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First Indexed: 2009-06-28 05:22:31
Last updated: 2010-07-31 18:00:11
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Dear Diary

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Indexed  May 24, 2010
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In the second instalment of our Dear Diary series we afford ourselves an exclusive sneak peak into the life of a player who has seemingly been in the news for reasons more bad than good in recent times. You do the math:May 10Big game tomorr...(more)
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Seriously? No Way!

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Indexed  May 20, 2010
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He is the preordained second-most-powerful-man-in-Australia. At the very least, one could reasonably expect him to be near the forefront of thought leadership of the patch he prowls. At a bare minimum, he should understand the tactics, temp...(more)
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Hooking & Pulling Should Be Left To The Experts

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Indexed  May 8, 2010
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The old curse has returned (some may argue that it never actually went away, just that it was shoveled under the carpet for long enough to be "out of sight, out mind"). The rib-tickler may once help in forcing India out of another global co...(more)
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Early Reports: 27 Ipl Players Involved In Match Fixing

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Indexed  April 27, 2010
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News is coming through in drips, but the early reports say that 27 cricketers and 1 administrator have been caught match fixing by the Government of India’s income tax department investigators. NDTV is reporting that the allegations o...(more)
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Finger Out, Socks Up

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Indexed  April 19, 2010
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That bombs went off is a deplorable and unpardonable lapse on the part of the security men. That more bombs remained passive can only be attributed to the grace of God. These events are yet another example of how public security and the san...(more)
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Conflict, With Interest

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Indexed  April 14, 2010
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Given India’s obsession with the world of celebrities, particularly celebrity feuds, it comes as no surprise that the country is currently gripped by the public spat between Shashi Tharoor and the ’commissioner’, Lalit Mod...(more)
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Who Cares About Pakistan Cricket?

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Indexed  April 8, 2010
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There are two things in cricket that are dead set certainties, Sreesanth will always be Sreesanth and Pakistan cricket and cricketers will always find a way to earn ridicule and disdain. The PCB must’ve felt overshadowed by the negati...(more)
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Mentions: Pakistan    Shoaib Malik    S. Sreesanth    IPL   
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Dear Diary

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Indexed  April 7, 2010
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In light of Cricinfo’s Page 2 take on the life and times of one Rahul Dravid in the IPL era, here’s a few days in the life of another top bloke:2 April 20102 overs! 2 measly mofo overs! I was easily the best bowler on show and b...(more)
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Mentions: India    Rahul Dravid    Rajasthan Royals    Mahendra Singh Dhoni    IPL   
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The Useless And The Injured

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Indexed  April 7, 2010
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A tad harsh maybe, given that they’re both far better cricketers than I ever was, but the fact remains that Andrew McDonald and Callum Ferguson can consider themselves extremely lucky to receive Cricket Australia contracts ahead of th...(more)
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Kicking? What Kicking?

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Indexed  April 3, 2010
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It warms the heart to hear the lads supporting their own in times of need, for http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifdraconian BCCI edicts usually ensure that we hear precious little more than the inane voices of daftness. So to read of Gauta...(more)
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My Frustrations In Supporting Bangladesh!

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Indexed  March 20, 2010
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Following the Bangladeshi cricket side can be one challenging experience....Being an Australian, I fall into the extreme minority of my fellow people to have a strong interest in the progress of the Bangladesh national cricket team. Ever si...(more)
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Mentions: Bangladesh    Australia    India    England    West Indies   
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The Ipl Will Not Kill Test Cricket

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Indexed  March 15, 2010
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It’s a well known fact that the English believe themselves to be the rightful keepers of all things good and moral on this planet. The colonialists know best because, well, they did rule the world for centuries on end, no? Is it then ...(more)
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What If...?

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Indexed  March 15, 2010
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Did anyone else watch the re-enactment of the Wato-Kats run-out fiasco on the second morning of the Boxing Day test? Wat if Kats should have been the one to put bat-under-arm and done the walk of shame back to the pavilion? During Warney&#...(more)
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Michael Clarke - From Vice Captain To Australia’s Second Most Po>

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Indexed  March 13, 2010
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I’ve done my best to resist the temptation to write about this, but I can hold out no more. With all the hypocritical, holier-than-thou and utterly irrelevant commentary doing the rounds of Australia’s tabloids and broadsheets o...(more)
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Ipl3 - A Pleasant Surprise

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Indexed  March 13, 2010
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The IPL Governing Council’s Lalit Modi’s decision to schedule the opening match of IPL3 in Mumbai, a home match for Hyderabad’s Deccan Chargers, was potentially a bullet in foot move. Through the grace of god, or most prob...(more)
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Sachin Tendulkar Hits 200* In Odi V South Africa

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Indexed  February 24, 2010
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The Roebuck’s, Bhogle’s, Panicker’s and Premachandran’s will undoubtedly wax lyrical about the strokes, the temperament and every single gene in Sachin Tendulkar’s body. Not being as talented, nor that way incl...(more)
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This Time It’s Kotlagate

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Indexed  January 18, 2010
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The inability to produce a one-day wicket suitable to international standards should be a story of the past. But the Feroz Shah Kotla (FSK) groundsmen seem hellbent on proving me wrong in this past week. Will India still be chief host of t...(more)
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Wat If...?

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Indexed  January 17, 2010
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Did anyone else watch the re-enactment of the Wato-Kats run-out fiasco on the second morning of the Boxing Day test? Wat if Kats should have been the one to put bat-under-arm and done the walk of shame back to the pavilion? During Warney&#...(more)
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Team India Are Finally No. 1 In Test Cricket

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Indexed  December 7, 2009
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World rankings, like averages and strike rates, can be very deceptive mathematical creations. Some people believe in them, many don’t. On which side of the fence you sit depends almost entirely on how high or low your favourite team o...(more)
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10 Questions About Indian Cricket I Need Answered (on-field)

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Indexed  December 6, 2009
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With the general environs as imperfect and contradictory as they are, I’ve found it nigh on impossible to constrict this list of on-field questions to 10. Tell me what you think (in no particular order):1. Why do all Indian "speedster...(more)
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