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    Our lead-up has been very good
    We have been in India for over a week now and in that short time it has been hard not to be overwhelmed by the widespread passion for the game. We are all aware that cricket is regarded as a religion in this country, but this time around it seems ...

    Challenges facing a stand-in skipper
    BANGALORE, OCT. 4. It is not often that a team goes into the first Test of a series without its appointed captain. In fact, Ricky Ponting's absence from the opening encounter of the four-match Test series against India, beginning at the ...

    First Test holds the key
    BANGALORE, OCT. 4. Cricket is a lot about momentum. It's also a lot about confidence that only comes with winning, and winning consistently. This is precisely why the first Test often holds the key for the rest of the matches; especially in a ...

    Pathan and Clarke, budding talents
    Irfan Pathan leapt in the air like a radiant bird taking flight, soaring in the rarefied zone of Test cricket, and celebrating a famous `strike'. And like in any classic tale of the victor and the vanquished, the sight at the opposite end made ...

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  • A milestone beckons Kumble
  • Madan Lal retained coach
  • Tendulkar is way ahead: Warne
  • Big win for Kakatiya CC
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  • Bradman's statue destroyed
  • Abhishek, Praveen score centuries
  • Ishan Bakshi excels
  • Narrow win for GRI
  • Mohan Meakin in semifinals
  • Bal Bharti Air Force moves up


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  • Upset wins for Tushar and Karan
  • Junior Davis Cup team finishes eighth
  • Sania sails into second round


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    Pakistan outplays India
    NEW DELHI, OCT. 4. Even as he wielded his baton to drive the crowd away, the policeman sheepishly thrust the piece of paper into Sohail Abbas' palm. "Autograph please," pleaded the cop. It just about summed up the occasion. Hockey was ...

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