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Why You Shouldn’t Bet against Cricketing Minnows

Minnows, it turns out, have surprised us since 1979, the second World Cup

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24 Mar 2011
Perks of the Job

Watching, er, hearing Yuvraj in full flow, and a chance encounter with an autorickshaw driver who starred in Johnny Mera Naam

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4 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
‘This Indian Team Inspires Hope’

The balance is good, with the batting looking strong and the bowling available in full strength. And there are more than a few match-winners

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17 Feb 2011 | BY Sourav Ganguly
It Was a Classic

Germany’s 4-1 defeat of England at the World Cup, despite the refereeing controversy, will be a match long remembered.

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30 Jun 2010 | BY TR Vivek
Europe’s Fall From Grace

Doddering about, even getting booted out of the World Cup in round one: What has gone wrong with the men from the Continent?

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24 Jun 2010 | BY TR Vivek
Pizzazz, Please

Without the flair of football individuality, this World Cup will only merit a yawn.

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23 Jun 2010 | BY Sandipan Deb
Ramalinga Raju’s Goal

One of the few Indian players on the ground at the World Cup is a hoarding—Mahindra Satyam.

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21 Jun 2010 | BY Akshay Sawai
The Goal of the Century…

But for the Argentines, Maradona’s second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup was far more than just a goal. It was the revenge of a nation.

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4 Jun 2010
Brothers in Arms

This football World Cup will see half-brothers, Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng, in action, but for different teams.

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4 Jun 2010 | BY Akshay Sawai
Meet an Insect Named ‘World Cup’

It surfaces in Meghalaya every four years to coincide with football’s grandest spectacle.

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4 Jun 2010 | BY Jaideep Mazumdar
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