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The International Cricket Council's World Cup is one of the greatest portal events that brings together the best cricketers from around the world. As a prelude to this wonderful spectacle, ICC showcased 2003 World Cup Trophy.

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Sachin Tendulkar dressed in a leather jacket, unveils Fiat's new car. He signs the car as well as few autographs for his fans present at the event. You’ve heard the chant. You may not have heard of the sport, but you’ve heard the chant.

sport · wildlife

Javagal Shrinath, Right-hand Fast-Medium bowler. But world champions like Sanath Jayasuriya considered Shrinath as the most dangerous bowler in the world. Newspapers in England honoured him with the title of 'Indian Vegetarian Tiger'.

sport · village

A bunch of village boys and men 'pass time' Indian style by playing winter-time high-altitude make-shift cricket in the Ladakh trans-Himalaya.

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Kirti Azad says "My strength and weakness is my honesty. I don't really remember anything worth regretting.

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Indian youth has a fever for cricket in terms of sports and the excitement level keeps increasing whether while playing or simply spectating. Indian cricket players are every Indian's favourite and the one such favourite is Rahul Sanghvi.

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Fans write down their messages for the Indian cricket team for their 1999 cricket world cup. The nation showers the Indian cricket team with loads of love and best wishes.

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Anil Kumble says "I think that's a difficult question to answer like most of the times we are playing cricket so whenever we are outside India so we try to keep a track of our emails, sending photographs through the internet.

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This incident brought the match-fixing controversy back into the limelight. The controversy that started off with Cronje's confession in early April 2000 took a dramatic turn after simultaneous raids were conducted over two days, nine citie…

Maharashtra·sport

Indian cricket team arrives at the Mumbai airport where you can see the young faces of Saurav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Ajay Jadeja, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammed Azharuddin amongst the many other.

Maharashtra·sport

Vinod Khanna watches India Pakistan world cup match at a cafe in Mumbai, hooting, a couple of interviews with people cheering and saying that India Pak match is like a war, good decision to bat first and India must win the match, parking an…

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On day 1 of the match, Australia scored more than 400 runs, in which Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting scored a century. Watch the highlights of this match from the achieves

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Former TV presenter and actress Mandira Bedi in an interview talks about the initial days of women's cricket in India and her involvement and experiences in fundraising for the women's cricket team.

Uttar Pradesh·sport · crafts

India is a country where citizens idolise cricket stars and the love for the game transcends all social classes and economic backgrounds. Watch the making of a wooden cricket bat and carving the perfect tip of a cricket bat.

Uttar Pradesh·sport

The finishing touches are given to a cricket bat in India's manufacturing hub in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. All this is done manually, using simple wood-working tools. Truly bespoke crickets bats wherein no two are the same.

Uttar Pradesh·industry · sport

Markings are made on the cricket bat as part of the production process, to create the bat from a block of wood, well before the bat is shipped off from the Meerut factory. A rough block of willow is marked off for cutting from...

Uttar Pradesh·sport

A cricket bat being made at a small unit in Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Some of the best bats, and some of the simplest and cheapest tennis ball bats are made in Meerut.

sport · politics

Board of Control for Cricket in India or BCCI holds a press conference in regard to Cricket match fixing in India.

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Jagmohan Dalmiya was head of the ICC when the match fixing scandal broke. Azharuddin was the Captain of the Indian cricket team. "It is as good as selling your country, as being a traitor", says a cricketer.

Uttar Pradesh·industry · sport

The handle of a cricket bat is cut and prepared for attachment to the main body, in a factory in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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In the days of Sahara sponsorship, this Kumble IX VS Azhar XI Cricket Match took place on 18th March 1999. What would the stadium location be, cricketing folks? Do tell us more about this match, so we can add the details in, please!

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Sunil Gavaskar is felicitated with garland of cricket bats and a glass case with a cricket bat in it, as he sits as Chief Guest at a ceremony with Nitin Gadkari also on stage with him.

Uttar Pradesh·sport

At this rudimentary cricket bat making facility in Meerut, the finer details are still adhered to, such as the exact final weight of the cricket bat. The weight is reduced tenderly to make it adhere to international specifications!