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38 England in India Scyld Berry’s tour diary. Dileep Premachandran on the fall of India’s once- mighty batting
50 Fast track The rise, fall and rise of Munaf Patel. By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
54 The world’s most valuable opening bowler Who is it? The stats tell the story
60 Holding talking In conversation with the great West Indian
66 Spending it Ashok Malik on how best the BCCI should use its new-gotten wealth
68 Stars of the season The five men who made India’s first-class circuit buzz in 05-06 Bradley Kanaris (McGrath), Nick Wilson (Pollock)/Getty Images; Empics (Lillee) 24 24 20 26 the long room 14 the score 25
Five Questions The Log Vijay Merchant isn’t Kevin Pietersen: the Englisman who cricket in the movies Warne Back to the desert The bat brouhaha Mohammad Asif and Tatenda Taibu Sivaramakrishnan, Andy Roberts, Talking debuts: Alastair Cook, L Gideon Haigh John Arlott’s Jai Arjun Singh Thank god for Thommo on talking to Shane for Herschelle Gibbs classic evocation of Paul Coupar reflects on 16
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Indian women overseas Bangladesh v Sri Lanka: two Tests England in India: three Tests South Africa v Australia: fifth ODI, first Test Tests New Zealand v West Indies: firsttwo My Favourite Cricketer Mike Marqusee’s Dennis Amiss’s Memory; My Favourite Cricket Hero’s hero I Was There Marcus Berkmann on Derek Randall Story Narendra Hirwani 28 with Dilip Sardesai L’affaire Lever Photographic Golden Pairs;
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Suresh Menon new South Africa Peter Roebuck Incoming Editorial Sanjay Manjrekar Gleanings Shots of the Month Ask Steven, Contests On Cricinfo.com of the exit Harsha Bhogle Andy Flower Lillee? Answers History for captains All included in the Pollock? McGrath? bowler of all time? valuable new-ball Ganguly and the art Who is the most on run-gluts p54 96
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