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  1. `Third umpire’ rules Azhar not out

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    / November 8, 2012 /
    Mohammed Azharuddin would finally be a relieved man. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that his life ban from cricket is unsustainable by law. The former India captain who was banned twelve years ago on charges of match fixing, has been fighting a legal battle against BCCI’s decision. Now...

  2. SUN TV buys Hyderabad IPL team

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    / October 25, 2012 /
    Hyderabad stays on in the IPL. After Deccan Chargers franchise was terminated after the Deccan Chronicle group defaulted on payments, the BCCI had invited bids and today Sun TV group won the bid and will pay 85 crore rupees per year. The second best bid was from PVP Ventures at...

  3. Ball tampering of a different kind

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    / September 14, 2012 /
    In January 2011, a scandal surrounding the authenticity of the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold cup organised by the Hyderabad Cricket Association came to light with scientists who studied the Cup stating it had only 37 per cent gold and it was worth only 90000 rupees and not the 2.7 lakh it was...

  5. VVS Laxman and his “inner voice”

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    / August 18, 2012 / 4 Comments
    Right at the outset, I want to thank V V S Laxman. For all the joy he gave us by putting those wrists to good use. Today was an emotional moment, seeing VVS walk away into the Hyderabad sunset. A dignified cricketer who lorded over the 22 yards. When I...

  6. Will Laxman walk into the Hyderabad sunset?

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    / August 9, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Will he? Won’t he? That’s the question that is agitating many a VVS Laxman fan, as the selectors meet on Friday to select the team for the two-Test series against New Zealand. Staring at them will be Laxman’s scoresheet in Australia where he scored 155 runs from eight innings with...

  7. He won’t be “back again”

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    / July 24, 2012 /
    I had written a post titled “The Two veterans” a year back but somehow did not send it to TSR. I regret that since one of the veterans – Suresh Saraiya  died recently at the age of 76. I have been following cricket from 1956 and fortunate to witness the...
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    Tagged commentary, , suresh saraiya, tony cozier, v desikan, west indies

  8. Will Sachin Tendulkar, MP take guard please?

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    / June 4, 2012 / 1 Comment
    This news did not feature on any TV news channel, certainly not in Delhi. Television reporters did not ask aam janta to react to this new Rajya Sabha MP. And no, it did not trend on Twitter either. Obviously, I am not talking of Sachin Tendulkar, whose oath-taking today was...

  9. Sreesanth is back after surgery

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    / June 3, 2012 /
    Speedster Sreesanth is back in India after surgery on his toes. Sreesanth tweeted last week, informing that the surgery was successful, thanking the BCCi and Dr James Colder and physio Ashish Kaushik. “It is another two weeks and then six months of rehabilitation @nca Bangalore,” Sreesanth tweeted, asking fans to...

  10. Wake up Sid

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    / May 18, 2012 /
    Does Sidhartha Mallya know the meaning of “Aa bail mujhe maar?” Ok, I shall translate it for you. Something like `Come bull, hit me.” And no, I am not talking of the Deccan Chargers Bulls who haven’t charged at all in IPL 5 but Sidhartha pronouncing judgement on the character...

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