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A True Friend

Our friendships with teammates and rivals are what most of us cherish long after our playing days. I was distinctly lucky in this department. Here’s an example of...

OH OH TO BE IN SRILANKA

To write about Sri Lanka is always a pleasurable excersise. My Association dates back to 1954-55, when Mr V Pattabhiraman Bar at Law, and an itenerant Manager TNCA...

RAM SINGH AND HIS CRICKETING CLAN

Ramnarayan Thangarasu Natarajan's spectacular ascent to international cricket led to widespread speculation about the role played by caste and community in Tamil Nadu cricket. I have long held...

WHY BLAME THE PITCH?

If you are in the UK, the British weather is perhaps a much-loved and interesting topic of discussion. In India, if its cricket, the discussions seem to be...

Shane Warne: The Rockstar of Spinners

He could turn the ball a huge, huge way from the leg. And then he could send down a flipper that would almost hug the surface of the pitch....