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Reading a Ranji scorecard when you only watch T20
A first-class scorecard answers different questions from a T20 one. Declarations, the follow-on and the draw all carry information a run rate cannot.
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What the IPL auction does to preseason prices
Squads are rebuilt in a single afternoon, but preseason odds are anchored to last season's table. Here is where that gap opens, and where it closes.
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