April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time‚ popularly holding the title "God of Cricket" among his fans.[2] Some commentators‚ such as former West Indian batsman Brian Lara‚ have labelled Tendulkar 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
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History of cricket[->0] Early cricket was at some time or another described as "a club striking a ball (like) the ancient games of club-ball‚ stool-ball‚ trap-ball‚ stob-ball".[3] Cricket can definitely be traced back to Tudor times in early 16th-century England. Written evidence exists of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward[->1]‚ the son of Edward I (Longshanks)[->2]‚ at Newenden‚ Kent in 1301[4] and there has been speculation‚ but no evidence‚ that this was a form of cricket. A number
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Don"‚ was an Australian cricketer‚ widely acknowledged as the greatest Test batsman of all time.[1] Bradman’s career Test batting average of 99.94 is often cited as statistically the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.[2] The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore.[3] Bradman’s meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday‚ he had set many
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In the lab‚ five test were completed. The Bruce Protocol Test‚ Balke Treadmill Test‚ Q Test‚ Wingate‚ and Cooper Run. The Bruce Protocol Test‚ Balke Treadmill Test‚ and Q Test are GXT test (Graded Exercise Test). The GXT showed how the body responds to exercise. All of these tests were voluntary which allowed the subject to stop before hitting their maximum effort. It will be hypothesized that for each test completed time‚ grade percentage‚ and/or speed made a difference. Everyone has different anaerobic
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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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On the Grasshopper and Cricket By John Keats A grasshopper representing good times in the summer‚ and a cricket representing bad times that are associated with winter. In the first half of the poem ‘On the Grasshopper and Cricket’ Keats talks about the opulence of the summer season and deals with summer imagery and the grasshopper‚ similarly the second half is about the dullness of the winter season and deals with the cricket. “ How does Keats explore Romantic Ideals in his poem On the Grasshopper
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Analytic Narrative of Project KIPP Adelante is a charter school that serves primarily underrepresented and underserved students of Hispanic and African American ethnicity in downtown San Diego. According to the California Department of Education (CDE) School Accountability Report Card (SARC) for the year 2012‚ KIPP had a total of 363 students enrolled in grades 5 through 8; this is the most recent data available. Student demographics are as follows; 315 Hispanic‚ 28 African American‚ and the remaining
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RACIAL/ETHNIC IMPACT ON ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyze the presence of a link between student achievement and racial/ethnic background. This report will summarize the 4 results of studies conducted from 1997 to 2004‚ published in educational and psychological journals. The studies examine a tie between test scores‚ intelligence levels and backgrounds of the students. Study #1 The first study examined focuses on the test gains of Ohio students in the
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decision aids is put forward. A set of open questions about Hawk-Eye is presented which‚ if answered‚ could help inform discussions of its use and accuracy. Keywords: Sports decision aids; Hawk-Eye; public understanding of technology; simulations; cricket; tennis 1. Introduction At the heart of the debate about public understanding of science is the relationship between esoteric knowledge and ubiquitous knowledge. The debate turns on the extent to which the ubiquitous knowledge alone is enough
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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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