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The wizard VS The wall.
(From Indian Express)
It's the cumulative effect of sponsorships, centuries and a surfeit of one-day cricket. Every promising cricketer today would rather be like Tendulkar, hitting fours and sixes in a whirlwind of destruction, than Dravid, batting all day and wearing the opposition down. Glory over grit every time. But, as S SANTHANAM finds out, what's good news for the marketing men could be bad news for Indian Test cricket: where will the next Headingley come from? Two years ago, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) conducted open trials to select the state under-15 team. Over 700 young boys in immaculate whites, carrying kit bags almost double ...
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