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Cricket is Religion, Sachin is God, Arjun is Jesus
We wish Arjun Tendulkar luck in his endeavour as a cricketer. If Baby Tendulkar possesses even half of Papa Sachin’s humble approach to fame, we have no reason to worry.
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Does England’s 481 Against Australia Sound the Death Knell for Bowling?
Cricket is no longer a contest between bat and ball. It’s Virat Kohli vs Steve Smith vs Joe Root vs Kane Williamson. Bowlers do not exist to create their own legacies, they merely exist as a hindrance to a batsman’s legacy.
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Rahul Dravid: The Man Who Would Never Be King
If Indian cricket was a fancy omelette stuffed with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, Parma ham, and cheese, Rahul Dravid would choose to be the salt.
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The India-Pakistan Ad Wars Might Be More Biting than the Game
World Cup games between the two nations are not as exciting as they once used to be, but despite the lopsided nature of contest, the rivalry couldn’t get anymore bitter. The ads from Star Sports and Jazz TV have started a war of words on social media. And it could be more melodramatic than the game itself.
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What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Nationalism to Our Children
When my five-year-old niece confused India with South Africa while watching a cricket match, I realised that none of us are born with a sense of nationalism. Instead, it is something that is taught to us, piece by piece, line by line, until it becomes a part of our identity.
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The Video Game that Predicted the IPL
In the world of IPL, where no record is safe and no feat seems impossible on the cricket pitch, one little video game published in 1999 proved to be a vision of the future.
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Anger Games: Why We Should Be Worried When MS Dhoni Loses His Cool
There’s no denying that the situation which Dhoni found himself in was a high-stakes one. But there’s no situation in which storming onto the field to argue with the umpires and opponents is justified, especially when you’ve made your name as “Captain Cool”.
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The Stoic Struggle of Being Gautam Gambhir
If we were to write the history of Indian cricket up until now, Gautam Gambhir should be mentioned in the first paragraph. He belongs alongside CK Nayudu, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, and MS Dhoni for being our most cold-blooded killer.
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Come for the Cricket, Stay for the Drama: How the IPL Became Our Favourite Reality Show
The IPL finals are two days away, and the whole world has gone cricket-mad. Lucky for those who don’t care about cricket, IPL is the gift that keeps on giving. Turns out, you don’t have to focus on the game at all, thanks to the riveting human drama that comes with each match.
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SKY-gazing with infinite possibilities
Surya Kumar Yadav is possibly unlike anything this country has seen and in a way he symbolises how we have evolved, both on the field and off it.