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Ravindra Jadeja has established himself as one of the key players for the Indian team across all three formats but there was a time when things weren't going well for him, leading to many "sleepless nights".
Ramachandra Guha: In defence of the draw The draw is central to the magic and mystique of cricket, and not for cricketing reasons alone. AFP [The gripping, thrilling, compelling drawn Test in Sydney prompts me to re-post this old piece from 1996. The background to it was as follows: Jagmohan Dalmiya, the then Secretary of the Indian Cricket Board, proposed to the International Cricket Council that the draw be abolished from Test cricket. He wanted Tests to be played over two innings of specified duration, with each team having (as I recall) a maximum of 90 overs each in their first inning...