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Indexed  February 8, 2011

I often wonder what would have happened if India, after winning the toss, had decided to bat first in two of their most important World Cup matches in my memory. 1996 was a long time ago, but I remember the semi final between India and Sri Lanka. Srinath got India a good start by picking up 3 quick wickets, but Aravinda played beautifully to nullify that advantage, and soon Sri Lanka had more than a decent total on the board. Azhar had elected to...   See the complete post here

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