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Australia try their hand at hurling

Australia try their hand at hurling

Do you know how to hurl

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Cricket takes root in France

Cricket takes root in France

The French are coming and they want to conquer Lord's

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Vettori, Oram play a whole new ball game

Vettori, Oram play a whole new ball game

For a change, Daniel Vettori will have to put a lid on his trademark arm balls and variations in flight

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Coldplay play ball

Coldplay play ball

Popular British band Coldplay are sharing their love and money with a village cricket club in Gloucestershire

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Happy Sunny days

Happy Sunny days

Commentator Mike Haysman talks of a fascinating conversation with Sunil Gavaskar over dinner, where the former Indian batsman used to head to cinemas of Mumbai as a kid, not to watch movies but to catch newsreels of cricket matches

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Keeping up with the Bothams... and failing

Keeping up with the Bothams... and failing

It's the 25th anniversary of Ian Botham's fund-raising ‘walk’ for leukemia research and Beefy's at it again

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Steve Waugh rides the Magic Bus

Steve Waugh rides the Magic Bus

In a continuation of his laudable charity work in India, former Australian captain Steve Waugh was back in the country to meet and play sport with children from Mumbai’s slums

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Smile, you're on Kumble's camera

Smile, you're on Kumble's camera

Anil Kumble, on the boundary’s edge, or from the team balcony, camera in hand, ready to capture a historic moment for posterity, has been a common sight for years

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Hockey World Cup's cricket connection

Hockey World Cup's cricket connection

The hockey World Cup in India got off to a flying start with underdogs South Africa scoring the first goal of the tournament against the more fancied Spanish side

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

Afridi to Fly Emirates

Afridi to Fly Emirates

In an amazing coup, Fly Emirates XI – a team of amateurs who juggle cricket with busy jobs - have recruited Shahid Afridi in a bid to claim a shock victory at the inaugural Emirates Airline Twenty20 competition.

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Are champions born or made?

Are champions born or made?

Are champions born or are they made

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Fred Trueman ale

Fred Trueman ale

Cricketers have had all sorts of things named after them – grounds, stands, traffic signals, and now ale

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Cricket and Mahatma Gandhi

Cricket and Mahatma Gandhi

On Gandhi's death anniversary, Arghya Ganguly explores the little-known link between cricket and the Mahatma in the Times of India Crest .

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

A moment of clarity

A moment of clarity

Justin Langer looks natural, just relaxing, rather than posing for a photo

25-Feb-2013•Hamish Blair

It's just not kilikiti

It's just not kilikiti

It's just not what

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Prince William defies Aussies

Prince William defies Aussies

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

The David Shepherd hop

The David Shepherd hop

This photo just involved a matter of being aware when the moment came and focussing on Shepherd and taking the photo

25-Feb-2013•Hamish Blair

Pietersen feels the pain

Pietersen feels the pain

Today's photo was taken during the first ODI of the 2006-07 Australian summer between Australia and England. The position I was in helps for this photo

25-Feb-2013•Hamish Blair

Razzaq beaten in flight

Razzaq beaten in flight

Cricketers have stated some unusual excuses for missing games

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

"Um ... ah ... marvellous!"

"Um ... ah ... marvellous!"

If you like cricket and no-holds-barred comedy, chances are you're a fan of The Twelfth Man

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

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