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Dickie Bird death: What happened to England's 'national treasure', cricket's greatest umpire who passes away at the age of 92?Dickie Bird took charge of the inaugural men's Cricket World Cup final in 1975. At his final test in 1996, a guard of honor by the players ...- Former Test umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird dies aged 92Former Test umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird, one of the most famous officials of his era, has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket C...
- Mike Gatting remembers Shane Warne's 'ball of the century'Warne, making his Ashes debut at Manchester's Old Trafford ground, saw his first ball pitch outside leg-stump and then spin viciously acros...
- GoI ‘left the ball’ by not becoming an early stakeholder in Covid vaccine productionThe umpire’s job was counting the six balls per over and call the over over. So, when the owner of the bat faced a loud appeal — sometimes ...
- View: The shadow over RBI after the cash ban crisisIn the recent past, successive RBI governors had relied on an unstated covenant to quietly assert themselves and preserve the perception of...
- Big Book Bazar: Harry Potter to Pamuk, all sold by the kilo hereCall it a marketing gimmick. Or a sign of the times. But at Big Book Bazar, you don't look for the price on a book's back cover.
- To bowl quick is to revel in the glad animal action: Frank Holmes TysonTyson, who trialled with Lancashire without joy, turned out for Northamptonshire, and made his firstclass debut against the touring Indians...
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni not 'innovative and proactive' enough: Michael HoldingIndia have earned many laurels during Dhoni's captaincy but of late he has copped a lot of criticism, mainly for his leadership in the long...
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