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Mumbai : 25/04/2010: Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, Indian Premier League, during the final between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the third edition of the DLF Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament at the D.Y. Patil stadium in Mumbai on April 25, 2010.
Photo: K.R. Deepak

Rise and fall of Lalit Modi

A ruthless businessman who made cricket a spectacle of packaged entertainment, Lalit Modi was a victim of his own success.

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Mumbai : Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar walks off the field after his dismissal on Day 2 of the final Test match against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. PTI Photo by Shashank Parade (PTI11_15_2013_000019B)

A life for cricket

For 24 years, Sachin Tendulkar was the most dominant player of the game and an artist and a genius throughout. He represented the hopes and dreams of

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Kolkata : 25/05/2013: Mumbai Indians Mitchell Johnson celebtaes the wicket of Chennai Super Kings S Badrinath during of the Final of IPL 2013 between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on May 26, 2013.---Photo: K.R. Deepak

Indian cricket in deep crisis

The Indian Premier League has come to symbolise the corruption that has overwhelmed Indian cricket, and those who stand exposed include cricket admini

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New Delhi**File Photo**Rajasthan Royals bowler Sreesanth bowls against Kings XI Punjab during an IPL 6 match in Jaipur on 14th May. S Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals' players have been reportedly arrested for spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League. PTI Photo (PTI5_16_2013_000098A)

A run for your money

The spot-fixing scandal exposes the BCCI-run Indian Premier League’s “greed is good” dictum. The players involved have only taken their masters’ cues

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Yash Chopra. His cinema appealed to all sections of society.-THE HINDU ARCHIVES

Hit maker

With the death of Yash Raj Chopra (1932-2012), making of cinema, particularly the romantic genre, will never be the same again in the Hindi film indus

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Tons of passion

Tendulkar: I play this game because I love playing this game. Nobody forced me into it and it's my choice.

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Mazhar Majeed, the agent who fixed the players, arriving at Southwark Crown Court on November 3. He had pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 32 months.-KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AP

Crossing the line

The existence of spot-fixing in cricket is confirmed with the conviction and sentencing of three Pakistani players.

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Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh at a concert in Chennai in July this year.-S.S. KUMAR

Timeless music

Jagjit Singh (1941-2011), with his mellifluous voice, helped ghazal find its rightful place in the hearts of the common people.

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FEBRUARY 13, 1964: Pataudi, who hit 203 runs (not out), going out to resume batting on the fifth and final day of the fourth Test against England at the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds in Delhi. The Test ended in a draw.-THE HINDU ARCHIVES

Nawab of cricket

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (1941-2011), fondly called Tiger by his associates, was a cricketer ahead of his time.

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Indian players celebrating with the World Cup after winning their final match, against Sri Lanka, in Mumbai on April 2.-SHASHANK PARADE/PTI

Lords at Wankhede

The World Cup win reconfirms the status of the Indian team that has wonderfully rallied around Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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IPL commissioner Chirayu Amin at a press conference on January 9, the second day of the auction in Bangalore.-AIJAZ RAHI/AP

Cricket bazaar

The Indian Premier League auction transformed some ordinary players into stars overnight and humiliated some great icons of the game.

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Sachin Tendulkar in action during the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on December 19. He reached his latest milestone, 50 Test centuries, in this match.-ALEXANDER JOE/ AFP

King of the crease

Sachin Tendulkar crosses another milestone in his cricketing career a half century of Test centuries.

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