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 | April 21, 2005 | 
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 |  Is the BCCI sleeping?
 'Every time the BCCI delays a decision, Indian cricket is hurt,' says Ashish Magotra.
 
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 | April 15, 2005 | 
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 |  Afridi awesome
 The dashing batsman's single-minded aggression earned Pakistan its easiest of victories in the fifth ODI against India.
 
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 | April 13, 2005 | 
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 |  Singling out the losing cause
 Pakistan's singles tally has increased with every match. And if there is a key to Pakistan's victories, it is this, says Ashish Magotra.
 
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 | April 01, 2005 | 
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 |  The tale of two talents
 Failure spurs Younis Khan and success spurns Sourav Ganguly, says Ashish Magotra.
 
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 | March 21, 2005 | 
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 |  Broad's narrow view
 The reporting of Bajji is, to say the least, worrisome. Ridiculous, would be an equally valid adjective.
 
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 | March 18, 2005 | 
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 |  Bring back the flag
 The next time we accuse cricketers of not taking pride in representing the country; think of how we treat the ones who do.
 
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 | February 04, 2005 | 
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 |  Is the ICC toothless?
 Why is the ICC not trying to resolve bigger issues like scheduling of tours?
 
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 | January 21, 2005 | 
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 |  To play or not to play Tendulkar
 The selectors must keep in mind that it is a choice of Tendulkar missing one series or India losing him forever.
 
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 |  Preserve Kumble for Tests
 Keeping the ace Indian leg spinner out of one-day cricket could enable him achieve his goal of 500 Test wickets.
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 | November 29, 2004 |  |  
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 |  Did Lloyd overstep his line?
 The ICC needs to lay down the rules vis-à-vis the recent Ganguly episode, else match referees will make the game their private reserve.
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 | November 10, 2004 |  |  
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 |  India beaten by bad planning
 The BCCI missed a trick by not making the Aussies play at the Eden Gardens, says Ashish Magotra.
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 | October 25, 2004 |  |  
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 |  Where's the opening balance?
 Why open with a middle order batsman when there are tried and tested openers available, says Ashish Magotra.
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 | October 6, 2004 |  |  
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 |  India's greatest bowler ever
 Kumble's strength, says Ashish Magotra, has always been his ability to hang on when the going gets tough. Count him out at your own peril.
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 | June 20, 2003 |  |  
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 |  Cricket lives in the past
 It's time we forget what happened and get going with the present and the present alone.
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 | January 8, 2003 |  |  
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 |  Inconsistent, but not incapable
 Packed with batsman of the calibre of Lara, Hooper, Chanderpaul, Samuels and Sarwan, this batting line-up can take on the best in the world, says Ashish Magotra.
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