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Wait, how many degrees does Saeed Ajmal's elbow flex again? And does that make him the reincarnation of Plastic Man? Oh wait, it's eight. No, it's 15. No, it's a problem with English not being his first language. His action's legit, it's not, it's hours of fun for everyone.

1.55

What do you call it when you pull strings to make sure you're able to get the English allrounder of your dreams for your IPL team by paying over a million and a half dollars, and he plays three matches making not very many runs and taking not very many wickets? Karma?

Title Track

Songs, books, movies about cricketers

"Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting"

Sahara to talk to the BCCI on the weekend? Turn this one by The Who up loud in tribute
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Six-Word Report

What's that? No. 1 did you say?

Pakistan v England, third Test
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Top of the Line

The pick of the cricket headlines

Even a Tweet like KP may agree that it's tricky to stay top of the tree

The Independent can't quite contain its mirth about Kevin Pietersen being on Twitter
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The Right Areas

Our cricket cliche counter

The big three

Any relation to the three Ws? In batting finesse, yes
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We Salute You

Sahara

Who managed to get a degree in political science while caring for Indian cricket
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Commentariat

"No prize for guessing what is common between Akmal, Sharapova and Azarenka"

Priyank introduces the members of Screamers United
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Hear Hear

Commentary gems relived

"It's not funny when you're hit on the hot spot."

The charming and erudite Ravi Shastri finds a way of explaining to the entire family that getting a ball in the crotch is - contrary to what we all thought - not amusing
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What Say

India finally won a match in Australia. You are:

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In Our Corner

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"Page 2 is such stuff as nightmares are made on; and our little life is rounded with a screaming in our sleep"

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