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South Africa are the only side capable of stopping the Indian juggernaut.
Vijay Amritraj, a prominent Indian tennis player from the 1970s, has been honored with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, recognizing his significant contributions to sports. Amritraj, alongside his brothers Anand and Ashok, were dominant figures in Indian tennis during the 1970s, with Vijay transitioning successfully to the professional ATP circuit from a young age. He achieved notable success by reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1973 and the US Open later that year, earning him recognition alongside contemporaries like Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors as a rising star. Despite winning the Volvo Masters in 1973 and being a crucial player for India in the Davis Cup, helping them reach the finals twice, his Grand Slam career was marked by inconsistency, though he displayed flashes of brilliance, notably reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals again in 1981. Beyond tennis, Amritraj was also recognized for his gentlemanly conduct on and off the court, his acting career in Hollywood films like "Octopussy," and his current role running a media business in California.
The ICC T20 World Cup will be crucial to him as a poor performance in this tournament will make it almost impossible for him to continue in this post.
This is the second time in the last five months that India have allowed geo-political tensions in their neighbourhood influence the behaviour on the cricket field.
The first Aussie cricketer with Pakistani roots overcame heavy odds to earn his spurs in international cricket.
Along with favourable bowling conditions, the fall in quality of batsmanship is also to be blamed for the repeated incidence of such episodes in recent years.
It will be interesting to see how the calculations worked out on the auction tables function when action commences on the cricket field.
Out-of-form SKY and sky-high expectations could come in the way of the team retaining the cup.
The sport has been used as a tool of diplomacy by many countries.
On December 13, 1974, late West Indies batting star Roy Fredericks played a magnificent innings of 169 runs at Perth.
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