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Azaz Patel of New Zealand becomes only the third bowler in international cricket to take 10 wickets in one innings in the second Test India vs. New Zealand. He joins Jim Laker of England against Australia in 1956 and Anil Kumble India against Pakistan in 1999.

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The story told in The Times how England collapsed to a 4-0 loss in Ashes Cricket Tests against Australia in 2022. Lack of preparation, poor selection of bowlers, and a better prepared Australian team led to the debacle. There is also the history of performance in Australia- since 1990 England won only 6 Tests out of 45 Test played in Australia, and lost 32 Tests, with 7 drawn.

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The Indian Express looks at the 89 run partnership from Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami for the 9th wicket that changed the game at Lord's cricket ground yesterday. India won by 151 runs after starting Day 5 poorly with loss of the wicket of Rishabh Pant.

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Reflecting with gratitude for things that have gone right on Thanksgiving Day in the US in 2025. Peggy Noonan asks us to follow Charles Dickens advice- Charles Dickens in “Sketches by Boz”: “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” Thinking of old friends, of science that heals things, of the world outside and the joy of work. Knowing readers across different towns and cities around the world, and being able through Lyrarc.com "to provide a product that helps millions build educated mindsets that affects and shapes their lives that gives me inspiration for the effort." And the joys of Nature for me that include hiking in the French Alps near Grenoble and in the Austrian Alps near Innsbruck, and visiting simple churches in the mountains and in Munich, watching children in exercise in the gardens of Innsbruck. Like Peggy Noonan thankful to watch the World Series baseball the LA Dodger's Ohtani, and the 2 day Ashes Cricket Test with Mitchell Starc. ...

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India's sensational collapse for 36 runs in the First Test in Adelaide against the Aussies is the lowest score for a complete innings in Test cricket in 65 years. Hazlewood took 5 wickets for 8 runs in 5 overs. Cummins took 4 wickets for 21 runs in 10 overs. 

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Amazing pictures in black and white from another era of the 1950's and 1960's of Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.  Including a picture of Nehru and Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan the president of India, in cricket caps and holding bats in a cricket match at the National Stadium. Some from the Indian Express archives that you may never have seen before. Taking a walk in the mountains with Edwina Mountbatten of Britain, and holding the Dalai Lama's hand closely as he walks with him. Nehru is remembered for his leadership of post colonial India in 1947 with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as deputy prime minister, for his work at the Constituent Assembly drafting India's Constitution, and taking India through its first 15 years and building India's democratic structures through linguistic state creation and border conflicts. His work with leaders like Vallabh Pant, Mohandas Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Sarojini Naidu, Subhash Bose and others in the 1930's laid the ground for the first home rule assemblies under the British and made it possible for India to gain the experience needed to sustain democratic institutions for its first 100 years which come up in 2047. ...

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Indian cricket coach Ravi Shastri says Hardik Pandya is the cleanest striker of the ball he has seen in the game. He praised Pandya for his game awareness. Pandya scored a career best 92 and 210 runs in 3 ODI's against Australia. Shastri also had good words for the maiden appearance of bowler Natarajan.

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The inspiring story of Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan who helped the Gujarat Titans win the IPL final against the Rajasthan Royals. Coming from a war torn country he saw his mother die from coronavirus. He longs to play one day under the Afghan sky for screaming fans. He is close to his teammates in the Gujarat Titans and brings a positive spirit like no other after his struggles in Afghanistan and the hard work of his parents in getting him to play cricket.

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Mr. Trump's 2 day visit to India marks the beginning of a period with closer trade and defense relations. Mr. Trump visited Ahmedabad, Gujarat, including the Sabarmati Ashram of Mohandas Gandhi. He also visited the Taj Mahal in Agra. Mr. Trump is popular in India and received a rock star reception at the Sardar Vallabhbhai stadium in Ahmedabad, the largest cricket stadium in the world.

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  Tennis player Roger Federer's speech at Dartmouth College is useful advice - "its only one point" when you lose it, how to move on to the next one free of thought no negative energy, “When you lose every second point, on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot. You teach yourself to think, ‘OK, I double-faulted. It’s only a point.’ When you’re playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world, and it is. But when it’s behind you, it’s behind you. This mindset is really crucial, because it frees you to fully commit to the next point and the next point after that, with intensity, clarity and focus.” And how often does this happen? Every second point almost. Because he says he won at Wimbledon and US Open with only 54% of the points. He lost about half of the points and still made it, and this message is real life, it matters to most of us. When we focus, when we concentrate on the task at hand it is one minute at a time.  Mikaela Shiffrin is the ultimate example of concentration skill going downhill fast between poles requires utmost concentration and she did this for the US in the Olympics after many disappointments in previous Olympics, none of it mattered to her, as she practices and focused. And that takes one to Federer's next point it wasn't effortless. It was repeated practice, it was girt with practice that made a difference. Only today this was evident as Sanju Samson talked about talking with Sachin Tendulkar last night before today's World Cup cricket game Final with New Zealand in which he hit 89 runs and the third time he has done it in the last 2 weeks, in Ahmedabad's Modi Stadium, to become the Player of the Match, watched by nearly 1 billion fans around the world. And Federer's last message is to do this by having some fun, enjoying the experience, learning something new, exploring, and getting to one's potential. ...

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De Plessis had this to say about Virat Kohli as he struggles to score well in the Indian cricket league. "Great players go through things like this. And great characters find a way through it." De Plessis led South Africa to a winning series against India on South African soil. He led a team of Dutch and English Afrikaaners, black players, and players of Indian heritage, and kept his team motivated and together winning the hearts of many South Africans of all races. In this way he knows a thing or two about how character can help cricketers through difficult situations.

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The run out given on English batsman Bairstow as he stepped out of the crease while batting creates tension at Lord's cricket crowd Ashes Test on July 2, 2023. A huge effort by English captain Stokes with 154 runs still leaves England short of the 43 runs to match the Aussie batting effort. England's Ben Duckett 98 and 83 runs and Aussies Steve Smith 110 and 34 runs were batsmen who scored for their side. 

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A new generation of players on the England cricket team in 2024 to play Australia.

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Batters Kohli against Australia and Sharma with Rahul against New Zealand, with the help of spinners Chakravarty and Kuldeep set India on the path to win Champions Trophy cricket games in 2025.

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With imported farm laborers not allowed into Britain during the pandemic local people volunteered for the job of berry picking during strawberry season. A professional cricket player for a team in New Zealand whose season was interrupted says its hard work but he enjoyed it. He picked 565 pounds of strawberries in about 6 hours. He says he is proud of his effort, and he thinks he did something worthwhile plus in the outdoors.

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Brett Lee recalls the one time when he was bowling very fast at 165 kmph and Sachin hit the ball for three fours in an over leaving Lee spellbound. Here he recalls his amazing friendship with Sachin and how it meant so much to him. Invited for dinner by Sachin they got to know each other off the field. Brett says of the encounters on the field "we respected each other."  As the Aussies meet India in Adelaide for the first Test this brings back memories of Aussie cricket over the years going back to Richie Benaud and Neil Harvey, Norman O'Neill. 

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Black and white pictures of the legendary Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand who took India to gold medals in hockey in 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympic games. Each time with stick skills and persistence in the field. Like Vinoo Mankad in Indian cricket Dhyan Chand goes back to a period long forgotten. Mankad belonged to the period just after independence 1946 -1959, Dhyan Chand goes back to the period under the British Empire. His birthday August 29 is now India's National Sports Day. The Khel or Games Ratna Award is now named after him. National Stadium in New Delhi is now Dhyan Chand Stadium. The name evoked much pride during the 1920's and 1930's when India was still struggling for independence and striving to become a new nation.

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Ajaz Patel comes from a humble background in Mumbai before moving to New Zealand as a child. Here he recalls the excitement of getting his first cricket spikes. His father worked at his brother's automotive shop in the new country and his mother was a schoolteacher.

Ajaz did the incredible feat of getting all 10 wickets with spin bowling at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai in his first innings bowling for New Zealand. Like Jim Laker 10 for 53 against Australia in 1956, and Anil Kumble with 10 wickets against Pakistan, Ajaz's effort is a result of hard work, patience, and knowhow, says this report in The Times. And in Azaz's situation he had less experience as his first Test match was played at age 30 years. 

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Grade three muscle tear in shoulder for Ben Stokes as he sits out the Fifth Test at the Oval with India in August 2025. Bumrah and Pant are unlikely to play for India in Fifth Test. Ben Stokes has 14 weeks to recover before the Ashes Test Cricket in Australia. Stokes took on a record amount of bowling and batting in the Tests with India going as he often does all out to win leaving the England skipper more prone to injuries and a bit exhausted.

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Jaiswal who made 209 in the Second Cricket Test hits a fast century in the Third Test against England to put India in a strong position on Feb 17, 2024. Jaiswal hit 3 sixes and 2 fours in 8 balls at one time in the 150 run partnership with Shubman Gill.

 

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Michael Atherton calls Jasprit Bumrah "absolutely fantastic" for his bowling in the First Cricket Test vs Australia at Perth 2024. After being bowled out for 150 rus in the first innings India went on to score over 500 runs in the second innings to beat Australia by 295 runs. The turnaround was amazing.