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Raju Bharatan's articles :

What is in store for Azhar : Aug 1996
Raju discusses the turbulent phase Indian cricket went through in the summer of 1996...

The admirable Crichton of cricket
In this article Raju reveals insights on Raj Singh Dungarpur few cricket lovers know...

He spun a web all his own
Tribute to Ghulam Ahmed, one of India's off-spinning legends ...

The big pay-off spot on
The payment wrangle between the West Indian players and the board before their ground-breaking tour of South Africa in 1998...

The Khan who made friends with India
Imran Khan was not just a great cricketer but a real ambassador to the game. Raju talks of Imran's many diplomatic undertakings as well as his stellar performances on the field...

World 'Kap' to be or not to be
Will Indian cricket ever reach the dizzy heights touched by their legends of 1983? Raju takes stock...

Down Ferozeshah Kotla Lane
On Day 3 of the one-off test between India and Australia for the Border-Gavaskar trophy in 1996, we go down Memory lane to 1969 for the test played between the two teams at the same venue...

The Barbadossier on Contractor
With a few days left for the 1996-97 series against the Windies to begin, Raju takes us back to the 1961-62 series and Nari Contractor's tryst with destiny....

One day in India, next in Sharjah
Wasim Akram has turned out to be Pakistan's most inspirational skipper since Imran and has moulded Pakistan into becoming one of the strong contenders for the World Cup in England...

Vibrant vista of India-Pakistan Cricket
Pakistan and India are set to take on each other after nearly ten years. Raju recounts the drama,the fervour and the intrigue in matches involving these two great rivals...

NOSTALGIA:

Report of the Eden Gardens test of 1983 between India and the West Indies

Report of the Chepauk test of 1983 between India and the West Indies

Mike Holding in "Whispering Death, on Gavaskar's unbeaten 236 at Chepauk

Malcom Marshall in "Martial Arts", on Gavaskar's unbeaten 236 at Chepauk

Report of the Tied Test at Chepauk, September 1986

Border's Description of the Tied Test

Border's description of Australia's World Cup triumph of 1987

The World Cup final 1992, over by over Report

Hero Cup semifinal at the Eden, India vs South Africa, 1993

Hero Cup semifinal at the Eden, West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 1993

Over by Over Report of the Hero Cup final, 1993

Reports on Kapil Dev's bowling World Record, Feb 1994