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India vs Australia: A lonely flight back for Virat Kohli
On Tuesday morning as Virat Kohli boards the lonely flight back to Mumbai, one hopes sitting next to him will be someone who empathises...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 8, 20244 min read
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Sixteen wickets to stardom: Revisiting Narendra Hirwani's dream debut in 1988 Test match against West Indies
At the end of five days of Test cricket in January 1988, Narendra Hirwani’s incredible display of leg spin bowling in front of a packed...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 8, 20246 min read
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Anil Kumble's unbroken spell: Revisiting the stunning 10-wicket haul that led India to victory in 1999
Pakistan started confidently, and none of the Indian bowlers were able to make an impression. At lunch, with the visitors at 101 for no...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 8, 20247 min read
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How bold, imaginative strategy of a 21-year-old Sachin Tendulkar changed the way white ball cricket was played
It is tempting to look for a specific inflexion point in the journey of an individual in a sport, that moment when the spotlight of...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 7, 20246 min read
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The greatest chase: How the West Indies vs India Port of Spain 1976 match changed modern cricket
Over six fateful days at Trinidad in April 1976, a brilliant strategy was born from the depths of despair brought on by India’s Greatest...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 7, 20247 min read
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Glorious Triple: How Punam Raut and Deepti Sharma forged the greatest opening partnership in ODI cricket
In their 2017 South Africa Women’s Quadrangular Series match against Ireland, Deepti Sharma and Punam Raut became the only opening pair...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 7, 20246 min read
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How the twin debuts of Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid at Lord’s in 1996 defined the future of Indian cricket
As India battles on English soil for the World Test Championship as one of the two best Test teams in the world, the nation needs to...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 7, 20247 min read
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How Kabir Khan, Ranveer Singh, and team 83 take me back to when I witnessed India's maiden cricket World Cup victory
This script had been penned on lush English grass over a few dramatic weeks in the summer of 1983, when director Kabir Khan and I were...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 7, 20246 min read
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It's a gentleman's world: A deep dive into why there are such few women umpires in cricket
While there is much needed social media outcry on the growth of women’s cricket worldwide, there is no focus on the need for more women...
Anindya Dutta
Jul 7, 202410 min read
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Shane review: Remarkably candid and thoroughly enjoyable, this Shane Warne documentary is a delightful journey
India versus Australia - January 1992. Two bowlers make their Test debut at the Sydney Cricket Ground - a wrist spinner for Australia and...
Anindya Dutta
Jun 23, 20244 min read
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