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Bowing to pressure from
 the Pataudi family, particularly his wife Sharmila Tagore, the Board of
 Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday finally decided to 
institute an annual lecture after former captain late Mansoor Ali Khan 
Pataudi.</div>
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“The memorial lecture will be an humble recognition of his 
contribution to the sport,” BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a 
statement.<br />
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Tagore had written a scathing letter to BCCI president N. Srinivasan 
over the delay in taking a decision over the Pataudi Lecture and Pataudi
 Trophy for last year’s India-England Test series.<br />
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The BCCI, however, had said that it was not possible to name the Test
 series after the former skipper since the series was always known as 
Anthony De Mello Trophy, first board secretary, since 1951.<br />
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But better sense prevailed and the board finally agreed to pay an 
annual tribute to Pataudi by instituting the lecture on the lines of 
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture and the 
Bradman Oration.<br />
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The inaugural Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Memorial Lecture will be 
delivered by cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar, Feb 20 at the Taj 
Coromandel, Chennai.<br />
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“The annual lecture will be part of the Indian cricket season. It has
 been envisaged as a forum for a speaker from across the world to share 
his thoughts on the glorious game, as a way to help evolve it further. 
The audience will comprise like-minded individuals and other key 
stakeholders of the sport,” said Jagdale.<br />
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Pataudi, known to the cricketing world as “Tiger”, represented India 
in 46 Tests from 1961-62 to 1974-75, and scored 2,793 runs, inclusive of
 six centuries.<br />
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He captained the national side in 40 Tests, and was in charge when 
India registered their first-ever Test series win on foreign soil, in 
New Zealand in 1967-68.<br />
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He was one of those who, with his accomplishments and encouragement 
to the country’s junior cricketers in the 1960s, helped lay the 
foundation for India’s rise as a cricketing power in the subsequent 
decades.<br />
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The 2011 India-England Test series in England was called the Pataudi 
Trophy, in honour of the Pataudi family — the father-son duo of Iftekar 
Ali Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan — by the England Wales Cricket Board 
(ECB) in 2007. Iftekar Ali played for both England and India.<br />
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The Trophy was named after a suggestion by the Marylebone Cricket 
Club (MCC) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first 
England-India Tests.</div>
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BCCI finally agrees to institute annual lecture after Pataudi

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Ronaldo assures fitness ahead of clash with Man United

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Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo on 
Wednesday assured that he will be in condition to play the first leg of 
his side’s Champions League last 16 tie against Manchester United next 
on Wednesday. The striker, who celebrated his 28th birthday Tuesday is 
away with the Portuguese national side, but has been struggling with an 
ankle problem in recent days, reports news agency.</div>
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“It was a slight strain, but I am a lot better now. I will be in 
conditions to play at the weekend and against Manchester,” assured 
Ronaldo in an interview with sports paper, Diario AS. With his birthday 
in mind, the striker looked to the future, admitting he didn’t know 
whether or not he would be able to continue playing until 38 years old, 
like his former Manchester United teammate, Ryan Giggs.</div>
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“I am working to do that, they say that when you get to 32-33 years 
old, you change the way you play. You are not as fast, but you gain in 
experience,” he said, before looking to the more short term. ”I want to 
leave my mark at Real Madrid and I will only do that by defending my 
club with all of my strength. I don’t think about comparisons with other
 player, nor about records, because that isn’t good,” he said.</div>
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“The fans can see that i give my body and soul to defend Real 
Madrid’s shirt and I am happy by the affection I get from the fans. I 
know they love me and that is very satisfying. When I hear them singing 
my name, it is fantastic, because I always give my all,” said 
Ronaldo. Although he is loved in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Ronaldo 
is not popular with other set of fans, although it doesn’t seem to worry
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“I can’t make everyone happy. Not even God was able to do that, so I 
can’t do it either,” he said. Finally, Ronaldo was asked about his early
 season declarations when he said he was “sad”, which prompted 
speculation he would leave the club.</div>
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“That has changed, because I am doing what I like to do, which is 
play football and I feel happy on the pitch and with my companions. 
Maybe my way of thinking has changed as well, so I feel better than I 
did then,” he admitted, although he refused to say whether or not he 
would sit down to and discuss a new contract with the club. ”I am not 
going to talk much about that, because it is not important: what is in 
my head now is for Madrid to win the Champions League and the King’s 
Cup. A new contract is not in mind now and I am not worried about it,” 
he said, adding that money was not a factor.</div>
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Shane Warne Googly master

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Perhaps the most colorful cricketer in the history of the game, <b>Shane 
Warne</b> excels in hitting the headlines for his off field antics as much 
as he does for the on field ones! From being the only bowler ever to 
claim 650 wickets to being banned for drug usage, Shane Warne has done 
it all. 
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<b>Shane Warne</b> made his debut for Australia in 1992 and since has emerged 
as the country’s premium bowler. His Leg break googlies have tricked 
batsman all over the world and on his day, Warne can be truly 
invincible. His performance just keeps getting better with time and 
every time he is down, he seems to bounce back with almost an unsaid 
defiance. This was evident when he returned to international cricket 
after a one year ban for use of drugs in 2004 and ran through the Sri 
Lankan side, claiming 26 wickets in 3 Tests. He also holds the record of
 taking 96 international wickets in a year. In his long and largely 
successful career, Warne has played 140 Tests, taking 685 wickets and 
has also taken 293 ODI wickets in 194 matches. 
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His career has also been marked by a lot of controversies, most of it 
happening outside the cricket field. He was been accused of infidelity, 
drug usage, indecent behavior and a host of other allegations have come 
up against him, leading him to once famously saying that the story of 
his life could be made into a soap opera. But whatever his personal 
issues are, it can never be denied that Shane Warne is perhaps one of 
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<strong>Full name </strong>Shane Keith Warne<br />
          <strong>Born </strong>September 13, 1969, Ferntree Gully, Victoria<br />
          <strong>Major teams </strong>Australia, Hampshire, ICC World XI, Victoria<br /> 
    <strong>Playing role </strong>Bowler<br />
    <strong>Batting style </strong>Right-hand bat<br />
    <strong>Bowling style </strong>Legbreak googly </div>
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Shane Watson

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<b>Shane Watson</b> came into the Australian team as an all rounder. He made 
his ODI debut against South Africa in 2002. He is a useful all rounder 
who, after having a brief, yet successful career with Tasmania got a 
call up to the national side, who were in pursuit of a young all rounder
 ahead of the 2003 World Cup. But like most of his career, Watson had to
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World Cup a miss owing to injury. Injury has plagued his 
entire career and he has lost out on many occasions for the lack of 
fitness. However, in his 43 ODIs he has scored a total of 507 runs at a 
moderate average of 31 and has taken 37 wickets. He has also played 3 
Tests for Australia but has not been able to quite establish a name for 
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 <strong>Full name </strong>Shane Robert Watson<br />
          <strong>Born </strong>June 17, 1981, Ipswich, Queensland<br />
          <strong>Major teams </strong>Australia, Hampshire, Queensland, Tasmania<br /> 
    <strong>Playing role </strong>All-rounder<br />
    <strong>Batting style </strong>Right-hand bat<br />
    <strong>Bowling style </strong>Right-arm fast-medium</div>
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<b>Merv Hughes</b> was extremely popular with the crowd in his cricketing days 
as a bowler with an unusual mustache and a typical fast bowlers 
attitude. Merv Hughes was cheered by chants of  ‘Sumo’ by the crowd in 
England every time he ran to the wicket to bowl in the second Ashes tour
 in 1993.
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<b>Merv Hughes</b> looked down at the batsmen from the height of 6’4” and had a
 habit of giving a long, cold stare at the batmen. Merv Hughes suffered 
from weight problems and took recourse to different fitness programmed 
to keep himself in shape.
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<b>Merv Hughes</b>’ debut, which came against India at Adelaide in 1985, was 
most unimpressive one. He finished with figures of 1 for 123. Merv 
Hughes took time to get into a groove in test cricket, he worked on his 
accuracy and variations and he also acquired the service of a bouncer, 
which proved very useful.
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<b>Merv Hughes</b> played in 53 test matches and bagged 212 wickets at an 
average of 28.38.He was not regarded as an ideal one-day bowler, as a 
result he played in only 33 ODIs.
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Hughes took over as a selector for the Australian cricket team from Allan Border in 2005.
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<strong>Full name </strong>Mervyn Gregory Hughes<br />
          <strong>Born </strong>November 23, 1961, Euros, Victoria<br />
          <strong>Major teams </strong>Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Essex, Victoria<br /> 
    <strong>Playing role </strong>Higher middle order batsman<br />
    <strong>Batting style </strong>Right-hand bat<br />
    <strong>Bowling style </strong>Right-arm fast<br />
         
  <strong> Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1994</strong>
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David William Hookes

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<b>David Hookes</b> had a promising start to his career when as a 21 year old 
playing for South Australia, he created news by scoring five centuries 
from six innings in 1977. Such an impressive performance earned him a 
berth in the test side against England in the same year. <b>David Hookes</b> 
confirmed his talent with 56 runs in the second innings that included 
five consecutive boundaries off Tony Greig.
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<b>David Hookes</b> was a part of the World Series Cricket in the 1970s. 
Playing in one of these matches, he got his jaw broken by a rising 
delivery from Andy Roberts. The injury marked the decline of his career 
in test cricket.
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<b>David Hookes</b>’ highest score in test cricket came against Sri Lanka, when
 he raced to 143 runs in 152 balls. Inspite of a disappointing test 
career, David Hookes remained a prolific scorer at the domestic level. 
His 306 not out against Tasmania is remembered for the brashness and the
 audacity of the array of shots.
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<b>David Hookes</b> played in 23 test matches and scored 1306 runs at an 
average of 34.36. In the years following his retirement, David Hookes 
was frequently seen on television chat shows and many cricket 
programmes, until he took up the post of the coach of the Victorian team
 in 2002.<br /><br />

<b>David Hookes</b> was involved in an unfortunate fight with a security guard 
in a hotel in Australia while celebrating a victory over South 
Australian. The injuries received turned out to be fatal and he expired 
shortly after being on life support. <strong> </strong></div>
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<strong>Full name </strong>David William Hookes<br />
          <strong>Born </strong>May 3, 1955, Mile End, Adelaide, South Australia<br />
          <strong>Major teams </strong>Australia, South Australia<br /> 
    <strong>Batting style </strong>Left-hand bat</div>
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