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Looking back at India's decision to recall Ian Bell in the second innings in Trent Bridge, Andy Bull in the Guardian writes that the decision was a testament to their character and sportsmanship, not to the moral superiority of the sport they

Akhila Ranganna
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Looking back at India's decision to recall Ian Bell in the second innings in Trent Bridge, Andy Bull in the Guardian writes that the decision was a testament to their character and sportsmanship, not to the moral superiority of the sport they play.
The credit is India's alone. The prattle about other sports learning from India's example seems insufferably pompous coming from a game whose history has been as riddled with controversy as cricket's has.

Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo