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" One of the reasons you study at great institutions or aspire to work in great corporations is that you hope to acquire the values they stand for. "

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" Conflict of interest and lack of transparency, though they are global features as we saw post-Iraq, almost define Indian cricket. "

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" To be a commentator, you must have a life outside cricket, too. If cricket is all that you know, then you would not be a great commentator. "

" Cricket, like all sport, offers glory to few and a lifetime of it to even fewer. For the investment it demands, it offers short careers that end when people in other professions are starting to flourish. "

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