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Once Upon a Time

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You guys may all know the sport of cricket. It is a commonly played sport (300 million) around the world, with more than 2.5 billions cricket fans. Cricket has been played for a long time. But its origins are not well known. The origin of cricket is what we will be discussing today.  The beautiful game of cricket in fact originates from England. WHAT A SURPRISE! I'm guessing most of you guys had your minds set on India. Despite the fact that the game originates from  England, India was one of the first countries to play the game.  Image Courtesy - TimesofIndia.com Cricket was created in the late 16th century from south-east England. The game was made by the Normans or the Saxons during the time. The game was first recorded in 1598, in the woodlands of Weald (Located across Kent and Sussex). There have also been some speculations that the game originates from France by King Edward II. It is generally believed that cricket survived as a children's ga...
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The West Indies Golden Age

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The West Indies is a fairly decent team in the present day. They have qualified for all world cups and have one a T20 world cup in 2016. However during the late 1970 - mid 1990's, West Indies were cricket's most powerful force. This all started when the West Indies were in the 1975 world cup. They ended up at the top of their group's table. They ended up beating New Zealand in the semi-finals and Beat Australia in the Finals by 17 runs. They also went unbeaten during the whole tournament. They were also in the 1979 world cup. They also ended at the top of the group again. They beat Pakistan in the semi-finals. They beat England in the finals by a whopping 92 runs. They again went unbeaten during the whole tournament. During these times they had the best bowling attack in the history of cricket. This bowling attack included Colin Croft, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Andy Roberts and Malcom Marshall. Who have all had a 5+ wicket hall and whose test bowling averages were...
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Is Overcoaching a Thing?

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