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The cricketing nation

The cricketing nation

4 Comments
December 11th, 2009

Languages change & the shape of eyes transform from a big circle to an accidental slit, as you travel the length and breadth of India. Cricket is one of the few, truly national cultures of this nation, with its own share of pros and cons.

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