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South African cricketer Justin Kemp is optimistic about a possible patch-up between the ICC and the ICL. "I believe that the doors have not been closed permanently for us to come back to international cricket. I hope that will happen in the interest of the sport and cricketers," he said recently.
The famous K.S. Ranjitsinhji (better known as Ranji after whom the Ranji trophy is named) played Test cricket for England and was the first Indian to represent England. His sublime skills once made a critic refer to him as the ’Midsummer night’s dream of cricket’.
Brian Charles Lara of West Indies, considered by many to be the best batsman of his era, was born on May 2, 1969, in Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad. Incidentally, besides Lara, this tiny island has produced some of the world’s best sportsmen including several of West Indies’ all time great cricketers and also Olympic sprinter Ato Boldon.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has been named by many rival batsmen as the best seam bowler they had ever faced in international cricket. He was born on June 3, 1966, in Lahore and went on to play for Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore and Lancashire. As a batsman too, he has a double century as his highest score.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis took the unusual step of announcing his retirement while he still held the world title like the incomparable Rocky Marciano had done in 1956. Lewis’ record was 41 wins, two losses and a draw, with 32 wins by knockout. Incidentally he avenged both his defeats in rematches.
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