had a problem with cricket being too batting-friendly

Cricket was considered tilted towards batsmen even in 1903.

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Ernie Jones and his supposed brush with Bodyline

Incited by bumpers at the body bowled by Gilbert Jessop, Ernie Jones supposedly retaliated and bowled near Bodyline at Cambridge University batsmen.

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MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, and Kapil Dev: Iconology in Indian cricket and some facts

Did Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar overstay their visits? Is MS Dhoni doing the same?

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Fred Trueman’s short-straws sledge: How true was John Arlott’s story?

Did Fred Trueman need 10 wickets in that match or 9?

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Shane Warne baits Brian McMillan, gets threatened to be used as bait

There are two versions of the story, of which exactly one can be true.

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Did Haydon Smith really fake his dismissal to escape Harold Larwood?

Duncan Hamilton and Gideon Haigh both mention the story, but how true is it?

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William Attewell: Yet another Neville Cardus lie

In the Autobiography of Neville Cardus, there are accounts of his experiences as the assistant coach of Shrewsbury School, along with the delightful anecdotes about the Nottinghamshire and England cricketer William Attewell.

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Cricketing Myths Series: Rahul Dravid in South Africa and other examples of Base Rate Fallacy

It was Dravid’s average of 29.71 in South Africa that really put the cat among the pigeons.

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