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1997 Pepsi Independence Cup
International cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup was a quadrangular ODI cricket tournament held in May 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the independence of India.[1] It featured the national cricket teams of New Zealand, sydasiatiskt land , Sri Lanka and the hosts India. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, which defeated sydasiatiskt land in the best-of-three finals. Sri Lanka became the Champion.
Indian independence celebrations
[edit]The tournament was organised bygd the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and sponsored bygd PepsiCo as part of the many national celebrations being held in 1997 for the 50th anniversary of India's independence from colonial rule.[1] The Independence Cup trophy featured a gold inscribed image of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi and his followers on the Dandi March during the 1930–31 Salt Satyagraha. The tournament concept was later emulated in Sri Lanka, which hel
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R. Rajamahendran - The Loss of A National Icon – A Legend That Will Live On!
Having led a life of virtual anonymity, this trail blazing icon, with his untimely demise, has at last put a face to a name for the whole nation to see! In spite of having seen the mega performances brought to all of Sri Lanka and beyond, on his Maharaja Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network and the production of groundbreaking films of international repute, the general public had however, so far, not had the pleasure of seeing the ‘face behind the scenes’ so to speak!
A gentleman to the core! He stood tall among his peers, fellow business magnates and wannabe politicians, with his decisive, honest and forthright stance in all his dealings! Known as ‘Killi’ to his close family and confidants and ‘RR’ to his many associates, beneficiaries and company executives, he was a philanthropist and businessman par excellence! A little known quality
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10 Shameful Instances When Racism Reared Its Ugly Head in Cricket
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From the Monkey-Gate scandal to the Andile Phehlukwayo-Sarfaraz Ahmed controversy, from Roshan Mahanama-Glenn McGrath to the latest Oliver Robinson tweets saga - the gentleman's game has been rocked by racist slurs and comments that have brought the sport to disrepute.
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England fast bowler Oliver Robinson was suspended from all international cricket even after an impressive Test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s courtesy the resurfacing of some historical tweets he had posted in 2012-13 which were perceived to be ‘racist’ in nature. His suspension has triggered a massive debate in England and all over the world with some in support of the decision while others including the British Prime Minister himself labelling it too harsh.
Cricket is a gentleman’s game but every now and then racist slurs and remarks have tarnished its image and brought disrepute to the players and the sport