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CURSE OF THE GAME

MJ Akbar

Cricket and Pakistan: When military dictators and politicians thought they could win the people through a surrogate triumph on a playing field

The latest match-fixing scandal

Even though cleared by the ICC, McCullum can be charged for not reporting the matter earlier

The latest Lalit Modi-BCCI row

The tussle between Modi and the BCCI is unlikely to be resolved soon

Dhoni’s Decline

Dhoni’s hope is that victories at home will wipe away the memory of losses abroad

Triple Centuries

England’s Andy Sandham is the first to score a triple century in Tests. He did this in 1929-30

Faf du Plessis

In his debut Test match, du Plessis batted for almost eight hours, often with tail-enders, to save a match

Field of Dreams

Shivaji Park remains the heart of Mumbai cricket despite the availability of numerous other grounds

The (Limited) Hysteria

Making sense of the hype over Tendulkar’s last Test

The Invisible Tendulkar

What you didn’t quite see when you watched him for 24 years

What Next, Sachin?

Taking guard for a life away from the field

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