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Michael Holding, the ‘doosra’ is here to stay


Harbhajan Singh at Adelaide Oval

Fast bowling legend, Michael Holding, set the cat among the pigeons with his comments regarding the legality of the ‘doosra’ during the second ODI between Pakistan and West Indies at St. Lucia.

It is not the first time that old-timers have questioned the legality of the delivery.It will not be the last.

India’s Bishan Singh Bedi is another rabid critic of the off-spinner’s googly.

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League of Champions: Out of the Indian Premier League (Satire)


Brian Lara Cricket '99

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The dust has settled on the IPL auctions.The players have been bought (or not).The teams have been formed (or not). The franchises are happy (or not).

The rumour mills ,however, have been overactive.

Among the numerous reports floating around, these are the more salient ones:

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Unforgettable quotes from Bishan Singh Bedi


BANGALORE, INDIA - OCTOBER 06:  Rachel Heyhoe ...

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Bishan Singh Bedi is never one to mince words—about his contemporaries, protégées, or administrators. He courts controversy like no other. He is the enfant terrible of Indian cricket.

He is a strict disciplinarian. He threatened to dump the Indian cricket team into the ocean in 1990 when he was coach.

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