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Cricketing Rifts 22 - Harbhajan Singh & Andrew Symonds at the Monkeygate

Cricketing Rifts 22 - Harbhajan Singh & Andrew Symonds at the Monkeygate

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket. This episode deals with the thunder bared bitterness between Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds

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November 21 2012, 4:28 pm

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Ricky Ponting has no regrets about retiring from cricket

Ricky Ponting has no regrets about retiring from cricket

Former Australia skipper and the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket, Ricky Ponting, said that the week surrounding his retirement during the third and final Test against South Africa at Perth last month was "tough" and "emotional", but he has no regrets about it.

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December 10 2012, 1:47 pm

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Tendulkars role in Monkeygate scandal still angers Australian cricketers, says cricket writer

Tendulkar's role in 'Monkeygate scandal' still angers Australian cricketers, says cricket writer

In a virulent verbal attack on Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, an Australian newspaper today slammed the batting maestro for backing his teammate Harbhajan Singh during the '2008 monkeygate scandal' here, saying some Aussie players lost respect for him after that.

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January 2 2012, 6:06 pm

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India vs Australia 2013: Five talking points from the Border-Gavaskar series

India vs Australia 2013: Five talking points from the Border-Gavaskar series

MS Dhoni-led India reversed their 4-0 drubbing in the Australian summer of 2011-12 to vanquish Michael Clarke’s team by a similar margin a year later at home to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Like

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March 27 2013, 11:17 am

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Australian medias displeasure over Sachin Tendulkar getting the national honour is unfair

Australian media's displeasure over Sachin Tendulkar getting the national honour is unfair

It was another day and another accolade in the life of Sachin Tendulkar. The latest coming from Australia the nation that has probably suffered the most on the cricketing field at the hands of the Little Master.

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October 17 2012, 3:32 pm

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