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Sunil Gavaskar: Indian batters silenced scaremongers with dominant performance in Perth

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What a splendid win, one of the best I have been privileged to be present at. All the boasts about how the pitch is going to be pacy and bouncy and scare the living daylights out of the Indian batters were exactly that — the boasts of a bully. Mind you, it wasn’t the Aussie … Read more

India vs Australia in Tests throwback: New chapter, old rivals

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The willow game’s rivalries, marinated in history, angst, stunning performances, and seasoned with perhaps a touch of geopolitics, have always stirred interest in cricket’s ardent devotees. Straight up is the Ashes, pitting the mother country England against a former colony Australia, while both remain tied together with the threads of the erstwhile Commonwealth Empire. Then … Read more