The unorthodox stroke making

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The modern-day cricket is no short of surprises, as modern-day cricketers are not shy from being fearless and that’s what inspires them to try out unorthodox, innovative shots. Here is my list of players who turned the heads with their innovative stroke-making. Dilscoop – First of all we should know that the Dilscoop is different from Mariller’s one, as Mariller’s …

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Nathan Lyon – The lion spinner.

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Nathan Lyon – The lion spinner. “If it’s destined to happen, it will happen,” says Murphy’s law. This is a quote to live by especially in this generation and applies to life as well as in all its aspects. Some players didn’t get a push into the cricketing field but their constant talent and focus on their endeavors left life …

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Test cricket – Should attack or Should defense?

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A Test match is the mother of all formats of the cricket. Living up to its name, not only does it test a player’s temperament but also his determination and patience to stay on the wicket, to play that extra session, which could work wonders for the team. India has been a test cricket giant along with other teams like …

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Cricketers who made an impactful comeback in a major tournament

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Cricketers who made an impactful comeback in a major tournamentComebacks are one of the biggest prospects of a sports person. A great men wisely said that making a debut is easier than making a comeback since the amount of pressure on the player in the latter is way more than the former. Cricket has seen many legendary comebacks throughout the …

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Better than average, far from great

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There have been many players in the history of cricket who have achieved the epitome of greatness and many of them who had a career much short-lived than expected due to factors like injuries, form, etc. But there is also a special category of players who were better than average but far from achieving top-class greatness. So today in this …

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