September 2008 - Posts - Pinch Hitter

September 2008 - Posts

Game for Money?

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
Aussie captain Ricky Ponting could very well be sporting a "See-I-told-you-so" look on his face since Saturday's deadly suicide attack on Islmabad's Mariott Hotel. His comment justifying Australia's decision to call off the Pakistan tour. "The decision to not tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy had been the right one, following...

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Off the record

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
Here's some more interesting cricket facts. When England toured India in 1976-66, Yajurvidndra Singh took record seven catches in his debut Test to equal Greg Chappel’s record. He took 5 catches in the first innings to equal Vic Richardson’s record of five catches in an innings. Singh played only 4 test matches for India. Rahul Dravid has taken...

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