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From Wasim's diabetes to Fred's lost toes – the tales of ten cricket soldiers
"Players who laughed in the face of disability and proclaimed: 'Tis nothing but a scratch, sir!'”
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"Players who laughed in the face of disability and proclaimed: 'Tis nothing but a scratch, sir!'”
"I looked up and Alvin Kallicharan is on the middle of the pitch"
“It’s tough being me in this dressing room”
From Hobbs and Sutcliffe to Duckworth and Lewis
"The great thing about him is his unfailing ability to make a valuable contribution"
"The West Indies team of 1976 were the best I’ve ever seen and the best I expect to see"
The ones that have been etched into the pitch and, subsequently, our hearts and minds
"It’s the whole 22 yards for these star-crossed lovers"
Some of cricket’s most messy and lurid battles have required more than the judgement of an umpire to settle matters
The characters who had enough of being one thing, and became rather impressive at being something else