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Sunil Joshi: A genuine all-rounder whose international career, sadly, did not go the expected distance

Sunil Joshi: A genuine all-rounder whose international career, sadly, did not go the expected distance

Sunil Joshi, born June 6, 1970, was an able left-arm orthodox spinner and a decent lower-order batsman, who was instrumental in India clinching a win against Bangladesh in the latter’s inaugural Test. Although his international career didn’t go the expected distance, he remained a tireless warrior on the domestic front. Karthik Parimal looks back at the career of this spinner from Karnataka.

Karthik Parimal, Moments in history, Sunil Joshi, India, Karnataka, India vs South Africa 1999, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Javagal Srinath, Dodda Ganesh, Anil Kumble

June 6 2013, 6:58 pm

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N Srinivasan will maintain arms length distance from probe: Arun Jaitley

N Srinivasan will maintain arms length distance from probe: Arun Jaitley

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President Arun Jaitley on Sunday said N Srinivasan will maintain an "arms length distance" from the probe against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) on betting charges.

Arun Jaitley, N Srinivasan, Jagmohan Dalmiya, ICC, BCCI, India, IPL spot-fixing controversy, IPL 6, IPL 2013, Indian Premier League, CAB, Sanjay Jagdale, Ajay Shirke

June 2 2013, 11:01 pm

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MJ Gopalan: The man who represented India in both cricket and hockey

MJ Gopalan: The man who represented India in both cricket and hockey

The Indian all-rounder MJ Gopalan was born on June 6, 1909 or 1906 (the dispute with regard to the year is explained in the article that follows). Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a man who had represented India in both cricket and hockey and was a pivotal character for cricket in Madras.

Abhishek Mukherjee, Moments in history, MJ Gopalan, India, Dhyan Chand, CK Nayudu, MCC, Tamil Nadu, Madras, Douglas Jardine

June 17 2013, 11:04 am

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