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“ Dileep Premachandran’s cricket blog ”
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First Indexed: 2009-06-28 04:58:01
Last updated: 2011-09-06 04:00:19
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Bcci, Censorship And Cricinfo

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Indexed  September 6, 2011
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If you repeat a half-truth or a lie often enough, it can begin to sound like the truth. That happens a lot in Indian cricket these days, over everything from fitness updates to blanket statements about the Indian Premier League. Last week, ...(more)
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Mentions: India    IPL   

Underdelhi

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Indexed  May 7, 2011
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In February 1995, one of Mumbai’s top police officers was investigating a murder case when his men brought in a suspect for interrogation. As soon as he saw the officer, the man broke down. “Sir, main bahut gareeb aadmi hoon. Mera m...(more)
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Mentions: Delhi Daredevils    Mumbai Indians   

The Legacy Of Boys’ Town

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Indexed  January 29, 2011
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O’Neil Gordon Smith, Collie to those that knew and loved him, has been dead nearly 50 years yet you wouldn’t know it if you listened to Locksley Comrie talk about him. Comrie moved to one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Jamaica...(more)
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What Injury Crisis? What Management?

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Indexed  September 12, 2010
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Over the next fortnight, as a glorified exhibition event called the Champions League – which proper tournament would have a player eligible to represent two or three teams? – seeks legitimacy in the eyes of the game’s aficiona...(more)
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Don’t Leave The Kids Alone

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Indexed  September 5, 2010
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“We had just won the World Cup, and I thought I could get away with murder, man … I think one has to have a guide, a mentor they can talk to, trust, and blindly believe what they say. It could be a fellow player, a coach or parents....(more)
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Mentions: Cricket World Cup   

Conflict Of Interest, And Caesar’s Wife

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Indexed  September 3, 2010
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Two men have effectively been steering Indian cricket’s ship over the past few years. One of them is a liar. Which one? And can the game afford to have either in a position of power? Despite not being the figurehead, Lalit Modi was th...(more)
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Walking The Line

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Indexed  May 23, 2010
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At some point in the 1990s, George Best, the greatest footballer the British Isles had ever seen, popped into his local pub in London and sat down with a half-pint. His liver was already failing and the doctors had told him to go easy. A wh...(more)
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Where Are The Hungry Young Men?

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Indexed  May 16, 2010
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Lee Bowyer could have been somebody. At the turn of the new millennium, he was the engine of a young and vibrant Leeds United side that had the football world at its feet. Then, after a drunken night at the Majestyk nightclub, Bowyer and Jo...(more)
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Eden And The Magic Of Test Cricket

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Indexed  February 22, 2010
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As a microcosm of life, sport too has its I-was-there moments, occasions that made you believe it was more than just a game. If away victories in the West Indies and England in 1971 were akin to the fall of the Berlin Wall for Indian cricke...(more)
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Mentions: India    England    West Indies   

Ipl, Soviet Style

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Indexed  February 13, 2010
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Unlike many purists and cynics, I love the Indian Premier League and the Champions League, which has the potential to be its big brother. Over the last two years, I’ve been to nearly 50 games in both competitions. Right from the Brend...(more)
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Mentions: IPL    India    Brendon McCullum   

The Mild Maestro

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Indexed  January 25, 2010
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In the pantheon of Indian cricket, Rahul Sharad Dravid stands tall alongside Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar. Yet, despite more than 21,000 international runs, he has never been one for trumpet solos. A flamboyant 177 in Ahmedabad last ...(more)
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Mentions: India    Sachin Tendulkar    Rahul Dravid   

Riotous Stuff, But No Classic

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Indexed  December 15, 2009
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After that Wanderers game , I argued long and hard with those who thought it a great game of cricket. Nearly four years on, my views haven’t changed. In the days to come, many will speak of Rajkot as another classic. Some opportunist...(more)
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India And The Top Of The Test Tree

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Indexed  December 10, 2009
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Last Sunday, Bollywood luminaries and team-mates, his childhood coach, Ramakant Achrekar, and those he grew up admiring gathered at the south Mumbai residence of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, owners of the Mumbai Indians IPL franchise, to celebra...(more)
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Mentions: India    Sachin Tendulkar    Mumbai Indians    IPL   

The New Power Generation

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Indexed  December 7, 2009
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Sachin Tendulkar was 17 when he lit up the Summer of Graham (Gooch) with a match-saving 119 not out at Old Trafford. It was his first Test century, in his ninth match. Nearly two-and-a-half years later, the 23-year-old Brian Charles Lara ha...(more)
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The Boy Who Couldn’t Be Sachin

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Indexed  December 4, 2009
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Like everyone, Sanjay Manjrekar remembers those days, the excited buzz around the maidans, the heady whiff of potential greatness from Shivaji Park. He was heir apparent to the great Mumbai batting tradition when the two schoolboys came alo...(more)
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If The Average Tour Diary Makes You Want A Rusty Razor…

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Indexed  November 29, 2009
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Pitching It Right

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Indexed  November 27, 2009
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What can you say about a series in which 2,133 runs have been scored in 19 sessions for the loss of just 25 wickets? What can you say of the 10 centuries scored already, of a bowler as accomplished as Muttiah Muralitharan being carted all a...(more)
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More On The Pitch

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Indexed  November 25, 2009
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Slashing Test Cricket’s Wrists

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Indexed  November 21, 2009
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Call that a pitch? With sponsors in short supply for this Test series, the BCCI erred by not looking to Rajasthan’s quarries. Some countries use drop-in pitches. Ahmedabad presumably used a slab of marble that was then painted a dull ...(more)
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Mahela Grinds India Into Motera Dust

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Indexed  November 20, 2009
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Some wilt under the pressures of captaincy. For Mahela Jayawardene, it was the springboard to greatness. Always a fine batsman, and so very easy on the eye, he was one of those who frequently infuriated fans with his lack of ruthlessness. N...(more)
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Mentions: India    Mahela Jayawardene   
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