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Test Cricket’s Battle for Supremacy
01 Aug

Test Cricket’s Battle for Supremacy

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Test Cricket 's Battle for Supremacy Things didn't go well for the Indian cricket team in the Boxing Day test match in Australia. This meant that Indians won't be enjoying the New Year as much as the Australians. However, one thing that would cheer the fans and administrators across the globe is the presence of a full house throughout the test match. In fact, the overall match attendance was a whopping 184,051, surpassing the previous record for Australia-India matches in Australia, which was 181,053 during the Sydney Test of 2004. This confirms that test cricket is still popular and not…
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TEST CRICKET: ALIVE AND KICKING
01 Aug

TEST CRICKET: ALIVE AND KICKING

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TEST CRICKET: ALIVE AND KICKING Things didn't go well for the Indians in the Boxing Day test in Australia. It meant Indians won't be enjoying New Year as much as the Australians would. However, one thing would cheer the fans and ad- ministrators all across the glove is the presence of full house throughout the test match. In fact, overall match attendance was whipping 184,051 which beats the previous record for Australia-India matches in Australia of 181,053 during the Sydney Test of 2003/04. This confirms test cricket is still popular and not dying a slow death. Indeed 2011 was one…
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Holistic Approach to Sports Development in India
01 Aug

Holistic Approach to Sports Development in India

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Holistic Approach to Sports Development in India Apart from cricket and chess, where India has produced exceptional talent like Viswanathan Anand, our performance in other sports has often given the impression that we are underachievers. To become a sporting giant, a country needs to perform consistently on and off the field. Despite having resources, India continues to struggle in global events, and this calls for a holistic approach to build a strong sporting culture. Countries that have traditionally excelled in various sports encourage children to take up sports seriously from a young age, following the principle of "catch them young."…
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Adelaide And Melbourne: A Tale Of Two Cities
01 Aug

Adelaide And Melbourne: A Tale Of Two Cities

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Adelaide And Melbourne: A Tale of Two Cities It all happened in January. German giant Bayern Munich came to India to play a friendly match, providing Baichung Bhutia a perfect occasion to bid farewell to his illustrious career. India's nightmare in Australia was complete with 4-0 whitewash. Australian open produced some scintillating games and newly crowned English cricket team found Saeed Ajmal and co. too hot to handle in the gulf. For most of the sports fan In India, Australia provided two different games with different taste. Aussies were leading India 3-0 in the down under series and Australian open…
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