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In Defence Of Swami Agnivesh
Read more here: In Defence Of Swami AgniveshCricket is my favourite game. In school at St. George’s College, Mussoorie, I was as feared a left-arm demon bowler as Bedi has been on the international scene. I followed the doings of the great Bradman, Hutton, and Denis Compton with a diligence that few could match. We kept scrapbooks of the pictures of all…
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The Five-Day War
Read more here: The Five-Day WarOutlook | August 10, 2009 India-Pakistan cricket fed a chauvinist imperative for decades. The liberal wind in the willows changed all that. A small-time cricketer, but a passionate observer, I have watched Indo-Pak cricket since 1947. I have seen many India-Pakistan matches, from the one in Amritsar under Imran, to the 1996 World Cup Bangalore…
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Musings on the Match
Read more here: Musings on the MatchThe Sunday Tribune, Chandigarh | December 2, 1979 AMRITSAR, Dec 1 – The cancellation of play on the first day was a big disappointment. A huge crowd had gathered and a large number of tickets were sold at the gate even though there was little chance of play. But Amritsar has a long tradition of…
