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PAYAL CHHABRIA views the journey of Laughing Games/Jackbliss, the latest blockbuster on Youtube, along with its makers — Santhosh Chris, Bharadwaj Sundar, Anand Kumar and Sathish Kumar Gunasekaran.
Whenever he had an encounter with the computer, he was enveloped by a dash of magical power; whenever he faced an interesting situation, his mind could envisage, simultaneously, […]
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This week, we look back at two great bowlers who made England the world’s best cricket team in the early-to-mid 1950s. First up, a look at the bowling action of Frank Tyson, whose fiery pace won England the1954-55 Ashes in Australia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_RRl8EVceE
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England retained the Ashes in 1956, thanks to JimLaker, who took a whopping 46 wickets in the five Tests. Watch Laker take 19 wicketsin the Old Trafford Test - watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKqcXyh4Vis
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At the time the West Indies took on England at Lord’s in 1973, Rohan Kanhai was almost 38, and nearing the end of his career. That age hadn’t dulled the magic of his strokeplay is evident from the highlights of the 157 he made in that Test to set up an innings win for the […]
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South Africa’s sporting isolation meant that Barry Richards played only four Test matches, against Australia in 1970. But he’s still considered one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, and it’s easy to see why, from his almost disdainful treatment of Lancashire’s bowling in this innings for Hampshire in 1972: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyHvFArouAM
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A fairytale debut, a potentially title-deciding goal. Relive Federico Macheda’s stunning strike against Aston Villa, which gave Manchester United a crucial 3-2 win last weekend, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOPrcPTgsuA
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Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita always gave the impression of being on the wrong end of the pitch. Against England in a friendly at Wembley in 1995, he unveiled the ’scorpion kick’ clearing a Jamie Redknapp cross with an acrobatic, two-footed, overhead kick. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxe4r6SjH0
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Football so stylish
From Cruyff and Neeskens, we quickly jump eight years to the team of Zico and Socrates. The 1982 Brazil side played football so stylish that it remains in many people’s eyes the greatest side never to win a World Cup, despite not even making the semifinals. Watch out, quite early in this video, […]
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Weaving patterns
This week, our selection of videos focuses on two iconic football sides, neither of which managed a World Cup win. First up, 1974 runner-up Holland, led by the legendary Johan Cruyff, weaving the mesmeric patterns of Total Football in their technicolour orange jerseys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6bKk8Gr6fI&feature=related
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Spin guru
Coach Terry Jenner — Shane Warne’s mentor — provides basic leg-spin bowling tips. Watch him elaborate on the five different deliveries at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puDkf9uNXPQ&feature=related, or type Cricket: Shane Warne’s five spin deliveries.
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