The new Sachin Tendulkar?

Published November 12, 2012

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Virat Kohli - the new Sachin Tendulkar?

“He is someone that if you fire at him, he'll fire at you back. He's not afraid to get in a fight on a cricket pitch” Read more BBC Sport

Alastair Cook the natural: an England Test captain by his own making

Alastair Cook the natural: an England Test captain by his own making. Read more The Guardian

Review system reveals umpire hurting Proteas

There was no such ambiguity concerning the poor performance of umpire Asad Rauf, whom the DRS found guilty of making "four" significant errors during the third day's play at the Gabba. Read more Sowetan

England cannot win this Test series unless their batsmen do a better job: Boycott

India are not stupid. They know England have been unconvincing against spin. There are bound to be demons in the minds of the England players so the groundsmen will produce pitches that are dry and offer help to the spinners. Read more The Telegraph

The truth behind the amazing story that exposed cricket's dirty secrets

The story that had everything was a bestseller. But did it really have everything? The answer is, unquestionably, no. Read more Daily Mail

'Pakistan's first tour of India was my most memorable'

When Pakistan lost their first Test by an innings, the boys were very demoralised. But our captain, AH Kardar, motivated us well. When the team reached Lucknow for the second Test, Kardar said, "We are playing at Lucknow. Luck will change now." And it did! Read more ESPNCricinfo

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