a very very interesting article... seems to be a figment of someone's very fertile imagination, but I did not find any reference to this being fiction ... - Kunal
this is so true, once Sachin, Dravid, VVS call it a day I don't think Cricket would hold that fascination over me that it does now... this is the the start of the end :( - Kunal
" In the dressing room, you'll always find Laxman with his Walkman on, lying down, or sleeping somewhere. Even if it's before he has to go in to bat, you see Laxman under a table catching up on sleep. It always boggles my mind that amid the noise and clutter of the dressing room, here is a man, who needs to go in to bat in a short while, sleeping calmly. " - Kunal
"You could go to Sourav Ganguly for the cover drive, VVS Laxman for the on-drive, Rahul Dravid for the square cut, Kevin Pietersen for the lofted drive and so on. Or you could get them all under one roof, as it were, with Tendulkar." - Kunal
"All said and done, he found no greater joy than in contributing to the team's cause. Yet, the Smiling Assassin – who occasionally scowled in anguish – remained simple, modest and genial." - Kunal
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"he picked up one of the stumps, walked quietly across to Gautam Gambhir, whose batting had been so important, and gave it to him. Gambhir was not surprised. Apparently stumps were also given to Amit Mishra, Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly. It was a considerate gesture from a captain towards one of his young players. Doubtless it was appreciated." - sanyam
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even in Hyderabad the security is pathetic in almost all malls... a small bit of research and they could find hundreds of ways to harm any establishment.. :( the security guards, I think, are generally for a show - Kunal