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India v South Africa Test Series Preview: Part 1
If the predictably desultory and interminable India Sri Lanka contests of recent vintage were amped up as epic clashes, what would the Indian media hype machine make of a genuine heavyweight clash? To...
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India v South Africa Series Preview – Part 2
There was a time when India used to look enviously, but also with perplexity, at Pakistan's conveyor belt of fast bowlers. Wasim and Waqar stayed on, but left in their wake a lot of Naved Latif and...
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India v South Africa: First Test Review
There comes a time in even the most one-eyed fan's existence when he has to admit that his team just came up against an opponent so vastly superior in every aspect that there is nothing to do but...
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India v South Africa Second Test Review
Nine balls. That’s the difference between glory and permanent regret. It’s the refrain Morne Morkel and Hashim Amla will hear in the wee hours of the morning as they relive this game in their dreams,...
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The IPL Unexplained 5
I have seen rugby league games between St Helens and Leeds without a shred of affinity for either team or, for that matter, the sport itself (Union is another matter). And ten minutes into the game,...
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World Cup 1996
Rajesh Kannan shares some thoughts on the 1996 edition. 1996 – Bill Clinton v Bob Dole As we start the tenth edition of the World’s 2nd most watched single sport event, here are some ramblings on one...
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WC 2011: India v England – An Eyewitness Account of the Agony & the Ecstasy
What is it with Bangalore and unforgettable World Cup games? The last one played here was fifteen years ago, and no one who watched it will ever forget the primal roar the crowd erupted in as Venkatesh...
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A Mea Culpa, and Other Things South African
Rajesh Kannan on why he loves two South African batsmen. In Feb 2010, I wrote this in a preview of the India-SA Test series (2 matches, some series) - ”Hashim Amla almost always looks good but he is in...
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What to expect when you’re expecting – Rajesh Kannan
It’s always a delight and a privilege to post the thoughts of Rajesh Kannan at 99.94. Here he is with a heavy heart. I think this might be it. Sometime in the next 2-3 weeks, I think Sachin Tendulkar...
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A Shambolic House of Cards: The Australian “Batting” Order by Rajesh Kannan
There is a scene in the movie Groundhog Day, when Bill Murray’s character finally realises his predicament, and goes into a pit of depression. In his weather forecast, he proclaims that “(this winter)...
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