Please write "Abhishek, who never proofread his tweets" on my epitaph, if one is ever written.
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We often use sports as an escape from the mundane and ugly things in life. And that's fine. That's what sports is for. But we shouldn't hide behind it. Sometimes, we can't and shouldn't look away from things that make us uncomfortable.
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His latest release has just arrived in the MCC Library
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Yash Dayal's post is only a symptom of the horrors that the BJP has unleashed across the country, empowering right-wing militias to harass interfaith couples with impunity and turning fearmongering over "love jihad" into de facto state policy.
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Even if you read nothing else by Chalke – for lack of time or other reasons – I request you to read the Appleyard book.
Appleyard was one of the greatest ever bowlers. He needs to be talked about more. And nobody did more justice to him than Chalke.
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Bob Appleyard, perhaps the greatest bowler of all time, was born on this day, 1924.
The raw numbers, even without the back story, are mind-boggling.
Appleyard played just 9 Test matches. He took 31 wickets at 17.87.
In 152 First-class matches, he got 708 wickets at 15.48.
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Few cricket writers have mastered the craft of stitching together delightfully chosen words to narrate beautiful tales with empathy without compromising on facts.
Stephen Chalke is one of them.
A genius.
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But Chalke has not restricted himself to biographies either.
I can go on, for the list is long.
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I have always believed that the subject of an outstanding cricket book need not be an outstanding cricketer.
Part of that belief is Chalke’s work.
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Stephen Chalke, arguably the greatest cricket writer of all time, was born on this day, 1948.
I have been asked about my favourite cricket book from time to time.
It is a difficult question, but my favourite cricket biography is Appleyard’s, by Chalke.
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ये खबर बिलकुल ग़लत है। इंसाफ़ की लड़ाई में ना हम में से कोई पीछे हटा है, ना हटेगा। सत्याग्रह के साथ साथ रेलवे में अपनी ज़िम्मेदारी को साथ निभा रही हूँ। इंसाफ़ मिलने तक हमारी लड़ाई जारी है। कृपया कोई ग़लत खबर ना चलाई जाए।
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Some of these are difficult to find in India. Again, thanks to for making The Summer Game available in India.
In 2006 (or 2007?) the Kolkata Book Fair had Australia had a theme. In other words, plenty of Australian books.
I went broke on cricket books.
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Everyone should have a Gideon section in their library.
Summer Game is an outstanding book.
Only personal opinion, but I keep re-reading ‘The Cricket War’ every few years, as that’s my stand-out.
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Everyone should have a Gideon section in their library.
Summer Game is an outstanding book.
Only personal opinion, but I keep re-reading ‘The Cricket War’ every few years, as that’s my stand-out.
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The first Gideon Haigh book that I read (in 2003). Such a loving book with so many delightful passages. Writing that uplifts. Writing that gets you to love the game.
(Still can’t believe Gideon trusted us with the rights to republish it. So so thankful.)
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Many Gideon Haigh fans hail The Summer Game as his greatest work.
Compliments like “Haigh’s greatest work” can make cricket readers desperate.
Unfortunately, the book had been out of print for years, and prices of secondhand editions on various sites were often astronomical.
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A book full of sunshine. A Haigh book where you both learn and feel such immense joy that the game imparts
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Indeed.
(Also, in my case, a book that reminds me, painfully, what "good writing" really is)
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The Summer Game does not merely make you more knowledgeable. Many cricket books do that.
It does something more: it leaves you wiser.
Not merely Haigh’s greatest. One of the greatest cricket books of all time.
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.@kuks writes on a jarring contrast and an uncomfortable reality of Indian sports.
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The Summer Game does not merely make you more knowledgeable. Many cricket books do that.
It does something more: it leaves you wiser.
Not merely Haigh’s greatest. One of the greatest cricket books of all time.
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Many Gideon Haigh fans hail The Summer Game as his greatest work.
Compliments like “Haigh’s greatest work” can make cricket readers desperate.
Unfortunately, the book had been out of print for years, and prices of secondhand editions on various sites were often astronomical.
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Its so sad train accidents don't shake the govt anymore.They hv become routine affairs and rly ministry the biggest hub of politics#hampiexp
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A student failed in exam, But the next day he studied till 7 : 57 PM so he should be declared Topper..
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And people are asking the wrestlers why they didn’t speak up sooner.
Watch this video.
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Accused of a wide range of crimes, from theft to sexual harassment, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has also been a lawmaker for decades. Here's why...
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The Twitter blue tick is neither necessary nor sufficient to be a paid troll these days, but over a large sample, I am fairly certain that there is a high overlap.
Have blocked so many in the aftermath of the wrestlers’ protest and the Balasore tragedy.
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Coromandel Express is also known as the hospital express in Bengal. This is the train lower middle class Bengalis take to go for treatment in Vellore. This is why the train is overcrowded.
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A scathing report by senior railway official raising alarms about the system failure months in advance went unheard meanwhile hours before the train accident, the railway minister chose to skip presentations on rail safety at a brainstorming session.
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A report from 1936 about the same annual fixture.
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A very happy birthday to , a cricket historian who should be followed and celebrated more.
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Sophia Loren famously said sex appeal is 50% of what you have and 50% of what people think you have. Alas, this may work in the field of modeling, show business but not in governance.
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In the 90s this song used to be played in DD National when there were no Pvt channels. Spreading msg of Peace, Harmony & Love across races, religions & ethnicities.
Today when division & hate are at their peak, we can only recall as such Gems as no more created or played. 🌺🌹🌺
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This is the 27th time in Tests that a team has reached 500 for the loss of two or fewer wickets. Ireland have had this inflicted on them twice in a row, a fate only previously suffered by... England in 2003, when SA made 514/2 and 513/2 with Graeme Smith scoring 250+ both times.
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The craving for quick scoring has to do with the yawnathons on Indian soil I grew up watching in the 1980s.
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