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Not easy to deny Delhi a Test match

Years ago, an official of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) had a wager that a Test match cannot be moved out of Ferozeshah Kotla despite how badly the association is run! Twenty years on, the official reminded this writer that the fourth and final Test against South Africa will also be played in […]

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Batsmen will sleep better after Johnson's retirement: Botham

Perth, Nov 18 (IANS) Legendary English all-rounder Ian Botham believes batsmen across the world will sleep better following the retirement of Australia speedster Mitchell Johnson. The 34-year-old concluded his international career on Tuesday with 313 Test wickets, becoming Australia’s fourth highest Test wicket-taker after Shane Warne (708), Glenn McGrath (563) and Dennis Lillee (355).  “I […]

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Elements can spoil the party on doctored pitches

Exactly 11 years ago the Vidarbha Cricket Association, headed by Shashank Manohar, refused to give the Indian cricket team a spin-friendly pitch and they lost the Test and with it the series against Australia on a Gabba-like green top. The all-mighty Sourav Ganguly and his spinally Harbhajan Singh are perceived to have pulled out on […]