Tabla, 27 February 2009

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  • Title Section
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    19 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUi MICA(P) 171/09/2008 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 2009 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon FAT FIT FAB From curvy to carved
    285 1  -  Indian cinema’s leading ladies have downsized SHEELA NARAYANAN SOMEWHERE along the cinematic path, between the glycerine-in-duced tears, the 10 songs, 15 dances and the multiple costume changes, the Indian heroine shrank. Curvy, voluptous, doe-eyed screen damsels have now become heroines with taut abdominals
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  • INDIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Azhar’s second innings?
      864 2 Former cricket captain joins Congress party HE ARRIVED on the international cricket scene in dramatic fash- scene fashion with three Test hundreds in a row. Fifteen years later, in 2000, Mohammad Azharuddin left the pitch in disgrace. Accused of be- disgrace. i n g i nvo l
      PHOTO: IANS  -  864 words
    • regional roundup
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        Lock icon DELHI
        176 3 Cabinet clears Sats project THE Indian cabinet cleared as many as 60 proposals in a matter of three hours on Feb 23. It included a proposal from the state-owned National Aviation Company, which runs Air India, to set up a joint venture with the Singapore Air Terminal Services (Sats)
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        Lock icon GUJARAT
        114 3 43 die in hepatitis outbreak THE police in the of THE police in the town of Modasa in western Gujarat have arrested two doctors for spreading hepatitis-B by injecting patients with used needles. At least 43 people, including the mother of this baby (right, held by her aunt), have
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      • Article
        Lock icon KERALA
        103 3 Keel to be laid for aircraft carrier ON Feb 28, the formal keel-laying function of the first aircraft carrier to be built in India will take place at Cochin Shipyard. It will take place in the presence of defence minister A. K. Antony and Navy chief admiral Sureesh Kumar.
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      • Article
        Lock icon HIMACHAL PRADESH
        68 3 Power output falls as water freezes HYDROELECTRIC power generation in Himachal Pradesh has fallen 75 to 80 per cent this winter after several water channels froze across the state. This triggered a shortage of 1,000 million units per day, officials told IANS. The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board
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      Lock icon Cyber wizard at 16
      635 3 Nine computer games and three books on computer science later, Sahil Khan calls himself an ‘ethical hacker’ University. Indo-Asian News Service THE twists and turns of dingy lanes in Old Delhi’s Kasab Pura take you to the one-room rented home of one of India’s youngest cyber
      University. Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  635 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Slums go from shame to fame...
      646 7  -  Mumbai slums talk of the town after film MUMBAI MUSINGS Ayaz Memon I NEVER thought I would live to see this, but Mumbai is rejoicing in its slums. What has long been considered as the city’s (indeed the country’s) biggest shame, has now become
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  • PERSONALITY
    • Article, Illustration
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      1061 6  -  tabla! talk with with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg BY THE end of the year, Mrs Anshula Kant will probably return to India. It will be with pride that this woman, who grew up in small town Roorkee, will look back at her big time achievements during her
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  • TRAVEL SPECIAL
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      Lock icon Bad times or not, they’re still flying
      662 8/9  -  Natas chief expects 60,000 to visit travel fair to sniff out good deals SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg IF YOU are gunning for some good travel buys this year, the bi-annual National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) travel fair is the place to head
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      Lock icon Pilgrims’ progress gets Lankan lift
      322 10  -  Airline rolls out specials for those going on pilgrimage SHEELA NARAYANAN that,” sheela@sph.com.sg DESPITE the global downturn hitting the travel industry hard, SriLankan Airlines is still spreading its wings and tapping different markets to encourage travel. Mr Mohan Meegolle, country manager for the airline’s Singapore
      Delhi in India (left). PHOTOS: SRI LANKAN AIRLINES, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  322 words
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  • SINGAPORE
    • singapore news
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        Lock icon Warming up to new media
        103 11 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has made clear that the Government recognises the growing reach and influence of the new media and was evolving to deal with it. In an interview with Channel News Asia on the changing media landscape, he said: “We are still
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      • Article
        Lock icon 99,000 jobs may go
        70 11 UNEMPLOYMENT could surge beyond the levels of recent recessions to hit a 20-year high of 5 per cent next year, according to a new report by DBS. The report estimates that the economy will contract 4.8 per cent this year, bringing about a total of 99,000
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      • Article
        Lock icon ‘Worst insult possible’
        119 11 THREE men who wore T-shirts depicting a kangaroo dressed in judge’s robes last year presented the worst form of insult possible against the court system here by calling it a “kangaroo court”. Justice Judith Prakash, who sentenced them to jail terms last November after finding them to
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        Lock icon Arrested for terrorist SMS hoax
        113 11 THE police arrested a 19-year-old Singaporean youth in connection with an SMS hoax suggesting a terrorist attack in the Bugis area and advising the public to avoid the area. The police received multiple calls from last Friday informing them of the SMS that was being
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      Lock icon Sindhis celebrate
      193 11 THE Singapore Sindhi community celebrated the Mahashivratri or Maha Sivaratri (as it is known in South India) festival from Feb 22 to 24 at the Singapore Sindhi Association in Mountbatten Road. The highlight of the occasion was the visit of the magnificent Lord Shiva Chariot magnificent Lord Shiva
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      Lock icon Checking out MDIS pulse first hand
      195 17 Open house showcasing facilities attract big crowd CLOSE to 1,300 people showed up at the Management Development Institute of Singapore’s (MDIS) open house. The institute, one of the biggest private schools in Singapore, held its annual event on Feb 21 at the Stirling Road
      competitions PHOTOS: MDIS  -  195 words
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      Lock icon IT’S ONLY words
      311 21 “Most Indians prefer to marry Indians so it was good to connect with other people of Indian origin living in Sydney.” Sydney-based Sonal Bordia, who has been in Australia since 1998, at the recent Indian Bridal Fair in the city “We thought the recession would mean fewer
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    • Article
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      129 21 15,000 Jobs on offer at this year’s career and education fair at Suntec City from March 5 to 8 65Number of Indian army officers who have withdrawn their applications for premature retirement in the past six months. It is thought to be due to the recession 10.9 million
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      Lock icon The colour of success
      542 21  -  the imageguru Shireena Shroff Shireena Shroff Manchharam EVER wondered why people keep complimenting you on your looks on some days, even if you barely got any sleep the night before? This can be attributed to the colours you are wearing. Shades that complement your natural skin
      appearance. PHOTOS: SHIREENA SHROFF  -  542 words
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon From curvy to carved
      889 12/13  -  The traditional soft curves of the Indian cinema heroine have been traded in for lean, taut bodies that fit into size zero clothes Sheela Narayanan sheela@sph.com.sg WAS it mere decades ago when buxom, curvaceous goddesses like Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi pranced across India’s silver screens? When
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    • Article
      Lock icon Kareena’s trainer says power yoga did the trick
      454 12/13 CAN yoga really whittle you down to a size zero or at least to a single digit dress size? Yoga master to the stars Bharat Thakur says it is possible. After all, Kareena Kapoor credits her sensational weight loss to his brand
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      Lock icon Slumdog’s day at Oscars
      374 14  -  A.R. Rahman takes centrestage as Indians celebrate all over the world SHEELA NARAYANAN surgery. sheela@sph.com.sg THE euphoric Oscar bubbles have dissipated somewhat and it’s time to take stock. Now that A.R. Rahman is a global name with Slumdog Millionaire’s eight Academy Awards wins (two for his
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pookutty wins too
      186 14 HIS father wanted him to become a doctor, but Resul Pookutty (below) failed to clear the entrance exams... and India ended up with an Oscar winner. Pookutty, who grew up in the Kollam district of Kerala, had to walk 6km to the nearest school and studied near
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      Lock icon Slumdog child stars get new homes
      185 14 AFTER their glamorous American trip, where they watched the Oscars and visited Mickey Mouse in Disneyland, Slumdog child stars Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail could have even more to cheer about when they return to Mumbai: New homes that allow them and their
      (older Salim) Gajiwala PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP, AP, IANS  -  185 words
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      Lock icon Wanted: Angels for SRK’s Knights
      312 15  -  Reality show to find cheerleaders for IPL team MILI SWARNAKAR Bollywood News Service SHAH Rukh Khan’s second venture on NDTV Imagine is a reality show called Knights And Angels. Its aim: To find six cheerleaders for his Indian Premier League team Knight Riders. The show’s
      Bollywood News Service; PHOTOS: BNS  -  312 words
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      Lock icon Neil ‘goes to jail’
      167 15 you are acting.” Bollywood News Service MADHUR Bhandarkar’s next film is called Jail. And he’s doing his homework by visiting prisons across India with his lead star Neil Mukesh (left). Deeply affected by a recent visit to Thane jail, Mukesh said: “It was very claustrophobic. It’s
      you are acting.” Bollywood News Service  -  167 words
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  • EDUCATION
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      Lock icon Happy birthday Mr Lincoln
      294 16  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of the three Indian schools here, to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) ISHITA BANERJEE, Class 5A ALL the students knew there
      PHOTOS: NPS  -  294 words
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      Lock icon SCHOOL SNAPSHOT Spinners lead the way
      204 16  -  DHRUV SUBRAMANIAM, Class 8 THE battlefield was ready. The lush green outfield of the Turf Club grounds gave us confidence that we, the NPS Lions, could win. On the far edge of the field we saw our opponents, St Andrew’s, warming up. We soon
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon hot pick OF THE WEEK
      50 18/19 PUNJABI FOLK MUSIC The Singapore Dhol Federation and Dhol Productions host this free community event with performances by Sher-E-Punjab from Singapore with Arvinder Singh Raina, Keeran D. and Suneel K. from Malaysia. When: March 1, 3pm Where: Singapore Khalsa Club, 2 Tessensohn Road Contact: 8114-0014
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    • Article
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      646 18/19 BOLLYWOOD DANCE If you want a fun and trendy way to do aerobic exercises, join this Bollywood fusion dance class which incorporates traditional Indian and Western dance styles. $100 for six lessons. When: Feb 28, 4 to 5pm Where: Attitude Dance Studio, Palmer House, 02-01, 70 Palmer Road
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      Lock icon IN CELEBRATION OF LOVE – AN ODISSI REPERTOIRE
      80 18/19 IN CELEBRATION OF LOVE AN ODISSI REPERTOIRE In Celebration Of Love is a vibrant repertoire of Pallavis (pure rhythmic dance) and Ashtapadis (expressions of emotion). It is part of the Sifas Festival Of Music And Dance. Soumee De Girotra, who trained under dancer-choreographer Raka Maitra, will recreate love in this
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
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          Lock icon RISHTEY
          88 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT Suraj Singh (Anil Kapoor) is in love with the beautiful and wealthy Komal (KarismaKapoor)but her arrogant father YashpalChaudhary(AmrishPuri)doesn’t think YashpalChaudhary(AmrishPuri)doesn’t think he’s good enough for his daughter. Komal cuts all ties with her father, marries Suraj and soon is pregnant with their child. But Yashpal gets
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          Lock icon INSPECTOR GARUD
          42 18/19 9.30pm VASANTHAM Inspector Garud (Dileep) is a corrupt officer who will do anything for money. He bribed his way up to becoming an inspector by paying Rs15 lakhs and wants to earn his bribe back through, what else, taking bribes.
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      • saturday
        • Article
          Lock icon TAAL
          111 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM Mansi (Aishwarya Rai, left) and her family of folk live and her family of folk singers live in a small village. Young,handsome billionaire Manav (Akshaye Khanna) visits the village with his family and falls in love with her but is forced to return to Bombay when his
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          Lock icon KAAKHA KAAKHA
          78 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM Anbuchelvan (Surya) is part of a group of four police officers who battle organised crime in Chennai. Violent and laconic, he finds little time for a personal life until he becomes a hero in the eyes of schoolteacher Maya (Jyothika). They fall in love and get
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      • sunday
        • Article
          Lock icon NAMASTEY LONDON
          74 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT Jasmeet (Katrina Kaif, below right with Akshay Kumar) visits India with her father Manmohan Singh (Rishi Kapoor) who wants her to marry a nice Indian boy and forces her to get hitched to his friend’s son Arjun (Akshay), a rough and tough farmer who can
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          Lock icon POKKIRI
          93 18/19 5.30pm V ASANTH AM POKKIRI Thamizh (Vijay, below with Asin) is an undercover IPS officer who infiltrates a gang controlled remotely by international don Ali Bhai (Prakash Raj). He falls in love with Shruthi falls in (Asin) who works as an in- structor at an aerobic an centre run
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      • monday
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          Lock icon AHISTA AHISTA
          87 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Ankush (Abhay Deol) scrapes a living as a witness in the marriage registry office in Delhi. When Megha (Soha Ali Khan) gets stood up at the office by Dheeraj (Shayan Munshi), Ankush finds her a job and a roof over her head. As their relationship
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      • tuesday
        • Article
          Lock icon SHIVA
          57 18/19 11.30pm SONY ENT College student Shivkumar (Nagarjuna) takes on a violent gang leader on campus who has been harassing the students and professors. Among the violent scenes in this film, there is also a love story. Shivkumar manages, in between beating up gangsters, to fall in love with schoolmate
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          Lock icon SPECIALS @ 10
          34 18/19 SPECIALS 10 9.30pm SONY ENT Four well-known Indian Four well-known Indian directors Madhur Bhandarkar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vikram Bhatt and Anurag Kashyap will each present a 12-week-long mini series on women, murder and show business.
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      • wednesday
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          Lock icon GUMRAH
          48 18/19 11.30amSON Y ENT Based on the English movie Bangkok Hilton, this film features Sridevi (above), who plays a singer who is used as a drug mule by her boyfriend Rahul Malhotra (Rahul Roy). The hero (Sanjay Dutt) gets her out of the mess. Also stars Anupam Kher.
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          Lock icon KANNETHIRE THONDRINAL
          105 18/19 9pm VTV This is one of those typical love stories that made Prashanth the chocolate hero of the 1990s. He plays Vasanth, a college student who falls in love with a girl (Simran) he spots at a railway station and then keeps bumping into. He thinks it is
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      • thursday
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          Lock icon DISCO DANCER
          67 18/19 11.30amSONYENT Anil (Mithun Chakraborty, below) is a street performer and wed- performer wedding singer who is scarred by a childhood memory of the rich the rich P.N. Oberoi beating his mother. When the manager of the current Indian disco champion sees Anil performing on the street, he signs
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          Lock icon MALABAR POLICE
          41 18/19 9pmVTV Abbas and Mumtaz play a couple who witness the murder of a high profile politician while they are eloping. Chased by bad guys, they seek refuge with a police officer who, coincidentally, is tasked to solve the crime.
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          Lock icon CHAMKU
          49 18/19  -  10.30pm STAR GOLD Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur Chandrama Singh (Bobby Deol) is raised by a Naxal leader after his family is murdered and becomes a government assassin. But he falls in love with kindergarten teacher Shubhi (Priyanka Chopra) and decides to change his life.
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      Lock icon QUIZ
      184 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which was the first country to adopt VAT or Value-Added Tax in 1954? a) USA b) France c) Poland 2. In bullfighting, what is toro another name of? a) Rag b) Bull c) Picador 3. In 1868, what new name was given to the Asian city
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      Lock icon MOVIE THIS WEEK
      135 20 FIRAAQ Sanjay Suri, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval This movie revolves around the Gujarat riots in 2002. A middle-class housewife closes the door on a victim and struggles to overcome her guilt; the loyalties of two best friends are tested in this time of fear and
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      305 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Recover from a sprint, perhaps 5 Defect 9 Prolonged attack 14 Beauty cream additive 15 Misplace 16 “That’s What Friends Are For” voice 17 What raindrops do 20 Get a sense of 21 Splits up evenly 22 Always used by poets 23 Moll Flanders’ creator 24 What
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      105 18/19 SUDOKU 4 5 3 6 1 2 6 4 5 1 6 8 4 9 5 9 3 5 4 3 9 P lb b dk 3 7 1 3 8 1 5 2 6 4 7 The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      480 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries This week looks promising. You may get a promotion or be honoured by your company. There may be other reasons to smile, like the birth of a newborn or marriage of a relative. Children will bring joy to your life. Taurus Your financial position will
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      111 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1. France 2. Bull 3. Tokyo 4. Ozone 5. Rice 6. Morarji Desai 7. Bleat 8. Mahatma Gandhi 9. Spider-Man 10. Information what am i? 4 7 5 3 6 8 9 1 2 2 1 6 4 9 5 7 8 3 9 8 3
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Singapore best of the rest
      371 22  -  HEMANT KENKRE EVEN though rain played spoilsport over the last weekend with many of the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) league games being washed out, there was cheer among the fraternity as news dripped in that the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) rated Singapore as the best
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      Lock icon Bat and ball must have equal chance
      752 22  -  In Test and T20 cricket, the quality of the contest is paramount star column Harsha Bhogle Wellington. tabla@sph.com.sg ONE of the joys of watching T20 unfold is the realisation that wickets count. Eighteen months ago, you wouldn’t have dreamt of hearing a captain
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      Lock icon Speak up, Mr Kirsten
      645 23  -  Indian cricket fans deserve to know what the national coach has in mind for his team FREEWHEELING Rohit Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg Rohit Brijnath is a senior correspondent with The Straits Times GARY Kirsten is apparently the coach of the Indian cricket team. This is sometimes hard
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