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Like with everything else in life, success in weddings involves understanding, adjustment and lots of hard work. And this is even more so when the two people coming together through marriage hail from different backgrounds.
The transition from competitions restricted by age limit to the high intensity, no holds barred, gladiatorial battle ground of first-class cricket and the IPL is a difficult one that only the toughest are able to make.
The aluminium bat episode of 1979 featuring Dennis Lillee and the underarm bowling done by Trevor Chappell at the instance of his elder brother and captain Greg in 1981 directly led to changes in laws of cricket.
Bedi, Prasanna, Chandra and Venkat were better performers with the ball on pitches outside India than the likes of Ashwin and Harbhajan.
During the first years of the 21st century, he was arguably the best spin bowler in the world and though his wicket-taking abilities hit a plateau after that, he sustained himself by the versatility that saw him play all formats of the game at the highest level with reasonable success.
It was obvious to everyone who knew the working of the BCCI administration that Kohli’s days at the helm was numbered.
We should not forget that he has done something that none of his critics have done so far - winning a match single-handedly with his bat in a Test in Australia.
The Kerala pacer came up with a match haul of 8/99 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg in 2006.
It's a tribute to Kabir Khan that has carried out this task with finesse and aplomb and brought out a movie which captures the events involved without diluting the emotions attached to it.
The real worth of Madan Lal’s contribution to Indian cricket cannot be understood from the rather modest tally of 1,443 runs and 144 wickets in 106 outings for the country.
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