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<title>Pity the paying public</title>
<description>The way Indian cricket treats spectators is depressing and a travesty of the times</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:22:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>If India don&#39;t hurt, they won&#39;t rise</title>
<description>Plenty of excuses have been offered over the last year and a half; the time has come to acknowledge reality</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:32:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cricket gives Sri Lankans a sporting chance</title>
<description>The war is over, the economy is booming - now Sri Lanka wants and needs a major cricket title</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:58:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Not so bad for the bowlers after all</title>
<description>The World Twenty20 has shown that the shortest format need not be all a batsman&#39;s game</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>South Africa relentless and ruthless</title>
<description>The era of undisputed supremacy went with the Australians, but of the recent claimants South Africa&#39;s status as No. 1 would seem the most legitimate</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The case for flexibility in the Pietersen saga</title>
<description>Unity and stability are overrated, great teams are built around great players</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Steely Amla shows substance over style</title>
<description>Hashim Amla is one of the rare stylists left in the game but it was his unwavering determination that brought him a valuable hundred at Lord&#39;s</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Your regular, everyday superstar</title>
<description>One of the great things about Rahul Dravid was how, without being falsely modest, he could leave cricket behind when off the field and connect with the world at a real level</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:39:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Woolf report is well-meaning but na&iuml;ve </title>
<description>Its most important recommendations aim to reduce the concentration of power in a few hands, which is easier said than done</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:37:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Goodbye to India&#39;s batting greats</title>
<description>This series was meant to be a fitting final trophy but has ended in tears. An era is over in more ways than one</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:49:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Festive Sydney a welcome change for India</title>
<description>The SCG Test has always been a part of the city&#39;s New Year&#39;s celebrations. Would it be too much to ask the cricket to match up to the fireworks?</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:54:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Can Kumble set a moral benchmark?</title>
<description>The accusations of conflict of interest against him don&#39;t have to bring him down; they could provide an opportunity for him to enhance his stature</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Learn the lessons of failure</title>
<description>Things are not likely to get better for India in a hurry. Those in charge of the game in the country must brace themselves and manage the descent as best they can</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:32:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Are England great or India wretched?</title>
<description>A supposedly marquee series has grown increasingly surreal and thrown up plenty of questions</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:34:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India outclassed by better-prepared rivals</title>
<description>If India haven&#39;t managed to be the team they could have been, they must ask a few tough questions of themselves</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:38:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dhoni chooses grace over gamesmanship</title>
<description>MS Dhoni&#39;s decision to recall Ian Bell has set an example worthy of emulation</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:31:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Trinity offer a Test match special</title>
<description>India&#39;s batting triumvirate of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman is set to make a final stand at the home of Test cricket as the clock winds down on the golden age of Indian batting</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:54:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Will more Sangakkaras stand up and be counted?</title>
<description>Players have more power than they think. More of them need to take a stand for the good of the game </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:03:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The ICC&#39;s decision needs a review</title>
<description>The men charged with running the game have settled on a compromise as old as the game: the boy who brings the bat plays by his rules</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:07:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The two titans</title>
<description>Tendulkar and Murali have followed parallel careers to become their countries&#39; greatest players. On Saturday, in their twilight, they face off in the biggest stage of all</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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