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Songs, books and movies that are about cricketers
Old Yeller
The heart-warming tale of legendary barracker Yabba
Mar 10, 2013
A Confederacy of Dunces
Also known as the ICC annual conference report
Mar 4, 2013
What to Expect When You're Expecting
A coaching manual for those who habitually misread googlies, doosras or carrom balls
Feb 23, 2013
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Also known as: MS Dhoni's autobiography
Feb 17, 2013
The Shining
The Dale Steyn biopic that gives opening batsmen around the world the heebie-jeebies
Feb 11, 2013
He's Just Not That Into You
The definitive self-help book for players who remain unsold in the IPL auction
Feb 3, 2013
No Strings Attached
Erapalli Prasanna's magical spin bowling explained through a rom-com
Jan 28, 2013
The Man With the Golden Arm
Nelson Algren's book provokes debate in cricket to this day: was he referring to Murali or Warne?
Jan 22, 2013
"Basin Street Blues"
Upset by the planned construction around the Basin? Sing the jazz classic
Jan 16, 2013
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
How else would you describe Sachin Tendulkar's century against Pakistan in Chennai in 1999?
Jan 10, 2013
"The Sound of Silence"
Simon and Garfunkel's zeitgeist-capturing classic was written to encapsulate the mood in the New Zealand dressing room after their 45 all out against South Africa
Jan 4, 2013
The Hurt Locker
A feature on the bruised and battered Sri Lankan dressing room after a three-day loss in the 2012 Boxing Day Test
Dec 28, 2012
Dances With Wolves
Kevin Costner knew exactly how it felt to be surrounded by a pack of chattering close-in fielders, so he made a movie about it
Dec 20, 2012
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver's book is perennially on every England selector's bedside table
Dec 14, 2012
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Remember England's Asian debacle of 2011-12. Well, the sequel's way better than the original
Dec 9, 2012
Grease
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John star in this hit musical about England's Vaseline-tinted tour of India in 1976-77
Dec 2, 2012
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
The Byrds were avid fans of subcontinental cricket
Nov 26, 2012
Scoop
Evelyn Waugh novel about sensationalist journalism and Tillakaratne Dilshan
Nov 20, 2012
"Cover Me"
The Bruce Springsteen song often comes in handy as the BCCI's dedication to the press. Not.
Nov 14, 2012
"Pinhead"
Song the Ramones wrote for the start of the Australian season. Why else would it contain the phrase "Gabba Gabba hey!"
Nov 8, 2012
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