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V Veera Kumar

Deputy Editor

A keen student of the game V Veera Kumar represented Maharaja’s College, Mysore, in cricket. But he found his calling in writing, rather than playing, cricket. He has covered all major cricket tournaments, including Reliance World Cup. Some of the cricketing greats he has interviewed include Ajit Wadekar, Nari Contractor, Sandeep Patil, G R Vishwanath, Vivian Richards, Sunil Gavaskar, Wasim Akram, Glenn McGrath and Sachin Tendulkar.

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Is Dada ready for chin-music?

Posted Thursday , November 30, 2006 16:36

The Sourav Ganguly supporters world over are really thrilled after the Indian selectors had no option but to bring back the southpaw for the three-match Test series in South Africa. But the main question is. Is Dada ready for some chin-music? South Africa may not have a Brett Lee or a Shoaib Akhtar or a Shane Bond in their ranks but the likes of Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Nitni and Andre Nel are bound to test the former Indian captain, who is a big suspect against bouncers, with some....

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10 reasons why Sachin should open

Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 16:04

Many cricket followers in the world may think that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar should drop himself down the order as age is catching up with him and his reflexes may not be as sharp as it used to be when he was young. It is also unfair to compare another run-machine and West Indies captain Brian Lara, who is catching up with the Indian legend as far as Test centuries are concerned, as the two are totally different type of players. There is no way one can compare....

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Can spinners swing it for India?

Posted Monday , November 20, 2006 13:59

Can the tried and trusted spinning duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh swing it for India in the on-going One-Day series during their African Safari despite the first ODI being washed out due to rain? If you go by what the two most experienced commentators and former India skippers Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri’s words, the Indians still stand a chance of making an impact during their away series with four more ODIs and three Test matches to go. Even though Kumble is returning to the Indian....

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Will Indians end up burnouts?

Posted Monday , November 13, 2006 13:00

Will the Indian cricket team, which is playing too many One-Day Internationals, end up burnouts even before next year’s World Cup in the West Indies? If you go by the new schedule released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the threat of being burnouts before the prestigious event looks larger than life. The Indians, who will be leaving on their 54-day tour of South Africa shortly, will be involved in a five-match one-day series with the hosts, apart from playing three Test matches. The....

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