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India v. Australia: A Cheat Sheet for Journalists on a Deadline

Are you a sports journalist who couldn’t be bothered with what will actually happen on the field in the upcoming India-Australia series? Do you plan to sleep through the next five days?

Well, have no fear. When your deadline arrives, trust this handy Teesra cheat sheet, and the articles will write themselves. Continue reading »

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SECRET VIDEO: Dravid Tells Supporter, “I prefer T20s”

During a private event earlier this year, former Indian Test batsman Rahul Dravid told his entourage and hand-picked supporters what he really thought about the longest form of the game. He dismissed Test cricket as an effeminate pass-time, a freeloader on the profits of the shorter game, and frankly, “kind of boring”. Continue reading »

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Brief Note: Cricket Format Once Thought to Be Extinct, Rediscovered at Lord’s

A group of cricket historians have returned from London with exciting news: a format of the game, once thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered at the Lord’s cricket ground. The form, known as “Test” cricket, is described in local folklore as a game of men in sweaters playing during breaks between tea.

Celebrations may be premature, however, as this is only a match between England and West Indies, and the year is not 1984.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled IPL match number sixty-something.