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January 13, 2018 India / South Africa

Ajinkya Rahane must be shit-hot at making drinks

2 minute readWe’ve always liked Ajinkya Rahane. He’s always struck us as a batsman who can adapt to different situations and different conditions. India like him too. They like him to be 12th man. Rahane’s case for inclusion in the second Test against South Africa wasn’t undeniable, we’ll admit. He had a

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November 13, 2014 India

They call Rohit Sharma ‘Nohit’ – the meaning of big numbers

2 minute readThat nickname seems a tad unfair, no? The guy’s just made his second one-day international double hundred. In 50 overs, that demands a phenomenal scoring rate, but it’s interesting to note that Rohit Sharma played himself in. Here’s the breakdown of his innings: 50 off 72 balls 100 off 100

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