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Rather than scoff at these practices as superstitions aimed at courting the super natural, it will be more prudent to place them in the category of routines, the absence of which carry the capacity for adverse outcomes.
Having made his debut for England at Lord's in 2003, Anderson will finish his illustrious career at the same ground his 188th Test, two weeks shy of his 42nd birthday.
India may have lost the ODI World Cup final to Australia but have increased their lead over them from three to six points, leading the table with 122 points.
Professional sport is a tough arena where only the best equipped survive. It requires tremendous amount of self confidence to walk back into the field with the held high after being mauled badly on the previous occasion.
Though they were both left-arm orthodox spin bowlers, they were as different a chalk and cheese.
He said he was working hard and focusing on building his bowling fitness.
Perth replaced Adelaide Oval as Cricket Australia's preferred choice for the season opener.
Ahmed played 41 Test matches, scoring 2,991 runs with five centuries and 16 half-centuries. He also took 22 wickets with his off-spin bowling.
His assured performance prompted the legendary Sunil Gavaskar to compare Jurel with Dhoni, but the 23-year-old, who is the son of a Kargil war veteran, begged to differ.
The off-spinner has talked about the support he got from captain Rohit Sharma during the Rajkot Test.