Who would have thought vote bank politics was also good for the game, eh?Who would have thought vote bank politics was also good for the game, eh?

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I suppose this is the first time I hear someone happily recounting a bout of jaundice. Well, you couldn’t have timed it better….or could you have? How about 2001? As an aside, is the ’01 India-Australia series one of the rare exceptions of an absolute epic for the ages without


I am glad India didn’t play too many 5-Test series in the ’90sI am glad India didn’t play too many 5-Test series in the ’90s

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Hey Mahesh The 2005 Ashes is mostly responsible for me feeling let down every time a five-Test series turns lop-sided. I felt so sad the day that series finished – not because England won, which, like most England wins in any sport, was cause for irritation – but because a


There is something about adding the definitive 5th match….There is something about adding the definitive 5th match….

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Dear Sidvee, I thoroughly enjoyed the India-England series despite the rather skewed scoreline at the end of it. There is something about adding the definitive 5th match that gives an epic scale to a Test series. I have this strange feeling of going into unfamiliar territory in following a Test