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The King Leaves

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"Yuvraj was present in the team when the team needed someone like him" these were the words of Sachin Tendulkar on the launch of his auto-biography. Indeed those words mean a lot Yuvraj was present in all the memorable moments of  Indian cricket. Be it the 2002 Natwest trophy final or be it the 2007 T20 world cup and also in the 2011 World cup. Yuvraj Singh was the torch bearer for maintaining an aura around him for the 90's kids , starting from those intriguing cover drives to those engrossing pull shots and those breath taking fielding efforts and also the way he used to portray himself off the field and was looked up  as the Style Icon. Yuvi broke into the limelight with his magnificent knock of 358 versus Bihar in the 1999/00 Cooch-Behar trophy and was immediately drafted into the U-19 world cup side led by Mohd Kaif. India won that tournament with Yuvraj being the star for India with both bat and ball. Later, he was picked for the ICC Knockout championship (late...

Return of the Reverent

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David Warner the name itself is a sensation,this name always tends to be in the news be it based on his performance or the controversies. On Saturday the 5-time world champion Australia started their hunt for the sixth championship in Bristol against Afghanistan. But there was another subject which was of immense importance to it.i.e. the return of Warner and Smith. Undoubtedly, Australia looked uncomfortable in the last 12 months without these duo barring the series wins against India and Pakistan in the subcontinent(which gave them the boost for world cup)they struggled. Hence the form of these two modern day greats was vital for the Aussies in the defending their Crown. And guess what the reverent from Sydney who amassed 692 runs in ipl continued his sublime form and staged a comeback with an unbeaten  89(114) which included 8 boundaries. most importantly he looked fluent in his approach.Although this wasn't his usual knock but this innings had definitely set the tone for the ...