to speak about cricket and issues in the game – and I will. Yet‚ but first before all else‚ I must say that I find myself humbled by the venue we find ourselves in. Even though there is neither a pitch in sight‚ nor stumps or bat and balls‚ as a cricketer‚ I feel I stand on very sacred ground tonight. When I was told that I would be speaking at the National War Memorial‚ I thought of how often and how meaninglessly‚ the words ’war’‚ ’battle’‚ ’fight’ are used to describe cricket matches. Yes
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people want Sachin Tendulkar to carry on in terms or his cricket career. Do you agree or disagree about the fact that he is too old and should retire or should he carry on with being Captain? To be biased or not I guess there are many opinions in this case! I would tend to agree that Sachin Tendulkar should pursue his career in cricket because I personally feel that‚ yes he is nearing his forties which is quiet a milestone for a cricket player‚ he is and has so much more of his strengths to
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Tendulkar (Listeni/ˌsətʃɪn tɛnˈduːlkər/; born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian Cricketer widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of the modern generation‚ popularly holds the title "God of Cricket" among his fans [2] He is also acknowledged as the greatest cricketer of all time.[6][7][8][9] He took up cricket at the age of eleven‚ made his Test debut against Pakistan at the age of sixteen‚ and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. He is
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Rank the following terms from largest to smallest: ecosystem‚ population‚ biosphere‚ community. biosphere (largest) ecosystem community population (smallest) ecosystem (largest) biosphere community population (smallest) biosphere (largest) ecosystem population community (smallest) ecosystem (largest) community biosphere population (smallest) Which of the following includes the other three: ecosystem‚ population‚ biosphere‚ community. The ecosystem contains all the communities
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Introduction The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket championship league in India. It was initiated by Lalit Modi and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)‚ after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League.[1] The league is headquartered in Mumbai‚ Maharashtra‚[2][3] and is currently supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla‚[4] who serves as the league’s Chairman and Commissioner. It is contested by eight teams as of 2013‚ consisting of players
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Sports Reason for sports: * Intended to promote harmony and understanding between nations through the interaction of athletes‚ who serves as ambassador of their countries * Recognise the excellence of athletes * Bring people who are watching the sporting event closer as well. * For e.g. this can been seen through social media platforms! When there are such events‚ people would tweet and share their thoughts and words of encouragements. * Able to foster ties between people
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Vodafone gets World Cup co-sponsorship Mumbai: Telecom services provider Vodafone Essar Ltd has bought the co-sponsorship rights for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup for nearly Rs45 crore‚ two media buyers said. The deal makes Vodafone‚ which also sponsors the annual Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament‚ one of the biggest sponsors of India’s most popular sport this season—even as rival brands face a cap on the air time they can buy. “That would make Vodafone the single largest
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A Straight Bat Parents often have ideal ways they want their children to be; sometimes they don’t give them any freedom to choose. “A Straight Bat”‚ written by Roger Holt‚ is a short story about George who wants his son to become a great cricket player just like him even though his son‚ Timothy‚ doesn’t want to and wants to play the violin. This reading will be related to the dominant reading where readers sympathise with the son and see the father as an overbearing and oppressive man. This reading
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the Twenty-20 Cricket’s popularity to dizzying heights. The IPL fever has gripped the minds of the people in its full intensity. When the Twenty-20 cricket was on‚ IPL and its probable winner was one _ of the hottest topics of discussion everywhere. Many people are of the view that it is one of the best things that ever happens to the game of cricket. In fact IPL has become so popular worldwide that Australian Captain Ricky Pointing had to issue an appeal to his countrymen to focus more on their
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Teacher’s sign 2011 Cricket World Cup |ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | |[pic] | |Official Logo of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. | |Dates |19 February – 2 April | |Administrator(s) |International Cricket Council | |Cricket format |One-Day
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