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World Cup

“This is what I dreamt about, growing up”, Sachin Tendulkar. Until I moved to Madras, cricket is just a sport. How much it lives in the blood of many, well you have to live there to understand. May be that’s the reason why when people talk to me about science of cricket, I kind of rubbish them and normally not continue any discussion on that subject. If you have to compare cricket to education then Madras would be the IIT of Cricket. I have to say not just cricket, sports by itself is something part of Madras. Back in my school days, there is always a 2 sets of groups, one following the top seeds and the other the loveable losers. I have always been sided with the losers, may be because of state of physical condition nevertheless what it did was bring out heated arguments between these group analyzing the best and worst of a match. Be it Wimbledon, Cricket or Soccer match there would always be discussion. What it does is help you learn the game and honestly it did. I follow Ranji more