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Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell Test: Emotions run high as the maestro keeps his calm in final innings

It was probably the first time in his 200 match career that Sachin Tendulkar looked burdenless at he strode out to wicket for possibly the last time.

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Mumbai and Gabba: Tale of contrasting Tests

They are the two most anticipated, but contrasting, Test matches in the recent times. So far are they distant from each other that it seems only cricketing conventions bring them together.  India vs West Indies Test series has been scheduled to farewell a champion. On the other hand, the first Ashes Test is a continuance of cricket rivalry that date back well over 100 years.

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Rohit Sharma’s growing maturity as a batsman augurs well for India’s future in Test cricket

The modification to his technique has allowed Rohit to play the moving ball more effectively. He has always looked at ease against pace and plays the short ball particularly well.

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Ashes 2013-14: Phil Hughes on track to open for Australia in 1st Test

Although David Warner opened in Australia’s last Test match, he was dropped for the One-Day International (ODI) series against India and has been involved in yet another ill discipline act. It means the door is still open for Phil Hughes.

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George Bailey continues to grow as ODI batsmen and as a leader

George Bailey continued his impressive one day record scoring a brisk 85 off 82 balls and then captaining astutely to lead Australia to a 72-run victory over India in the first One-Day International (ODI) in Pune on Sunday.

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India vs Australia 2013: Xavier Doherty capable of bottling up Indian batting, as his record against MS Dhoni proves

Xavier Doherty’s name might not rank even amongst the top three spinners in the country, but his economy rates suggest he is more than capable of applying the choke on the Indian batsmen.

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India vs Australia 2013: Visitors know the secret of winning in India

While Australia suffered their first whitewash in the last 30 years in Test cricket when they toured India six months ago, their One-Day International (ODI) record against India in the last 20 years is second only to Pakistan. Casting aside the rain-interrupted ODI series in 2010 in which only a solitary game was played, the last time Australia lost an ODI series in India was all the way back in 1996.

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