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	<description>A few wins, a few lessons. Never any losses.</description>
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		<title>A Golden Age &#8211; From The Durban Lambs to the Perth Lions</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/23/a-golden-age-from-the-durban-lambs-to-the-perth-lions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/23/a-golden-age-from-the-durban-lambs-to-the-perth-lions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Cricket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=974</guid>
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Indian cricket fans all over the world at heart broken. England was thought to be an anomaly but Australia showed that the Indian team was very poor and it could not be blamed to injuries or the like any longer. 
However, instead of mourning, we should celebrate what has been a golden age for Indian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Circumnavigation World Record</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/23/circumnavigation-world-record/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/23/circumnavigation-world-record/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adventure Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Records]]></category>

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The Hindu reports:
Dutch teen Laura Dekker on Saturday became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world, a year after going to court for the right to make the attempt.The 16-year-old completed her solo round-the-world journey 
Things I loved about this record.. Firstly, she had to fight even her country to try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;That&#8217;s The Way He Plays&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/10/thats-the-way-he-plays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/10/thats-the-way-he-plays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Cricket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=970</guid>
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The batsman slashes one. He misses it by a mile. Next, you hear the commentator say &#8216;that&#8217;s the way he plays.&#8217; I don&#8217;t agree with this at all. The logic is that as it is his natural game, he will work best when he plays in that style. 
However, when a driver drives in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons to Learn from the Suarez Episode</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/02/lessons-to-learn-from-the-suarez-episode/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2012/01/02/lessons-to-learn-from-the-suarez-episode/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=960</guid>
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When Luiz Suarez, the Liverpool and Uruguayan footballer was charged with racism, Liverpool reacted angrily. There were even shirt protests. 
However, according to the 115 page document by FA, as Guardian&#8217;s Stuart James reports, Liverpool may not find any thing more to argue about. 
What I find disconcerting here is the manner in which teams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Open With Keepers, Agh</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/12/05/dont-open-with-keepers-agh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/12/05/dont-open-with-keepers-agh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Cricket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=951</guid>
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There are a lot of things I do not understand about Indian cricket but one which has left me absolutely bewildered over the years is the fascination to open the batting with keepers. I can understand it in tests to an extent when India went through a phase of the Devang Gandhis and Vikram Rothores. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Ways to Save Test Cricket</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/11/28/ways-to-save-test-cricket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/11/28/ways-to-save-test-cricket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Cricket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=939</guid>
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Sachin Tendulkar, the biggest Indian sports person of the past 20 years, if not ever, is playing, what is probably his last test in Eden Gardens. The stadium is sparsely filled, some thing unimaginable till a few years back. The attendances in the whole test were in line with the prediction of Harsha Bhogle &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rugby World Cup Final</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/10/27/the-rugby-world-cup-final/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/10/27/the-rugby-world-cup-final/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rugby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=936</guid>
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The general sentiment before the New Zealand-France Rugby World Cup final from the various previews I read was that France didn&#8217;t stand a chance. I for one found that a ridiculous. France had after all, reached the final, and you do not reach the final by just the grace of luck.  
One could argue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Rugby World Cup &#8211; First Impressions</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/10/04/on-the-rugby-world-cup-first-impressions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/10/04/on-the-rugby-world-cup-first-impressions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rugby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=934</guid>
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The Rugby World Cup is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Not as big as the Fifa World Cup or Olympics, it is bigger than the Cricket World Cup in terms of the number of countries which follow it with some degree of seriousness. 
This year, I have finally been able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Champions League T20 Isn&#8217;t Clicking</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/09/30/why-champions-league-t20-isnt-clicking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/09/30/why-champions-league-t20-isnt-clicking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=923</guid>
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Empty stands
The Champions League T20 cricket tournament is in it&#8217;s third year. The best T20 sides from various nations gives you the chance to see some fine young talent in the quickest way possible. This is the main reason I have developed a liking for the tourney.
This year though, it has failed to capture the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>T20 Cricket Causing Poor Cricket Habits</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/09/07/t20-cricket-causing-poor-cricket-habits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/09/07/t20-cricket-causing-poor-cricket-habits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Cricket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I looked forward to the Friends Provident Life T20 Final with bated breath. The annual finals day is always a big event in the English cricket calendar and sees a packed house in attendance. Mailnga charging away on Finals Day a few years back capturing the imagination of the crowd is some thing I will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank Heavens for Sport</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/04/03/909/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/04/03/909/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Cricket]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/04/03/909/</guid>
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A teacher cynically remarked during class once that you guys (the students) only feel patriotic when supporting India in cricket. I laugh at the cynical remark now as I see Indians run on the road and feel delirious, proud and joyful. I am glad that in the climate of scams and corruption, we at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahead of the Final</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/04/02/ahead-of-the-final/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/04/02/ahead-of-the-final/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/04/02/ahead-of-the-final/</guid>
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I hope India wins of course. Not very sure it will happen though. There has been very little time between the semi final v Pakistan and the final. It is not the lack of practise which is the issue for me. The emotional and psychological drain is. The semi final would have been taxing emotionally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts Before The India-Pakistan Game</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/30/thoughts-before-the-india-pakistan-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/30/thoughts-before-the-india-pakistan-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=899</guid>
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I haven&#8217;t had a big match feel like this since the India-Pakistan World Cup 1996 Quarter Final. India and Pakistan had not met each other for a while before that game and the tension before the game was unreal. They had a nice montage with a players taking part in the game talking about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring in Raina for Gambhir</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/12/bring-in-raina-for-gambhir/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/12/bring-in-raina-for-gambhir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=897</guid>
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The incredible India collapse has baffled a lot of Indian fans. The people are questioning the use of the third power play but there is another big problem which needs to be addressed &#8211; 
Finishing strongly while batting. 
Here&#8217;s how India has batted in the last few overs of each match &#8211; 
v Bangladesh &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICC, Don&#8217;t Ignore the Associates, Please</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/04/icc-dont-ignore-the-associates-please/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/04/icc-dont-ignore-the-associates-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Cup]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ireland defeating England may look great but we have had upsets before. It hasn&#8217;t materialized to much a lot of the times, largely due to ICC neglect. Kenya was great in the 1996 World Cup for instance. They didn&#8217;t get many matches though and ended up having an internal match fixing scandal. Now, cricket in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On The Minnow Issue and Solution to the Format of World Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/02/21/on-the-minnow-issue-and-solution-to-the-format-of-world-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/02/21/on-the-minnow-issue-and-solution-to-the-format-of-world-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Cup]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The minnow issue is a big one. Till the quarters, the only interesting thing is whether Bangladesh can qualify ahead of some one else. It is a month long drab fest. The ICC has reduced the minnows for the next world cup. You wonder why they couldn&#8217;t have had some foresight and did it in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On India&#8217;s Weakness</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/02/21/on-indias-weakness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/02/21/on-indias-weakness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indian Cricket]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The weakness of the 5th bowling option of India is a worry which has plagued me for a long time. This is the prime reason I believe India is not a very strong ODI team despite it&#8217;s batting. Yusuf Pathan has not been very threatening as a bowler with a career economy rate of 5.6. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memories of the World Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/02/19/memories-of-the-world-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/02/19/memories-of-the-world-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=888</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another cricket world cup begins today. My cricket journey started a bit earlier in 1991. That was the cornerstone, but the strong foundation was really laid in 1992. 
Cricket matches start a few hours earlier in Australia (and even earlier in New Zealand) because of the time differences. This was perfect for us to catch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IPL Auction &#8211; Not Cricket</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/01/09/ipl-auction-not-cricket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/01/09/ipl-auction-not-cricket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=885</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days before the auction of the players was to begin for the 4th season of the IPL, I was discussing about cricket with some one who isn&#8217;t exactly an ardent follower of the game. He laughed and said that the players were going to be sold off like prostitutes. I didn&#8217;t know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Indian Win</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/12/29/on-the-indian-win/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/12/29/on-the-indian-win/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A famous win for India at Durban. What a difference a fast bowler can make. Laxman keeps adding to his legend. I am concerned regarding the batting still but I thought Dravid showed signs of improvement despite not scoring a lot of runs after a long, long time. Pujara in place of Raina is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fight For Cricket&#8217;s Numero Uno: India-RSA Predictions, Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/12/15/fight-for-crickets-numero-uno-india-rsa-predictions-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/12/15/fight-for-crickets-numero-uno-india-rsa-predictions-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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India versus South Africa for cricket&#8217;s World Championship. The thing is India looks really weak the way I see it. Forget the bowling for a moment. The batting, which many Indian cricket fans pride themselves on has a real chance of being terribly exposed. Let me dissect. Sehwag was found out versus the short ball [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Terrible English Sports Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/10/19/the-terrible-english-sports-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/10/19/the-terrible-english-sports-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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It is a pity what has happened with Wayne Rooney over the past few months. 
Rooney had a great 2009-10 English Premier League season for which he was the PFA Player of the year. He had a great start to the year as well for which he got the January FA Premier League player of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CWG Shame and time to overhaul Indian sports structure</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/09/22/cwg-shame-and-time-to-overhaul-indian-sports-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/09/22/cwg-shame-and-time-to-overhaul-indian-sports-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth Games were always going to be a failure. With a lack of direct initiative like Indira Gandhi showed in Asiad 1982, it was left to honorary government officials to make hay.
The sports structure in India is dire. Barring the BCCI the other sports organisations are managed by the government and herein lies the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vamos Rafa!</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/09/14/vamos-rafa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/09/14/vamos-rafa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rafael Nadal becomes the 7th man ever to win all four grandslams, the third youngest ever. Nadal has had a great year winning three of the four grandslam titles this year and it has been sheer &#8216;greatness&#8217; on display. The level of tennis he is playing right now, it makes you gasp in awe. 
Picture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Am Over Cricket</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/08/07/864/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/08/07/864/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[India v Sri Lanka one of the tightest and most gripping tests one can ask for. Tendulkar batting. And I can&#8217;t seem to take any interest in it. Started watching cricket in 1991 with this match. Have watched a lot of great players like Lara, Tendulkar Warne, Ambrose, McGrath, Akram, Inzamam, Dravid. I can continue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test Team of Last Two Decades</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/07/22/test-team-of-last-two-decades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/07/22/test-team-of-last-two-decades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty much all my cricket watched in the said period. I started watching in 1991.
My team would be -
Sehwag
Hayden
Lara
Tendulkar (captain)
Ponting
Kallis
Flintoff
Gilchrist
Pollock
Akram
Murali 
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		<title>Europe Screws South America</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/07/05/europe-screws-south-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/07/05/europe-screws-south-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>

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So what was it about every one calling it South America&#8217;s world cup? 5 of the eight teams in the quarters were South American. Holland-Brazil second half saw the tide turn. What a game it was. Brazil absolutely dominated in the first half and no one would have given Holland a chance. Then, Holland turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Round of 16 &#8211; No Real Upsets</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/06/30/round-of-16-no-real-upsets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/06/30/round-of-16-no-real-upsets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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Round of 16 finished yesterday with the match I enjoyed watching the most so far in this tournament &#8211; Spain v Portugal. Spain played possession football and in a style I enjoy watching the most passing beautifully. Both teams created chances but Portugal fell off the boil in the second half. Iniesta and David Villa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahead of the knock out round</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/06/26/ahead-of-the-knock-out-round/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/06/26/ahead-of-the-knock-out-round/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>

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I am really impressed with Spain. They didn&#8217;t lose some 14 games coming into the world cup before they lost their opening game to Switzerland but I have liked what I have seen. Brazil, as I said, is a strong, strong team and it is showing exactly that. The only thing which worries me regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tussle For The NBA Championship</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/06/18/the-tussler-for-the-championship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2010/06/18/the-tussler-for-the-championship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NBA]]></category>

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My God. What a game, what a series. Nothing can compare to the Jazz-Bulls encounters I watched in the 90s personally but this came mighty close to it in competitiveness. Both teams were great and wanted the title badly and it showed in Game 7.
This is the most physical NBA game I have seen. The [...]]]></description>
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