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World Cup: Kohli and Pathan have a major role to play
â€‹Not for nothing it is said that cricket, like life, is a great leveler. The ODI series loss to South Africa has served to provide a sobering effect as the World Cup fever grips us mad cricket fans. With the sub-continent hosting the quadrennial event, the expectations of an Indian encore of 1983 triumph are already sky high and the defeat to South Africa will help to temper the hopes.Frankly, I

Why an additional spinner in India's World Cup squad?

It is typical of the Indian cricket board to leave team selection issues unanswered and I was least surprised when chairman Srikkanth declined to explain why Rohit Sharma was excluded in the

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Ganguly should have followed Kumble

Lara, Ganguly and Gayle - all left-handers and destructive batsmen capable of tearing apart any bowling attack in their day. Yet, none of the IPL franchises wants them. While Lara is a ''had been'',

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Smith blows a hot chance

Test cricket could not have asked for a better start to the New Year, or rather Decade with South Africa and India playing out a memorable drawn series while England slaying old enemies Australia in

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India's 'Durban show' a fitting end to 2010

Trust Dhoni's men to provide a near-perfect end to a year that otherwise was a roller-coaster ride with scams and gold medals littering the path. The win at Durban should go down as one of the best in

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Sail on, Sachin!

It is just as well that the monkey called 50th Test century is off Sachin's back and he can get on with the game. As usual, his uncanny sense of timing was spot-on, scoring the hundred under pressure

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