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CLOSE-IN: Cricket awaits an iconic star (IANS Column)

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CLOSE-IN: Cricket Awaits An Iconic Star (IANS Column)

By IANS News August 30, 2024 • 11:22 AM View: 863

Sir Donald Bradman:

The beauty of any sport is when iconic superstars make their presence felt. To watch the masters enthrall one with their skills, is what makes that very sport memorable.

Cricket over the last 147 years has had its fair share of great players, however, it takes that bit of extra genius to etch one's name permanently.

TAGS Iconic Star IANS Column Sir Donald Bradman Sir Garfied Sobers Sunil Gavaskar West Indies Rajesh Khanna Amitabh Bachchan Vivian Richard Ian Botham Imran Khan Kapil Dev Richard Hadlee West Indian Sachin Tendulkar

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