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From: jis1@ahuta.UUCP (j.mukerji)
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Subject: The state of Indian Cricket
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 13:26:21 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 31 13:26:21 1985
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For those of you who keep track of Indian Cricket, the current visit by the
English team to India is probably proving to be quite an embarrasment. A
test series which seemingly started with the Indians as the favourites to
win has degenarated into a disaster for India, with the unimanigable
mudslinging contest between the captain Gavaskar and the senior all-rounder
Kapil Dev, shattering the morale of the team. One wonders when (if ever)
the managers of Indian Cricket will learn to handle such personal
squabblings without ruining the performance of the team.

All is not lost, however. India won the one day international at Nagpur
quite convincingly, and Gavaskar and Kapil Dev together played a significant
role in that success. India was set to score 241 to win in 50 overs, and
managed to do so in 47, for the loss of 7 wickets. Kapil Dev scored a
scintillating 52 off 44 balls including three towering sixes. India has also
found a promising new batsman in Mohammad Azharuddin, who scored a century
in his maiden test at the Eden Gardens, and continues to bat most
consistently in tests as well as one day internationals since then.

Jishnu Mukerji
AT&T Information Systems Labs
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