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@SeaBirdForms @Athersmike @NHoultCricket But Douglas Jardine who was the captain of England in the Bodyline series and the mastermind behind it and who ordered Larwood to bowl accordingly - his portrait is hanging in Lords…

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@CricDiva Narendra Hirwani and Bob Massie - 16 wickets in debut test.

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@CricketopiaCom And the irony was that, coz of apartheid, South Africa—and therefore Clive Rice—weren’t playing any Int. cricket
Yet he was one of the top performers for Nottinghamshire in county cricket.
And guess whom he replaced when he joined them in 1975? None other than Sir Garfield Sobers

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@BabajiSutar3 VRV was at the non striker end when Seeesanth hit Andre Nel for a six

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@Jvm_Manoj Don Shepherd holds the record for the most first-class wickets by any player who never played a Test match. He took 2,218 first-class wickets for Glamorgan between 1950 and 1972, yet was never selected for England

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@vkc1000 Raju recently revealed that VVS Laxman used Raju’s bat during his legendary 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001. Raju recalled lending the bat and later joking that he had a small role in one of the greatest innings in Test history

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@vkc1000 Raju was extremely lean. During India’s tour of South Africa, all-rounder Brian McMillan jokingly nicknamed him “Muscles” because he was anything but muscular. The nickname stuck in cricket circles for years.

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@TweetShivangiii In the 1996 WC final, Sri Lanka had a specific plan for Shane Warne. The team felt Warne was less effective against left-handers, so decided Gurusinha would attack Warne. His positive approach helped set up the famous 125-run partnership with Aravinda de Silva that won SL the WC

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@vkc1000 Dipak Patel said that Crowe told him to attack and tempt the batsmen into mistakes rather than merely contain runs.
“Have you heard about Dipak’s mystery ball? It spins.”
The joke reflected his reputation as a reliable, intelligent bowler rather than a dramatic spinner.

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@Jvm_Manoj Bird bird Joel Garner. He was 6’8”
The ball was released from a height of around 10 feet. So his good length ball was coming to the batsmen as a short ball.
Geoff Boycott famously joked:
“They should cut Joel Garner off at the knees to make him bowl at a normal height.”

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@SirShahAnalyst Best Analysts

1. Ian Bishop
2. Richie Benaud
3. Geoffrey Boycott

Best Storytellers

1. Harsha Bhogle
2. Mark Nicholas
3. Tony Cozier

Best Entertainers

1. Tony Greig
2. Ravi Shastri
3. Ian Smith

Most Pleasant Voices

1. Mark Nicholas
2. Bill Lawry
3. Richie Benaud

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@englandcricket @cricket_broken What the cap symbolises- so beautifully summed by Alastair

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@Vipintiwari952 I compare him with a Tim David who too like Tewatia generally comes in the last 3-4overs.
And the stats speak. Tewatia has a much lower strike rate and average.
But to be fair, it is genuinely tough to come for a few balls and do the scoring consistently.

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@mufaddal_vohra Had he not done that, it would have been difficult to retain the price tag. Coz if they release him, it would be difficult imagining any other team taking him for the same price tag.
If they play him next season, he should open. That could be the best option for both team n Pant

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@Khanmohammed12 John Emburey

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@Vijay456V60026 This was the battle of allrounders.
Seriously speaking, they were the last bunch of genuine fast bowling allrounders.
In the era after that, I can only think about Kallis and Stokes. Maybe Flintoff

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@CricketCentrl These stats show that the present two openers - Abhishek n Sanju haven’t done badly. There is no strong reason to replace them with Shubman in the opener slot in T20’s.

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@Akshatgoel1408 A few years back - Sanju Samson

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@CricCrazyJohns Among his present day contemporaries, his defence is strong and that is the reason for his consistency.

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@vipjaatroyal @Vipintiwari952 Better broadcasting explains why each session of a Test matters, turning long games into clear stories.
When fans understand when the drama will unfold, they plan visits instead of staying away.
Good broadcasts don’t keep fans at home—they tell them when to come to the ground.