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    Name an overrated and an underrated cricketer

    oops.. Overrated : Steve Harmison.. Underrated : Andrew Flintoff's bowling..what a bowler when on song..
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    Unorthodox Tactics

    I always want captains to try two kinds of field setting 1) "In between" setting . For example , let us say there is a cover fielder and a deep cover fielder and have a fielder in-between those two positions ..i have seen so many times ball fall in-between. Same tactics can be used for any...
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    Name an overrated and an underrated cricketer

    Overrated : Michael Slater Underrated : Michael Trescothick
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    Graeme Thorpe

    underrated .in an era where there were good bowlers he was good-great..Good player of spin as well..
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    Stats don't really matter

    Stats don't really matter when it comes to Aravinda..Sanga might have all the numbers but Aravinda was a beautiful player to watch....
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    Name an overrated and an underrated cricketer

    Overrated : Barry Richards (4 tests come on) , Dennis Lillee (Placid pitches can he?), ABDV(but in Test he looks normal) , Warne (great against English and SA so what), Grace(for what?), Underrated : Dravid, Hadlee , Saqlain, Damien Martyn, Border, Saeed Anwar
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    What do non-Indian fans think about India?

    what i hate is this holier than thou attitude .....I have seen videos where in the 75-76 Aus vs WI series , WI players talking about how the public was racist towards them...Remember watching a video where Tony Greig calls pakistani players p..is which now would have led to his removal from the...
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    13th Match - India v Bangladesh (23rd March)

    what is viru's reaction?
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    Help! I can't play leg side.

    also typically when you play a leg side shot you bend down slightly , pull in your left leg(for a RH-er), slightly open up not too much and hit the ball...try this
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    Shahid Afridi's final international tournament in Pakistani Colours. Tributes?

    Herath and Bhajji Singh
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    Best captains/could have been captains

    Below are what his teammates have said about Ravi Shastri and these are exact qualities why he would have been a great captain of a team like India.. 1) Shastri was a cerebral player who made up for moderate skills with strategy 2) He wasn't the most talented cricketer. But he was never...
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    Shahid Afridi's final international tournament in Pakistani Colours. Tributes?

    As it is said "expect the unexpected". With respect to batting it is that with Afridi..cannot forget his 50 vs Aus off 20+ balls..some massive shots..He is a good steady legbreak bowler with an occasional fast in dipper..He took lots of wickets with that. ..I hate the way he celebrates each...
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    Best captains/could have been captains

    Commentary aside..Ravi Shastri..There was a feeling that he should have been given a long run....
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    Your Favourite Cricket Stadium Name

    "Green Park" in Kanpur.. Irony is, the field/pitch has been anything but green :)
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    Your Favourite Cricket Stadium Name

    I like "Dambulla" ..nice sounding name
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    Who belongs on cricket's Mount Rushmore?

    ANZ -- Sir Don ..Greatest batsman of all time..greatest ball player period England -- WG ...Supposedly , Inventor of modern batsmanship West Indies -- Sir Gary..Master of all cricketing discipline India,Pak,Bangla, SL -- SRT .. Most Complete batsman of all time and by having the largest fan...
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    Was Bradman a jerk?

    I have also read that he was stingy when it came to spending his winnings among team-mates. There was also an allegation that he stopped cricketers from making a livelihood out of cricket by not sharing the gate money as an administrator etc..(leading to packer series) . May be one more reason...
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    Martin Crowe passes away

    s..tty news man..Not just a loss to NZ cricket but the world cricket at large ..RIP Martin Crowe... :(
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    Greatest shots by tailenders/wickets from part timers

    greatest part time bowler wicket taking performance has to be Jimmy's 1983 WC Semis and Finals performance..... Greatest shots by a tail-ender has to be Walsh's defensive shots when Lara was making his epic 153* sealing that famous victory..
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    what was the best XI England could muster in the '90s when everyone was fit/in form?

    Dean Headley.I thought was a very good/skillful bowler..Much better than Devon Malcolm(except his "You guys are history" spell) any day..

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