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A realtor's instinct to swing it

A realtor's instinct to swing it

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

Not quite the home of cricket

Not quite the home of cricket

Imagine a cabbie in Melbourne not knowing how to get to the MCG, or his counterpart in New York staring at you blankly when you ask to go to Yankee Stadium

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

Welcoming Kinrara

Welcoming Kinrara

Flanked by a mosque on one side and the highway on the other, the picturesque Kinrara Oval is a welcome addition to the many venues that dot modern-day cricket's landscape

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

'We need matches, brother'

'We need matches, brother'

They departed under the cover of darkness, an embattled team that wanted nothing more than to return home

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

'It's just a game, man'

'It's just a game, man'

As sports fans, we've heard all the clichés a million times

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

Rain, billboards and teddy bears

Rain, billboards and teddy bears

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

Lasting memories

Lasting memories

It's been 54 days since I landed in Kingston, days spent in cricket grounds resembling a carnival setting, in hotels resembling home, in beaches resembling images on exotic postcards, and in departure lounges resembling anything between bus

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The West Indian wicketkeeper factory

The West Indian wicketkeeper factory

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Gelsenkirchen tension in Jamaica

Gelsenkirchen tension in Jamaica

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Coney and the art of pitch analysis

Coney and the art of pitch analysis

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The tale of a Windies spinner

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

When The King refused to budge

When The King refused to budge

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

A siren stops play

A siren stops play

Stoppages in play aren’t uncommon and this series has had its fair share

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

When there's cricket there's also football

When there's cricket there's also football

Life in the press box, these days at least, is making heads spin

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The end of a 73-year wait

The end of a 73-year wait

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Atkinson at work

Atkinson at work

The imposing figure of Andy Atkinson seems to be all over Warner Park

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Simply the greatest

Simply the greatest

Nestled amid residential areas, just on the outskirts of Bridgetown, is the Empire Cricket Club

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

In the cradle of Windies cricket

In the cradle of Windies cricket

With an eight-days gap between the second and third Tests, I decided to take a diversion and pop into Barbados

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sammy and the mini-bus

Sammy and the mini-bus

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Englishmen at Beausejour

Englishmen at Beausejour

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

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