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Little cricketers
My routine for sometime now has been waking up really early, waving my parents off to work, and hurrying back to lock the door and sulking away the morning hours in the unbearably hot sun. But this is by no stretch a precaution against the loose robbers who loved taking a walk in the quiet […]
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Man of the matches!
Mandeep Singh has been one of the finds of the IPL, with his impressive performances and confidence catching everyone’s attention. ARUN VENUGOPAL
Mandeep Singh has been a revelation in this year’s IPL (432 runs in 16 matches), playing a significant hand in Kings XI Punjab’s impressive performances. The 20-year-old, who was India’s vice-captain in the under-19 […]
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We react
The youth in Chennai react to the controversy-ridden IPL-V…
I feel IPL is really becoming more of a money-making venture. It isn’t being treated the way a cricket tournament should be treated. It isn’t about the players anymore but about the celebrities who “own” them. And the worst is that the players don’t seem to mind […]
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Batting a success story
Young and aspiring Unmukt Chand, a promising performer for the Delhi Daredevils, is in the news as he leads the India U-19 team. ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN
India has always boasted of great young talent — Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. Young aggressive batsmen have taken the game by storm. Similarly, Unmukt Chand is another who has […]
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Discovering hockey
I longed to see a hockey match after my dad told me that it’s a great sport. I rarely watched sports and when I did, I seldom came across a hockey match in any of them. I always had a soft corner for our national sport that was losing its charm and its players who […]
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The Wall calls it a day
ICON With over 23,000 runs and 48 centuries, no tribute is enough for Rahul Dravid. It’s no wonder that his name spells phenomenon. GAURAV DANGI
During India’s 2011tour of England, a fan held a poster— “Sachin is God of Cricket. Saurav is God of Off-side. Laxman is God of 4th Innings. But when the doors of […]
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High drama, drive and surprises!
IPL 2012 The player auction saw 144 cricketers from across the globe go under the hammer. PRAVEEN IYER
(In pic: Ravindra Jadeja)
IPL 2012 is back and the big team owners are busy player-shopping at the IPL Bazaar. This time we saw 144 cricketers from all over the world go under the hammer. The auction had […]
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Who’s crazy?
Are Indians cricket-crazy or are the Indian cricketers crazy? In the last decade, many cricketing greats from other countries like Shane Warne, Jacques Kallis and Kevin Pietersen have called India a cricket-crazy country. There’s no doubt about it. Just as Germany and Spain are football-crazy, Indians are mad about cricket.
Ups and downs
But being cricket-crazy does […]
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For love of the game
Despite imbalances, stark comparisons, and contrary views, Indian Women’s Cricket Team ranks second in the world. But what about the future and the state of the game today? NXg catches up with four cricketers from the State team to discuss what they play the best. ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN
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Jinxed at 99!
ICON With all the hype on Sachin missing his 100 yet again, youngsters react to what they felt about Sachin and his records. GAURAV DANGI
The wait is not yet over. Sachin Tendulkar, a man who has excelled in all formats of the game, is struggling to get his 100th hundred. The last time he hit […]
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