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The Kerry Packer Saga. Tony Greig who himself was diagnosed with cancer, died of a heart attack in December 2012. His memorial service was held at Trafalgar Square which was attended by former players including Boycott. Richie Benaud, Dennis Amiss, Michael Holding and David Gower delivered eulogies. Whenever someone talks about Greig, World Series Cricket …
Boycott was lucky in the sense that because of his popularity, there were a lot of people who came forward for his help. He was restless throughout the period. Chemotherapy makes the body extremely weak. It completely neutralises the immune system which will take more than 2 years to be fully restored. The body is …
The autobiography chapters 1 & 2 can be read here. This is Boycott about cancer struggle Growth deducted On 14 August 2002, Boycott noticed that the left side of his neck was unusually firm. He noticed the same even after a couple of days. He was about to get married to Rachael, his longtime girlfriend …
Yash Dhull is 20 years old. In recent years, he was the captain of the Indian team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2022. He also made centuries on debut in both Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy. Clearly, he is someone who has a bright future. Perhaps, one day, he could become the Indian …
Ben Stokes, one of the charismatic allrounder in the world, has announced his retirement from ODI. The England vs South Africa game at Chester-le-Street will be his final ODI and barring any change of heart, we are unlikely to see this brilliant stroke maker in ODIs ever again. It sure is a great loss for …
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It was around 10 PM in India and as I was watched Ben Stokes score the winning runs, a powerful drive on the up through covers, the uncanny resemblance of a similar shot from the same batsman a few years ago in that famous Headingley test, was not lost on anyone who had watched that …
Mumbai Indians, the five time champions, it is mindboggling to even think how their world came crashing down this time around. No one in their wildest imagination would have thought that of all the teams, Mumbai Indians will find themselves without a single victory in the first several games. Whatever that could go wrong, did …
Bumrah amongst the wickets yet Mumbai Indians lost the game. Pant’s lack of impact. Conway’s tribute to Dhoni for helping him play spin. DK’s continued impact in the final overs. Finally, who is the leading contender for the title? I will try to quickly analyse the latest events in the IPL. Last night, Bumrah took …
Australia have for the 7th time won the Women’s World Cup. Their compatriots have won 5 whereas the women have surpassed them by a couple. That is an incredible record whichever way you look at it. It also shows how challenging are the other teams. However, the question that keeps coming up is that, did …
I wanted to write a tribute to the genius and the legend who will be missed. Someone who changed the face of cricket with his magic. The flight, the drift, the dip, flipper and whatnot. He was poetry in motion. Then I thought. What am I going to write about the greatest spinner since I …