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IPL’s raison d'etre

IPL’s raison d'etre


If one is ready to ignore the obscene amount of money it brings, the liquor it spills in its lounges or scantily clad women to cheer the audiences present, or be it the ownership row which just seems to be getting murkier, this ‘silly’ twenty over game has come up with some matches that are way beyond what a cricket writer would call a ‘thrilling tie’, ‘cliffhanger’, ‘nail biter’ or nerve ‘wrecking end’.
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IPL’s raison d'etre

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And the Eden romance continued …

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Fear of that short lived thrill…

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Fear of that short lived thrill…

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The only grudge I had with 2009

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Remembering Shepherd – The Bloke

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Remembering Shepherd – The Bloke

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Shakib Al Hasan: Let this ‘Son’ not set

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Shakib Al Hasan: Let this ‘Son’ not set

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England showed how you can win despite odds

"At 12 minutes to six on a soft late summer evening with glorious sunshine, England regained the Ashes that they had surrendered so abj...
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England showed how you can win despite odds?

"At 12 minutes to six on a soft late summer evening with glorious sunshine, England regained the Ashes that they had surrendered so abj...
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What happened to the BJP I knew?

But today I am feeling different, confused and am forced to ask the question: Is this the same BJP which I once vouched for?
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Fix the Raju within!

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K P – The Signature style

Why do you build me up buttercup, baby just to let me down and mess me around. ----Westlife
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K P – The Signature style

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Anything But…Benaud

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Invincible...who?

Self indulgence and self interest were the reasons behind the downfall of Windies.
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