Pause, rewind, play: When Kieron Pollard, Yuvraj Singh and Herschelle Gibbs went 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

They etched their names in a group that will unlikely be forgotten, for a feat that arguably every human being who has ever held a cricket bat dreams about.

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Pause, rewind, play: In 1952, Vinoo Mankad’s genius got India its first ever Test win

It took India 20 years to register their first victory in Test cricket and it came against England at Madras.

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· Feb 06, 2021 · 12:30 pm

Pause, rewind, play: Ashley Giles and the leg-side theory that stumped Sachin Tendulkar

In the Bengaluru Test against India in 2001, Nasser Hussain’s team employed a leg-side tactic that was, for many, against the spirit of the game.

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· Feb 03, 2021 · 09:30 am

Pause, rewind, play: When a 19-year-old Stefan Edberg upset Ivan Lendl in an Australian Open classic

Edberg was only 19 heading into the 1985 Aus Open semi-final against Lendl but the Swede put in an unforgettable performance to take the tennis world by storm.

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· Jan 31, 2021 · 04:00 pm

Pause, rewind, play: When Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower put on a batting masterclass versus Ganguly’s India

In two Tests against India, the Zimbabwean scored an astounding 540 runs at an average of 270.

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· Jan 29, 2021 · 11:01 am

Pause, rewind, play: When Djokovic won his first Major at 2008 Aus Open to foretell his dominance

In a sign of things to come, Djokovic’s win snapped the run of 11 straight Grand Slams won by Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal.

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· Jan 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Pause, rewind, play: When Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest to score a Test century in Australia

Only 18 at that time, the young Indian put his earlier disappointments on the tour behind to score a memorable hundred.

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· Jan 05, 2021 · 05:46 pm

A year like no other: The good, bad and sad of Indian sport in 2020

A look at the few bright spots, the many worries, and key moments that made for a year that no one could have seen coming.

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· Dec 31, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Sports in 2020: For fans as well as journalists, not being in the stadiums made a big difference

Sport is also enjoyable for the spontaneous emotions it provides, and it’s at the peak inside a stadium. In 2020, that joy was completely lost.

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· Dec 31, 2020 · 08:45 pm

Sports in 2020: The forced silence allowed us to connect with a different soundtrack

While the roar of the crowd is indeed uplifting, there is a certain joy in hearing the different sounds of sport in the absence of fans.

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· Dec 31, 2020 · 06:00 pm

Sports in 2020: Pro sport belongs to the fans, they just won’t tell you that

When the fans went missing, watching pro sport felt like watching a movie without a soundtrack.

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· Dec 31, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Sports in 2020: When gender inequality was starkly highlighted again but this time, people noticed

Women’s sport has gained in prominence and popularity in recent years, which means any partial treatment is no longer considered the norm, but a discrepancy.

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· Dec 31, 2020 · 12:30 pm